T-Tch . . !
( She sounds so smugโฆ uuu. What do I say back in response? What could possibly workโฆ? )
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Suck at itโฆ? L-Like how you suck at fighting games?
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Hate to break it to you transfer student , but standing frozen in the exact same spot for half an hour is a medical marvel โฆ just bite the bullet ๐ฌบฬฒ๐ฌบฬฒ admit you * suck at it .
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Akemi Homura simply enjoyed this kind of entertainment.
Simple. Straightforward. To the point. Combat was that which she excelled in. Why wouldnโt she be good at it?
โ Very well. Do try to keep up and perhaps shave off at least one of my lives.~โ
Her outrage didnโt seem to affect the looper. She calmly stares at the girl; that determined glint flashing like a glittering Diamond.
In truth, her skill with fightinf was not because she had done this countless times in loops, nor did she know what move Sayaka Miki would make.
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โช her hand already reached for the controllerโโwith face that screamed this isn't over , she wasn't giving up ; absolutely not against the transfer student of ALL people . Sayaka's pride wouldn't allow it โซ
Bring . It . On . Akemi Homura .
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@rossophantasm โ B-But uhmโฆ itโs sort of messy, andโฆ Iโve never really had people โstay overโ before.โ
Isโ is the ice queen becoming SHY?
Sheโs never had her defenses shredded this quickly before- not by anybody besides Madoka.
@rossophantasm Homura had abandoned her original โhomeโ a long time ago. Her parents were afterthoughts, obstacles that she never weighed properly anymore.
She procured her own place with the use of her magic, which she rarely used while she prepared for Walpurgisโs descent.
@rossophantasm . . . But could she say the same now?
Did she still have that strength?
She didnโt have an answer.
So, uncharacteristically, Homura glances to the side- breaking eye contact. It was almost shy.
โ . . I donโt know how much help Iโd be. You know Miki Sayaka and donโt get along.โ
@rossophantasm . . . But then, that โcareโ became another obstacle in her journey. So she locked that away too.
Akemi Homura cared too much, so the โMagical Girlโ couldnโt afford to care at all.
If it meant she could save Madoka Kaname, then the her from the past would have sacrificed them.
@rossophantasm Perhaps maybe it was because she simply was one who rarely got in her way during the loops. Perhaps she didnโt mix of her at all.
. . . Perhaps she simply liked her company? Who knew the answer.
โ . . . What was the issue? I canโt promise Iโll be able to help.โ
@rossophantasm For some reason, Kyoko Sakura and Akemi Homura oddly seemed to get along.
There wasnโt the same degree of affection between them like her and Madoka, nor the tense rivalry of her and Sayaka Miki.
They seem toโฆ โexistโ without issue or compliance.
Her facade cracks.
It always does. No matter how hard she tries, no matter how much strength she infused into her ice-
That soft sweet voice melts it every time. She almost wants to break down crying, but that would just make her worry.
She doesnโt want her to worry.
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โ Feeling eyes stare at her from steps away, Madoka turned to see the dark haired magical girl looking in her direction. Silence filled the air, making it increasingly uncomfortable.
โ โ Homura ... chan .แฃ โ She spoke, hoping to clear the tension.
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Mistrust is a given. It might not be a traditional โWitchโ- but despair and darkness cling to that boy, much like a miasma cloud.
โ What are you ?โ
Her tone was flat- firm. It wasnโt confrontational, but it was cool as ice.
โ A curse? A familiar? โ
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Those eyes. . . he could sense what lied behind them.
Uncertainty. Doubt. Mistrust.
The air felt tense. Any wrong move could result in tragedy. He did not wish for such a fate, thus. . he stood tall, calm and patient.
โโ Is. . something the matter .แฃโ โ
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