Bee Vickee. It is Emils time anyways, but I want to see some of what Victoria thinks of the weirdo.

Be Victoria, this is a great opportunity for her to learn more about Emils.

Emils: "I'm a magical girl and I have a magical replacement arm."

Be Victoria.

>>947852
Emils: its magic girl Time!

Be Victoria
I want to see how she reacts to things

Emils gotta do this one, I think.

Start with explaining. Something like "I have realized I may be able to repair Alice's magic. I asked her if she would like me to make an attempt. She wished for me to consult with you before she made the decision. If I want to help her I must convince you this is not nonsense. Correct?"

Study the old man's behaviour and reaction. Consider what options might be optimal to achieve the goal of repairing Alice. Direct proof of your ability would probably be the most definite. You are in a hospital. Perhaps there are other cripples nearby who'd be willing to offer themselves up for a first trial run?

Alternatively, ask if you can touch him, sense his mana and make a slight adjustment that does not harm him, but allows him to notice what you've done. It would probably seems better if the change is positive. Optimize something, just a little, perhaps?

If you do anything, you should make it seem as if it takes more effort than it really does.

We'll have to be Emils for this.

And of course Emils will have to dryly explain exactly what his modification was and how it works and how it can be used to extend her life.

Without any explanation for how Emils knows how to do this of course.

>>947863
Quick note that Alice is the Avaros teen who'd lost their arm to a magical mishap (/sabotage?) while Bea is the Rabbold teen with the superpower ability that was slowly killing her (which we fixed, kinda).

We haven't done anything with Alice yet.

I'd like to be Victoria for this.

Victoria. It'd probably be better to choose Emils but it's more interesting to see Victoria do some interrogation.

>>947852
Be Emils.

>>947860
Do this.

Victoria.
Let Emils get into some trouble without us.

Let’s go with Emils; maybe we can learn more about her slime-ness

Emils.
"I'm helping Silvia. It's a birthday present and a friend present at the same time."

>>947852
Emils

Be Victoria. Interrogate birdman instead.

Be Victoria. Emils should explain nothing.

Honestly, I'm kind of impressed that it's currently at 9:9 votes on both sides. Next vote decides it.

Victoria

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“My apologies, but I’m just in the dark about this as you are.” I answer.
Turning to Emils, I ask, “Emils, could you please explain to us what this is about?”

Emils looks at us calmly as always. “A few days ago, Alice had taught me some magic.”
Alphonse frowns at this, but keeps silent.
“I had noticed that she was damaged, and offered her repairs.”
“Damaged?” Alphonse glares at Emils.
“Yes, besides the obvious missing appendage, a lot of her mana veins had been in a state of disrepair. As a result, her mana efficiency was very low. I asked permission to provide some repairs to her body, but she insisted on asking you first.”
She then looks at me, “I had not expected things to escalate this far.”
I frowned, “Emils, I am your guardian, anything that about you, I need to know. I won’t pry, but things like this... using magic to affect the bodies of others, that’s dangerous.”
“I can see you two are upset about this. I shall take this in consideration next time.”
“Next time? Emils, I would hope you would discuss things with me about this before hand.”

“You two can settle this later.” Alphonse interrupts us, “you clearly do not know about what this girl can do.”
I asks Emils, “You’ve mentioned... repairing Alice. What does this mean?”

“I’ve taken a look at her body, and as I’ve explained, her body is in a state of disrepair. As she uses her magic, it will leak into her body. Her use in heat related magic has caused her body to overheat.” Emils looks at Alphonse. He slowly nods, as if to agree with Emils. “I can close these leaks. Her magic will be more refined, and she won’t be as affected by her magic as before.”
“... how confident are you at this?” Alphonse ask.
“I have done this before. I am confident that I can do it again.”
I raise my brow, “What? You’ve done this before? To whom?!”
“I do not believe it is my place to provide the private details in regards to the matter of strangers.”
“Emils, messing with peoples bodies is very dangerous. You don’t know what kind of long term effects this can do!” I recalled the effects written in the magic textbooks of my past.

>Try to get who else Emils has affected.
>Focus back to Alices “treatment”.

Focus back to Alices “treatment”.

It looks like you need to give Emils "the talk."

You can badger Emils about who they've affected all day later, but right now you're in front of Alphonse and the topic of discussion is his granddaughter. (But by all means narrow your eyes at Emils and indicate that there will definitely be words on this later on.)

As for Alice's treatment, as Emils guardian and the person responsible for any mishaps you'd very much rather they NOT go ahead with this - at least as things stand. That said, you're here and Emils have said as much, so... what precisely does this 'fix' entail? What are the risks involved and the odds of success? Why is Emils so confident they can succeed where so many others have failed in the past?

Can they conclusively prove, somehow, that they do have good odds of success?

>>947921
Oh, and quizz Emils on whether their solution will account for the long-term effects that you recall.

>>947922

Yeah, as her guardian, you need to educate her on the potential dangers.

Focus on the treatment.

>>947918
>Emils, I am your guardian, anything that about you, I need to know.
Don’t be too harsh on Emils. Remember what Chancellor Strix told you? He suspected that Emils’ amnesia is caused by her refusing to remember a past trauma. A mental barrier to stop herself from facing what happened to her...or her family. This new skill you’re all talking about is probably something Emils just recently remembered she could do. She just forgot to tell you about it until now.

Although, this recent development just proves how much you don’t know about her. Talking with mana beasts, meeting a giant slime under the city, and now this. Kinda makes you wonder what she’s gonna do next, doesn’t it?

>What do?
Focus back to Alice’s “treatment”.

Explain how this can go wrong. It wouldn't be the first time a kid hadn't considered failure.

>>947940
Indeed.

Treatment. We can discuss the other thing at home.

>>947918
Focus back to Alice's “treatment”.

>Emils has done this before
>She won't say who she's done this to
Victoria, what if the other person Emils is talking about is herself? Could it be possible that she's messed with her own body?

>>947956
One problem at a time Alice

>>947918
focus on the details of what she's actually done to Alice, and how.

Focus on the treatment. Prying into who now will just lead into unending tangent.

>>947918
Stay on task! Focus back on the treatment!

>>947934
>Amnesia caused by past trauma
>>947981
>Did Emils mess with her own body?
These could be related. Vicky mentioned side effects, so perhaps Emils got lucky and she only lost her memory instead of something much worse?

>>947918
Emils doesn't want to talk about the other person, and it's not actually this guys business.
You can pry her for information later. For now, keep the focus on Alice and ask about the treatment.

"I am not aware of any current of future risks in-"
"Emils." I look at her, "Magic has adverse effects on the body. It's not safe, nor is it okay to change someone's body."
"I made sure to ask permission."
"What? That's besides the point!"
"Anything I've done is completely reversible."
"Emils, no. Unless you're a proper healer, it's not safe to use magic on people."
"Actually," Alphonse speaks up, "You've mentioned you can fix mana veins."
"That is corret sir."
"Alphonse?" I ask.

"It so happens, I have a subordinate that was recently involved in... an accident. As a result, she had strained her body and is at risk of going blind. With your permission, I could have a team of people observe Emils as she tries to heal her. I am willing to give a pass on the obvious illegal surgery she has admitted to, attempted or otherwise."

"Wait, no, you have no proof-"
"Victoria, she has openly admitted to performing magical surgery on people, without a licence, possibly on multiple people. This is a dangerous admission, true or otherwise, and needs to be investigated."
"But she's just a child!"
"Precisely. She doesn't know of the risks, and if she does have an ability to do magical surgery, it's best she gets to learn how to do so in a safe environment."

>Consider
>Accept
>Reject

He’s... kind of blackmailing us at this point. I think we should just accept.

>>948127
yea worst comes to worst we can almost certainly escape, though doing so would probably be problematic long term

>>948126
Consider. Make it clear you need to think for a second and that - for one - if there is to be done any 'unsactioned, illegal surgery' right now, you'll first have to have some manner of guarantee that this won't come back to bite Emils should it all go terribly wrong. Not to mention, said ward should have a choice in the matter. Does Emils even want to go through with another, different, operation all of a sudden, now that she knows what you've told her? And if she's lied, now's the time to recant her explanation and let an investigation determine the truth of things.

