Questions and Answers: Trivia

A collection of Question and Answer sessions with Deculture, collected from threads or from his Ask.fm. This page contains questions and answers about the quest itself--questions about quest decisions, clarifications, "what if we had done X?", and announcements about community-related matters (writeups, fanart, etc.). Questions and answers that don't belong in any of the other categories also go here.

Questions from Ask.fm

• I have been re-reading Yuma quest. What does Malal obvious transformation into Pinky at the end means? You have stated that Pinky is not Malal transformed, so why make Malal transforms step by step during her last conversation with Yuma? It will have some significance in Malal quest 2?
  • That will be revealed soon enough in Malal Quest 2, for sure! [1]

• "If you really want to take advantage of a world without it rising up to revolt against you, then you do it by gathering resources, rather than by force. The Incubators know this." Was the role of Incubators/Officios partly inspired by Shadowrun's Dragons/Corps or do they just share similarities?
  • I think a little bit of both, honestly, although they're more like Weyland-Yutani now [2]

• If Chiaki shoots down Wendy, who would she end up with?
  • No one. If she had shot down Wendy, chances are she'd snapped and also murdered Midori, too. Cue Max Payne 3 theme with the bass turned all the way up, and chromatic aberration to its maximum levels.[3]

• What would have happened if we have accepted the deal with TTO to return to our old life?
  • Hahaha!! [4]

• When you started MGNQ, what all did you have planned and ready to go? Characters, plot, what have you?
  • "Homura as Max Payne. Let's make this up as we go. POST POST POST" [5]

• Hydra dominatus?
  • "For the Blessed Lady." [6]

• Why is green hair the danger?
  • "The betrayal that will cut the deepest will always come from the hand holding yours. That is your fate, Warmaster. That is the fate of the one bearing your pathetic legacy." [7]

• How do you plan on completing MGNQ this year? Outside of Anon commiting sudoku or having you rush things, I don't see how it'll happen. I mean, yeah, Pinky told us very early on that someone had 5GW, but even if several people had multiple weapons I can't see this ending this year.
  • It sounds stupid and people will tell me I'm being too optimistic but with my new schedule, the progress will be faster! I'll concede that maybe it'll run until 2016 but I'm still hoping for a one-year resolution to this story! [8]

• How does it feel having so many people writing for MGNQ? Which ones are you MOST glad about writing for you, and 'all of them' is not an answer!
  • It is the best feel in the world!! And I really look forward to all of them! [9]

• What was the relation between the devil and strength shades that we destroyed and the actual Risa and Yuu? And were Risa and Best imouto (Yuu) affected by the attack on the shades?
  • Ahriman just used the immense power of the Golden Staff to summon shades of former Golden Weapon users, really. And they weren't affected, no! [10]

• how would things have gone if we hadn't chosen to return to being Chiaki and had chosen to remain like that? Also, was that us as the ribbon fragment, TTO herself, or someone other? Also, we keeping the dress as well as the wings then? Sorry for questionspam there
  • 1. The POV switches to Sayaka having to DEAL WITH AN ALL-KNOWING MURDERFACE. Magical Girl Rage Quest go.
  • 2. A combination of the Ribbon Fragment, TTO, and Chiaki.
  • 3. The dress is still there, yes, and the wings will still be there. You'll be able to ask the Three Stooges for help with them in the next thread. [11]

• We haven't locked Pinky out of redemption/purification by dallying around with idols, have we?
  • Of course not! The moment when she shuts up and stops acting friendly is the point where that has happened. [12]

• RE writeups- As someone who's never read them, while I don't see much of a problem with them, I think part of what people dislike about them is when characters from them become important, leading to "Who is this character, why are they important, why should I care, why is it like we should know them
  • I do agree that a writeup characer being involved in the quest does make people curious about them, but like I've said many times, the writeups themselves are backstory fluff. Chiaki won't know about them, and the decisions Chiaki will make involving them will never involve information that one can glean from reading the writeups. Writeups are all optional, and I've stressed to the writefags to always keep this in mind in their writing. [13]

• Would we have really gone back if we accepted the Transcendent One's deal?
  • That's a secret! [14]

• > Kaname "Law of the " Madoka > Her alternate self in MGNQ's world has a self-styled biker theme coincidence? or is it?
  • Hahaha! [15]

• What was, in your opinion, the finest moment of one (or more) of your characters?
  • Yuma doing nothing wrong is an easy answer for me to drop here, but I'll give another: Midori being able to put her trust in a homicidal maniac of a corrupted goddess to get Chiaki out of the nightmare she was in. And the players helping her enough to get through what should have been her death arc. [16]

• Suuuuure, blame Midori's survival on the players!
  • That is all on your heads! (Well,and impressing Malal enough that she was willing to take a gamble on Midori). [17]

• If 'Chiaki Matsuda' hadn't been chosen, what other names did you have in mind? Did you have a name planned if none of the posted ones looked right?‎
  • Not really! I was looking for a consensus with the name and it just fit! [18]

• Are you actually keeping track of all of the character relationship points we've been getting so far in the quest? Or is it more of a general "you did really well this time!" thing?‎
  • It's all tracked. Each point codified, tallied, and measured to compare against character point tables with cross-checked consequences and variables. [19]

• + HOW. MANY. MURDERFACE. POINTS. DID. WE. LOSE. FOR. FORGIVING. THAT. BARBECULEXUS? +
  • All the points! All the points.
  • (No, even if she's a broken psychopath Murderface kind of understands Yuma now.) [20]

• Will Chiaki ever meet Hazuki Amane, Warmaster of the First?
  • On the battlefield. [21]

