"That serious, huh," Sayaka comments, raising her eyebrows at you.

"It is," you say, extending your Grief fog. You spread it a bit thin, but you can do enough to refract the light and fuzz out sound and check for pesky little aliens that might be lurking nearby.

Sayaka snorts, looking thoughtfully at the way the sun fractures, lensed through your Grief. "You're not even smiling."
Great, we managed to hit that feeling of OOC is Serious Business into Sayaka. That was my biggest worry, Sayaka not taking the revelation serously.

It also has the benefit of Sayaka understanding we are treating her seriously, as a part of the team.

"Means I get to take it easy!" Sayaka-two says, beaming. Sayaka-one smacks her upside the head.

"... how much individuality is there between you?" you say, raising an eyebrow.

Sayaka-one and -two shrug in unison. "We're all Sayaka."
Actually, I like how the Sakaclones work synergically and don't go into the creepy twins routine (except for jokee like later in the text)

"Besides the obvious?" Sayaka-one snorts, and rolls her eyes. "Yeah, actually... look, you know me, I guess. Do you think I can handle it? Not, like, the Witch hunt. I'm sure I can do that, and I've got you here and I'm a clone anyway, but... you know. The big secrets and all."
For all drawbacks, there's one benefit: Kuybey can't trigger the witchbomb if Sakaya already knows.

And as others have said, the question isn't if Sayaka can take the truth or not: considering Sayaka was able to summon Oktavia in Rebellion I think she may be one of the meguca who can take the witchbomb the best.
Adhoc vote count started by Filraen on Jun 11, 2018 at 10:47 AM, finished with 139254 posts and 16 votes.

