Going to havenrpg, being taken from early Ep 5

[selflessselfish]

Hey, hey, what's the big idea? I just took a really big responsibility back home, you know! How am I supposed to protect everyone if I'm suddenly being taken somewhere else?! Your timing is really bad, you know.

What do you mean 'it was the best time to'? Saying cryptic stuff like that is pretty annoying, mun...


Well, whatever. I'll just have to beat whatever's making everyone suffer here so I can hurry on home! You'll see! I'll make short work of it and have enough time to brag.

Yeah, I know it's dangerous! I've known it's going to be dangerous since Mami and...hey, don't change the subject! I'll be fine, beat the bad guys, and get home in no time.
 

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[deciphering]

Do you lack common sense, or are you really so arrogant to presume that it's going to be that easy? Just curious.

Ironically, I've been on a Batman binge lately

[selflessselfish]

[Who's this jerk and why is he dressed in so much green?]

What's your problem? I'm being dragged somewhere bad, so it's natural I should hurry up and fix the problem, right?

likewise, i can never have enough puella magi in my life

[deciphering]

[wow who let this brat dye her hair blue?]

But you're assuming that it's going to be that easy.

Newsflash: nothing is ever so cut and dried that all it takes is just one person to set things right. Are you even considering that there might be more to this than just "oooh, a monster! Kill it!"?

Do we have a Magical Girl Batman yet

[selflessselfish]

[Hey, it's popular in her city! And most of Japan, oddly enough.]

What's wrong with that? If everyone's in trouble and works together, it should be a piece of cake, right?

[That second bit makes her enthusiasm deflate a little, though.] That's...[Exaggerated sigh.] Geez, you're a real downer, you know that?

knowing dc, it's only a matter of time

[deciphering]

Who says everyone'll even want to work together? Some people work better on their own, others will try to latch onto anyone they think is more competent and astute. As much as I hate to say it, you really gotta expect the unexpected.

[eh, he's been called worse.]

There's a difference between being a downer and a realist. Me? [he shrugs.] I'm playing to win. If anyone's gonna solve the mystery, it'll be me.

[selflessselfish]

You still have a rotten attitude. [She's just gonna stick her tongue out at him.] I'll just have to protect the ones who don't do much while getting to the bottom of this.

A mystery? Are you some kind of detective or something?

[deciphering]

Wow, real mature. [EYEROLL] Have fun with that.

Only the best. See, unlike yours, my confidence is well-deserved. I've solved stranger cases in my freetime.

[selflessselfish]

[Edward, you are criticizing a middle schooler on maturity.]

Really? Like what?

[deciphering]

[how the mighty have fallen.]

I'm from a city where most crimes are perpetuated by costumed criminals. Use your imagination.

[selflessselfish]

...you're serious, huh?

So it's a whole city with a bad fashion sense or something? Or from comic books?

[deciphering]

It does seem a tad on the fantastical side, doesn't it? So-called supercriminals conspiring to rob, kill and otherwise turn the city into their own personal playground sounds like it would be the plot of some sort of pulp fiction novel, but I can assure you, it's all too real.

[selflessselfish]

[Seeing several witches and all she learned in the past week or two alone already blew her suspension of disbelief in the water, thankfully.]

Is that why you dress like a walking Christmas tree?

1/2

[deciphering]

[he chuckles.] In my line of work, it -

2/2

[deciphering]

- Christmas tree?! [a little more wounded than he would've liked to sound, but whatever. the heat of the moment and all.]

[selflessselfish]

[She fails to suppress some laughter.]

Yeah, a Christmas tree! It's bright green, after all. Why do you dress like that?

[deciphering]

It - It's not -

[gosh, keep it together, eddie.]

It's just a suit. I have an office; I have to wear something professional.

[selflessselfish]

Okay, okay, I get that, but why is it bright green?

[She's not letting this go.]

[deciphering]

Why does there have to be a reason? I just like green, that's all. Do you see me making a big deal out of your fixation with the color blue?

[selflessselfish]

That's just how my hair is...

[Mumble mumble green jerk.]

[deciphering]

[bluh bluh blue brat.]

No kidding? Your head looks like a giant blueberry.

[rosebow]

A-actually, it seems like timing is a pretty big deal. I don't really understand it, either, but... maybe it's a good thing!

[selflessselfish]

You think so? Maybe it's because I realized what I wanted to do and made my wish! I'll be in my prime when all of this weird stuff happens.

[Ahaha...aha...ah.]

Don't worry, Madoka. I'll be out of here and back home before you know it!

[rosebow]

[ seyiku you're jinxing it... ]

I can't help but worry! A lot of games can be really dangerous, Sayaka-chan, you'll have to be really careful!

[selflessselfish]

[what's that madoka she can't hear you over how much she doesn't regret anything]

I know it'll be rough, but I'll pull through. It can't be as bad as witch hunting back home, right?

[rosebow]

[ HA... HA...... 8( ]

... I might not be the best person to ask for that.

I know you're strong, but... I hope you're right. That you'll be all right.

[selflessselfish]

[...oh. Right. She kind of softens up a little and takes Madoka's hand.]

I'll be careful. I promise. Just look out for yourself while I'm gone, alright...?

[rosebow]

[ squeezing a little, but it does make her feel better. ]

Ehehe, I'll try to be careful too. But if you're going somewhere, I hope you won't be alone.

[selflessselfish]

Me too. I'll hopefully meet people who are just in as much as a hurry to get home.

[rosebow]

I think that would be a lot of people... most of them, even.

[selflessselfish]

I hope so! I wouldn't want everyone to sit around all day doing nothing.

[mask_of_suffering]

Do your best, Sayaka-chan! I'm sure everything will work out if you just put your mind to it.

[selflessselfish]

[Heck yeah that's the spirit

wait Madoka what's with the evil look and voice]

Um...well, I know it will. Hey, are you feeling okay, Madoka?

[mask_of_suffering]

I'm fine as far as I know.

[selflessselfish]

What's with the getup, though?

[mask_of_suffering]

Oh, I look like this because I'm a witch.

[selflessselfish]

Wh-what.

[mask_of_suffering]

I'm still myself, but I'm also part witch now. Its complicated but that's just how things worked out.

[hopefell]

Sayaka...chan...?

[This Witch is... confused, because Memories are a thing that are jumbled.]

[selflessselfish]

[Why Madoka you're looking awfully grim right now.]

...eh? What the heck is this? Madoka? Are you okay?

[hopefell]

[Even worse, Gretchen's skirts and legs are beginning to split apart into the tendrils as her mind wars with itself. So many things seem familiar. She recalls a girl hanging out with this girl--Sayaka. But there is a dissonance.]

...Who is... Madoka...? I am Kriemhild Gretchen.

[soulfood]

…You're kinda hard to listen to, ya know that?

[For various reasons. Sigh.]