A Gaming session

As the girls from Myth got into a shopping mall in order to buy a stuff, very quickly they noticed, that they were (kick out) from nearly any shop they tried to visit. So~o, on a question from pink-haired (Why?!) a certain slim duo [Gura, Ina] were silently starting at the motor-bike gang gangster rapper. Passionate orange-flame girl quickly get into a solution action with (I got this!) and in quick action she make a dedicated fast-shopping run in mere minutes. Then as next step she drag gangster Mori onto toilet and the rest of the team awaited they return. In a minute Takanashi returned dragging behind herself a Mori dressed in a maid outfit. Phoenix presented to the group they new maid, but... We shall emphasize that none of the them dint dare to make any commentary to a maid Mori who had this big cold-angry (NO!!) over her face. So Phoenix quickly take Mori away onto the toilet and in short moment she returned with a the pink-haired girl dressed as butler.

Because the chose of outfits was suspiciously focused in a servant category Gawr voiced her concern. "What is this? Some attempt to make them fell safer around her? It dint worked on me! And I doubt it will work on the shop keepers either."

From the short time spent in this group Watson already knew that the tallest one in the team, prefer strength as primary problem solving method. "Is Calliope a scary person? Or she is know troublemaker?"

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Because the reddish haired duo averted they gazes and seems to thinking about some excuse to that question; Ninomae voluntarily steeped in. "Wah, its my turn." She take the butler away, an (in mere seconds) she returned with a cute student in Harp Academia uniform, wearing her long pink hairs in a cute ponytail and trying to hold a soft girl posture. No! Mori had been embarrassed from something.

At this point Watson had expression of someone who is aware that shenanigans going wildly behind the stage curtain. "Okay, now you will disclose to me, that Calli over here having,-- like a four other twin sisters."

Gawr's eyebrows went high up after hearing this. "Quintuplets? Holly Molly what a troll(ey). Don't make you entire team composition to be formed by just five melee tanks. In highly competitive environment, this is like a recipe for a disaster. Whats more, that's like directly asking to exploit that fact." 

Even Ninomae joined the evaluation when she launched a storytelling narration. "Little the freshman Watson knew, that at that moment, she was Foreshadowing."

But Mori throw a towel onto the ring of clever world play. "Okay, stop! Just... Lets push forward to have this nonsense about shopping spree, already behind us. You shall knew that even I want to buy a few things from here." Then she sigh. "Why it must be so difficult?"

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Only now Watson realize whats going on. "Wait! Don't tell me… Calli, are you bad at talking to people? Plus, you are specific clumsy to the point when under a pressure, you will try to brute force thought it." Because Mori make a cutely groan/sniff and Takanashi was enjoining looking at rapper, the blonde leans a little toward the white-haired. "Quick question Gura; what will you chose for a Calli to wear?"

Gawr had the answer already ready. "I will go with a full, from head to toe, a high level nun outfit. Enforce her to stay in a role. And for giggle I will let her go around with a massive metal cross that is taller that her. So when someone tried something; she will (accidentally) swung it around like a broom in a (clumsy) way. Whats yours choice, Ame?"

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Detective knew they are teasing, but from her (working class?) perspective she though about something that will help to archive her goal. "Lets see. I will give on her a purse or a fashion that will make her look like a mature woman in charge of a group of teenagers. Maybe a teacher that is on a trip with her students. A guardian or a supervision."

Phoenix nearly turned onto a stone, but managed to awake from the petrification. "Lets go with this!"

Purple and Orange grabs the Pink under her armpits and dragged her onto the toilet. The remaining blond-white duo were capable to overheard a noises of noble maiden in trouble, struggling while being assaulted by her maids, in terms of fashion she will wear.

Then, the trio returned victoriously. But the fashionable woman seems tired as her shoulders drop down. "The (things) I witness..." Whats more Priestess mimic her by stating that she know what that feel.

