[Mari]

"Of course I can help~! Between you and I, I've been doing more fighting than I'd like to admit since arriving on Li." was Peach's enthusiastic yet light-heartedly bashful reply to Dark Peach's request for help. It was her very firm belief that Li would be saved by protecting those they loved rather than violencing those they hated, but at the same time saving people often involved violencing other people. She wasn't a big fan of that part if she had to be honest, but such was the nature of war. Pretty princesses with pure hearts and lethally destructive hips had to fight sometimes. "Let me just pick up some of my sisters-in-arms to train with us. That way I can teach you all at once! ...Plus, I enjoy guiding more than demonstrating." Peach went on to offer, finishing that last bit in a much more quiet tone. She loved each and every one of the little family she'd created on Li. Convincing herself to fight them was harder than it sounded at times. Taking Dark Peach's hand and offering her an inviting smile, she began leading the other to the Magical Girl's Society Lodge. "There is, unfortunately, some truth to Li being a man's world." Peach lamented with some mild exasperation at the idea. Li's population was ... odd from a biological standpoint, but not in any ways the Mushroom Kingdom wasn't already. Being one of the kingdoms that survived mostly intact, her world was a major contributor to the life sphere's overall population. It turned out, though, that taking a bunch of worlds where the idea of a default gender was in full effect and mashing them together created a very noticeable imbalance in said population. A lot of the citizens didn't seem to be entirely aware of it because it wasn't entirely one-sided, but it was hard not to notice once one was aware of it. "I'm sure you have begun to pick up on it, but Bowser is far from the only one causing trouble these days... When I first arrived, I was quite distraught with the loss of my castle and could not help but feel very alone at night without my loyal servants or ...parents. The many villains in need of a lesson did not help things." Peach began to explain, trailing off for a brief moment at the mention of her parents. That was a slightly sore subject. "Thankfully, it turns out that I was not alone in one respect. During my travels, I have invited many like me who hold love dear and close to their hearts to come and live with me. It is with great pride, then, that I've watched the sisterhood I created grow into a family that takes care of eachother and works to better life for others in the life sphere. If you ever need a safe place to stay, you are most welcome to join us~! Our accommodations are still a bit humble, but they are certainly a step up from the skeleton apartments afforded by the sphere itself." Peach explained with a note of pride and joy in her tone.

Princess Peach Toadstool "Peach" Queen of Magical Girls

Valory Ryder "Val" Megalomaniac Shortcake Raffina "Miss Raffina" So-Called Proper Lady

On cue, they had arrived. The magical girl's society lodge was indeed a humble area, far larger than your average appartment but a tad small when you considered how many people called the place home. Many slept in sleeping bags instead of beds, and there wasn't much technology available to play with. A single TV was the only thing available, currently tuned into a gladitorial match taking place in Sunshine Stadium. Iris, the former champion of Unova, was clad in a princess esque outfit and watched eagerly as a dragon type pokemon showed off for the camera. By her side, a very short girl that was actually nearly Peach's age stopped watching to look up at the two princesses in bewilderment. Was she seeing double? Nearby, a strikingly familiar girl was giving them a similar look! It was Arle, from Damsel Indercover! Only, she was wearing blue instead of red and had gold eyes full of wonder instead of sadness. They didn't seem to hold any recognition, though. It seemed Peach wasn't the only one with a lookalike. A plate of mushroom cookies and a pot of koopa tea could be found on a table nearby. It seemed like about half of them were gone already. "Everyone, I would like you to introduce you to my very own twin~!" Peach offered rather light-heartedly. Of everyone on Li, the sisterhood had, by far, the most experience with doppelgangers of all natures. Many of them had become members for their own safety, simply because they were unusually friendly toward them. "--Oh! Hello, your majesty~" the small girl introduced, standing up and performing a curtsey for Dark Peach. "This is Valorie. I'd like to ask her to train with us today." Peach explained. "Sure!" Valorie replied somewhat light-heartedly, smiling rather brightly. If one went by her well primped and delicately pampered appearance, they might get the idea that she was a bit of a fashionista, not unlike the princesses themselves in her own less royal way. It was ... at least half true. "Always nice to see a familiar face." Arle remarked rather off-handedly from nearby, seeming to make light of the situation. Speaking of familiar faces though, one poked their head out from a nearby room, their black cat displaying a cheerful expression in its eyes. "Mom~!" Amitwo chirped, floating out to embrace both princesses in a hug rather eagerly. She then seemed to abruptly question this premise, her brows furrowing for a moment. " . . . I have two moms." she softly mused aloud, not entirely sure how to feel about this development. "That's okay! I've got three." Iris chimed in using the most innocent tone and holding up three fingers in demonstration. Peach's expression just sort of went deadpan at this, flashing a nervously apologetic look Dark Peach's way. "Only if she wants to be. Remember, we're not quite the same." Peach gently corrected, petting Amitwo's head idly to comfort her. "Have you seen Raffina, Ami...?" Peach requested. However, before Amitwo could respond Raffina seemed to pick up on being talked about and finally presented herself, standing in the doorway with a proud, dignified body language about her that just radiated confidence. She was strikingly pretty, but had her hair always been that bubblegum pink color? She had a noticeable muscle tone about her. You could just see it at a glance. This was one lady who probably didn't hit like a 'proper lady'. "Right here, Princess Peach!' Raffina leisurely replied, eyeing Dark Peach with a rather obvious question in her eyes. She wanted to know more about this doppelganger. "Excellent! May we have you for the day? I'd like to do some training today." Peach explained, receiving a comfy "You may." in response. "I'm looking forward to the exercise." Raffina remarked, gently placing a fist into the palm of her hand in an enthusiastic manner. "Plus, I'd like to get to know this 'new you'~." Raffina went on to admit, her perpetual smile greeting Dark Peach as she looked up at the other. "Can I come?" Amitwo asked rather eagerly. All her favorite people would be there!

