[Kyouko's heart had grown its own thorns the day her father discovered she was Magical Girl — the day he changed. And it had become encased in them the day she lost her sister and her mother. She'd blamed herself, too. For all of it. Her family… they'd never done anything wrong. Her parents had been perfectly loving, and her sister perfectly innocent.

It wasn't fair. But Kyouko also knows that it isn't fair for Sayaka to blame herself. She doesn't know how to help Sayaka, or even console her, but one thing she can do is tell her the truth.]

Maybe Madoka didn't tell you, but… it was just for a day. That's how long you were a witch.

I was there when your Soul Gem disappeared. I couldn't fight then because I had your body. I was carryin' it when I ran into Madoka. I followed her to school the next morning and got her to come with me. Our plan was to get your Soul Gem back.

[Kyouko exhales and looks away.]

'Course it didn't work. I told Madoka to try and talk to you, to see if… if any of the real you was left. The witch just kept on attacking, and I was gettin' pummeled. In the end, all I could do was use the last of my energy to beat it.

[When she looks back at Sayaka, her eyes are cold and hard.]

Now that you know, don't you dare blame yourself. It was my choice. I dunno how many people you could've hurt in a day, but I'm pretty damn sure that's a lower life expectancy than most witches have. And you didn't know what kind of shitty contract you were making in the first place. So I don't wanna hear any more! I'll plug my own ears if I have to!