  • [X] I know you can handle it, and that some things will make a lot more sense for you. But I also think that it'll make the world feel much darker.
    [X] "Honestly Sayaka, I don't know how you react to this, and that's scary for me. On your own, knowing this would weigh you down, and I'm not sure if you could hold on.
    [X] "I believe that you can survive this, especially if you promise to talk with Homura and myself about how you are doing. I just need you to understand that you would not be the only one hurt if this doesn't stay a secret."
    [X] During the Fight
    - [X] See how much Sayaka has improved against familiars.
    - [X] Provide some assistance against the witch, but don't leave Sayaks feeling useless with nothing to do
    - [X] Keep enough active grief on hand to prevent traumatic witch injury AND Sayaka going berserk against what she might learn is a fallen meguca
    [X] It's not going to kill her or drive her insane. She's arguably a near-optimal case for learning about it under the circumstances.
    -[X] Full disclosure, though, to our knowledge 90% of whatever benefits are available from knowing it are also available from knowing that it exists but not actually knowing it -- if she's willing to put that level of trust in us, anyway.
    --[X] And in truth, our overriding concern is Mitakihara Group's cohesion. As long as this group is intact and well our chances of fixing literally everything are extant. We're already the most powerful concentration of force on the planet, and two of us have been meguca for less than a month. Where will we be if we're all still alive in a few years? A decade? Mami has only been a meguca for two years. You strongly prefer to act altruistically as much as possible, but the absolute fact of the matter is that as long as Mitakihara Group is alive and trusts each other, you expect that in the long term there is very little else that will matter.
    ---[X] Ignoring the fact that you genuinely care about all of them, protecting that has to be your first priority as a matter of morality, whatever it takes, even when you're not sure of the best way to do it. Homura is concerned that telling Sayaka about "it" will wind up dragging Madoka into this, which would be bad on a number of levels. You're concerned that not making the offer would be not only wrong but a violation of trust that could be used as a lever.
    ----[X] At the end of the day, though, if she's willing to trust you as much as she has simply by letting you unload on her like this... There's only one thing worth remembering, in the end: Kyubey is humanity's enemy, full-stop. He -- it -- is more intelligent than any of us, and would emotionlessly preside over our total destruction for its benefit.
    [X] I think probably could handle it. Or at least you could with some help. With me around the grief spiral isn't as much of an issue as it would be for others. Even still, this is the kind of secret that can completely change your worldview, the kind that can make you a different person. If it turns out that you can't handle it, well... With me around you probably won't outright die, but you may very well live long enough to go crazy.
    -[X] But that's only half of the issue. The other part of it is whether or not you can handle the burden of secrecy that will be on your shoulders. I don't mean any offense, but you are a little impulsive, and most others definitely won't be able to handle it.
    --[X] Anyway, food for thought.
    [x] You know she'll survive it, because you know her and you'll be there to support her.
    [x] But survival isn't what she's asking about, is it?
    [x] You... think she'd be better off. In the end, when everything is said and done.
    -[x] You don't want to bias her, but there's a thing to be fixed here.
    [X] If I didn't think you could handle it, I would never have given you the choice in the first place.
    [x] You honestly aren't sure. You didn't expect her to handle the lichbomb as well as she did.
    -[x] There are some girls that you know don't take it well, and have even taken their own life.
    [X] You believe she can handle it, as long as she let us help her into coming to terms with it.
    [X] Answer Sayaka:
    -[X] You believe she can handle it. Not alone. But her current circumstances? Just damn about optimal.
    -[X] If she can trust you, you'll do your best to help her come to terms with it.
    [X] Vote in abeyance.
    -[X] Hang back, let Sayaka strut her stuff
    -[X] Comment she should copy our Chibies some time, so she could compare them to her own clones.
    -[X] Afterwards, give Sayaka Kyouko's payment for today.
    [X] I know you can handle it, and that some things will make a lot more sense for you. But I also think that it'll make the world feel much darker.
    -[X] Sayaka touched on it earlier with not being able to talk to her friends: Needing to keep it secret is how you think it could hurt her in particular. That's what she should be weighing.
    [X] During the Fight
    - [X] Fight equally with her
    [X] Answer Sayaka:
    -[x] It's not going to kill her or drive her insane. She's arguably a near-optimal case for learning about it under the circumstances; with us to support her, we believe she would survive it.
    --[x] But survival isn't what she's asking about, is it?
    --[x] We... think she'd be better off. In the end, when everything is said and done. But we also think that it'll make the world feel much darker. We don't know exactly how she would react. That scares us.
    --[x] We would do our level best to help her come to terms with it.
    --[x] We just need her to understand that she would not be the only one hurt if this doesn't stay a secret.
    ---[X] She touched on it earlier with not being able to talk to her friends: Needing to keep it secret is how we think it could hurt her in particular. That's what she should be weighing.
    [x] Vote in abeyance. Add:
    -[X] During the Fight:
    - [X] See how much Sayaka has improved against familiars.
    --[X] Provide some assistance against the witch, but don't leave Sayaka feeling useless with nothing to do
    [x] This will change how she sees her own existence, and that of magical girls, for the worst; but yes, you think she can handle knowing the truth, whether she thinks she'll be able to keep the secret without letting it take control of her life and interfere with her, Madoka and Hitomi's friendship is up to her to decide; but she must know, you're working in fixing the issue, and while she could also help, and it would be appreciated, you're pretty sure you can do it on your own, so she must not worry about it if she decides not knowing.
    -[X] The reason you wanted to tell her is because you don't want her to learn it throught Kyubey or other magical girls without you there to alleviate the blow; she could also help you prevent this ever happening to Mami, and you want to trust her not to be te one that does something that'll hurt her that much.
    --[X] But you also fear her obssesing over it and allienating Madoka, Hitomi, Kyosuke and her parents without realizing it; no matter what, your first priority will be that your friends are happy and you don't want to throw a wrench at their friendship.
    -[X] Homura also fears that she may do something that makes Madoka want to become a magical girl, she cares about her, and about all of you even if she doesn't know how to show it, for reasons you can't tell her.

Adhoc vote count started by Filraen on Jun 12, 2018 at 10:50 AM, finished with 139300 posts and 19 votes.

