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Starille sits down opposite me with her own tray of food, interrupting my glare at Shipmind. I twitch a little; I had put my back to the wall so I could keep an eye on them and her, and was hoping she’d sit next to me so she could see something coming if she needed to. It’s fine - I can keep watch for both of us. She looks better, at least.

“You keep making that face, it’s gonna stick that way,” she says. “Come on. I get that you’re skeptical, but surely Shipmind doesn’t need to be constantly glared at.”

I glare at her, but she keeps her expression mild while loading up a forkful of pasta. “Shipmind,” I growl, “has already proven that they’re able and willing to take over people just because they can. They only reason they haven’t re-absorbed you yet is because they physically can’t.”

She reaches across the table to take my hand, which stops trembling. When had that started? “Sarah. You’ve been out here, on your own, for a couple of days now. Have they done anything to you? I chose to leave Shipmind, as part of Shipmind. They’ll respect that choice. Shipmind made mistakes, for sure. And I totally understand why you’d be worried. I was right there with you in the vents!” She squeezes my hand. “But they’re not going to bring you in without your say-so. They don’t want to hurt you, and they know that forcing you in would be harmful! So, can you please! Relax!” She takes a breath. “Just a little?”

The nearest Shipmind body gets up, and I flinch. They freeze, then slowly pick up their empty tray and take it to the recycler. I let out a held breath.

When I look up, Starille is frowning at me with concern. “Hey, why don’t we take our lunch and go somewhere else? I know a nice spot.”

why does every magical girl ttrpg have an "investigation phase" when in my experience with the genre the investigation usually looks like "HOLY SHIT THERE'S A GIANT SQUID ATTACKING THE SOCCER GAME"

i'm thinking about this now and what i think a magical girl game needs instead of an investigation phase is a drama phase, where before a giant squid attacks the soccer game we spend a whole session on why star-knight aries is super invested in her soccer team and can't figure out how to balance the demands of school sports against her duties as a magical girl

*gestures at classic mahou shoujo and toku TV shows*

"Oh god I got roped into going to this stupid kids show with my little brother, thanks parents, but at least my buddy is S U F F E R I N G through this terrible show with me. When will this ever end?! Oh fuck, the mascots are growing and turning into our enemies!"