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[isdf]

HELLO

"Greetings. This is Kisaragi Yuma."

GOODBYE

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[lucentia]

[coming to find yuma...]

[isdf]

[He's nowhere to be seen, because he's dead.







Just kidding. He's walking the streets of the maze before it vanishes to get in some last-minute exploration, alert and seemingly at ease.]

[lucentia]

[approaching...]

Yuma? How are you faring?

[isdf]

Ah, Lucien.

I am okay. Is there something you need from me?

[lucentia]

Not "need', per se... I would be lying if I said I wasn't wondering what happened, but I wanted to know how you were doing as well.

[isdf]

I'm okay. My injuries were minimal compared to the others.

[As for what happened . . . ] Have you learned anything?

[lucentia]

... It is terrible that this is a comparison to be made.

[minimal compared to others.]

No, not yet.

[isdf]

[Is it terrible?]

You are already aware of the nature of these expeditions. What do you wish to know?

[lucentia]

What happened, I suppose. But only if you are willing to speak of it.

[isdf]

[He nods.]

We were relocated to a brothel, where we assumed the identities of others who shared our faces and names. They'd been killed, and our objective was to learn the killers' identities. While the nature of the results varied, we all discovered their names by the end.

[lucentia]

[a nod]

... How did the entire thing end? As I have yet to be taken on one of these... experiences, I am still unclear on how exactly one escapes them.

[isdf]

Well . . . we were all asked a question by a voice, and those who wished to move forward did so. It felt more like a march than an escape.

[lucentia]

Did... any of you not wish to move forward?

[isdf]

All of us did in the end. I don't know what would have happened had someone refused . . . Perhaps that person would not have returned with the others.

[lucentia]

... A terrible thought, although I suppose it's not worth worrying about now, as it didn't come to pass. I am relieved that you have all returned.

[isdf]

[Would it have been that terrible?]

Indeed. Is there anything else you wish to know?

[lucentia]

[YUMA!!]

... Forgive me for being intrusive, but may I ask how you are feeling emotionally, and not only physically?

[isdf]

[Lucien!]

Please do not worry. Like I have said, I'm okay.

[lucentia]

[...

well, he knows that he and yuma don't have the kind of relationship where it's appropriate for him to push.]

Understood. I apologize for taking up your time, though I do hope you have those you can speak freely with, if needed.

[isdf]

While I appreciate the concern, that won't be necessary.

[Speaking freely is an impossibility for someone like him, so he talks truthfully instead.]

Well, then, please excuse me. It's time that I resumed investigating this maze.