You can probably presume Alphonse's response means he has gotten an eye open for Emils as a possible talent - and she sure is talented at getting in trouble! - so he may be trying to get his talons wrapped around her. That said, finding a more influential sponsor for Emils may be in her best interest. And if she does have that gift, it should certainly be encouraged properly.

Furthermore, once you leave for your trip Emils will be left alone and exposed to whomever comes investigating the story of an albino rabbold child. Just as herself she may stand no chance. Under the wing of a local elite? That's a different story.

However, is Alphonse and his family a good choice of potential sponsor? Is this a relationship worthy of pursuing?

>>948126
Accept. A natural talent for magical healing should be fostered. And closely supervised.

Reject. Now you're just encouraging the poor dear to do dangerous things with mana.

How could it be illegal to help someone? Rules should exist to help others, right?

Accept on the condition that he'll allow us to heal Alice if she so desires. If he needs to see us operate on the assistant first, that's fine, but we aren't going to leave a friend hanging.

>>948126
Accept.
That puts any consequences of Emils' mana surgery on HIM instead of HER.

He's backed us into a corner, and Emils doesn't seem to have any complaints about it so, we may as well accept his offer.

Yeah, doesn't feel like he's give us much choice. Accept.

(Plus, this is a good chance for Emils to get more skills. Not that Victoria would consider that.)

>>948126
Accept.

Consider.
Get some guarantees first.

Refuse. Emils has always been... different. What she's saying to us, she thinks it means something else entirely, and is ignorant of all the dangerous connotations we attach. Her admission should be investigated by a psychologist, not an inquisition.

Primary reject with a hint of consider. It isn't that we disagree that Emils' statement is worrying, but we aren't going to negotiate with blackmail. So long as he is bandying around ultimatums and making offers in terms of what he will refrain from doing... it is basically the "negotiate with terrorists" problem. He also said nothing about getting the injured subordinate's permission, who cannot currently know of the option and is being presented as a sure thing.

All he has is the word of a child that anything illegal has happened.
All we have is his word that he condones that same illegal activity being conducted on unwilling targets.
His position is worse than ours.

>>948164
He's someone with standing and influence and that does come with certain perks in a society. It might be a bluff or we might be able to fight off accusations and investigations, but it's not as if his offer doesn't come with a carrot as well.

Accept.

He's basically threatened to make life difficult for Emils if you don't agree. To be fair, Emails has demonstrated some amazing abilities and it's entirely possible she can do exactly what she's suggesting. On the other hand, this kind of attention is bad. You don't know what her deal is but Avaros aristocracy will find some way to own her if there's anything special she can do for them.

That's all strategic thinking though. Fact is, Emils should be able to make this decision.

Better tell him that he better retract that vague threat faster and more intense than a politician does with their promises, unless he wants to end up in a unmarked & unknown grave early.

Oh geeze.
Like. That's blackmail. But it's also clear he's concerned for his subordinates welfare.
If Emils is really confident about this, I'd say accept. It could be an opportunity for her.
Just make sure she understands the gravity of the situation first. This isn't a game. If she goes through with this and fails, the consequences could be severe.

Actually, I think the point of this new person who's injured getting treatment is that there's pretty much no consequences for failure.

>>948237
Well from a meta standpoint, yeah.

>>948241
Unless this guy is a vindictive asshole which he could be.

>>948241
Less from a meta standpoint and more from his. The person is going blind, they will be largely useless to him shortly regardless. If it works, his experts analysed Emils and her secret techniques, has recovered the damaged worker(with significant gratitude after he spins it as his initiative to help them), has a better idea if he wants it for Alice, has actual documentation of Emils practising unlicensed magic for further blackmail(and implicated Victoria in that blackmail instead of just Emils), and can still call off the Alice thing with no loss.
If it fails, then he has lost a worker who was already useless.
Granted, that is making assumptions. It could be his beloved illegitimate daughter hiding as a worker and he is desperate to help her and will pledge eternal gratitude for saving her, but I see no actual conflicts in my assessment from what he said. It *looks* to me that he is being very aggressive and trying to place us in a subservient position under his control for the foreseeable future, and I would like to err towards caution about such things.

>>948327
He can't blackmail either of them if Emils helps the blind person, because the stated purpose of that is so Emils talent can be officially reviewed. Further, he's aware that Emils has offered her aid to Alice without any demands or requests for payment, meaning that he is well aware that he doesn't need to blackmail her to get her to help - if he tells Emils about a person who needs help she's very likely to simply decide to fix them up on her own.
Further, blackmail is extremely counterproductive. She's an expert with a unique ability, and threatening her runs a significant risk of spoiling her usefulness.

Really, the only viable form of monsterism would be to capture her and sell her on the black market, and that'd be thoroughly problematic.

The worst that would be a viable plan would be to extort payment for the testing and licensing. Annoying, but not important.

This is safe enough.
Besides, Victoria, if he were to decide to do something malicious to your ward? Well, you're more than capable of killing him and disposing of the body quietly.

>>948354 He just calls them "a team of people". No mention if they are official or would provide a licence. He is being *Extremely* light on the details.

I think we can agree that we can trust the aristocrats, but at the same time you don't say no to them until you have a reason to. He's likely to betray us... down the road, but I don't think he's about to sell Emils into slavery. I don't think he's really a threat to Emils at all, but I don't think Vitoria knows that.

>>948379
If he doesn't have enough pull to get Emils certified and licensed then he doesn't have enough pull to be a threat.

>>948460
It's not a matter of if we can or can not trust him, it's simple practicality.
This is a chance for Victoria to learn more about Emils, and understand what sort of person her ward is.
Compared to his potential threat profile, and how agreeing would affect said threat profile, going along with the test is unquestionably the correct choice.

(The meta answer? I really want to see how they react when Emils goes in and nails the problem in moments, while also finding and correcting other problems they hadn't even realized were there.)

>>948126
Accept

>>948464
>(The meta answer? I really want to see how they react when Emils goes in and nails the problem in moments, while also finding and correcting other problems they hadn't even realized were there.)
I don’t think Emils can completely fix anyone. Unless Bea is a special case where she’s the only person we can’t completely fix.

The real meta reason why this would be good for Emils is because, just like what she did with Bea, she can copy a skill from whoever she’s operating on.

>>948480
Considering Emils isn't just eating everyone she sees we need skills from somewhere. That just adds to this being the right choice.

>>948480
I mean, she also gets normal practice so using her ability becomes slightly more effective.
And supposedly there is a "Right" way to do Magical surgery. A way which while almost certainly less effective, might provide useful insight into better using her abilities. If deing this gets Emils' foot in the door to learning that particular ability, then this is most certainly worthwhile.

So like, meta reasons abound.

Update Victoria 2019/11/02(Sat)03:48 No. 948575 ID: e7703b
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>Integrity
Alphonse is loyal to the kingdom, but he cares more about his family and subordinates. He is general in charge of the city’s army, and won’t be as accepting to kidnapping and slavery. Most of those nobles were removed at the purge.

>Accept
“It’s not easy for me to say so, but if Emils agrees to this, then she will have my support in this.” I look at Emils, “are you willing to agree to help out Alphonses friend?”
“It would depend on the type of damage your subordinate have, but I am willing to take a look.”
“I see.”
Alphonse looks at the clock, “I still have an hour before Alice is done, would you like to take a look now?”
“That is fine.” Emils answers.

We exit the room, and walk towards the private ward rooms. The small number of nurses and doctors walk by as I hold Emils hand and follow behind Alphonse.
We stop at a small room, and Alphonse knocks on the door.

A female voice invites us in, and Alphonse enters.
“Resida, how are you feeling?”
“Ah, boss, is that you?”
A female rabbold sits up on her bed, most of her body under a thin blanket, and her eyes and hands wrapped in bandages.
“I have some guests with me, this is Victoria, and her ward, Emils.
“Hello.” I awkwardly greet the lady.
“What happened to your eyes?” Emils asks.
“Emils, that’s rude.” I whisper.
“That’s, fine.” Resida responds, “I just overexerted my eyes.”
“It’s more serious than just overexertion.” Alphonse retorts.
He looks at Emils, “What do you think?”
“What’s going on?” Resida asks.

I look at Emils as she walks up to the bed and puts her hand against Residas head.
“Oh, hello, are you Emils?”
“Hello.” Emils greets, “May I take a look at your condition?”
“Boss, what’s going on?”
“Emils here might be able to help your eyes. Please let her take a look.”
“Okay.” Resida nods, keeping still.

