Corona Forge

***Corona Forge*** is a video game in *Magical Girl Policy*. It is a franchise of science fiction shooters popular for its online multiplayer, and is played by several characters in the series. It is the series' equivalent to the real-world *Halo* franchise.

## Description

*Corona Forge* tasks the player with using guns, vehicles, and other forms of weaponry to defeat enemies and accomplish objectives, such as claiming designated points on the field. It is known for its online multiplayer, where players are divided into two teams, red and blue, and pitted against each other. The game is incredibly popular, but also has a reputation for attracting players who are very rude over its voice chat. The game has a competitive scene with organized teams. It and the competing *Crosshair Eclipse* are said to be very similar games.

## History

### Background

Eli was very invested in *Corona Forge* during high school, and was considered one of the best players at his school.

### Week 1

At an unspecified point, Robert plays some *Corona Forge*, using the handle Blustery, on Cory's GameStation console. He impresses Cory with his ability to top the leaderboard despite not playing shooters often.

Eli lends Cory's GameStation to Kara as a way to make up for spying on Robert's meeting with the Spirit Guard. Kara was interested in this for Eli's copy of *Hop Dance Mania* since she had no way to play the game with the Loose Change arcade closed for repairs, but receives other games like *Corona Forge* too.

### Weeks 2-4

Robynne skips her planned return to class following her Spirit Guard transformation, feeling completely unready to meet people outside with her new body. Unable to play *Aspect Realms* with her friends in the Mayhem Templar guild due to the complications her new voice would cause, she plays *Corona Forge* on Cory's GameStation instead. She finds her transformation has not hindered her gaming skills and performs just as well as before. She gets frustrated, however, at the sexist comments she receives from her teammates for saying things that prompted ordinary responses when she was Robert. She gets one, ChaosBucketz, to stop when she makes a comeback to the more vitriolic PwnTang827, who rages at being made fun of for his poor performance and quits after Fretribution ridicules him further. Rob's team wins the game, but she quits after that match, exhausted at dealing with sexist people online. Finding her Blustery handle easily mangled into "Busty" and inviting rude comments, Rob decides to change it; with Noriko's help, she lands on Waveform.

Cory, Eli, Kara, and Vivian check out the SFEERS Club Week booth. They learn that *Corona Forge* is a popular game in the club's video game group, with the president, his brother, and two others on a competitive team. Eli considers checking out these players and comparing their skill at the game to his own.

The next day, Robynne checks out the SFEERS Club Week booth at Cory and Eli's recommendation. One of the people manning the booth is Fretribution, the club's president who also happens to be the *Corona Forge* player Rob had spoken to yesterday. He recognizes her voice as the one belonging to Blustery, but Rob denies it, having since changed her standard online handle from variations of "Bluster" to "Waveform".

During the SFEERS opening social, Stacy overhears Robynne and Fretribution mention the club's historical lack of support from the Promotion Squad and offers the aid of Rob, Vivian, and herself to help rectify this. Fretribution hopes the situation is resolved soon, as SFEERS is planning to host a *Corona Forge* tournament in a month's time as a fundraiser.

The morning after the SFEERS opening social, Dale asks Eli about SFEERS, as he's considering joining the club for a *Crosshair Eclipse* group. Eli dissuades him by saying the club is much more attached to *Corona Forge*. Eli doesn't actually know how popular *Crosshair Eclipse* is in SFEERS, but he doesn't want Dale to join and be able to hit on Robynne there.