709/I'll Never Play Again

I'll Never Play Again
Date of Scene:	14 December 2015
Location:	Plot Room #2
Synopsis:	After speaking to Kyouko, Sayaka goes to visit Kyousuke in the hospital... only to hear some terrible news.
Cast of Characters:	Sayaka Miki, Mami Tomoe

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Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka had done her best to comfort Kyouko in the night, staying with her for a good deal of the night and trying her best to keep her promise. Of course, there's not much you can do when you lack powers, and it'd be even harder for her to protect herself from Kyouko's enemies. But a promise is still a promise.

    In the morning, she's a little sad to see that Kyouko has already left, leaving her alone in the room, the window still slightly ajar and a bit cool. Actually it's pretty early in the morning, and Sayaka is eager to see Kyousuke..Isn't he due to leave the hospital today?

    Of course she had visited him several times before, and so she's pretty much memorized where he is staying. Not caring much for those annoying hospital gowns (And afterall, she's due to leave the hospital sometime today soon!), Sayaka gets dressed and steps out into the hallway, having memorized most of her ward here. Kyousuke's not far away, on the same ward in fact and it doesn't take her long to find his room, knocking eagerly on his door.

    "Kyousuke-kun? May I come in?"

Mami Tomoe has posed:
There's a shuffling of sheets from inside the room, and then there's a call. "Sayaka-san? Is that you? You can come in if you like." he says. Inside is Kyosuke Kamijo, still in his hospital gown, still in the bed he has been stuck in since the accident. There's a cold breeze coming in from the open window, the curtains flowing.

Kyosuke is just laying there, looking at his hand as he holds it above his head. He turns to look at Sayaka, and fakes a smile. He doesn't feel much like smiling, or visitors. "Hello, Sayaka-san."

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka beams. She's still a bit sad from last night, but hearing Kyousuke again makes her feel a bit better. She feels the handle and finding it open, she comes inside, carrying yet another CD for him to try. Why, his bedside table is probablly spilling over with tons of CDs! But this one will certainly make him smile, she hopes.

    "Kyousuke-kun, I brought another CD! How are you feeling? Are they letting you go home yet? After all of that physiotherapy, and the surgery, your hands must be almost good as new, right?" Actually she's been so busy recuperating herself lately, that she hasn't had a whole lot of time to visit Kyousuke - at least he hasn't really been around his room in the last few days so she hasn't exactly heard the latest new.

    As she speaks, Sayaka fumbles with the CD player, trying out the new CD she just bought, "I hope you like it, it's one of your favorite artists!"

Mami Tomoe has posed:
Kyousuke's heart just... drops out from under him, like someone had kicked a chair he was sitting on. Another CD. Another classical music CD. The kind of music he'll never get to play again.

He knows in his heart that she's really just trying to help. That she wants to be nice. She's being nice. But with the news that he just got, it's almost too much...

"Thank you, Sayaka-san." he says. He takes the CD, but he puts it on a pile with the rest instead of playing it like normal, and he turns away from her. He doesn't want her to see him cry, after all.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka blinks as he takes the CD, rather than letting her play it. She can hear the pain in his voice and it worries her. "Err....." He turns away from her and she frowns, "Kyousuke-kun..What's wrong? This is a happy day, isn't it? I Mean..You get to go home, and soon, you'll get to play again. Isnt that what you want? Kyousuke-kun....."

    When he doesn't answer at first, she reaches out to gently touch his shoulder. Wha...Is he..Crying!? "Are..Are you alright..?"

Mami Tomoe has posed:
It's the touch on his shoulder that does it. The touch of her hand - coincidentally the hand that he cannot use - on his body that causes him to jerk away. He doesn't strike her, but it's close.

And then he realizes, and processes what she said. "No..." he says, the tears coming freely now. "I'll never play again. That's what the doctors said. They're releasing me because there's nothing more they can do. I'll never play again..."

He turns and looks her dead in the eyes, his own still filled with tears. "So are you here to torture me? Bringing me another CD of music I can hear but I can never play again? Am I in hell now?"

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka's heart churns at his words, seeing the tears flowing freely now, feeling terribly, horribly guilty for the pile of CDs she brought. One new one every week that he's been here. "Kyousuke-kun..Are you certain? Maybe they can bring in another specialist. It's still too soon to say. I'm sure you'll play again..."

    But deep down, she suspects that they probably already did all they could for him. It leaves a queasy, sinking feeling in her stomach. First news of Mamoru's death, now this? Is there nothing in the world she can do to spare the people she cares about from pain..?

    "Kyousuke-kun..Please dont talk like that. I'm sure..." She draws a breath, Kyubey. Surely he can fix this. "I'm sure..No, I KNOW..Miracles can happen..."

Mami Tomoe has posed:
Now, he's lashing out. He's turned to her and his hand - the injured one - swings wide and topples the pile of CDs over onto the floor with a loud clattering noise. "You are tormenting me! I've seen the best specialists in Japan! They all agree, I'll never play again!" he says, grabbing the CD and almost making like he's going to throw it at Sayaka before dropping it and just sobbing.

