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[happyends]

[ Guess who's trying really hard to ignore all the more aggressive posts on here. ]

Um.. H-Hi everyone! In case anyone doesn't know yet, I'm M.. Madoka Kaname, nice to meet you.. [ Is she looking more nervous than usually though? For sure. Although that's not because of the mood of the last posts as much as she's dying internally at the thought the whole train can hear and see her right now. ]

M-Maybe some of you might remember that a while ago mister Stark suggested we could put plants around the train.. I thought it'd be a good idea s-since it'd be good for both the air and just for making things look nice, so.. E.. Evie and I volunteered to work on it! But there's only two of us, so..

[ She sucks in a deep breath. You can do it, Madoka. You almost said your piece! ]

We.. could use some help, if anyone wants to help. The boxes all need to be p-put together, and the plants need to be taken care of in the l.. long run too. So I thought maybe we could start a gardening club.. I was part of a gardening club back home at school, so if you don't know what to do, I.. I can help you! But if people already know a lot about plants, it'd be g-great if they could help too..!

Um, of course it's voluntary, but.. i-it'll be fun. I think. And you can work together with Evie too then, and she's really pretty and smart and nice..! [ And, you know, Madoka is also pretty cute. But she apparently has no compliments for herself to spare here.

Also, her face is starting to turn the same colour as her hair by now. ]

I.. I think that's all..! T-Thank you so much for listening to me and I'm sorry for taking up your time-- ouch!

[ She was bowing to end the message politely, but instead just accidentally bumped her head in the process.

She's trying. ]

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[stealsyourheart]

"Madoka-san, you know how bored I get?" He grins at her. "A bit of work never hurt anyone."

[happyends]

Bored? [ Yes, Madoka. Bored. Some people don't live each moment of their lives trying desperately to help out everywhere like you do.. ]

W-Well, if you'd like to help, then of course you're welcome! I'm always glad to spend more time with you, even if it's while working.

[stealsyourheart]

I get bored pretty easily. [ He shrugs - the price of having a high IQ, apparently ]

And it's nice, what you're doing!

[happyends]

A.. Ah, thank you..!

[ You'll make her blush! ]

It's mister Stark's idea though, I'm just.. you know..! Just carrying it out for him since he asked me to...

[stealsyourheart]

His idea, maybe - your implementation. Think that makes it your plan, no?

[happyends]

[ Madoka doesn't have the heart to say 'I don't think that's true' to anyone.. Like right now. Because she really thinks that's not how it works, and yet!! ]

I-I, um..! I think it'd be rude of me towards him to say that.. [ So she says it in the most roundabout way possible. ]

[stealsyourheart]

Nah. [ He grins at her ]

You're doing all the work, after all.

[happyends]

We're all doing the work together..!

[ Nope! Never taking credit for anything! That's the Madoka way of doing things. ]

T.. That's how everything on the train works, don't you think? We're all making sure we all have a good trip together..

[stealsyourheart]

Nuh uh! You're doing all the planning and organising, Madoka-san!

[happyends]

W-.. W-W-why are you so insistent on giving me all the credit?!

[ She doesn't sound angry, just shocked. Why are you doing this to her, Kaito. Her poor self-esteem can't handle it. ]

[stealsyourheart]

Because you should take pride in what you do, y'know. You're too nice sometimes, Madoka-san!

[happyends]

I'm never too nice...

[ Says Madoka "literal magical girl Jesus" Kaname. ]

I.. I think I'm just a normal amount of nice! The same as everyone else..!

[stealsyourheart]

[ Fondly ]

Absolutely you are too nice.

[happyends]

[ You'll kill her, Kaito. Madoka's face is turning entirely red, especially when he says it in that fond tone on top of it all. ]

W-Well.. If you insist.. [ Since it sounds like she's not going to win this battle. (It's obvious she wouldn't, since she's a total doormat.) ] But.. I think you're too nice too. Absolutely..!

[stealsyourheart]

[ He laughs ]

Don't let Edogawa or Hattori hear you say that, as I suspect they'd violently disagree.

[happyends]

.. Huh?

[ That makes her totally forget all about her nervousness for a moment, since it's so surprising to her. ]

Why do you think so? It's just true that you're nice, right? And.. um, I only really know one of them personally, but he's nice too! [ Madoka may not entirely understand male friendships. ]

[stealsyourheart]

I'm nice if I want to be. [ He shrugs with a grin ]

But ... Hattori and Edogawa and I... we have an... understanding. [ HEH ]

[happyends]

[ An.. understanding.

Madoka is thinking really hard over here what that could mean. It sounds like they bicker, or maybe play pranks? But at the same time they have an understanding.. With emphasis on it..

.. Wait, are they dating?! Isn't Conan a little young though?! Madoka looks both flustered and shocked at the same time. ]

W.. Wow, I didn't know at all! I'm so happy for you!

[stealsyourheart]

[ Kaito would just die if she told him that ]

Eh. [ He shrugs ]

We get along okay - better now the understanding is in place. [ No one arrests anyone, information found out on the train is not usable in court, but A-OK for playful blackmail ]

It's nice to have people from your own world, you know?

[happyends]

[ It's definitely going to somehow come up at the most embarrassing point possible now. Like at Hattori's tea party when Kaito crashes it. ]

I think so. [ It's not like Madoka can know for sure, since she's the only one from her world.. But she can imagine! ] I'm really glad you have some of them here with you. It'd be so sad if someone as nice as you was all alone..!

[stealsyourheart]

[ perfect ]

I hope you have friends too, one day.

[happyends]

...

[ There's a slight pause where Madoka considers this and wonders if that could happen when almost all her friends are very dead.. But thankfully she manages to keep herself from getting too fully immersed in that thought and freaking out.

Although her smile shrinks a little. ]

H-Hmm. That'd be nice. But in the meantime, I already have great friends here like you.

[stealsyourheart]

[ Sharp eyes spot the pause, but Kaito smiles ]

I'm glad we're friends, Madoka-san.

[happyends]

Me too.. Even if being here is sometimes a little scary, I'm glad that I met you and we got to be friends.

[ And despite the earlier pause, the sentiment she expresses now - and the small smile that goes along with it - is very, very genuine. ]

end here?

[stealsyourheart]

Definitely. [ He agrees, beaming at her ]