"Do you think it'll work?" Homura asks, amethyst eyes on you. But there's something about the way she asked, the set of her jaw and the tension in her shoulders that tells you that the question runs deeper than her words.
Do you think that putting something like this, so close to Madoka, was the right choice? True, it would mean that emergency reinforcements for Madoka would always be close at hand, beyond Homura herself or anyone she can wrangle. But it means trusting another magical girl, it means putting magic near Madoka.
"I think so," you say, and grin. "And even if it doesn't, I'll make sure it will.
"As Sayaka is not here, I feel it is my solemn duty to take up her exhortations in her stead," Hitomi says, raising an eyebrow before she smirks. "Lighten up, you two. Homura, I know it's a lot of money, but you certainly didn't seem to care up until now. If it doesn't work out, I'll help figuring out what next, too. Maybe renting?"