Who wants to speedrun this arc?
I feel like speed-running this arc, and I think I know how to do it.
Putting it forth for more experienced people to make use of, may make an official plan later. Meaning condense it significantly.
[ ] Plan Prepare to Scry
[ ] Get Homura to Time Stop and bring you in.
[ ] You need to get that Clear Seed back and comb and entire city for it.
[ ] Have Mami extend your range via ribbons, and attach a Grief sensing extendor at the end of it. You don't need to manipulate Grief to find the Clear Seed, you just need to know where Grief is. With Mami's kilometer+ ribbon range and multiple sensing extenders attached to her ribbons, further your omniscence, you can swiftly find the Clear Seed.
I recently did an archive binge and distinctly remember Sabrina coming up with a ring that extended her ability to sense Grief. All we need to do is retool it to be attached to Mami's ribbons, and we can comb the entire city for magical girls, Witches, Grief Seeds, and our Clear Seed from within time stop.
It would make things go much faster, and while I doubt it'd be game-set-match for reasons of drama, it would vastly accelerate getting the Clear Seed back.
Also scout for traps. Especially because if we find something via the ribbon, Mami can cut the ribbon off and we know a trap is around, and can go back and poke it.
Also, we were worried about this Noki being the fake, right?
So, we ask this Noki where she is, and once she answers, Homura immediately time stops and we fly over.
If she's where she says she is and has no Clear Seed, goodie.
If she's not where she says she is, warning.
If the real Noki is lying cold where she says she is, also warning.
Since Noki is apparently trying to kinda convince us to stay away, I'm suspicious of her.
