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Nervos Belli said:
Depends on how Shinobu says the telepathy thing works. Might be you need Kyuubey to process your call or something. Or maybe as someone who hasn't shown any interest in contracting, he took us off the network and just contacts us directly to communicate. As someone who has refused to contract but can still easily contact him should that change, he might not bother keeping us connected.
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It's explicitly stated in the anime that until a girl contracts it's just Kuybey passing the information along, so Momo would require Kyubey to be within range of both her and Kyouko.

Secondly, it's strongly implied that telepathy has a range (at least assuming there are no wish shenanigans effecting things). That range also appears to be bigger than a school building, but smaller than several city blocks.

Also, clearly not line of sight, as Mami uses telepathy to communicate from one classroom to another.
 
Elder Haman said:
It's explicitly stated in the anime that until a girl contracts it's just Kuybey passing the information along, so Momo would require Kyubey to be within range of both her and Kyouko.

Secondly, it's strongly implied that telepathy has a range (at least assuming there are no wish shenanigans effecting things). That range also appears to be bigger than a school building, but smaller than several city blocks.

Also, clearly not line of sight, as Mami uses telepathy to communicate from one classroom to another.
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Fair enough. It has been a while since I watched the series. I still think it's possible that Kyuubey could have retracted that ability, since he's no longer actively recruiting us.
 
Elder Haman said:
Certainly possible. Since Momo has not contracted Kyubey is explicitly in control of whether telepathic communication works for her or not.
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I think it is explicitly in control regardless unless the Meguca has telepathy as part of her power-set.

It just has more motivation to continue providing that service go contractees.
 
Shinobu Oshino said:
I recall in Episode 3 where Madoka and Sayaka had to contact Mami through phone in regards to Charlotte's Grief Seed. Kyubey's telepathy didn't actually travel that far out to communicate.

Plus Momo has a phone. She can call Mami anytime!
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Pretty sure Kyubey just didn't connect them to encourage a contract from desperation.

[X] Just come on out, no point in hiding.
 
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    • "Come out. If you're a vandal, I won't show mercy."

    I walk out from behind the tree with my hands up. "It's me, Midori-san. It's me!" why is my heart racing? This used to be my home.

    "Momo? What are you-" Midori-san looks at the church. "That's a stupid question. What's up?"

    "I should be the one asking you that," I tilt my head. "What are you doing here?"

    "Taking a walk down memory lane," she puts her hands to her waist while looking up at the cross on the roof. "This place calms me down and means a lot. That's enough, isn't it?" she gives me a sheepish grin.

    "It's the same for me."

    "Of course, it's your home. It'd be the same for most people."

    "I'm... sorry for eavesdropping again. And hiding."

    "Why did you hide in the first place? You shouldn't need permission from someone else to come home... or am I really that scary?"

    "I know," I laugh a little when she calls herself 'scary'.

    "Did I make a funny joke?"

    "No, just the way you said that was funny."

    "Heh."

    After that the two of us just stand in silence. The sun goes further down over the horizon. The reflections of stain glass wane away with the day.

    "You don't remember what you told me here, do you?"

    I shake my head, "I don't."

    "No apology this time? Progress."

    I narrow my eyes while making a pouty lip for a bit of revenge.

    "Don't make that face," she looks off into the woods. "Anyway, it was after one of your Dad's sermons. I saw a kid my age, thinking I could just talk to someone, anyone really since I was having a hard time at home. We only exchanged a few words, but it was enough."

    "What did I say?"

    "I just talked. We didn't even say anything important, even though I remember everything we said word for word," she exhales. "I won't bore you with the details, but we talked like kids. Nothing else in the world mattered to me. When church ended and my parents had to pull me away, I wanted that happiness again. Even when I unloaded everything onto you, even though I was a burden, you told me 'thanks'."

    "Thanks?"

    "Yep, you said thanks. I didn't get it either. I asked why you said that. You smiled yourself and replied 'Because seeing you happy is enough'."

