[Nagisa quickly looked at her finger, and then looked around her, looking for Mami.]

[She then belatedly remembered the older girl she'd just bumped into, and turned back toward her with a rather hurried grin.]

...Sorry, Oneesan, I have to go now. See you!

[Homura sighed as the younger girl went dashing off, and put a hand to her chest.]

[...She'd had all the operations the doctors said she had to, and despite and still...]

........You know what?

[She whispered to herself.]

...........If anybody ever offered me a healthy body in return for my soul.........

[And below one of the sofas - ]

[A white furred critter opened it's crimson eyes.]

[Hmmmmmm?]