Madoka nods. That sure was her first mission. That's maybe why she can remember it so vividly - because it was all so wild and overwhelming that it was practically seared into her memory.

She never wanted to feel that helpless during a mission ever again after it.

"I'm really surprised that it was your first mission.. You seemed like you knew what you were doing right away." .. or maybe that's just because he's a better jumper than her. At least they're on a more even level now, Madoka likes to think as they keep walking through the fields here.