text; un: akemi (Locked away from Mami and Sayaka, just in case)

[alljustforher]

I'm not sure how necessary this warning ends up being, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

If you ever see a small, white creature, going by the name Incubator or Kyubey, I advice you all not to listen to a word they say. Anything they have to offer is a not worth it and all you would do is fall into their trap.

Especially do not, under any circumstances, accept the contract they offer.

Here is a picture drawn by my friend to show what the creature looks like.

Thank you for your time.

Comments

[alljustforher]

Your soul gets put in a separate 'container' as the creature thinks human bodies are too frail for the fighting magical girls do. Basically the bodies become empty shells that only work with the container close enough to their bodies.

The opposite could be said as well. It may be that the Incubator powers are significantly toned down and it might not even be able to make contracts possible. But I would rather warn for the worst case scenario rather than hope for the best.

[alljustforher]

By itself the creature isn't dangerous. The only thing it's really capable of doing is the contract. So just ignoring it and warning anyone else about engaging with it is the best idea.

[alljustforher]

They're not. Of course I would only advice on killing if there's no other choice and they're about to go over the edge, so to speak. There are ways to help prevent it, as long as it's done in time.

[alljustforher]

They would likely say I'm making a too big of a fuss about it and claim everything I claim is only natural.

[alljustforher]

They promise to grant any of your wishes for becoming a magical girl in return. But unfortunately, turning into a magical girl is the same as losing your humanity.

[alljustforher]

So that the magical girls would fight witches that bring despair into our world. They do this to harvest emotional energy for their uses.

[alljustforher]

A contract to become a magical girl. Technically you could call it a job, defeating monsters called witches.

[takehold]

What makes this contract dangerous?

I don't plan on accepting it, I just would like to know.

[ This feels weirdly familiar. Sing, dance, and battle to win. ]

[kingside]

[Well, all right, he takes back a few of those things he may or may not have thought.]

What sort of witches, and what are these uses for emotional energy you speak of?

[abnormalizes]

Sounds a lot like home. I'll focus on calming them down if I see them panicking, assuming we get any of them in the first place.

[alljustforher]

They are a race of magical beings born from negative desires. They manipulate and hurt humans, if they get their hands on them.

They claim it's to save the universe from dying out. Though with that, they are effectively killing our world. I also doubt their motivations and goals are as "pure" as they claim. They lack feelings, after all.

[alljustforher]

The ones who accept lose their humanity. Their soul is taken out of their body and put into a container, making the body work only if the container is close by.

The Incubator claimed it was because bodies are so frail they couldn't risk them breaking while fighting.

[alljustforher]

[Yeah about that-]

Much appreciated.

[abnormalizes]

Don't mention it. Handling dangerous supernatural entities that can drive people to insanity is just part of my daily job.

[takehold]

That's horrid.

[ And sounds weirdly familiar. ]

I'll be sure to tell you if I see such a thing.

un: wolf

[badsunrising]

I take it this is some form of transformation.

What is the nature of their contract?

[kingside]

[Far more of a coincidence, then. Still, if C.C. ever happens to show up...]

Easier to sacrifice a planet that way, I suppose. As you say, however, there's no reason to trust anything this being has to say.

un: 🌙🐇 FLUFFLE 🌙🐇

[starshaper]

[...She read everything, that there's to read so far, so she's not going to make Homura repeat things again. (hah, as in having to repeat/type/copypaste the same things to people, it's not like she knows about the other thing.)]

So they try to make those contracts happen as often as possible?

[alljustforher]

Surely a useful set of skills in a situation such a this one.

[alljustforher]

I definitely appreciate it.

[alljustforher]

This is its only form, as far as I am aware.

They grant any wish in exhange of becoming a magical girl to fight witches. However, becoming something like that is going to make one lose their humanity so it's not recommended.

[abnormalizes]

Dealing with the monsters is easy. Making conversation with people who come from much nicer worlds than mine without accidentally scaring them is harder.

[alljustforher]

'Sacrifice one thing for the sake of everything else', seems to be the logic, yes.

[alljustforher]

They don't seem to offer the contract just to anyone. Only the people they see "potential" in I suppose. But considering the wide variety of people here, I wouldn't be surprised if there are a lot of people with potential here.

[alljustforher]

When you've dealt with strange things most if not all of your life, having normal conversations with normal people becomes a lot harder than it should be.