As you're debating your options something catches your attention. On the edges of your magical senses you feel something new, unlike either Mami or a Witch. It's a lot closer to Mami than a Witch though. It doesn't have that monstrous feel all the Witches you can sense have to it. Instead it feels cool and soft but if put under pressure it has the potential to turn cold and unforgiving. Deadly even. It reminds you of… something. You try and recall the where you've felt this before or at least something similar. It's tough but you drag the memories to the surface of your mind.
It was back when you were a child. You woke up one day and there was all this white stuff outside covering everything! The ground, the trees, the house, everything! At first you were scared when you looked out the window and you didn't know what to do but then Madoka came into your room, laughing and smiling. She bundled you up in a big, puffy coat, warm gloves and a hat that covered your ears. She took you outside and taught you how to play with the white stuff. You threw balls of the stuff at each other and you built a man out of the stuff and a whole bunch of other things. You played with Madoka all day! The white stuff was super cold and made you shiver but that was alright because when you went back inside it was super warm and Daddy made you hot chocolate.
But that wasn't even the best part of the day! Inside the house was a tree with all sorts of shiny things hanging from it that made it looks super pretty. But what made it really special was under the tree were a whole bunch of presents, all wrapped in different colored paper and bows. You spent the rest of the day opening presents with your family. Mommy had gotten you a new coloring book and Daddy got you crayons to go with it. Madoka got you a new sweater that was kind of itchy (Yuck!) and a new toy dinosaur (Awesome!). But the best gift you got that day was…
"Hello Takkun! Are you having lots of fun today? Here, look at what I got you."
She had gotten you a teddy bear bigger than you were. That teddy bear had been soft and big and fluffy and big and fuzzy and big and it was immediately your new favorite! She had smiled at you and laughed with your family as you ran around the room in excitement. She had such a pretty smile. She had held you in her lap while Madoka was busy helping Daddy. She had held you close and kept you warm and made everything better. She had loved you. Just like Madoka…
You jolt yourself out of your memories with a physical jerk. What are you doing? You don't have time to get stuck in old memories! If your hunch is right then the new, cold feeling is Magical Girl. You need to check this out right away. You pull open the window of the bedroom and drop down to the street. You start running towards the cold feeling, ignoring the liquid flowing down your cheeks.
You don't get past more than two buildings when the cool feeling suddenly disappears. You skid to a halt. What happened? Did she die? Did she sense I was coming and suppress her magic? Damn it! Before your mind rushes ahead too much you reign it back in. You need to stop and think about this, keep a clear head. You take a deep breath and close your eyes. You focus your magic senses in the direction ahead of you, focusing on the area the Magical Girl was before she disappeared.
There we go. You allow yourself a small sense of satisfaction. There's a Barrier pretty much right on top of where you lost track of the Magical Girl. She have entered it and started hunting the Witch inside. You start up in direction you were heading again, this time at a leisurely pace rather than a mad dash. You can take your time. It's possible she'll die in that Barrier and you won't have to deal with her and if she doesn't it'll still probably take her a while to kill the Witch. Either way, it'll be better to save your energy, even if Ryubey said you have a practically infinite amount.
As you walk down the city streets your struck by just how peaceful it is. It's the middle of the night and everybody's at home sleeping so far as you can tell. Once in a while you see the lights on in a window telling you that someone's still awake but that's it. Without the crowds of people to scare you off you enjoy walking in the streets, even as the buildings around you become more and more run-down.
A bit a later and you've found you destination: a decaying building several stories high. The Barrier is inside on the top floor. You could just take the stairs but you want to test out how high you can jump. You take a running start and leap off the ground, pushing mostly upwards but also forwards as well. You cross your arms in front of your face to protect it even though it probably isn't necessary and smash trough a glass window, entering the building.
As you do so the Barrier catches your eye and you turn your head to look at it. Time seems to slow down as the Barrier dissolves and disappears, leaving a Magical Girl standing there. Your eyes meet and you can she her eyes widen with shock and then fear.
Then the moment passes. You land, rolling forward to bleed off momentum as the glass shards flying inwards from your entrance falls to the ground and shatter again, almost musically. You rise up and face the Magical Girl, examining her. She's dressed in a big, white, frilly dress and a hat that reminds you of a bucket. A big, white, frilly bucket. Her greyish hair is pulled into a ponytail on one side of her head. Floating around her are several steel balls with vines engraved on them. She's mastered her expression, hardening her green eyes so that they no longer show shock, but suspicion. However, she can't keep the slight waver of fear out of her voice when she talks. "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
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Ta-da! Your first real social challenge and it's against Oriko. You're on your own for this on. Have fun!