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[heartfeltfancy]

 [The feed turns on to the face of someone possibly familiar.]

Ahh, it is working? I was afraid this worked differently than the one I'm used to. 

[She folds her hands in her lap, but awkwardly--because her left hand keeps twitching uncontrollably. If you study her for longer than a few seconds, you'll notice it's for a reason. Her entire left arm, as well as the left half of her face is horribly scarred, with a lightning-like pattern on the skin itself. Her left eye is partially closed, and overall the left side of her seems awkward.]

My name is Madoka Kaname. If anyone here is familiar with a place called the Facility, please contact me.  [she pauses, looking a bit unsure.]

I guess...maybe it's good it was destroyed, if our worlds are all really gone, now. I hope everyone was able to get out safely, and those who weren't...

[A longer pause.]

They're in a better place, now.

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[alephbet]

There's no proof that anything was destroyed.

[heartfeltfancy]

Well, that's true, but...[She frowns a bit.] I like to hope. I mean, it was a horrible place, it was better that it got destroyed...

[alephbet]

Even if it was, there are hundreds of other worlds that would have been destroyed with it if that letter is true.

[madscientits]

"The Facility"? Can't say I've heard of it.

Though to be honest with you, I don't think that our worlds have actually been destroyed. I think they're just telling us that to keep us compliant.

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[heartfeltfancy]

[....!!]

D-Doctor Stein! I-I can't believe it, is it really you? I...oh...

[heartfeltfancy]

[...wait a minute.]

What do you mean? You don't remember it...?

[Headtilt.]

And...you look a little different...

[Can't quite tell over the feed but she's got a sneaking suspicion.]

[madscientits]

I'm sorry, have we met?

[She furrows her brows, and crosses her arms, which pushes up her breasts just enough to probably help Madoka notice why she looks a little different.]

I'm afraid I don't remember you anymore than the Facility, but... You clearly know me, so the problem must be on my end. Nice to meet you again, dear. [Keywords.]

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[chainsawn]

.. What kind of facility..?

[heartfeltfancy]

A research testing facility.

[fifth_kazekage]

[Another one from the facility? Gaara wonders if it’s the same one.]

Elaborate on the facility. Who is in charge of the establishment?

[heartfeltfancy]

Last I was there, it was a supercomputer named Val. There was a group of scientists called the Consortium before, but she overthrew them.

[faithstaynight]

I'm afraid I haven't heard of this "Facility" you mention.

Do not dwell on what the letters told you. out captors don't seem to be a trustworthy bunch, so I would take whatever they say with a grain of salt.

[heartfeltfancy]

Ah, well, that's okay. It seems a lot of people here haven't. [Argh.]

If you say so. That's what everyone else has said already.

[beknightedheroine]

<sub>[For a long time, Sayaka just gives the screen a very dull and uncomprehending stare. Her soul gem is clean, so.. it would be a lot less likely for her to be out of it enough to be imagining this, like she's learned to think when she sees people from home. She can see responses to the video already, though reading those is far from a priority. After all.. the transfer student had been real. Slowly, Sayaka tries to work through the ramifications of this.

There's a video of a heavily hurt Madoka on the network. Those scars - they look like they've had some time to exist already. She's heard the name 'facility' before - from Hei, from one or two people she'd spied the posts of. Thinking about this is secondary to the first thought:

Madoka being here is not something she wants to ever happen. Madoka shouldn't have to be in a place like this, Madoka shouldn't have to face bastards like Jason, the endless monsters, the unpredictability of any sense of stability -

It takes the sound of someone turning a page to cause her to act, just a sound distantly off in the library she's accessing the network from. Sayaka nearly punches the button to turn on video on her own end.]</sub>

Madoka - Madoka, I can't believe it, I can't believe they've taken you here too..!

[heartfeltfancy]

S...Sayaka?

[Oh. Oh. Sayaka was here. Sayaka was here.

It wasn't clear if she remembered the Facility or not, but the fact remains that she was here. One of her dear friends was here...]

Sayaka, oh...you're here, see, it's no big deal, but...

[She holds back a nigh-ocean of tears at this point.]

[rewindingly]

Ma... Doka?

[ where does she even start. A stunned Homura stares, her gaze glued to that scar. Retracing it as it goes along her face...

How did this happen. And what is "this". ]

No...

[heartfeltfancy]

H--

[Her words cut off short. She knows the voice, she knows the face. But...what was different? She had no glasses, and her hair hung loose and straight. Was this the same Homura she knew? It wouldn't be far off. The dangerous path her Homura had begun to head down, it wouldn't be an impossibility for her to ditch her glasses and change her hair to something less 'cute.'

But...she was unsure if she wanted to have this conversation, if it was the same one.]

Hello, Homura-chan.

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[fusedstars]

[Another one huh? Needless to say, Hei is surprised to see one of his students here.]

Madoka?

[heartfeltfancy]

[...!]

H-Hei-sensei?

[Oh God. The last time she'd seen him, before he was terminated...oh, she couldn't even remember.]

Is that really you...?

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[bewareofdog]

More little kids, eh?

[heartfeltfancy]

[Sighhhh.]

I'm actually fourteen, sir.

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[quarkylass]

[ She turns on the video and bites her lip a little, tilting her head. ]

I know the facility. Madoka...?

[heartfeltfancy]

[Seeing as she already saw Hei, and another man who claimed to be from the Facility, this one doesn't come as quite a shock.]

Hello, Jade-chan.

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[keybearer]

From one bad place to the next, huh? Well, whether it was destroyed or not, the fun's not over yet.

[There's a hint of sarcasm in his voice when he says 'fun'.]

[heartfeltfancy]

Well, I guess it's to be expected.