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Harry Potter Slice of Life [Interest Check]

Also, Harry Potter is set in the 90s so no Netflix or broadband.

Final Fantasy VIII: Tempus Veneficarum [7/10 Slots]

^ Not a complaint by the way.

Final Fantasy VIII: Tempus Veneficarum [7/10 Slots]

Food for thought; when someone summons a GF, they are basically possessed by it. Their bodies temporarily disappear just like in the game.
Oh Shiinen... Every time you post I have to reread it about five times to understand what's going on XD So many metaphors and abstracts.

Harry Potter Slice of Life [Interest Check]

That's about 11 bodies; how many are you thinking of capping this out on?

Final Fantasy VIII: Tempus Veneficarum [7/10 Slots]

An object landed in his lap, triggering a brief jolt of awareness. His junction drive. Whoever that fluffy sensation had belonged to had come through. In a series of motions so drilled into him as to be instinctual, Duncan strapped the drive to his arm and keyed the startup button. Within seconds he felt the presence of Artio resurface from the back of his mind like a force of nature, filling him with vigour once again. The GF didn't heal any his wounds but with the resilience of Artio's junctions, Duncan no longer felt any pain. He rose to his feet, for the first time actually seeing what was going on around him. The only one actively attacking the Galbadians was the unknown SeeD and Syrus' attempt to diffuse the situation had failed. Casting an eye toward the frozen Eika, Duncan was at a loss to why she had been sealed in the first place. Even if she did manage to take down the tower, which was highly unlikely, that could only have been a good thing for them. The SeeDs could have escaped easily and the majority of the soldiers would have perished in the collapse. If we have the time, I think we'll do just that after we wrap things up here. He didn't see Charlotte or Xerox but the presence of the ginger suggested that they were close; come to think of it, he would have to thank the moomba later although it would be grudgingly. In the meantime however, Rue was pinned and that Duncan could do something about.

Taking advantage of the fact that none of the Galbadians had noticed him yet, Duncan focussed on Artio in his mind, summoning her to fight. As an experienced SeeD he had a significant advantage over the candidates in this department; years of working with Artio had forged a deep understanding between them, effectively slashing the time it took to summon her to a third. Seconds later he relinquished control and the great bear manifested with a bestial roar. She bounded forward, leaping over Rue to engage the soldiers attacking him, foot long claws slashing through the air.

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God only knew how it happened, but Kein had once again fallen behind. To be fair, Eika hadn't set an easy pace and the others had sprinted past without a care for his injured leg. By the time he arrived at the scene, flashes of magic could be seen from the top of the tower and a squad of beat up looking Galbadians were gathering near the entrance, ready to storm the building. They must have blown past these guys, he thought grimly. It'll be a mess if they hit the others in the back. Decision made, Kein forged ahead, charging the squad's exposed flank. One injured soldier was down before the others knew what hit them, a deft slash removing one leg by the knee. But he had lost the element of surprise and Kein soon found himself on the defensive, blocking a steady stream of attacks while back-pedalling toward the cliff face. In hindsight, perhaps taking a full squad head-on hadn't been his best idea ever; he prayed that his actions had at least prevented those upstairs from being stabbed in the back.

Final Fantasy VIII: Tempus Veneficarum [7/10 Slots]

... shit. I forgot about Kein XD

Final Fantasy VIII: Tempus Veneficarum [7/10 Slots]

The orbs are items that she uses magic through, right? And the orbs are already junctioned to her anyway (presumably using the junction drive beforehand) so as long as she keeps her drive on her, she'll be able to use them.
It's best not to think too heavily into the details to be honest; the only reason junction drives exist is to give me a way of rendering characters helpless from time to time.

Final Fantasy VIII: Tempus Veneficarum [7/10 Slots]

The drives don't need to look overtly technological; maybe she's just deluding herself by disguising it as a bangle or something.
/edit Nice post Zarkun but can I ask that you keep to the past tense please. Same goes for everyone.

Final Fantasy VIII: Tempus Veneficarum [7/10 Slots]

Junctioning is a bit of an odd subject so I took some liberties with it. Only 'true' magic users like Sorceresses (and Syrus) can junction without the aid of paramagic, which works by technology. Everyone else needs a junction drive which is basically a computer worn somewhere on the body. For reference, Duncan uses a wrist mounted PDA.
I originally didn't intend for junction drives to be a thing, but there had to be a macguffin to stop Duncan from just GF summoning while Asa's hostage.

Final Fantasy VIII: Tempus Veneficarum [7/10 Slots]

It's not a great post but since Duncan is tied up for most of it, unjunctioned and recovering from a hefty beating, I don't have much room to do things >>;
At any rate, post away. Ninja and Hero, I suggest you post your guys getting to the tower asap.