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[happyends]

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[ From the moment the recording starts it's fairly obvious that there's a high degree of awkwardness here - it's easily readable from her expression (even if she's trying to put on a tiny smile as well), if not just from her tone. ]

Um.. I think I have to thank you for making me able to see this place and be here for a while, and.. p-please don't get me wrong, it seems like a really nice place! And these wings are even sort of cute too, so that's not the problem at all. It's just.. you see, if I don't get home in time for dinner I'm sure Mama and Papa will get really worried - especially Mama, if I wouldn't be home she wouldn't be happy at all and would probably throw a big fuss - and..

Sayaka-chan..

[ Her voice trails off as she seems to think of something and her mood dims instantly. The awkwardness that was in her tone earlier disappears and seems to be replaced by something a little more.. sad, perhaps, a softer tone. ]

So.. would it be okay for me to go back home, maybe..? To be honest, I'm not really sure why you picked me of all people to go here in the first place. I think I can't really do anything special like most people here probably can, so it would be okay for me to leave.. right?

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[ A bit later one might find a young pink-haired girl sitting near the fountain, still wearing the sundress. She still looks quite lost and unsure and doesn't seem to understand everything just yet, but she seems to be distracting herself from her current situation for now by scribbling little drawings on her journal. Approach her? ]

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[mamiries.livejournal.com]

[Oh, someone's surprised to see you. She's happy, but... it's a strange feeling.]

Kaname-san...?

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[happyends]

[ Oh, Madoka is surprised too.. except that surprised is a definite understatement in this case. Because the last time she saw Mami.. well, we all know what happened last time she saw Mami. ]

M-Mami-san..?!

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[happyends]

[ Okay, it's.. probably not the way she should greet someone, but.. she can't help it. Madoka tries to calm her expression a little bit more, but it's fairly useless - she still can't help but let the shock show up on her face. ]

That's.. you, right? Really..?

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[mamiries.livejournal.com]

[Ah... in her surprise, she almost forgot... the circumstances before her arrival here. In truth, she's been pushing thoughts like that as far from her mind as she could, but now...]

That's right, the one and only. Where are you right now, Kaname-san? I'm afraid I won't be able to take you back home, but I can at least help you out a little.

[plus...]

It'd be easier to have this conversation face to face.

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[wonribbons.livejournal.com]

Sorry... but we can't go home. But no need to worry, I'm sure you'll be fine... hopefully!

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[happyends]

Is that so.. [ She pauses for a slight moment, back to her more unsure tone. ]

So they won't let us go home no matter what? That's cruel..

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[wonribbons.livejournal.com]

I heard that sometimes people get to go home, but not of their free will. But it isn't too horrible here, I promise.

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[chronica.livejournal.com]

[At first Homura doesn't believe it. That she probably misheard the audio and hallucinated the voice of her best friend. Her only friend. So she ignored it and went on.

...Except it kept nagging her and she checked back again. That's when she realized that it wasn't her imagination. Madoka Kaname was in Luceti. And she was pleading for a way home. What was Homura supposed to say to that? She said it to some other people that were new like her, but to say it to Madoka of all people...it's too much.]

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[chronica.livejournal.com]

[...But she can't just leave Madoka alone. Not like this. So, after going through the motions in private, she'll respond as coldly as always. She can't let her guard down right now. Not until things are resolved.]

Kaname Madoka.

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[happyends]

Homura-chan..?

[ At least that's a voice she doesn't have to freak out over actually being alive as much.. In fact, she almost feels a little happy and grateful to have someone she knows here. Besides, Homura had helped her out before, right? ]

... You're here too? [ Still a little too unsure to say anything elaborate right now, though. ]

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[rites.livejournal.com]

[ There was a spark in Kyouko's heart at the beginning of the message. To hear Madoka meant there was someone here who she got along with, well, someone who accepted her as a friend. So she's almost ready to interrupt her message with her own, to say sup, to let her know she's not alone here--

--but then she has to say her name. It's too fresh in Kyouko's mind to ignore it. ]

She's not here. [ Only to be followed up by lots of biting and chewing noises. ]

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[happyends]

Kyouko-chan!

