It's the latest one. There's been others before it that we've been called upon to investigate or resolve. You're lucky you arrived during a peaceful time instead of on a day like that. You would have been drafted to take care of it along with the rest of us.
[Her smile's slightly tense and doesn't quite meet her eyes but it's not because of her present company. Things have just been difficult for her lately.]
I'm sure you must be really confused by all of this. It's baffling for everyone, I think, but even more for a new shinki.
[Though she won't admit it out loud, Ayumu still isn't convinced that arriving with a clean slate and no recollection of the past isn't a blessing in disguise for those from places and times far removed from this one.]
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It's the latest one. There's been others before it that we've been called upon to investigate or resolve. You're lucky you arrived during a peaceful time instead of on a day like that. You would have been drafted to take care of it along with the rest of us.
[Her smile's slightly tense and doesn't quite meet her eyes but it's not because of her present company. Things have just been difficult for her lately.]
I'm sure you must be really confused by all of this. It's baffling for everyone, I think, but even more for a new shinki.
[Though she won't admit it out loud, Ayumu still isn't convinced that arriving with a clean slate and no recollection of the past isn't a blessing in disguise for those from places and times far removed from this one.]