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Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #360 on: July 26, 2015, 11:33:09 PM »
>Heavy sigh
>"I'm very sorry to deliver more bad news, but I'm afraid it was Patchouli."

>Alisaie stops her examination of Lily long enough to say, "I don't think that's funny."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #361 on: July 27, 2015, 07:38:19 AM »
>"No. It isn't. But nonetheless, I'm afraid it's true. This morning, Patchouli was touched by a being of great power from another world and became... something else. Some latent connection that existed between the two of them was made manifest, and not only did it grant her the enormous power you witnessed here, but her personality was... different. The woman we fought here today may not have been Patchouli as you knew her, but it was Patchouli."
>Bow our head
>"And I am deeply, deeply sorry that we have not yet been able to save her."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #362 on: July 28, 2015, 09:49:46 AM »
>"No. It isn't. But nonetheless, I'm afraid it's true. This morning, Patchouli was touched by a being of great power from another world and became... something else. Some latent connection that existed between the two of them was made manifest, and not only did it grant her the enormous power you witnessed here, but her personality was... different. The woman we fought here today may not have been Patchouli as you knew her, but it was Patchouli."
>Bow our head
>"And I am deeply, deeply sorry that we have not yet been able to save her."

>The mage stops again. "I'm... I don't, understand."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #363 on: July 28, 2015, 10:05:06 AM »
>"There is much I don't yet understand about what happened to her myself, but I can try to explain what I do. Where would you like me to start?"

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #364 on: July 28, 2015, 10:46:47 AM »
>"There is much I don't yet understand about what happened to her myself, but I can try to explain what I do. Where would you like me to start?"

>"You say that... the person you were fighting was Patchouli Knowledge? My Little Patchy?"

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #365 on: July 28, 2015, 10:47:23 AM »
>"I'm afraid so."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #366 on: July 28, 2015, 11:16:34 AM »

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #367 on: July 28, 2015, 11:44:52 AM »
>"This may sound confusing or far-fetched. I apologize; there is much I still don't understand, but I will do my best."
>"Earlier this morning, Patchouli came into close contact with a woman from Makai known as the Champion of Water. There was some kind of spiritual link between them - one that existed even before they met today, though I do not know how or why. But profound enough that separation from each other seemed to be having acutely negative physical effects on both of them. When they met, the Champion bestowed something upon Patchouli... they both claimed it was some deep part of her that she had been missing up to that moment - the other half of her heart. And that is when Patchouli changed."
>"She still seems to remember her old life, her old friends, and certainly her old grievances, but there was a vengeful anger to her quite unlike her previous demeanor. And of course, that monstrous power you witnessed today. She now calls herself the Avatar of Water, and seemed even to dislike being called Patchouli, though nonetheless some part of the woman she was is still inside there."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #368 on: July 28, 2015, 01:02:37 PM »
>"This may sound confusing or far-fetched. I apologize; there is much I still don't understand, but I will do my best."
>"Earlier this morning, Patchouli came into close contact with a woman from Makai known as the Champion of Water. There was some kind of spiritual link between them - one that existed even before they met today, though I do not know how or why. But profound enough that separation from each other seemed to be having acutely negative physical effects on both of them. When they met, the Champion bestowed something upon Patchouli... they both claimed it was some deep part of her that she had been missing up to that moment - the other half of her heart. And that is when Patchouli changed."
>"She still seems to remember her old life, her old friends, and certainly her old grievances, but there was a vengeful anger to her quite unlike her previous demeanor. And of course, that monstrous power you witnessed today. She now calls herself the Avatar of Water, and seemed even to dislike being called Patchouli, though nonetheless some part of the woman she was is still inside there."

>To her credit, despite the look on her face when you mention Louise's homeland, Alisaie manages to wait until you finish talking before she says, "Makai?"

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #369 on: July 28, 2015, 01:10:33 PM »
>"Yes."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #370 on: July 28, 2015, 01:21:19 PM »

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #371 on: July 28, 2015, 01:26:51 PM »
>"I'm afraid not. It is very real, and several of its inhabitants have recently breached the barrier between worlds to come to this city. Of this, I am utterly certain."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #372 on: July 28, 2015, 01:35:16 PM »
>"I'm afraid not. It is very real, and several of its inhabitants have recently breached the barrier between worlds to come to this city. Of this, I am utterly certain."

>"But why- How could something from Makai have any kind of connection to Little Patchy?

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #373 on: July 28, 2015, 01:48:12 PM »
>"That I don't know at all, but would very much like to find out. Patchouli is not the only person in this position. Another girl today became the Avatar of Air, with another dramatic change in temperament, and I suspect there are still others with latent connections to the Champions. What information I have about what even happened to them is skeletal, vague, or sometimes outright impossible-sounding. The Avatar of Air said that Patchouli had been 'cast into Makai, just as she was', though I don't know what to make of this."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #374 on: July 28, 2015, 02:01:32 PM »
>"That I don't know at all, but would very much like to find out. Patchouli is not the only person in this position. Another girl today became the Avatar of Air, with another dramatic change in temperament, and I suspect there are still others with latent connections to the Champions. What information I have about what even happened to them is skeletal, vague, or sometimes outright impossible-sounding. The Avatar of Air said that Patchouli had been 'cast into Makai, just as she was', though I don't know what to make of this."

