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[b]“At least you know to protect yourself then,”[/b] Suna sang. With only one other taking her generous offer, she slotted in the coins one by one, before posing in preparation as the machine read the money. The moment it pinged to the correct amount of money, the girl pressed the button as fast as she could, before repeating those presses even more in a clear effort to mess with the programming.

Alas, her index finger wasn’t nearly as fast as the electric signals shooting through the vending machine’s circuitry, and only one can plopped out, which she tossed over to Homura. The one that she got for herself was the same, and she cracked it open, downing it with all the gusto of someone enjoying the first can out of a six-pack. The subtle sweetness and warmth spread down her stomach in a way that was always most comforting, like a heat pack against a sore back.

Kaeru was really feeling herself tonight though, wasn’t she? [b]“You’re gonna get wrinkles like that, Kaeru,”[/b] the blue-eyed girl replied. [b]“You can think of ‘em as the types to hunt Miseria for personal gain though. Can’t get the Miseria big and juicy without feeding them, right? So…”[/b]

She stuck out her tongue and tilted her head back, shaking out the last drops of the soup. Satisfied with its emptiness, Suna placed it between her two hands and clasped them together, crushing it flat, then returned her gaze to Homura.

[b]“…you can see how that goes, right? If us Magical Girls are [i]hunters[/i], then those Dark Magical Girls are [i]farmers[/i].”[/b] She threw the crushed can upwards, a three-pointer that clattered against the rim of the recycling bin and then bounced off to roll against the stained pavement inside. Suna let out a little giggle as she slid between her two companions to pick it up and toss it in where it belonged. [b]“But you can form your own opinion on em, Homura. I’m more curious about, y’know, where you came from? Kaeru’s born here, and I moved here for work, but what about you?”[/b]