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[justletmeknow]

That was interesting.

I never imagined we'd encounter anything like Witches here.

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[notjohnsmith]

That was a witch?

[justletmeknow]

You're the one who followed us.

[zerobalance]

You should've told me he was there.

[justletmeknow]

Had he been in any danger, I would have made you aware of his presence.

As it is, telling you would have been a needless distraction.

[zerobalance]

Yeah. I was busy.

[justletmeknow]

It was hard work, but you did it.

Good job, Sayaka!

[justletmeknow]

You should be resting. Now that they've appeared here, I doubt this is the last we'll see of them.

[zerobalance]

I'm fine. Thanks.

[justletmeknow]

Yes. That was a witch. I didn't think they could exist anymore.

[notjohnsmith]

I got separated from my friends.

Maybe it's juvenile of me, but when I hear the word "witch," that creature from last night bears nothing in common with the image that comes to mind. A homely old woman with warts on a long, crooked nose. Perhaps a pointed hat and a broom to ride on. Those are "witches" to me, and sometimes, in cosplay, it's even sensible to say that a witch is something that can be considered cute.

What Sayaka-san fought last night had more resemblance to a nightmare a surrealist painter might have. If H.R. Giger and Salvador Dali were suffering indigestion when they went to bed one night, they might collaborate to paint something as horrible as that the next morning.

[justletmeknow]

I see.

[justletmeknow]

Your assumption is no surprise. Humans often take things and remake their image into something they classify as "cute." The result is something like stuffed animals or even mascots. While there are exceptions, an overwhelming majority of humans approve of things they consider attractive and dislike things that have an unpleasant appearance.

There may be more witches. You should be careful.

[justletmeknow]

If you died on that side, your body would never be recovered.

[notjohnsmith]

Then I have even more reason to thank Sayaka-san.

[zerobalance]

Of course they exist. Where else would I get grief seeds?

[zerobalance]

Why are you playing dumb, are you trying to make me look stupid?

[zerobalance]

You said it yourself, I'm the only chance these people have to stop them.

[zerobalance]

You made me into this, you don't get to complain about it!

[justletmeknow]

I did and I didn't. I don't expect you to understand, but...

[justletmeknow]

No matter which version of me it was, I granted you wish, didn't I?

[zerobalance]

I'm not taking it back! I'm just saying what happened.

[justletmeknow]

Sayaka, are you aware of the possibility of different time lines?

[zerobalance]

No. I mean, I guess I know what that probably means. What is it?

[justletmeknow]

You've been able to accept that you were taken from your world and deposited here, so maybe you'll accept this as well.

You belonged to a world of Witches. I was also taken from my world and deposited here. I belonged to a world of demons.

For me, Miki Sayaka disappeared after her Soul Gem became corrupted. Akemi Homura had a theory on why this happened. At that time, I didn't believe her.

[zerobalance]

I didn't disappear. I don't know why I showed up here with a clean soul gem and I don't care. It doesn't change what I have to do.

[justletmeknow]

That's right. At this point in time, you're the one who knows most about Witches. My explanation was only to say that for me, Witches existed only in Homura's theories.

[justletmeknow]

While I granted Miki Sayaka's wish, you are not the Miki Sayaka I knew. The Miki Sayaka I knew fought demons, not Witches.

[zerobalance]

But she lost.

[justletmeknow]

Yes and no. In the strictest sense, the Miki Sayaka of my world didn't lose to any enemy but herself.

[zerobalance]

No, I know what you mean. It just means it probably happens in all of them, huh? I screw up.

[justletmeknow]

While I have no confirmation for this beyond what I have experienced on New Moore, I believe in some time lines Miki Sayaka did not make a contract.

[zerobalance]

But if I don't, what happens to Kyosuke? I had to do this for him.

[justletmeknow]

As I said, I have no confirmation. I'm not sure what the circumstances were in other time lines. While nothing surprises me anymore, this place has raised questions I've never had before.

[zerobalance]

If Madoka has to show up here, I hope it's not the one I knew.

[trytryagain]

Kyuubey.