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Homura: "It's time. Walpurgisnacht will be here any moment."

Sabrina: "You know the plan. Just stick to it."

*Nods all around*

...

Homura: "That's weird."

Mami: "What is it?"

Homura: "... Walpurgisnacht's late."

Oriko: "What."

...

Homura: *Pacing nervously* "It should be here."

Kirika: "Maybe it's scared? 'Cause normal witches hide in barriers, but Walmartnight's too strong to do that, right? Then maybe we scared her back into her barrier?"

Homura: "Imposible. That can't be it."

Mami: "Maybe we should go look for it?"

...

Homura: "This is a waste of time. We should get back to our positions."

Sabrina: "Just keep looking, if we don't find- Oh my god!" *Takes off flying*

Mami: "Wait up!"

*Everybody follows*

Mami: "Sabrina, what was that!"

Sabrina: *Points*

Walpurgisnacht: *Laughs*

Homura: "This is it! The last one, this time, you're going down!"

Walpurgisnacth: *Laughs some more*

Oriko: *Clutches head*

Homura: "So be it..."

Walpurgisnacht: *Pulls out some popcorn*

Homura: "..."

Oriko: "It's here!"

Homura: "Of course it's here!"

Oriko: "Not that! It's..." *Faints*

Kirika: "Oriko!"

Walpurgisnacht: *Eating popcorn* *Writes message in witchy characters*

Sabrina: "Uh... Hold on, I've got this one. You... Are... Sooooo... oooooo... Screwed. What... Oh. Shit."
Sabrina: "Here it is! Everybody stick to the plan, and let's go! Mami!"

Mami: *Ribbons* "I've got everybody! Homura!"

Homura: "..."

Mami: "Homura? You're supposed to stop time now."

Sabrina: "You OK?"

Homura: "It's not attacking."

Walpurgisnacht: *Silent* *Familiars are playing amongst themselves*

Sabrina: "Well, anyway. We still need to kill it." *Flies closer*

Mami: "Wait Sabrina!" *Follows* "Don't go off on your own!"

Sabrina: "Come on, Mami! It's a witch, what's the worst that could happen?"

Oriko: *Facepalm* "Oh, you did not go there..."

Sabrina: "Ha! Let me show you what I do to witches..."

Walpurgisnacht: "THERE YOU ARE LITTLE ONE!"

Sabrina: "What?"

Walpurgisnacht: "WHY DID YOU RUN AWAY? DIDN'T YOU LIKE THE CIRCUS? EVERYBODY WAS SO SAD WHEN YOU LEFT."

Sabrina: "..." *Gets picked up by elephant*

Walpurgisnacht: "DON'T BE SHY, LITTLE ONE. WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR YOU."

Sabrina: *Sitting on elephant's back* "Really?"

Walpurgisnacht: "WELCOME HOME, SABRINA."

Sabrina: "...I'm home."

Walpurgisnacht: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE A PLAY? I PREPARED IT FOR YOU."

Sabrina: *Looks down* "I would like that."

Walpurgisnacht: "I SEE YOU ALREADY BROUGHT THE PLAYERS FOR IT. WELL DONE, LITTLE ONE. NOW JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX, THE PLAY'S ABOUT TO START."

*Buildings start rising in the air*

Homura: "Was it all for nothing?"

Oriko: "How could I not see it?"

Mami: *Falls to her knees* "No..."

Kirika: "Does this mean she was a witch, after all?"
 
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Homura: "It's time. Walpurgisnacht will be here any moment."

Sabrina: "You know the plan. Just stick to it."

*Nods all around*

...

Homura: "That's weird."

Mami: "What is it?"

Homura: "... Walpurgisnacht's late."

Oriko: "What."

...

Homura: *Pacing nervously* "It should be here."

Kirika: "Maybe it's scared? 'Cause normal witches hide in barriers, but Walmartnight's too strong to do that, right? Then maybe we scared her back into her barrier?"

Homura: "Imposible. That can't be it."

Mami: "Maybe we should go look for it?"

...

Homura: "This is a waste of time. We should get back to our positions."

Sabrina: "Just keep looking, if we don't find- Oh my god!" *Takes off flying*

Mami: "Wait up!"

*Everybody follows*

Mami: "Sabrina, what was that!"

Sabrina: *Points*

Walpurgisnacht: *Laughs*

Homura: "This is it! The last one, this time, you're going down!"

Walpurgisnacth: *Laughs some more*

Oriko: *Clutches head*

Homura: "So be it..."

Walpurgisnacht: *Pulls out some popcorn*

Homura: "..."

Oriko: "It's here!"

Homura: "Of course it's here!"

