It helps that - when it comes to the positive anyway, considering how their one talk about kindness went - Madoka is easily able to read good things into what Piccolo is saying. So it's easy to uncover the meaning behind his words, even with the adrenaline running wildly through her, her nerves on ends.

"Okay. I.. I'll try my best."

Madoka looks at him for a moment more before finally forcing herself to take slow, slow steps in the direction of the ice bridge. She sucks in a breath as she finally steps up onto it, trying to take very tiny steps. It's slippery, after all, and she really doesn't want to fall off by slipping.. that would not only be bad, but also very embarrassing! (But mostly just plain Bad.)

But she is moving. Consistently. Just taking one tiny step in front of the other, trying really hard to take deep breaths, keep herself calm.

Without looking behind her, she calls out:

"M.. Mister Piccolo, does it look like I'm halfway yet..?"