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

[abnormalizes]

Right? Sometimes I don't even know what's strange to other people because it's my own 'normal'.

[kingside]

Taken to an extreme with no regard for the one being sacrificed. I can see why you oppose this Incubator.

[badsunrising]

Witches? You mean women with magical powers? Are they a threat where you come from?

Text; un: ushiromiya_eva (implied Umineko spoilers)

[angerintomiracles]

Akemi-san,

Wow, that creature looks like some kid's ugly soft toy. But I'm guessing that contract is some sort of monkey's paw where it grants your wishes in the worst way possible, right?

[She took the time, then, to scroll over other responses. Who'd even sign up for a shady contract like that? Trading their humanity away for magic, and for getting their wishes granted? Anyone could see that was a terrible idea, couldn't they?

Then again, her mind ended up straying to comments her Father had made. Whispers about the Golden Witch, Beatrice who had blessed their family with 10 tons of gold using her magic... This situation sounded a little like that- or perhaps like using one's own willpower to bring about an impossible miracle, like she was trying to do. That was 'Magic', too, wasn't it?

Haha, would she have the 'potential' to be a Magical Girl, by that logic?

She was making her own miracle come to pass that way, after all. One step at a time...paving the way for a future self who could really sit at the head of the Ushiromiya family despite every resistance her Father and Brothers threw her way.

But she wouldn't call herself something like a 'Magical Girl' because of that. Instead, if it did fit with her own understanding, there was one obvious word that came to mind: ]

If "Magical Girls" are making contracts and using their impossible powers to bring about their miraculous wishes into the world, that sounds more like the work of a Witch to me.

Ushiromiya Eva

[kishin]

Oh.

Do you have to actually be a girl?

[ He and Lelouch are probably off the hook............ ]

[at_heart]

So they'd agree with what you're saying but insist it's actually fair and a good deal?

Interesting strategy

[alljustforher]

And what's normal for others might be strange in return.

[alljustforher]

[Her reasons for opposing them are a bit more selfish and narrow that keeping her world safe, not that she would admit it to a stranger.]

Indeed. And I would definitely keep an eye on such creature even in this world, to make sure it doesn't attempt anything.

[alljustforher]

Our definition of a witch is different. We call those who seek to harm normal humans by any means witches. Those who would spread despair and death.

[alljustforher]

The wishes it grants come true exactly as you wish them. There is no foul play in that.

[That is about the only thing that Kyubey can be trusted with. The wishes do come true.

That sure is a statement. The thought a concept like that exist in other worlds is definitely something that gives Homura a pause. Magical girls and witches have more in common in other universes, she figures. Well... "more common" is a wrong train of thought, all things considered.]

Going by that description it would make 'Kyubey' the Witch, they are the wish granters. Magical girls are the ones who get their wishes granted and use their powers to fight. These powers are grand, yes, but not omnipotent like the wish granting ability Kyubey has.


[Kyubey being a witch would be a hilarious plot twist.]

[alljustforher]

Back home, yes. Who knows what the creature would be capable of if it was brought into this universe.

Then again, the reverse could be said. It could lose its abilities entirely.

[alljustforher]

That's exactly how they operate.

They don't have emotions, so they don't understand why anyone would make a fus over the things they do.

[kingside]

[Honestly would not hold that against her, considering.]

I'll notify you should I encounter it, then. Thank you for the warning.

[abnormalizes]

I'm still not used to the low fatality rate here, it's honestly wild to me.

[at_heart]

[ They don't have emotions is such a strong statement. ]

What do you think they'd say was motivating them?

[alljustforher]

Thank you, in return.

[alljustforher]

That's at least a positive thing to be not used to.

Things here are quite calm right now. I do sometimes wonder if it will change.

[alljustforher]

They are, in their words, trying to prevent the death of the universe. Even if it would come at the cost of the world we inhabit, or any other words they might operate in.

[abnormalizes]

Oh, yeah, I don't want it to sound like I'm complaining. This is practically a vacation even with the occasional magical-girl-corrupter included.

[badsunrising]

That could apply to many things. Many humans even.

[ Is that why this person said becoming magical girl would make one lose their humanity? ]

[kingside]

You're quite welcome.

[alljustforher]

This does seem quite like a vacation for me a well. Hopefully it continues to be Incubator-free, too. This world has enough things it's dealing with.

[alljustforher]

Of course. But witches can only do that; spread death and despair, while humans have options to do otherwise.

[badsunrising]

So they are those who have lost themselves to primal urges. Wouldn't killing them be a mercy then? Can only magical girls withstand their power?

[alljustforher]

It's what magical girls do. They hunt down witches and kill them. As far as I know there aren't any other beings back in my world who can fight them.

Here that would be possible, but there should be no witches here.