Nonon Private Convos

[frilly]

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[symphonise]

[ do you know the words, "you're gay"??? and the words "homura is ultra gay for you"??

Nonon is 99% sure Homura is in love with Madoka, and she believes Madoka believes in her feelings of friendship. ]

You made it so she didn't have to keep going back in time, but you're now separated.

[frilly]

I'm always with Homura-chan.

[ in spirit!!!! ]

And we'll see each other again, someday.

[symphonise]

Do you want to hold her hand?

[ She just. Has to know. ]

[frilly]

Of course.

I like holding hands with people.

[symphonise]

[ She sighs. It's useless. ]

All right. Tell me about your other friends.

[frilly]

Well... Then there's Sayaka-chan. She was my best friend before Homura-chan... She's still one of my best friends, of course.

She's funny, and brave, and a little bit stubborn, but she always fights for justice...!

[symphonise]

For justice, huh? That's a lofty goal.

[frilly]

It was a little too lofty, sometimes. But we both thought it was best to let her stay true to herself.

[symphonise]

We both?

[frilly]

She probably doesn't remember, but we talked about it when I rewrote the laws of the universe.

[symphonise]

[ ... Oh. She thought...

That's sobering. Her voice soft: ]

That's a good conversation to have. If that's what you both wanted, then I'm sure that's what was best.

[frilly]

Mm.

[ Madoka gives it a moment, but then moves on. ]

Then there's Kyouko-chan. We didn't always get along, but Kyouko-chan made me realize that - sometimes people just need extra time and care, and they can be your friend, too. She's really strong, and much kinder than she seems.

[symphonise]

Oh, there's someone you don't try to get along with at first? I'm curious. What happened?

[ It sounds like a very interesting story. ]

[frilly]

There used to be a lot of competition for... Resources. Between magical girls. So a lot of times they would claim territory for themselves, which meant fighting between each other happened a lot...

The first time we met Kyouko-chan, she wanted to take over the area we were in.

[symphonise]

[ Resources... territory...

Magical girls sure are wild. ]

Hey, Kaname. [ She's so baffled she's not using a dumb nickname. ] Why was the magical girl system from your world so corrupt.

[frilly]

... Because emotional energy is very strong. So it was a system designed to harvest it.

[ in other words, a system designed for tragedy. ]

[symphonise]

... That's fucked up.

[ There's no way Nonon can sugarcoat that or make it sound pretentious. To prey on the emotions of girls like that is unforgivable. It makes some kind of sense, but that doesn't make it any less unforgivable. ]

I can see why you wanted to fix it.

[frilly]

There's no perfect solution.

But I did the best I could.

[symphonise]

You did. [ From what Nonon can make sense of it, anyway. ]

Now, let's go the dance studio so we can listen to music, paint our nails, and you can talk about your last friend.

[frilly]

Mm...

[ onward!! ]

The last one is Mami-san.

[symphonise]

[ Into the dance studio they go! ]

Tell me about her while we pick out music. You can pick a CD, and I will, too.

[ Three guesses to what genre of music Nonon chooses, and the first two don't count. ]

[frilly]

[ Madoka looks through the CDs and eventually settles on some generic pop. her favorite music is "whatevers popular on the radio being played at a reasonable volume." ]

Mami-san was a magical girl before the rest of us, so she's the real veteran. She's smart and talented and beautiful, and a really good teacher!

[symphonise]

[ Madoka's musical taste kills Nonon. She wrinkles her nose at the generic pop choice but doesn't say anything. She puts in her choice first and smiles to herself when Chopin fills the air.

She waves at Madoka to take a seat on the floor. ]

I'll paint your nails first. It sounds like you really looked up to her.

[frilly]

[ Madoka sits down across from Nonon and holds her hands out. ]

Mami-san is everything a magical girl should be. She really tries to take care of beginners and help us make smart choices.

[symphonise]

[ Nonon's hand is steady and sure as she puts on the first coat of polish on Madoka's nails. There's no hesitation in her strokes even when she accidentally pains skin. ]

She sounds like quite the senpai.