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[goodevenyan]

[Phone;]

So that's how it is, hm? Things seem to be back to normal now; it still seems a little weird to get used to.

[But all in all, what an interesting month to arrive in Mayfield... or couple of weeks, really. Anyway, on to her next question:]

Is it normal for the town to give back one thing, but not the other?

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[fatedmagica]

[ Madoka was just going about her daily business... which involved trying to make sure all of her friends were at school and not skipping, mostly. But this daily business brought her to cross paths with Satomi... and spot a particular ring. ]

ah...!! UM, YOU THERE! [ She didn't mean to yell. Madoka really didn't, and she's so sorry. But right now, for Madoka, there is nothing in the world more terrifying to see on someone's hand than that ring. ] Y... your ring, is that...!?

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[goodevenyan]

Hm? My ring? [Satomi recognizes Madoka from the events of the past week, though she doesn't know anything else about her. Still, she gets an idea as to what Madoka is referring to.]

It's a Soul Gem ring- is that what you wanted to ask...?

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[fatedmagica]

S... soul gem...? Y...You're a Puella Magi?

[ All sorts of thoughts are racing through Madoka's head... a Puella Magi, here, in Mayfield? With such terrible things happening here, it's only a matter of time... if Satomi loses hope then she'll become a witch, won't she? Madoka's panicked thoughts make a frown tug on her face for just a moment before she regains control of her expression. ]

So you know Kyuubey...?

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[goodevenyan]

[Nod. She doesn't get what she's being asked just yet, but...]

Yes, I'm part of a seven-girl team, the Pleiades Saints... though I'm the only one here right now, it seems. [Pause.] Kyuubey...? I don't think I've ever met a Kyuubey- the fairy that gave us our powers is named Juubey, or Bey-chan.

( phone )

[pokeay]

Um... I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that question...

( phone )

[goodevenyan]

Well... how about I put it this way: if the town gave back, say... a violin bow, but not the violin itself, is that normal?

[Wow, that's a lame comparison.]

( phone )

[pokeay]

I think it'd kinda depend on how important each part was to you? I'm not really sure...

Phone

[walking_nuke]

[Have summa dat Philly accent!]

Actually, ah-they were bein' a lil' more merciful durin'at week than they normally are. 'Least from what I've heard an' seen for myself. Word of advice; stay on your toes. When'a shit hits'a fan in'is town, it really hits'a fan.

Anyway, if you got only part of somethin' back, then I think it is. It happened to me back a month or two ago. An' boy did it hurt like a mother.

Phone

[goodevenyan]

I've heard things happen every now and then, but how bad do they get?

I'm sorry to hear that.

Phone

[walking_nuke]

It's ahright-one helluva wakeup call though, you know? That Mayfield can torment you even when it gives you somethin' back.

As for'a incidents, well-hang on.

[A few seconds pass. Over his end of the line, it sounds like Balin's sifting through some papers.]

Ahright, I got some intel on a few thinga'at happened before I arrived back in July. An'en'ere's stuff I saw for myself.

Back in May'a town sent out a census. Asked a whole lot of bogus questions. You know how'is town's like a batshit-insane parody of America from'a Fifties? Or-maybe you don't if you're not from Earth, but anyway-it kept asking people if they were Communist, an' asked 'em what they feared most, an' what meant'a most to 'em. Anybody fillin' it out was compelled to be truthful, an' after they finished writin' the census was indestructible. Dunno how people found'at out, but'at's what I was told.

Shortly after'at, Mayfield took away everything it gave back to people. Like startin' over from day one-but it sent out letters to certain people, tellin' 'em'ey

[ phone ]

[freedomofwomen]

One but not the other, huh..?

Do you perhaps mean some sort of item that's supposed to be part of a set? Otherwise they just randomly give things back one by one.

Re: [ phone ]

[goodevenyan]

Mmhmm, it's like that, sort of...

So the town doesn't plan on returning the other part until some other time, then?

[ phone ]

[freedomofwomen]

That's right. You could receive it after the next thing that happens, but.. there's no telling, right? It could be that they'll only return it to you much later, perhaps even a year or so.

[ phone ]

[goodevenyan]

... It could be that long? [That's worrying. She knows thanks to Rika that there are those that have been here for years, but it's still disheartening.]

I suppose there's no real way of knowing other than to wait and see what happens, then.

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[badend_replay]

[ Rika is eager to get her package... though, it hasn't come yet. So she figures, in the meantime, she can bother Satomi about hers. ]

mi-. Satomi. Did you get anything in the mail yet?

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[goodevenyan]

Oh, Rika-chan. Mmhm, I got something in the mail today. [She'll show Rika the Soul Gem.] See?