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avalononline2021-08-03 03:48 pm
peninhand) wrote in avalononline2021-08-03 03:48 pm
video; un: lilmonix3 || #MerlinQuest
[ Monika started the video feed on an impulse. She'd been spending hours trying to work up the courage to post the quest in text form, but to no avail. Best way was to get rid of it without thinking. ]
Hey everyone! So um, I'm here about that quest from Merlin. [Okay, she needed to clear a misconception first:] It's not like I need it or anything, but I kind of get completionist instincts when I see a time-limited quest reward. [There.] And besides it could theoretically be very useful if you had a crush on someone and didn't know how they'd react to your confession... If that spell worked on them, that'd mean they're also attracted to you, right? N-Not that I have anyone like that yet, but you never know... A-Ahaha...
[ Gosh. Why couldn't she have shut it up after she mentioned the completionist thing? ]
Um... Anyway, that's a pick up line first, right? [She cleared her throat.] Well, u-um... Are you an overdue book? Because you have fine written all over you!
[ With that said, she marked a pause and looked away, her face red as a tomato. That was the best she'd been able to come up with... Thankfully, her best was incredibly lame. Surprisingly, it was more embarrassing to say stuff like that to an open audience than to a single invisible player. ]
As for a line that'd work on me... When I look into your eyes, nothing exists for me anymore because I lose myself in them. [An agonizing pause. If lameness could kill, she'd be dead.] I-It's pretty good, right?
Hey everyone! So um, I'm here about that quest from Merlin. [Okay, she needed to clear a misconception first:] It's not like I need it or anything, but I kind of get completionist instincts when I see a time-limited quest reward. [There.] And besides it could theoretically be very useful if you had a crush on someone and didn't know how they'd react to your confession... If that spell worked on them, that'd mean they're also attracted to you, right? N-Not that I have anyone like that yet, but you never know... A-Ahaha...
[ Gosh. Why couldn't she have shut it up after she mentioned the completionist thing? ]
Um... Anyway, that's a pick up line first, right? [She cleared her throat.] Well, u-um... Are you an overdue book? Because you have fine written all over you!
[ With that said, she marked a pause and looked away, her face red as a tomato. That was the best she'd been able to come up with... Thankfully, her best was incredibly lame. Surprisingly, it was more embarrassing to say stuff like that to an open audience than to a single invisible player. ]
As for a line that'd work on me... When I look into your eyes, nothing exists for me anymore because I lose myself in them. [An agonizing pause. If lameness could kill, she'd be dead.] I-It's pretty good, right?
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[ She looked visibly uncomfortable. That reminded her of the discussion she'd had with Kotarou. How she could potentially accept someone with terrible intentions, so long as they promised to love her... The player had been just that in a way. He hadn't hesitated to delete her to "complete" the game. She didn't want it, but she was so desperate for love, it left her vulnerable. She hated it. ]
But sometimes I wonder... Like what if you can't find anyone except... Well... [She shook her head and immediately smiled apologetically. She didn't want to show herself as that desperate and vulnerable.] I mean, you're totally right. Sorry, sometimes I tend to overthink things, ahaha!
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[ Minako is quiet for a moment. There's a hint of concern that flashes in her eyes, but then she just returns to that gentle smile as she shakes her head - as if to shake off the concerns. ]
It's okay! I think sometimes everyone is a little worried that they'll never find the one person who's right for them, and that they'll just have to settle for what they can get, if they can get anything at all.. But the most important part is to never give up at that moment! [ There's definitely a bit of determination in her voice at that. ]
I just know you'll find the perfect person for you one day! And if you ever get worried or discouraged in the meantime.. just look for me, okay? I don't have a boyfriend yet either, so we can share our concerns and cheer each other on!
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[ She knew she was totally right. It was just... So much more harder to think about this with a clear mind when you came from a world likes hers. Where even the right to love had been taken from her because she'd been a "NPC." Where said love had been the only thing keeping her alive. But she needed to change. ]
I like to believe that too. [It's a bit of a naive belief, that everyone will eventually find the right person for them... But that's a nice thing to believe in.] I hope you'll find the right person too.
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[ She smiles. ]
You're in luck though, you know. Because you're talking to the very goddess of love and beauty herself! Yes, that's right, it's me.. Minako Aino!
[ As if anyone is just.. supposed to recognize that name.. But Minako manages to somehow say it with such confidence regardless. ]
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.... Please Avalon, don't be a video game in disguise. ]
A goddess of love and beauty? Gosh, I sure am lucky to have someone like you on my contact list, ahaha!
[ She didn't mind playing along, she'd done it happily with Drake. And honestly, she wished she had the courage to be like that herself. Maybe magical girl Monika will be a reality someday. ]
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Don't worry, Monika. One day you too will learn how to be your best magical girl self. ]
But.. you know, even a goddess of love and beauty can be glad to make a new friend. And I know I sure am! [ Especially since Minako is still so relatively new. It's exactly the sort of time where each and every new contact is appreciated. ] So let's talk again sometime soon, okay?
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[ She laughed and nodded. Monika was pretty new too, so making new friends was nice. And unlike where she came from, they actually felt like real people which was definitely a nice bonus. ]
Mhm, I'm looking forward to our next meeting!