[Mami hugged the Kyubey, feeling much better already - And that was when the little Witches in her bag started to meep at her.]
[Mami put her hand inside the bag to comfort them, and then stopped, biting her lip.]
...Um...Kyubey...I can keep the magic music box, right? And the little ones?
[Kyubey smiled at her with a nod.]
- You can keep it, and them, as long as you want, Mami! That kind of stuff might turn out to be useful, after all - Who knows what the future would bring?
[Not to mention that the Kyubeys were pretty sure that Mami wasn't going to live long enough to cause them any serious trouble in any case.]
[Len, in the meanwhile, was wiping his eyes.]
...So, um...Miku isn't really in there?
- Probably not. I don't think Eight has any reason to lie about stuff like that, anyway.
[And then, she carried over Elly's Grief Seed to Mami before Len had any time to object, and pointed at the magical item that looked like a Music Box.]
...Hey, Tomoe Mami - Do you mind if I try putting this thing in that Music Box Thing?
[Mami looked at her, blinking, and then she remembered what the blond boy who looked like her had said. Magical Girls turning into Witches, what nonsense!]
[But then, she remembered all the other people who had said the exact same thing, and sighed a bit, pushing her thoughts away.]
- Fine, if that's what you want. Don't you want to use it first, though?
[Rin looked at Elly's Grief Seed, and twitched a little, reminding herself that the real Miku, or her soul anyway, probably wasn't in there anymore anyway.]
...I'll pass for now, but you can, if you want. - Think of it as your bonus for participating in this experiment, if you want.
[Mami nodded at that, and pushed the Grief Seed against her Soul Gem, feeling the nastiness drain away. Oh, that was much better.]
- Thank you.
[She said, and then put the Grief Seed into the Music Box thing, wondering if it would work this time, too.]
Re: The continuation of Path 1
[Mami put her hand inside the bag to comfort them, and then stopped, biting her lip.]
...Um...Kyubey...I can keep the magic music box, right? And the little ones?
[Kyubey smiled at her with a nod.]
- You can keep it, and them, as long as you want, Mami! That kind of stuff might turn out to be useful, after all - Who knows what the future would bring?
[Not to mention that the Kyubeys were pretty sure that Mami wasn't going to live long enough to cause them any serious trouble in any case.]
[Len, in the meanwhile, was wiping his eyes.]
...So, um...Miku isn't really in there?
- Probably not. I don't think Eight has any reason to lie about stuff like that, anyway.
[And then, she carried over Elly's Grief Seed to Mami before Len had any time to object, and pointed at the magical item that looked like a Music Box.]
...Hey, Tomoe Mami - Do you mind if I try putting this thing in that Music Box Thing?
[Mami looked at her, blinking, and then she remembered what the blond boy who looked like her had said. Magical Girls turning into Witches, what nonsense!]
[But then, she remembered all the other people who had said the exact same thing, and sighed a bit, pushing her thoughts away.]
- Fine, if that's what you want. Don't you want to use it first, though?
[Rin looked at Elly's Grief Seed, and twitched a little, reminding herself that the real Miku, or her soul anyway, probably wasn't in there anymore anyway.]
...I'll pass for now, but you can, if you want. - Think of it as your bonus for participating in this experiment, if you want.
[Mami nodded at that, and pushed the Grief Seed against her Soul Gem, feeling the nastiness drain away. Oh, that was much better.]
- Thank you.
[She said, and then put the Grief Seed into the Music Box thing, wondering if it would work this time, too.]