Haven't we read "Science: for Idiots" already?

>>153481
No, but I don't see much point in reading it. Not while there are other books that have a greater chance of giving something, at least.

>>153481

No, we've been skipping it in favor of more advanced books.

>>153485
So that's why she couldn't understand crap when talking to Nitori first, and Okuu later!

>>153486
That Nitori/Okuu conversation seems to have filled in for the Physics book, or at least to the point where she could understand the more advanced books without any issues.

The later conversation with Nitori failed due to a 10 on the Int roll.

[x] Make a point of practicing gravity-related skills for an hour or so before bed. Emerald might be willing to provide... uh... "incentives".
[x] But for now, head to Lopez's shop. The sooner you make that investment in uniforms, the sooner it'll pay off.
[x] Ask Okuu how Orin is doing and/or if the two of you can talk science some more, if she's available.
[x] Time permitting, read Sorcery of Storm.

[x] >>153479

[x] Make a point of replacing as much walking with flying as much as you can.
[x] But for now, head to Lopez's shop. The sooner you make that investment in uniforms, the sooner it'll pay off.
[x] Ask Okuu how Orin is doing and/or if the two of you can talk science some more, if she's available.
[x] Read "Science: for Idiots".

We've been sorta recommended to read a science 101 book, so let's do that. Also, we're already fucking Emerald and already have a motivation for practicing gravity. No need for that second bit.

>>153507
It wasn't a recommendation, Nitori was just saying that they might have one lying around gathering dust somewhere, and that Satori probably has something like that herself so there's no real point in looking for it.

[x] Make a point of replacing as much walking with flying as much as you can.
[x] But for now, head to Lopez's shop. The sooner you make that investment in uniforms, the sooner it'll pay off.
[x] Ask Okuu how Orin is doing and/or if the two of you can talk science some more, if she's available.
[x] Read "Science: for Idiots".

There's more to science than physics, guys.

[x] Make a point of practicing gravity-related skills for an hour or so before bed. Emerald might be willing to provide... uh... "incentives".
[x] But for now, head to Lopez's shop. The sooner you make that investment in uniforms, the sooner it'll pay off.
[x] Ask Okuu how Orin is doing and/or if the two of you can talk science some more, if she's available.
[x] Time permitting, read Sorcery of Storm.

[x] Make a point of replacing as much walking with flying as you can.
[x] But for now, head to Lopez's shop. The sooner you make that investment in uniforms, the sooner it'll pay off.
[x] Ask Okuu how Orin is doing and/or if the two of you can talk science some more, if she's available.
[x] Read "Science: for Idiots".

>>153510
>>There's more to science than physics, guys.
Indeed. You can't forget about the ADVENTURE! The ROMANCE! Or the UNSTOPPABLE WARCLANKS WITH THE INBUILT DEATHRAY/TOASTERS THAT WILL SHOW ALL THOSE POOR DELUDED FOOLS THE TRUE GENIUS OF YOUR WORK BEFORE BEING CRUSHED UNDER YOUR UNSTOPPABLE MIGHT!

[x] Ask Okuu how Orin is doing and/or if the two of you can talk science some more, if she's available.
[x] Time permitting, read Sorcery of Storm.
[x] Make a point of replacing walking with flying as much as you can. After reading the book, of course.

Flying drains a lot of stamina. She may get too tired to read anything and fall asleep instead.

[x] Ask Okuu how Orin is doing and/or if the two of you can talk science some more, if she's available.
[x] Read Sorcery of Storm.

It takes a few minutes before Tabuki catches her breath from the exertion and is ready to leave. She's half-tempted to try flying directly to the entry to the fire chambers, bypassing the raised stone trails entirely. The thought of tiring halfway there, however, and too far from the edges of the magma pools below is just uncomfortable enough for her to decide on the safe plan of exercising her new ability less riskily, floating just a bit above the path she would have walked on, in case of sudden drops.

It turns out to be a well reasoned precaution, as she ends up swiftly covering some stretches of distance, then having to lower herself to the ground and walk until she's ready for another surge of flight. It speeds up the trip significantly, but is also more exhausting, somehow.

For the time being, the first item on the agenda is to visit Lopez's place of business.

