004 ʗ ACCIDENTAL VIDEO

[givesahand]

[Sayaka had been thinking for a while, after seeing Mami train and then fight monsters with her at the coliseum. She had been devoting herself to her music lessons, but she realized that she had been neglecting her magical girl duties. After all, a magical girl was supposed to be a hero of justice! She couldn't just forget about it like that.

Plus, without Kyuubey or the Witches... she could have a little more fun with it. The first line of business for her magical girl training crash course:]

... I need to have something to say when I transform to make it more dynamic.

[Yeah. Transformation quotes are always top priority. Sayaka pauses to think deeply for a moment, before coming up with a line. She tries it on for size:]

TRANSFORMATION, HOOOOOOOO! [She trails off, and frowns. That was... horrible.] Nah.

[More thinking! She should use something more eloquent, maybe add a few more words in!]

Uh... Blade and light, cape and knight! CLASH! Swordsman Special Puella Magi Transformation! [Pause. Another frown.] That's too much, and it doesn't even make any sense.

[Ponder ponder ponder. Maybe she should do something more classic, like in those anime shows she watched way back when...]

Sword Soul Gem Power, make-up! Beauty in Blue! [Her expression that followed that line was almost akin to gagging.] Ugh, it just isn't me.

[Some more thinking... Okay! Then how about the modern route?]

Puella Magi Sayaka, target locked on! [The resulting frown on her face indicates she's become more annoyed than before.] That... wouldn't really work, since I'm more of a close range fighter.

[Thinking, more thinking... Maybe if she just changed the last part into something more aggressive...]

Puella Magi Sayaka, breakin' through! [Pause.] Even though it feels like I'm on the right track, I think that line might have been used by someone else before...

[More thinking... More pondering... After several minutes, she grips her head with her hands with a frustrated grunt.]

... Uuuuuurgh! Darn it, I can't think of anything that would make me look cool!

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[One good thing about the whole Weiss thing? Nobody ever expected you to say anything, though Aya sometimes did anyway and yeah, Ken sometimes wondered how long he'd spent thinking that one up. At least it meant they were spared Youji going on about making girls cry every five seconds or something equally daft.

[Now, in spite of himself, Ken's wondering what he'd say. He can't think of anything good either.]

You want something short. So's you're not off your guard too long. You wanna strike first, right?

[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[It was the same with the whole Puella Magi thing. None of them really used transformation quotes, but... That was mainly because there's no time for that when you're fighting Eldritch Abominations. This place has nothing of the sort.

Plus... it's fun. But only if people weren't listening to her brainstorming. :|]

Oh crap, this was on?!

[Sayaka picks up the Dreamberry, a look of embarrassment on her face. Oh well...]

Er... Right! I need to keep it simple, but effective. It only takes a second for me to transform, so at the very least, I can say more than one word.

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[homerunmagica.livejournal.com]

[ Don't mind Homura, she will just be over here.. Silently judging.. Aka, just doing what she always does. It's hard to read any particular emotion off her face though. ]

I doubt something like that is necessary, Miki Sayaka.

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[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[Oh come on, Hameru. You probably did this too back in the second timeline.

Crap, this was on? Sayaka was embarrassed, but... at least it was just the transfer student.]

It's not like there's any Witches here. I'm allowed to have fun.

[nolessthanseven]

Pretty sure yelling something out before you attack them is going to give you away.

And get you killed, in a lot of cases. I don't know about you, but I've found demons don't really wait for a fluttery transformation sequence.

[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[Sayaka was about to react that the fact her Dreamberry was on, but geez... What a party pooper.]

... I know that. There isn't anything here that's like the stuff I used to fight back home, so it wouldn't hurt to have a bit more fun with it. It only takes a second to transform...

[13thkey.livejournal.com]

[...... Kinda confused]

Why do you have to say something?

[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[Oh...

Oh.

This was on? Great.]

To add some 'cool factor' to when I transform, of course! To make people think, 'Wow! A real hero of justice!'

[And to give people the illusion that she needs to say something to activate her Soul Gem when she really doesn't.]

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[harmonicmelodia.livejournal.com]

[He's very confused by what she's doing, so he's going to see what she's up to.]

Miss Sayaka, may I ask why it is you are shouting?

1/? [ voice ]

[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[Huh?]

2/? [ voice ]

[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[Wasn't that Frederic's voice? Wait...]

3/? [ voice ]

[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[She turns around... The tell-tale Dreamberry light is on.]

4/? [ voice ]

[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[... Ah.]

5/? [ voice ]

[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH]

6/6 SORRY FOR THE SPAM [ voice ]

[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[There's some background noise as she clumsily picks up the Dreamberry.]

M-Maestro Chopin! I... I-I-I...! When was this... Why is this on?!

[Oh god. Ohgodohgodohgod. She could tolerate the other magical girls, complete strangers, or her room mates, but not any of her teachers! This was too embarrassing! So embarrassing that she could die! She's so glad this was set in voice mode, so she can properly hide her super red face.]

I... I was doing nothing! R-Really!

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[incorruption.livejournal.com]

Something to say when you transform...?

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[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[Oh. Neighbor. She can handle being caught by you.]

Er... Yeah. See, I'm a magical girl, so I can't really use my magic until I transform! I thought it'd be cool if I said some catchphrase before I transform, like in TV shows!

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[partlyblackened.livejournal.com]

Shouting something would ruin the moment.

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[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[Complete stranger, check. Concluded to be a dick, check. She can deal with being found out by this guy.]

But I'm a magical girl! You know? Uguu-cute and KIRAKIRA-sparkly~? It's perfectly acceptable for my genre!

[luvtrianglewoes]

A magical girl transformation opening?

[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[Oh. You're... that guy. Fortunately, Sayaka's in a way better mood than before.]

Correct-o! Gold star and applause for you! You are perfectly correct, blondie! I, Miki Sayaka, am a moe-moe, kirakira-sparkly magical girl!

[She puts on a comically serious face as she points at him through the camera.]

I mean, don't you think that every magical girl needs a cool catchphrase when they transform?! A magical girl without a catchphrase is like... takoyaki without the octopus! Bland and tragically incomplete!

[knight-in-red.livejournal.com]

What about? Puella Magi Sayaka, Pierce the night! [Hikaru wants to help you out.]

[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[FINALLY! Someone here who has a sense of fun!]

Oh oh oh! That's good, but I'm not feeling it too much. How about Puella Magi Sayaka! It's showtime!

[... but you're not a giant mecha, Sayaka.]

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[maskmastery.livejournal.com]

I see that you're applying yourself with your usual vigour.

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[handfulmagica.livejournal.com]

[Oh, darn. Well, he probably could have heard her from the house anyway.]

I have to look good in front of my fans whenever I'm in the arena. [Sarcasm? Maybe.] Anyway, no one told me that the Dreamberry could turn on by itself. Kinda worrying.