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[ribbow]

[ Today on the network is a girl who looks like she fits right in with the holiday with her bubblegum colored hair and eyes to match it. What doesn't fit is the apprehensive look in her face to match the tears starting to form. With puffy cheeks red enough to match the bows in her hair, she does appear to have been crying recently. ]

Umm. Hello? Is this call going out to everyone right now? I'm sorry to trouble you, but is it really Valentine's Day?

[ Holding up her free hand to ball into a tiny fist in front of her month, her gaze nervously leaves the phone as she looks around frantically at her surroundings. There's silence for a few seconds, enough to be noticeable, as she mentally steels herself to continue. What strength she may have earned as a Puella Magi was sapped out of her by the unfamiliarity of a new area. ]

You see, it was nearing the end of spring just a few hours before I arrived here so this is a bit of a shock. Did I travel back in time or so much through the future that, um, I'm back to before I was? [ She may have been told certain things, but she was in so much shock that she couldn't retain the information. ] I've already missed school today, but will my records be transferred to a school in this area? I'm in the second year of middle school, um, that would be the eighth grade here... I can't afford to slouch in my studies, so your help would be greatly appreciated.

[ With a gasp, it seems she realized she forgot something important. ] S-Sorry, my name is Madoka Kaname and I'd like to return to Japan as soon as I can. I wouldn't want to worry mama when she's already stressed from work and papa does so much already...

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[xuffasch]

Going to Japan's not going to do you any good.

[ribbow]

It won't?

[ She's practically on the verge of tears again. ] That's where everyone I know is so please! I have to go back.

[xuffasch]

_{( Oh god don't cry at him, please. )} You can go back whenever you want. The people you know won't be there.

It's not the same Japan. You're not on the same world you were before, obviously.

[ribbow]

There's different Earths? [ She's not so sure she understands, but that's enough to earn a sniffle. ] What happened to my parents?

[xuffasch]

Multiple realities. It's a common theory, one proven by the fact that you're standing there.

Time is frozen, back in our worlds. If and when you go back, you won't remember this place. You won't know you were gone. No one else will, either.

_{( A beat. )}

Don't cry.

[ribbow]

[ With a weak nod, she tries her best to not cry. It'd be rude to do so after he asked her not to after all. ]

So this is sort of like a class trip? [ At least if time was frozen back home. ] Mama, papa... they won't have to worry about me, right?

[xuffasch]

_{( ... what. )}

Sure. Whatever.

[ribbow]

Can I, can I call them? [ She stammers only because it's an awkward question. ]

Just to let them know that I'll be alright.

[xuffasch]

Can your cellphone make calls to alternate dimensions that are currently frozen in time?

[ribbow]

I, I don't know.

[ That's why she was asking. ] I thought since it can bring me here, that it might be capable of other strange things...

[xuffasch]

It isn't.

_{( So flat. )}

[ribbow]

Um, I'm sorry to keep bothering you with dumb questions, but I'm curious if there's anything else that's not covered in these pamphlets that I should know about?

[ Like school. She really needs to get back to her studies. ]

[xuffasch]

Obviously. We all live here, more things were going to come up than what was covered on two sides of paper.

Tt. I can answer most things. But you're going to have to be more specific.

[ribbow]

Umm, am I going to have to get a job? I don't have many skills, but I'm willing to work hard! [ Treating the conversation as though it were a makeshift interview now. ] Is there a special school for people like us or will a public one be one I could attend?

[xuffasch]

The City will fund you. Two hundred dollar a week. That's nearly nineteen thousand yen. You can get a job if you want, but no one's going to force you. _{Or hire you...}

There's the Xavier Institute. Run by imPorts, for imPorts. You'll probably be best off there.

[ribbow]

[ That much yen? All to herself? ]

Is that really enough to live on your own? I didn't do well in that class... [ Not having her parents here will do more harm than good, she's sure. ] Institute? Isn't that a higher education title?

[xuffasch]

There's free housing, too. You don't have to pay rent. How should I know if it's enough for you to live on? _{( Not enough for him, definitely. He's more posh. )}

No. It's just trying to sound like a prep school.

[ribbow]

S-Sorry...

[ She's very apologetic all the time. He's going to get used to hearing that from her. ] I'll try my best, but umm... do you have any trouble?

[xuffasch]

It's my job to deal with trouble.

_{( Puffs out his chest, a bit. )}

[ribbow]

Does that mean you're a hero too?

[ Completely oblivious otherwise. Welcome to the mind of a fourteen year old girl. ]

[xuffasch]

Of course. I'm Robin.

[ribbow]

Like the bird?

[ What other kind of robin was there? ]

[xuffasch]

_{( Oh my god everyone sucks. )}

No. Not like that.

[ribbow]

Oh, sorry!

[ Waving a hand. ] A real pleasure to meet you, Robin. I hope we can talk more in the future.