@January
I think Scio said something about magic interfering with electronics a while back when someone wanted to make a techno-mage? Not sure if it's still going to apply or not though

@RoflsMazoy

Haha, if that's the case, then sucks to suck, Nico.

@RoflsMazoy, it applies; Scio told me the same thing in PM.

@January, Yeah, poor Nico. Thankfully, perhaps we'll be allowed outside the school grounds, or be allowed to send paper letters?

Despite Alice being the one thinking she's in a dating sim, Nico attracts potential love interest as fast as a harem protagonist at this rate.

@Scio Oh! January's question reminds me. Does Four Winds have electricity? Although, if tech does get interfered by magic, probably electronic devices as a whole wouldn't work here but idk.

@Nanashi Ninanai

Meanwhile Nico thinks "dating" is a color or something.

Despite Alice being the one thinking she's in a dating sim, Nico attracts potential love interest as fast as a harem protagonist at this rate.

@Scio Oh! January's question reminds me. Does Four Winds have electricity? Although, if tech does get interfered by magic, probably electronic devices as a whole wouldn't work here but idk.

You know...it would be interesting if Nico turns out to be the 'protagonist' of this RP, considering the fact that he's the one with the most conflict centered around him. What would Alice think of that?

@Letter Bee Well, there's the term Hostile Show Takeover...the knife she's carrying isn't just a cooking utensil~

Though I think even if this is a story where Nico ends up being the actual protag, with how Alice thinks, she'll still be convinced that she's the protag unless people spell it out clearly to her.

@Nanashi Ninanai, Heh, time for Breaking Speech in 3...2...1..

@Nanashi Ninanai, Heh, time for Breaking Speech in 3...2...1..

Well, while he would know something rotten about her, Mikhail probably wouldn't make an accurate breaking speech to her for now and she'd just think that he's jealous of her and lashing out due to it.

When I made her, I was wondering how fast would she be able to be disliked by a character here, and it seems to happen faster than i first thought, lol.

@Nanashi Ninanai

Well, I mean, Alice bee-lined for the yandere so "that escalated quickly" is probably a pretty accurate statement, haha.

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Well, while he would know something rotten about her, Mikhail probably wouldn't make an accurate breaking speech to her for now and she'd just think that he's jealous of her and lashing out due to it.

When I made her, I was wondering how fast would she be able to be disliked by a character here, and it seems to happen faster than i first thought, lol.

Of course not; I was thinking that would come the moment Alice publicly reveals that she thinks of everyone else as 'side characters' in her personal story.

This is so hard.. so f it.

Magic: Kitsune Henkan
Name: The Blessed and The Cursed Fox
Type: Transmutation
Description:

Her ability gives her the ability that of a Kitsune channeling it through her magical aura. Kyou is able to perform feats that of a fox which is its primary ability. The eaten meat is one with her therefore it makes her a Transmuter. Since it's just 4 months, she barely know how to use its abilities aside from its physical prowess. She's not full Kitsune and does not have access to its full potential. Since she's just new, she barely know how to control it, which explains her 24/7 Fox Mode.

Who wants to start a Skype Group for this story? I and @January both have Skype accounts...

I'm up for either Discord or Skype, though kinda prefer to talk in this thread mostly.

I'm up for either Discord or Skype, though kinda prefer to talk in this thread mostly.

It's all right; PM me your Discord and Skype anyway?

@Letter Bee
Personally I'd like to keep the OOC in the OOC where everyone can see and participate.

Also, could you explain the mechanics of how Presumption of Innocence works when you have time? For example, is it legal or moral crime, and if so, under what legal/philosophical system? Is it only crimes acted upon, or does thoughtcrime count? I ask because when I read through I noticed some weird hiccups like Akasha triggering despite having zero ill intent and how Nico doesn't seem to ping no matter what he thinks but Alice does? Also the lingering scents, thing. Does that mean he can track people by crimefart or something?

It's all very confusing to me, is all.

@Letter Bee
Personally I'd like to keep the OOC in the OOC where everyone can see and participate.

Also, could you explain the mechanics of how Presumption of Innocence works when you have time? For example, is it legal or moral crime, and if so, under what legal/philosophical system? Is it only crimes acted upon, or does thoughtcrime count? I ask because when I read through I noticed some weird hiccups like Akasha triggering despite having zero ill intent and how Nico doesn't seem to ping no matter what he thinks but Alice does? Also the lingering scents, thing. Does that mean he can track people by crimefart or something?

It's all very confusing to me, is all.

Akasha didn't trigger Mikhail, did I write that?

And Nico pinged a lot; Mikhail just doesn't mind. Mikhail himself also stinks to his own magical senses, he sees that as a push to get better.

As for the lingering scents, that's because I'm presuming that due to Jasper's school accepting anyone, even criminals and misfits, a lot of bad things regularly happen/happened there despite the best efforts of the school, and some aura of those accumulated, leading to the stink of crime and villainy lingering. Basically, do enough immoral things in a place for long enough and the place acquires a certain atmosphere...

Okay, but how does it work and on what moral/legal systems?
Like, what's a "crime", here?

@Letter Bee

@Letter Bee

Just a brief comment about the Skype thing: I didn't mind using it to plot out Nico's and Mikhail's history, but I like using the OOC here a lot more.

Okay, but how does it work and on what moral/legal systems?
Like, what's a "crime", here?

@Letter Bee

Presumption of Innocence allows a person to 'smell' a person's state of mind, their regular personality, and subconscious thought (Edit: filtered through Mikhail's interpretation). Basically, it's like Rofls' character's emotion-sight, only the information is rendered as smell.

As for what moral/legal system and what counts as a crime, well, Mikhail mixes traditional and modern moral systems, but he typically detects the 'Seven Deadly Sins', or rather, emotions and mental states associated with the Seven Deadly Sins. However, he has different ideas of what counts as a 'Sin' than other people.

Examples:

Pride - Egotism and Arrogance, Mikhail hates this sin/mindset while smelling it in himself.

Lust - Not the same as sexual attraction, Mikhail interprets Lust as 'addiction' or 'obsession' and 'the desire to possess other people'.

Envy - Resentment at what others have or others are; Nico pings this a lot, but again, Mikhail doesn't mind. Other people, though...their envy is probably less justified.

Greed - The desire for power and material items, Mikhail's ability to smell this particular sin manifests strongly when the greedy person is willing to harm others to get what he wants; otherwise, minor greed only gives off a slight whiff of sulfur.

Wrath - Overwhelming rage and the desire to do harm; this pings Mikhail only if it is out of proportion to any offense.

Gluttony - This doesn't add to the sulfuric smell unless one is wasting limited resources; merely eating a lot, though doesn't ping him.

Sloth - Mikhail considers this the least of the sins, so he has to strain himself to actually catch a whiff of it.

Note, however, that to Mikhail, all types of sin smell the same; it's just that some types of sin add to the collective stink more. With Presumption of Innocence constantly active, every human, including Mikhail himself, stinks, but that just means that those who smell of sulfur beyond the normal baseline stand out.

Does that make better sense?

@January, Ah, all right.