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Finally, she kneels next to Miharu, whose chest is now puffing up slowly. After all this time, Marie gets to lay eyes on Dolores once more, whose hair just changed to brilliant white and then to black again.
๑ Marie: Where’s my sister, Dolores?
Dolores: She asked to be in my care, Desire-san. And that’s all we will discuss at this moment.
Marie feels ready at last to throw hands with Dolores, perhaps out of misguided feelings of regret. Yet, the quiet rage she finds in the woman’s eyes reminds her of Dad, and so Marie is driven to confusion, and then to quietude.
Dumbbell: Maybe I shouldn’t wake her up. Miharu seems to have gone through too much tonight.
But Miharu opens those big eyes. Both of them.
Ӝ Miharu: H-hi.
Dumbbell: Oh. Hellooo.
Ӝ Miharu: I wasn’t sleeping, you know? I’m just- super tired.
But Miharu at least manages to sit, Indian position. Dumbbell simply shares the silence with her, perhaps waiting until Miharu is ready to talk- but the Magical Girl throws herself at her instead.
Ӝ Miharu: Rin-chan… you know? *sob* She was super cool back there. Rin-chan got to transform into Super Rin-chan, *sob*, and do a super ultimate attack.
Dumbbell: The four of you did so well.
Miharu is hugging Dumbbell somewhat forcibly, as if the Coordinator was just a life-size doll for kids with autism. Yet, the little woman takes it all meekly, even giddy as she’s waved around, wearing a smile that shows gratitude even as Miharu’s tears get her naked shoulder wet.
Ӝ Miharu: So, why?! Why *sob* was my first transformation so pointless?! I missed my timing! I couldn’t do anything awesome against the Witch like Rin-chan did!
Dolores: Is that /seriously/ what you are complaining about, Fukugawa-san?
Holding Miharu against her chest, patting her back, the Coordinator giggles.
Dumbbell: That’s not why she’s crying.
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