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[thebeastwithout]

[voice]
Whoa. Hold on. Time out, dudes. So school was pretty OK at first, and I guess there was a buncha stuff that was good to know. I had no idea Napoleon crossed the Saraha on an elephant; I thought he was just the guy who invented that triple ice cream flavor. And the difference between geometry and geography is pretty obvious now, looking back.  But this is just gettin' lame!  Why the heck is there homework every day? Who invented midterms? And how do any of you guys have time for video games after going through all of this junk?!

You're all with me on this, right? I did fine teaching myself before; is there like someone I can talk to to get outta class?  I'm pretty much set for life schoolwise already.  I before t except after g, triangles have 360 angles, blahblah, see?

[action, high school]
[Beast Boy is so over this school thing.  The next day, instead of a skinny green boy sitting in his desk, there is a small, green cat curled up on top, taking a nap.  This persists in every class apart from lunch and gym.]  

[action, makeout point]
[Sometime after Valentine's Day, Beast Boy flutters up to the top of the mountain and transforms back into his usual self, sitting with his legs dangling off the side of the cliff.  There is a dreamy expression in his eyes and he sighs deeply as he flops backwards.  ...He changes his mind half a second later and sits back up, leaning over to scream down into the town far below.]

I've got a girlfrieeeeeend!!!!

[Oh, yeah.  Felt good.]

Comments

[thebeastwithout]

Yes! I have made more friends that are girls! Haha! That's exactly it.

[Phew. Beast Boy wipes his brow.]

Like, uh. You, I guess.

[Last time had been kinda awkward, hadn't it?]

How's... it going?

[spinningorange]

(Very awkward, but Chen's looking past that! Her mood's definitely back to normal.)

I'm doing great! I got some of my spellcards back and can defend myself if I need to!

I'd ask the same question, but your "girlfriend" must be helping you out a lot!

[thebeastwithout]

[oh god she's going to keep saying that isn't she he can practically see the quotes]

Haha! Yeah! Uh. Right. ...So spellcards. You're a... flying cat witch, huh?

[spinningorange]

(Yes, she will put emphasis on that word each time she says it.)

Not exactly a witch; Marisa's more of a witch, but I can use black magic! I still have a lot of it to get back, but I'm working hard! Wanna see?

(Look out BB! She's already holding out a few spellcards!)

[thebeastwithout]

You know Marisa?

[Beast Boy will absentmindedly reach for the cards and blink.]

Hey, these are pretty cool. When you use them, you should scream like, "Hiiiyah super awesome holy black magic blast of doom!"

[spinningorange]

Yup! I've battled her before, but she beat me. She's really powerful...

(That happens when she's one of the lead characters, but moving on!)

I don't know if I can remember all of that, but I can say the names of the spells when I cast them!

(She flies a bit out of reach so BB can't take her cards. Gotta make sure he doesn't get shot, after all.)

Shikigami sign "Pentagram Flight!"

(Because the lazy player is too lazy to look for a video, Chen zooms through the air, forming the shape of a pentagram as colorful bullets fly out from each dash. It's overall very pretty and she makes sure the bullets don't hit Beast Boy.)

[thebeastwithout]

Sneaky what si -- Gaah!

[It's the 4th of July! Beast Boy shrinks back into turtle mode with his head half-sticking out and his mouth gaping open.]

Holy... dude. That was way awesome! I've never even seen Jinx do something like that!

[spinningorange]

(There's a bit of happy giggling from Chen because YAY SHE GOT A COMPLIMENT)

Everyone from Gensokyo can do spells like that! And everyone has their own special spellcards, too!

[thebeastwithout]

More of you from Gunsoako? Man, you've probably never heard of pizza, either.

[sigh]

Maaaaybe this makes up for it. Can I get some of these somewhere?

[spinningorange]

What's a pizza?

(Poor Beast Boy has to tell everyone about pizza, doesn't he?)

Sure! You just have to be able to use danmaku!

[thebeastwithout]

It's an incredible thing; eat some.

[Beast Boy reminds himself to make up a flier for newcomers. 'What you need to know about pizza in case you don't have any'.]

What's danmaku?

[spinningorange]

Ok! Does Mayfield have pizza?


(He could totally start a pizza parade! There are too many people who don't know about pizza and who wouldn't listen to a green T-rex?)

They're bullet patterns! And spellcards are like special danmaku attacks!

[thebeastwithout]

...I think I need like, a hundred firework-shooting guns to pull off what you just did.

Round up your friends sometime and go bug Marisa to get pizza for you. It'll totally be worth it.

[spinningorange]

Maybe we can find some! There's nothing like spellcard battles!

(Nothing she knows about, at least.)

Oh, so she knows where to find some? I'll ask her next time I see her!

[thebeastwithout]

So where did you get them, then? They have spellcard stores in Gunsoako or something?

[spinningorange]

People usually make them themselves; the cards have details about the spell and after taking it out, you just go with them!

If you meet a girl named Reimu, she can tell you more; she invented the spellcard rule and she's here in Mayfield.

[thebeastwithout]

So everyone in Gensoko can cast magic? Geez. I don't know if I want to visit your place or not; sounds kinda rough.

I'll ask around if I ever see her.

[spinningorange]

Just about, yes. It might be different kinds, like divine power or enchanted items, but it's all special powers! You might not be in too much danger if you go there; I don't think they know of that giant monster you were when I first saw you!

She shouldn't be too hard to find; she's a red and white shrine maiden who's really lazy.

[thebeastwithout]

Guess my powers are pretty sweet, too, huh?

[Ah, flattery. Beast Boy perks right up.]

It's called a T. rex if you wanted to know. Pretty much the coolest animal ever. ...So yeah! Reimu's red, white, and lazy. How lazy're we talking?

[spinningorange]

Lazy enough that other people have to tell her to do her job, like my master, Yukari-sama! Or even the judge of hell, the Yama.

(But enough about Reimu, she's interested in this dinosaur!)

These "Tea Wrecks" must be truly fearsome! Can I see it again?

[thebeastwithout]

Hey, if you ask like that, you can see it whenever you like!

[Fwoomp. The boy with his legs hanging over the side of the cliff is now a... T. Rex crashing down the side of the cliff as the ledge breaks underneath his weight.

Whoops.]

[spinningorange]

(Oh...that can't be good. Chen's much too weak to be able to help him back up, but there is a T. Rex now! There is also applause and innocent giggling.)

Even the ground can't withstand your power! Incredible!

[thebeastwithout]

[Sadness. Beast Boy bounces down the cliff for a few moments before a green raven flaps up with a few lumps on its head and caws in irritation.

Beast Boy lands in a heap back up top.]

Maaaan....

[spinningorange]

(Chen should probably be more concerned about those injuries, but alas...)

See? Flying is useful! And so are tea wrecks with their mountain leveling strength!

[thebeastwithout]

Yeah, flying's great.

[Beast Boy's eyes continue to go around in a spiral for a few seconds before he shakes it off.]

How do you do it, anyway? It's not like you have wings or anything.