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H...How...

[Homura pauses, trying to find her voice. The camera is slightly obscured, but it's obvious she is wearing some form of a lion costume (minus the medal). Yes not even she is safe from the experiment and has been turned into the Lion from Oz. She has been hiding from much of the village since this began, too terrified to even get on the journals until now.

The girl takes a deep breath and asks, in a rather rushed voice-]

How does one learn to brave? I want to be brave like a lot of other people here, but I don't know how. I heard there might be a wizard who can give me bravery, but I don't know where he is. And I'm too frightened to go out to find him alone...

...That was all. Thank you!

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[After making that post, Homura decided that she is going to try going out again. Maybe she can meet someone who knows where the Wizard of Oz is! ...Yet when she goes out, she is unable to even go on the main path of the village, too terrified of all the strange people.

So, she'll likely be found hiding. Crouching behind bushes, looking around from behind tree and buildings and all sorts of places. It isn't that she doesn't want to talk -- she's just too damn cowardly.]

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N.. no, not at all. Well.. it was a little surprising, I have to admit that, but.. [ She giggles, a little bit nervously. ] It didn't feel that strange at all for some reason. Besides, we're.. friends, right?

Yes...we are friends. [She nods her head. Maybe one day she'll tell Madoka about it. But, this probably isn't a good time for that kind of thing.] If you ever need anything, please ask me. We're the only two from our world left, so we should stick together.

[ Well, Madoka sees Homura as a friend either way - the girl has been friendly to her, after all, and has her helped out plenty of times.. Just that much is enough already, even without knowledge of previous timelines. ]

Hmm, I promise. But.. in that case, please feel free to ask me anything at all too, Homura-chan. I want to help you too.

...Well... [If Madoka is offering to help her out.] Can you help me find the Wizard, Madoka?

... Huh? The Wizard? [ She looks a bit surprised, but then she seems to remember something as well. ]

Do you mean the Wizard of Luceti? Someone was talking about that before on the journals..

Luceti? [...Well no, she's looking for the Oz variety. But, maybe all Wizards are the same? If one Wizard can grant her courage, why couldn't another?] Yes that's right. I need to find him. Only he can grant me the courage I seek.

Hmm, the person I was talking about didn't know where he was either, but.. [ She puts up a finger to her cheek, thinking. ] If you really need to find him, Homura-chan, I'll help you! I don't think you need courage though, you're one of the bravest people I know..

Huh? Do you really think that? [That's...a bit surprising.] I think you're a lot braver than I am, Madoka.

M.. me? [ Oh, now that surprises her as well, making her blink a few times before laughing somewhat awkwardly. ]

Ehehe, no way.. Even back home I was never able to do anything compared to you and the others, and all of you always seemed so cool, so.. there's no way I could be as brave as you.

[Homura opens her mouth to say something back, but quickly closes it. Right. Madoka doesn't know about everything that happened. The girl shouldn't have to know either. She needs to be brave and fight for her friend, even if it is alone.]

I think you're brave either way. To accompany the others on such dangerous missions and cheer them on, risking your own safety. It is a very brave thing to do.

[ She would protest more, but.. she can't bring herself to, not now. So she just smiles a little, but contently, at the other girl. ]

Thank you, Homura-chan. Then for now we can agree we're both brave in our own way, right..?

...Yes. We are. Both of us are.

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Thank you.

Ah.. No, you don't have to thank me for anything. Or rather, I have to thank you too, so they cancel each other out, more or less.

I'll do my best to not leave here without you, no matter what.

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