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Post by dootdoot on Apr 6, 2023 23:50:46 GMT
"Uh." Faye froze, her face going slightly red. "I... Made it. With magic. It's not very good..."
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Post by Kachu on Apr 7, 2023 2:21:51 GMT
“…let me see that.”
Mikoto takes it out of her hands with a surprising amount of force. It’s really quite rude but there’s no ill intent.
They look it over in their hands, up and down the blade, trying to get a feel of it.
“You made this?”
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 2:28:27 GMT
It wasn't a great sword. Most likely it was made by casting metel on it over a few days, but as a result it was only vaguely shaped like a medium length katana, notably lacking a blade and having a hilt that was indistinguishable from the rest of it. The balance, similarly, was more like holding a metal rod than anything else.
"It's, uh, I just made it on a whim, I guess." Faye, still blushing, looked away from Mikoto. "Sorry. This is probably kinda insulting for a real professional isn't it..."
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Post by Kachu on Apr 7, 2023 3:20:09 GMT
“Only a little.” That was false. It was a lot insulting.
“But you have good spirit, at least! Though I suppose forcing you to train your body shirtless in a sauna with heavy dumbbells might be a bit much to ask, but..”
“Hmm yes yes.” Mikoto nods and plays with the sword a little. “We can make something out of you yet, yes we can.”
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 17:06:03 GMT
"I know... Wait, what?" Faye was shocked enough to actually look Mikoto in the eyes when speaking. "Make something? Out of me? Sauna??"
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Post by Kachu on Apr 7, 2023 18:33:20 GMT
"I don't think we have a sauna here, sadly." Mikoto absentmindedly swings the sword against the jail cell bars. It's not particularly effective, and they maintain eye contact the entire time. The loud clanks might be distracting.
"But it's much more than what most can say for a first effort! We can get you a real sword soon enough, yes we can..."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 18:45:34 GMT
"Am I learning to make swords or use swords...?" Faye asked, already accepting that she would be learning something. Perhaps the noise of the sword striking the cell bars was suppressing her better judgement.
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Post by Kachu on Apr 8, 2023 2:34:15 GMT
"Which would you prefer?" Mikoto leans in a little closer, which causes the random swings to be a little more erratic. It's quite concerning.
"I can teach both! Though I can't promise you'd like it..."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 9, 2023 21:46:28 GMT
"I mean..." Faye looked away from Mikoto, blushing slightly. "Learning how to use a sword. It sounds kinda cool..."
"... Hey, can you stop doing that? You're, uh, bothering Jack..."
Jack seemed quite fine with it, actually.
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Post by Kachu on Apr 10, 2023 14:59:20 GMT
"Stop doing what?" Mikoto tilts their head, obviously confused. At the same time though, it stops. Weird.
"I can teach you, however. And considering the state we're in, it might be to your benefit... Very well!"
"Oh, but. Jack... We shouldn't train here, but I'd hate to leave him behind..."
"...Do you think we can butter him up and slide him through the bars?"
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 10, 2023 16:29:53 GMT
"Don't butter my familiar." Faye firmly set her boundaries. "... There's no way around it. The bars are immune to metel. So. Sorry Jack..."
"Cyfarwydd." Faye said, and the jackalope vanished. Without wasting any time, she cast the spell again, and the familiar came hopping in from outside both her and Mikoto's field of view, as if nothing had happened.
Faye, however, looked as if he had been gone for years, quickly scooping him up in her arms and hugging him tight. "Sorry, sorry, I won't do it again..."
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Post by Kachu on Apr 10, 2023 16:54:39 GMT
"Surely some gel might've been fine then..." Mikoto mumbles.
"Well! That means we can start. Perhaps tomorrow? You'll have to watch what you eat... and wake up early... and-"
"Hrmm, you didn't like any of that last time though. Perhaps a different approach would be better..."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 10, 2023 17:56:39 GMT
"Why do I feel like you're more flexible about teaching me swordfighting than tea..." Faye continued to hold her familiar like a big plushie. "Do I need to watch what I eat? I'm in shape."
She was shaped like a twig.
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Post by Kachu on Apr 11, 2023 2:28:10 GMT
"What was that? Do you WANT to live in a dojo on top of the cold mountains and eat leprechauns?"
"...Sorry, I believe I meant locusts. Or did I? Perhaps I meant lemons."
Mikoto took this chance to size up Faye. Twig-like indeed. "...Well, it depends. What DO you eat, anyhow?"
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 12, 2023 19:04:53 GMT
"Well. You know. Food. Mostly snacks I can keep in my room." Faye answered, looking away. "No meat, though. Actually, I guess I don't eat anything that spoils, since I stash all of it..."
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Post by Kachu on Apr 12, 2023 20:50:20 GMT
Mikoto shakes their head. They radiate disappointment. "You will need to be more specific than that, Faye. Or should I assume the worst case, and get you on a diet of nothing but fermented rice balls?"
