Sirrocco Wrote:1: This is kind of awesome.2: I too like the realism factor. I *also* like the realism factor of having the government instantly coopt the magical girls so that they can focus on saving the world instead of making rent.I hadn't thought of that explanation for the thing with the compact, but consider it worthy of No Prize.
2a: The fact that the police are taking the talking rabbit in stride and have accepted him as a credible source is also kind of cool.
3: I actually initially read the bit about the sun transformation as a semi-telepathy thing associated with the transformation brooch. Girl takes item in hand, girl willingly attempts to state her own heritage, girl states her own heritage as it is rather than merely as she knows it, girl has WTF moment, but puts it to one side so as to focus on the situation at hand.
...and now I have this image of, say, Tsukusa taking a moment to step outside one night and give her father a bit of a talking-to. Speaking of which, I really like Tsukasa as a character.
Incidentally, given that you have so much other realism in the story... why did the Gods wait to empower their children until right before life-and-death battle? Why not give them a bit of time to practice first, and possibly get used to the idea? I'm not saying that this is a bad thing - I like how it makes the story flow and the scenes produced and all that - I'm just sayign that the Gods ought to have some reason that they found sufficiently compelling. Izuna in particular has had a number of people she knew and liked die in front of her because she was not adequately prepared when the threat first raised its head. If her father can't give her a *real* good justification....
Assuming that the messengers are going to be handing around and doing the Magical Girl Companion Animal schtick, I'm interested to know what they can do. The crow obviously ahs some sort of shielding power... what else dot hey have?
When Tsukusa meets her father, we may safely expect there to be violence.
As a first-order reason for the Parents waiting until this stage, I'll say that they, themselves, were under orders in the matter. Izanagi's reasons are, in character, unclear, and will be discussed, although even he didn't expect Izanami to move so fast or so agressively.
I actually wouldn't've thought of that aspect of Izuna's feelings and reactions through on my own; thank you for pointing it out. In Susano-o's defense, he didn't know that Himari's life had reached the point where her daughter would have constant companions ready to lay down their lives.
As to the associated kami... Yatagarasu was able to create the shield because he's a fairly potent sorcerer in his own right; he's the yatagarasu, Amaterasu's primary retainer from the days of Jimmu Tenno - at this stage, he's easily the most powerful member of the cast. Kirara is much younger, and qualified for his 'job' on the basis of his ability to think on his belly-scales (no feet), his skill at getting where other people don't necessarily want him, and the fact that he can swallow a sword whole and cough it up again with no ill effects. Mokumoku was unlucky enough to be too slow to dodge when Tsukiyomi decided to grab whichever retainer was handy and stick them with the job of delivering Tsukusa's 'key'. On the upside, she makes really good mochi.
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
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