The instructions lead Tabuki to a small, dingy looking cornerstore, with a few weathered mannequins inside, draped in simple, plain clothes. There are rolls of simple and cheap fabrics and leather set against the walls. Lopez, or at least the person who Tabuki assumes to be Lopez, is napping in his chair behind the counter, hands folded over his belly, small round spectacles slowly sliding down his nose.

She coughs, loudly, to get the man's attention, and he starts awake.

"Hmyes, what, .... ah. How can I help you, miss?" Lopez asks.

"I require uniforms." Tabuki says shortly, getting right to the point, as she glances around the room. Most of the displayed fabrics look... coarse, or itchy, somehow. "Sized for fairies. Three barmaids and two housemaids."

"Ah... yes, I can do this. It will take a little time, but I should have them prepared by tomorrow... It will cost fifteen silvers apiece for the special order, I am afraid, bringing it to... seventy five silvers in total, I believe. Is that acceptable, or is there anything else you would like to order?" He asks.

That's more expensive than what Pedro charges. And more importantly, totals up to more silver than Tabuki actually has on hand, as she already sent out thirty pieces to the smith, and so only has sixty seven available... She decides to step back from that for a moment. There seem to be several rolls of leather along with the cloth.

"What do you make with that?" Tabuki asks, pointing at them.

"Hm? Several things, miss. Shoes and hats, cloaks and cowls, vests and jackets and overcoats.... well, not much call for them, unless it snows." he admits.

"... Unless it snows, hm?" Tabuki asks, dubiously.

"Yes, of course. It gets quite cold when it does. It's how you can tell that it's winter again." Lopez says, perfectly seriously. "But in any case, there are those who find anything less than the heat of a furnace to be uncomfortably chilly."

[ ] Action.

[x] "Do you make protective gear?"
[x] If you bring him the uniforms you have (like the miko/berserk clothes), would he be able to repair and recreate them?
[x] Take the barmaid uniforms.

How fast is pedro anyway? If there's a reason to not buy for him and pay the extra cost here, I'm pretty sure than a 3 silver discount could apply.

>>153542

Pedro doesn't make anything, his apprentice does. The Boneheaded Assistant, whose offer of the cheapest uniforms was refused for reasons unknown.

It's been quite some time since he haven't had any new uniform, and I think he said it's gonna take a while for the next batch.

>>153543
Pedro runs a toy shop. PIERRE runs the clothing shop. So you're quite right that the owner of the TOY SHOP doesn't make clothes.

[x]Order the barmaid uniforms
[x]Ask how much he'd charge for repairs on a fairy-sized outfit.
[x]Might as well ask him how much protective gear made of cloth/leather would run you, while you're at it. Depending on the materials he has, he might be interested in spider and hellhound corpses, or knows someone who is/can process them.


You know, it occurs to me that Yuugi might know someone who'd buy stomped spiders, that wine has to come from somewhere, after all.

[x] Ask him if he'd give you a discount by buying all of them at once. More specifically, a 3 silver discount.
-[x]If Yes order all. If Not> Order the barmaid uniforms
[x]Ask how much he'd charge for repairs on a fairy-sized outfit.
[x]Might as well ask him how much protective gear made of cloth/leather would run you, while you're at it. Depending on the materials he has, he might be interested in spider and hellhound corpses, or knows someone who is/can process them.

Note: Bargaining tends to be either an Int/Cha check or a straight Cha check. In this context, I'd assume it'd be the former, but you can't expect to get a 20% discount unless you manage to nail both. You're probably better off checking out possible discounts in general rather than shooting for a specific number like that.

>>153553
Fuck, you're right. Hmm, we should still ask about Bulk Purchases though. Alright, let me make a slight change to my vote, and I'll post it.

[X] Ask him if he'd give you a discount for bulk purchases, along with the number of purchases for them to be considered as such.
-[X] If Yes, and the price figure is cheap enough for the cash you have onhand, order all of the uniforms you need. If you cannot do this, just Order the remaining Barmaid uniforms (three total, I believe).
[X] Ask how much he'd charge for repairs on a fairy-sized outfit.
[X] Might as well ask him how much protective gear made of cloth/leather would run you, while you're at it. Depending on the materials he has, ask if he might be interested in spider and hellhound corpses, or knows someone who would be.
[X] If there is still time permitting, and you have enough cash on hand, read the book Sorcery of Storm.