[ It's.. very strange to hear her voice again all of a sudden. Sure, it hadn't been too long since she heard it back home, but still.. it had been a definite farewell, right? Because they couldn't save Sayaka, not even when they tried so hard together, and then--

She tries not to think of it, but it's already slipping into her mind and brings her tone down again. ]

... I'm sorry.. I was just thinking about--

[ Her voice trails off again, because she can't just talk about everything that happened with Kyouko, right? Especially not if she's suddenly alive again. ... Yup, awkward. ]

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[rites.livejournal.com]

Madoka.

[ Well, she sounds a bit better with the confirmation that the other girl knows her. Munching loudly, she continues. ]

Well, there's no point to thinking about it right now. You've got your other friends here to think about instead, ya?

[Voice]

[bigsiskonagi]

Someone told me time works differently here. So, you may not miss dinner at all when you finally go home!

[Voice]

[happyends]

Eh? Really?

[ Her expression turns quite relieved - if not still a little surprised - at that. ]

So even if someone would stay here for a long time, they would still be home in time for dinner..?

[Voice]

[bigsiskonagi]

I think so. She told me time doesn't move at all back home while you're here. I was a little surprised too when I learned about that.

[Almost a little too hard to believe really, but if everyone says it's true...]

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[thestormishere]

[ You know, there aren't very many pink-haired girls in Luceti, and even before anything like the New Feather dress registers, it's that that catches Lightning's eye at first. The distinctive sound she makes while walking with her gunblade slows as she passes Madoka sitting at the fountain, but then... no. Just her imagination.

... Except maybe there is something about a teenaged girl who looks like she might be new- enough that Lightning actually does stop, frowning lightly. ]

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[happyends]

[ To be honest, Madoka is actually getting caught up in the scribbling - she was just working on a drawing of a garden - now to a point where she has completely forgotten about the situation for a few moments. So when Lightning stops nearby her, casting a shadow over her journal, she looks up with wide surprised eyes. ]

A-ah..!

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[happyends]

[ When she notices it's just another person (even if it's a stranger), the surprise somewhat fades away though and is replaced with a more normal look, even if it's still slightly nervous. ]

Oh.. Um, good afternoon.

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[thestormishere]

[ Lightning blinks, then inclines her head slightly as she turns toward her fully, an odd expression on her face. ]

Your dress... are you new?

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[mischiefbreeder]

[Hmhmhm... Browsing through the journal... Ahh, another New Feather despairing about being in Luceti. What a drag.

--Wait, this one's kinda cute. Alright, Gold, time to work your magic.]

Sorry, I think that home-cooked dinner's gonna be waitin' for you for a while.

[Voice]

[happyends]

Ah, do you think so..? That's sort of sad, since I was really looking forward to eating Papa's delicious food again..

I'm more worried about them missing me, though.

[Voice]

[mischiefbreeder]

Well, if it's any consolation, they say time doesn't pass back home where you came from.

But, hey, at long as they keep your memory alive in their hearts, are you ever really truly gone?

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[knightofratatosk]

[New people are always of interest to Sial, particularly new people who might be willing to offer up food or pettings. This is why he'll just be wandering over while his owner is busy in the shop, hopeful that this girl can provide him with one or the other. He isn't picky at all!]

[Action]

[happyends]

[ Oh, for a moment Madoka is still too busy paying attention to the scribbling, but after a few moments she notices Sial right there. And.. even though she isn't sure what exactly it is, he does seem somewhat cute. Even if she has rather bad experiences with cute-looking unknown animals. So she just smiles - perhaps a bit awkwardly - and does what every sane person would do.. she talks to it. ]

U-um.. good afternoon.