[x] Talk with Kishi.
-[x] What does she know about Mr. Kyubey and contacting him?
...This is not the time to wallow in self-pity for your failures to communicate with your friend. You let out a quiet sigh and straighten your back against the bus seat before turning to look at Kishi sitting next to you. The girl is still smiling faintly despite being occupied by her school work. You hesitate for a moment to bother her about your own failures. She shouldn't need to help you out all the time.
However, she is a lot more experienced in Magical Girl business than you, and conversely can probably share some insight into your troubles. And come to think of it, you probably could have avoided a lot of problems in your Magical Girl career by being more active about learning the functions of the world of magic?
The realization makes you feel sheepish all of sudden, but you don't let it stop you from clearing your throat audibly to get your friend's attention. "Um, Kishi? C-can I ask you something?" you carefully tell her and take a quick look around the almost full bus. It is probably better to switch to telepathy for this, lest you accidentally reveal magic, 'I-it's about Mr. Kyubey…'
Kishi seems to freeze for a moment, taken off-guard by your sudden of Kyubey. It doesn't last for too long though as she calmly closes the book on her lap and looks up at the roof of the vehicle. "Y-yes? G-go ahead," she quietly lets out with a wary voice but continues in telepathy, 'W-what would you even want to k-know about him?'
'W-well, it's kind of stupid..." you hesitantly say before fully switching to telepathy, 'I-I've been thinking about him since last evening when he didn't come to pick up the grief seed... A-and I just tried to contact him with my telepathy, but got no response just like yesterday. D-do you know anything about this? C-can you tell me how to contact him?'
Kishi's body tenses up a bit and she gives you a quick sideways glance, 'W-well, he does usually answer when called with t-telepathy… B-but we don't get along too well, s-so I don't do t-that often. M-maybe he's just busy or something at the moment? D-don't worry too much about it.'
'I-I guess so, but… it still bothers me…' you admit and turn to look through the window at the constantly shifting scenery outside the bus. That does answer the question about communication methods, but you still have no idea why he would ignore you like that all of sudden. But you doubt it's anything Kishi could answer.
However, there was something she said earlier that struck you as strange, 'A-anyways, you said you didn't get along with him?' you ask with mild alarm and level your gaze at your friend. Mr. Kyubey and Kishi are among the best people you have ever met, so it makes no sense for them to dislike each other! Everyone one of your friends should get along with each other...
Maybe she is the reason he left you…
Kishi's eyes seem widen as she realizes she admitted that out loud to you. She begins shifting uncomfortably on her seat and tries to send you an explanation. 'U-um… I-it's nothing serious! H-he still checks on me o-occasionally,' she tries as diplomatically as possible at first, 'W-we just have some…uh, d-disagreements about things? W-we simply give each other room, t-that's all!'
Yeah, you suspect she isn't telling you everything there is to it... And the thought bothers you.
What do you do?
[] Let it be, she has her reasons and the bus is not the best place to pry about this.
-[] Skip to Ariane's
--[] Talk with Ariane.
--[] Suggest something to do while you wait for Evelyn.
[] Continue talking with Kishi.
-[] Tell her to explain everything, you know she is hiding something from you.
-[] Switch the topic elsewhere.
-[] Ask her to contact Kyubey and request him to come here?
[] Write-in.
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Time to get back to normal writing schedule. Anyways, as you have seen the Side Stories, you will probably have a fair (but not complete!) idea on just why Kishi isn't too fond of Kyubey, regardless of the validity of her complaints.
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