[Eight poked at Mami's Soul Gem with his ears, then, thinking.]

...Well, hmmm. I'm afraid Niner must have been experimenting with something again, because some of those energy lines here in your Soul Gem are rather atypical for a Magical Girl, to say it mildly, but on the other hand -

[And then, he looked at Mermaid Sayaka and her strangely transformed Soul Gem again, his amber-red eyes impassive.]

- But on the other hand, your Soul Gem is almost normal compared to Miki Sayaka's, so that's saying something, I suppose. And I don't think tampering with it even more right now is exactly a good idea either, so...

[He then handed Mami her Soul Gem back, and smiled up at her, just slightly fakely.]

.....You did say you were feeling better about things, correct?

[Mami beamed back at him, utterly geniuinely.]

- Oh, yes! It's almost like I've become a new person in some ways - I mean, I dreamed about my parents yesterday, and it didn't hurt at all! Not even a bit!

[And then Mami smiled, wistfully.]

...We were about to go on our trip, except that I was older now in the dream, the age I'm now I think, and I still wanted to go to the Tea Convention and everything, but this time, we made it! There was no accident whatsoever!

[And then, she took a sip of her tea again, beaming.]

...And I didn't even cry after I woke up, either. It was great!

[Kyoko looked at her, then, her eyebrows raising.]

- Hey, really?

[And then, she grinned and came over, smacking Mami's arm.]

...Good for you, Mami!

[And in the meanwhile, Sayaka had used the Handmirror Thing, and had managed to put a magical illusion on herself.]

...Hah, yeah, it is just an illusion, I can still feel my scales after all -

[She said, touching her face with a grin, and then she turned toward the rest of the girls.]

.......Hey, everybody - How'd I look now, eh?