We look at Emils as she begins humming.
“W-wait, what’s happening?” Resida nervously asks.
“Resida?”
Emils is still humming as she talks, “Her organs are fine, but as far as I can tell, her eyes are receiving constant signals. Her hands will be okay, but her legs are too damaged.”
Resida flinches at the assessment. “Boss...?”
He sighs. “Yes, thats lines up with the doctors assessment. Do you think you can help her?”
“I can help with her eyes right now, but I do not know about the rest of her.”
“That’s, okay.” Alphonse turns to look at me, “Victoria, I could get my team ready in a few hours, or would you like to do this some other time?”

>>948575
ASAP will do. Ask Emils if there are any preparations she needs to do during the wait and if not sit down somewhere private to talk to her about such things as WHAT WAS THAT HUMMING and WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME YOU COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS and, no really, WHO HAVE YOU ‘FIXED’?!

Emils: Before you’re dragged away for enhanced interrogation, tell Resida she needn’t be worried she’ll never walk again. You recently met someone here in town who is very dedicatedly working on prosthetics. Perhaps they can help, someday.

With damage this extensive, she should operate ASAP; the longer it takes, the more likely the leg damage will be permanent.

Ask Emils how she's doing this. She's processing what takes weeks of study at the speed of thought.

>>948579
this

>>948575
Give permission for him to get his team together.

>>948579
>You recently met someone here in town who is very dedicatedly working on prosthetics. Perhaps they can help, someday.
Emils should not say that! Silvia told Emils to not tell anyone about that, so it would be wrong to start telling people.

>>948588
She definitely should keep a lid on this, but either way we're not controlling Emils at the time. Still, Emils knows the value of cultivating trust.

>>948575
He's giving you an out, take it. Some "other" time.

I think now is the time for Victoria to have a little chat with Emils. Preferable out of the patients hearing. Go over the risks of healing magic, just how much does Emils know what she is doing, and if she is fine with all this.

Victoria is her guardian, she needs to encourage Emils to grow up responsibly and to encourage any of her skills.

(The fact that Emils is only pretending to be a child is besides the point.)

>>948588
>>948590
Fair and fair, suggestion withdrawn. What I was thinking of probably works better in reverse anyhow, so Emils can talk to Silvia later about the possibility of providing prosthetics to Resida.

>>948575
Ohh, I know who this is.

Yeah in a few hours is fine with us.
Ask Emils what's with the humming.

>>948575
"Lets get this over with."

>>948575
>Resida
Hey, I know her. She's that Captain we played as one time. She shot ice out of her legs to prevent a slime from dragging her away.

Of course, Victoria and Emils don't know this, but still, it's good to see that she's going to get treatment of some kind.

>What do?
Ask how she got injured? Knowing more might help Emils. Then ask Emils to tell you what she thinks she can do.

Also try to not accidentally say something that sounds like you're giving Emils permission to do anything right now by herself without Alphonse's team.

>>948608
And because Emils is a child, she's going to ask why she needs to wait for Alphonse's team instead of being allowed to help Resida right now. Emils might even say that it's dumb that Resida has to wait a few hours to be helped instead of getting help right now.

So when Emils says anything like that, you're going to have to explain to her why she needs to wait before she can help Resida.

Now is fine. While they're preparing, let's go somewhere private and try to get some answers.

I’m surprised that Resida isn’t saying anything about how Alphonse said that Emils, who sounds like a child, might be able to help her, even though none of the actual doctors have been able to do anything.

"Emils, are you sure you want to do this?" I ask.
"Yes. I do not mind." Emils returns to my side.
"Excellent. Please wait at the lobby outside while I talk to Resida for a while."
"Boss?"

I bring Emils out of the room, and take a seat, Emils sitting next to me.
A brief moment of silence before I look at Emils, sitting upright on her seat.

"Emils, could you please tell me about yourself?"
She looks up at me, "My name is Emils. I am your ward. I am-"
"No, not that, I mean about you yourself, not things I've told you about."

Emils is silent for a while before she answers, swinging her legs slowly. "I do not know much about myself, or where I come from.
All I know is that I woke up in a cave, and eventually found myself here. I do not know much about what I can do or how I do it, other than that I can do things."
"And what about the people you've done magic on?"
"I think I've mentioned before that they would like to keep their identity private."
"That's fine, I won't force that out of you, but be careful with all this. Magic affects the body negatively."
I try to recall what little I can remember, "Despite how much magic is part of our lives, we hold a delicate balance with it inside our bodies. Too little mana, and we break down, and too much mana, and our body mutates.
Healing magic is one of the few magic that allows you to change how much magic is in a person. You understand what this means right?" I look at Emils, and she nods.
"It means that it's easy to upset the balance."
"Yes. I hope you understand, it's very easy to kill someone, even if they seem fine. It could be an hour, or even years later."
Emils doesn't seem worried about this, which is worrisome... does she have the concept of morality?
"Emil-"

I am interrupted by Alphonse stepping out of the room, "I've spoken with Resida, she has agreed to the procedure. Do you need anything for the surgery?"
"No sir."
"Are you sure...?"
"Yes sir. I can start at any time."
"Alright." Alphonse turns to me, "Anything you need before I get my team?"

>What do I need?
>Questions to ask Emils in the meanwhile.

She may be amoral, but that doesn't make her immoral. She seems content with helping people, even if she doesn't care about their ultimate fate. Worrying, sure, but not hopeless.

I don't think there's anything we need, or need to ask until after the procedure.

Ask Emils how she was humming and speaking simultaneously.

>>948658
Tell Emils that you're proud of her for wanting to help people, but the risks aren't just to her patients. If someone dies and she gets blamed for it, she could be in serious trouble. Still, with the proper training and backing from a powerful group to keep her safe and possibly anonymous, she could turn this into a highly lucrative career.
Would she like that? What does she want to do with her life? What purpose does she seek?

>Anything needed?
Some refreshments would be nice, since you'll be here for longer than anticipated. A promise that this won't all come crashing down on Emils if something goes wrong would be nice. Additionally, you'd prefer her gift be kept relatively lowkey for now. There are, you are sure, unscrupulous people out there who'd see Emils as someone to use, rather than as a child. You'd rather it not come to that.

(Which is probably, recalling Chris' words on the surviving noble families' need for a unifying dragonblooded rabbold to prop up their influence, the understatement of the year.)

>>948661
Indeed. What does Emil want from life? You know she's interested in magic - and clearly has a far greater gift for it than you realized.

>Humming
How does her talent work? The humming seemed to come from her... core? Body? Is this something anyone could learn to do? Could, for example, you?

>Previously treated people
Has she considered that it may be important to arrange for regular check-ups of those she has affected, lest ill effects develop unknowingly over time? She carries some responsibility for what happens onwards - is she prepared to deal with that?

>Emils' past
>Recall stories of rabbold dragonblooded being sacrificed to a mana beast.
She woke up in a cave? Does she... remember anything at all about a giant mana beast? Other than the one she claims to have met in the sewers, that is.

>Recall her strange language proficiency.
Does she know why she can speak other languages? Is the knowledge just there when she needs it, or can she recall how she knows them?

>Recall the story of Emperor Kali, his monsterification from drinking Dragon's Blood and following unsurpassed control over mana.
(... is Emils unlocking powers similar to that? Should you tell her about it?)

A notebook and an N.D.A..

>>948658
>I look at Emils, sitting upright on her seat.
It’s surprising that Emils is even sitting in a chair. You’d think she would’ve developed a fear of chairs after how they keep breaking after she sits on them!

>does she have the concept of morality?
That might be one of the things that she forgot.

>Emils doesn't seem worried about this, which is worrisome... does she have the concept of morality?

Maybe it's not a moral issue. Emils just diagnosed someone by touching them and humming for a moment, and now supposedly she can perform complicated surgery without need of any tools.
What kind of insane magic is this?
Maybe there's just nothing for her to be worried about.
Does she see something you cannot?

Ask her if this has to do with the magical girl books she's been reading.

Oh hey, if she doesn't have a good concept of morality you could spend the next couple hours teaching her.

A vow of silence.
Ask Emils if she knows what she just agreed to.

"Yes. A bear."
> You mean a beer.
"No."

>>948658
Trust Emils here. She's not worried, even when you explained the dangers. Since this is happening either way, show her you trust her understanding of her own capabilities and limits.
After you get home, ask Emils to trust you.

