004 ☼ Text ☼ May 2nd, Morning

[motherofthesun]

I'm sitting at the mission board and I wouldn't mind taking one of these investigation missions, but I need to go with a Weapon. Anyone interested? Of course, I'm open to something unconventional, but have a little difficulty with these 'firearms'.

This always seems to be a problem. Perhaps someone has a suggestion on how to go about getting a permanent Weapon too? And no, nothing like stop being fluffy. That's a little difficult at the moment. But maybe the lack of hands is something to turn people away. Of all the times to not have thumbs.

(OOC: First come first serve mission...)

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[amorini]

Oh! Who's going with you?

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[motherofthesun]

A boy named Gray. He turns into a lance apparently that uses ice.

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[amorini]

Sounds fancy. Which mission are you taking?

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[motherofthesun]

Investigation Mission 5. Going into the caverns again.

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[amorini]

'Again'? Have you been there before?

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[motherofthesun]

Oh right. Some of the citizens and guests were kidnapped a while ago and taken to the Underground Caverns. There was a machine amplifying Madness in the area. Also, the Witches were brainwashing some people while feeding the rest to Kishin eggs. It was a rescue mission for us.

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[amorini]

Oh, geez... that's awful! Are you sure it's safe for just two people to go down there?

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[motherofthesun]

We'll be alright. If it's anything other than Kishin eggs there, we'll be able to get away easier just the two of us.

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[amorini]

Guess you have a point- the more people you have to worry about, the harder it is to stay stealthy. Good luck then, I hope there isn't anything really terrible down there.

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[motherofthesun]

My thoughts exactly. I can't use any of my powers right now and without a normal Weapon, I still can't fight against a Witch.

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[amorini]

How strong are witches, exactly?

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[motherofthesun]

If I have to scale them, they would be a seven? There affiliation with a single animal gives them so much magic, but they can fly and other various abilities like that.

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[amorini]

So basically they're really, really dangerous, huh?

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[motherofthesun]

Yes. Shibusen recommends you don't attempt to fight one for some time.

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[amorini]

How long is 'a long time', I mean- I assume there's a requirement for how much experience you have to have for fighting a witch but... I dunno, is there a hard number or something for it?

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[motherofthesun]

Well, the Meister-Weapon duo isn't expected to fight a Witch until their Weapon has collected ninety-nine corrupted souls.

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[amorini]

So trying it before that... is probably not a good idea, huh?

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[motherofthesun]

Yes. Of course you can defend yourself, but don't actively seek them out. A close friend of mine did that while he was here and nearly paid for it.

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[amorini]

I'll keep that in mind in case I ever run into one on a mission, though... here's to hoping that I don't.

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[motherofthesun]

You should be fine. Actually encountering them in a fight is difficult unless they decide to be direct.

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[amorini]

Well, at least there's that. Do they normally stay out of things unless they have to, then?

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[motherofthesun]

Yes. Most often, we will be pitted against their familiars.

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[amorini]

Well, at least there's a reason they're so hard to get rid of, huh?

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[motherofthesun]

Correct. There's a reason for everything.

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[amorini]

The more I learn about all this stuff, the less I think some of us are really suited for this sort of thing... [Mainly herself.] But I guess getting down on myself about it won't do any good.