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Shark smirked at them. "This sounds like the one time, where they tried to cheer up a super depressed classmate by convincing it to write a poem. But when the duo suggested the writing, read the actual poem (Sorry for being alive.), they both move to side and in depression sits against the wall stating that they are (Sorry for being alive.) Plus writer of that story joined them siting next to them. Because it was to surreal scene the last standing friend, let the literal muscle head who just entered the room radiating a confidence, to read that poem. And guess (What?) The muscle head joined the trio siting in line down by clinical depression. So the last standing got curious about what the heck is this poem that it take down even muscle head and read it itself. And finally joined the rest apologizing for being alive. Then the random guy joined them to."

Priestess had a depressed expression as if she was there. "One person by another, joined the group depression."

But the Detective don't seems to buy this story. "Gura, are you sure, that this is not one of yours claptrap's? Its really sound like a made up story. But, where I heard it?" Gawr in half voice noted (The DWMA). [Death Weapon Meister Academy (Soul Eater)]

We cant be sure if Phoenix knew about what they talking but she puts a stop onto this topic. "Okay, time to test this outfit in next shop. Calli, act reserved!"

Calliope the fashionable woman give Takanashi a suspicious glare. "I am certain that when you say it, it means something different for you that for the rest of us. But you are right on the (we shall try it) part. Ladies, lets go!"

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Miraculously, they managed to finish they shopping part on the shopping mall. Let ignore the detail that the people was giving them a glare. Especially the shops keepers who had this (I know this woman from somewhere.) feelings. But they settle on assumption that she must be somehow famous. Maybe actor or model. Or maybe a musical tutor. But still there was this complicated feeling of sensing a hidden danger.

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Anyway as they were up or down on some level of the shopping mall, and for some reason a certain game arcade section catches Watson attention to the point she was staring. The rest of the girls of course noticed how focused she was at the machines inside.

So Mori break the stalemate. "Oh yea, she is a technician. No wonder it will tickle her attention."

Takanashi instantly make a comment about being passionate to what you like. "Is this the calling of machine hart I read about? The urge to get onto the bottom of how it works?"

Ninomae was a little bit reserved against that place but she know a thing or two. "Even if its look like an event about collision of two alienated words, we shall not lover our guard. At last, we shall check what is this about, or she will never past that preoccupation with that place."

Then Gura with a mischief grin grabbed Watson hand. "Lets wreck that place!"

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But Watson was preoccupation by some detail and as she heard they thoughts, she needed to correct they error as she look at them. "No that not it. The place itself or its functionality, is normally okay. But, why is it here? No! That's not what I am pointing at. This establishment!,- Its shall not be here." As they asked why she thinking that, she returned her gaze at arcade. "Its out of place. Not by looking weird on purpose, or not fitting onto the general theme of the mall. Not even the abstraction compare to the rest around. But the feelings of hidden background about alien origin, that trying to hide itself from observers attention. Whats more it dint even try to invite the customers and players to explore whats inside the arcade."

Ninomae joined by having her own summary. "Humu, humu. Like a the one colorful spot in the sea of gray that on purpose leading the audience attention to focus on it. All because its relevant to the story."

Gawr smug face was hiding an opportunity for mischief. "Is this what yours detective senses telling you? That something fishy is going here. If you don't mentioned I will ignore that. Truly you are a detective."

Then Mori wake up on the last comment as she bark. "Shes a (What)?!! What is with this foreshadowing?!"

But then Takanashi was once again the one who push the conversation further. "We shall investigate? If anything happens, you can count on us. Oh wait! Calli, if this is yours familia turf then tell it now." [Turf- a subject in which a person or group has a lot of knowledge or influence. The area that a group considers its own. Or a roll of grass carpet ready to be roll-out onto the garden dirt.]

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Watson know they just aiming to have a fun but it make her smile. "Yes lets investigate it. And thanks."

Mori of course had a comment. "Just hold on! Kiara, what the heck you meant that? Don't give my familia a weird social stamp. We are not a mafia."

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Without a delay they went into the game arcade to explore it. Soon they got captivated by the gaming machines to the point they split into (groups?) to cover more space.

But… After some time passed… they were kick out from the arcade.

And as the they sit down on the bench, fuming Watson was standing in front of the siting quartet. She was schooling them. "Gura, what the heck!? Do you really tried to turn that peaceful game arcade into yours personal hunting grounds? What I shall understand from it?!"

