♐ April 14th [ video of sorts; stalker community is in ur computers ]

[stillneedawish]

[ what you can see isn't a room or even a street, as is the community's usual ways with its privacy invasions; no, instead you're getting the view of... a word document? whatever's on Madoka's computer screen tonight, it's clear the community thinks it should be seen and has helpfully activated a skype-esque screen-sharing function to that effect. ]

- leave the city?
↳ I can't leave the others behind
↳ what about Mama Papa and Tatsuya?
↳ if they're in this city they're probably in other cities as well

- escape to another world until after April?
↳ no Incubators (I don't think they can world-hop?)
↳ cons: see above
↳ that's so obvious I bet Homura-chan already tried it anyway

- use my wish to outsmart them somehow? |

[ there's a long silence with only the blinking of the cursor after that sentence appears, and then Madoka's voice can be heard mumbling "I'm nowhere near smart enough for that," before she promptly deletes it.

talk to her? ]

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[fortheworld]

...Miss Kaname, the first priority is to get you away from the Incubators! Any further arrangements, including final world choice, can be made after that fact!

[stillneedawish]

But-

... Mm. I guess you're right about that. I'm sorry.

[fortheworld]

...It's fine.

We may have another problem.

[stillneedawish]

What sort of problem?

[fortheworld]

Miss Kaname... are we even on the same timeline?

[stillneedawish]

Ah-!

Actually... I don't have any idea.

[fortheworld]

[...Oriko slumps, feeling genuinely tired]

Convincing you may have meant nothing at all...

[stillneedawish]

[ oh nooooo ]

... There's still hope though, right? I mean, even if that's true, and there's another Madoka you have to talk to, she's still me. So she'll probably try to work with you if she has things explained to her, too.

[fortheworld]

It's not that simple, you know. There are reasons I cannot simply walk up to her in the street.

If you could lock this thread, I can explain further.

[ locked ]

[stillneedawish]

Right... okay, I locked it. It's just us now.

So why couldn't you talk to the other me?

[fortheworld]

Thank you. I'm afraid I'm under something of a gagging order to keep the nature of things from Miss Tomoe.

...Who is, indeed, the primary reason I cannot contact her in a simple manner.

[stillneedawish]

No, I understand. For some reason, I think it might be a bad idea to tell her the truth, unless it was done really tactfully or something.

So... your version of Mami-san is stopping you for some reason?

[fortheworld]

She would stop me on principle. All Puella Magi are essentially rivals over the Grief Seeds... she'd think I was trying to keep you from contracting just to keep out the competition.

She honestly thinks the contract is a good thing. It's as if she just doesn't think.

And... forgive me for saying it, but you, if uninformed, would always listen to her judgement over mine. It is the same as with Miss Akemi.

[justforyou]

... You sure about this, Oriko? We can't be certain if one of those rats could follow her or she decides she's homesick. If you want to go through with it, I'll support you. I'm not sure but you're smarter than me at this kind of thing.

[fortheworld]

She knows what's at stake.

[she sighs]
...And you're right, that's a valid concern.

[justforyou]

We're back at square one, huh...

[fortheworld]

Not completely. She is at least heeding our advice, which is more than I could have hoped.

[justforyou]

What next?

[fortheworld]

[hmm...]

Wait, I suppose.

[there's a bit of unladylike fumbling until- locked]

What's more interesting is that the Madoka Kaname we have met here is most likely not the Madoka Kaname of our own timeline.

[Locked]

[justforyou]

I don't think we have an option of moving the one of our own timeline. If that's the case.

[Locked]

[fortheworld]

I will try to make arrangements first. With luck we will be able to avoid anything drastic.

[Locked]

[justforyou]

Yeah. It's probably best that we keep this quiet, right? I won't say anything. I mean. If it comes to doing something drastic, I don't think the people here would stand for it even if it's not the same person.

[Locked]

[fortheworld]

...Kirika, I would not be terribly happy with it either.

If nothing else, we can get this Madoka's advice on the matter.

[Locked]

[justforyou]

Then I won't do anything like that. Don't want to make you upset.

Right.

[y oriko y u no do the simple thing]

[Locked]

[fortheworld]

[BECAUSE SHE'S NOT THAT DESPERATE. yet

...Kirika really doesn't make her own decisions, does she? Oriko sighs. A valuable ally yes but it's a little disturbing...]

Just follow my lead. Everything will be fine.