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[b][color=Aquamarine]wordcount:[/color][/b] 2,180 (+3) (+2 rapport per character)
[b][color=Aquamarine]Midna: level 9[/color][/b] EXP: [color=Aquamarine]//////////////////////[/color]//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// (22/110) (+1 bonus pending)
[sup]with[/sup]
[color=D34C25][b]Primrose[/b] [@Yankee]
[u]Level[/u]: [b]10[/b] - [u]Total EXP[/u]: 215/100[/color]
Level 11 Sectonia (holding 5 level up) - (108/110)
[b][color=Aquamarine]Location:[/color][/b]
[color=Aquamarine]Warp Charges:[/color] 1
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Virgin Victory teleport room
Top of the Split mountain
Outside the Convent of Our Lady of the Charred Visage
Tostarena Town
S.O.U. Building
Seiran Clinic
Underground Roadway (Seiran Rebel Base Outskirts)
Below City of glass entrance (plate maintenance tunnel)
Vandelay Campus (Alleyway)
Arahabaki’s entrance
Deep Ground - the Source
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[color=Aquamarine]Warp Charges:[/color] 1
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Once the general introduction had finished up, and a plan of action set into course (minigames, whatever those were) Midna intentionally slipped her way between the various sized turtles in order to seek out two familiar faces among the other team: Primrose and Sectonia.

Her own was mostly the same, a little more average perhaps, but a lot else had changed. For one she looked almost human, and had gone from imp to giant of a woman, had actual clothes on that were a rather edgy mix of reds and blacks, and her helm and mask’s combined visage was now that of a snarling demon. It was certainly a look. As where the two extra glowing orange arms she was sporting, which she used to wave and get both of their attention before she said [color=Aquamarine]”Hello you two, long time no see”[/color]

Primrose had been intending to seek the Twilight Princess out herself in order to catch up. Therion had already split up from the dancer in order to give the ladies some space to talk, so it was fortunate Midna had the same idea. She smiled lightly at Midna even as she raised one elegant eyebrow at the extra set of limbs.

[color=D34C25]"I wouldn't have recognized you if you hadn't introduced yourself,"[/color] she said. How very different Midna looked now than when she and Primrose had started out across the desert. Or even since last they saw each other. Even her distinctive helmet, though by far still the most recognizable part of the former imp, had changed. She looked strange for sure, but any stranger than some of the other Seekers? Primrose didn't really think so.

But her appearance wasn't as important as the fact that she had appeared. With all of the casualties the purple team had gone through, and the fate of some on the other team that Midna mentioned in passing, it was just nice to see friends and familiar faces still around. And Primrose said as much. [color=D34C25]"Regardless, it's good to see you."[/color]

[color=Aquamarine]”I’m a bit of a mess, but better this than that cursed little form so I’ll take it”[/color] Midna replied. If she could, she’d have tinkered with the combination before now, but with Peach as she was, that wasn’t an option she was aware she had. 

[color=D34C25]"Cursed...?"[/color] the dancer asked, thinking back on if the princess had suffered some kind of curse or if she'd become afflicted with it recently.

[color=Aquamarine]”Oh, of course, right”[/color] Midna replied, realizing that they didn’t have context, before briefly explaining that [color=Aquamarine]”It's a long story, but I wasn’t always an imp, I just keep being cursed into the form of one. Well by keep I mean twice, but still, that is two times to many”[/color] and then elaborating that [color=Aquamarine]”I am usually, well, around this tall and this human shape, though with the coloration of my imp form rather than all this”[/color] she gestured vaguely at her very human tan skin [color=Aquamarine]”So, getting there, even if the journey has been a bit, well, messy”[/color] 

So Midna had been cursed since the beginning? That was unfortunate. Primrose nodded her understanding, not sure how to reply. At least it didn’t seem like a big deal to the princess.

