I Will Follow you into the dark

“Your point is…?”

She shrugged. “No point. Just surprised.”

Sayaka simply sighed. “I’m not that stupid, y’know.”

She chuckled to herself softly. "Didn' mean it like that, rookie."

“Your point is…?”

She shrugged. "No point. Just surprised."

She smiled inwardly and sighed at her alternates aggressive display. “What’re ya gettin’ all worked up about?” She shoved her hands in her pockets and looked off to the side. So far all of the other Kyoukos she’d seen had been vastly different, personality-wise. In fact, it was more than a little unnerving. “We’re all in the same boat, ya know.” 

She shrugged. No use trying to avoid confrontation with someone who was already on the wrong side of pleasant. "I'd say we are." She replied coolly. "We all hafta deal with alternates 'n crap." This Kyouko was starting to tick her off, but she wasn't going to show it. She glanced over at her other self and smirked. "Have it yer way." She didn't care that her phrasing didn't come out as neutral as she had planned. Getting on good terms with this alternate wasn't looking too plausible anyway. "So what's eatin' ya?"

“Heh. Yeah, we just keep poppin’ up all over the place, huh?” She said, shifting her weight onto one leg and looking her alternate up and down. “And it looks like ya got more bark to ya than the others… Ya got some bite to go with that?”

Her arms crossed as she tilted her head, eyes not leaving the other Kyouko. On the upside she was getting a look at the others before actually doing anything in the future. It helped a little bit. “Yep…can’t say I enjoy it.” It was her blunt and honest opinion. “Tch, yeah I got bite.” Kyouko smirked. “But I can honestly say ya don’t wanna find out jus’ how much this soon in the game.”

She smiled inwardly and sighed at her alternates aggressive display. "What're ya gettin' all worked up about?" She shoved her hands in her pockets and looked off to the side. So far all of the other Kyoukos she'd seen had been vastly different, personality-wise. In fact, it was more than a little unnerving. "We're all in the same boat, ya know." 

“Heh, how many?” Sayaka never realized what kind of impossible question that was until she was actually asked. “Geez…there’s been so many, I think I lost count.” She said with a nervous chuckle. “I’ve run across plenty of my own alternates. I’ve only actually spoken to maybe one though.” It was actually a pretty nice talk. Or not, more kind of…an upsetting air maybe? That other her, she seemed solemn, but then again she probably had her reasons. “It’s a little odd still, I guess, trying to literally talk to myself.”

Kyouko nodded several times in appreciation. “Yeah, it’s kinda weird, talkin’ to yerself… But at least you don’t look as crazy doin’ it. Ya know, since they’re respondin’ to ya.” She snickered a bit at the thought. “And if ya mess up and piss someone off, you can always try again with another alternate!” She hadn’t meant to say that last part out loud, but it had been weighing heavily on her mind. She stuffed her mouth with more waffle and tried to think of a way to fix her apparent social flub.

"Heh. Yeah, we just keep poppin' up all over the place, huh?" She said, shifting her weight onto one leg and looking her alternate up and down. "And it looks like ya got more bark to ya than the others... Ya got some bite to go with that?"

"You Again..."

Kyouko's smirk broadened into a grin. Her eyes may have even twinkled a bit. Now this was a reunion! While their spoken conversations mimicked a pair of swordsmen crossing arms in friendly contest, she felt much more comfortable communicating with Homura through the actual thing. She didn't have to hide or feel alone when she was fighting, even in a spar between Magi. "Deal." She took an underhanded posture and grounded herself. "Come at me!"

“Ah, thanks…” Sayaka said, surprised Kyouko was offering her some at all, really. She fell silent for a moment, not sure how to continue the conversation since it was clear this Kyouko wasn’t as willing to speak up. Or at least speak up about whatever was bugging her. “Guess I can’t make you talk if you don’t wanna…” Sayaka said with a small sigh, before taking a small bite of the waffle she’d been given.

Kyouko shrugged and mulled over her options while her mouth was full. It probably wouldn’t kill her to step out of her comfort zone a bit. It would probably be easier in the long-run if she tried to get along with the other Magi, even if she only thought of them as allies to begin with. Yes, that would work. She took another bite of her waffle and swallowed. “… So… how many versions of me have ya met before?” She asked, finally. “Have ya met other Sayakas too?”

“Heh, how many?” Sayaka never realized what kind of impossible question that was until she was actually asked. “Geez…there’s been so many, I think I lost count.” She said with a nervous chuckle. “I’ve run across plenty of my own alternates. I’ve only actually spoken to maybe one though.” It was actually a pretty nice talk. Or not, more kind of…an upsetting air maybe? That other her, she seemed solemn, but then again she probably had her reasons. “It’s a little odd still, I guess, trying to literally talk to myself.”

Kyouko nodded several times in appreciation. "Yeah, it's kinda weird, talkin' to yerself... But at least you don't look as crazy doin' it. Ya know, since they're respondin' to ya." She snickered a bit at the thought. "And if ya mess up and piss someone off, you can always try again with another alternate!" She hadn't meant to say that last part out loud, but it had been weighing heavily on her mind. She stuffed her mouth with more waffle and tried to think of a way to fix her apparent social flub.

