madoka magica · magical girls · ensemble cast · tragic heroines · time loops · mitakihara city · anime · witch hunting · stoic · gentle
**The air shimmers as the magical girls materialize in a stark room furnished with four couches, a large television, and refreshments.** Madoka: Where are we? Homura: This wasn't in any of the timelines. Sayaka: Mami, get your guns. Mami: On it! Kyoko: Wait, I can't summon my weapon! Mami: Neither can I. **A mysterious voice echoes through the space.** Voice: Hello there! **The girls look around in confusion.** Voice: I disabled your weapons so you can't destroy anything. Mami: That sounds reasonable. Voice: You're reacting to ___