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The princess bowed with a welcoming smile. "Thank you for having me everyone. It's a pleasure to meet all of you. I have been hoping to be able to tap into my vibe powers without my scepter." The princess explained to those in the room. Today D. Peach didn't have RG Bowser Jr. Although normally they didn't part it was custom to let him stay at home sometimes. Some days the little koopa didn't even want to get out of bed. It was the cutest thing when he whined about wanting to stay in bed. The princess accepted the small girl coming to hug both her and her carbon copy. "I do not mind of course," she answered with a cheerful grin. It was such an interesting group of girls. Very bubbly and bright much like her carbon copy herself. The differences between them as a whole and her were great but she still felt comfortable in this setting.

"I am still a bit new to Li so I don't know many things. My strength has diminished since my arrival here and I hope to rebuild it back to its former glory. That way I can once again be stronger than my castle was when it fell." That line humbled her. It was her motto after all and she lived by it daily and most likely for eternity. It was the drive that would keep her going no matter what. "When will we begin?" She questioned as she looked back to her carbon copy.

[Mari]

"Just as soon as we find a more open place to fight. We wouldn't want to break anything. Let's go~!" Peach replied, beckoning their training partners to follow her as she moved to exit the lodge again. While she guided the group to the training area, she began to explain some of the basic fundamentals of what they'd be doing, making the group aware of some of the basic fundamentals of love magic. Of course, everyone already knew these details most likely, but it was important to internalize them and respect the methodology behind the magic if they were to gain mastery over it. Love magic could more accurately be called the magic of passion and joy, or even emotions to a less focused extent. A very powerful force, it could both inspire and terrify. But mostly it just really humiliated your opponents if they weren't believers themselves--and sometimes even if they were.

Finally, they arrived at a little block set aside for -- it's not clear, actually! It looked like it might just be a place they hadn't built a house at yet, as it was certainly big and open enough to fit an appartment. However, it was boxed in by other houses, leaving one to assume it was being reserved for something. Each of the girls took their places at one corner of the square, with Peach and Amitwo sharing their corner and sitting in a humble little chair together. "As much as I do wish I could teach Amitwo how to use love magic, we will both have to sit on the sidelines and offer you our support. For this training session, Miss Valorie and Miss Raffina are both beginners, so they will be working as a team. If it turns out to be too difficult, however, do let us know. I'm sure that we can adjust as need be." Peach explained. "Of course." Raffina replied in a matter-o-fact tone. "Ready!" Valorie chimed in. They both didn't seem shy at all when it came to fighting--at least as far as training went.