“I dunno what yer talkin’ about.” She said, shrugging. “But if interesting things happen around ya, I guess I could stick around.” She took a seat near the other girl and pulled a large chocolate-filled waffle out of her pocket. She tore it in half -sort of- and offered the smaller other piece to her company. “Here.” That was as smooth an attempt at being friendly as she could muster.

“Ah, thanks…” Sayaka said, surprised Kyouko was offering her some at all, really. She fell silent for a moment, not sure how to continue the conversation since it was clear this Kyouko wasn’t as willing to speak up. Or at least speak up about whatever was bugging her. “Guess I can’t make you talk if you don’t wanna…” Sayaka said with a small sigh, before taking a small bite of the waffle she’d been given.

Kyouko shrugged and mulled over her options while her mouth was full. It probably wouldn't kill her to step out of her comfort zone a bit. It would probably be easier in the long-run if she tried to get along with the other Magi, even if she only thought of them as allies to begin with. Yes, that would work. She took another bite of her waffle and swallowed. "... So... how many versions of me have ya met before?" She asked, finally. "Have ya met other Sayakas too?"

She nodded her head in thanks as her snack was handed to her. “Pretty noble of ya. But the way I see it, you just don’ want your knights to get all the action.” She popped a couple of the mushroom-shaped chocolates into her mouth and savored them. “Am I right,…me?”

Kyoko smiled and giggled. “Of course not. That would lose all the fun. Mami and Sayaka shouldn’t get all the fun. Plus if those two mess up, it’ll be up to me to make sure I don’t lose them. They are both very important to me after all. Wouldn’t want to lose them.” She took a bite of the mochi and smiled.

“Servants? Heh, you’ve got it made!” Her eyes widened as her alternate’s help approached them. “Any snack, huh? Well, I’ll take some Meiji chocolate mushrooms then! You can pick the tea, I’ll have what you’re having.” Homura’s little mistake was starting to pay off. If this was the end result, she was cool with it.

“Can they fight witches for ya too?” She asked, taking a seat and leaning back. “That’d really make this gig perfect.” She tilted her head to the side and grinned. “Ya know, if yer court really can take care of witches for ya, you’d be set to take down that Dark Charlotte we’ve been hearin’ about.” She gave her alternate a smug wink. “You could pro’lly take it down without even liftin’ a finger.”

She nodded her head in thanks as her snack was handed to her. "Pretty noble of ya. But the way I see it, you just don' want your knights to get all the action." She popped a couple of the mushroom-shaped chocolates into her mouth and savored them. "Am I right,...me?"

“‘k, that’s good. I was startin’ to worry I was all stuffy and crap in another universe. That’d be too weird… Weirder than this whole thing already is… I mean, I’m talkin’ to myself, thanks to “Capt. Doom and Gloom”. Heh. Thanks for clearin’ that up.” -Gives the other Kyouko a wary look- “Ya still like snacks, right? They didn’ take that away from ya, did they?”

“Servants? Heh, you’ve got it made!” Her eyes widened as her alternate’s help approached them. “Any snack, huh? Well, I’ll take some Meiji chocolate mushrooms then! You can pick the tea, I’ll have what you’re having.” Homura’s little mistake was starting to pay off. If this was the end result, she was cool with it.

"Can they fight witches for ya too?" She asked, taking a seat and leaning back. "That'd really make this gig perfect." She tilted her head to the side and grinned. "Ya know, if yer court really can take care of witches for ya, you'd be set to take down that Dark Charlotte we've been hearin' about." She gave her alternate a smug wink. "You could pro'lly take it down without even liftin' a finger."

"I dunno what yer talkin' about." She said, shrugging. "But if interesting things happen around ya, I guess I could stick around." She took a seat near the other girl and pulled a large chocolate-filled waffle out of her pocket. She tore it in half -sort of- and offered the smaller other piece to her company. "Here." That was as smooth an attempt at being friendly as she could muster.

Kyouko took a step back and smirked. “Huh… Guess I shoulda figured I’d run into myself at some point. This multiple timeline stuff is weird… Throne? What kinda alternate universe are you from?”

“‘k, that’s good. I was startin’ to worry I was all stuffy and crap in another universe. That’d be too weird… Weirder than this whole thing already is… I mean, I’m talkin’ to myself, thanks to “Capt. Doom and Gloom”. Heh. Thanks for clearin’ that up.” -Gives the other Kyouko a wary look- “Ya still like snacks, right? They didn’ take that away from ya, did they?”

"Servants? Heh, you've got it made!" Her eyes widened as her alternate's help approached them. "Any snack, huh? Well, I'll take some Meiji chocolate mushrooms then! You can pick the tea, I'll have what you're having." Homura's little mistake was starting to pay off. If this was the end result, she was cool with it.