the edge of despair [closed]

[magicurls]

Who: Mami and the Kyokos
Where: Hallways->quiet car
When: Llama 16, evening
What:  Mami follows up on a disturbing plot thread
Warnings: child death/possible suicide discussion, Madoka Magica spoilers. Will add others as needed.

Mami hasn't slept well the last few nights. There's been a terrible question at the edge of her mind, one that she can't dismiss, as much as she wants to. It makes too much sense. Soul gem, grief seed, the mystery of what happened to Sayaka, the similarities with witches and magical girls....is this the reason she suspected everyone was hiding something from her?

Could it be true? Will she fall and hurt everyone if Rosetta ever fails to keep her gem clear? She doesn't want to know, but for everyone's safety, she must. So she sucks up her courage and asks.

"Kyoko...do you have a few minutes? There's something I need to ask you.".
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[wishalone]

There's an urge to deny that Mami chose to give up on her -- to insist that Kyoko pushed her to it, forced her hand, and on purpose, too. That much is true. But, deep down, she still can't entirely shake the look in Mami's eyes as they stood off in front of Sayaka's labyrinth. That wasn't this Mami. This Mami has never looked at her with those eyes.

But even knowing they're from different timelines, different universes, parallel, never meant to touch, only doing so because of the train -- Even knowing, in her heart, it feels more than a little bit like forgiveness from the Mami who did look at her with those eyes. Forgiveness that she would've thought she didn't need, didn't deserve. It's... a complicated feeling, for as refreshing, relieving as it is. A light, cool touch to her heart.

"Yeah. That's right." Kyoko's head is tilting without her being entirely aware of it, leaning against Mami's. "We've got each other's backs. No matter what."