★ WEEK ONE: ???

[raisingproject]

A MYSTERY

Week 1 (Monday-Sunday)

Whenever you decide to show up, whether it's when you have the chance to be alone or late in the evenings, what you might notice on the table today seems to be a trinket of sorts - in fact, it seems to be a hand mirror. One that looks like this, in fact.

"Got you a present," the voice comments, almost nonchalant. "It doesn't do much, but if you say what you want to see, no matter who or what it is, the mirror will show you it at the present moment. Oh, and I guess you can ask me anything else, if you'd like."

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Monday evening

[sedatedkiss]

[Joshua figures he should report what's up, that well, M was right...

Except... What is that? He does pick up the handmirror and inspects it.]

Is its only restriction to this place or can I see what's going on back where I'm from?

[raisingproject]

It's not restricted to this place. [ The voice seems to answer rather plainly, calm as ever. ] Just say what or who you want to look for, and it should show up.

It's a copy of an item from another world, but it should still work the way it is supposed to.

[sedatedkiss]

So I would be able to see Estelle, then.

[There's a hint of a smile on his face. Anything to keep him sane since he got separated from her just as quickly as she found him, it seems.]

Though, I assume you want me to use it to keep an eye on others here. Especially now, as you've said, Fav has given us incentive to murder.

[There's a beat...]

Is there any way I could stop a murder from happening, you think--

[Then he remembers...]

--but then whoever is lowest in the rankings die, don't they?

[...shit.]

We're screwed either way.

[raisingproject]

Hey, it's a present. You can use it to see your girlfriend if you'd like.

[...]

You might not like it, though. [ As a warning. ] And you're right. The person who is the lowest in the rankings is deemed to "not be a magical girl anymore". Which equates to death.

[sedatedkiss]

What won't I like?

[His eyes narrow a bit as he focuses on the whiteboard. He doesn't know where the voice comes from, but it's better than just... looking up to the ceiling or something.]

[raisingproject]

[ You have fun glaring at the whiteboard, Joshua. ]

Do you really want me to list it? It would be better to see it for yourself.

[sedatedkiss]

Are you talking about my home or here?

[raisingproject]

Perhaps I should simply tell you this now: your girlfriend is here.

[sedatedkiss]

[Joshua... just smiles before it fades into a sort of disbelief..]

And this... will tell me where she is?

[He says this through his teeth. And then looks at the mirror.]

Show me where she is...

[raisingproject]

[ Fortunately for him, the mirror does show him where Estelle is. It doesn't seem to be any place he's seen in the town; it's a rather dark - but not too dark - as poor Estelle seems to be tied up to a chair and even gagged so that she can't speak. She doesn't seem to be fighting it, either, but that's most likely to drugs than anything else.

Do you regret seeing it yet? ]

[sedatedkiss]

[Luckily Joshua isn't prone to violence when he's angry, instead he takes a cold, dark tone.

It's monotone, emotionless. Like what M saw last week.]

Tell me where she is right now, or else I will find you and I will carve your body up using every single method I know of.

[raisingproject]

[ The voice sighs, in a way that shows that they're not going to like talking. ]

There's a warehouse in the town that nobody currently can get access to. That is where she is.

[sedatedkiss]

So is it beyond that natural barrier, then?

[That's something to investigate, he supposes... In any case, he's 'calming down' a little.]

[raisingproject]

Yes. The barrier will start opening up the more people die. I can go past the barrier by myself to check up on her, but that's because of my role as Fav's Master.

[sedatedkiss]

I don't really want to leave that to you to check up on her, but I have no choice.

[raisingproject]

It's not as if I'm going to kill her, you know. Fav wants her alive, too, for when that particular motive shows up.

[sedatedkiss]

What motive? What does he plan on doing?

[raisingproject]

He plans on showing everyone's loved one as a hostage and if someone doesn't kill, all the hostages will die.

[sedatedkiss]

[He bites his bottom lip... well...]

I can't promise I won't act if that were the case.

[raisingproject]

I would not blame you if you did. My nee-sama will be there as well, so I must be careful and make sure that either the game is stopped or someone does kill. Even if it is myself.

[sedatedkiss]

I guess this is one thing we need to ally on then. [Not that they're technically allying already...]

I won't let Estelle die, even if it costs me my own life.

[raisingproject]

Hah. That is, if this body doesn't die first.

[sedatedkiss]

You mean your body in this perverted 'game'?

[raisingproject]

Hm... well, it's technically not my body. I'm borrowing it.

[sedatedkiss]

So you're parading as someone here. That's... great.