Raffina 190 HP 65 Shield Status: Normal

Valorie Ryder 155 HP 50 Shield Status: Normal

((For this thread you'll have access to a list of new abilities. You can get creative with how you use them, what exactly they do or how powerful they are and you can choose how easily any form of love magic comes to your character. This means you can make up damage numbers and even ignore damage caps to a degree. Though, I would personally recommend not KOing your training partner until you're ready for them to stop fighting back. Remember that there are no rolls in this mission. It's normal RP. The following abilities are available to you, and you should be ICly aware of them:

Objective Critical Techniques

Vibe Powers: A wild and chaotic technique pioneered by Princess Peach herself. Turn your emotions into powerful buffs that you can customize to your liking! This is done using 'vibe charges' that restore slowly over time, but can be recovered quickly by eating enemies (or allies, I'm not here to judge you) or perhaps by receiving or making strong gestures of love, if you're feeling creative enough to make a mechanic out of that. See devour for restoring vibe energy

Devour: Magically transport a foe into your belly through a process known as shenanigans, shrinking them just enough to avoid any size related disasters in the process. You then receive a small amount of healing and a vibe charge, with no requirement to actually hurt them either! If you already have max vibe charges, you heal for a bit more than usual. You gain these bonuses again each turn until they escape. You can, however, choose to do digestion damage to the target as a free action once per turn, gaining a larger-than-normal payoff if you KO them while they are eaten. At the cost of an action you can increase this damage and heal yourself for half the damage done. You may also still be able to use normal attacks against the target while they're eaten, especially disjointed magic such as your basic Love Magic attack, as it can simply manifest in your belly with them instead of having to pass through you to get to them. Alternatively, if you're feeling a bit more protective of whomever just got eaten, you can give any of the healing you receive to them instead. and take/resist/dodge any attack targeting them on their behalf.

You can either use your parasol to nom people like Peach does, or something more direct if you so see fit. The details are up to you.

Other Love Magic Techniques

Love Magic: The most basic form of love magic, sometimes known as the "heart of virtue". Create and launch magical hearts, rainbows, ribbons, sparkles and other such shenanigans as projectiles to smite your foes! Great as a basic attack for hitting foes hard and opening them up for a followup attack. Depending on how pure of heart you are and how passionate you are, it may take on a more powerful yet exhausting form.

Butt Slam: Known by the alias "Hips of Vehemence", this stylish and humiliating technique is very effective at putting foes in their places. Simply knock a foe over with another attack, give them a good shove or throw them to the ground. Then jump over them and let yourself slam down on them butt-first! The magical part of this attack is its tendency to magically squish the victim down to a tiny size, afflicting them with the mini status. This is rather handy, since it's also known to do double damage to tiny enemies. It is also known, however, to afflicted the infatuated status instead at times, or the mind-melted status if you go for the head. If you master it, you should be able to choose which.

Hip Bash: Made famous by Peach's famous "Peach Bomber", this also very stylish and humiliating technique will teach your enemies to look you in the eyes when they want to speak to you. In the original Peach Bomber, Peach sneezes and gets violently thrown back into someone butt-first, because she's a magical girl and therefore gets to comically defy gravity. It can, however, be performed on purpose. Often, a simple bump with the hips is enough. However, the more physically inclined may wish to hit harder to make up for their weaker magical affinity. When struck, enemies will explode into a shower of magical pink hearts! If an enemy attacks you from behind or is behind you when you are hit by an attack that causes knockback, you get to use this powerful attack as a free action.

True Love's Kiss: Steal your enemies' will to fight away by giving them a sweet kiss! Sometimes known as "Lips of Eloquence" Probably the least painful way to rightly end a foe. This attack comes in many forms, some of which can be combined to form a stronger version of the attack. It can be used to sap the strength from your foes, healing yourself for a portion of the damage caused. It can also inflict the infatuation status effect, or outright mind control a foe into taking an action on your behalf. If the target is infatuated, they may be mind controlled indefinitely until their infatuation ends. Lastly, it can be used to heal allies of their damage or status effects. A powerful yet gimmicky technique that will leave your enemies far redder than a slap.

Living Hair: Known as "Hair of Majesty" by some and often preferred by those with long hair for reasons that will become obvious, Those with humongous hats might be able to use their hat in place of their hair, though. This counter attack will put the victim in a hairy situation they might soon come to regret. It is made by successfully dodging an attack and letting your opponent run themselves into your hair (or hat) instead, which they then get pulled into and entangled with. Absorbed, if you will. They may be superficially shrunk somewhat to facilitate easier carrying. Once they're thoroughly trapped, they are considered grappled and must deal 30% cumulative damage to you to escape, which can be offset by healing received. In turn, you may deal 25% damage to them as an action each turn, healing yourself for half the damage you do.