    "I said that?"

    "You could say those words are why I became a magical girl."

    I stand in silence. She made a contract to fight witches because of me? It was because of what I said when I was younger that she has to live like this now?

    [_] "I'm sorry. I didn't think I would... I'm so sorry."
    [_] "..." (I can't say anything)
    [_] "Do you like... living that way?"
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    • What do I say here? Didn't I indirectly send her to that fate? From what Onee-chan and Mami-onee-chan say, from what they do - isn't it hard?

    "Momo? You're crying agains, aren't you?"

    "Do you... like living that way?"

    Midori-san starts drying my tears. "You bet."

    "You told me you didn't like liars, Midori-san," I squeeze my hands. "You don't have to say something like that just to-"

    "Not lying. I enjoy it."

    "What?" I take a step back. She enjoys it? She has to be lying. "You have to fight all the time. Isn't that hard? Mami-onee-chan has a hard time having friends because she's always fighting witches or taking care of me. Onee-chan is never home, she's always fighting. How can you do that?" I'm probably projecting my own fears onto Midori-san. I have no right too - I hardly know her, but I can't stop myself.

    "Stop panicking. I'm telling the truth here," she puts her hands on my shoulders. "A lot of girls want a normal life after they contract. They have a hard time dealing with living a double-life of magical girl and person. There's an easy solution."

    "What is it?"

    "Something my old mentor told me: devote yourself to one thing and pursue it. Keep going, never turn back, always look up grasping for what you can't reach. You'll look like a fool but you'll keep running."

    Grasping for what you can't reach? Becoming a magical girl means making a wish. Making a wish means making the impossible happen. "What about your wish? What do you have to pursue?"

    "You know the answer to that."

    "I do?" I sniffle. "What I said to you?"

    "Yep, making people happy."

    "... Are magical girls like that?"

    "Nope, at least not a lot of them."

    "They're not? Mami-onee-chan fights familiars and witches to save people. Is that the same thing?" It has to be.

    "That's one way of doing it, and it's good to see someone else squashing familiars. Most magical girls I see just farm witches," Midori-san stretches her arms up into the air. "Phew. It's getting late. Want to talk on the way back to Mitakihara? Well, what I should ask is are you well enough to go alone?"

    [_] "Yes, let's walk home together. I want to keep talking."
    [_] "I'm going to wait here for Onee-chan. Thank you for the offer."
    [_] "No, I'm well enough alone. It was good talking to you Midori-san."
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    [X] "I'm going to wait here for Onee-chan. Thank you for the offer."
     
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    • "I'm going to wait here for Onee-chan. Thank you for the offer," I have to believe she'll show up. If it's not tonight, hopefully it will be tomorrow. I have to talk to her again because it's my duty as her sister.

    "Really? Alright, I'll stick around too."

    "What about witches?"

    "Noa and Yuu are taking it tonight," Midori-san moves over to a chopped stump nearby to take a seat. "I don't feel comfortable just leaving you here either. Witches are pretty unpredictable even if you do know what they're after."

    I sit down near the stump to get close - just incase something does go wrong. I look up the pathway expecting someone to walk toward the church. I want to see Onee-chan. I want to see her walking toward me with a smile on her face with a pokey stick in her mouth.

    Here you go, Momo.

    Apples again?

    Yep, the lady was nice enough to give me extra.

    ...

    What? What's with the face?

    Nothing. Nothing, Onee-chan. If you're happy, I'm happy too.

    Really? Hm, then you want to come with me?

    Come with you? Where?

    Some place far away. We can go together.

    She had that same face she always wears. Her cheeks parted, her teeth showing.

    We can see Mom and Dad again.

    She said those words, so I-

    [_] Reach out.
    [_] Pull hand away.
    [_] Custom
     
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    • [q] FORESTIZE WARNING
    -[q] Become a hero

    [x] What about Mami-onee-chan?
     
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