You're looking out for her, and while it's fine she has secrets it does make it difficult for you to give her the help and advice she needs.

Honestly, Victoria? You seem to be a bit behind the curve here. You've been putting your focus on trying to keep Emils out of dangerous situations, but she's clearly outside the scope of anything that would normally be considered dangerous.
The problems she's going to wind up struggling with are societal and political. She doesn't understand how things work, and has a very... direct approach to solving problems.
She doesn't need a guardian that protects her from things that would hurt her, she needs a parent to teach her how the world works and what is and is not ok. Find out what she wants, and be her guide on the path towards her goals.

When talking about herself I expected Emils to mention being uncertain if she possesses emotions and her desire to have feelings like the people she interact with.

Request that, in the future, if she discover any new things about herself that she talk to you about it before attempting to make use of her abilities on others. Explain that your role as guardian is to guide her in decisions she might be to inexperience to make, so if she thing there might be risks in taking certain actions you are the person she should be disusing what to to do. Tell her that it's your duty to guaranty her well being, so you would like her to think of you as trustworthy enough to share personal problems.

>>948705
this

"Perhaps some refreshments would be nice. Maybe something to document all this." I shrugged, "Can I get a promise of secrecy? I don't really want Emils to be bogged down by all this in the end."
Alphonse nods, "Alright, that at least I can do. I promise that I'll handle this matter will be kept between those who are involved. Now, if you excuse me." Alphonse leaves.

"Emils, what can you tell me about this healing ability you have?"
"It starts with me injecting trace mana into my target. That way, I can trace where mana goes in the target. I can then use my mana to manipulate whats around it, letting me change how mana flows or what it does."
"What about the humming?"
"I don't know. From what I understand, it's what the mana sounds like. As if I'm resonating with it. I don't really understand music, so I can't tell if it's any good."
"It is nice."
"Oh."

An awkward silence descends upon us, as I'm not sure how to continue the conversation.

"So... could you tell me what you want for your future?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, your dreams. Aspirations, desires, what you'd like to be."

>Answer for Emils

The goal has never changed... and Emils hasn't learned the importance of lying.
To become a magical slimegirl!

>>949652
Well there's the usual answer of "magical girl" but that's just the symbol of a desire. What about magical girls does Emils like? Is it the heroism? The strength? The glamour and respect, while under the cloak of anonymity that the transformation/disguise grants?
I think all those things would appeal to Emils. Yes even the heroism, because that's fighting with a strong purpose-- she doesn't care very much what the purpose IS (or at least not yet), so long as there is one. Fighting in a way that affects the lives of numerous others without those others responding with a desire to kill her. In fact, it makes sense for Emils to want to curry good favor since it would make people want to protect her, or whatever identity she's using at the time anyway. Emils should know she is not unstoppable. If she becomes a villain, she will be killed eventually.
Other ambitions:
Treating more people. She "learns a lot" during the process of treatment.
Becoming a bounty hunter, for the rewards. (mana stone rewards)
Learning about mana, Dragons, and working towards keeping the planet habitable. This is just an overall high priority and investment for the future... because Emils can live a long time.

Tell her that you can't go into details until you learn more about the world around you.

But that you like hugs!

I'm hungry for experience, I want to learn and do. Mastering magic seems like the most important thing right now. It gives me options. Let's me do more.
It's let me help several people already.
I don't know why I keep doing this to be honest.
Is this what a Magical Girl would do?
MAybe I enjoy it. What's enjoyment like?

To become a dragon!

>>949657
Emils may not know the importance of lying, but she does know the importance of not calling herself a slime!

>>949664
This.

I want to be a magical girl.

Beside the silly answer our long term plans are all related to the imminent disaster and how to prevent it. This isn't the place to talk such matter, but how about this:

"Victoria, there is something I need to talk to you in private. About what I am, where I came from and what should I do in the future.
For now I will say that I'm younger than I look and will live much longer than you expect."

Lust feared the possibility of forget someone important from her past. If Emils learn how to fix the natives she may never have to worry about losing friends in the first place. Those mana manipulation practices are important.

I want to always have something to strive for and when i achieve it, I want to find another even better thing to strive for.
I want to have almost every spell at my beck and call but still be able to grow.
I want to be the second best magical girl no matter how many times i surpass the best.
I want to never stop being ambitious.
I want just short of everything.

>>949664
Start with being a magical girl and then explain the details that really support it besides "it's cool". If people love and need you they don't want to kill you for your secrets.

>>949687
I'm not entirely sure it's a good idea to tell Victoria any of that.

"Well, I'd like to know more about how the world works and how magic works, and I should probably do what Lust asked me to and bring the people back to the stars, but I'm not sure how to do that yet."

>Revealing slime nature.
Just no.

>>949657
>>949678
Gonna point out that Emils knows the importance of lying and misleading. They got a +3 CHA bonus title - Poker Face - back in IAm 2 from getting Bea to think we were a foreign noble relative of 'Sir Victor'. They've also always been circumspect about revealing details involving their true primordial slime-hood.

And it's time to straddle that edge of truth and lies again.

>>949664
>Treating more people. She "learns a lot" during the process of treatment.
>Becoming a bounty hunter, for the rewards. (mana stone rewards)
>Learning about mana, Dragons, and working towards keeping the planet habitable.
Much of this seems on point as well. Although Emils may not know this definition of a 'magical girl', so let's layer in some context.

Tell Victoria that as she knows, you don't know much of anything due to your lack of memory (entirely true; you're very young). You want to learn how to fit in as a girl, although you kind of enjoy being somewhat independent and able to do as you like, and you get the impressions some girls are not as free to do so). You also want to study mana and learn more about how magic functions.

In short, you want to become a magical girl. So far, you're left with many questions.

As a point of reference - what do girls your age typically want? Since the distinction exists, what makes true and recycled mana different? What motivated Bea's parents to restrict her from becoming an adventurer? What happened to the Dragons? Why and how does adding mana to food make it taste better? Kissing - how does it work and why is it done? What is the difference between a fireball and an explosion spell?

As Victor can see, you have many magic and girl-related things to sort through.

>>949714
I'm fairly sure that Emils learned about magical girls by reading some books. Victoria commented as much.

>>949652
"To consume this world, and all that those within it hold dear."


"...that was a 'joke.' Was it funny?"

"Do what I can, improve so I can do more."

>>949652
"The World is broken. Dying. A lot of the people are, too. Generally people who don't deserve that.
The World would be a better place to live if somebody started repairs.
I can't fix everything, but I can fix what I can. I want to make the World better.
Also, I want to be a Magical Girl. That is important."

>>949652
Magical girl.
But like, seriously.
Emils can help people with little difficulty.
Magical girls are cool.
Helping people provides Emils with enormous benefits, both socially and (hopefully one day) economically.
Magical girls are cool.
Emils seeks self improvement and the pursuit of knowledge (the first is achieved by helping, the second will more easily be given by those who are helps)
Magical girls are cool.

"There are many things I don't know." Emils says calmly, "I'm learning how be be... 'normal'. It's different from what I used to be. I don't know how to act like a girl, really."
I wince, realizing I'm not really a good role model for 'normal girl'.
"All I understand about this place, I've read from books or heard from others. There's plenty of conflicting information, and I'm just sorting out what is true, and about this world in general."

"I'm sorry about that... I guess I've not been a proper guardian, and that's not all that fair for either of us. It's just... I've not really had much childhood experiences to impart upon you."
"But you are a girl are you not?"
"... Yes I am. I guess. It's been some time since I've considered myself as a girl."
"Then that really all that matters then. Tell me your experiences and opinions as a girl, and I can learn from that. It doesn't matter if it's good or bad, I just need a larger sample size."
"That works I guess. I'll try to do more stuff together, or try to bring you out more."

She looks at me, "Meanwhile, for short term goals, perhaps I would like to learn more about magic. What it is, how it works, why does it do what it does, and how does it relate to the end of this world."
"That's something in the works, there's someone I've invited over to help assess and teach you magic, and they should come over soon... I'm sorry, what was that last part?"