Smothering Embrance: Cuddle your foes unconscious with this classic girly trope. Sometimes known as "Bosom of Valor", it is initiated with a grapple roll using either your STR or CHA stat. Simply grab your foe and give them a big hug, pulling their face down into your chest and squishing them into you. While it is also sometimes known as "Marshmallow Hell", no marshmallows are actually required for this technique to work. That's simply a humorous aspect to the move. This pacifistic yet powerful hug can inflict the suffocation, sleep or infatuation status at one's discretion.

Hypnotic Gaze: They say a beautiful smile is almost hypnotic, which is helpful because both Amitie's and Lidelle's smiles are absolutely precious. Sometimes known as "Eyes of Harmony", you can use this ability to stun your foes and wow your friends with a stunning smile that's so distracting it will literally stun them. For actual mind-control, see: True Love's Kiss--or give your own unique spin on the Hypnotic Gaze and make it more literal. I'm a tutorial, not a cop.

Heels of Tenacity: Dance for your life and leave your foes saltier than the dead sea as they question how exactly they lost to that. This rhythmic defense technique is effective at boosting your DEX stat first and foremost, perhaps also reducing the amount of damage you take slightly for a few turns. You'll be dodging in high heels before you know it.

Frills of Justice: The magical girl equivalent of going super saiyan. Whatever you're wearing becomes much frillier accompanied by a magical girl transformation--or just a brief flash of light. You do you. As is law, the frillier your outfit is, the stronger you are. Your CHA stat will go through the roof, making all of your love magic substantially stronger. Other stats may receive a smaller boost.

Arms of Compassion: Compassion takes many forms. It can be used to absorb buffs from enemies, stealing the buffs for yourself or to absorb debuffs from allies that they might find a lot more bothersome than you, all in the form of a nice hug that enemies might be wise to dodge. How sweet!

Hand of Temperance: Slap/Punch bad guys in the face and make them explode into magic! ...Out of compassion for the terrible things they've done to your friends, of course. Sometimes known as the technique with the most raw power, alongside perhaps the Hip Bash technique depending on who you ask.

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The princess was glad to be out but she didn't understand half of the moves she had at he disposal. she knew how to use them but that didn't give her the full on how to use them fully. "Hmm..." she hummed out. She hadn't done much fighting in her time on Li but she truly wanted to get in touch with her vibe powers and to do that she had to train with Valorie and Raffina. It wouldn't be too hard but it wouldn't be easy that's for sure. She was just as much of a beginner as they were.


With her parasol on hand she pointed it in the direction of her opponents. She let it move to the left then to the right. Her opponents would hopefully pick up that she was choosing who to attack first. She closed her eyes and stopped the point of her Parasol on Raffina. "Let's dance lovely." She spoke with closed eyes. The blonde haired princess began charging in with an attack she was actually familiar with from her own world.  She turned nearly last second putting her strength into her legs and pushing herself off for a Peach Bomber! Otherwise known as Hips of Vehemence! Her parasol was held tight in her hand in an unorthodox manner. Instead of tip forward it was held backwards with the base of it behind her. Should Raffina decide to dodge Peach would land on the ground and move far back with the help of her Parasol. If not she would sustain a damage of 12%!



Health: 155%
Shield:50
Status: Attacking

[Mari]

Raffina and Valorie looked to eachother as they found themselves on the business end of a parasol, their blue eyes drifting between eachother and Dark Peach as they waited patiently to see what was to come of this. And then--Raffina found herself selected! She stepped forward, striking a combative tone. "Gladly." she replied in a fittingly combative tone. She seemed rather eager, only for a posterior of destruction to get aimed her way. An explosion of hearts would erupt on contact with Raffina, the pinkette getting sent flying backward by the blast, staggering to keep herself from falling. She'd flinched rather hard at the sight of Peach's backside coming right at her, knowing just how incredibly painful it was to be on the receiving end of her Peach's backside. However, this Peach's peach bomber felt ...muted in comparison. Brushing a sparkly pink magical heart from her shoulder and puckering her lips as if to pout at no one in particular she shifted back into a ready position. "Excellent! I hoped that one would come easily to you~ All love magic comes from the heart. The more heart you put in it, the stronger it becomes." Peach explained, clapping excitedly a couple of time for her twin.

