sirenspull | twenty-third date; [video]

[This is Larry standing at the foot of the stairs of his house, beside the life-size statues of Phoenix and Edgeworth, his two best friends who have long since left the Port (again). His head is bowed and he looks strangely thoughtful. The NV is perched somewhere some distance away so that you can see much of Larry and the statues.]

Well...if there's one thing I'm thankful for, it's my friends. All the friends I've met in the Port, and back home. [He brightens up a little bit.] Like...really, really thankful. I've met a lot of 'em.

[A pause. Larry grips something he wears around his neck - the round orange pendant he had been wearing for several months now.]

That's why...some time ago, I made a wish.

[He cups the gem in his hands, and it morphs into something more ornate and egg-shaped, shining with a dazzling orange light. The light spreads all over his body and he closes his eyes as if asleep as his clothes change - his jacket becomes a tailcoat, his shirt becomes a vest and a cravat (with a small orange gem mounted in the center), his trousers become breeches tucked into boots high as his thighs...and when the transformation is complete, he is clutching a six-foot orange halberd with a mean-looking edge - which he quickly moves away from Phoenix's spiky head.

Suddenly Larry looks a little more confident, even breaking into a confident grin.]

'Bout time I told you guys. I became a Puella Magi to protect my friends, and I kept it a secret 'cause I thought someone might get hurt by a witch or something if they found out. But...I dunno, witches don't seem to do that sort of thing. [He scratches his head with his free hand.] Besides, it was pretty hard to keep this sort of thing under wraps.

I have to fight witches from now on, but I don't mind if it means having the power to protect the people I know!

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I don't die when I fall off buildings! It'll take more than that to kill me.

And no one ever says I look gay!

Are you a god? Don't believe in god. No one does. I said it.

I'm not a god, I'm just...a superhero?

How?

I didn't just get a costume, I got powers! So I'm super!

Right?

Can you be killed?

Yeah. I did say I wasn't a god. Pretty sure I'm not immortal, either.

Then not super.

Maybe a little super?

No.

Come on, gimme some credit, man!

Knew a guy like you. Dressed pretty, thinks he can save the world. You're starting smaller. Friends. Family. Nice sentiment. Ready to clean out the druggies, the whores, the communists, from this city? Not all witches. Some might be.

It's not just witches I'm ready to fight, if that's what you're saying.

Yes. What else will you fight for?

I'll fight for my friends, for people who get bullied and put down, and even for my friends who've already left.

Good enough for a start.

Great! Because I'm still kinda new to this! Even though I've had the contract for months.

Why do you need a contract to fight?

It's what gave me the powers in the first place. I made a wish, and boom, magic.

That doesn't happen. Wishes don't come true.

This one did! I wished for a power that would help me protect people. Now I can project shields!

Someone had to give it to you. Wishes don't come true by themselves.

Someone did, yeah.

What happens when the contract ends?

I think it'll never end. Ever.

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