"The usage of mana seems to be unsustainable. I do not have accurate information that leads up to this conclusion, but it comes from a reliable source."
I raise a brow, "And what is this source?"
"The mana beast that used to live under the city."
"Used to?"
"Yes. It is dead now, I think. I am not sure how the classification of alive and dead works on mana beasts, but it's not anymore."
This sounds all too much like a joke. "Then I guess the only place to get to the bottom of the issue now is at Fuller. It's largest place of magic studies and research around. The guy I've invited over is from Fuller. If you really want to study magic, I could pull some strings to get you in, but I wouldn't be able to follow you."
"I see." Emils seems to be thinking.
"You don't have to decide now, most kids tend to magic when they're 5 to 15. Not everyone is capable of admission, but I'm sure you can if you try."

"What about becoming a magical girl? How does one officially become one?"
"Oh. Uh. That's not a real... vocation."
"It's not?" Emils asks, confused.
"No, it's a fictional thing. Something to encourage kids to learn magic, by promoting friendship and training." I think, trying to remember my old books, "Most of them of the time, they're written with problem of the day issues, like fables and such, teaching some sort of lesson."
Emils looks down, quiet.
"That is... I mean, Just because it isn't real doesn't mean you can't try to be one. I'm sure someone out there has tried to be a magical girl too. Just because you haven't heard of something existing, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. You could even be the first, if you set your heart into it." I try to cheer up Emils, but it's hard to tell with her.
"I understand." Emils looks up and at the end of the corridor where Alphonse walks in with a group of people rolling some equipment.

"Ah, girls, you're still here." He nods to one of the nurses who hands me a paper contract, a notebook, on a tray with some water.
"Refreshments, as asked. And a contract of secrecy. Everyone here has their name and signature on that copy. This one is yours."
I take the notebook and file the contract inside it, "Emils, how long will this take?"
"I don't know. Maybe a few minuites?"

The group erupts into whispers, much of it jargon I don't understand, but a general atmosphere of noninterference is present.

"Would you like to wait outside, or join us inside?"

>Watch the process
>Stay outside (Swaps to Emils)

i vote stay outside (swap to Emils)

Victoria should be there. Can't just say that you want to be a better and more involved guardian and then leave your charge alone to an experiment with strangers.

Yeah Victoria should be there.
I kindof want to swap to Emils anyway...

Victoria should see this, both to serve as a guardian, as well as out of curiosity.

Swap to Emils. You're here to pioneer the profession of magical slimegirl, Emils. You are uniquely suited to the task.

>>950241
>This sounds all too much like a joke.
Victoria, don’t you remember what Emils told you about her adventure into the sewer? She told you that she had to “shut down” a giant slime. That giant slime is the mana beast she’s talking about.

>"Would you like to wait outside, or join us inside?"
You can’t tell Emils that you’ll do more stuff together with her and then immediately not do it.

Go in there and watch the process.

>>950245
>I kind of want to swap to Emils anyway...
Me too.

Definitely watch the process, but I don't care about swapping.

Oh fuck yes you wanna watch.

Watch this.

>>950241
Let's watch - why not!

Oh, they'd let you watch? Is it normal that non-medical personnel are allowed to watch surgical procedures? If they're offering, then why not.

Emils should ask Victoria what a "contract" is. And what sort of binding power that piece of paper has.

Victoria should watch even though she's unlikely to understand what's going on.

Hell, why would any of them be able to tell what happens here, they don't have Emils ability to see an manipulate mana directly.

>>950241
Go watch your adoptive daughter perform surgery and be there to support her.

>>950241
I would like for her to watch, but also to switch to Emils.

Go with her.

>>950241
keep an eye on her, if only to make sure she also doesn't get hurt or overwhelmed

>>950299
This!

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Victoria follows me into the room, as the observers stand aside, quietly discussing with each other.
They’re all standing aside, giving the room space around the bed.
An older man comes up to me, holding a tube.
“Hello Emils, my name is doctor Simon. I’ll be using this tool to record what you do today, so we can check and review what happens today.”
“Okay.” I respond, walking up to the lady on the bed.
“If it is okay with you, we can begin.”
“Oh... okay.” She answers pensively.

I rest my hand on her chest, near her mana stone, and begin infusing mana into her body.
Someone in the group is narrating what I’m doing, as I assess what I can fix.

>Fix eyes
>Fix mana around eyes
>Also Fix legs

Start by fixing the mana around her eyes, that is what we were asked to do, ask for permission before doing anything else.

Fix eyes.
Also fix legs. No need to ask for permission. If she says something, just say it's side effects.
Also enhance fix knockers. Because science.

...
Also remove mana from the recording device.

Fix the mana around her eyes, as advertised.

About the legs, you seem to have said they were beyond saving, so if they're actually not you need a good explanation.

>>950638
You are being recorded, so only fix the mana around her eyes, which is probably the source of the constant signals, and keep your own mana and body under tight 'normal' control. Are her eyes themselves damaged as well if this is an option?

Fixing her eyes and legs directly would probably cause Resida pain, so she should probably be unconscious for that. Something for a separate operation later, or something to ask for if you decide to go through with it now. Wouldn't do to have her thrash around.

Your ability to fleshcraft is probably not something you should advertise today.

>>950638
Stick to the original plan,fix mana around eyes.

Fix eyes, then go into a bull^&*( lengthy bio-engineering explanation for her legs. Claim that whatever maimed her developed a set of geometrically-patterned hollow pathways through her bones. Obviously, this prevents her from walking, but with the right application of recursive healing, it should practically heal itself.

Fix only eyes. Scan for abilities to copy.

Fix mana around eyes first, then fix eyes.
That's why you are here after all.

Ask before attempting the leg repair.
Don't poke around more than you have too. They are watching.

Fix the mana around the eyes.
Don't attempt to fix the legs. Victoria mentioned that healing can be dangerous to the individual in the long term, which rather defeats the purpose of trying to heal them.

Is the damage to the eyes caused by the damage to the mana circuits around the eyes? If so, repairing that may be the easiest way.

>>950658
Seconded

Fix the eyes and the mana around the eyes, and then casually mention that you could fix her legs too without actually doing it.

Fix mana around eyes. Legs can come later if they let you.

>>950638
Fix mana around eyes.
Also state that you can attempt to repair other damage to her eyes, as well as her legs.
Remember, you stated that her legs will not "be okay". That implies they won't heal on their own. You didn't say they could not be healed via outside intervention.

>>950638
Stick to your original plan of fixing the mana around her eyes. You already said that you could help with her eyes right now, so it’s best that you don’t try to fix her legs.

And remember what Victoria told you about how dangerous it is to use magic on people. If you try to completely fix her, that might only make things worse.

>>950638
Just fix the mana around her eyes.

>>950657
>Copy
Should we attempt that while we're being watched?

>>950680
>If you try to completely fix her, that might only make things worse.
Good point. Trying to heal too much at once may not be a good idea, so we'd better stick to what we said we were going to do.

Ehh, fix everything, and let them record. This will give them the most reassurance of your capabilities and thus maximise your ability to heal Alice.

>>950685
this

>>950638
Fix mana around eyes, then fix eyes.

State that you can attempt a repair of her legs, but that it is uncertain due to the difficulty of such a task, and that it would be best to let her stabilize after this before deciding if an attempt should be made.

>>950664
To be fair, they don't have much understanding of biology. It's little better than the days when people would go to barbers and dentists for their internal surgical needs - even minor surgery has a mortality rate of more than 10%, largely because they don't even know to clean their blades.

Keep in mind that Emils is here because this patient has been ruled a lost cause. They're hoping for success, but are expecting failure.

>>950682
>Trying to heal too much at once may not be a good idea
I agree with this.

Let's just focus on the mana around the eyes for now.

Do all you can do, everyone already agreed not to disclose anything that happens here. Try to be as gentle as possible while healing her.

Keep in mind they are probably expecting fixing the mana problem to fix the eyes themselves, hence we should fix both and ask about the legs.

>>950638
fix eyes and surrounding mana
ask if legs should also be fixed
>recording device
remind them of their promise, and to be very careful in the storage and presentation of that device.
do this in a nonthreatening way, but honestly a tiny, extremely vague threat would become effective once they see what you can do, so slip it in if you want

>Fixing legs
I could attempt to fix her legs, it’s mostly damage to her meat and skin from the knees down.

>Fix mana and eyes
Mana rushes into the lady on the bed, as I begin to fix the damage around her eyes.
She winces and tries to get up, but I keep her under my arm.

--
[Mana Manipulation] has triggered.
Permission to read subject core.