For a short moment it was Gawr who look confused. "You do know that I am Shark, right?" Then she complain. "They start it." But because the blonde dint buy her excuse, she change the rhetoric. "For my defense: You, left me unsupervised." The rest of the girls look at her. 

A seconds of silence passed until Takanashi spoke. "The heck you talking about? We left you with Calli…"

Shark reply was like gunshot. "Like I said: Unsupervised!…" Nobody talked back to that argument.

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Blonde left that be and moved her attention to the next troublemaker. "And Calli, do you really needed to throw that machine? You completely busted the main reason why you wearing those clothes."

The pink-haired quickly glanced at others. "For my defense: You left me unsupervised."

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Detective dint wanted to question the justification of that claim so she rather move onto the third ruffian. "Kiara, you shall do something with that you arson tendencies! Who the heck use a torch sword?!"

At last Phoenix had different reason. "But that slot machine is a cheater, it doesn't deserve a drop of mercy from me. And its tot a torch but phoenix-fire blade."

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So Watson move onto the last participant of the riot. "And Ina, I don't even understand for what reason you was kicked out!"

Ninomae seems calm behind her clerk smile. "Hmm. Lets leave it at that. Don't worry about that."

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Seeing they reaction blonde school them more. "Seriously guys. If this was some kind of plan on how to create a distraction for me, then let me paraphrase what I trying to say: You suck at to the point where you overdo it!"

Shoulders on pink one drop down. "I am not that good at this type of game machines."

White glanced at the team as if she misunderstand something. "Those were games machines?"

Insulted orange puffed her cheeks. "A cheating kind."

And purple haired glanced at floor. "The controls were a little off, so I…"

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Hearing they reasoning, Watson make an angry frustrated face of an elite Gamer. "Fooking noobs!…"

Gawr on other hand was reasoning. "Question: Do you actually thought that when you take us onto any type of coliseum, that there will be no chance for a braver to occur. Where do you think we study?"

And Takanashi add on that though. "The real question is: What you do about it?"

Even Ninomae joined. "Well I dint heard that playing game machines are in current curriculum. Its not that we cant go on training arc to become a masters in play games on console machines. Or,-- we can speed run it, in mere minutes, to see how it will go."

Mori give it a though and then look at the purple haired with a serious expression on her face. "Don't tell me, that you suggesting to usage a (custom domain) once again. That we shall go through that nonsense once again." She was clearly pointing at that book trick from priestess repertoire.

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A spark lit up in Watson eyes and the quartet noticed it. All of them give the blonde the conspiracy look as they knew more that its seem. But the Detective clenched her raised fist tightly with a determination in her face. "I will teach those noobs, how to become a pro."

Ninomae pull out her book, and glanced once at the rest of the girls on the bench if everyone agree. Not hearing any complains even if Mori make a sour expression, she opened the book once again and the scene was flashed by a white blinding light.

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As the light fade away, the Myth team found itself onto they own arcade. It was just a (long?) tunnel or something like that and both of the walls are filled with games machine standing in row, ready to serve. One next to the other and the tunnel keep going further onto a far distance. By the way of how the girls stands in ready to dance posture, in that corridor, we can deduct, or its clear; that this is a music video performance or something like that. And then the music from Mulan movie belonged to the song (I will make a man of you) began to play. But the title on signboard says: "Making a Gamer Out of You". When Amelia Watson as leading performer, begging to sing and dance like an instructor in boot camp, the other four will stand up in front of some arcade machine and start to half play, half dance.

[Ame, the boot camp leader] "Let's get down to business,

to defeat the high score.

Did they send me noobs,

when I asked for a pros?

You're the saddest bunch I've ever met,

but you can bet before were through,

My dear noob I'll make a pro out of you."

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As the quartet engaging in games, Watson is walking between them checking on they progress and giving them advice's how to play better.

[Ame] "Going through all strategies,

to see what will fit.

Once you learn the entire lore,

you are sure to win.

You're a spineless, pale, pathetic lot

and you haven't got a clue.

Somehow I'll make a pro out of you."