"I'll never play again. Not until the day when magic or miracles start existing in this world. That's the truth. I'm doomed. The thing I was good at, my talent - it's been stolen away from me."

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka gasps, stumbling backwards as Kyousuke sends CDs flying every which way. She can feel his pain, feel his anger. And she has never felt more hopeless than in this moment right now. She hates this, being so powerless, powerless to help Mamoru, powerless to help Kyouko, or even Kyousuke. But..Kyubey..Surely..

    "But..Magic and miracles DO exist! I know this is hard to swallow right now, but...Please just trust me! I'll prove it to you, Kyousuke-kun!" And maybe one day, he'll actually thank her for it.

    She backs away slowly from the door, heart pumping..Then suddenly she's running down the hall, running blindly, searching for the one who can grant wishes.

    Kyubey..Kyubey, where are you?" She calls out to him in her mind. "I think...I'm ready.." Please let this work..

Mami Tomoe has posed:
Of course, Kyubey is nearby to hear this. Perhaps he was here the whole time. Perhaps it was just Sayaka's need for a wish that called out to him. Kyubey simply casually walks out of an open hallway in front of Sayaka.

"Sayaka Miki, have you made a decision then?" the small, red-eyed white creature asks, tilting its head, ears flopping a bit.

"Did you find something valuable enough of you that you are willing to embark upon a life of fighting in exchange for it?"

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Yes..Yes, she can hear him! Sayaka pauses, once she finds a lonely, empty corner of the hospital wing, kneeling down in front of Kyubey. "I..I can't stand it anymore. Being so weak, being so helpless as the people around me are in pain and die. I...I wont stand by helpless as someone else I care about is suffering..Not anymore!"

    She nods slowly, remembering the many warnings that Mamoru, Kyouko, Homura, even Madoka had given her about making a wish. But she doesnt care anymore. Sayaka can think of a hundred reasons to make a wish, and only one reason not to. "Yes. Kyubey, I've made up my mind.."

    Well, no going back now. She draws a deep breath. "I wish....I wish that Kyousuke-kun's hands can be fully healed, so that he can once again play the violin, and live the dream that he was destined to live!" Closing her eyes, Sayaka shivers at the wish, but believing that it is the most selfless and honorable wish she could make. No way could she regret this!

    ..Still, she's a little scared, and nervous..

Mami Tomoe has posed:
Kyubey looks up at her. "Very well. Think about your wish, about what you want." he says. Then the strange appendages that look like his ears rise up. While Sayaka's eyes are closed, they sink into her body, and a strange feeling washes over her.

A few moments of pain - enough that Sayaka might even think she's passed out.

"Now, reach out your hands and accept it." Kyubey says as a glowing orb floats towards her body and she slowly returns to awareness. "Reach out and take your new destiny in your hands. Take your soul gem, born of your most heartfelt of wishes, and become a Puella Magi!"

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka nods wordlessly, closing her eyes and focusing on Kyousuke. She envisions him stepping out of his hospital bed, his hands covered in a warm soothing light as the ribbons and dressing slowly unravel. His hands are soft and warm...And sensitive to the touch. Yes! Yes, he can move his hands again, he can touch and feel...And he can play!

    He can feel it, she is sure, feeling the imaginary violin in the air around him, begging to be played. He can feel his sensitive fingers wrapping around the warm wooden neck, playing on the bow with the strings..

    She smiles softly as she fills her body with healing energy, pure healing magic washing over him from her, and a small part of her hoping that he might thank her and love her because of this little miracle. And yes, she feels the sudden pain that comes with such a wish, and she cries out in anguish as she floats above the ground for a few moments, her body surrounded in magic, pierced by Kyubey's appendages as he...Does whatever sinister magics he weaves to create this miracle for her.

    And then it feels as if her heart's being torn out of her body and she grits her teeth, feeling herself about to pass out as a crystal pops out of her chest, glowing and warm. He tells her to accept it and she opens her eyes, taking the soulgem into her hands. It feels so warm, so full of energy and life! And then, it flashes and glimmers, merging into a ring around one of her fingers, with a glistening blue stone.

    When the light clears, she blinks and slowly stands, rubbing her eyes. She feels...Strange. Different.

    "Kyousuke...Is he...?"

Mami Tomoe has posed:
Kyubey looks at Sayaka Miki. He can't smile, but she might be getting the vibe that he's doing it with his frozen face. "Of course. That Soul Gem is the proof of your contract. It can't be created unless I have fufilled your wish, Sayaka Miki. You're a magical girl now. So he must be healed now."

"That's the contract. Now, you just have to uphold your end of it - you should probably start soon." he offers 'helpfully'. "You're now a Puella Magi, a hunter of Witches."

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    "Hunter of Witches..." she echoes thoughtfully, remember what Homura had once said about 'eating witches'. She smiles faintly, nodding to Kyubey. "Thank you...I wont let anyone down now!" she cries happily as she rushes through the hallways, calling out Kyousuke's name.

    Of course the miracle occurred..She can already see the doctor coming to see him. She can hear his startled cry of happiness. And she feels her heart warming in pleasure. Finally, Sayaka got to do something useful, and now, she'll never regret this wish..

    ...Right..?