Skills:
Kick
Sentry
Sword
Spear
Bow
Magic

Spells:
Detection
Ice bolt
Frost shield
Ice coffin
--

“It seems the patient is suffering from stress and pain from the treatment.”
“How much do you see?”
“Not much, there’s too much interference for a proper detection.”
The people behind me discusses, “Where is the interference coming from?”
“Not sure.” The one holding the recorded states, “It’s all just high level mana interference.”

> Pick a skill or spell to copy.

Copy the Kick skill. She won't need it.

Copy the detection spell.

I think the skills listed are too common to waste this opportunity on. Instead, I'd choose one of the spells. We already have plenty of ways to detect stuff with Mana Manipulation and Solid Material Perception, so I think Detection wouldn't add anything to that. On the other hand, we don't have any cold spells yet despite having an ability to use them. So this is definitely a perfect opportunity to get a cold spell.

Of the cold spells, I think the most useful one would be...
Frost Shield
Because we don't yet have any good long-range protection.

As far as fixing stuff goes, see if you can make Resida's knockers eyes work even better than they originally could. Or make it so that they would be more compatible with her Detection spell. What was that about her receiving a constant signal? Could you tune her eyes to this signal, or the signal to her eyes?

And yeah, try fixing the legs and restoring the mana flow in them.

Copy the spell ice coffin. If we face mana beasts in the future a spell that immobilize the target would be useful.

>>951194
I'd say that we snag Detection, and that we should only go for 1 or 2 spells as the copying might have an adverse effect on the procedure.

What's the extent of the damage on the mana around the eyes and the eyes themselves?

You are being watched and it would be bad to convince these people that we are reckless with what they consider a dangerous power. Not to mention that with the eyes causing them a lot of pain, messing with her leggs might be too much for her right now and get them to call it off half way. So just focus on the eyes as agreed on. We can always fix the leggs later, once these people are convinced of our skills.

As for skills, frost shield to add some defense seems most useful.

Learn one of the ice spells. We can probably figure out the other ice spells based off of it later.

>Legs
Wait, you can heal serious structural damage without using slime?
Hell yeah, fix the legs after the eyes are done then.

If what Alphonse said earlier was true then the doctors might not be able to restore full functionality themselves.

Though the patient's struggling is unlikely to deter you, it may inspire someone in the rom to interfere, possibly screwing everything up.

Tell the patient that you know it hurts, that pain is normal, and that she'll only have to bear it a little while longer.

Copy Frost Shield, but only after the operation is complete. Let's not overwhelm her.
It is immediately useful and potentially mutable.

Kick!

>>951194
Copy Frost shield

>>951202
I agree with all of this.

Don’t mess with the legs, let’s only focus on healing the eyes for now.

>>951194
Frost Shield.
Also, I still think you should finish your work on her eyes and then after that suggest you try to fix her legs.

>>951194
Leave legs alone for now >>951202 yeah we don't want her getting overwhelmed by pain or anything going weird.

>>951194
Frost shield

>>951202
Do this.

>>951194
Copy that *Magic* skill

Get Frost Shield and don't mess with the legs.

The doctors used the word "suffering", which is negative. From this, Emils should assume that pain is something that's important to avoid during such operations. Ask them if Resida's pain can be reduced in any way.

Sentry is my pick. It is explicitly opposed to random people walking up to you and using mana shenanigans. We can pretty much only get it by overpowering or coercing people. The spells can all be acquired through research, once we get a source, although detection might help with that.
Also, an awareness of how to stay alert is an awareness of how people fail to be alert. This is actually very informative of psychology. People are largely defined by their failings afterall.

Fix the underlying structural errors of the legs. They should self-repair once properly aligned. The lack of complete reconnection should discourage too much demand for your services in restoration.

I'll agree with grabbing sentry, Emils can ptobably achieve better results learning magic the way her special senses teaches her, as these people seem to have an imperfect concept of it, so picking up an array of practical skills in these situations seems like a good idea.

Copy sentry, but don't fuck with her legs yet, we want to fix her eyes first, then ask permission to fix her legs as well.

>>951227
Eh, sure, I'll change vote to this.

Sentry didn't keep her from being ambushed by the other slime...

Get Sentry, leave the legs for later, and continue healing eyes.

Try feeling around for the affected nerve endings that might be causing the pain and seeing if you can't temporarily stop them from being set off.

>>951194
Copy Sentry.

Don't do anything to her legs, only focus on healing her eyes.

>>951227
>>951231
>>951274

>>/questdis/131569

Do as much as you can and try to be gentle.

>>951194
Fix the eyes, leave the legs for later.

It occurs to me that if Emils gives her two separate treatments, she can copy two skills. Then we won't have to argue about Ice vs Sentry, just get both.

>>951447
This is an excellent idea!

>>951447
This sounds like trying to metagame, which never ends well.

it could be that her legs are in a recoverable condition, and they were going to have a more traditional, experienced healer treat them once this eye experiment was over.

Provided they survive.

>Frost shield
—-
>Ability upgraded
Thermoregulation - You gain control over temperature within your influence.

>Learned Spell
Frost shield - Conjure a wall of ice. (Chant not learned)
—-

“Wh-Argh!” The lady grabs my arm, trying to pull me off, but I just need contact with her body now.

“Should we administer pain medication?”
“...no, we don’t know how it would affect the treatment, hows the recording?”
“Worthless, we’ll have to resort to non magical recording.”
“More paperwork then.”

“I am done.” I say while pulling my hand back, letting the lady on the recover.
She’s heavily sweating, and emitting some frost from her body.

One of the doctors walks up to the bed, “Captain, how are you feeling?”
“Like shit.”
The doctors begins a physical checkup of the lady as I step back to Red eyes.

“How did things go?” Red eyes asks.
“Okay. She resisted, but I did fix her vision and the mana veins around her eyes.”
“Would that cause any issues?”
“Maybe? I’ve not done this on anyone who resisted this much. She has more control over her mana than others.”
The big man intrudes into our conversation, “That would be because Resida is a two circle cryomancer. She should have more control over her mana than the average person.”
“What does two circle mean?” I ask.

“Oh. A circle is what mages call a simple spell.” Red eyes explains, “Some spells have circles added to them to make them stronger, but putting a circle in a circle makes it exponentially stronger. A two circle mage means they have the mana and ability to put a circle within a circle. Three circles is a circle within a circle within a circle, and so on.”
“It cost to casts the spells grows exponentially too.” Alphonse adds, “and she barely can afford the cost.” He frowns. “Thank you for your help, Emils. It would take some time for things to settle, so I’ll inform you two about the results later. Alice should be done by now, would you like to join me or do you have other plans?”

> Join Alphonse and Alice
> Leave (pick other character or location)

> Join Alphonse and Alice

Apologize for accidentally hurting her, but explain that you were trying to be as efficient in healing as possible without taking risks. Also request that you'd like to take a look at her legs in the future, but you'll stay away if she wants you to.

>>951670
This.

Then go see Alice.

>>951670
Seconded.

>>951670
This.

>>951670
I'd be less apologistic about it. Also, I wouldn't make it sound like we want to do it, but that we could if she made the request.

I think she noticed the skill theft.

>Join Alphonse and Alice

>>951670
This works.

Ask to work on her legs.

>>951668
Join them.
"I believe I would be able to fix her legs, if you do not have a better method available. However, she seems to have suffered significantly more pain due to her resistance, and I do believe she would rather avoid another round of treatment if possible."

>>951714
This sounds good, in addition to the apology for the pain of the current operation.

I don't think Emils understands pain or should try to apologize about it.

But certainly, time to go with Alphonse.

Let's meet with Alice.

>>951746
Emils understands pain, at least in the sense they know enough to attempt to emulate it. Apologizing for causing pain seems normal.

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The lady is being tended to by the doctors for me to talk to her.

“I would like to meet Alice,” I look at red eyes, “if that is okay.”
“Yeah, it’s fine.” She looks back at Alphonse, “I would like a word with Resida.”
“That’s fine. Alice should be in the lobby by now, if you would like to go ahead.”
“Thank you,” I respond before leaving the room.

I spot Alice waiting in the chairs of the lobby, and she spots me. She’s wearing the pendant which looks like something Slivia had on one of his papers.
“Emils? Why are you here?”
“I was invited by your grandfather, Alphonse.”
She winces, “Ah... I did say that I had to ask grandpa, what did you talk about?”
“I had to talk about what I could do, and give a demonstration.”
“Oh.”