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 12, 2023 20:54:48 GMT
"Yesterday I ate two bags of chips and then shared a bag of gummies and a pot of tea with Jack. That's a pretty typical three meals for me." Faye elucidated. "... What's a 'fermented' rice ball, though? Like, fermented rice?"
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Post by Kachu on Apr 12, 2023 20:57:12 GMT
"It's a ball of rice. The people of my village make balls of rice and let them sit in vinegar for a week." Mikoto nods.
"Also, you're unhealthy. At this rate you will be plump like Jack, and you will force your friends to butter you up to slide you out of the jail of your own design."
"However, you can still be saved..."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 12, 2023 21:22:57 GMT
"What, so it's just... Rice and vinegar? Does that even have nutritional value?" Faye failed to even comprehend the concept of eating better than she currently did. "Is that what you eat?"
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Post by Kachu on Apr 12, 2023 21:49:29 GMT
"Nonsense!" Mikoto exclaims loudly. A little embarrassed.
"..Okay, sometimes. They're quite good, you know. But no! The naughty kids back at home would only eat one of those a week. I shudder to remember those days..."
"If you're naughty, as your friend I'll force myself to intervene. You can't study the blade like this." Mikoto points at Faye's stomach. It's flat, of course. But she MIGHT get chubby.
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 16, 2023 19:13:46 GMT
"Yeah, well-" Faye looked like she was about to keep arguing, until another idea formed in her head. "... So wait. Does that mean you'll cook for me...?"
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Post by Kachu on Apr 16, 2023 23:39:51 GMT
"...Yes, I suppose it does?" Mikoto says, a little confused about what they're signing themselves up for. "Ah, but are you willing to give that much control to someone else...?"
"Hrm... Perhaps... But I can't train you in anything if all you do is eat chips and lie!" Except Faye wasn't even lying about anything.
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 17, 2023 0:52:07 GMT
"Is it really giving control when it's not like I cook for myself anyways?" Faye asked. "You make good tea, you probably cook well too... So long as you don't make me eat nothing but fermented rice balls. Or meat. Oh, and anything I eat Jack is also going to want so you should make some for him too. And..."
If Faye still remembered the point of all this was to teach her how to use a sword, she didn't show it. I think she just liked the idea of a personal chef.
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Post by Kachu on Apr 17, 2023 5:58:19 GMT
"Well... if your health is truly that dire... I suppose I could teach you how to cook." Mikoto looks down and mumbles a little bit. "I can't cook for you forever, I am not a maid."
"Oh, and Jack definitely needs to be on a diet. If you two must eat the same, you'll be on a strict meal plan for a while..."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 19, 2023 17:25:05 GMT
[dm approved timeskip to chapter 4 because neither of us knew where to take this anymore]
Faye was sitting on the sand at the mirror world's beach, Jack curled up next to her and keeping a watchful eye around. She held a camera on her lap and muttered to herself.
"Stupid. Stupid..."
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Post by Kachu on Apr 19, 2023 22:54:56 GMT
Mikoto approaches Faye. From far away. Across the beach.
They're rolling up a ball of sand, like it's a snowball. It only increases in size as Mikoto closes the distance between the two of them. By the time Mikoto is near Faye, the sandball is half their size in height.
If they notice Faye on the beach they don't say anything. In face they're dangerously close to rolling Faye up into the sandball...
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 19, 2023 23:09:43 GMT
Faye, for her part, was too focused on the camera to notice Mikoto. Jack was not, and made a valiant stand against the sandball.
Unfortunately, Jack's dedication to never making any noise only guaranteed he'd be unnoticed and rolled into the ball as if this were the Katamari Damacy hell realm. Faye really was looking like the next victim at this point...
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Post by Kachu on Apr 19, 2023 23:14:57 GMT
Just as the massive ball of sand was about to consume Faye... suddenly... it stops. Fortunately for Jack, they poke their head up and out at the top of the ball. Taller than he has ever been before.
Mikoto takes a deep breath out. They waddle in front of Faye, oblivious to their surroundings, and begins to collect sand at their feet.
They're making another ball.
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 20, 2023 2:43:02 GMT
"... What are you doing?" Faye said, somehow annoyed at the perfectly respectable passtime of making balls of sand. She seemed oblivious to the fact she was sitting in the shadow of one.
Jack simply appreciated seeing the world from a new perspective.
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Post by Kachu on Apr 20, 2023 14:24:21 GMT
Mikoto does not even turn to look at Faye. How rude! "I'm training." They say, like it's rather obvious and clear. Like it explains everything.
"I am simply making big sand balls. Perhaps I will craft a sand man later. But right now, I'm training." Mikoto finally turns over to Faye and looks at her and Jack both. "What is that you're holding?"
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