>"That doesn't make any sense at all. Little Patchy's never left this world, my sister would never have allowed it." Then she pauses and covers her mouth with her fingers. You can hear her mutter, in Francais, "I shouldn't have said that."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #375 on: July 28, 2015, 02:08:35 PM »
>"And why not? if there's anything, no matter how slight or insignificant or unlikely, that anything I have said brings to mind, I would ask that you share it with us. A great many lives rest upon events that are currently in motion regarding Makai and its Champions, and any scrap of information might prove valuable in safeguarding others from the threats to come. This is our duty."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #376 on: July 28, 2015, 02:51:05 PM »
>"And why not? if there's anything, no matter how slight or insignificant or unlikely, that anything I have said brings to mind, I would ask that you share it with us. A great many lives rest upon events that are currently in motion regarding Makai and its Champions, and any scrap of information might prove valuable in safeguarding others from the threats to come. This is our duty."

>"What? Oh my, you, you speak Francais?"

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #377 on: July 28, 2015, 02:54:19 PM »
>How good is our Francais?
>And how'd we end up picking it up?

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #378 on: July 28, 2015, 03:07:05 PM »
>How good is our Francais?
>And how'd we end up picking it up?

>You are quite fluent in Francais. Short of weird regional dialects, which every language has a few of, you can converse with native Francais speakers without difficulty.
>You've studied it since you were young. Which you started because, simply, you liked the sound of it.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #379 on: July 28, 2015, 03:10:36 PM »
>"I do, yes. And I apologize; I'm sure you meant that to be private, but this is a matter of the utmost importance."

Suwako Moriya

  • Hey you with the pretty face
  • *
  • Welcome to the human race!
Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #380 on: July 28, 2015, 03:17:43 PM »
> Did we study real French or fake French? 8)
The only thing this dimension does well is show its ass. We might as well applaud it! - Albert Burneko

Well, this game happened.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #381 on: July 28, 2015, 03:20:14 PM »
As both a linguist and a Canadian, I must object to your assertion of fakeness!

(Also, clearly Byakuren knows double-fake French here)

Suwako Moriya

  • Hey you with the pretty face
  • *
  • Welcome to the human race!
Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #382 on: July 28, 2015, 03:21:07 PM »
Sounds like something a fake Frenchie would say.
The only thing this dimension does well is show its ass. We might as well applaud it! - Albert Burneko

Well, this game happened.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #383 on: July 28, 2015, 03:29:25 PM »
>"I do, yes. And I apologize; I'm sure you meant that to be private, but this is a matter of the utmost importance."

>"Well... It's just, it's not my place to talk about family matters."

> Did we study real French or fake French? 8)

>Whichever impresses the ladies more.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #384 on: July 28, 2015, 03:37:53 PM »
I was going to quip back at 'fake Frenchie' in French, only to realize that my own French is so bad at this point that I don't even know how to do that properly. >.>

>"I don't mean to put you on the spot, but I'm grasping for anything that might help explain some of what's happened. If it helps at all, we were both good friends of Patchouli. I'm well aware of the... tensions between her and her parents."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #385 on: July 28, 2015, 03:53:58 PM »
I was going to quip back at 'fake Frenchie' in French, only to realize that my own French is so bad at this point that I don't even know how to do that properly. >.>

>"I don't mean to put you on the spot, but I'm grasping for anything that might help explain some of what's happened. If it helps at all, we were both good friends of Patchouli. I'm well aware of the... tensions between her and her parents."

Mala-Francais?

>"How could you... She spoke of it to you?"
>"Yes she did." Poppy adds. "It really was no secret, not to us."
>"She must have considered you good friends, indeed." That thought makes the francais doctor smile.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #386 on: July 28, 2015, 04:09:09 PM »
>"It makes it all the harder to see what's happened to her."
>"So please, if there is anything with the slightest chance of being relevant, I'd ask if you could share it. Perhaps it's not my place to say, but I feel like this matter is more important than discretion."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #387 on: July 28, 2015, 06:36:48 PM »
>"It makes it all the harder to see what's happened to her."
>"So please, if there is anything with the slightest chance of being relevant, I'd ask if you could share it. Perhaps it's not my place to say, but I feel like this matter is more important than discretion."

>Reisen adds with a nod, "The more we know about what's happened to Patchouli, the better chance we have of turning her back to normal."
>"But... I don't think I know anything that might help you." Alisaie replies helplessly. "I didn't... Well, Little Patchy wasn't the only one that had... strained relationship with her parents."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #388 on: July 28, 2015, 06:38:42 PM »
>"Go on."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 4, Part 2
« Reply #389 on: July 28, 2015, 06:49:12 PM »
>"Go on."

>The twintailed doctor turns away from Lily and sits heavily down on the bed next to her. Plainly this is not an easy topic for her. "I didn't... Want to be a summoner." she grounds out after a moment's difficulty. "I wanted to be a doctor. To heal. And my sister.... dissapproved."