Oriko: "Not that! It's..." *Faints*

Kirika: "Oriko!"

Walpurgisnacht: *Eating popcorn* *Writes message in witchy characters*

Sabrina: "Uh... Hold on, I've got this one. You... Are... Sooooo... oooooo... Screwed. What... Oh. Shit."
Sabrina: "Here it is! Everybody stick to the plan, and let's go! Mami!"

Mami: *Ribbons* "I've got everybody! Homura!"

Homura: "..."

Mami: "Homura? You're supposed to stop time now."

Sabrina: "You OK?"

Homura: "It's not attacking."

Walpurgisnacht: *Silent* *Familiars are playing amongst themselves*

Sabrina: "Well, anyway. We still need to kill it." *Flies closer*

Mami: "Wait Sabrina!" *Follows* "Don't go off on your own!"

Sabrina: "Come on, Mami! It's a witch, what's the worst that could happen?"

Oriko: *Facepalm* "Oh, you did not go there..."

Sabrina: "Ha! Let me show you what I do to witches..."

Walpurgisnacht: "THERE YOU ARE LITTLE ONE!"

Sabrina: "What?"

Walpurgisnacht: "WHY DID YOU RUN AWAY? DIDN'T YOU LIKE THE CIRCUS? EVERYBODY WAS SO SAD WHEN YOU LEFT."

Sabrina: "..." *Gets picked up by elephant*

Walpurgisnacht: "DON'T BE SHY, LITTLE ONE. WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR YOU."

Sabrina: *Sitting on elephant's back* "Really?"

Walpurgisnacht: "WELCOME HOME, SABRINA."

Sabrina: "...I'm home."

Walpurgisnacht: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE A PLAY? I PREPARED IT FOR YOU."

Sabrina: *Looks down* "I would like that."

Walpurgisnacht: "I SEE YOU ALREADY BROUGHT THE PLAYERS FOR IT. WELL DONE, LITTLE ONE. NOW JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX, THE PLAY'S ABOUT TO START."

*Buildings start rising in the air*

Homura: "Was it all for nothing?"

Oriko: "How could I not see it?"

Mami: *Falls to her knees* "No..."

Kirika: "Does this mean she was a witch, after all?"
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It's beautiful, what a plot twist!
 
Onmur said:
Homura: "It's time. Walpurgisnacht will be here any moment."

Sabrina: "You know the plan. Just stick to it."

*Nods all around*

...

Homura: "That's weird."

Mami: "What is it?"

Homura: "... Walpurgisnacht's late."

Oriko: "What."

...

Homura: *Pacing nervously* "It should be here."

Kirika: "Maybe it's scared? 'Cause normal witches hide in barriers, but Walmartnight's too strong to do that, right? Then maybe we scared her back into her barrier?"

Homura: "Imposible. That can't be it."

Mami: "Maybe we should go look for it?"

...

Homura: "This is a waste of time. We should get back to our positions."

Sabrina: "Just keep looking, if we don't find- Oh my god!" *Takes off flying*

Mami: "Wait up!"

*Everybody follows*

Mami: "Sabrina, what was that!"

Sabrina: *Points*

Walpurgisnacht: *Laughs*

Homura: "This is it! The last one, this time, you're going down!"

Walpurgisnacth: *Laughs some more*

Oriko: *Clutches head*

Homura: "So be it..."

Walpurgisnacht: *Pulls out some popcorn*

Homura: "..."

Oriko: "It's here!"

Homura: "Of course it's here!"

Oriko: "Not that! It's..." *Faints*

Kirika: "Oriko!"

Walpurgisnacht: *Eating popcorn* *Writes message in witchy characters*

Sabrina: "Uh... Hold on, I've got this one. You... Are... Sooooo... oooooo... Screwed. What... Oh. Shit."
Sabrina: "Here it is! Everybody stick to the plan, and let's go! Mami!"

Mami: *Ribbons* "I've got everybody! Homura!"

Homura: "..."

Mami: "Homura? You're supposed to stop time now."

Sabrina: "You OK?"

Homura: "It's not attacking."

Walpurgisnacht: *Silent* *Familiars are playing amongst themselves*

Sabrina: "Well, anyway. We still need to kill it." *Flies closer*

Mami: "Wait Sabrina!" *Follows* "Don't go off on your own!"

Sabrina: "Come on, Mami! It's a witch, what's the worst that could happen?"

Oriko: *Facepalm* "Oh, you did not go there..."

Sabrina: "Ha! Let me show you what I do to witches..."

Walpurgisnacht: "THERE YOU ARE LITTLE ONE!"

Sabrina: "What?"

