Q&A #5: Mizuki answers your questions! (Patreon)

It's finally time for Mizuki to respond to your questions - in this special question-and-answer session with the stealthy kunoichi!

We're going to go ahead and hand it over to Mizuki right now!

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** System: Remote connection established. **

Mizuki: ...

What kind of ruse is this? Do you think I'll fall for such a trap so easily?

Sigh... perhaps I'm being just a little TOO cautious.

Hmph... fine. I guess I can play along with you for a little while. But I'll be watching you very carefully for ONE false move. Don't even try.

So... the questions.

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Martin Richards: What kind of qualities would you like to see in a romantic partner, and what would be your ideal date?

Mizuki: You know... those who train in the arts of espionage and infiltration don't exactly get a lot of time for romantic pursuits. In fact, it would be fair to say that I spend most of my time off-mission in some sort of training routine.

Don't look so surprised. It's anything but easy to maintain my level of combat expertise.

So... I haven't given it much thought. I don't get a lot of time to ponder such things. If I meet someone important in the future, it'll happen on a mission. More or less for certain.

Next question.

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Professor NerdOut: How much does Bunni get on your nerves? :)

Mizuki: "Get on my nerves"... that would be an understatement. She has her uses, but that woman is so cocky and full of herself... honestly, I don't know how on Earth we make any progress with her around.

But still... I suppose I shouldn't be too harsh. Although she's an insufferable tease around men and it seems like she won't stop talking about that Kenji Johnson for more than five minutes at a time, she DOES have at least some ability in martial arts. Her legs are an asset to her, and I don't mean her looks. She can perform strikes and holds that I simply don't have the build for.

I still have trouble getting her to perform simple tasks on her own, though. Sometimes I feel we're a world apart, her and I.

So... would she be my choice of team-mate? No. Would I prefer someone quieter, more sensible and less airheaded? Yes. Do I have a choice in the matter? No.

Would I sacrifice myself for her? ... Of course I would.

Next question.

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shard zerune: so if your from a dystopian future where did you learn all those sweat ninja moves?

Mizuki: Sweat... hmm. You mean "sweet", don't you? I feel flattered.

But a ninja is not governed by emotion. And if you wish to know where I would train in such a future as ours... have you not seen what our Time Window is capable of?
Truth be told, I get a lot of use out of it, even if those Time Tenshi girls have never been able to detect my visits to ancient Japan.
I'll often travel back to times past and just perch on a tree, watching. Observing. Taking in their every move. The ninja training, I mean. At times I feel like it's one of the only things keeping me sane while I'm trapped in this wretched "future".

When I return to our own time, I put everything I've seen into practice. There's also extensive documentation on the Time Window's computers... but perhaps I'm telling you too much.

Tch. It's time for the next question.

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Trenten Jarrell: Any chance down the road we get to go on a proper time traveling adventure with you and bunny? To see and experience what you two see as necissary changes to better your future?

Mizuki: I... don't fully understand your question. Are you implying that there are people who appreciate Bunni and I? From our point of view, we always feel like the greater of two evils. Isolated... misunderstood... and possibly doomed.

But... time may have decided its path for Chrontek, but that doesn't mean we have to accept our fate. If time really does find a way, no matter what... then I believe we can find a way too. Perhaps I have changed my stance... or maybe I am merely deceiving myself. I don't know for certain. But either way, I freely admit that I'm like any ordinary person in this sense: I need a hope.

A way to restore civilisation. And a way that doesn't involve needless bloodshed, or drastic alterations to the flow of time.

People like Tensai Shiro, Rose and the others... they have no real idea about the events that led up to our current situation. Bunni's past... my past... the goings-on in the past decade or two...

I'm sorry. I don't want to write about it any more. I must not be overcome by emotion.

Next question.

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Kristian Baker: Do you have any taijutsu training like ninjas from manga, or have you trained to use another type of martial arts for hand to hand combat situations?

Mizuki: I'm not in the habit of revealing my secrets. But know this: if for any reason I am disarmed, then I will resort to my shuriken. If for some reason I don't have the use of those either... then I am perfectly capable of dealing with my opponents in hand-to-hand combat, of course. That goes without saying.

I haven't had to use those skills in a real fight up until now, at least not as far as I can remember. But if the opportunity presents itself, I won't hesitate to strike.

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Now then. I've already written enough and told you plenty. You'll have to try Bunni if you want any more information.

I just hope the clumsy klutz doesn't go TOO overboard...

** System: Remote connection lost. **

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Looks like that's all she wants to tell us... there you go, guys!

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