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As they progress the team got captivated/lost in game they play.

[Ina] "I'm never gonna see sun again."

[Gura] "Say goodbye to those who knew me."

[Kiara, angry] "Girl, I was a fool, to not buy a manual for this."

[Calli, causally but hollow inside] "So this is how social death feels like… (Huh?)"

[Ina, in panic] "Hope the ping will not troll me."

And Watson make (What the heck?!!) expression. "Now I really wish to know how to unsuck them!"

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[Quartet] "(To be a pro...)"

[Ame] "We must master all keys shortcuts commands."

[Quartet] "(To be a pro...)"

[Ame] "We must reach a high Keys per seconds rate," 

[Quartet] "(To be a pro...)"

[Ame] "Only after appropriate use of game math, 

we will howl a (Victory!!) to the moon."

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Now they dance in front of a planning board with several strategies displayed on it.

[Ame] "Time is racing toward us,

till the champion ship arrive.

Heed my every order,

and you might survive.

You're unsuited for the rage of chat,

so drop this game and move to next one.

How could I make a pro out of you?"

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They back at playing the machines, but still dancing.

[Quartet] "(To be a pro...)"

[Ame] "We must have tummy for an unbalanced diet,"

[Quartet] "(To be a pro...)"

[Ame] "We must schedule our idol meetings,"

[Quartet] "(To be a pro...)"

[Ame] "We must endure our rumbling tummy

when we look to empty fridge at the noon."

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[Quartet] "(We are hungry!)"

[Ame] "We must master the art of canned food,"

[Quartet] "(We don't go out!)"

[Ame] "Planed online shopping will fix this issue,"

[Quartet] "(We want life!)"

[Ame] "With the last strength gathered in our lungs,"

We will shout (You suck!!) at the moon."

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They in confidence and in slow movement, walked onto a real arcade. Each in line stand in front of game arcade machine for dual play with the already present opponents on the other side of the machines. They put they hands onto the controls...

Then a [System narrator] make an announcement about the result of the match. "Defeat!"

[Ame angrily scream into the void] "Aaaaghr!!"

And with that, the blinding light fill the scene once again.

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As Ninomae loudly closed her book, the girls from Myth woke up in the shopping mall.

Of course Watson with a (fire?) in her eyes shout in frustration. "What the heck just happened?! Was I singing and dancing like I was a pro show performer?! And whats was with those cover-version lyrics?!"

In contrast to the blonde Gawr was calm. "Do you thought that I was blabbing when we agree that life on Harp academy is a musical? We having a wizards who messing here." Then it was she who bark at the detective. "Ame!! What the heck I told you?! You say it yourself; a brawlers musical!!…"

Even Takanashi put a smug smile on her face. "I think I understand what Bea's and Gura's point of view. You so green its actually amusing."

Ninomae add. "Like a classroom pet project. The prodigy trait."

But Mori dint had a clever comment as she react to the other girls. "Okay that was a low blow against me."

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Maybe this was the proper time for a punch line and Gura grinned. "So~o, who have a mirror?"

The shark was clearly pointing at her own line she said to the detective (That one day a look onto a mirror will be quite interesting event.) but the blonde dint seem to remember at that. So they found a mirror and place it in front of that girl face.

So Watson look at her own mirror. We do tell that she had this (fictional fire) in her eyes. But as she glance at her own reflection, it take her a moment to actually process what she see there. Eventually she realized that her own eyes glows with blue light. Then she wide open her eyes in surprise. "A what?" But… The rest of girls may expect some silly or gasped girly reaction to (awaking) event… Except this time the one who was awaking dint take the sign like a positive thing.

It dint helped that Ninomae cheer toward the blonde: "One of us." The Detective went onto full panic mode (fast hart beat, heavy sweating) and she make a step back from her own reflection in mirror. As she glanced at the quartet on the bench, she misinterpreted they amused expression as some sinister intent toward her. So she starts to seriously backing from them. 

Only until she hit the column behind her. And because the quartet seems like they will stand up from that bench and go after her. She got this urge to run. But not like run using her own legs. One of her hand go the one pocket where her clock thingy was. She grabs it but keep it hidden. The other hand was to other pocked where her (other) tool used for self defense was. To late she realize that she pull out that tool and aimed it at the girls in front of her.

