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[halfclock]

Madoka- No, no, how is this possible?! [click, click, whirr. ... click, click, whirr. the girl's voice becomes more panicked, hysterical, on the verge of tears.] It won't work- I have to- Ah-!

[the audio cuts out. it returns - but it's safe to assume there was a large gap between when it was turned off and back on, because now the girl's voice is

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[nottheshoe]

Whoa. First off, calm down. You know how to work a computer? Then you can open these files.

[Nike shuffles a few files to Homura's PORTAL:
Stark PORTAL guide.PDF
Glaser Promenade guide.PDF
Lavi information.PDF

She gives her a few minutes to read those over before speaking again]

Mami Tomoe was here for a time, but she's gone home. I don't recognize any of the other names, but that's common here. Most of us are from different worlds.

We can't talk about half the things you just mentioned over the network, we're being watched. If we meet up in person it's a much safer bet.

[It's a cautious invitation, this girl sounded a bit... agitated. No need to provoke her more.]

[halfclock]

[she takes a while to absorb all of this. so as she feared, she's stuck; she knows without a doubt that no matter how long it takes her to get back, she can reverse to the right time, but she doesn't want to do another cycle. she was determined to get this one right. she still is. so she's going to have to find a way out of here first, which is supposedly impossible. that's okay. she's done impossible.]

Did Mami Tomoe have much interaction with the other residents that you know of? [if Mami was careless enough to spill their secret...] I wasn't expecting anyone from my own world; I was only checking if they'd been here before me.

I'm willing to meet in person. If you're offering, choose a time and a place.

[nottheshoe]

Hmmmm, not sure, but there's a way to look it up on our PORTALS. Any conversation or video that takes place over these things, unless they're marked private, are available for the public to view, even if it happened months ago. If you know how to hack things, you can even get through those filters and view private stuff.

[There's a shuffling noise and the audio switches to video. You see Nike's face and she gives a bit of an awkward wave.]

I can meet any time, not much else to do in this place. Best place to meet is-- [She holds up her PORTAL and you can see an amusement park on the horizon.] there. It's my "Place of Solace".

[halfclock]

Alright. I'll look into it later. Mami Tomoe isn't a priority of mine.

[perhaps for the sake of politeness, homura turns on her own video, although she doesn't bother with the wave; she certainly doesn't look half as intimidating as she sounds. she inclines her head, slightly and briefly.]

Then I'll go there now. Like you said, there's no reason not to if there's nothing else to be done in this place.

anonymous;

[fogginurworlds]

I know of a Mami Tamoe.

[halfclock]

[she sounds suspicious, but not hostile. information is information, she doesn't care who it's from.]

Is that so. What do you know about her?

[fogginurworlds]

[this text takes a bit longer to reply.]

Everything.

[halfclock]

... [there's absolutely no change in her voice. but god is she ever uncomfortable with this.] Everything? That's unusual, considering she hasn't mentioned anything at all on the network. Mami Tomoe is also a very private person. How do you know what you know, if you're telling the truth?

video;

[sun_droplet]

I'm sorry, I haven't heard of those people, but maybe they'll show up.

[halfclock]

[the brief pause before she speaks is the only indication that it's not alright at all.]

It's alright. If they don't, I'll find a way back to them.

[sun_droplet]

Hopefully it'll be soon. I've kinda been here for awhile.

[halfclock]

How long?