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[happyends]

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[ From the moment the recording starts it's fairly obvious that there's a high degree of awkwardness here - it's easily readable from her expression (even if she's trying to put on a tiny smile as well), if not just from her tone. ]Um.. I think I have to thank you for making me able to see this place and be here for a while, and.. p-

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[thestormishere]

[ You know, there aren't very many pink-haired girls in Luceti, and even before anything like the New Feather dress registers, it's that that catches Lightning's eye at first. The distinctive sound she makes while walking with her gunblade slows as she passes Madoka sitting at the fountain, but then... no. Just her imagination.

... Except maybe there is something about a teenaged girl who looks like she might be new- enough that Lightning actually does stop, frowning lightly. ]

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[happyends]

[ To be honest, Madoka is actually getting caught up in the scribbling - she was just working on a drawing of a garden - now to a point where she has completely forgotten about the situation for a few moments. So when Lightning stops nearby her, casting a shadow over her journal, she looks up with wide surprised eyes. ]

A-ah..!

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[happyends]

[ When she notices it's just another person (even if it's a stranger), the surprise somewhat fades away though and is replaced with a more normal look, even if it's still slightly nervous. ]

Oh.. Um, good afternoon.

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[thestormishere]

[ Lightning blinks, then inclines her head slightly as she turns toward her fully, an odd expression on her face. ]

Your dress... are you new?

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[happyends]

Y-yes! I only just arrived here..

[ She laughs somewhat sheepishly. ] I'm not sure about the dress, but.. it was on me when I arrived here, so I thought I might as well wear it for now to not seem ungrateful.

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[thestormishere]

[ ... Uh. What. ]

This isn't really the kind of place where it's worth being 'grateful' to the ones responsible. [ She looks over her shoulder, in the general direction of the nearest clothing 'store.' ] Besides, the rest of the clothing here is free too anyway.

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[happyends]

... Ah, sorry.. I just thought-- ...

[ Her expression drops a little, wondering if she did something wrong. Then she scratches the back of her head awkwardly. ]

Eh? You really don't have to pay for anything here?

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[thestormishere]

That's right. Only things off-limits are... those that already belong to someone else.

[ Everything's free, except their freedom. There's a very slight, bitter smile at that from Lightning- definitely not something that she likes at all. ]

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[happyends]

I see.. [ She stares down at her journal, still a bit nervously, but when she looks up again she has put a tiny smile on her face. ]

I'm glad. [ A small giggle. ] I didn't bring any money, so I would be in trouble otherwise..

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[thestormishere]

[ You're coming across kind of derpy there in Lightning's eyes, Madoka. Something else she doesn't like? People like you being trapped here. It shows. ]

How much have you been told about this place, anyway?

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[happyends]

[ Well, Madoka is slightly derpy.. Especially when she's not a magical girl. ]

Um.. we were taken here and we can't go home. While we're here, time back home stands still or something like that, right..?

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[thestormishere]

More or less. [ Not that she can really be completely sure what happens when people go home, but. ] What about the experiments?

[ ... Please tell her she doesn't have to be the one to break the bad news. ]

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[happyends]

[ ... Yes, sorry Lightning. She seems completely clueless and it's oh so very easy to read off her face. ]

Eh..? Experiments..? What sort of experiments? ... On what?

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[thestormishere]

[ Oh. That's just ... fantastic. ]

Pretty sure that as far as any of us know? That's the reason why we're all here.

[ Do not want, but Lightning's not one to veil the truth unless there's a very specific reason for it... so she might as well warn the girl. As she speaks, she crosses her arms, habitually shifting her weight so that her holstered gunblade audibly moves with her. ]

... Those guys in charge- they get a kick out of messing with us. About every thirty days or so.

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[happyends]

[ ... Oh. This was something she wasn't told yet indeed. And the warning does have its effect, making her expression turn more and more unsure the more she thinks about it. ]

They brought us here to.. experiment on us? [ She pauses for a second, almost in disbelief. ] That can't be..

What sort of things happen during these experiments..?

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[thestormishere]

[ Lightning just nods once, slowly and with her lips tight, watching the girl carefully as she speaks- it's hard to know what might affect someone more, when there's no telling what kind of world they came from in the first place. ]

It depends- sometimes it's just moving stuff around, sometimes it's more... invasive. Switching bodies, altering emotions...