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"Oh, Tohsaka-san...I didn't think you'd be up." There was an important job Mami had to do most nights, she couldn't not go out just because it was dangerous for herself. She had to protect people, that's what she did. Even if it worried her friend, Mami had no intention not to go. She wished she could just explain what she was doing, but Mami wasn't the type to put her problems on other people, she'd rather just bottle them up and ignore it.

"Something came up, I have to go." Mami slipped her shoes on, using her fingers to hold the back of her shoes while she steadied herself against the wall with her other hand.

"Of course I'm up."

Mostly to confront Mami about this. She could hear her leaving while laying in bed. That and Rin was a night person, a distinct counterpoint from her lack of being a morning person.

"And I don't like it. I don't like it at all."

When she left at night, Mami did try to be quiet, for Rin's sake. She didn't want the other girl worrying about her. Mami had to do what she did, she had to try to protect people. With her power it would be wrong to sit at home letting people get hurt and die when she could stop it. Even if it put her own life in danger.

"You don't have to worry about it, Tohsaka-san, I'm just going out for a little bit, nothing's going to happen to me." She gave the other girl a bright smile like she always tried to wear, insincere as it was at the moment.

"HMPH!" It was loud and came out with just a little squeak. No, Rin was not satisfied by that answer.

"And you don't even think about taking me along? I'm almost insulted!"

Mami may try to play it off but Rin wasn't exactly going along for the ride.

That judgemental noise from Rin caught Mami a little off guard, making her eyes go a little wide in surprise for a moment. What could she do? Mami wanted to just leave, she had to go, but she couldn't be rude to Rin either..

"..Take you along?" Mami seemed to almost consider it for a moment, before slowly shaking her head. She'd have to lie again, something she didn't enjoy doing. "No, I couldn't possibly do that to you, I wouldn't want you to waste your night.."

"I don't recall spending time with you being a waste."

Rin shrugged.

"But fine, whatever. Do what you want. See if I care."

"I don't...that's not what I meant, Tohsaka-san. I'm glad that we're friends.." It killed Mami to not be able to tell the other girl the truth. To make Tohsaka think that Mami was not her friend, or that she didn't appreciate her, it was just too painful.

"Please don't be upset with me.." Mami could only try to convince Rin that she was her friend, but she didn't know what to say.

Rin simply turns and leaves. Well, 'leaves'. She's got other plans in mind, mostly to follow Mami after she's out the door. Something is clearly going on and Rin is going to find out, one way or another.

Mami could only watch Rin leaving, upset at herself for not being able to solve their problem without hurting the other girl's feelings. That wasn't what she wanted to do to her friend. Mami reminded herself right there to make Rin's favorite food as soon as she got back. ...If she made it back.

Sighing, she finished putting on her clothes, and was quick to leave out the door, down to the street. She already knew which direction to head, toward the department store a little ways away, she could run there and be at the scene in no time.

Rin wasn't too far behind. Mami seemed to be in too much of a hurry for this to be a typical meeting, so Rin felt more and more justified in following the girl. There was definitely going to be danger around the corner and while Rin may be mad that Mami potentially lied to her, she wasn't going to let her roommate get hurt either.

Mami was far too focused on getting where she was going, than thinking that any snooping roommates would be following her out into the night. Taking the Gem out of her hair, Mami held it in her hand, squeezing down on the strange warmth of the magical trinket.

Looking everywhere, Mami was searching for the entrance to the barrier. It should be nearby, she thought, feeling that telltale pull of a Witch. First, she might as well transform, to keep herself safe from attacks. Looking around for anyone watching, Mami squeezed on her Gem and started her transformation. Her clothes vanished, replaced by ribbons spiraled all around her body, squeezing just a little tight until they seemed to pop and become her magical girl outfit. All Mami had to do was adjust her hat a little to finish her transformation.

Rin kept up, being plenty athletic herself. She peeked around the corner and saw the transformation. She wasn't entirely surprised. They were, after all, in a palce where magic wasn't too uncommon. Not to mention that Rin herself was heavily into magic. She was mostly surprised that Mami would keep this from her. It wasn't really a breach of trust but her heart did twist a little at the thought.

Mami had no idea she was being followed. She would never think Rin would do such a thing. After all, she had no idea Rin was into dangerous things herself. With her transformation done, Mami headed to the entrance to the Barrier.

