Sixth Leap | [Dream]

[heartovertime]

[A verdant meadow stretches as far as can be seen, dotted with tall, thick fruit-bearing trees casting shade around them. The weather simply feels perfect, regardless of whoever feels it, with a deep blue, cloud spotted sky. Beneath one tree (bearing quite an odd mixture of fruit on its limbs), a blanket is spread, somehow not even pulling up at

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[runawayalot]

EWWWWWWW!

[heartovertime]

H-Huh? [Homura disentangles herself from the dream Madoka to look in surprise at the little girl who literally came out of nowhere.]

[runawayalot]

You were kissing!

[In case the problem isn't clear:] On the LIPS!

[heartovertime]

[Um... What does one even say to that kind of reaction?

Homura just kind of stares in shock at the girl, her mouth gaping before shse manages to reply.]

W-Why?

[runawayalot]

Are you stupid or something?

You could get cooties! [And THEN what would you do?!]

[heartovertime]

N-No... [That logic... it really does make sense for a girl this age, doesn't it?

With a little thinking, she tries to apply the childish logic back to it as she faces the little girl head on.] That kind of thing is only from boys isn't it?

[For some reason, Madoka doesn't speak up either, but Homura hasn't realized it yet.]

[runawayalot]

[You have a point there.]

Well... I guess it's all right if it's a girl.

But it's still gross! And you can't get married!

[heartovertime]

...Married? [She....hadn't even thought about that before. She stops to think over it in silence.

That kind of thing...they're not even adults yet, just junior high school students. To even think about doing that with Madoka, they would have to be years older... Would she be able to stay by Madoka's side that whole time, in peace like this (well, other than interruptions)? Maybe it would be impossible to ever marry, but they're in a world with no men as it is...

She shakes the thought from her head and focuses on the other statement there a little quietly.]

You don't need to watch if you think it's gross...

[runawayalot]

You're the one that was in my way. [Who cares if this was not her dream to begin with? SHE WAS WALKING!]

[heartovertime]

[The two aren't even out in the open, there's plenty of room to go around... But Homura suspects it is probably just an excuse, isn't it? Rather than dwell on things a moment ago, she focuses on that.]

Um...where are you going to?

[runawayalot]

[She backs up, scuffing at the ground.] I'm looking for my friend Mary.

[heartovertime]

Sorry, I don't know anyone by that name...

What might she look like...?

[runawayalot]

She's a grown-up, and she has brown hair. And, um... her skin's kinda lumpy. [She gives Homura a hard look, daring her to say anything bad about that.]

I gotta find her!

[heartovertime]

Sorry, I don't know anything about her.

Maybe you could check at the Necessities...? [They're just a bit away aren't they?] Or ask on the Vine?

[runawayalot]

Huh? Are you crazy?

[heartovertime]

...Huh? No...why?