"Do you think that's how it works?"

Madoka shifts a little in the water. Maybe she's finally picking up on the fact that Persephone seems kind of flustered about all of it, so she's trying to dial down a bit on the praise - even though she definitely thinks the other deserves so much of it! - and instead tries to go for something more curious.

"The more you want it, the more likely it is to actually work..?"