[video - canon update]

[symbolofhappiness]

Looks like Setsuna is once again the victim of being recorded without her knowledge. This time, she's standing in front of a large window, overlooking the inside of a dome. There's a large crowd of people gathered before a stage. It looks like a concert has just started.

Setsuna herself isn't saying a word. She's just standing there for a while, watching. Just as it's starting to look like that's all the video is going to be, she takes a deep breath and presses her hands together.

"Switch... over."

As Setsuna pulls her hands apart again, her appearance changes quite drastically. But the way she looks might not be completely unfamiliar to some people on the community.

She then pulls out a strange, triangular card with a closed eye on it. The edges of the card are frayed. It looks like it parts of it have been torn off already. She throws the card and it flies to the ceiling, attaching itself to an air vent. It glows red and the eye opens.

On Setsuna's hand, a blue symbol with the same eye appears. From it, vines with thorns emerge and they wrap around her arm. She flinches, but shrugs it off quickly, then steps closer to the window and glares at the crowd below.

"Precure! I will defeat you!"

A big wheel-shaped monster crashes down, shattering the window and breaking open a large part of the building. It flies out through the opening and starts shooting out bursts of wind, destroying parts of the concert stage, while the people below scream in fear.

"Now, transform already!"

[ooc: Setsuna will be replying several hours later.]

Comments

[text]

[former_endboss]

My, my. Quite the change, though I like your sense of style.

What or who are these Precure you will defeat? Or have defeated?

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[symbolofhappiness]

[...oh damn it, this posted. Because that's just what she needed on top of everything else. At least it was easy enough to act 'normal' when she was just using text.]

I guess since this has been posted now there's no sense in not being honest about it. They're annoying pests. So called 'legendary heroes', that use magic to transform and fight. I believe the common term for the likes of them is 'magical girls'.

I haven't managed to defeat them just yet, unfortunately.

[text-LOCKED]

[former_endboss]

Hmmm. Some people would say that opposing legendary heroes automatically makes you a villian. On the other hand, while my world is lacking in 'magical girls', it has no shortage of girls with magic. And they can be annoying pests to.

Ahh, that's a shame. I suppose that being outnumbered, you may be at a disadvantage. She could never win without help. But I'm still in the game, so even with all her so-called friends, she hasn't won yet.

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[selene]

[ .. Huh? Usagi recognizes the girl, she's spoken to her plenty of times and all, but she doesn't really get what's going on. She transforms, and then.. that card..

W.. wait, did she just summon that monster..? ]

S-stop! [ So she instinctively yells at the video. ] Don't do that, the people will get hurt..!

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[symbolofhappiness]

[Oh, it's this annoying girl. Just great.]

...You're a little late there. [Setsuna isn't doing too well. She's pale and looks pretty worn out.] Even if you weren't, though, it's not like I'd stop just because you asked me to.

[selene]

.. What are you saying..? [ It's like she doesn't even get it. Like she hasn't even stopped to considerate that maybe Setsuna was doing all of it on purpose to begin with - but that's just like Usagi. ]

Why would you do that though? E-even if you won't stop because of me, you should stop for the people's sakes!

[voice]

[iwontforgivethis]

[ ... Oh look. It looks like her vibes were correct after all. It takes her quite a while to post this, but she figures that she should still do something. Or say something.

Even if she's not the best at trying to get through to Setsuna. ]

... This certainly explains a lot.

[voice]

[symbolofhappiness]

Hm, does it now?

[voice]

[iwontforgivethis]

It certainly puts what we saw the last time the community decided to post something of you into better context.

[ She pauses for a moment. ]

You aren't the first to pretend to be friends to a Precure to try to make it easier to defeat them.

[oceanicbutterfly]

...right.

[symbolofhappiness]

Thank you for your valuable input.

[oceanicbutterfly]

Do you really think this is the best time for sarcasm?

[icantbelievethis]

Setsu...na?

[symbolofhappiness]

...There's no longer any point in calling me that. It's not even my real name.

[icantbelievethis]

I knew it was weird that you weren't a Precure, but -- you're an enemy? You were just like a normal person...

[tranquilrhythm]

[Kanade's face is ashen. She'd trusted Setsuna. Encouraged her, given her well-wishes toward her mission, worried after the purple-haired girl when things had gone weird.

But her mission, she was now realizing with a sick lurch in her stomach, was to defeat her world's Precure. Covering her mouth, she shakes her head in disbelief.]

No. No, it... can't be...

[symbolofhappiness]

[Setsuna herself is looking rather pale and very tired. She's smirking, but it looks forced.]

Is it really so unbelievable? Heh. You're so naive.

[tranquilrhythm]

I... I believed you. You were always such a reasonable person, and I felt so bad when you kept getting hurt, and when you had odd questions...

...was that a lie? Was I wrong to think you were a good person worth talking to?

[hearts_beat]

I knew it... I knew it...

[Setsuna was a lot more subtle about it, but Ellen had saw the signs after that post. She didn't want to believe it... but, there it was.]

You don't have to do this!

[symbolofhappiness]

Do you really expect me to stop just because you asked me to? How stupid are you?

Anyway, this video was hours ago, so you're a little late.

[anothersoul]

That's an interesting change.

[symbolofhappiness]

Hm, is it really? It's a lot different from the usual transformations you see on the community, I guess.

[juicy_egotist]

[J is silent. What would he say? What could he say?

What deep thought would he impart upon--]

You are still welcome in the EMC.

[And he pops the lid on the enetron.]

1/2

[symbolofhappiness]

[What.

...

No, seriously, what. She'd already given up on understanding J a long time ago, but this was a whole new level of ridiculous. For a brief moment, that reaction almost made her feel a little... happy? Sad? Some kind of emotion, anyway.]

2/2

[symbolofhappiness]

[But that moment passed quickly. Clenching her fists, she glared at J.]

...did you even watch that video?