She seems slightly uncomfortable with what to talk about.
> Attempt to start a conversation

Tell her that you haven't seen her wear that pendant before. Ask if her fiancé made it.

Also tell her the demonstration went well and that you believe that, as soon as Resida's condition is confirmed, that you'll be able to help her. And then she'll be able to cast spells better. Ask if she's changed her mind on this matter.

>Ah... I did say that I had to ask grandpa
Ask her if... she actually talked with her grandpa about you at all. If she says that she didn't, it would mean that Alphonse lied haha

I don't think we should tell her about what happened between us and Silvia.

>>952019
She is wincing. Ask if she is in any pain.

Talk about boys, obviously. And girls. Like would you be able to rise to power faster if you were a boy?

Compliment her clothes and pendant

>>952019
Tell her it worked well, though it seemed to hurt some. But now the lady can see.

How was your encounter with Silvia? Did he said something that bothered you?

>>952019
Tell her they seemed impressed, and should agree to the procedure.
Also tell her you met her fiance. He blames himself.

>>952044
Yup.

>>952040
>But now the lady can see.
We don’t know that yet. We haven’t been told if we succeeded or not.

>>952042
Emils is the one that visited Silvia, not Alice. They still haven’t gotten together yet.

>>952044
Do this.

>>952053
So he mailed the pendant?

>>952044
I agree with this.

>>952054
Actually, Alice has always had the pendant with her. You can see it around her neck when we first met her back in Thread 2 of this quest.

When Emils said, "She’s wearing the pendant which looks like something Slivia had on one of his papers." she was referring to Slivia's blueprints from when he first created the pendant and gave it to Alice back when she still had both of her arms.

I agree, in Emils usual stoic manner "I fixed someones damage to prove I could do it. Also, I met your fiance. He blames himself. While I was there I made you an arm."

And just watch her get super exasperated at the onrush of implications.

>>952076
>While I was there I made you an arm.
Didn’t we promise Slivia that we wouldn’t tell anyone about what he was working on in his workshop? I’m pretty sure that also includes not telling Alice about anything in Slivia’s workshop.

Ok, if you want to that pedantic, instead of "While I was there I made you an arm", go with "Also, I made you an arm."

...hmm, maybe Emils should examine the pendant.

Don't spoil her gift.

>>952019
Tell her that Slivia Blane's himself for what happened.

>>952101
Better idea: Let's not mention the arm at all.

We've gotta make sure the arm functions correctly before we can let her use it.

Don't Mention the Arm
I fixed someones eyes and all they did was cry and flail.

How's your day been so far?
Anything interesting going on?

Your grandfather wanted me to heal someone, which I did successfully, but apparently the process was extremely painful to her.

>>952019
"She was blinded in an attack. Your grandfather wanted me to demonstrate my abilities. He seemed impressed, and she should be able to see soon.

I met your fiancee. He blames himself for everything."

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She had always been wearing the pendant.
“There was a lady named Resida who had some injuries I had to heal. She’s mostly okay now. It was not something serious. You do not have to concern yourself with this matter.”
Alice invites me to sit at a nearby couch, “You don’t have to worry about grandpa, he’s just concerned. Ever since my accident, he’s been trying to spend more time with me, but I wish he’d take care of himself more.”
“I also visited Silvia the other day.”
Alice panics a bit, but tries to hide it. “Really?”
“He says he feels guilty.”
“... oh.” Alice says looking down.
“I am not sure how much to tell you considering he wishes to talk to you in person, but I think still thinks about you.”

Alice sighs, sinking into her chair, looking at the ceiling.
“I don’t know what to do. I should go talk to him, but I just feel nervous... scared... my stomach feels terrible... have you ever been in love Emils?”
“No. I have never experienced love.”
“Oh... right... sorry.” Alice looks away, “A-anyway, what about you, what have you been up to?”
“I’ve been exploring the city, learning new things, and applied to be an adventurer. I’ve been put into probation for now, and waiting for the results of the first test.”
“That’s quite the productive week. All I’m allowed to do is just study, train, and recuperate...”
“Bettering oneself does sound as productive.”
“I mean, sure, but it’s boring. With my family’s position, everything I do will have to be in accordance to some dumb nobility thing. It gets kinda stifling after a while, especially when it feels like people look at me like I’m not even a person.”
“Is that a serious issue?”
“I guess not.” Alice sighs, “Sometimes I feel like I should have accepted the invitation to Fuller. At least there I’m not a heiress, or some kind of girl that needs pity.”
“So what’s stopping you? If you’ve decide to accept my offer, it would reduce the time for you to recuperate. You’ve already experienced what it could do to your magic abilities, so that would probably help at a magic school.”
Alice looks at me, “Say, Emils... if I went to Fuller, could you go with me? Someone with your abilities and my recommendation, you would definitely be accepted.”

>>952769
Sure, if you're not otherwise occupied. There's something you might have to do soon(the mission to find Mother) and you're not sure how long it'll take.

>>952769
"Would I be able to bring Bea with me?"

>>952769
Oh man how many obligations can we take on

"Could I have a full account of the required resources? The prospect sounds agreeable but I am uncertain how much time I will require to restore this planet's ability to support life."

As enticing as it sounds it seems like it would also come with considerable risk. A lot of capable mages in one place, but also a lot of magic equipment, probably capable of seeing through our disguise in moments.

“The offer is tempting and if you are serious, I would like to think on it however as I would like to see what other options reveal themselves to me before I make any significant time investments. Thank you for the offer however”

>>952773
Emils does want to learn more about magic, though, and Fuller must be a high class school if Alice got the offer to join.

"I appreciate the offer. Victor is looking into magic schooling for me also, so I'll ask them about it. If Fuller is high on their list, your recommendation would be a boon.

What can you tell me about it, though?

And is it possible to school as an adventurer and a magician at the same time? I want to learn both practical and theoretical magic, in order to attain full magical girlhood for my inevitable world-saving tour."

Smile, so they think it's a joke.

"Besides, I suspect I'll pick up on some things quickly and I'd rather have something to do with any leftover spare time from homework and classes. And Bea... well, she wants to go adventuring too."

Lean in and whisper conspiratorially.

"(that said, I can probably still help you with homework if you want)"

>>952769
Answer that this is highly tempting, but you're not sure you can afford the time expenditure at the moment, having other commitments.

Tell her that you'd like to postpone such a decision

This is a great idea.

Ask her when you would have to leave if you accepted. You still have some things here to take care of after all.

Also ask what the requirements to get in are, for another friend.
Need to know what to teach, imbue into, or help cheat for Bea.

>>952769
"I should probably ask Victoria before I make a decision about that."

>>952781
>I am uncertain how much time I will require to restore this planet's ability to support life.
I'm pretty sure we don't need to tell Alice any of this. There's really no benefit from telling her, so we might as well not say anything.

>>952787
>Risks
I'm also concerned about that.

"Maybe, if it aligns with my long-term objectives. Like saving the world as a magical girl."

>>952769
"I believe that would delay my work to prevent the end of the world.
Well, at least the end of all life on the world. And most of its major functions. The dirt and rock would likely not be affected."

Respond with "tell me about Fuller" rather than answering the question at all.

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“As kind as the offer is, I do not know too much about Fuller.”
“Well, everything I know of Fuller is from others, but I heard it’s a city based on magical technology, run by a council of high level mages, and all that matters is how good your magical abilities are. No nonsense about bloodlines or nobility, a place where people can freely interact, and cultures from all around Avaros.”

“It sounds like a nice place.” I guess. “But I have not had any opportunities to have myself tested, so I do not know what level I am compared to you.”
“That’s... I guess that’s possible. We typically test kids at 5 years old here. How do they judge what level you are where you’re from?”
“I don’t know, you would have to ask Victor. I did not have the same past as they do.”
“Oh? Did something happen?” Alice looks at me with interest, “Tell me about where you come from, please. I’d like to know more about other places.”

I guess give her the same story that you gave the other kids in the class. Tell her that you weren't born in any sort of civilization and that you don't really know where you come from.

Be unhelpful in your description. There were rocks, grasses, and some lizards.

>>953255
I lived in caves until I came here. Magical beasts are sort of like family to me.

