[Humility fell asleep, then, eventually, and Homura found herself wandering in Humility's dreams. A regal lady waved at an 8 year old Humility, blurry in the distance, and Humility waved back. It was some kind of summer party, judging from the heat and what people were wearing, Homura thought.]
...Auntie Venera! Tee hee!
[Homura, in the meanwhile, had found a table to sit at inside the dream, and took a sip of iced tea, sighing. Homura was pretty sure the iced tea was an element she herself had brought into the dream, as ice in summer was probably very expensive in this society, if it could be gotten at all.]
...Damn. I really wish I had my magic, now - I could fix your heart properly if I had it, you know? The eyes could wait, but your heart...
[Homura said, sighing, to the 8 year old Humility that had wandered over. The younger Humility nodded, solemnly.]
- Dr Elminister said I might live long enough to get married, if I'm lucky, but I shouldn't, because having a child might kill me.
[And then, she tilted her head, and looked at Homura.]
...Please don't tell Miss Gretchen, all right? Or Lady Marianna, or any of the other girls?
[And then, she sighed a bit.]
And I don't want you to talk to Auntie Verena about it either, because I'm not supposed to know about it, either, even if she does.
[Homura looked at her, and gave her a nod.]
...I wouldn't, then - I give you my word.
[And then, she put her her hand with a smile.]
- Pinkie swear, then?
[8 year old Humility looked puzzled at that, but then, she held out her hand with a shy smile.]
...What's a pinkie swear?
[Humility's Room]
[Homura woke up on the bed, then, still in Humility's body. She sighed a bit, and tried to sit up - Aand that was when a very small version of Homura's Magical Shield suddenly came tumbling down from the air, and hit her on the forehead!]
[Homura grabbed the little thing on her forehead, and stared at it for a moment, as it was barely the size of an bottlecap. Yes, this was her shield, and she could feel her own magic resonating with it, though the humm of the magic was much more muted then when she was back in her own body.]
[Homura paused, then - Wait, was her mind really in her body when she was back home in her time? Wasn't it actually supposed to be inside her Soul Gem?]
[She put out her hand, then, concentrating - And then, she went wide-eyed as a half transparent Soul Gem floated into existence above her palm! She tried to poke it with her other hand, and sighed a bit as her finger went right through it. Oh, she did feel a little something, like her finger had poked into something made of warm water, but...]
[And then, the half transparent Soul Gem floated right into her - No, Humility's chest, and disappeared from sight. Homura sighed a bit, then, and slumped back down on the comfortable bed again.]
[OK, so she could use at least some of her magic, even in this current state, it seemed - But now what? She still didn't have anything near enough magic to fix Humility's heart properly yet, she was pretty sure...]
Re: Homura's timeloop glitch plot!
[Humility fell asleep, then, eventually, and Homura found herself wandering in Humility's dreams. A regal lady waved at an 8 year old Humility, blurry in the distance, and Humility waved back. It was some kind of summer party, judging from the heat and what people were wearing, Homura thought.]
...Auntie Venera! Tee hee!
[Homura, in the meanwhile, had found a table to sit at inside the dream, and took a sip of iced tea, sighing. Homura was pretty sure the iced tea was an element she herself had brought into the dream, as ice in summer was probably very expensive in this society, if it could be gotten at all.]
...Damn. I really wish I had my magic, now - I could fix your heart properly if I had it, you know? The eyes could wait, but your heart...
[Homura said, sighing, to the 8 year old Humility that had wandered over. The younger Humility nodded, solemnly.]
- Dr Elminister said I might live long enough to get married, if I'm lucky, but I shouldn't, because having a child might kill me.
[And then, she tilted her head, and looked at Homura.]
...Please don't tell Miss Gretchen, all right? Or Lady Marianna, or any of the other girls?
[And then, she sighed a bit.]
And I don't want you to talk to Auntie Verena about it either, because I'm not supposed to know about it, either, even if she does.
[Homura looked at her, and gave her a nod.]
...I wouldn't, then - I give you my word.
[And then, she put her her hand with a smile.]
- Pinkie swear, then?
[8 year old Humility looked puzzled at that, but then, she held out her hand with a shy smile.]
...What's a pinkie swear?
[Humility's Room]
[Homura woke up on the bed, then, still in Humility's body. She sighed a bit, and tried to sit up - Aand that was when a very small version of Homura's Magical Shield suddenly came tumbling down from the air, and hit her on the forehead!]
[Homura grabbed the little thing on her forehead, and stared at it for a moment, as it was barely the size of an bottlecap. Yes, this was her shield, and she could feel her own magic resonating with it, though the humm of the magic was much more muted then when she was back in her own body.]
[Homura paused, then - Wait, was her mind really in her body when she was back home in her time? Wasn't it actually supposed to be inside her Soul Gem?]
[She put out her hand, then, concentrating - And then, she went wide-eyed as a half transparent Soul Gem floated into existence above her palm! She tried to poke it with her other hand, and sighed a bit as her finger went right through it. Oh, she did feel a little something, like her finger had poked into something made of warm water, but...]
[And then, the half transparent Soul Gem floated right into her - No, Humility's chest, and disappeared from sight. Homura sighed a bit, then, and slumped back down on the comfortable bed again.]
[OK, so she could use at least some of her magic, even in this current state, it seemed - But now what? She still didn't have anything near enough magic to fix Humility's heart properly yet, she was pretty sure...]