  • [X] I know you can handle it, and that some things will make a lot more sense for you. But I also think that it'll make the world feel much darker.
    [X] "Honestly Sayaka, I don't know how you react to this, and that's scary for me. On your own, knowing this would weigh you down, and I'm not sure if you could hold on.
    [X] "I believe that you can survive this, especially if you promise to talk with Homura and myself about how you are doing. I just need you to understand that you would not be the only one hurt if this doesn't stay a secret."
    [X] During the Fight
    - [X] See how much Sayaka has improved against familiars.
    - [X] Provide some assistance against the witch, but don't leave Sayaks feeling useless with nothing to do
    - [X] Keep enough active grief on hand to prevent traumatic witch injury AND Sayaka going berserk against what she might learn is a fallen meguca
    [X] It's not going to kill her or drive her insane. She's arguably a near-optimal case for learning about it under the circumstances.
    -[X] Full disclosure, though, to our knowledge 90% of whatever benefits are available from knowing it are also available from knowing that it exists but not actually knowing it -- if she's willing to put that level of trust in us, anyway.
    --[X] And in truth, our overriding concern is Mitakihara Group's cohesion. As long as this group is intact and well our chances of fixing literally everything are extant. We're already the most powerful concentration of force on the planet, and two of us have been meguca for less than a month. Where will we be if we're all still alive in a few years? A decade? Mami has only been a meguca for two years. You strongly prefer to act altruistically as much as possible, but the absolute fact of the matter is that as long as Mitakihara Group is alive and trusts each other, you expect that in the long term there is very little else that will matter.
    ---[X] Ignoring the fact that you genuinely care about all of them, protecting that has to be your first priority as a matter of morality, whatever it takes, even when you're not sure of the best way to do it. Homura is concerned that telling Sayaka about "it" will wind up dragging Madoka into this, which would be bad on a number of levels. You're concerned that not making the offer would be not only wrong but a violation of trust that could be used as a lever.
    ----[X] At the end of the day, though, if she's willing to trust you as much as she has simply by letting you unload on her like this... There's only one thing worth remembering, in the end: Kyubey is humanity's enemy, full-stop. He -- it -- is more intelligent than any of us, and would emotionlessly preside over our total destruction for its benefit.
    [X] I think probably could handle it. Or at least you could with some help. With me around the grief spiral isn't as much of an issue as it would be for others. Even still, this is the kind of secret that can completely change your worldview, the kind that can make you a different person. If it turns out that you can't handle it, well... With me around you probably won't outright die, but you may very well live long enough to go crazy.
    -[X] But that's only half of the issue. The other part of it is whether or not you can handle the burden of secrecy that will be on your shoulders. I don't mean any offense, but you are a little impulsive, and most others definitely won't be able to handle it.
    --[X] Anyway, food for thought.
    [x] You know she'll survive it, because you know her and you'll be there to support her.
    [x] But survival isn't what she's asking about, is it?
    [x] You... think she'd be better off. In the end, when everything is said and done.
    -[x] You don't want to bias her, but there's a thing to be fixed here.
    [X] If I didn't think you could handle it, I would never have given you the choice in the first place.
    [X] You believe she can handle it, as long as she let us help her into coming to terms with it.
    [X] Answer Sayaka:
    -[X] You believe she can handle it. Not alone. But her current circumstances? Just damn about optimal.
    -[X] If she can trust you, you'll do your best to help her come to terms with it.
    [X] Vote in abeyance.
    -[X] Hang back, let Sayaka strut her stuff
    -[X] Comment she should copy your Chibies some time, so she could compare them to her own clones.
    -[X] Afterwards, give Sayaka Kyouko's payment for today.
    [X] I know you can handle it, and that some things will make a lot more sense for you. But I also think that it'll make the world feel much darker.
    -[X] Sayaka touched on it earlier with not being able to talk to her friends: Needing to keep it secret is how you think it could hurt her in particular. That's what she should be weighing.
    [X] During the Fight
    - [X] Fight equally with her
    [X] Answer Sayaka:
    -[x] It's not going to kill her or drive her insane. She's arguably a near-optimal case for learning about it under the circumstances; with us to support her, we believe she would survive it.
    --[x] But survival isn't what she's asking about, is it?
    --[x] We... think she'd be better off. In the end, when everything is said and done. But we also think that it'll make the world feel much darker. We don't know exactly how she would react. That scares us.
    --[x] We would do our level best to help her come to terms with it.
    --[x] We just need her to understand that she would not be the only one hurt if this doesn't stay a secret.
    ---[X] She touched on it earlier with not being able to talk to her friends: Needing to keep it secret is how we think it could hurt her in particular. That's what she should be weighing.
    [x] Vote in abeyance. Add:
    -[X] During the Fight:
    - [X] See how much Sayaka has improved against familiars.
    --[X] Provide some assistance against the witch, but don't leave Sayaka feeling useless with nothing to do
    [x] This will change how she sees her own existence, and that of magical girls, for the worst; but yes, you think she can handle knowing the truth, whether she thinks she'll be able to keep the secret without letting it take control of her life and interfere with her, Madoka and Hitomi's friendship is up to her to decide; but she must know, you're working in fixing the issue, and while she could also help, and it would be appreciated, you're pretty sure you can do it on your own, so she must not worry about it if she decides not knowing.
    -[X] The reason you wanted to tell her is because you don't want her to learn it throught Kyubey or other magical girls without you there to alleviate the blow; she could also help you prevent this ever happening to Mami, and you want to trust her not to be te one that does something that'll hurt her that much.
    --[X] But you also fear her obssesing over it and allienating Madoka, Hitomi, Kyosuke and her parents without realizing it; no matter what, your first priority will be that your friends are happy and you don't want to throw a wrench at their friendship.
    -[X] Homura also fears that she may do something that makes Madoka want to become a magical girl, she cares about her, and about all of you even if she doesn't know how to show it, for reasons you can't tell her.
    [X] Answer Sayaka:
    -[x] It's not going to kill her or drive her insane. She's arguably a near-optimal case for learning about it under the circumstances; with us to support her, we believe she would survive it.
    --[x] But survival isn't what she's asking about, is it?
    --[x] We... think she'd be better off. In the end, when everything is said and done. But we also think that it'll make the world feel much darker. We don't know exactly how she would react. That scares us.
    --[x] We would do our level best to help her come to terms with it.
    --[x] We just need her to understand that she would not be the only one hurt if this doesn't stay a secret.
    ---[X] She touched on it earlier with not being able to talk to her friends: Needing to keep it secret is how we think it could hurt her in particular. That's what she should be weighing.
 
