Hey. Hey guys. I was serious. Frankenvote here. How's this for a plan?
Also, yes, even if we go for something like this, it needs to be shrunk at least a little because this is ridiculous.
Also, pronouns and tenses do not match at all. Whoops.
Disclaimer: None of this is intended to be dialogue-pilot or update-direction beyond a truly impressive number of contingencies and if-else statements. If this needs to be more formatted to fit that last point, I'll do so. But please. Someone else, come up with a better compromise than this. Please.
[x] Conversation goal: Attempt to help Homura believe in herself and her future by telling her to have faith in Madokami who has faith in her and Wished to fix everything.
-[x] The conflict between the promise she made to Madoka and the fact that things are going well because of Madoka's Wish.
-[x] Homura not liking herself.
[X] Permanent: Break to voting whenever Sabrina detects a change in course of action might be merited.
[x] It wasn't just me, though. It's never been just me. I've been handed so much, Homura. Everything we've done- it's been all of us.
[X] Ask for temporary full hugging privileges.
-[X] And to sit down.
-[X] And to cleanse.
[x] Tone: Quiet, gentle, explaining, reflecting, not lecturing. Where possible, address these points such that we try and at least get an acknowledgement of each of them. Preferably actual conversation so we have a bit more to respond to that how we've been having to divine Homura's mental state from a truly impressive amount of subtext.
-[X] Subtext of our own: Push her to engage in this in some manner. It's not really good if she just bottles it back up, this conversation seems like it needs to happen.
[x] I've been given so much.
-[x] Knowledge
--[x] Literally a guidebook. Not just what people could do, or who they could be. You've got that. I was given narrative framing. Not just events, or information- I was given the exact information on which everything rests, and the certainty that it's the information that matters. The information that could change things, and a decent suggestion on where to apply it. That's something you've had to figure out on your own, yeah?
-[x] A power that specifically derails resource issues- the one largest and greatest tool that Homura hadn't been able to leverage before.
-[x] **gentle levity, sincerity** And I have you. I get to start with all this information, plus an Akemi Homura. **more serious** Don't sell yourself short. Everything I've done- I've said it before, but I stand on the shoulders of giants. You've done so much of the groundwork- my information, my knowledge, it all comes from what you've done.
--[x] Remind Homura of her contributions that made it possible for us to get this far.
---[x] All the times timestop was an epic force multiplier or let us get there in the nick of time.
---[x] Keeping Madoka safe this whole time.
---[x] Tracking down Oriko in timestop.
---[x] Letting us get to Sayaka in time to save her from the witch.
---[x] Watching over Sayaka when she stormed off and ran straight into Kyouko.
---[x] Even just giving us this safe space to talk without Kyubey listening.
--[x] The only reason any of this is possible is because of Homura's strength, because Homura fought and persevered all alone for years to carve out a chance at victory.
--[x] Make sure that Homura knows that she is incredible and the hero of this story, that she is the one who will save Madoka, and that we're -just here to help her.
[x] If there's an indication during any of the above that this is not actually answering Homura's unspoken question, and that she is in fact still stuck on 'no, wtf, fine, I've fucking helped but this is literally still incomprehensible this loop is fucking weird what the hell is happening' or, alternatively, if we get through the above and it looks like the conversation still has steam to keep going:
-[x] But I there's more than that, we both suspect, huh?
-[x] I'm just going to say it- we've both got a pretty good idea where I come from. Why I'm here. **gently** Madoka's wish last loop was "I Wish that everything could be fixed", right? And... it's pretty likely I'm a result of that. Specially equipped to work on the fixing. A result of that, Homura. But... I don't think it's just me. And I have some thoughts about that.
[X] You're going to do your level best to answer anything she wants to know, explain everything we can think of, to the best of your ability. She needs that. If she doesn't want to say anything right, that's fine. But please- if she wants you to start anywhere else, or elaborator or go back to a point, or, or anything...
-[X] Tone and subtext, once again: push her to engage in this in some manner. It's not really good if she just bottles it back up, this conversation seems like it needs to happen.
-[X] Absent reason otherwise (as pursuant to the previous two lines), subsequently:
--[X] Lead in with Asunaro being too blatantly better to be a convenient butterfly.
--[X] Lay out all your evidence. The timings of events; Nagisa. Echoes of could-have-been-timelines; Sayaka's behaviour. Opportunities that aren't always there; Asunaro. Etc.
--[X] Madoka's Wish is still helping.
---[x] You know how much that must hurt Homura. But that's not the end of the story, because Madoka wished that everything could be fixed. And that includes Homura's story.
----[x] You know that Homura can only be happy if Madoka is safe and Homura is the one protecting her, and you know that Madoka can only be happy if Homura is happy.
---[x] You do mean that you know. Your metaknowledge focuses on some people. The two people it focuses on the most are Madoka and Homura. Madoka cares about Homura, and you're almost certain she Wished thinking of Homura.
---[x] Madoka wished that everything could be fixed. And that means Homura can be saved.
---[x] Silently pray to Madokami. She Wished to save Homura, but there's no way unless Homura can accept Her help, so there has to be something like this. Please let this work.
---[x] You don't believe that Madoka was tricked into that Wish. You think that she knew enough about Homura to know what she was doing.
----[x] Homura's last loop diverges from your metaknowledge, but you know what kinds of Wishes Madoka makes, and she wouldn't have made that one without a good reason.
----[x] And she decided to Wish that Homura could protect her and find happiness, among other things, and entrusted you and Homura with the future. You will see her will done.