Yes... That seems to be a common sentiment among those who originate from Japan. [Yu's nostalgic, Senri's living his best life...] I imagine it must be comforting to see something reminiscent of your home after being away for so long.
I was deployed in Detroit, Michigan. This competition marks the first time I've seen so many distinct places — though I'm aware they aren't "real."
[In the end, the wings always turn out to be akin to small scale replicas of something the gods are personally fond of. They can only explore up to a certain point each and every time.]
It must be [...] interesting to have the opportunity to travel, however, even if the time spent in each location is brief.
For the most part, it's normal. [ would anyone ever describe the world they came from as 'abnormal'?? obviously you think it's normal madoka. ]
But there are secret things that not everyone knows about. There's... There was a system in place. A race called the incubators found that human emotions are a powerful source of energy that can reduce the entropy of the universe. So they would grant young girls like me a wish, in exchange for turning us into magical girls.
Magical girls used their power to fight monsters - witches. But the hope of their wish always balances out with despair, and when they give in to that... They become witches themselves.
[ she pauses to make sure he's listening, but - she's gone over this story so many times here that she's kind of ready to just power through the rest. ]
My best friend's wish was to save me, so the magic she was given was the power to reset time. Because I was the center of so much, eventually I was able to make a much more powerful wish than I ordinarily could have.
I wished to erase every witch with my own hands, past, present, and future. And so I became a concept that exists outside of time and space. With this, I can put magical girls to a peaceful rest. I exist as a paradox, destroying my own witch before I turn into it.
The system... Still requires their grief... It's still for a greater good. Magical girls still suffer for the sake of the universe. But now they don't have to become what they fight. They don't have to lose themselves and hurt people anymore.
[ phew. Madoka plays another word in scrabble and it still sucks. ]
... Oh, and because I no longer ever existed, Homura-chan's wish couldn't have been to go back in time to protect me anymore - that's why she can't reset time, now.
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[It sure has been five weeks, huh.]
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I've seen a lot of other places, but only for brief moments. Even shorter than the weeks we spend, here. So it's nice to see something more familiar.
[ but, hm, she actually knows very little about Connor! ] Where are you from?
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[In the end, the wings always turn out to be akin to small scale replicas of something the gods are personally fond of. They can only explore up to a certain point each and every time.]
It must be [...] interesting to have the opportunity to travel, however, even if the time spent in each location is brief.
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[ Madoka nods. ] It's really interesting. I get to see all kinds of places I never would have seen - places in the past and the future.
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[It'd be one of the least outlandish things he's heard here, anyway... Even if he's totally wrong. Thanks, magical girls!]
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It's magic.
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[OH...]
I wasn't aware you came from a world with magic. That was my mistake.
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... And even with magic, I think time travel is pretty rare, for mine.
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I have a friend who could rewind time, too... But there were a lot of limitations - and she can't anymore, anyway...
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Would you mind explaining it in more detail, then? I'd like to learn about your world.
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For the most part, it's normal. [ would anyone ever describe the world they came from as 'abnormal'?? obviously you think it's normal madoka. ]
But there are secret things that not everyone knows about. There's... There was a system in place. A race called the incubators found that human emotions are a powerful source of energy that can reduce the entropy of the universe. So they would grant young girls like me a wish, in exchange for turning us into magical girls.
Magical girls used their power to fight monsters - witches. But the hope of their wish always balances out with despair, and when they give in to that... They become witches themselves.
[ she pauses to make sure he's listening, but - she's gone over this story so many times here that she's kind of ready to just power through the rest. ]
My best friend's wish was to save me, so the magic she was given was the power to reset time. Because I was the center of so much, eventually I was able to make a much more powerful wish than I ordinarily could have.
I wished to erase every witch with my own hands, past, present, and future. And so I became a concept that exists outside of time and space. With this, I can put magical girls to a peaceful rest. I exist as a paradox, destroying my own witch before I turn into it.
The system... Still requires their grief... It's still for a greater good. Magical girls still suffer for the sake of the universe. But now they don't have to become what they fight. They don't have to lose themselves and hurt people anymore.
[ phew. Madoka plays another word in scrabble and it still sucks. ]
... Oh, and because I no longer ever existed, Homura-chan's wish couldn't have been to go back in time to protect me anymore - that's why she can't reset time, now.