Overwatching

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For my sins, I play Overwatch. A lot.

I've been a filthy Mercy main for years. I could super jump before it was built into her toolkit; I was there when she had her mass rez.

For the uninitiated, Mercy mains get a bad rep as you don't need to be skilled in aiming. You point your staff in the direction of the player and the healing beam locks on.

However, I would say she's easy to learn but hard to master. Being a decent Mercy means you are tactical, you worry about placement, who to prioritise, when and who to damage boost.

In this new season of Overwatch, they have Dokiwatch.

Five characters from Overwatch in an anime style. Each of them are dressed in a vibrant, magical girl-themed outfit with colourful and sparkly designs, hairstyles, and weapon-like accessories. The background is a dreamy, iridescent purple and pink swirl with hearts and sparkles.
Promotional image for Dokiwatch with Freja, Brigitte, Widow, and Kiriko surround Juno - The Art and Style of Dokiwatch - Overwatch

"Doki" is the Japanese onomatopeic word for a heartbeat.

Dokiewatch is a magical girl take on the fem characters, and honestly, I have never loved a season so much.

I am a complete and utter sucker for magical girl:

The new Overwatch Dokiwatch skins include a "Mythic" skin for the Martian healer, Juno. She has a cute frilly skirt and is adorned with hearts, bows, ribbons and her Magitech form - sharks. Her abilities tinkle and sparkle in pink. It is the best thing.

After being a long-time Mercy main, I am finally stretching out and learning to aim so I can try to master Juno, because of course I wanna be a cute Heart of Hope.