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[adropofjupiter]

[Action - School]

[Marisa is sitting on top of the table in the cafeteria, legs crossed, as she's finishing up telling a tale to the other students sitting around her at lunch.]

...and that's why you need to be careful when you see lots of flowers just suddenly appearing all over the place, like they did here, ze. They could be a bunch of dead people just waiting for a lazy shinigami to take them across the Sanzu to Higan.



[Action - Makeout Point - Evening]

[Anyone attuned to the flow of magic with the capacity to sense it feel a surge coming from Makeout Point. In fact, this sudden concentration feels VERY much like Shana's Guren no Souyoku Unrestricted Method that grants her wings of flame.

Only it doesn't feel quite right. It doesn't feel like fire, but... starlight? A shimmering yellowish glow can be seen from the Point.]


[Phone]

So who wants to go to the Drive In? It's almost dark and I feel like seeing a movie on that really big screen with popcorn and some friends and b--

[She cuts herself off. No, no drinking tonight because... The phone is partially muffled as Marisa yells something back into her own house.]

Oi! Ciel! I'm taking the car tonight. No, I'm not going to drink. Yes, I know how to drive. And no, you're not stopping me. I already got the keys, ze.

[And back to talking on the phone.] So who wants to come with me? No boring people allowed.

Comments

[adropofjupiter]

[Marisa savors it a moment.]

...alright, up off the floor, ze. Let's read for a bit and then we can go out.

[wizardoftheweek]

Mm... Of course. The bed is more comfortable, after all...

[adropofjupiter]

Totally more comfy.

[Onto the bed! That is, after Marisa grabs one of Patchy's magic books to read. One about mental manipulation.]

[wizardoftheweek]

-... That was kind of an odd selection.-

Sudden topic interest?

[adropofjupiter]

Nah.

[It wasn't sudden. She's been working on this memory spell for a couple weeks now.]

Just been a while since I read up on it. Never know with the abilities of the people here if undoing this kind of stuff will be necessary.

[wizardoftheweek]

Is there anything specific you want to read up on?

[adropofjupiter]

Memory alteration.

[Flipping pages and curling up on her side.]

[wizardoftheweek]

Well, yes, but I meant specific techniques.

[adropofjupiter]

Oh. I'm thinking either through hypnosis style techniques or elaborate rituals.

[wizardoftheweek]

Mm... I have some experience with the former.

[adropofjupiter]

From which end?

[wizardoftheweek]

The hypnotizer.

... You must promise that what I am saying to you will never reach Remilia's ears. -Obvious. Implications.-

[adropofjupiter]

[Marisa marks her spot in the book and looks up at Patchouli.]

...alright. I won't say anything to her.

[wizardoftheweek]

I wanted to test vampiric resistance to suggestion, given how overwhelming their Charisma could be.

[adropofjupiter]

[Now that was interesting...]

Whatcha find out?

[wizardoftheweek]

It takes a lot, but it is possible.

[adropofjupiter]

[She giggles.] So what did you make her do?

[wizardoftheweek]

Nothing bad. I just had her sort a few books, testing both the extent of the control and her ability to follow more precise orders.

[adropofjupiter]

Aw.... And here I was hoping you made her do something funny, ze.

[wizardoftheweek]

It was purely scientific. I had no other intentions other than getting results.

[adropofjupiter]

...I totally would've made Reimu do something hilarious.

[wizardoftheweek]

I find myself unsurprised.

[adropofjupiter]

It's my right as best friend, ze.

[wizardoftheweek]

It makes me wonder if you'll try to hypnotize Reimu.

[adropofjupiter]

It'll only work until she get her damn divine protection back. Kinda takes the fun of it away.