In the Mami Friendship Chain route. I picked [11A] -> [MFS1A] -> [SOC1B] for my choices.
Spoiler for MFS1A:
Because Sayaka already looks great the way she is.
Plus the way you described her really, really reminded me of this:
Except she's in her school uniform and not her signature Puella Magi outfit. Lovely.
I wouldn't want her sporting Mami's hairstyle. No, sir. And doing so will most likely cause me to fail my
"mission".
Though I secretly wish that it's even possible to prevent Sayaka from becoming a witch even after she makes her contract, just so she can keep the nice swords, the great outfit and a role in a decisive final battle (a cliche, I know, but I always fall for spectacular final battles
).
Spoiler for The Flashback and the Confession:
Ah, their first meeting. An original chapter inspired by pictures like
and the second youngest Sayaka-chan from the picture that I used for my sig.
It's a pleasant surprise to read
that familiar chapter again. Quite nostalgic, even.
It fits quite nicely into this part. It's great that it came in handy at this point, eh? As for the Confession, of course I chose to accept. I don't like the idea of making a girl cry, much less my
#1...
The Homura/Sayaka Alliance chain part was an engaging read. It was very interesting to see the story unfold in the first 3/4 from the alternating views of Sayaka and Homura. Somehow, that was the type of conversation between them that I actually wanted to see, but never had the chance to.
And the last 1/4, that was a shocker. Like Kogetsu Shirogane had said, you dropped a bomb right there. I was right in thinking that Katsuhiko Jinnai of
El Hazard fame was the favorite villain you mentioned earlier
, though I didn't expect him to show up looking much like The Joker. The suddenness surprised me, though I had some kind of grin and goosebumps reading that part (complete with the music you suggested). While I'm not against seeing an OC antagonist, I was expecting to encounter him as a result of a decision. Nevertheless, it seems quite interesting to see how this will play out.
For the parts I did not mention, that's not to say I didn't like them, it's just that I haven't read them yet in favor of the two routes I'm reading, the Mami Friendship - Sayaka route as my actual choice and the Homura/Sayaka alliance as an alternate read.