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[fortissimos]

What's wrong about wanting to marry a cute girl?!

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[Well, you're a girl, is the first response that comes to mind, but what she says instead is a little gentler:]

Shouldn't you get to know people before proposing?

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... Well, duh. What kind of person do you think I am?

I'd at least wait a few weeks before actually proposing.

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A few weeks isn't long enough either!

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A month?! [ GENUINE QUESTION HERE ]

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Wha—no! Is that really how you do it? My father said he didn't propose to my mother for an entire year.

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Hey, taking it slow is fine too. There's nothing wrong with that.

But there are a lot of cute girls here, you know? I don't have time to wait that long! [ Sayaka you can't marry all of them calm down ]

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You can't marry everyone. Have you tried asking for a date first?

[fortissimos]

I guess...

Do you wanna go on a date, then? [ Sayaka. ]

1/3

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Huh? Wha—don't ask me!

2/3

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I-I didn't mean it like that!

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[sigh.]

I just meant you should get to know someone before you talked about marriage.

[fortissimos]

Yeah, yeah. I know what you're trying to say.

But don't worry! Magical girl Sayaka-chan is sworn to protect the heart of every maiden, so I'd never rush into things!

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I can't ever tell if you're taking anything seriously...

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I take everything seriously!

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Somehow, I don't believe that.

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I guess you just need to get to know me better. [ wow someone's a fuckin smooth operator today ]

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I don't know what you mean by that. [she knows.]

...Did you like the gift I got you?

[fortissimos]

Yep! Who doesn't like pocky, huh?

... But if you want yours, you've gotta come get it in person. You can't just sneak out of the house like that! [ wtf it's not sneaking ]

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Eh? I didn't sneak out! I just left early. You're the one who slept in late.

[fortissimos]

Don't focus so much on the details!

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[...]

That's more like the truth, Sayaka-san. Where are you, anyway?

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I was out running. Even magical girls have to stay fit, right?

But I'm going home now. [ ... ] Meet me there?

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I was at the market, but okay. I'll be home soon.

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[ Madoka got a dragon, but Kyouko? When she walks through the door, the first thing Sayaka does is throw a package at her, containing what is clearly the coolest hoodie in the neighbourhood. (If only she was dealing with the older Kyouko.) ]

Ta-dah! Pretty awesome, right?

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[If only, because older Kyouko would find it pretty awesome.

That said, the package hits this Kyouko in the face as soon as she walks in.]

—Oomph! What was that for?

[It takes her a second to realize it's a gift, but once she does, she sits down on the floor to unwrap it. The hoodie is unfolded, and she spends a moment turning it this way and that.

It isn't her style (yet), but it is cool, and red is her favorite color, so:]

Ah—thank you, Sayaka-san! This is pretty cool!

[She tugs off the hoodie she's currently wearing to put the new one on. It's a little long in the sleeves, but she'll grow into it.]

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Ahaha, good! We're magical girls, so we've got an image to maintain!

[ An image that Sayaka ruins by existing... but details. She strikes a pose in celebration, then vanishes for a moment, coming back with one of the boxes of pocky Kyouko got her. ]

I didn't get a chance to eat these earlier. You wanna share?

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An image, huh...

[She tries to imagine Mami wearing something like this, and snorts.

Naturally, she is down for sharing candy of any kind, but...] Are you sure? It's your gift.

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[ She smirks. ]

Yeah, I'm sure. I was gonna share half of it with Madoka, but... [ ... yeah no that probably would have been awkward after the last two weeks. ] I guess that means we can split the whole box.

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[Awkward indeed. Not that Kyouko knows about that.] Okay. I'd like that.