[color=Aquamarine]”You meanwhile are looking a lot more, well coherent, by comparison”[/color] more so that when they had left, she almost thought, before agreeing that [color=Aquamarine]”it’s good to see you too”[/color] 

At the coherency comment, Primrose gestured down to her dress and exaggerated her walk a little so that the fabric would swish and sparkle pleasantly. She was quite pleased with the garment after all, so had no qualms about showing it off more. [color=D34C25]"That would be courtesy of a professional tailor."[/color]

[color=Aquamarine]”Now there’s something we should get for the ship”[/color] Midan replied, briefly fantasizing about the benefits of having proper royal staff again, before asking [color=Aquamarine]”So did the, what was it, Under, have those? It doesn’t exactly sound like the place that would”[/color]

[color=D34C25]"You'd be right. We stopped by Gerudo Town earlier this morning."[/color]

[color=Aquamarine]”Looks like I should have gone in when we visited the first time then”[/color] Midna sighed, though finding this latest penitence for Urbosa more amusing than galling, before asking [color=Aquamarine]”So what was the Under like then?”[/color] 

[color=92278f]”It was difficult keeping any kind of grace in such a disgusting place. It was so bad, that even the Guardian hid itself in a separate realm to keep its beauty.”[/color] Sectonia said, looking over Midna. Primrose hummed an agreement. [color=D34C25]"Most of its inhabitants were bugs or monsters, and there was an infection rampant among them. Though... it almost sounds like you had it just as bad in the city. "[/color]

[color=92278f]”We’ll need to fix you up.”[/color] Sectonia mentioned; Midna’s dark aspect acting strangely with Sectonia’s new spirit. Perhaps once Midna was presentable again, this would recede. 

[color=Aquamarine]”Well when you put it like that”[/color] Midna replied, squinting as she met the queen’s sunlit gaze, reminded now of how to the point the other royal could be. Still, she wasn’t exactly disagreeing either, she could very much go for a look that involved a lot less red, and so replied that [color=Aquamarine]”Maybe we can look into that after these ‘minigame’ things”[/color]

As it turned out, doing so would be very convenient, as the group arrived at the big top and were filled in about the prizes said games could offer, including, of all things, stylizing and outfitting services. 

[color=Aquamarine]”Huh, well there we go then”[/color] Midna said, as the explanation came to an end, briefly pausing to blink at confusion at the appearance of the very chipper racer (who, according to a convenient bark of recognition from Bowser, was Captain Falcon), asked [color=Aquamarine]”anything stand out as worth competing for? Or eating? I think I burned all the energy I got from lunch already so a little something wouldn’t hurt”[/color] referring to the snacks on sale.

[color=92278f]”The Bowser clan needs some new fashion. They look very disheveled from their adventure in the Under. Considering how much Bowser himself gets into brawls, its going to have to be something… easier to manage. Ugh, making a simple fashion thing for him is going to be a challenge.”[/color] Sectonia said with her displeasure of the situation clear. [color=92278f]”Plus it would be best to see what accessories they have. Perhaps they have something worthwhile, I’ve come to learn that this place is a random grab bag of what you will and will not or even what is and isn’t in a specific spot. I ate a pepper and now I can breath fire, for example..”[/color] Sectonia said, blowing a small spiral of fire.

[color=Aquamarine]”That... Goddesses really?”[/color] Midna replied, blinking in surprise, having not run into any of those kinds of power-ups as of yet, before asking [color=Aquamarine]”is that… has that kind of thing happened more than once?”[/color] before peering at the confectionery on offer with a bit more suspicion than was really warranted. It wasn’t like she knew what most of it was after all.

Sectonia nodded and summoned a golden Antler, which was bigger than herself and way bigger than Midna and Primrose. She then pointed at it casually as it began to flex. [color=92278f]”Not only did an item upgrade my ability to summon Antlers, but another one greatly increased their size and strength. The red ones are as big as I am now, which does lead to quite the intimidating army I must admit.”[/color] Sectonia said.

[color=Aquamarine]”I can only imagine”[/color] Midna replied, briefly mentally picturing the titanic force, before skeptical asking [color=Aquamarine]”But what are the down sides to this?”[/color] simply assuming that other methods of acquiring power in this new world were just as temperamental as spirits.

