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As to Nanoha, Arisa and Suzuka as Burst Linkers...
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They wouldn't use mind-acceleration to cheat on tests or anything... well, okay, Suzuka might peek a few times during math tests, and Nanoha might do the same for language tests, but they'd probably try to learn from the answers they peek at. Arisa does well in both classes already, so she wouldn't bother unless something had prevented her from studying recently -- in which case, she'd justify the cheating to herself as making up for bad luck.
Suzuka doesn't need to accelerate during sports to be the best athlete in their grade, but she might use it a few times simply to enjoy exceeding her limits. Nanoha might use it during sports because she normally doesn't do well in them, but faster reaction speed and foreplanning would only do so much when limited by poor physical ability. Mostly, Nanoha might use it simply to avoid embarassing performances.
Arisa might be tempted to let the new-found power in sports go to her head, but she'd probably be stemmied by the fact that Suzuka is still so much better. Plus, Suzuka would probably scold her for relying too strongly on it.
Like Yuuno, Suzuka wouldn't perform her best in duels. She's more competitive than he is, but she also doesn't like fighting people or causing pain. She would prefer team matches and taking a defensive/supportive role. Meanwhile, Nanoha and Arisa are both more comfortable hurting others in consenting contests, and so would do okay as duelists.
As to the abilities of their avatars, well...
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We don't know what Arisa and Suzuka can do in Innocent yet.
Nanoha, on the other hand, is pretty much going to be Teana, but replacing illusion magic with stronger firepower. Starting as a Level 1 character in a setting of balanced character-creation, Nanoha won't be an overwhelming powerhouse at her base, and would need to rely on the Rare Item that Yuuno gives her to match higher-level opponents.
Even at the penultimate Level 9, Nanoha actually wouldn't end up being the girl with the most firepower in the setting. The Red King, Scarlet Rain, had to become the infamous Immobile Fortress to pack as much dakka as possible. Even if Nanoha can't fly, I don't see her giving up so completely on mobility, or relying so much on huge, bulky power-armor.
But the biggest question in my mind is whether or not Nanoha's basic starting weapon is a gun or a wand/staff. Also, what form the Rare Item would take -- a magical staff that is basically Raising Heart without the voice, or a huge cannon-gun named Starlight Breaker?
Regarding Yuuno, I will state once against just how bad he is as a conventional Burst Linker... and yet, not that bad.
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Yuuno is quick-witted and smart, and might perform as well as Nanoha at bullet-hell games, and perhaps even the sharp-shooters. But he lacks competitive spirit, so he would perform much worse at typical fighting games, and would never really try to challenge Nanoha's accuracy scores.
In a game system like the Accelerated World, where opponents actually feel pain from their injuries, Yuuno performs even worse; he has no killer instinct, no desire to dominate, and he's an essentially kind person. Therefore, he's a terrible duelist.
He performs much better in tag-team and territory battles, when he has allies depending on him to do his best. This allows him to pursue the objective of helping others, rather than the objective of beating others. It also helps that he can play a support role rather than behave as a direct attacker.
Complicating things, perhaps once Yuuno reached Level 4 and gained access to the Unlimited World, he started devoting upgrade points to non-combat functions. Scanning, stealth and travel functions would allow him to roam the Unlimited World with a minimum of interference from other players or the monstrous NPCs, but these same capabilities could further reduce his ability to play anything but support in a fight.
On the other hand, other canon-native characters have shown just how advantageous it is to have a computer expert on one's side, and in this setting, Yuuno would be just such a character.
He wouldn't cheat the system to bully others, but he can do so to protect himself and the girls. And while he wouldn't be using Brain Burst to become a sports idol, I imagine he abuses the hell out of it to study years worth of material in months.
Between that and his Accel World society experiences, he'll be much mentally older than Nanoha and friends by the time they first meet.
The story could even include cameos of other magical girl teams.
Last edited by Sunder the Gold; 2012-11-23 at 21:51.
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