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[midway]

... Jing Yuan was there.

But I guess we're not concerned about him anymore.

[kumeyuri]

[he blinks.]

Jing Yuan-san? For real?

[midway]

I didn't talk to him much. It's like I didn't know him.

He was just one of the war generals. [ ... ] He didn't have his halo.

[kumeyuri]

[...]

Do you think it was really him, or...? Taair mentioned that he saw some of us there, but as far as I know they weren't missing like you guys.

[midway]

[ Oh. Thinks about this for a second. ]

... Yeah. Marcoh was there too. He didn't have his halo either.

[kumeyuri]

[a slow nod]

Marcoh was among the people rushing to help you guys when you showed up, so it feels pretty safe to say he wasn't... wherever you went.

[midway]

[ ... ]

You don't know anyone by the name of "Ringo", do you?

[kumeyuri]

... Unless you're talking about apples? No.

[midway]

[ ... ]

I guess he wasn't real either.

[kumeyuri]

... You mentioned him when you came out—I don't know if you remember. I... assume he was important?

[midway]

[ Coughs, looking a little embarrassed. ]

I was my friend. Who I'm realizing might have been imaginary.

[kumeyuri]

... Sorry, what?

[midway]

[ my typo... ]

I think it might've all been... imaginary.......?

[kumeyuri]

[i was wondering]

... Sounds pretty screwy.

[midway]

Yeah.

Any ideas why all that happened?

[kumeyuri]

... I don't have the slightest clue. Sorry.

[midway]

... Well, not much we can do about it.

Like most everything else here.

[kumeyuri]

... It's pretty frustrating.

[midway]

[ Squints to see if he looks frustrated. ]

[kumeyuri]

[he does??? why would he not???]

[midway]

[ MAYBE HE'S STOIC... ]

... Are you afraid?

[kumeyuri]

What you don't know tends to be more worrying than what you do.

[midway]

Mm.

I was just curious if you'd be honest about it.

[kumeyuri]

In this situation? It'd be foolish not to be concerned.

[midway]

People who hide their feelings usually aren't thinking that fair ahead, I don't think.