voice.

[theguideless]

[a testing sound, a little huff of an exhale, and a lapse into quiet. he's hesitant.

but:] Did they say anything about this? Everyone changing...Last time awful things were happening, they said they were working on it. Things got better.

I'm...not very good at using this. Did I miss it? It's... [slight pause. his tone gets gradually more distracted:] It's going to change, like before. And every time we get sent someplace different, something else happens...

[beat.

WAIT:] I meant the Initiatve people, I'm sorry. [a quick, wincing pause. apologies....] They're who I meant should have said something.

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[fruition]

That's okay, just tell me where you are and I'll come to you! You visited me last time, so it's only fair I visit you.

[theguideless]

Oh, well...it's only one flight up. It's really no problem. Hold on–

[fruition]

Oh! Ehehe. Mm, well... I'll just be outside waiting for you then. See you soon!

( you know, just hanging around with her ridiculous hair and equally ridiculous dress. )

[theguideless]

[he's just a flight up, thankfully! but a bit of a late show, given the faltering with the device, getting coat and shoes...

he's a little winded, flustered, trotting out of the stairwell.]

Madoka–? [calling before seeing, hating when he does. because it's one thing to see a screen, another to see live.]

[fruition]

( she certainly does not mind the wait, spending her time glancing outside beyond the apartment building.

at the sound of her name, she glances away and smiles at the familiar sight. )

Martin! ( Madoka does have to pause though, finding herself gigging as she motions at herself a little. ) It's kind of strange, huh?

[theguideless]

Uh...

[staring, a little slack-jawed.

blink. huh? strange?]

No, you...I mean, it's a different clothes...["different clothes??" wow, he grimaces, flushing.] I mean, just...it's still you only...different.

[BRAND. NEW. INFORMATION.]

[fruition]

( blinking once.

twice.

she's definitely giggling again. )

Mm, yeah, you're right! Besides, different clothes and longer hair is a lot less strange than waking up and being five again, huh?

[theguideless]

Y-yes... [girls and giggling and...well, just gaugh. flustered embarrassment swirling around with his doubts and anxieties...all opposed to a very plainly-felt certainty that isn't making him feel as secure as he thinks it ought to. willing it to doesn't seem to fix matters.

he breathes, trying to come down from that burst of energy, mouth twitching.] Yes...I think so. I hope I don't, anyway. I haven't...I'm still the same person.

[fruition]

Thank goodness for that too, I was worried that something might have happened to all of my friends. ( worried that someone else might have forgotten her, but she keeps that stray thought to herself and hides it behind a smile. )

Oh, but importantly... ( there's a moment pause as a very soft pink light seems to emit from her, raising around a foot off the ground with a grin. ) Definitely one of the better things I got in this change!

[theguideless]

Woh–! [well, that pretty much startles him out of his nagging, unpleasant mood and leaves him just...well, startled!

she's just.

yep. just...just floating. and glowing.]

H-how–?

[fruition]

Magic! Though, thinking about it... I never did mention that about myself, did I? ( HMMM, do excuse her as she just hovers on over. ) You see, back home I'm what they call a Puella Magi or a magical girl! And when I went back home, I guess my magic got a little stronger with everything that happened and now I can do something like this easily.

[theguideless]

[he freezes up on impulse when she gets closer – magical flying girls........ – but gradually loses his tension as seconds tick by. there's something very...well, in a way, familiar? validating? appealing? attractive? what are words, anyway. he just knows he isn't frightened.

it's hard to follow what she says, though. magic is a strange word, a concept he doesn't have a real definition of, even now.]

I never knew... [as if he should have.] What does it feel like? Is it strange?

[fruition]

I guess it never really came up in our talks. ( which, truly, was nice. although she was happy and proud of her wish, the whole thing always drew her back into thoughts of Sayaka's well-being in this place and Kyouko's worried words about her best friend.

but she draws herself away from those thoughts, and instead focuses on the question asked. )

It's really nice actually, very warm and comforting. ( she pauses, thoughtful before holding her hands out. ) I can show you, if you'd like.

[theguideless]

[he hesitates, having to take a minute to process what she meant. him? glow? fly?

it seems absurd for...well, for barely a second. but he remembers it's not so strange for him, is it?

bashfully, he ducks his head in a nod, reaching out to take her hands in turn. it snaps him to attention – the deep well of his soul stirring where it lay dormant, waiting for the beckoning of his contract. a resonation to something different, but familiar.]

[fruition]

( it's a little easier, now that Madoka has had the practice with Sayaka and Kyouko earlier in the day. she takes his hands and with relative ease, her eyes taking on a shade of gold compared to the usual reddish-pink, as she uses her magic to help lift him into the air at the same height as her. unable to help, once again, as her smile widens into a grin.

it is nice, to be able to share this experience with her friends. she is curious though, although her magic is an almost familiar warmth that keeps her at ease- is it different for others? )

How is it?

[theguideless]

[a sound bubbles up in his throat and is stuck there with his surprise, losing gravity. it evaporates and is completely forgotten; its void is filled with a bit of laughter.

flying is definitely a different feeling in the flesh!

with the joyful laugh in his voice:] A surprise! I don't know how to describe...

[fruition]

( she likes it, his laughter. unable to help her own, but when has she ever? still, it's always nicer with someone else. )

I'll still take that as a good thing! I still can't completely explain it myself, it's... a lot of things at once for me.

[theguideless]

You're amazing. [it pops right out of his mouth without even a thought, and even a few seconds following, he doesn't seem to realize he even said it. until he does and he kind of does a bit of a hiccup-startle, extra weird (and a little scary) with the whole no-ground-under-his-feet thing. sorry, hands, for the weird bit of waving about going on.]

Geah–! I! Whoa–– [flying while still connected to a body: WEIRD.] Sor'!

[revelation]

Amaz- woah! ( well that was a short lived thought. her hands go weird along with his, not wanting to let go and drop him but sort of having a hard time following his own. once things settle, she sighs and smiles. )

It's... it's okay! ( she laughs, hopefully proving her point. ) Good thing we're not that far off the guard, I was worried there for a minute. And, ah... thank you too.

[theguideless]

[he laughs nervously as she talks, still not feeling wholly situated with this whole floating business.]

I don't think...I'm a very good guest for flying, I think... [a-ahaha...]