Posting and reposting some fairy names/bios here. Usually I would have a longer list, but I didn't have a lot of time here for that.

#01. Telma Kimimela: She wants to start her own harem.
#02. Toni Manju: Was used as a scout for a Youkai criminal gang. Had to go into hiding after it was discovered that she ratted the 'boss' out for Human trafficking, and didn't want to get sealed away by her (former) fellows.
#03. Sue Osteolith: Originally from a desert area in the middle of North America, but one day became interested in the oddly-shaped rocks humans were extracting from the ground. After becoming familiar with all the shapes that could be found in her area, Sue set off on a journey to learn about more. Unfortunately, due to her practice of heading to the rockiest place possible, has been nowhere near the Bamboo Forest and its population of live dinosaurs. She likes chisels, the color red, and dinosaurs for their majesty. She absolutely detests vultures.
#04. Crina Danaide: Born in an area of nature in the middle of an college campus before eventually finding her way to Gensokyo. Chose her name on a whim after overhearing a lecture on Greek mythology and deciding the name of a bit player 'sounded pretty'. She likes poofy dresses, the color green, and sea lilies for their fronds. She absolutely detests cats.
#05. Gakuen The Troublemaker: Gakuen loves causing chaos and destruction where-ever she goes. Sadly, others did not appreciate her gifts and talents in these regards.
#06. Reimof The Brave: Is VERY brave, and so totally not a coward!
#07. Koreka The Unrepentant: Proudly exclaims that she "Loves the cock!" Sadly, this is not a reference to a love of males or of sex, but actually for her love of roosters.
#08. Cleavage Canteloupe: She often jokes that she is "The Breast Fairy!", though she choose her name due to her love of breaking and eating canteloupes before anything else.
#09. Dill Pickles: Named herself after the empty glass jar she used to lived in before it broke. Strangely, even though she was born in Gensokyo, she can read English, though that doesn't help her much.
#10. Usagi Rocksalt: The "Rocksalt Bunny" as she likes to call herself loves the flesh of rabbits, but got lost during the hunt of one, leading her deep into the Underground.
#11. Mustard Seashell: Was born near the beach many centuries back, but made a deal that stripped her of much of her power. Doesn't remember who she made a deal with, or for what, but knows it had to have been one hell of a deal for her to be willing to trade her power, along with many of her memories for it.

>>153559
Just a few notes for the names that come from my suggestions:

It's Crino, as in crinoline and crinoid. If it's too similar to Cirno and we can't just refer to her as Danaide, how about Crinoa?

The next three names were intended for zombie fairies and referred to various things. Posting them in case it changes your descriptions.

Gakuen was a reference to the manga Highschool of the Dead.

Reimof was a reference to Reimu's odd skin tone in MoF.

Koreka was a reference to the anime Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka.

[X] Ask him if he'd give you a discount for bulk purchases, along with the number of purchases for them to be considered as such.
-[X] If yes, and the price figure is cheap enough for the cash you have onhand, order all of the uniforms you need. If you cannot do this, just order the remaining Barmaid uniforms (three total, I believe).
[X] Ask how much he'd charge for repairs on a fairy-sized outfit.
[X] Might as well ask him how much protective gear made of cloth/leather would run you, while you're at it. Depending on the materials he has, ask if he might be interested in spider and hellhound corpses, or knows someone who would be.
[X] If there is still time permitting, and you have enough cash on hand, read the book Sorcery of Storm.

I guess I can get behind a possible magic book, if we read a science one next.

I really don't think five outfits is a bulk purchase. It might be, though, depending on the profit margin and how many outfits people usually commission at a time. Also, who the hell makes clothes out of dead spiders? We want to ask about spider silk.

[X] Ask him if he'd give you a discount for bulk purchases, along with the number of purchases for them to be considered as such.
-[X] If yes, and the price figure is cheap enough for the cash you have onhand, order all of the uniforms you need. If you cannot do this, just order the remaining Barmaid uniforms (three total, I believe).
[X] Ask how much he'd charge for repairs on a fairy-sized outfit.
[X] Might as well ask him how much protective gear made of cloth/leather would run you, while you're at it. Depending on the materials he has, ask if he might be interested in spider silk and hellhound hide, or knows someone who would be.
[X] If there is still time permitting, and you have enough cash on hand, read the book Sorcery of Storm.

