UN: xhatgurlx

[hattersgonnahat]

they want to bring me back home........

its too dangerous.


[She lets that post sit there by itself for a few minutes. It's not too shocking that this had something to do with the Hunt earlier. Or the other mishap with the museum mission. Informed by the school in some capacity.]

[She eventually adds on as a response--]

im sure i can talk them out of it! everybody is fine now. its not a big deal.

[...Please. Don't let her leave.]

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[onebetter]

'Might' - but it won't. We'll make sure of it. And everyone wants you to be there to appreciate the 2020s, when we've ensured they're happening.

[hattersgonnahat]

but will everyone else be around for it??

[It won't be fun...if most of them are gone. If she could have prevented that.]

[onebetter]

Hopefully.

I know I should just say 'yes', but I don't want to lie to you.

[ Is this the appropriate way of talking to a kid? Probably not. But James hates the idea of making empty promises. Puella has fought alongside them this far. He doesn't want her to keep doing so, but he won't disrespect her either. ]

[hattersgonnahat]

[It answers her most of her reason though.] see?? the future is not gonna be good if not everyone is here!

[onebetter]

You have high standards.

But look, this is leading us in circles. You're too young to sacrifice yourself.

[hattersgonnahat]

[What's wrong with high standards??]

.....id rather help without the sacrifice thing too.

[onebetter]

[ Unseen to Puella, James hits his face against his desk. Why can't this conversation go any better.... ]

We all would, but we have to be ready for it. That's what it means to be here.

[hattersgonnahat]

[You're not going to win this one James. She's that stubborn.]

[But she also takes awhile to respond back, thinking about what he said, what others have said, and what little she knows. It takes maybe about an hour for something to come up.]

if you think were gonna win anyway, then you will just have an easier time if i am around!

[But that still wasn't going to be enough, was it?]

......i dont think they ever wanted me to know about this place. they never wanted me to know anything. if they wanted me to stay home they would have done so, but this is way more important than that!

also, i think my magic is something thats supposed to be really rare and special or whatever. thats what some of the adults have said. so i wanna learn how to use it!!

[onebetter]

Normally I'd say it'd be fine if you just pulled out of dangerous missions, but even on campus... We're the hot spot for targeted efforts in favor of Nightfall. Nowhere here is safe.

What exactly did the professors say about your magic?

[hattersgonnahat]

[It's not very safe on campus, but some say it's not safe off of campus either. Possibly now more than ever.]

[...As for what others have said about her power...well, most of them haven't been teachers so much, but--]

just that its really powerful and im lucky to have it.

.....i can stop time.

[onebetter]

Oh.

Well, that's certainly something you'd call powerful and lucky.

Can you stop it in time to divert attacks from yourself or something similar?

[hattersgonnahat]

i can!

[She may be hiding the fact that's almost all she's used it for so far. Kind of. And it doesn't work that great all the time.]

but its kinda hard to do.

[onebetter]

If you really stay here (and I maintain, you shouldn't), you should focus on that. Once you can save yourself reliably, you can also help other people this way.

[hattersgonnahat]

[There was perhaps, a little bit of happiness that James finally agreed to something. Actually, make that a lot.] im gonna get really good at it soon. youll see!!

[onebetter]

I'll eagerly await the progress report then :)

[ Perhaps motivating her to work on her self-defense is the best he can hope for here when all other arguments fall onto deaf ears. ]