I think we should affirm that we think she could handle it, but that "handling it" isn't really the issue. We want her to be happy, and we don't think she could be happy knowing we're keeping her in the dark without even discussing it with her. The real expert on Sayaka is Sayaka, after all, so only she can tell us if she'd be satisfied knowing there's a secret she's choosing not to know, or if being told a heavy, burdensome secret that she has to keep a secret from some of her closest friends would make it from something she could handle into something completely unbearable (that is, making her miserable).
 
An approach for the answer to Sayaka

[X] As for yourself, it may be very difficult at first but I believe you could take it eventually, acknowledging it better than most magical girls.
-[X] My worries are more about Mami, Madoka and the others, you are impulsive and you could spill the secret without thinking.
 
OK... Hmmm... crafting...

I think we should mention that this horrible things we're talking about is something we're set on fixing. It should help if Sayaka decides to learn.

... Though, is there a way to say that outside a Privacy Sphere without KB hearing it?

Other than that, I think Sayaka's looking for reassurance, here. I think she wants to know (shocker), and is basically hoping we'll tell her 'yes'.

[X] Answer Sayaka:
-[X] You believe she can handle it. Not alone. But if she can trust you, you'll do your damned best to be there for her, and help her come to terms with it.
-[X] Still, it would make her world seem much darker.
-[X] Again, she doesn't have to answer now.

[X] Vote in abeyance.
-[X] Hang back, let Sayaka strut her stuff
-[X] Afterwards, give Sayaka Kyouko's payment for today.


Player Kyouko press X to learn a horrible truth of meguca life.

Player Seyiku press X to learn a horrible truth of meguca life.
 