Walpurgisnacht: "WHY DID YOU RUN AWAY? DIDN'T YOU LIKE THE CIRCUS? EVERYBODY WAS SO SAD WHEN YOU LEFT."

Sabrina: "..." *Gets picked up by elephant*

Walpurgisnacht: "DON'T BE SHY, LITTLE ONE. WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR YOU."

Sabrina: *Sitting on elephant's back* "Really?"

Walpurgisnacht: "WELCOME HOME, SABRINA."

Sabrina: "...I'm home."

Walpurgisnacht: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE A PLAY? I PREPARED IT FOR YOU."

Sabrina: *Looks down* "I would like that."

Walpurgisnacht: "I SEE YOU ALREADY BROUGHT THE PLAYERS FOR IT. WELL DONE, LITTLE ONE. NOW JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX, THE PLAY'S ABOUT TO START."

*Buildings start rising in the air*

Homura: "Was it all for nothing?"

Oriko: "How could I not see it?"

Mami: *Falls to her knees* "No..."

Kirika: "Does this mean she was a witch, after all?"
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61% sure Sabrina isnt a Witch is good right?
 
AuraTwilight said:
On the other hand, Homura kind of eclipses all of them in relevance. :U When you can no-sell a nuke, Tiro Finale doesn't seem very significant.
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In the first timeline, before homura even contracted, Walpurgis still looked the same.


Hmm, i know have the mental image of us trying a witch-restore on walpurgis, and it works perfectly... only for her to go full yandere on us, which leads to her and mami constantly trying to kill each other when were not looking.
 
Xexilf said:
Hmm, i know have the mental image of us trying a witch-restore on walpurgis, and it works perfectly... only for her to go full yandere on us, which leads to her and mami constantly trying to kill each other when were not looking.
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Singular?

That would be ...interesting, to say the least. At least Sabrina wouldn't be alone! (in being a hivemind)
 
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Under the Radar pt. 7
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    • You blink at Homura, vaguely surprised, before pressing your lips together. Homura... she would put Madoka into a gilded cage, wouldn't she? All things considered? And she could, if pushed. You take a moment to think, marshalling your thoughts while the dead silence of the timestop presses in on you.

    "Homura," you say slowly. "Kyuubey was riding on her shoulder when I first met her."

    "The less she knows," Homura counters, "The less likely she is to contract."

    You shake your head. "No, Homura. If you want to protect her, then we need to break any positive image she has of the little white rat," you say, meeting Homura's violet eyes.

    "I've tried," Homura says, pain and anger in the tight lines around her eyes. "She still..." Her hands tighten into fists.

    "Homura," you say gently. "I know." Mentally, you can't help but annotate that 'showing up outside Madoka's window with a cryptic pronouncement doesn't actually do much'. You continue, trying to keep your tone placating. "But with three of us, you, Mami, and I, all agreeing that Kyuubey is dangerous, don't you think that it would be that much more effective?"

    Homura sucks in a breath, lines around her eyes tightening, but doesn't otherwise react.

    "I'm... Homura, I'm sorry, but the moment to keep Madoka out from the world of magical girls is long past. It was gone the moment Kyuubey noticed her enormous potential," you say. "We can't keep her isolated. We can only keep her from making the wrong choice, Homura, and she needs to know the hidden consequences for that. Otherwise she doesn't know enough to not make a Wish for frivolous reasons."

    Homura closes her eyes, squeezing them shut. "It doesn't work. Even if she knows the consequences, she'll make her Wish. She knew, last time. She still- She made her Wish. Because I-" she breaks off, making a choked noise, hunching over.

    You sigh, putting a comforting hand on Homura's shoulder. She's so thin, you notice. You... it's not something you haven't noticed before, but Homura's shoulder is... practically bony under your hand, barely any substance to the girl.

    She flinches ever so slightly from your touch.

    "Homura," you say. "We can keep her safe. We can do it, keep things from getting so bad that she'll ignore the consequences. But she needs to know those consequences, Homura."

    "I..." Homura trails off, her eyes still squeezed shut. "I never succeeded."

    Or she wouldn't be here.

    You wouldn't be here.

    "We can do it, Homura," you insist. "I know what's at stake here, Homura, and I'm with you to the end. And... Mami doesn't know everything-" yet, perhaps, "-but she's hardly going to support Kyuubey, right?"

    Homura shakes her head slowly. Agreement or disagreement, you don't know.

    You forge onwards. "The last thing we want is for Madoka's childhood friend to make a contract. And you know where Sayaka making a contract leads, right? You know what happens when she finds out about what Soul Gems really are. Can you think of a better way to persuade her not to make a contract?"

    Homura's silent, swallowing convulsively. "I..."

