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[burdenbearing]

[Fakecut to AU information!]

[Action: Around town.]

[Working as a babysitter is pretty tough for Mirai. It's obvious she's not having an easy time of it, as she tries to wrangle 3 drone children who keep trying to run off on her. She grabs one by the collar.]

Hey, where do you think you're going!? Are you trying to get hurt, or what?

[The other two push her forward from behind, and she barely manages to keep her feet as they run off without her.]

Eh-? Hey! Get back here!

[They're out of sight within a few seconds.]

Ugh... Just great.

[Phone]

It's been really quiet lately. Too quiet. This place has to be planning something big to make up for this.

Have any of you heard or seen something weird?

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[fatedmagica]

Oh! Hey, slow down.

[ Confident Madoka giggles as she approaches Mirai, lightly amused but just as worried for the kid. ]

Looks like you've got your hands full... need some help?

[burdenbearing]

Madoka!

[Mirai smiles. Lucky her friend was here, or she might have really been in trouble.]

Yeah, thanks. I guess it was a bad idea to take them for a walk by myself.

[fatedmagica]

Nn-nn. No need to think that way! I think they just need to burn some energy, right? And who better to help with that then a magical girl duo?

[burdenbearing]

How does being a pair of magical girls help?

[But she shrugs and moves to grab hold of at least two of the kids' hands.]

But alright, we can try that. Maybe we can make them too tired to cause any more trouble!

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[knowsabout]

I haven't heard anything strange, but this place is strange enough to begin with so it's more along the lines of business as usual.

[burdenbearing]

I meant stranger than usual, but I guess nothing's happened yet. Nobody's told me anything to be worried about.

[She sighs.]

Jeez, this just feels like waiting for the other shoe to drop...

[knowsabout]

I really don't think there's anything to worry about. So far it just seems like everyone I've run in to is a bit off but they're still the same person.

Hm, if you really want to find out whats going on why not try and round up a few people and ask them a few questions?

[burdenbearing]

A bit off? How?

And there's only two other people from home here right now... How am I even supposed to know what to ask?

[knowsabout]

Can't really put my finger on it, maybe personality wise a few people are off? That's the best way to phrase it.

Just can just ask questions you know the answer to and see if they say something different.

[burdenbearing]

Hm... That could from be a lot of things. Hard to know what's going on from that.

But that sounds lie a good idea. I'll try it.

[gandere]

[ Hey look, here comes a young woman holding up one of the kids tucked under her arm. ]

Lose someone?

[burdenbearing]

[She shoots the kid a glare, but nods politely to Rin.]

Yeah, they're with me. Thanks. Three was too much to handle at once, I guess.

[gandere]

No, they're not too much to handle. You just have to learn how to strike fear into their heart.

[ Rin Matou: the master of making people her minions. ]

[burdenbearing]

Ah, and how's that? I tried whacking them on the head and it didn't do anything. They just got worse.

[Being violent is totally the solution to all problems, okay.]

[gandere]

You just didn't hit them hard enough. Besides, you have to give them something they're really going to be scared of for a long time if you want it to do any good.

[burdenbearing]

Like what? I don't want them permanently damaged. I still need to get paid after this.

[Grant her your terrifying wisdom, RIn.]

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[hisnameisthecaptain]

Quiet is good, though.

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[burdenbearing]

It's only good if nobody is using it to sneak up on you, and this town always does something like that.

[hisnameisthecaptain]

Something good might still come of this.

You sound jaded, how long have you been here?

[burdenbearing]

About six months. Why?

[hisnameisthecaptain]

That's pretty ☠☠☠☠ sad.

We should be ready, but not paranoid. This town won't stop for us, we need to accept that much and enjoy what we can, right?

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[goodevenyan]

_{[And here comes Satomi, back from picking up a few things at the pet store. When she notices Mirai having trouble with the drone kids, she'll approach.]}

Do you need any help, Mirai-chan?

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[burdenbearing]

Ah, Satomi!

[She looks a little out of breath and like she's been run ragged by the kids.]

Um, if you've got the time... Yeah, I could use a hand. Thanks.

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[goodevenyan]

It's no trouble for me at all, Mirai-chan! I was just picking up a few things for Sare-chan, is all.

[burdenbearing]

Lucky you were going this way, huh?

[She sighs.]

But now we're going to have to go find them and drag them home... This is going to take a while.