Reserved at forever_after

[timingly]

Mun, are you.... Are you sure this is a good idea? I-I can't just leave Kaname-san. I swore to protect her a-and if she's not there with me... B-Besides, you have so many other muses, muses that can a-actually do something.. S-So why did you choose me?

I know you just finished the app but... Please reconsider. Choose someone worthy of being played.

[ Sorry, Homura. You're not getting out of this one. ]

I-I see... I-I've failed to try and change your mind again...

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[witching_hour]

[Cackling. Just loud, annoying cackling echoing from every non-existent corner.]

Oh, are you not just a beautiful little pilgrim? Your eyes pointed toward heaven, your voice asking questions of God. Actors must not ask questions of the director, for they will never be answered. What they must do is play their role.

And play you shall! This place is for nothing but play! It is a stage without rules. A wild and crazy improv piece, where not even the fourth wall is immune! Why do you think she let us hear you? Is it not so we may respond? Is it not so she may test your voice?

But let me take up the role of exposition. Let me answer the question you first posed. For a story like yours, the pilgrim must be unsure and doubting. Only setting upon their progress will they ever gain strength of character. Do you know now why you are chose?

[timingly]

[ her entire body seemed to freeze when she heard the cackling. She turns around with wide eyes. She was afraid, but she didn't want to show her fear to the.... Woman? Witch?

But beneath the fear, there was anger and hatred. This was the very thing that destroyed her friend - either with Madoka sacrificing her life or becoming a witch ]

Y-You.... Do you think this is a... A game? A play? I'm not an actor or anything like that... I just want to have a choice about w-what I do...! I-I don't want to question my mun because I know she's not cruel- [ ha ] -I just want to make sure this is the right choice she's making...

... I don't want her to regret me...

[witching_hour]

But it's exactly a game. You are a marionette on a string and I am a stage.

[She laughs again and spins around.]

Then give her no reason. As long as the show goes on, the director cannot yell cut.

[timingly]

Y-You're not a stage though... [ not literally, Homura... ]

But sometimes the directors can be mean and... Cut people out...

[witching_hour]

[The Witch's voice seems to carry a tinge of bitterness.]

I'm not an actor like you. I doubt I ever will be. But at least I will provide an interesting story for you to act upon. In that, I am a stage.

She will put you in first before cutting you out. Enjoy your time that you do have.

[giftofthemagi]

Homura Akemi! If you'd like to reach your full potential before you arrive, perhaps I can be of service!