    Finally, she nods. Her voice is ragged, exhausted when she speaks again. "I... We can..." She trails off, setting for another nod, a quick, half centimeter dip of her head, her eyes still closed.

    You look at her, concerned.

    You'd... been meaning to ask her how she's holding up. This seems as good a time as any. "Homura," you say. "I'm going to give you a hug, OK?"

    When she doesn't respond, you gently put an arm around her shoulders and squeeze her lightly. Skin and bone, really. Careworn.

    She sits there, unresponsive.

    "How are you holding up, Homura?" you ask, releasing her and sitting back. "You promised me you'd take better care of yourself, right?"

    She nods slightly, eyes cracking open. "I have."

    "Are you sure?" you ask. "Sleeping properly, eating properly?"

    "Yes," Homura says, a trace of her more usual fiery will leaking into her amethyst eyes. "I slept last night. I ate."

    "Eating properly?" you ask with gentle emphasis.

    The time traveller glances away, looking faintly guilty.

    You sigh, this time in fond exasperation. "Homura, you need to take proper care of yourself. But you know what, that brings me to my next point. Mami needs friends, and I wasn't just talking about Madoka and Sayaka."

    Homura looks at you with her customary poker face. You... know her well enough by now to detect what might be faint bafflement on her face, though.

    "I'm talking about you, Homura," you say, lips quirking into a little smile. "She'll be glad to have you over for dinner and sleepovers, you know, and so will I."

    The poker face doesn't abate.

    You thump her lightly on her shoulder, still smiling. "You're Mami's friend too. You're my friend, too, you know. And I'm inviting you to come over more often. Heck, tonight, even. I doubt Mami will object."

    Homura blinks slowly, and nods. "Thank you."

    "Good," you smile.

    Hesitantly, Homura smiles back at you, the faintest quirk of her lips upwards.

    You own smile broadens, and you nod approvingly.

    "So that's settled, then," you say. "Moving on... I was thinking of using magic to heal Kyousuke's hand. Remove another reason for Sayaka making a contract, right?"

    Homura cocks her head slightly, considering that. "It might work," she says.

    "Did you ever try it before?" you ask.

    "Yes," Homura says. "It was expensive, and... Miki... still made her contract after Mami died."

    "Well, Mami's still alive and well," you say. "And she'll stay that way. So... maybe?"

    Homura nods, looking thoughtful. A moment later, she speaks again. "He may develop a crush on you."

    You stare at her.

    She stares back.

    The dead, muffled silence of the timestop stretches out.

    "He gave up after a while," she offers.

    You continue staring.

    She nods.

    Your head tilts over to the side.

    Homura's face is utterly neutral, not a hint of her thoughts showing on her face.

    ...

    You really, really want to get the full story out of her.

    You also really, really doubt you ever will.

    Dammit.

    "Okaaaaay," you say. "Mooooving on. You remember a few days ago, on the top of the hospital? I nearly hatched a Witch by accident?"

    "Yes," Homura says.

    "I was messing around with Grief Seeds," you say. "I've... continued fiddling with them a bit, and, uh." You dip into your pockets, and retrieve Hildegard's and Aurora's Seeds - you're keeping them all separate, just in case. You hold out the two Seeds for Homura to see - two perfectly clear orbs, each surrounded by the familiar traceries of a Grief Seed.

    Homura reaches for one, before hesitating.

    "Go ahead," you say, motioning with Hildegarde.

    Homura takes it, inspecting it minutely.

    "So this is apparently what happens when I pull all the Grief out of a Grief Seed," you say. "It seems to cleanse perfectly normally - I tested it with Oriko, and she didn't even hesitate. And I'm guessing that one of these will probably last for years at a normal rate of consumption."

    Homura looks intently at you. "This is... useful," she says.

    "Yeah, there's a few problems, though," you say. "The first thing is... if you put it together with a normal Grief Seed, the normal one will yank the Grief right out - and that's what happened back on the roof of the hospital. I didn't know that would happen, and I kept them both in the same pocket, so Aurora-" you hold up the Grief Seed in your hand, "-stole enough Grief from Hildegarde-" you point at the one Homura has, "-to nearly hatch."

    "I see," Homura says, returning to inspect the Seed she's holding, dividing her attention between you and the Grief Seed.

    "And that brings me to my next worry," you say. "Because... Grief Seeds don't steal Grief from other Grief Seeds-" you raise an eyebrow at Homura, and she nods in confirmation, "-but Grief Seeds will take Grief from a Soul Gem."

    Homura's eyes go wide, and she blinks first at you, then the Seed in her hand.