[x] If you bring him the uniforms you have (like the miko/berserk clothes), would he be able to repair and recreate them?
[x] Take the barmaid uniforms.
[x]Might as well ask him how much protective gear made of cloth/leather would run you, while you're at it. Depending on the materials he has, he might be interested in spider and hellhound corpses, or knows someone who is/can process them.
[x] If there is time and money left, read Sorcery of Storm.

>>153560
Ahh, I wanted to include the names posted in that earlier thread, but the names were "Unique" enough that I figured it would work better if they had titles as well. I think the problem with the original suggestions (for zombie names) is that the majority of the readers wouldn't know where the names were pulled from, making it harder for us to get behind those names for our Zombies. However, I felt that the names themselves had potentials, so I wanted to reuse them somehow.

As for Crino, it was far too similiar to Cirno, and had to be altered just enough to make it different somehow. Crinoa would work, and I'm willing to go along with that if that is what you want.

Also, thank you for your help here. It really is appreciated.

>>153575
Just want to tell those interested that I reposted a more complete name/bio list over in the /words/ thread. Advice/suggestions would be appreciated.

>>153577
I'll post some suggestions eventually. Dibs on Lapis Lazuli's bio to start.

"For the moment, I suppose I'll inquire after defensive garments..." Tabuki muses aloud.

"You'll understand that making such things new will be slightly more pricy than purchasing them second- or third-hand, yes?" Lopez replies. "And it will take the time to stitch them. If you are in a hurry, then I can recommend my good friend Pedro, who-"

"Yes, I have seen his wares. He was the one who directed my to your establishment, as it happens." Tabuki says.

Pedro nods.

"In any case, having them new, rather than old and worn thin, means that they will likely be of somewhat more use. I have three materials at hand: paddings, which are mainly comprised of a certain type of rapidly growing cavern moss, processed to usefulness. They are, unfortunately... a little bulky and heavy. The leather is from the cured skin of cavern squid, and though it is more expensive, particularly new, the silk of cavern-spiders, harvested from their webs along with the venom milked from their mandibles, is unusually resilient for the sheer, thin fabric it is woven into."

"I don't suppose you work with more unusual materials? Hell-hound hides, or spider carapaces-"

"I'm afraid not." Lopez interrupts. "The first has an unfortunate tendency to smolder to ash, once removed from a dead hound, and so special measures are required to harvest it. It is an expensive endeavor, whichever means are used, and so the material is itself... quite valuable, yes. I'm afraid I couldn't afford to keep a stock of such material in a small shop like this, and I much doubt that any of my regular customers could promply repay me for fashioning clothing from it. As for the chitin... I'm not afraid to admit I wouldn't know where to begin working it into anything."

"Pity." Tabuki replies, considering the answer and finding it reasonable enough. "What of repairs?"

"Ah, that all depends, miss. As to the extend of the repairs, and all. If all you're needing is to stitch a seam back together or mend a frayed up hem, that will come quite cheap. In some cases, of course, it might be a garment is damaged enough that it will cost a considerable portion of the expense that would come from simply buying a new replacement. It's a case by case basis, really. If you bring in what needs mending, I can estimate the repair costs on the spot. More complicated clothing... well, it will cost more, of course."

"Of course." Tabuki replies, considering the matters. "In that case... I would like to inquire about discounts."

"Go on." Lopez says, cautiously.

"For buying five uniforms... perhaps a deduction of three silvers, for the bulk purchase?" Tabuki muses.

"Hm, well now, five items isn't really what you would call 'bulk', is it." Lopez replies. "And it isn't as though I have all these things already sewn and cluttering up my inventory, waiting to leave. If what you were meaning was a reduction from the total, then I suppose I could stretch to take your order for only seventy two silvers, yes."

"Ah... that wasn't quite the thrust of my offer. I had hoped for something more of a.... general discount from every item."

"That, I am afraid I cannot do." Lopez says, shaking his head. "My price stands. I can, however, make the order and then hold it to await payment in full, if funds are an issue?"

"That won't be neccessary. For now, leave the order at just the three barmaid uniforms." Tabuki decides, and the meeting winds down to arrangements for payment. The devensively-minded garments are interesting enough, but can wait until a later time before more investigation is merited. 45 silvers is large enough a purchase order for the day, anyway.

