[HUB ISLAND | ICE BREAKERS]

[spellheal]

Who: Coven Members
Where: Coven Base Camp
When: Day 90
Open/Closed: OTA

You're not doing anything right now, right? Good. Genette's using some of the resources taken from Aimintas to create a little get together. Even if you do have something going on, she's not averse to using a little force to make the evening magical. In fact, the magic is exactly how she's pulling this off. Genette is offering you to a little get together at the base camp, which may be all it takes for you to follow her. If not? Your hand is tethered (or some other part of you) quickly and you're led to the camp anyway. This is important, darn it! What's so important? A little "party" of sorts. There's an assortment of foods, some of which have been hastily made since some groups have gone harvesting for new resources, and a large water basin that's acting as a punch bowl. The true purpose of this little activity is a 'get to know you' exercise of sorts. Genette's got a glass container of a large quantity of Elto bones that can short-circuit the tethers, but the caveat is that you have to participate in a little, tethered sharing circle. (It's honestly a good idea to know who you're stuck within your little makeshift coven, but Genette is the pushy sort when she sets her mind to something.) The way to be released from your Elto shackles? Tell everyone your name, where you're from, your magic (seemingly left a little ambiguous) and something else about yourself. Discussions are encouraged! The more people know, the better! After you're done sharing with the class, food and drink is yours to have -- or you can just run off, that's fine too. OOC: Characters who would have absolutely nothing to do with this can of course escape, whether fleeing in the first place or using Elto bones of their own to circuit out their tether. A ▢ This is it -- your character can breathe deeply, unlock their knees and get this little activity over with. All they have to do is share the criteria and they're free to go! B ▢ Afterwards, their free to stick around the area and mingle. There IS food and also drinks. They may also want to have a more private conversation about something they learned tonight.

Comments

[soulcomet]

... Yes.

[she looks down at the arrow sitting in her hands.]

I'm — stuck between a rock and a hard place, I guess? It's just ... a decision where both of my choices sound terrible.

[rebells]

[Well, he sure doesn't know how that is.]

That can be difficult. To be placed in a situation where you don't have very many options. [A pause.] Would it help to talk about it, or is it something you'd rather keep private?

[soulcomet]

[she wouldn't mind telling Jay; she's just sure that he would agree that there's an obvious choice between "continue this precarious existence to an early death" and "find a way to stuff your soul back into your body and stop being a magical girl."]

[Madoka, who is desperate to feel like she's of some use to the coven, and who is and selfless to a fault, doesn't see it as an easy choice.]

It's a bit complicated. I just ... know that I don't like either outcome.

[rebells]

No?

[He'd really like to know what has her so upset, but he already made noises about respecting her desire for privacy, so he's kind of stuck.]

Well, this is going to sound macabre, but do you know which you like less?

[soulcomet]

I think so. But, the one I like the least might actually be the smartest of the two choices.

[according to people who have already tried to reason with her about it.]

I guess sometimes there's a difference between doing the smart thing, and doing what feels like the right thing.

[rebells]

Is it a matter of right and wrong, then, that you're choosing between--?

[He sounds oddly distant as he asks the question.]

[soulcomet]

... It depends, I think?

[she laughs a little, embarrassed.]

I'm sorry, I don't mean to be vague. I guess you could say it's ... one choice would be better for me, and the other would be better for everyone else.

[rebells]

. . . and which one are you leaning towards?

[Although he has a guess, based on her general personality.]

[soulcomet]

Well ... it makes sense to do something that would help more people as opposed to just one person, doesn't it?

[rebells]

That depends on what it is, in both cases. If you wanted to sacrifice your life to give everyone a free cookie, for example, I would advise against that.

[soulcomet]

[you know there was probably a magical girl in one of the universes who wished for exactly that. there have been stupider wishes.]

[but that's actually enough to get a genuine, amused laugh out of her.]

Well, it's maybe not quite that silly. But, helping others first is the right thing to do, in my mind.

[rebells]

. . . You're a good person.

[He is so ill-equipped for this conversation, and the thing about the mask he's wearing in the coven is that he can't even be completely honest about how ill-equipped he is.]

[soulcomet]

[regardless of how ill-equipped Jay may be, and regardless of how vague this conversation has been, it seems to have helped. Madoka smiles, maybe a touch pink at the compliment.]

You are, too, Jay-san. Thank you.