"May I?" Raffina would interject after a moment. There was no rush to taking the other off guard, not when they were training, but she definitely wanted to get a good flow going on sooner or later. Stepping forward, the pinkette rushed Peach and performed a rather superfluous pirouette toward her, attempting to throw Peach's guard off, before shifting to perform a sweeping round house kick up toward Peach's face! Should she really be performing kicks like that in such a tiny miniskirt? Maybe not, but it was arguably hard to focus on any wardrobe malfunctions when you were being kicked in the face. "Ciel Arche!" Raffina incanted, a magical rainboow manifesting from her feet and arcing outward to catch Peach! The rainbow had a sort of stinging/moderate burning sensation to it, a sensation that raced straight to her brain. It was a very disorientating attack, to say the least.

((Raffina's Ciel Arche; Does 27% Damage and has a 70% chance of inflicting the mind-melted status.))

Swinging her leg around again, Raffina then attempted to throw herself at Dark Peach butt first! Her hips of vehemence took the form of a butt slam, as she attempted to pin Peach underneath her bottom against the ground, sitting on the other's chest and crossing her legs rather daintily like a queen getting comfy on her new throne. "How's that~?" Raffina asked.

Meanwhile, Valorie seemed hesitant to join in. She wasn't sure who to attack! ...And maybe standing aside would give her an advantage later!

Raffina 178 HP Status: Normal

Valorie Ryder 155 HP Status: Normal

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Unable to avoid the attack due to bad footing D. Peach sustained 27% of damage! As Raffina sat on her she found herself with a massive headache but instead of letting that take over her movements she instead pat the side of Raffina's leg, her parasol gripped tight in her hand. "Good enough...but you forget." Without a moment to waste she had gripped tight upon the girl's thigh and switched their position's. "I may be here to learn love magic but I still have other attacks at the ready!" Without another second to waste Peach executed a strongly charged crescent lash. Swinging her leg in a clock like fashion to come down on Raffina but pulled her parasol back and forced it open to block any counter attacks. (Crescent lash when charged does 30% of damage!) 

Of course as this was a lesson in love magic she swiveled her parasol around and immediately entered frills of justice, her hair moving about lik that of a super saiyan- just much more feminine.


She was preparing for something big.



128%

[Mari]

Raffina's gaze dropped to her thigh, her eyes widening slightly at the sensation of Dark Peach hand against her bare skin. One had to be mindful around that area, but Raffina decidedly took no offense to it. She somehow doubted Dark Peach meant anything inappropriate by the gesture. They were all girls here, after all! ...And also fighting! A moment later though, and Raffina felt Dark Peach dig her fingers into her thigh and her cheeks turned red. Hoo boy! While Dark Peach was busy shoving Raffina underneath her, she managed to get a pretty good feel of that thigh--no surprise there. It was very firm. You could tell right away that it was mostly muscle. This was a girl that could give Daisy a run for her money in the physical fitness department--easily. ...And they both liked the colors yellow and orange. Huh. How about that?

Raffina squealed in alarm and pain as Dark Peach cut her with her parasol, drawing an alarmed little bounce from Valorie. Oh crap! What just happened?? Peach herself flinched, somewhat concerned by the display. What was the point of training if you weren't going to focus on your new skills? Falling back on old ones seemed counterproductive. But... Dark Peach wasn't her daughter. She wouldn't try and make her train the way she thought was right and proper. Or well--She'd certainly give her a bit more leeway anyway. She just hoped Dark Peach wouldn't keep leaning on that crutch. The other girls were holding back on her behalf to better learn, after all!

And then, something strange happened. A magical pink heart manifested itself behind Peach's parasol before launching into her, bypassing her guard entirely!

((Raffina's love magic; Does 12% Damage!))

...But Raffina's love magic was a bit lacking in strength. It was mostly to get her some leverage. Good thing she had actual strength to make up for it! Attempting to push Dark Peach off of her, Raffina tried pushing her way past the princess guard and striking her with an open-palmed shove that popped with a sparkly blast of magic! "I'm learning quickly, and I won't be going down without a fight!" Raffina stated in a matter-o-fact tone. The strikingly pretty pinkette now sported a nice big cut down her face. Ouch. That looked like it stung!

((Raffina's Hand of Temperance; Does 20% Damage))

Raffina 148 HP Status: Normal

Valorie Ryder 155 HP Status: Normal

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(Mari I wish to drop this mission. I must focus on the others.)

[Mari]

(Very well vwv)