Completed Do you want to read my Magical Diary?

19 - No Power, No Responsibility

Right. I'll go and submit my name to Professor Potsdam and see what happens.

Later, Red Magic Class begins..

In this class, carelessness might cost you your fingers.

He wouldn't really cut off students' fingers, would he?!

Here you will be learning the seductive art of Red Magic; the evocation and control of energy. With this power, you might summon a breeze, light a fire, or call a distant object to hand.

Telekinesis is Red Magic? I didn't know.

I say that is seductive, not because of the power itself, but because simpler mind prefer simple solutions.

I'm not sure even sure what I'm doing here. My blue spell progression is quite advanced while this class has barely started for me. It'd be a while for it to catch up.

Blast your enemies with lightning! Tear buildings apart with earthquakes! Let the world around you burn!

Wow. Is he serious?

Fall victim to such vulgar fantasies, and you leave yourself vulnerable to those capable of creative thought. There are many approaches that direct force cannot defend against.

He snaps his fingers in the air. I think I get it. He's teaching red magic, but like to remind his students that school of magic isn't always about brute elemental force.

One inattentive moment, and you lose control of the forces you have summoned. After that, you will only be remembered as an unpleasant stain on the walls.

He rubs his hands together and gives a nasty smile. We get the point. Sheesh.



Well, I'm pretty stressed at the moment, I was fortunate to be able to learn anything at all. Whew. That's the last class of the week. Time to kick back and relax...

Later in my room...

I don't think...
Aw, come on.
I... I'm not the sort of person...
Pfft.

Why is she so upset? I don't get it. Anyways, I think if Ellen declines, Virginia would ask me ne-

RK! Are you going to run for treasurer?

Right on cue.

Yeah, I am.

She looks so happy over it.

Yippee! Now I can tell that spoiled brat to kiss my-
Hey!
Sorry. I've got to go make plans!

She leaves the room. I wonder what was that about. Ellen sits on her bed and brushes back her hair.

Such a strange thing to get so worked up over.
Yeah, well, she is very competitive.
If it really matters so much, she ought to do it herself instead of trying to get everyone else to do it for her.

I shrug. She got me there. Then I start thinking about it really hard. It's not that I'm completely clueless about this whole school politics and stuff. Is Virginia really trying to piss someone of by putting one of her friends as candidate or- Wait a sec, if her brother, William is the current class prez then-

Do you think W... do you think her brother will do what she says? Promote someone, just because she wants him to?

Bingo! That's it! Virginia can actually use her brother to win elections herself, but I bet she doesn't want to cause it'd make her brother look bad. But if one of her friends gets that sort of support... Heheh. RK47, you are one lucky girl, you are.

Probably. She's his baby sister. He looks out for her.
He's so sweet.

... oh, he is, is he? What the heck happened between them during the Initiation, I wonder?

Ellen... have you got a crush on William?
What? No!
Oh reallllly?
Maybe.

She sighs and flops back onto the bed.

...yes?

...This is too easy. What should I do next?

 

Wasn't going for treasurer one way how to marry him (teacher)?

 

Let us...
Support this union

 

Is William even attractive?

Eh, anyway, let Ellen have her crush.

 

Gut her and use her innards to determine what magic truly is.

Ho ho ho.

 

I see RK likes Donald, is't she? Eh-he-he-he (grin) The plan is set in motion...

"There's nothing wrong with that"

And I support RK running for

Male version of Utena, basically. Creepy as shit.

 

I was hoping for something like this


But why him? Am I not good enough?

THAT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA. YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING AT ME & ONLY ME!

 

20 - It's alright

I don't see anything wrong with that.


He's popular.
So?
So he could have any girl he wants!
Whaaat?
And he's never want a girl like me. Guys want someone pretty who likes makeup and dancing and pouts until she gets her way.

This sounds like something I'd read from a BC thread in Codex forum.

Ellen, just what makes you think this way?
Jenny's not even thirteen yet and she's already got boys chasing her!
It doesn't matter, girl.
Boys think of me as just - a rock with hair! A useless fuzzy lump!

Must. Not. Laugh.

William is nice. He would never... but he would never...

Oh my gawd, this girl is so hopeless. But I'm not really an expert this sort of thing. It was a bad idea for me to bring it up too. What sort of advice should I give her?

 

Where's a Panic Button when you need one ?

EDIT : Ah, what the hell, tell her to confess. It's almost certainly going to fail and depress her, but she'll keep moping endlessly otherwise.

 

Tell her, to tell him, she likes him! Yay for broken phones

 

wait and see.

 

There's no "smack her" option?

Tell her to "wait and see". She deserves her emo and let us move on.

 

Tell her to tell him she likes him. No way this can go wrong.

 

Wait and see. There needs to be "I'm not a girl IRL so I know when to mind my own goddamn business" option.

 

tell him

 

Wait and see.

 

Huh. Same tally of votes. Hahaha. Let's see. Leaving it up to me to decide huh...

 

21 - Never asked for this

Things will only get awkward if she rushes things, heck, it's barely a month. I don't think being desperate for a boyfriend is a good way to start a school year. I'm really disappointed with Ellen, I thought she's more mature than this.

The school year's only barely began. There's a long way to go yet. Anything could happen.

I'm also not sure what kind of sisterly love does Virginia has for her brother. That's only to make it SUPER-awkward.

So don't give up. Just wait and see.
That's all I expected to do.
Hey, I have an idea! Why don't you run for treasurer like Virginia suggested? If he's helping you with your camp-
No... I don't want to run against you.

Oooops.

Oh. Oh well.

Well. Gee, that's true. But I think she still has a chance, we're roomies right? If she sticks with me during campaigning maybe she can spend some more time with William. Not that I think she has much of a chance.

I thought only boys get desperate, huh.

Saturday

Virginia stretches and yawns as she gives away the $5 allowance envelope to each of us. I wondered how did the planning for my election campaign went yesterday.


Well... we can't today, exactly.
Oh? Why not?
He's not here.
What do you mean, he's not here?

Control yourself.

It's Cider Day, the big apple festival in the next county over. Most of the upperclassmen go there on field trip. It's over an hour away, so they have to leave early.
Hmm. I never heard about this.
Freshmen aren't allowed. It's a privilege.
What's an apple festival?
A harvest fair. Don't you have those where you come from?
I don't know.

Wow, Ellen. Haven't played any RPGs lately? Even I never attended a single one in my life, but knew what it was about. Thanks to Neverwinter Nights 2.

They get a big old-fashioned cider press set up on the green so everybody can watch the apples being crushed, and they sell jugs of it. Lots of food - apple doughnuts, apple sausages, apple upside-down cake, caramel apples, squash-apple soup...
Hence, that's why it's called Apple Day!
... well, it's not all apples. There's also a bake sale, craft sale, art contest, and there's fiddlers in the day and then a contra dance in the evening.

The word contra reminds me of that secret input code to gain infinite lives or something. Hehe. From the look on Ellen's face, she has no idea what a contra dance is, but she's not going to ask. Oh well, not that I care much. Guess the seniors are going off to a dance without us. So what?

Hmm. $30 in my wallet. What should I do today?



Remember: If you're voting for the mall, do pick from the 4 possible options:
A. Magic Store
B. Games Arcade
C. Food Court
D. Window Shopping

 

Go for it; write him the most uguu of love letters!

EDIT: Dammit, too late
Hmm.. Let's study

 

go to the mall and the magic shop

 

go to the mall and the magic shop

 

Study. Must hoard jewgold.
This is an amerikwanzanian school. We'll probably have to buy the election just like in real life.