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But the girls dint seems to be threatened. No Gawr even sounded proud as she shout. "I knew it!! I knew, that I smell a gunpowder. Its a gun!!"

Mori was the second one to react. "Make a sense. She is indeed a technician."

Ninomae on other hand address the erroneous behavior on blonde. "Ame, do you folks wear a protective glasses 24/7?"

Takanashi who had the strongest motherly instinct from the all realize the issue here. "Wait. Are you telling me that she is honestly out of her mind?" Then she tried to talk some sense to the blonde. "Ame! We not so low level to consider a gun as a threat. Have you never heard the saying to never bring a gun onto a sword fight?"

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In contradiction to they calm behavior, the Detective survival instincts were kicking at full strength. How she had deal with someone who don't bother by slight detail as such: someone shooting on me from a gun? Plus she was the one with a weapon in her hand. Something on the saying bothered her to the point she asked a question just to not be in total defense. "Is it not an opposite? To not bring a sword onto a gun fight?"

Kiara make a laugh. "Ha! For normies, that can be true. Just look at you! You acting like a proper magical girl from tales. Full of justice, full of pure heart wonder. Maybe we shall start to act like one too."

But Mori frown on that idea. "Kiara, if you subscribed us onto a magical girl course, (I swear!)… I, I will beat you with that embarrassing stick." It was a completely misfire on rapper side because, phoenix got completely stunned imagining the pink haired teammate in (questionable) magic girl outfit. A strain of blood starts to running down from one of her nostril, passing lips and chin and drooping down. (She obviously dint do it. But now maybe want.)

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At this point Watson was more confused that scared. For a moment she really thought that maybe she enrolled on a school for a magical girls. "Wait! What is a magic girl course? Why I imagine something sugar coated?"

All girl glanced at the blonde if she is serious about that question, but it was Ninomae who comment it. "The irony will cause to much loses on iron in failed blood donation, know as nosebleed. Also the sugar coated image is really just advertising."

Then Gura spoke. "If in any case someone accepted that join request: We will be kick out on the first contact with reality. Or do you thing the other side? The one that fight with those magic girls? Do you forget what Bae says at the entrance? This is a place where everybody is a protagonists."

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As a result that line triggered a heavy message from Ninomae. "Everyone is a protagonist until this certain definition of badass shows up."

And of course Calliope the fashionable woman react to it with a threat. "I swear, if you say a taxes: I slapping you all!"

Gura was quite fast to state another warning for the team. "Yellow flag!"

But it was Takanashi who decide to take the situation onto her hands. "Girls, I got this!" Whit confidence and elegance she stood up from the bench. Then she make a two step toward the blonde who still aim her gun at them. But the girl with hairs in flame colors, stretch her welcoming had toward the Detective. "Ame, don't be afraid that you cant anymore call yourself as normie. Don't be afraid that you stalling behind everyone in terms of strengths. You shall know, that not everybody are going on adventures whose resulting in change of era. Just enjoy every day." Pleased that Watson lowered her hand with a gun she moved onto next issue. "Now. You shall learn how to cut you power-up mode or you will burn your power-up stamina to the point where you will faint off." Blonde got confused by that statement, but orange girl continued her intervention by pointing at Detective hand still in the first pocked. "Plus you clearly don't noticed, but yours clock thingy is already fully charged."

Watson glanced down at her pocket and realized that something gloving inside it. She instantly realize that is her watch she holding with a strong grip. It must meant that her device is back in operative state. As she glanced forward, she saw that rest of the girls joined Takanashi and in line waiting for her to make and adequate response. So she spoke. "Girls I…" But she dint finished, because her vision got blurry. As strength left her body, she got down losing her vision completely. Of course the quartet reacted quickly, but she only managed to notice some voices coming behind a door.

"Ame!?"

"Hey don't go! You promised me a pizza!"

"Are you serious?! You dint make even the first step!"

"Everybody call down. Its just a burn out..."

Then the voices got to blurry to understand anything.