To a normal person it was probably just a strange feeling spot, but to Mami, she could see the way it wavered in the air, holding something dangerous inside. Perhaps even Rin would notice it from her hiding spot.

Getting ready to go inside Mami summoned a ribbon, a yellow length that flew into the air and solidified as one of her rifles. She was going in.

Rin could understand guns. Her own favored magic spell essentially turned her hand into a pistol. A overly powerful magical pistol but one nonetheless.

She managed to keep herself silent, not quite at the point of casting magic to hide her presence. It seemed Mami was too into what she was doing to pick up on anything just yet.

Finding the entrance to the barrier, Mami did a quick look around and entered into it, taking a deep breath. Taking out a witch, it was the job she had to do. She wished she could explain what she did to Rin, but she knew that the girl would never understand.

Inside, Mami found herself in a giant play area, filled with bright colors and moving toys. Toy soldiers, jack in the boxes, wooden trains running every which way. It was surreal, as it always was, but Mami was experienced. She knew to keep her weapon with her, ready to fire at anything that attacked.

It's not that she wouldn't understand. It's just that she'd have issues trying to parse where the benefit would be. Rin did think in terms of profits and costs, so certain things had to be justified for her. Now, of course, she was compassionate in a way. It was just extremely hard to tell unless there was an emergency.

But she was familiar with something like this, in a way. It seemed a lot like a reality marble that one could willingly walk into, which was odd. She watched, hoping to learn more about how things went in this other world like area.

Things didn't stay very quiet for long, seeing how the witch much have recognized the intruders. Mami blew away a few of the toy soldiers, breaking them into pieces as they rushed her with their speared rifles. Mami was calm, but she wasn't taking chances. She heard something behind her and whipped around, throwing her arms out to the sides and summoning another set of rifles in the air, only to see a familiar face.

"Tohsaka-san?!" That was the last thing she had expected to see in a witch's barrier, her friend, someone she didn't think had any magical ability. "How did you get in here, you have to get out!"

"No, no, keep doing what you're doing. I'm fine."

For all this action, Rin was certainly very nonchalant about the whole thing. And didn't feel a need to explain. After all, it looked like Mami was a bit too busy to take in whatever story the magi had to tell.

"What are you talking about? It's dangerous here!" As another wave of soldiers pressed in on them, Mami turned to summon more rifles blowing the toys away, trying to keep themselves from getting surrounded. Mami was strong, but protecting someone else had now become her top priority, meaning she had to find some high ground to keep Rin safe.

"Just stay behind me, I will make sure to protect you!"

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"Are you even listening to me? Worry about yourself or you're going to end up getting hurt."

Of course, Rin was missing the obvious part of the fact that she could take care of herself. And Mami didn't know that. Her words probably sounded completely stupid but Rin wasn't quite aware of that yet as the action happened around her.

"It's fine, I can handle this." More and more and more and more rifles came into existence lining up on both sides of Mami. She held her hand high, turning back to smile a little at Rin,showing her that she had things under control.

Bringing her hand straight down she signalled her rifles to fire, sending a volley of shots at the incoming toy soldiers, completely decimating the battalion. Mami might be worried that she had to watch out fo Rin, but she couldn't help but show off a little.

"Now that those are dealt with... what are you doing here Tohsaka-san?"

Rin is a little impressed. But not the type of impressed that would come from amazement at finding out magic is real.

"I just was following you and catching you in a lie. That's all."

She should be more impressed, Mami would have thought, but then, this was Rin, she never really saw her that excited about much aside from money.

"You know this is dangerous right? You can get really hurt here. This isn't a game." Rin, magic is real, and dangerous, get with the program. The amount of worry that Rin was showing was really worrying though, was Rin thinking this was all a dream or something?

"What makes you think I don't know what I'm doing? It's not like I was keeping a secret or anything like some people around here."

Yes, she was totally keeping a secret. But hypocrisy never applied to Rin at all so she let it fly out of her mouth with ease.

"Tohsaka-san...you have to listen to me. This is a Witch's Barrier. If you stay here for too long you can get really hurt. You have to trust me." More enemies closed in, forcing Mami to pop a small pistol into her hand, popping it off at the nearest toy. At the same time, a giant shadow seemed to be moving across the playroom, like something big was coming..

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