    You shake your head. "I don't know. I honestly don't, but I'm not done experimenting with these," you say. "I'm... trying to turn Hildegarde into a Soul Gem, if it's at all possible."

    "I see," Homura breathes, eyes still wide. "That's... that's..." she stops, lost for words.

    "Yeah," you agree. "Yeah, it is. I think, though, that the next step is that I need to be able to do enchantment magic. And I'm completely terrible with that. Could I get your help with it?"

    Homura shakes her head. "Ask Mami. She's better than I am," she says.

    "Really?" you raise your eyebrows. "I thought..."

    "Enchantment doesn't help me much," she says.

    You frown, considering. "Hmm... OK," you say slowly. "I may still want your help, even if Mami's better - because I don't really want her to know about, you know, Witches yet."

    Homura nods quietly, shifting in her seat. "Could I request a cleanse?" she asks.

    "Hm? Oh, of course," you say, blinking at her.

    Homura nods, raising her hand slightly to present the Gem to you, and you wipe the Grief away, leaving the Gem sparkling. "Say, do you have any used Grief Seeds?" you ask. "I can... 'reset' them back to an unused state," you say. "That doesn't seem to have any of the effects like... you know."

    Homura nods, and returns Hildegarde to you before she reaches behind her shield, and withdraws a Grief Seed, about half full. You pull the Grief out of it with a sharp tugging motion, compressing the Grief into marbles to join the rest, restoring the Grief Seed back to an unused state.

    "Yeah, hang on to half used Grief Seeds in future? I mean, don't fill them up all the way, just half fill them and then pass them to me?" you suggest.

    "Alright," Homura agrees, replacing the Grief Seed in her shield. "Is there anything else?"

    [] Write-in

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    So, who likes noodles?
     
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    • Firnagzen said:
    Homura nods, looking thoughtful. A moment later, she speaks again. "He may develop a crush on you."

    You stare at her.

    She stares back.

    The dead, muffled silence of the timestop stretches out.

    "He gave up after a while," she offers.

    You continue staring.

    She nods.

    Your head tilts over to the side.

    Homura's face is utterly neutral, not a hint of her thoughts showing on her face.
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    Really, Kwijibo? Really? Holy shit, my sides.
     
    Firnagzen said:
    Homura nods, looking thoughtful. A moment later, she speaks again. "He may develop a crush on you."

    You stare at her.

    She stares back.

    The dead, muffled silence of the timestop stretches out.

    "He gave up after a while," she offers.

    You continue staring.

    She nods.

    Your head tilts over to the side.

    Homura's face is utterly neutral, not a hint of her thoughts showing on her face.
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    I really want to know the whole story. Dammit.
     
    Random832 said:
    What if we heal him while he's still unconscious, so he has no idea who did it, or even that there is anyone in particular responsible for his mysterious miracle recovery?
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    Short of knocking him out, it'd take too long for a non dedicated healer to do it.

    Best bet is to do it as a team and spell out that we're doing it mostly because he's Sayaka and Hitomi's friend.
     
    OK, this can't stand, next time we hug Homura, we must do it outside of timestop.

    EDIT: And suddenly, pissing of Kyousuke with a hand-based pun barrage seems like a good idea.
     
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    Ugolino said:
    Yeah, no, let's not have onesided Gray/White, thank you very, very much.
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    Random832 said:
    What if we heal him while he's still unconscious, so he has no idea who did it, or even that there is anyone in particular responsible for his mysterious miracle recovery?
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    ...It's not that big of a deal, you guys are jumping up in arms over nothing. Chill.

    Now, do we actually have anything else to say to her? Also, what are our plans for the rest of the day? More science? Kyouko visit?
     
    Firnagzen said:
    "So this is apparently what happens when I pull all the Grief out of a Grief Seed," you say. "It seems to cleanse perfectly normally - I tested it with Oriko, and she didn't even hesitate. And I'm guessing that one of these will probably last for years at a normal rate of consumption."
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    So confirmation on the general idea that the quantity of below-nominal grief is substantially larger than the quantity of grief necessary to 'fill' a grief seed.

    Firnagzen said:
    Homura nods, and returns Hildegarde to you before she reaches behind her shield, and withdraws a Grief Seed, about half full. You pull the Grief out of it with a sharp tugging motion, compressing the Grief into marbles to join the rest, restoring the Grief Seed back to an unused state.
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    Can we just get a number on how many marbles were pulled out, here?
     
    Could we just heal Kyousuke, Hitomi, and Sayaka while in timestop? The only reason this wouldn't normally be possible is because of the ridiculous corruption cost of healing and timestop which we are there to negate. As long as we're careful about skin contact we should be in and out without them ever knowing.
     
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