Signum Malum

[Mami Tomoe]

Mami found herself drawing ever close to the opening she now decided was a gate of some kind. It was a gate, but not in the way she typically thought of one. It had no door, and she had generally thought gates had doors. So was it an opening or a gate, she wasn't sure... However, whether it was a gate or an opening, she was close to the stone half-ring. She was unsure how long it had taken to get there - It felt like days at this point - When had she ever been in a Witch's barrier that took such an excruciating amount of time to travel through? Perhaps this 'Omnilium' that her memories, which she had played through dozens of times at this point, could give her some means of faster travel... Or some food, to help with traveling on an empty stomach. Or a bottle of water, even, because while she hadn't broken a sweat, she was still pretty tired.

At this point, just about anything would be nice... Maybe she shouldn't have left her best chance at having a friend here? Or at least someone she could stand beside for the time being?

Being alone wasn't too much trouble. She was used to it. So what was the big deal now? Maybe being in a place that was nearly nothing just felt so empty that being around someone just felt so necessary. She felt tempted to try and use this 'Omnilium' to create a companion... But that felt dangerous. And additionally like she was condemning someone to her fate as well, whatever it was. Besides, who would she summon? Madoka? Sayaka? She hardly knew either of them. That girl - Homura, was it? She couldn't do that. For all she knew, that girl was a lunatic, and had nearly gotten herself killed.

...Well, there was someone. Someone she was doubtful would be happy she was brought here, or that would have to be anywhere near her... Kyoko Sakura, the Magical Girl she had worked with some time ago, that had left her on a low note. A very low note, she felt necessary to punctuate. She doubted bringing her here, to this world that was just a blank canvas, would be done with a cheery smile and a shared Pocky like old times. But then again, when did Magical Girls not have grievances with one another? Rarely. So maybe she could do this without getting into too much trouble?

In the end, Mami decided it wasn't worth the risk... At which point she stopped dead in her tracks, with the toe of her right boot skimming the center of the gate she was heading towards. Her hair flew forward as she stopped so quickly into the gate, then out again back to its normal place... It appeared undamaged, so perhaps it truly was an exit of some sort. But what was through this gate? Could she even know without going through herself? She could shoot the gate. That wasn't exactly the smartest idea, but it was an idea. She didn't have her ribbons - Which was odd, as her magic was entirely based upon ribbons - So she couldn't send a ribbon in with the hopes of it coming back with something unscathed. That wasn't a luxury she had in this place, it seemed... Which was something that made her incredibly uncomfortable.

But lots of things were discomforting, weren't they? At that, Mami took a deep breath and stepped through the gate to Camelot.

MAMI HAS LEFT THE BUILDING-- I mean, NEXUS. So I'd not recommend posting here expecting a reply from me.