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<span class="mu-i">“Where are we?”</span>
卌 <span class="mu-s">A</span>: <span class="mu-i">The Violet Tower, a magical place. You will hear Lily over there calling it the ‘Tower of Peace’, but at this point she’s the only one so just let her talk to herself. Currently, this might be the safest place on the planet- for us Magical Girls. You are safe here.</span>
Helen just continues to stare, puzzled.
卌 <span class="mu-s">A</span>: <span class="mu-i">I see, you need more details to believe. That’s a healthy habit. This will sound like straight out of a fairy tale, but get used to it. The walls all around us are protected by shadows, and those shadows act like portals to outer space. That is where the stars and the sun are. This is not a joke. The Violet Tower was created with something called ‘non-euclidean architecture’ that you don’t need to understand, but what you do need to understand is that it works very differently than any other house or tower. When you get close to something, it looks bigger, doesn’t it?</span>
Helen nods.
卌 <span class="mu-s">A</span>: <span class="mu-i">The Violet Tower looks bigger the further away you are from it. From the outside, it looks bent over, but look up: it isn’t from the inside. In many other ways, this place </span>
Helen remembers the first time she stared at the Violet Tower, and it was the first time she had ever laid eyes on something magical. And it was big, intimidating, elegant, and, to her, marvelous- it was proof that life can be like an anime.
<span class="mu-i">“Why are you helping?”</span>
卌 <span class="mu-s">A</span>: <span class="mu-i">Because it’s my duty.</span>
Helen waits for the follow-up, but it never comes. What a dull reason, then; what does duty even /mean/? She used to have cleaning duty back at the orphanage and she hated every minute of it, mostly because she also kept doing it all wrong. Many ended up blackmailed just so she could stay away from it, and most of those were baffled by the reason- not like Helen cares as long as she doesn't have to do it.