[X] "Honestly Sayaka, I don't know how you react to this, and that's scary for me. On your own, knowing this would weigh you down, and I'm not sure if you could hold on.
But you aren't alone. We aren't alone. I meant it when I told you and Madoka that having normal friends helps us stay sane. And Homura and I would both be here to support you after learning this secret."
[X] "I believe that you can survive this, especially if you promise to talk with Homura and myself about how you are doing. I just need you to understand that you would not be the only one hurt if this doesn't stay a secret."
Now I see this. I think I concur on the point that Sayaka isn't alone in this. In this case, she would only have Sabrina (and Homu, theorically) to lean on, to deal with the Witchbomb. Is that good enough?

[Q] "Are we good enough for you, ex-Waifu?"
 
[x] You know she'll survive it, because you know her and you'll be there to support her.
[x] But survival isn't what she's asking about, is it?
[x] You... think she'd be better off. In the end, when everything is said and done.
-[x] You don't want to bias her, but there's a thing to be fixed here.
 
Rough draft. Rambly. I dunno. Throw it all out later. Don't vote for this :p

[X] It's not going to kill her or drive her insane. She's arguably a near-optimal case for learning about it under the circumstances.
-[X] Full disclosure, though, to our knowledge 90% of whatever benefits are available from knowing it are also available from knowing that it exists but not actually knowing it -- if she's willing to put that level of trust in us, anyway.
--[X] And in truth, our overriding concern is Mitakihara Group's cohesion. As long as this group is intact and well our chances of fixing literally everything are extant. We're already the most powerful concentration of force on the planet, and two of us have been meguca for less than a month. Where will we be if we're all still alive in a few years? A decade? Mami has only been a meguca for two years. You strongly prefer to act altruistically as much as possible, but the absolute fact of the matter is that as long as Mitakihara Group is alive and trusts each other, you expect that in the long term there is very little else that will matter.
---[X] Ignoring the fact that you genuinely care about all of them, protecting that has to be your first priority as a matter of morality, whatever it takes, even when you're not sure of the best way to do it. Homura is concerned that telling Sayaka about "it" will wind up dragging Madoka into this, which would be bad on a number of levels. You're concerned that not making the offer would be not only wrong but a violation of trust that could be used as a lever.
----[X] At the end of the day, though, if she's willing to trust you as much as she has simply by letting you unload on her like this... There's only one thing worth remembering, in the end: Kyubey is humanity's enemy, full-stop. He -- it -- is more intelligent than any of us, and would emotionlessly preside over our total destruction for its benefit.
 
"Or... I dunno, Eve and the forbidden fruit? Of course, that means you're the serpent." She sticks her tongue out at you.

"Well, that makes sense; see, 'nachash' is the hebrew word for 'serpent', and it has a gematria value of 358. Likewise, 'moshiach', or 'messiah', also has a gematria value of 358; the serpent which introduces evil and suffering into the world is in some sense identical to the one who redeems and saves the world. In some sense, evil contains the key to its own redemption, which, by the way, is another reason why I'm probably Ultimate Kriemhild Gretchen."

"Sabrina, I'm not in religious studies."

"By the by, did you know that 358 is equal to 365 minus 7? Thus we can infer that the biblical fall of man took place one year after the beginning of the creation of the world, 51 weeks after God's rest. My stretch goal is saving earth in 50 weeks, but it might take a lot longer than that, not gonna lie."

"SABRINA."
 
