Well, that's good. [NOT THAT SHE CARES- okay so she does care....and now she chuckles a little.] You do look pretty silly, though....I wonder if this is another little joke of the Queen's?
I think she also tells herself that by bringing us here, she's making sure none of us will be lonely....which makes it sound all okay, even though it isn't.
[Mami studies Homura for a moment, all covered in that color.] In all seriousness? Well, this is only a guess, but...when I met her, she didn't seem like a person who thought things through. I mean, the Garden itself feels....unfinished in places, doesn't it? Like she was creating it when the impulse struck and not according to any set schedule. So...this is either some childish silliness, as befits what seems to pass for her outlook on life, or the Queen made a magical blunder and either never bothered or outright forgot to fix it.
Well, I do have the unfair advantage of being here longer. And someone has to think about these things, don't they? The more we learn, the better chance we have of getting along in this place.
[There's a pause on Mami's end. It's still....strange to talk to Homura like this- in a way that's almost friendly instead of the usual passive-aggressive banter.
Although it seems to get a little easier with every passing day, and Mami's not sure if she likes that or not.]
There's no need to put yourself down like that, A...Homura-san. After all, it's thanks to your experimenting that I became aware of these side effects; you discovered something that I had missed.
I see... [Even in her worried state, a little bit of her is proud that she's managed to venture ahead and try this before Mami. It's nothing like a feeling of superiority, but simply feeling a little less inferior to her mentor, side effects aside. It's one more step towards feeling like less of a burden and feeling more confident in herself, even if this purple business feels like a half-step backwards.
As she notes this, she starts to feel a little calmer.]
I guess you're right. I'm glad that I can help, even if it's just a little...
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...Why do you think she wants us here?
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Mm, that's easy. She doesn't want to be alone.
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But why would she do things like...this? [She holds her purple-tinted hand out in front of the mirror to both display it and look at it herself.]
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[Mami studies Homura for a moment, all covered in that color.] In all seriousness? Well, this is only a guess, but...when I met her, she didn't seem like a person who thought things through. I mean, the Garden itself feels....unfinished in places, doesn't it? Like she was creating it when the impulse struck and not according to any set schedule. So...this is either some childish silliness, as befits what seems to pass for her outlook on life, or the Queen made a magical blunder and either never bothered or outright forgot to fix it.
I doubt it's permanent, in any event.
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You're probably right... It's just as I should have expected from you, Tomoe-san. Even here you can figure out all these sorts of things...
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Well, I do have the unfair advantage of being here longer. And someone has to think about these things, don't they? The more we learn, the better chance we have of getting along in this place.
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Although it seems to get a little easier with every passing day, and Mami's not sure if she likes that or not.]
There's no need to put yourself down like that, A...Homura-san. After all, it's thanks to your experimenting that I became aware of these side effects; you discovered something that I had missed.
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[She pauses in silence for a moment.] Have you not used the dirt at all, Tomoe-san?
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As she notes this, she starts to feel a little calmer.]
I guess you're right. I'm glad that I can help, even if it's just a little...
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