Shopping trip completed, Tabuki continues on to return to the palace, both to arrange for the payment to be sent, and to head for the library. Satori is preparing to leave when she arrives, to deal with some other matter, but predictably holds out a hand for payment after determining purpose.

Sorcery of Storm...

It's a pleasantly alliterative name, and the unembellished leather binding hints at it being some manner of mystic tome. Tabuki finds herself somewhat dissappointed to discover otherwise. It is, in fact, a novel from the middle of a fantasy series, preceded by 'Malignant Magics', 'Enigmatic Enchantments', 'Witchcraft and Warriors', and apparently followed up by, at least, one 'Ichthyic Illusions', which Tabuki feels might be a bit of a reach, but keeps up the alliterative theme, and probably makes sense in context. Doubtless, fish play some manner of major role in that segment of the tale.

Jumping right in in the middle of things as she is, Tabuki finds it a little difficult to get started in the story, but having paid for the privilege, she pushes forward and eventually sinks into the tale properly. She finds herself a little disappointed when she reaches the end, several hours later, having only just discovered that the kingdom is threatened with severe flooding and possibly being sunk below the waves in its entirety, due to the tempestuous typhoons and screaming storms that were being hurled about throughout the tale with wild abandon.

The next title begins to make a little more sense, in this light, though not particularly much. By now Satori has returned, Tabuki notes, as she stretches in place. The book actually passed by surprisingly quickly, leaving time in the day still to be filled.

[ ] Action?

Current Silvers = 17

Gonna hold off voting until the end-of-thread thing comes up, but seeing as there's enough time for another action... Grab another science book, take a crack at one of the other book types, or get some more focused gravity practice in?

Leaning to more books of some sort, myself.

Thread ending means it's Bonus Time~

A-
[ ] 'Choice not Taken'. Pick an option you didn't pick, or a point where you failed at something, and I'll tell you what would have happened if things had gone elsewise.

B-
[ ] Background Information (Character 'X')

C-
[ ] Advance Scouting Report (Area 'X')

D-
[ ] Tidbit from the Rumor Mill.

And for the bonus bonus, D4 gets you.... 1! Okay, let's go with... the Boneheaded Apprentice scene.

---

First off: groundwork. The BA and Pierre seriously are seperate entities, no eccentric tests of character or anything here. Now then.

You take the deal, you have to be sure Pierre never finds out about it, because he will throw a snit about it and blacklist you. Maybe or maybe not forever, but definitely long enough that you'll have no real chance of using his services for the extent of this war. On the plus side, BA's influence boosts up, since he can now eat a dinner that is not root-bark chips and crushed squid fingerling dip, and he can repair clothes and make uniforms more quickly and effectively than Lopez. However, he can't make any defensive equips, and any custom uniforms or outfits he makes are drastically inferior in quality to the sort of thing Pierre can do.

Also, if you use Meira, alone, to deliver his payment or make the exchange in any secluded places where nobody is around to see or hear, and nobody knows she's supposed to be there but him and you, leaving any after the fact matters as his word against yours, things can get a little sticky. You trigger a one on one battle with him. Losing this is a Bad Thing. But you have to be careful about winning, too, because Pierre will throw a hissy fit if his idiot worker crawls back without arms and unable to work for a while. Problems all around, and better avoided. This doesn't occur so long as you use any non-human messenger for this, or at least don't send Meira with less than two fairies as backup.

It was also possible to accept the deal, but then report the BA to Pierre through Yuugi or some other third party, gaining some Pierre Influence at the expense of BA's as he catches his apprentice red-handed, making deals behind his back for money that doesn't go through his hands first. Depending on the third party, and how they were approached, Influence could have been gained or lost there as well.

[x] Read another book.
-[x] The Giant Spider: Care, Feeding, and Riding of
[x] When Okuu comes back, ask her how Orin's doing.
[x] If any time is left, engage in combined exercise and gravity practice by using your ability to change things to a liftable weight and then back once you set them down.

Bonus:
[x] What would have happened if we tried to make another Barrier?

I would've gone with Tidal Thaumaturgy for the title, myself.

I'm not really sure what to do for the bonus.

Options off the top of my head:

1. More Leader info

2. Kinda curious on how else Zombie Infiltration Shenanigans could have gone.

3. Other ways the Parsee meeting could have went. Part of me still wants to twist this particular knife.

4. "What would have happened if we tried to make another Barrier?"

