[Her shoulders visibly relax at that and she exhales slowly, slumping back a little in her seat. She tears off a piece of the bread to nibble on, not answering the question right away.]
I just... Sometimes, people disappear from here, to go back home. Sometimes they come back. Sometimes...they don't. [She falls quiet again, staring at a fixed point on the table.]
...Ouma-kun-- Ah... You wouldn't know who that is probably... We came here at the same time. We were close. He was like the annoying little brother I never had. [THe corner of her mouth turns up in an amused little smirk before it slips away again]
...He disappeared. I thought... I thought he'd just gone home for a little while, like I did before, but it's been too long. He won't be back. Maybe when more new arrivals happen, but--
[She falls quiet again, nibbling on another piece of bread.] I wanted to see if anyone else had left me, I suppose. Two more of my friends disappeared too, so I wanted to check...
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I just... Sometimes, people disappear from here, to go back home. Sometimes they come back. Sometimes...they don't. [She falls quiet again, staring at a fixed point on the table.]
...Ouma-kun-- Ah... You wouldn't know who that is probably... We came here at the same time. We were close. He was like the annoying little brother I never had. [THe corner of her mouth turns up in an amused little smirk before it slips away again]
...He disappeared. I thought... I thought he'd just gone home for a little while, like I did before, but it's been too long. He won't be back. Maybe when more new arrivals happen, but--
[She falls quiet again, nibbling on another piece of bread.] I wanted to see if anyone else had left me, I suppose. Two more of my friends disappeared too, so I wanted to check...