Tenth Song ♪♫ ((flirting curtsies to the thirteenth floor))

[heartmaestro]

 I - [phone]

A-Ah, hello everyone...have any of you ever received an empty package? At least, empty of any meaningful objects...mine only had a picture on it, a small white orb...but I have no idea what it means.

Is the picture not supposed to represent an immaterial thing being returned? I don't remember ever having anything of that nature...I'm so very confused...

II - [action, all around town]
[Still horribly confused about what's happened (and whatever a "light orb" might be), Kotomi tries to go through the rest of her day as normal as possible. She can be found virtually anywhere--at the school, at the grocery store, walking around, or at 728 Anderson, and all looks normal. Except, if you can sense that kinda thing, she seems to be radiating a large aura of magic, very pure and untainted magic, enough to make anyone who didn't know she had this sort of "power" (read: everyone) do a double-take.

She herself is blissfully unaware of any of this.]

Comments

[answerer_sword]

There is a large degree of prana radiating off of you. It is...as if your prana is bleeding into the air.

[She wonders why the girl does not show any pain despite her magic circuits being open.]

Are you aware of this?

[heartmaestro]

Prana? What is prana?

[answerer_sword]

It is basically magical energy. You know what Patchouli does, right? Well, that requires prana. Right now, you are radiating it.

[She looks the girl over.]

Do you feel any pain right now, Ichinose?

[heartmaestro]

[...oh god the talking pony was right

She's inclined to not believe random talking magical unicorns on the street, but...Bazett wasn't a liar as far as she knew.]

N-No. I'm...alright.

[answerer_sword]

If there is no pain, then you probably have some system other than magic circuits.

[Or just have unique ones that keep her from feeling the pain of channeling prana through her body.]

Have you spoken to Patchouli yet?

[heartmaestro]

Yes, earlier...

[answerer_sword]

Have you told her about your magic then?

[Given that Patchouli was Ichinose's friend, she should be the best person to teach Ichinose about her magecraft.]

Even if you do not intend to use your powers for anything, you should at least learn to control it enough as to not cause accidents.

[heartmaestro]

I spoke with her earlier, yes...I'm going to visit her later.

[answerer_sword]

That is good. Will she be teaching you how to use that magic?

[Bazett's specialty was combat. In other areas, Patchouli would be better as a teacher.]

If you ever need help with combat magic, I supposed I could teach you some things.

[heartmaestro]

I don't know...I can't really feel anything myself, so I don't know if I'll even be able to use it.

[answerer_sword]

I would still suggest learning enough to keep your prana from constantly spilling out. Even if you do not intend to use if for anything, it would be best for you and the people around you if you learned to control your magecraft.

...Who knows? Combined with your medical knowledge, you could be come a great spiritual surgeon.

[heartmaestro]

A-Ah, I'm not quite so sure about that...

[answerer_sword]

...Just please consider it, Ichinose. I know it must be very hard to adjust right now, and it must seem that I am pressuring you to develop your magic skills. Forgive me.

[She pauses.]

I...just wish to avoid any potential accidents. If you became a danger, Ichinose, then I might...

[heartmaestro]

I-I...

[Don't mind her as she slowly backs up and starts to sprint away, oops.]

Wrong accounts happen when I multi-task

[answerer_sword]

[She starts chasing after the girl.]

I won't hurt you, Ichinose! And I have no desire to hurt you. As long as you do not cause any accidents, I will not do anything to you.

[She is doing her best to sound honest instead of aggressive.]