[Madoka looked at Homura, sadly, and then gave her a hug.]
...Homura-chan...
[Homura shook her head, then, annoyed at herself.]
- Well, OK, actually, I do have parental units, technically speaking, but neither of them are even in the country at the moment, and -
[Madoka looked at her in dismay. Homura made herself smile, and hugged Madoka back.]
...Don't worry, Madoka, it's just that I was so sick for a long while, and - They're both pretty good at sending me the money I need, and I'm supposed to talk to their lawyer if I need anything extra, so it's not like I'm - I'm starving or anything, OK?
[It wasn't like she was in Kyoko's situation, after all.]
[Madoka, in the meanwhile, was biting her lip.]
...I...I don't think I like your parents, Homura-chan! That's no way to take care of your own child!
[In Mami's apartment]
[The Kyubey laughed, then, and got off the floor.]
- Don't worry about it, Tomoe Mami, Sakura - I only came by to get my favorite food bowl, after all!
[He said, one paw on food bowl in question, and sniggered. And then, he looked at Mami, his red eyes glinting.]
...How are you feeling, Tomoe Mami? You look strangely calm, at least on the outside...
[Mami stared at him, then, feeling the hysteria bubbling up inside her.]
- I do? The only thing I want to do is stamp you into bloody paste on the floor!
[The Kyubey giggled, and then jumped away from a stab from Kyoko's spear.]
...Please don't do that, Mami, that would be an awful waste of resources - Mostly mine.
[And then, he quickly went up to Mami, and got a good look at her Soul Gem.]
- Aha! The experiment does seem to be working the way we thought it would, yes?
[Mami stared at him, then, her eyes wide.]
...What experiment!?
[The Kyubey laughed, then.]
...Why, don't you remember that little experiment we did, about an year after you became a Magical Girl? We spent a whole summer doing all kinds of visualization exercises...
Re: The continuation of Path 1
[Madoka looked at Homura, sadly, and then gave her a hug.]
...Homura-chan...
[Homura shook her head, then, annoyed at herself.]
- Well, OK, actually, I do have parental units, technically speaking, but neither of them are even in the country at the moment, and -
[Madoka looked at her in dismay. Homura made herself smile, and hugged Madoka back.]
...Don't worry, Madoka, it's just that I was so sick for a long while, and - They're both pretty good at sending me the money I need, and I'm supposed to talk to their lawyer if I need anything extra, so it's not like I'm - I'm starving or anything, OK?
[It wasn't like she was in Kyoko's situation, after all.]
[Madoka, in the meanwhile, was biting her lip.]
...I...I don't think I like your parents, Homura-chan! That's no way to take care of your own child!
[In Mami's apartment]
[The Kyubey laughed, then, and got off the floor.]
- Don't worry about it, Tomoe Mami, Sakura - I only came by to get my favorite food bowl, after all!
[He said, one paw on food bowl in question, and sniggered. And then, he looked at Mami, his red eyes glinting.]
...How are you feeling, Tomoe Mami? You look strangely calm, at least on the outside...
[Mami stared at him, then, feeling the hysteria bubbling up inside her.]
- I do? The only thing I want to do is stamp you into bloody paste on the floor!
[The Kyubey giggled, and then jumped away from a stab from Kyoko's spear.]
...Please don't do that, Mami, that would be an awful waste of resources - Mostly mine.
[And then, he quickly went up to Mami, and got a good look at her Soul Gem.]
- Aha! The experiment does seem to be working the way we thought it would, yes?
[Mami stared at him, then, her eyes wide.]
...What experiment!?
[The Kyubey laughed, then.]
...Why, don't you remember that little experiment we did, about an year after you became a Magical Girl? We spent a whole summer doing all kinds of visualization exercises...