afterlogs | when i threw away the view; that was always monochrome deep in my eyes.

WHO: The Puella Magi main series girls! Homura Akemi, Madoka Kaname, Mami Tomoe, Sayaka Miki, and Kyouko Sakura.
WHAT: Housing shenanigans.
WHEN: April 24th
WHERE: House I
WARNINGS: Possible spoilers for The Rebellion Story, cursing, and violence. If anything else comes up, tell me and I'll update.

[ Homura, having spoken to Ai about the housing problem decided to procure a house. She didn't want to waste time, so she had checked it out beforehand and then sent a message to each of them (sans Sayaka, since she had become an NPC) telling them about it. Of course, her message to Madoka came with an added: "Bring Miki Sayaka with you, if you can." If only because she was being careful and it would be bad for everyone if they had to worry about the girl because of her own mistakes.

But it's been a few days since then, and Homura's barely getting any sleep. Of course she's been staying outside of the house, keeping watch. She can't be certain that this 'firewall' that Ai spoke about was going to work 100%; that kind of certainty didn't exist anywhere, and she knew that all too well from experience.

There may be bags under her eyes, but it's not like she hasn't taken short naps. But House I is being protected very closely and she's not exactly certain if the others are okay with her taking in charge. It's a problem, but she doesn't mind discussing it with the others. Or the fact that there might be other things going on inside of the house. ]

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[ Mami can still barely hear Madoka and Sayaka speaking, and she's afraid of listening too much. She's just trying to focus on Kyouko, which isn't that difficult, seeing how the other girl has opened her mouth like that. Airplane coming in for a landing, train coming into the station, and all that, Mami feeds Kyouko the cooled spoonful of soup. ]

So, how do you think it tastes?

[ She waits for Kyouko to finish it and takes the spoon back, with a small smile. ]

...Have you decided what you'll say to Miki-san if she returns to normal?

[Choo choo. Kyouko licks her lips once she's finished, then gives Mami a nod.]

Pretty damn good. But cake's more my specialty, y'know.

[Her 'specialty' in the sense that she would probably eat nothing else if she could get away with it. Mami's question gives her pause, though. She doesn't want to be flippant with her answer.]

I don't have like a speech or anything. I'm just gonna be honest. Besides, it'd probably be better for me to give her some space at first.

[ Does she have to pull out the big guns. Because there's something she figures would work, but she didn't want to bring it up exactly because it's so painful, but.. then again, maybe painful is the only thing that can shock Sayaka back into being normal. ]

Sayaka-chan, you don't remember anything..? Not even why you became a magical girl? You wanted to help him play the violin, right-- you don't even remember that much..?

[ The other girl had seemed so passionate and driven about it that Madoka can't even imagine a Sayaka who forgot about all of that. ]

[At first it doesn't seem to work. She stands up, in fact, clearly tired of this conversation.]

Magical girl? I'm not--

[She stops mid-sentence. As if she was about to remember something. She doesn't quite say something because, well. There's a couple of shadows that are rapidly appearing. It seems that did work. Though, someone probably should deal with those shadows.]

You can't only eat cake, K-Kyouko-chan. You have to have a balanced diet or you'll gain weight.

[ It feels strange calling her by her first name, but Kyouko had asked her to. Just don't be surprised when her voice gets a little quiet when she says it. Though Kyouko's eating habits might not be the most important thing at the moment.

Mami hadn't heard that trying to bring someone back would cause Shadows to appear, no one had mentioned that to her. But she is quickly made aware of them as soon as they appear, dropping that spoon to the floor, and rushing to the living room. She has no guns on her, so she has to find something, and fast, opting for a fireplace poker, long and metal with a barbed tip. ]

We'll take care of these, Kaname-san, keep going!

[ Homura's been listening to the conversation from the outside; it wasn't as if she couldn't hear it, with the door slightly open. She's been listening this whole time, but once she hears the sound of shadows approaching, she decides to rush, in already transformed as she takes out several of her guns.

She's armed and she's dangerous. ]

I'll help out as well, if you don't mind.

[ She'll at least take out the nearest shadow with her pistol first, at least. ]

[The Shadows catch Kyouko off guard, as well — an interesting little detail someone forgot to mention (or, more likely, a detail she'd forgotten). In hindsight, it might've been smarter for Madoka and Sayaka to chat outside, since a living room doesn't make for the best battle zone.

Oh well! Kyouko grabs a frying pan from the kitchen and follows Mami into the fray, then takes a hard whack at the closest Shadow.]

I'm gettin' real tired of these things. Let's take 'em out!

[ The moment the shadows appear, Madoka lets out a shriek. She didn't imagine it would happen either, so she's completely taken off guard, and it's only by luck that the shadows don't immediately get to her as well. But then the other girls rush in and surely they must be able to deal with this (surely, all three of them have always been amazing when it comes to this sort of thing, maybe even without their powers now) so she knows that all she can do is take care of Sayaka.

So Madoka lunges forward to grab her friend's arm, clinging to it. ]

S-- Sayaka-chan, don't let them get to you again.. and everyone else, p.. please help, I'm sorry..!

[Sayaka doesn't move away or even react. At least she's not struggling but she's not going to be any help in this fight.]

...Just stay out of our way.

[ Mami is harsh in tone when it comes to Homura butting in. She knows now that she isn't helping to save Sayaka, she's helping because she can't bare to let anything happen to Madoka. If things truly start to go south, Mami knows that Homura would just as likely shoot Sayaka to end it. And Mami will not let that happen.

With the fire poker in hand she swings it like a baseball bat at the nearest Shadow, working with Kyouko to take it down. Together they are a good team, but their offensive power is no where near Homura's. Still, they have to protect Sayaka. ]

Miki-san! Please, you have to remember us!

I have no intention in harming anyone in this room.

[ She says this with no ill intentions in mind as she returns her gun back into her shield, immediately taking out another weapon that's more close range, a golf club. She's used it before, so she has enough experience when it comes down to it.

With several whacks, she'll manage to hit the shadows, knowing that using guns in this situation might make things worse. Besides, she needs to save up ammunition. ]

[Kyouko isn't paying enough attention to Homura to immediately notice she's put the gun away, but it's probably a good call for her not to blast up the living room. Melee weapons should do the trick, especially for Kyouko, since she's clobbered a bunch of these things already with whatever happens to be around.

She dispatches the first with Mami's help, then leaps in front of another, blocking its path to Sayaka and Madoka. She knocks it back with a powerful swing that almost sends her into a pirouette. Once she's regained her balance, she gives the two girls a quick backward glance.]

They probably showed up 'cause what you said was working, Madoka! And we're definitely not gonna give Sayaka up to these weak-ass things. I won't let 'em anywhere near you!

[And so, to prove her point, Kyouko plants her feet and proceeds to bludgeon any Shadows that get within arm's reach.]

[ Her heart calms a lot. Her friends are right here, they're fighting - for both her and Sayaka - and Madoka knows how strong they are, that they won't give up and won't let the shadows get to them as well.

She can trust them completely. So even though it's still a little scary, she knows she has to do what she's supposed to do here, and her hold on Sayaka tightens a little. The least she can do is try to keep her out of the remaining shadows' way.. ]

.. Sayaka-chan, look.. everyone's fighting for us. All our friends are there protecting us, so please come back to us..

when i threw away the view; that was always monochrome deep in my eyes.

I have no idea why we're still tagging in a row haha

my bad you guys! had a busy week

it's cool, don't sweat it!

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