Rough draft. Rambly. I dunno. Throw it all out later. Don't vote for this :p

[X] It's not going to kill her or drive her insane. She's arguably a near-optimal case for learning about it under the circumstances.
-[X] Full disclosure, though, to our knowledge 90% of whatever benefits are available from knowing it are also available from knowing that it exists but not actually knowing it -- if she's willing to put that level of trust in us, anyway.
--[X] And in truth, our overriding concern is Mitakihara Group's cohesion. As long as this group is intact and well our chances of fixing literally everything are extant. We're already the most powerful concentration of force on the planet, and two of us have been meguca for less than a month. Where will we be if we're all still alive in a few years? A decade? Mami has only been a meguca for two years. You strongly prefer to act altruistically as much as possible, but the absolute fact of the matter is that as long as Mitakihara Group is alive and trusts each other, you expect that in the long term there is very little else that will matter.
---[X] Ignoring the fact that you genuinely care about all of them, protecting that has to be your first priority as a matter of morality, whatever it takes, even when you're not sure of the best way to do it. Homura is concerned that telling Sayaka about "it" will wind up dragging Madoka into this, which would be bad on a number of levels. You're concerned that not making the offer would be not only wrong but a violation of trust that could be used as a lever.
----[X] At the end of the day, though, if she's willing to trust you as much as she has simply by letting you unload on her like this... There's only one thing worth remembering, in the end: Kyubey is humanity's enemy, full-stop. He -- it -- is more intelligent than any of us, and would emotionlessly preside over our total destruction for its benefit.
I do think Sayaka's not looking for more rambling than we already did, so... :p

[] It's not going to kill her or drive her insane. She's arguably a near-optimal case for learning about it under the circumstances.
-[] If she can trust us...
--[] She doesn't need to know. We're doing our best to fix this.
--[] And if she wants to know? We'll do our damned best to help her come to terms with it.

I think everything else is kind of... redundant, or besides the current point?

Is there anything else you feel is a critical point we need to mention?


EDIT:

Forgot something really important.

[Q] Hug all the Sayakas. Use Grief to help give hugs if needed.
 
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Honestly, I think you could probably just boil it down to this, anything more would be rehashing what we've already told her.

[X] If I didn't think you could handle it, I would never have given you the choice in the first place.
 
If we don't launch into a speech, Sayaka might begin to suspect that we're a doppelganger.
[Q] TODAY WE ARE CANCELLING THE APOCALYPSE.
-[Q] Well, maybe not today today...

In all seriousness, I think we already speechified at her, and that she wants our honest opinion on This One Thing (do we believe she can handle?), and not details about everything else.
 
[x] You honestly aren't sure. You didn't expect her to handle the lichbomb as well as she did.
-[x] There are some girls that you know don't take it well, and have even taken their own life.
 
Short answer.

[X] You believe she can handle it, as long as she let us help her into coming to terms with it.

"us" because Homura would help too (Homu may not do very well at social but she'd let herself be a cry pillow for a while if needed)

I don't like adding the notions of "fixing" at this point. Seems like manipulating her into accepting ("fixing? can I help")
 
Actually, I think I know what I would like (us) to say.

[X] Answer Sayaka:
-[X] You believe she can handle it. Not alone. But her current circumstances? Just damn about optimal.
-[X] If she can trust you, you'll do your best to help her come to terms with it.


[X] Vote in abeyance.
-[X] Hang back, let Sayaka strut her stuff
-[X] Comment she should copy your Chibies some time, so she could compare them to her own clones.
-[X] Afterwards, give Sayaka Kyouko's payment for today.

I think I'll sit and watch for now. This vote looks like it's gonna be a little contentious. :p

Short answer.

[X] You believe she can handle it, as long as she let us help her into coming to terms with it.

"us" because Homura would help too (Homu may not do very well at social but she'd let herself be a cry pillow for a while if needed)

I don't like adding the notions of "fixing" at this point. Seems like manipulating her into accepting ("fixing? can I help")
[Q] Cajole Homu into social.
-[Q] "OK Homu, I just need you to be supportive. Whenever you feel like roasting Sayaka for her previous versions' mistakes, I ask you to tone it down.
--[Q] "For example, instead of saying 'you're gonna get yourself killed and ruin Madoka's like, Sayaka, why are you such an idiot?', maybe you could say 'I'm scared you'll get hurt and in lashing out, hurt both yourself and your friends'?"
 
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We need to monologue at Sayaka like a Shonen protagonist talking about whatever obsession they have.
Adhoc vote count started by Firnagzen on Jun 13, 2018 at 4:23 AM, finished with 139314 posts and 22 votes.