[color=92278f]”From what I can tell, they are only cosmetic or inflict a bit of suffering before giving you the power. Eating a pepper that lets you breathe fire is… unpleasant. ”[/color] Sectonia said. She then remembered something since Midna wasn’t part of the previous team. [color=92278f]”I also got this item, which has been very useful.”[/color] Sectonia said, pulling out the Trinket smelter. [color=92278f]”This powerful item allows us to absorb the power of items, turning all items into the previous things I mentioned, however only passive effects are transferred, not active ones.”[/color] 

[color=Aquamarine]”Well, I’ll have to keep an eye out for those then”[/color] Midna said, not at all one to turn down options to acquire more power.

While the two of them talked at the counter, Primrose had briefly stepped away to actually place an order. The food selection in the circus tent was mostly snacks, and it featured healthier options like [url=https://i.ibb.co/QCk58yb/Apple-Slices.png]apple slices[/url], to what basically amounted to [url=https://i.ibb.co/56R5Qp7/Rock-Candy.png]sugar on a stick[/url]. A multi-colored variety of [url=https://i.ibb.co/zJsYxJ2/Magic-Rock-Candy.png]rock candy[/url] claimed to increase the luck of whomever consumed it, justifying its higher price tag. Ultimately though, the dancer went for something simple, cheap, and shareable: a bucket of popcorn.

[color=D34C25]"There were some other things we learned in the Under that you'll want to know,"[/color] she said, effortlessly slipping back into the conversation. She was thinking of what Asgore had told them, and about the Confessor’s ability. But the information from the former was quite a lot to learn, and neither quite the topic for a colorful, upbeat place like this to say the least. [color=D34C25]"It's important, though not pressing. In the meantime, here."[/color]

She presented the popcorn to the other two for them to take. Each little kernel had a tasty, salty, buttery flavor.

[color=Aquamarine]”We’ve learned some things to. It-”[/color] Midna replied, pausing to sigh as the fate of their home base and the age of the world pressed themselves to the forefront of her thoughts, only to then lightly shake her head and decided to follow Primrose’s lead, saying [color=Aquamarine]”-it can wait. Better to have fun when we can than dwell on things.”[/color] Then, in the spirit of that, move to pick up, briefly examine, and then pop a piece of popcorn in her mouth. There was a little crunch, a sound of mild enjoyment, and then the princess found her hand going for more without even thinking about it.

[color=Aquamarine]”Huh. Pretty good, very, um, more-ish?”[/color] she concluded before consuming another singular kernel. 

Sectonia eyed the candy, being the sweet tooth bug she was, especially the magic candy. Although she lost interest the moment she saw the buff was temporary. Grabbing her own thing of popcorn, since her size would cause her to probably go through the other lady’s bucket far too fast, Sectonia joined the two in a bit of munching.  [color=92278f]”Well, if what the ‘ringmaster’ said was true, I suppose we will need to form teams at times. I just wonder what these ‘minigames’ will entail. Hopefully nothing too disgusting or unbecoming.”[/color] Sectonia said.

Given the rather clean looking prize and salon areas and the general upbeat feel of the place, Primrose couldn't imagine they'd be put through anything heinous. Well, actually she [i]could[/i] imagine it, but she didn't think it would happen. It did sound like both she, Midna, and Sectonia weren't didn't quite know what "minigames" were. Primrose was envisioning small, quick games like those played by children, but she also expected that some of the Seekers were more familiar and would loudly explain things before everyone went in, if the hosts didn't do so themselves.

[color=Aquamarine]”I’m going to go out on a limb and guess silly, but there’s really only one way to find out”[/color] Midna replied, Sectonia chiming in, [color=92278f]”Watch the koopa clan boast they’ve done tons of minigames, like they do about everything.”[/color] While Midna was gesturing towards the curtain with two out of 4 limbs and asking [color=Aquamarine]”shall we?”[/color] 

[i]Why not?[/i] Primrose thought. It was what they were all here for anyway, some fun after the ordeals they'd all gone through. Primrose hadn't played any real games, mini or otherwise, since she herself was a child. And with so many people playing, this would be amusing if nothing else.

[color=D34C25]"We shall. After you, ladies."[/color]