Hana's casual walk was interrupted by silence. She enjoyed quiet areas, but the streets were typically filled with life. Students going home, businessmen driving their cars, children biking around for last minute errands. There was no reason for things to be this quiet at this hour of the day. Hana was nervous, but also a little curious. She walked a bit faster now, more to see if the people had gathered elsewhere. But the longer Hana walked, the more evident it was that the people were just gone. She saw a bike laying in the center of the road, a shoe on top of a street lamp. Further in there was actually a car accident that blocked the flow of regular traffic. There were a slew of cars behind the initial accident. There were no people present, and all the doors on the cars had been opened. It was like everyone had been abducted.

“What's going on here?” 

It was too much to keep in her head. As dangerous as the situation looked, Hana's curiosity drove her forward. It wasn't long before the school girl came across a group of people. They weren't part of this strange happening, just curious people like her trying to figure out what was going on. When Hana got closer, she could see it. That large transparent creature, and the magical girls fighting it. One was lopping off tentacles with a knife, and another one seemed to be attacking it indirectly with magic. Some of the people were capturing the spectacle on their phones.

“Whoa...”

Hana had seen plenty of youtube videos, and even a stream or two, but this was her first time she was able to see magical girls in person. Hana was unable to avert her eyes. It had been a very long time since the school girl had seen something that filled her with so much wonder. 

But this was too far away, she needed a better view.

Hana noticed a building across the street from the convenience store. It looked like someone had used the fire escape ladder, giving access to the roof of the building. The student wasted no time running over to the ladder. Hana couldn't remember the last time she moved with such earnest. Once she made it up to the stair case,  Hana took the steps two at a time until she arrived at the roof.  There was a fence going around the perimeter, but it looked like part of it had been torn down. Hana approached the edge of the roof and grabbed the fence to steady herself. Did Himeko feel like this when she looked at magical girls?