  • [X] I know you can handle it, and that some things will make a lot more sense for you. But I also think that it'll make the world feel much darker.
    [X] "Honestly Sayaka, I don't know how you react to this, and that's scary for me. On your own, knowing this would weigh you down, and I'm not sure if you could hold on.
    [X] "I believe that you can survive this, especially if you promise to talk with Homura and myself about how you are doing. I just need you to understand that you would not be the only one hurt if this doesn't stay a secret."
    [X] During the Fight
    - [X] See how much Sayaka has improved against familiars.
    - [X] Provide some assistance against the witch, but don't leave Sayaks feeling useless with nothing to do
    - [X] Keep enough active grief on hand to prevent traumatic witch injury AND Sayaka going berserk against what she might learn is a fallen meguca
    [X] It's not going to kill her or drive her insane. She's arguably a near-optimal case for learning about it under the circumstances.
    -[X] Full disclosure, though, to our knowledge 90% of whatever benefits are available from knowing it are also available from knowing that it exists but not actually knowing it -- if she's willing to put that level of trust in us, anyway.
    --[X] And in truth, our overriding concern is Mitakihara Group's cohesion. As long as this group is intact and well our chances of fixing literally everything are extant. We're already the most powerful concentration of force on the planet, and two of us have been meguca for less than a month. Where will we be if we're all still alive in a few years? A decade? Mami has only been a meguca for two years. You strongly prefer to act altruistically as much as possible, but the absolute fact of the matter is that as long as Mitakihara Group is alive and trusts each other, you expect that in the long term there is very little else that will matter.
    ---[X] Ignoring the fact that you genuinely care about all of them, protecting that has to be your first priority as a matter of morality, whatever it takes, even when you're not sure of the best way to do it. Homura is concerned that telling Sayaka about "it" will wind up dragging Madoka into this, which would be bad on a number of levels. You're concerned that not making the offer would be not only wrong but a violation of trust that could be used as a lever.
    ----[X] At the end of the day, though, if she's willing to trust you as much as she has simply by letting you unload on her like this... There's only one thing worth remembering, in the end: Kyubey is humanity's enemy, full-stop. He -- it -- is more intelligent than any of us, and would emotionlessly preside over our total destruction for its benefit.
    [X] I think probably could handle it. Or at least you could with some help. With me around the grief spiral isn't as much of an issue as it would be for others. Even still, this is the kind of secret that can completely change your worldview, the kind that can make you a different person. If it turns out that you can't handle it, well... With me around you probably won't outright die, but you may very well live long enough to go crazy.
    -[X] But that's only half of the issue. The other part of it is whether or not you can handle the burden of secrecy that will be on your shoulders. I don't mean any offense, but you are a little impulsive, and most others definitely won't be able to handle it.
    --[X] Anyway, food for thought.
    [x] You know she'll survive it, because you know her and you'll be there to support her.
    [x] But survival isn't what she's asking about, is it?
    [x] You... think she'd be better off. In the end, when everything is said and done.
    -[x] You don't want to bias her, but there's a thing to be fixed here.
    [X] If I didn't think you could handle it, I would never have given you the choice in the first place.
    [X] Answer Sayaka:
    -[X] You believe she can handle it. Not alone. But her current circumstances? Just damn about optimal.
    -[X] If she can trust you, you'll do your best to help her come to terms with it.
    [X] Vote in abeyance.
    -[X] Hang back, let Sayaka strut her stuff
    -[X] Comment she should copy your Chibies some time, so she could compare them to her own clones.
    -[X] Afterwards, give Sayaka Kyouko's payment for today.
    [X] I know you can handle it, and that some things will make a lot more sense for you. But I also think that it'll make the world feel much darker.
    -[X] Sayaka touched on it earlier with not being able to talk to her friends: Needing to keep it secret is how you think it could hurt her in particular. That's what she should be weighing.
    [X] During the Fight
    - [X] Fight equally with her
    [X] Answer Sayaka:
    -[x] It's not going to kill her or drive her insane. She's arguably a near-optimal case for learning about it under the circumstances; with us to support her, we believe she would survive it.