I already have a good idea of what would have happened, but if burning the bonus stops people from trying to waste more time on this nonsense, then so be it.

[x] Background: Mima.


[x] Make a note to all troops to bee on the look out for thick moss.
[x] Ask Yuggi about keeping the squid skins for use as materials for Lopez.
[x] A note for tomorrow, offer your services as a supplier to Lopez in trade for cash and/or discounts similar to the smith.

Moss and squid skin should be easier to acquire then metal and may make us a little extra on the side, especially if we can turn it into padding and leather ourselves.

[x] Read another book.
-[x] Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness

[x] Background Information (Sakura)

Henna- Likes the spear, but would rather have AXES FOR THE CHOPPING.
Alexandria- Wants a Large Shield.
Winter Horsemaiden- Desires a Leather Skirt
Iona Silk- Would like Silk Stockings.
Ella- Requests a Neat Hat.
Janice- Any Leather equip.
DeADy- wOUld LikE mORe BLoOd pleAZe?

>DeADy- wOUld LikE mORe BLoOd pleAZe?

Deady is learning how to speak, how cute! But how the hell are we going to fulfil her request?

[x] Read another book.
-[x] Flora and Fauna
[x] When Okuu comes back, ask her how Orin's doing.

Bonus:
[x] Background information: Star Sapphire.

>>153685
I dunno, the skin is the most delicious part of fried chicken.

>>153684
>Part of me still wants to twist this particular knife.
>Burning the bonus
Man, you don't get to talk about what's a waste of a bonus and what's not when one of your ideas is solely to spite some people for a decision that's in the past. And by the way, I accepted the risk of making Parsee pissed before it happened. If you like, I can find the specific post.

>>153689
I was saying the bonus wouldn't be a waste because having Kahi shoot the idea down personally would prevent future arguments over it, as well as potentially saving a big chunk of MP and a wild magic roll if people insist on finding out that it won't work the hard way.

[x] Emerald.
-- [x] Write-in topic.
-- [x] Quality of Art.
--- [x] Doodles on the map.
-- [x] Quality of Reports.
-- [x] Ask about fairy versatility.
-- [x] Ask about the fairy market

[x] Read another book.
-[x] The Giant Spider: Care, Feeding, and Riding of
[x] When Okuu comes back, ask her how Orin's doing.

[x] What would have happened if we tried to make another Barrier?

I like how he's assumed he's right to begin with when the issue is basically a matter of personal theories about Wild Magic's mechanics.

I have been looking through Lopez’ stock and a lot of it are crap, like the gloves and the “padded” series. The spider-silk series though is incredibly good. Spider-silk Skirt and stockings are hands down the most efficient armor we have access to and coupled with the blouse/vest makes any other armor in the 0-60 price range obsolete.

[x] Find Emerald and have a chat.
-- [x] Ask about fairy versatility.
-- [x] Ask about the fairy market
-- [x] Quality of Art.
--- [x] Doodles on the map.
-- [x] Quality of Reports.

If possible, we should talk to Emerald today, so she won't forced out of battle tomorrow. I also put the topics in priority, in case not all of them can be done.

This should also be a good time to ask about the meta/bonus we receive. The rumours are fine to use in story, right? After all, rumours are rumours, and Tabuki should hear them occasionaly. But what about the Background Info bonus? Can we actively use it in the story, not only for planning battles, but also as Talk Topics with other characters? For example, Tabuki hasn't met Sunny yet, and Emerald didn't mention how Sunny fights, but we know she uses fire; in this case, if the two met for the first time, would it be ok for Tabuki to ask something about Sunny's fire abilities, even if they never met/fought?

As for the bonus:

[x] Background info - Mima

[x] >>153705 's vote

Mima-

Unexpected and unwanted daughter of a lady of negotiable virtue and chastity, in a long-forgotten realm. Supplemented her mother's dubious income with pickpocketing and the occasional alleyway mugging partnership, where she would serve as a distraction while the accomplice approached the mark from behind. At some point, selected the worst possible target, and would have been summarily executed for the attempt had he not noticed that she bore some measure of untrained magical talent, a valuable commodity.

