*001* | Skyline

[kujikenai]

 When she closed her eyes and sleep claimed the corpse the soul of Madoka Kaname thus controlled, she dreamed of better days. 

What precisely? Anything one would think of: playing alongside her friends in a schoolyard, or even singing together in a too-small Karaoke box, the familiar sounds of badly-recorded J-Pop fluttering in the air. Madoka's heart often fluttered from event to event, grasping for the normalcy she'd left behind, and yet at the same time embracing the life she'd chosen to lead with no regrets. 

Tonight was no different. 

The school roof wasn't the most comfortable place to lie down, but Madoka cared little. She lied flat on her back, bentou long finished and neatly set aside. The sky was almost an endless expanse above her, with barely any clouds. 

The sun didn't even shine in her eyes.

With a sigh, she closed her eyes. It was so warm. She could just lie here for a while. Nobody would mind, she was sure...

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[braidstobows]

There were times when Homura Akemi wanted to get away from everything. This was a wish easily granted in the course of her normal day. Few people thought to look up to the rooftops for the girls fighting to keep them ignorant and safe.

So far, everything was just as expected: A deceptively quiet evening, irregularities to be put down. Then some sense beyond sense, a prickle at her neck, told her to turn around. Her heart beat quicker. And she saw the dearest face in the world.

Her shock was unfeigned, and unfiltered. She drew up visibly before pitching forward, even heedless, in this moment, of the strong possibility that the impossible could be a trick.

"Madoka!"

[waterfell]

She never said escape. But there were times Mercury ran to the lake at the edge of the forest, or to the waterfall, or to the tall rooftops of the city in the deep darkness of night. Tonight, it was the last of those. She made an unusual sight, all in blue from the sailor-style magical girl outfit to her hair.

It was a sure sign of her agitation that she was back here at all, trying to piece together a mind that was often pulled in two directions at once. There were so many reasons for both.

An intruder. She turned sharply, making the charm on the choker necklace sway, and stiffened as she spotted Madoka. "Who's there?"

I'm sorry, school reports make me super slow when writing prose....

[decaying]

[There were big cities in Kanda's world but he hadn't ever really bothered using their rooftops. In an era of thick coal clouds and very few clean things about, being up there couldn't really be good for your health. Perhaps all of his time spent with Ami had gotten him dreaming about the future, about clear skies and fancy rooftops about fancy cities. He wasn't sure what he was doing up there or where he was so when he found the girl lying there, he figured a small interrogation would suffice.]

Hey, kid. Wake up. [He'll say that a bit loudly in order to make sure you actually heard him.] Where are we?

[forhiscause]

Cortana had seen beautiful things in her many encounters. Space had so many colors at times that it was definitely a sight to see. There were several big cities she had the pleasure of knowing but she had never been able to wander alone. Freely. Being an A.I. made that a little difficult. She was trapped inside that small disc after all but now she was taking in the sights.

"We're so high up." She found herself saying out loud as her eyes settled on the city below where cars and people continued to move minding their own business. "Is this supposed to be a school?"

[lamentoso]

"Ding dong!" called Sayaka from above, leaning over her friend so that she had an upside down view from where she stood. "Anyone home? Come on Madoka, you can't seriously be sleeping!" she joked, following it up with a laugh, "You should save that sort of thing for when you're in class!"