• Tell us about some death flags we avoided, whether through correct decisions or never going that route in the first place!
  • I'll write them all out in the end, hahaha! [22]

• Are there any characters from other anime that you wanted to include in MGNQ, but couldn't work out how to get them in without blatant shoehorning?
  • Hmm. The fact is, you can reasonably work any character into MGNQ as long as (a) they're a girl and (b) they have some sort of preternatural/supernatural ability that can be handwaved as magic. That said, perhaps I'd like to work in Elly from Shadow Skill, that would be neat. [23]

• Have you ever thought about writing some posts out ahead of time? Like the first post and infodumps and such?
  • I do write the first post in advance! Infodumps, not really, but I may try it! [24]

• Where did the whole M-Idol/S-Idol thing come from?
  • I felt that it was a natural progression for idols, actually! Idols are already worshipped after all, for their looks and their singing and the feelings they incite from their fans with their concerts. So I thought about another role that idols can fulfill for their fans, which to be like a 'shared girlfriend' of sorts that they can either feel dominated or be dominating with. There's already precedent for this, I think, mainly the S-idol ones. [25]

• Ah... I'd always been wondering about that whole S-idol thing, it just seems really silly to me.
  • Hahaha, well, Iori has been shown in the official Puchimasu manga to have her 'hell shows' in which she berates and curses an appreciative 'M' crowd! But I can see how that's silly, yes! [26]

• In the beginning of MGNQ, you mentioned that we'd have 500 threads, a hefty order. Do you think we're on the path to jut around that same number, much more, or much less?
  • I think we're still on that path! Right now I'm trying to cut down on unnecessary scenes (too much dialogue and chatting) to get the plot stuff moving. It's really a bad habit of mine, hahaha, sorry! [27]

• What are some scrapped ideas you've thrown away for MGNQ, if they're not too spoilery? What brought you to the place you're at now with your story?
  • Hmm. The only ideas I've scrapped are basically stuff that people didn't pick or choose or negated due to their choices? That said I don't want to say anything because I may be able to use them eventually in the future. Sorry! [28]

• When are we gonna have Midori fuss with our hair? That was like, half the reason many of the Anons went with ponytail I believe.
  • Hahaha, soon! [29]

• What decision by anon has shocked you the most over the course of the quest? Besides anything related to waifuing Midori.
  • Entirety of Yuma Quest! That got me on my toes a whole lot. [30]

• Why do MGNQ characters have such trouble keeping their eyeballs inside of them? If I submit a writeup, she'll be blind as Zatoichi.
  • We only have two actual characters with just one eye, I think! [31]

• Will Ebola-chan make an appearance as a magical girl in MGNQ?
  • Ask Archival, he's in charge of the Nurglites! [32]

• How surprised were you that we picked Sayaka to be our Equerry instead of Kyouko, Mami, Midori, or literally anyone else?
  • Very surprised! But at the same time, I was thinking to myself 'it'd be awesome if they picked Sayaka, I love writing her being a bitch to Chiaki' ! [33]

• Speaking of Which i dunno if i asked this earlier but what other songs do you think fit the other characters?‎
  • Rules of Nature - Sayaka
  • I'm My Own Master Now - Raleigh
  • Red Sun Over Paradise - Totally Awesome Sweet Alabama Liquid Snake
  • That's what I think! [34]

• And what about Malal and the three stooges?(sorry for bugging you with questions but i really like wondering about the theme songs of characters i like)‎
  • I think It Has To Be This Way is a good fit for Malal? Or I'm My Own Master Now. That's a good one for her, too. [35]

• Are we going to have a Kyoko MAXIMUM WEDDING NIGHT story arc at some point?‎
  • I guess if people vote for it! [36]

• During the chiaki barrier arc, what would have happened if we went into the Deli Heal Agency?
  • Brief encounter with the Transcendent One! [37]

• How long until we get a flashback within a flashback?
  • You mean Malal's POV of WPN? Soon enough! [38]

• More than a quarter of the quest has been flashbacks already! Pls don't take our Chiaki time away again so soon ;_;
  • We're not going to have any for a while, hahaha! [39]

• Why are the different magical girl types referred to as 'ranks' rather than 'classes'? It's something that's always bugged me. 'Rank' generally denotes some kind of hierarchy involved, for example, Eversors are a higher rank than Vindicares. That's just something I decided, sorry, hahaha! I thought 'Class' was a bit too game-like, and rank seemed a bit more formal. [40]

• Would it be alright to write a Vanus that has more in common with the 40k variety - ie, mastermind planner, rather than pencil pusher?
  • Sure! [41]

• If Spider-Man was a magical girl, would she be a Venenum because chemistry/inventions, or an Eversor because SM can lift ten tons?
  • Probably an Eversor! [42]

• If Batman became a magical girl, what class and power would (s)he be? Would (s)he get along with Chiaki?
  • I would say Eversor or Callidus, with the fear thing. I don't think they'll get along at all! [43]

• Before we witched out in Siberia, was Pinky trying to warn us about the witch-out bomb thing?
  • Yes. [44]

• How much behind-the-scenes quest knowledge do the writefags have? Who knows the most aside from yourself?
  • I tell them what they need to know, but I would say Wendy and Archival knows a few hints about where this ride is headed! [45]

• If Oriko killed Chiaki, would Arhiman's spirit try to manipulate/control Oriko to make her kill Kharn next?
  • Most probably! Ahriman is bent on taking out the Ninth. [46]

• Did Pinky knew Malal was Madoka? Did any of the Homus? How do they feel about that?

Pinky didn't, but she really hated Malal. The other Homus knew because Chiaki told them. [47]