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[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

Just how often do people remember things in pieces? Has anyone been able to recall a full memory, without any gaps?

The first thing I've been able to remember since arriving here... I can see the scene clearly, and I can hear a person talking to me... [Saying things that warm her heart, that seem to soothe a deep aching she wasn't really aware of until now. But she's not going to tell anyone else that.] But I can't remember this person's face, or their voice. It's like I'm talking to a shadow, and it's talking back through an audio filter... [Mami sighs. It's difficult talking about this, but at the same time, it's... nice? The memory is making her heart ache more and more whenever she thinks about it, so she needs to get it out somehow. And also...]

Also... has anyone ever heard of a "puella magi"?

((1% spent on the conversation prior to and the promise Madoka made to become her puella magi partner. Doesn't remember who exactly she was talking to, though.))

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[wontdieifkilled.livejournal.com]

I've remembered at least one thing in full.

And no, I don't know what a "puella magi" is.

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

[She sighs again, and there's a hint of frustration in it.] Consider yourself lucky, I suppose. I said it to someone else before, but... now I know that remembering only a fragmented memory is much worse than having no memory at all.

[wontdieifkilled.livejournal.com]

I think that depends on the memory. Like, I remember going to archery club once or twice, and I remembered how to shoot a bow. I don't remember any of my clubmates, but that doesn't offset what I do remember.

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

But doesn't that bother you at all? It must have been something you enjoyed, if you went back to do it more than once, yet you can't remember the people you were able to enjoy it with.

[wontdieifkilled.livejournal.com]

Sure, it bothers me. But like I said, it doesn't bother me enough to make me feel that I would have been better off not remembering.

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

You are a stronger person than I, then.

[wontdieifkilled.livejournal.com]

Like I said before, I think it depends on the memory. So don't sell yourself too short.

[dadreaper.livejournal.com]

The few memories I do have are full of blank faces, just like you described. The only faces and voices I remember are my own and Masaki's.

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

Irritating, isn't it?

... If you don't mind me asking, who is Masaki?

[dadreaper.livejournal.com]

My wife. If there's any face I'd want to remember, it's hers.

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

I see... I'm glad you were able to remember the face of someone so precious to you. And I suppose I can understand how that feels; I'm not sure if I had people who are anywhere near that close to me, but... I would definitely want to remember their names and faces first.

[Well, there is the... longing, perhaps? The strange feeling spreading through her whenever she recalls the single memory she has now. She desperately wants to remember the face of the person who said those things to her, but she's not going to mention that to a complete stranger.]

[dadreaper.livejournal.com]

[Isshin judges that face as one in need of a change in subject.]

So what's a puella magi?

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. Nobody else seems to have heard the term before... [She sighs.] I suppose I'll just have to wait until my memory of it returns.

[dadreaper.livejournal.com]

On the same note, does "Soul reaper" mean anything to you?

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

... Not at all, but it certainly sounds sinister.

[dadreaper.livejournal.com]

I dunno. It sounds kinda cool to me.

[excellinnuendo.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Sounds like a kind of vegetable.

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

... A vegetable? That's not the first thing I would've thought of...

[excellinnuendo.livejournal.com]

Or maybe it's a line of Italian designer clothing?

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

No, it's definitely something a person can be. A job, perhaps...

[excellinnuendo.livejournal.com]

Hmm, whatever it is, it sounds exotic. It's sounds like Latin for "magician girl" or something like that.

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

A magical girl, huh... [She pauses, recalling her memory once again. if that was true, that would mean she's a magical girl....

She laughs.] No, that can't be true. It does sound nice, though!

[moesmar.livejournal.com]

I haven't remembered anything fully yet; so far it's just been bits and pieces... It gets pretty confusing. I don't remember any people, either. Just shadows, like you said.

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

Are they all... related, I suppose? It would be quite strange to remember completely unrelated memories one after another...

[moesmar.livejournal.com]

Mm, most of what I've remembered have been of my childhood. I hope it stays that way -- remembering everything out of order sounds like it would be... really confusing.

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

It does... especially if there's a drastic change of events between memories.

[manjuumagic.livejournal.com]

Mokona remembered a big long time!

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

Oh? What exactly was this "big long time"?

[manjuumagic.livejournal.com]

Mokona and Mokona went for a walk together in the rain.

Yuuko gave us a magical umbrella so we could go out without being seen.

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a lovely memory. But... why would you need to hide?

[fatedmagica.livejournal.com]

Eh? Puella...



I think... it's... it sounds um... cool, right?

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

Mm, it does... [She pauses, recalling the memory once again. If the things she had said were true, being a puella magi... whatever it was... didn't sound too cool.]

Have you heard of such a thing before, Madoka-san? Or something similar?

[fatedmagica.livejournal.com]

Ah um... mm...



I remembered too... something about um... Puella Magi... I think...

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

[!!!]

What do you remember?

[fatedmagica.livejournal.com]

I um... just that... I was thinking I might become one... for someone. I don't remember much else, though... Sorry...

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

[You're not alone anymore.

You really want to fight alongside me from now on? Will you be by my side?

If someone like me can do it, then yes!

This... this couldn't be, could it...?] Is the conversation the only thing you remember? Can you recall where you were...?

[She can't remember the whole thing, but there are bits and pieces. Pretty strange bits and pieces...]

[fatedmagica.livejournal.com]

I um-... A bit of the conversation... and I was in this strange place... I-I think... I think the world I come from is made out desserts... and medicines...

S-sorry... I'm probably just remembering wrong. That would be too strange.

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

[Mami also laughs.] It is pretty strange. A whole world made out of dessert and medicine... I hope you remember the explanation behind that soon!

[It's so similar to her memory. Maybe...

... No. She wants to be absolutely certain that Madoka is the other person she was talking to. So as much as it kills her, she drops the subject. For now.]

[fatedmagica.livejournal.com]

Ah, um-... m-me too... Mami, I hope you remember the person you were talking to soon... I'm sure they'll be excited when you do, too! I bet they cared about you a lot, s-so... um...

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

Mm, you're right... [And whoever this person is, Mami knows she cares about them a lot. It's selfish, but she's hoping he or she will be here when she finally remembers their face.]

Ah... is something wrong? You sound so nervous...

[fatedmagica.livejournal.com]

Ah! No! It's nothing... just...

We both remember "puella magi" so... I was wondering... ...

[magicgunworks.livejournal.com]

... You're hoping that we're from the same world, aren't you?

[She almost said something else, almost revealed her suspicions... but no. She has to wait.]