    --[x] But survival isn't what she's asking about, is it?
    --[x] We... think she'd be better off. In the end, when everything is said and done. But we also think that it'll make the world feel much darker. We don't know exactly how she would react. That scares us.
    --[x] We would do our level best to help her come to terms with it.
    --[x] We just need her to understand that she would not be the only one hurt if this doesn't stay a secret.
    ---[X] She touched on it earlier with not being able to talk to her friends: Needing to keep it secret is how we think it could hurt her in particular. That's what she should be weighing.
    [x] Vote in abeyance. Add:
    -[X] During the Fight:
    - [X] See how much Sayaka has improved against familiars.
    --[X] Provide some assistance against the witch, but don't leave Sayaka feeling useless with nothing to do
    [x] This will change how she sees her own existence, and that of magical girls, for the worst; but yes, you think she can handle knowing the truth, whether she thinks she'll be able to keep the secret without letting it take control of her life and interfere with her, Madoka and Hitomi's friendship is up to her to decide; but she must know, you're working in fixing the issue, and while she could also help, and it would be appreciated, you're pretty sure you can do it on your own, so she must not worry about it if she decides not knowing.
    -[X] The reason you wanted to tell her is because you don't want her to learn it throught Kyubey or other magical girls without you there to alleviate the blow; she could also help you prevent this ever happening to Mami, and you want to trust her not to be te one that does something that'll hurt her that much.
    --[X] But you also fear her obssesing over it and allienating Madoka, Hitomi, Kyosuke and her parents without realizing it; no matter what, your first priority will be that your friends are happy and you don't want to throw a wrench at their friendship.
    -[X] Homura also fears that she may do something that makes Madoka want to become a magical girl, she cares about her, and about all of you even if she doesn't know how to show it, for reasons you can't tell her.
    [X] Answer Sayaka:
    -[x] It's not going to kill her or drive her insane. She's arguably a near-optimal case for learning about it under the circumstances; with us to support her, we believe she would survive it.
    --[x] But survival isn't what she's asking about, is it?
    --[x] We... think she'd be better off. In the end, when everything is said and done. But we also think that it'll make the world feel much darker. We don't know exactly how she would react. That scares us.
    --[x] We would do our level best to help her come to terms with it.
    --[x] We just need her to understand that she would not be the only one hurt if this doesn't stay a secret.
    ---[X] She touched on it earlier with not being able to talk to her friends: Needing to keep it secret is how we think it could hurt her in particular. That's what she should be weighing.
    [X] Answer Sayaka:
    -[X] You believe she can handle it. Not alone. But her current circumstances? Just about optimal.
    -[X] If she can trust you, you'll do your best to help her come to terms with it.
    [X] During the Fight
    -[X] Hang back, let Sayaka strut her stuff
    [X] Bandwagon
 
"Excuse you," you say, sniffing as you form your wings. "I'm... a year older than you. Maybe two, at most. Or maybe I'm fourteen years younger than you."
Is this a good time to remember that Rebellion happens a year-and-a-half to two years after PMMM? :U (Given that the 2012 Mayan apocalypse is both past and recent enough for Ms Saotome to be talking about it.)

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[X] I know you can handle it, and that some things will make a lot more sense for you. But I also think that it'll make the world feel much darker.
-[X] Sayaka touched on it earlier with not being able to talk to her friends: Needing to keep it secret is how you think it could hurt her in particular. That's what she should be weighing.
[X]During the fight
- [X] Fight equally with her



And I'm really tempted to quote her conversation with Madoka from Episode four... even though I've been saving it for the plan to test for echoes.

M: I kind of feels like we're in a different country now.
M: School, Hitomi-chan, Nothing's changed since yesterday. But it feels feels like I'm surrounded by strangers.
S: Nobody knows what we know.
S: Nobody knows about the witches or Mami-san
S: We know, and nobody else does.
S: It's like we're all living in a different world, seeing different things
S: It all changed a long time ago. We should've realized it sooner.
 
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