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[fist_of_flames]

[There will be a soft click over the ear piece of the phone and next would be a sigh of annoyance and a feminine voice from a fair distance away from the hearing end.]

Honey, who are you talking to this late at night?It's Kyo, and don't worry about it. I just want to check up on some things, alright? The more we stay around here, the more I'm

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[hourai_branch]

I heard people get permanently brainwashed.

[fist_of_flames]

And that's news to me. But the thing is that she didn't do anything weird like that to get brainwashed or anything either. She was just a bookworm that liked to talk and that's it.

[hourai_branch]

I know.

[fist_of_flames]

Wait. Are you telling me that this place can brainwash people at any given time?!

[hourai_branch]

It certainly seems that way, doesn't it?

[fist_of_flames]

Tch. I wouldn't know since I never experienced it or seen anybody go through it before.

[hourai_branch]

I heard of it. Someone from my world was brainwashed in this manner when I arrived.

[fist_of_flames]

[Not liking where this is going.] Was it true then or just some bullshit story that someone tried to scare people with?

[hourai_branch]

It was.

[fist_of_flames]

[Cue deep breathing from his end of the phone before letting out an annoyed sigh.]

Alright. So what's the trick to get out of it?

[hourai_branch]

...there does not seem to be any.