Spent a period after this being schooled in an institution much like a nunnery, from which she frequently absconded to amuse herself in the town, returning to her roots by picking pockets and finding taverns that wouldn't care about the age of a customer as long as their coin was good. Studied hard, in between these excursions, but was something of a slow learner.

The combination of generous potential and meager experience and skill left her a fruit ripe for plucking, unfortunately, and she was claimed as an apprentice, in name at the least, by one of the most powerful sorcerors in the land. He kept his magical secrets close to the chest, however, as having her well trained and competent was not a part of his plan. Once the stars came into proper alignment, he plied her with strong drink and prepared a sacrificial ritual, to lay claim to her power and add it to his own, as he had done many times before, with other apprentices. It is less simple fortune that she survived than it was the fact that the sorceror planned without having all the relevant information to hand: were it not for Mima's own secret fondness for drink, and her long-since earned ability to hold liquor, everything would have proceeded according to his plan.

Instead, she awoke in the midst of the proceedings, struggled free of her bindings, and fought back when he attempted to subdue her. More importantly, she lurched about enough to stir the contents of her stomach, which protested this treatment enough to expel them over the fragile and carefully prepared magical array, with chaotic effects. The end result found the purpose of the ritual reversed: all of the sorceror's magical power and skill torn free of his body, thence blasted to ash, and forced within her, where it settled uneasily. Joined with it was a not-inconsiderable splinter of the fiendish sorceror's psyche, a figurative serpent that would for a long time yet lie coiled about her throat and whisper dire plots and foul curses into her ears.

Of course, while the semi-regular disappearance of a promising apprentice or two was a simple indiscretion that the other sorcerors of the land would overlook, to one degree or another, the death of one of their number was a murderous crime that they could not leave alone, for which the perpetrator must be made to face justice for, else just any peasant might take it into their head that they could avenge themselves against their superiors, for slights real or imagined. Whether the sorceror in question had any real friends or significant allies among their number was irrelevant: it was a situation that could not be allowed to stand. Mima had no intention of simply submitting quietly to a noose or executioner's axe, however.

War began, and when all was said and done, Mima stood victorious over a wrecked shell, a shattered and smoke-clouded mirror of the land that had once been, now sinking slowly beneath the waves in the absence of the sorcerors which kept the floating continent adrift.

At this point, she exists as a spirit divorced from her mortal body, which is secured in a secret location to the best of her ability. Her magical ability, whith heavy experience and a very great deal of study under her belt, can now only be classified as something along the lines of 'obscene', and she makes a deliberate point of keeping her hand in at all the old tricks. She isn't above resorting to chicanery and sleight of hand to impress people, if she doesn't feel like putting in the effort of using actual magic for something at the time. Many consider her personality to be somewhat brash and abrasive, however, and even now fortune seems to turn against her in many little ways. It has led to her frequent capture by agents and enforcers of ethereal post-mortem beauracratic procedures, many of whom she has grown to have something of a love/hate relationship with.

Acts as a sort of standoffish combination of an overprotective mother and a bossy, know-it-all big sister to Marisa. Actual education, however, didn't last terribly long before Marisa decided she could do just as well on her own efforts, and Mima decided to leave things at that until and unless she came back for more instruction.

Following this, was located and captured at a rather racy establishment featuring men in very small clothes. Currently languishing in a very high-security prison, where she can be watched until, hopefully, her mortal body expires and everything can be dealt with officially rather than leaving things in its current messy tangle of loopholes. Some overworked, underpayed staff are taking idle bets about when and how an escape will occur. Others strongly disapprove of the activity.

If she wished, Mima is more than capable of becoming a God in her own right. Abstains, for various reasons, mainly being 'more trouble than its worth'. Not opposed to claiming the title, sans responsibilities, drawbacks, or expectations of her, of course.

Can teach essentially any magical skill that she cares to: if she doesn't know a spell that fits the desired request, is more than capable of inventing one to fit the bill almost on the spot. Whimsical, however, and lessons may come quite dearly, or for no repayment at all.

Enjoys drinks and general decadence, and will gamble sometimes. Traded a week of childhood memories and daydreams in exchange for her crescent-bladed staff, a reasonably powerful artifact.

>Can teach essentially any magical skill
Sweeeeeet.

>Traded a week of childhood memories and daydreams in exchange for her crescent-bladed staff
So she's been to the fairy market? Neat.