audio - [backdated to December 10th]

[abundantlove]

[The voice of Molly Anderson once again greets the network, .]

Ah...! Hello again, everyone! I know it's been a while since I last made a post on the Network, and I realize a lot has probably gone on. I'm sorry for everything I missed, and if there's any way I can help with any of the trouble people have been having, I want to do so!

[Molly laughs, sounding more than a bit nervous.]

I didn't really say anything about this to everyone before, just a couple people, but... I've been talking with my aunt a lot. About being a Numbered, I mean. She's still nervous about a lot that has to do with it, and... W-well, I'm still not sure how she feels about everything, but she knows I'm a Numbered now, and that's good! She's okay with me doing the superhero thing, too, for a while.

... I guess now I've said that, I should introduce myself by my other name! I'm also Cure Heart, a magical girl, and I want to fight to protect everybody! And I guess that means leaving Locke sometimes! I'm ready to do that now!

...

[Her voice grows quieter for the moment.]

I've moved around a lot, but I've never done it on my own. And honestly it's pretty scary. A lot of you have moved all over the world, right? I was wondering if anyone had any advice...

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voice.

[enflammen]

[Magical girl ... Micah has Concerns.]

So what exactly is a magical girl? Besides the obvious, I mean.

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[abundantlove]

... Ah, well, you know. Like the kind from those Japanese cartoons, right? Girls and young women who transform into beautiful warriors!

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[enflammen]

No ... no, I can't say I know what you're talking about.

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[abundantlove]

Well... how can I describe it? I use a device, and... my hair and clothes change! And I can use magical attacks to fight monsters!

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[mangata]

So many of you.

[ This sounds like Marina? ]

Hello Cure Heart. I am continually impressed at how quickly we all seem to adapt. Perhaps it is simply that much a part of who we are.

There are many causes to turn your powers towards. I do hope you choose wisely.

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[abundantlove]

E-Eh? Well, you're not exactly a Precure, but... a-aren't you one of Lily's team? You remember me, right? We had a long talk before...!

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[mangata]

I'm - ah, I do apologize, er, Cure Heart. Have they talked to you about the 'doppelgangers' or so they called them from some time ago?

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[abundantlove]

... O-oh. I didn't realize that's who you were...

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[switch_over]

Seriously? Another one, just how many of you are there?

[She shouldn't be all that surprised. She knew one of the other Cure's was awfully protective of her, that should've at least been a hint.]

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[abundantlove]

Well, uh... however many there were before, plus one?

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[switch_over]

...Yeah. That helps.

Thanks a lot.

[There is nothing but sarcasm in her tone right now.]

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[abundantlove]

Well, I don't know the exact number! I don't know what to tell you!

[Their last conversation is pretty fresh in Molly's memory.]

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

[....Well, not going to focus on the other parts of the post for now, but man there's still concern.]

M-molly! You're really a Precure?

[Video]

[abundantlove]

Yeah, I am...! I'm sorry I didn't tell everyone before! I had... things I needed to settle first!

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

Things...?

[Worry intensifies]

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[abundantlove]

... Worried that my aunt wouldn't understand, and... I didn't feel like I was ready... How could I be part of a team if... if I was hiding something from my own family, you know?

But! Everything's okay now! My aunt and I, we've come to an understanding!

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

Hn. Another one for the Cure club, huh? Great.

[She can't say she's entirely sure this kid has what it takes and that might come across a little in her voice, even if she isn't saying as much.]

Anyway, what kinda advice are you looking for about moving around? If you see what you gotta do, then you go and do it. That's it.

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[abundantlove]

Ah! Hello again, Raye!

[Whether it comes through or not, Molly does her best to sound friendly.]

Well, I'm just... trying to figure out how to prepare myself, you know? Mentally. Just doing things because they have to be done without dwelling on it does seem like Mana's style, though...

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

Dunno about her but that's just the way I've always done shit.

[She pauses a bit and then sighs.]

Look, word of advice, kid, you're not Mana. And I'm not sayin' that like it's a bad thing, I'm just saying you're you so if you're really wanting to step into all this bullshit just make sure it's cause it's what you want and not just what you think she'd do.

[Goddamn, that was... almost insightful?]

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[dictator_ko]

If only my parents were okay with me doing superhero things. I'm still grounded for going to fight the monsters, though I've gotten my parents to let me go out... with an escort.

But, let's see. I've seen you Precure on television and you've got a cute enough style going on.

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[abundantlove]

A-ah, well, I'm not exactly famous yet! But I'm going to be trying my hardest regardless!

... Did you get grounded because they told you not to fight?

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[dictator_ko]

They told me not to fight after they grounded me. It's so not fair.

[voice]

[princesscut]

Cure Heart, huh... [Molly knows this voice. She should know it without fail, and yet... something's not the same.] The scary part hasn't even begun yet.

The Precure don't sit still when things happen. You know that much, by now. Either you're going to learn quickly, or you're going to be dragged along in your seniors' wake. You'll adapt quickly, I'm sure, but you're going to have to make sure you adapt quickly enough, or you'll have problems.

[voice]

[abundantlove]

[... Wait, what? Winter? Why does she sound so harsh? She frowns...]

W-Winter? Y-yeah, I know that. I don't... want to be a burden to you or Lily...

[princesscut]

A burden... well, it wouldn't be the first time. Although-

[Summer knows who this is. Molly doesn't know Summer, but Summer is very much aware of who this is and what she represents. Even without having been through the same lines of thought, she understands that Winter has made it through a very important trial by acknowledging this girl. And knowing Winter...]

-I doubt you could be a burden to us. Any of us, so long as you can keep yourself under control, and not try to become your past self in a day. [They'd dealt with that, too.] You are not Cure Heart. Don't try to become her. That's a warning and a sincere wish.