Deep underground, somewhere I couldn't see, there was a corpse or a fossil. Near it I found my sibling sleeping. Never saw them awake.
I followed the water until I reached a place with grass and lizards I could eat. From there I found my way to this city.

People think I'm lying about where I came from. This is all I know from before getting here and the more believable stories I told were lies to satisfy questions I couldn't answer.

>>953255
There's not a whole lot to say I suppose.
I don't remember a lot about my past.
Life was all kill or be killed back then.
Mana and the flow of it was life. To seek and consume it survival.
Mana was the first thing I saw. The first thing I understood.
Everything else. All this... Came later.
I've come to find that this makes my understanding of magic... different.
I don't know how it would be judged.

Your only family were your little sister and a nest of giant lizards that took you two in for some reason. But your sister never woke up from her lifelong coma, and you don't know where the lizards are.

Then time blurred until you got caught in some skirmish between knights. You fought back in self defense, and somehow all the knights had fallen by your hand or killed each other. You took what interested you and learned what you could from their magic gear.

Then some weird guy in a frilly dress took you to Victoria.

>>953255
Give her the same story you gave others. The web of half-truth must be consistent.
Ask where you can get tested, maybe you can do that soon.

I lived in caves eating grass and lizards, there were a lot of lizards.

>>953273

This, just a straight up description of your early life, leaving out the specifics of not being a rabbold at that point and time and maybe leaving out the eating a bunch of people.

>>953263
This. If our lie starts to diverge too much from what we originally said, it’s going to bite us later. If (When) our true form gets discovered, at the very least they’ll believe the real truth or our form of the truth.

You don't have the same past they do because you don't have a past. Nothing to speak of, really.

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“I don’t have much to tell you,” I tell Alice.
“That’s fine, anything is fine, I’d just like to get to know you better.”
“It... as far as I could remember, ...”
—-
I remember mother.
We were meant to be her successor.
—-
“There was someone who could be considered a mother...”
—-
We were many.
Each one an individual.
Each one a part of mother.
—-
“There were others, I think they were like me. Maybe family...”
—-
We fought each other.
We befriended each other.
We killed each other.
—-
“We were the only ones around.”
—-
We took from others.
We consumed them.
They became a part of us, and we became stronger.
Those that could not fight did not survive.
—-
“Resources was scarce. We had to take from others. Kill friends and family just to live.”
—-
I... I was taken away from there...
by...
—-
“My... someone took took me away from there.
I...”

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I’m crying?
“Emils?... are you okay? I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have...” Alice is talking but I don’t think I can concentrate on what she’s saying.

We have achieved an emotion! Unfortunately it is sad, but still!

>>955794
hold this feeling close and focus remember it because, is this how it is to be alive?

Take it easy. The emotion might be real, but those memories... are they really yours?

Lust said her slime children inherited memories from her. This might be the equivalent for you - a memory belonging to your parent. Because you know for a fact when you came to be, and that was far more recently.

Wipe your tears. Apologize to Alice, if you can. Say that... perhaps it was just a bad dream, of sorts. Your memories of things long past are not very clear.

I don't usually think about this...
Ask me again another time.
I'll answer your questions then.

How does this fight for survival lead to your humble beginning alongside eggs that we assumed at the time were your siblings? Were they unrelated to you? Did you all assumed the egg form after being active in that fight for survival?
What were the motives of the person who took you? Could that corpse be them?

Do you want to go back there? Maybe Jogert will know who your mother is from what you remember, or at least indicate someone who might know. But you were taken from there by someone, perhaps rescued... Is it worth to go back?

Hmm, so are we the successor, or were we taken away from the selection process?

Tell Alice you don't want to talk about this anymore.

>>955794
This is important, Slime. You are remembering who you really are. Emotion is a part of that, apparently. Do not shy away from it.

Do not resort to stress eating. Comfort food does not solve all problems.

You're homesick, but you don't know anything else about home. Maybe you should ask the slimes in the sewer if anything you remembered sounds familiar. Let's go do that.

“Why am i leaking? Did i break my eyes somehow?”

Hug Alice.

"I've never cried before. I apologize for upsetting you."

These aren't your memories, but having emotions opens up many doors.

Gauge your feels when hugging Alice. DO NOT EAT.

>>955794
Easy there champ. This is something new. It may not feel great but don’t try to push it away.

Tell Alice that you don’t wish to talk about it for now. Hug her maybe? Don’t eat.

Quick, plug the leak!

Politely inform Alice that you are experiencing a system error and require some time for diagnostics.

Hold onto that feeling Emils. That's what it is to be alive. The bad times let us appreciate the good ones.

I'm tempted to use these new memories to make it seem like Emils was abused and she ran away. The trauma of the event caused her memory loss.

>>956132
Huh. That might work. Not entirely sure if we should though.

>>956132
I do not see the use of adding another lie on top of another.

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I do not recognize these memories.
It could be mine, but I don’t know. My memories started when I woke in the cave.
Other than a sense of sharing mana, I do not have any compulsion to consume my supposed sibling core.
I do not even know how to get back. A lot of my progression towards here involved crossing a few underground streams.

I try to wipe off the tears, but it’s uncontrollable. I do not like this.
I try to stand, but my legs wobble, causing me to adjust myself.

“Emils, are you okay?” Alice asked with concern.
“I don’t know,” I say, I can’t seem to get proper control over my body.
“I think I’ll be fine in a while. I’m sorry but I would like to be alone for a while.”
“Oh. Are you sure?”
“Yes.”

I leave Alice behind, and make my way around a quiet corner.
After confirming that no one else is around, reform my entire body.
From the brain around my core, reverting meat and fat into slime, and back into organic matter, I quickly reshape the form of Emils from memory.
The naturally brown fur quickly dyes white when it confirms its shape.
It costed a lot of mana, but it seems to have stopped whatever happened.
I am not fond of such... emotions. I don’t think I will try to feel that again.

I tested my body’s control before continuing on my way back to Victoria.
I meet her half way.

“Emils, are you done? We’re heading back if you are.”
“I am. What did you discuss with the lady?”
“Oh. Nothing. Just needed some info.”
“Okay.”
We turn to head to the lobby. Alice isn’t here.

“Emils, I’m going to have to ask you to be careful when you leave home.” Victoria tells me when we leave the hospital.
“Why?”
“There has been a rise in slimes found around the city, and while they shouldn’t be much of an issue, there has been reports of them attacking people.”
“I could-“
“I know you could probably talk to them, I don’t think it’s a good idea. I don’t want you getting hurt over this. Slimes are not all safe to be around.”

>Agree
>Disagree
>Other

Strongly disagree. Suggest that you might be able to stop them from attacking altogeteher.

Agree. Didn't the core slime die? These could be aimless left-overs acting irrationally.

Also yes, slimes are not safe to be around. Look Victoria right in the eyes when you agree with this statement.

Disagree.

I haven't met a slime yet that I couldn't make friends with. I know how they think.

>>956449
Agree. Slimes can be dangerous.

Which is why you should talk to them.

Agree. Just like people, there are slimes that are good and that are bad.
Tell her not to worry. You'll make sure to chase away the bad ones.

Agree. Slip away anyway.

>>956449
Agree

Agree. We've been notified that there's a dangerous slimy thing running around.
Still, be ready to rush if you hear a scream for help or something the like.

>>956449
Agree
...not all, no

Other: Middle ground

Agree that if you encounter a slime, your initial reaction would be evasive. However, during the evasion you would try to determine whether the slime is aggressive or not. In case where you conclude that it's not aggressive, you would consider communicating with it.

Now Emils, if you are going to be caretaker to these creatures, you are going to need to experience some of those emotions. Resetting your chemical balance isn't going to keep those feelings away, and you shouldn't anyway. You've asked to have emotions, now that you have them rebooting your physical form is like trying not to.

Ask her what her thoughts and opinions on slims are.
Bring up mimic slimes and what she thinks of those.

Agreed, but not all people are either. That doesn't mean you avoid them just to stay safe.

>>956471
I’ll go with that.

Also this >>956561
Might as well get our foot in the door and ask about slimes and Victoria’s opinion of them as well as see if there’s stories about ones that can mimic others (just in case we’re not the first slime to have mimicked an actual person)

>>956449
Remind her that their mother is dead. All the slimes are acting independently now. They are disagreeing on what to do... this means they need a new central authority. You are the only one who could be that leader.