for the first time since Tachibana Hibiki first became a magical girl and resigned herself to fighting to protect the woman she loves, someone finally stopped to talk to her rather than responding with violence. that someone was Suletta Mercury, who doesn't want to have to fight either. they embrace and Hibiki tells her everything's going to be okay before letting go as the villain of the crossover arc makes their dramatic appearance. as she climbs back into Aerial, her Gundam, Suletta thinks about Miorine and how she must fight to protect her. "へいき, へっちゃら!" she says to herself before leaping into battle, inspired by this strange girl with fists as strong as her Aerial.
I've been ruminating on this idea for a few days and haven't really gotten it quite right, but here's a shot at it.
