(Oh, no, that's all right - We can all be friends now, and stay with me for ever and ever and ever!)
[The Witch Barrier changed, then, becoming stronger, somehow. They were all in a large room, with plenty of dog toys and food bowls and cushions, with a table and tablewear for people in a corner, too...]
[Kyosuke groaned at that, and shook his head. Nope, nope, nope, staying here was a really bad idea, he was pretty darn sure - ]
[...Even though he couldn't quite remember why for the moment. Why shouldn't he stay here with Hitomi and Sayaka and the redhead and the very cute dog-thing, anyway? That way, he wouldn't even have to choose!]
[Kyosuke shook his head, then, and took a deep breath. Chose what?]
...Come on, Hitomi - We have to go, OK?
[He mumbled, and then tried to pick Hitomi up again, putting his face next to her head.]
[Sayaka, in the meanwhile, was shaking her head.]
(...Sorry, Kiddo - We can't stay here with you. We got things we have to do, OK?)
[Kyoko, in the meanwhile, was staring at Sayaka, her eyebrows raised. Wait, so Sayaka could actually speak and understand Witch-Speak, now? Well, she already knew that Sayaka's Soul Gem sort of looked halfway like a Grief Seed, ever since she'd went and stuck her Gem in the Music Box Thing, but...]
Re: The continuation of Path 1
(Oh, no, that's all right - We can all be friends now, and stay with me for ever and ever and ever!)
[The Witch Barrier changed, then, becoming stronger, somehow. They were all in a large room, with plenty of dog toys and food bowls and cushions, with a table and tablewear for people in a corner, too...]
[Kyosuke groaned at that, and shook his head. Nope, nope, nope, staying here was a really bad idea, he was pretty darn sure - ]
[...Even though he couldn't quite remember why for the moment. Why shouldn't he stay here with Hitomi and Sayaka and the redhead and the very cute dog-thing, anyway? That way, he wouldn't even have to choose!]
[Kyosuke shook his head, then, and took a deep breath. Chose what?]
...Come on, Hitomi - We have to go, OK?
[He mumbled, and then tried to pick Hitomi up again, putting his face next to her head.]
[Sayaka, in the meanwhile, was shaking her head.]
(...Sorry, Kiddo - We can't stay here with you. We got things we have to do, OK?)
[Kyoko, in the meanwhile, was staring at Sayaka, her eyebrows raised. Wait, so Sayaka could actually speak and understand Witch-Speak, now? Well, she already knew that Sayaka's Soul Gem sort of looked halfway like a Grief Seed, ever since she'd went and stuck her Gem in the Music Box Thing, but...]