[Miku's voice is soft and thoughtful.]Everyone here... We're all from different worlds, aren't we? And there's differences between things even for people from the very same world. Differences when there shouldn't be any. It seems like science fiction, but here we are
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My name is Ryu, I don't think we've met before.
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I'm Miku. It's nice to make your acquaintance.
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Miku. [He repeats it quieter, to himself.] It's a pretty name, and easy to remember.
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[She laughs, quietly.]
I'm flattered you think so.
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[He laughs as well, but it fades away quickly.]
If you don't mind my asking, what brought on these thoughts you were talking about earlier? It sounds awfully grim.
Maybe I can help somehow.
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Ah, well... I was thinking about some people from back home, that...died.
I don't think there's anything that can be done for them now.
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I'm sorry to hear that... Revenge is something that you shouldn't pursue, but I promise you, if their murderers show up here, they won't get a second chance to hurt someone.
You have my word. Besides, who knows? Maybe your friends will show up here.
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...In truth, only once was it murder, and... [She has a hard time figuring what to say next.] The murderer...if she had been in her right mind, I don't think she would have done it.
[A pause, and then,]
I do hope my friends wind up here. I think it would be better than being all alone back home.
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[He nods with a smile, even if she can't see it.]
This place isn't very far off from what my home is like.
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Really? What time period are you from?
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Do you have any idea who or what could have controlled her?
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I have some idea, but it's a little...complicated.
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Anything could possibly help us protect your friends if they show up.
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[She tries to find a way to explain it coherently.]
There was an...incident, 'The Unleashing', where a dangerous force was let loose into the world. This force is what took over her and made her so violent. When it was excised from her, she stopped hurting people... but the only one who was able to help her is back home, right now.
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