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[there's mostly silence at first; just hints of static as the Cross is moved about, and the not-so-distant sound of footsteps on the maze ground. no monsters in the background, no screams, just the occasional vocalized thought.]

...I don't understand. I thought...

...this is the second time. But..

[there's a pause, in both words and footsteps,

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[voice]

[icanhashitsuzen]

Well, well...

[voice]

[icanhashitsuzen]

[There's the hint of a smile in her voice. She sounds almost amused at the young man's confusion.]

Before this moment? I doubt it... but accomplishments such as your own deserve some praise, Arisato-kun. Perhaps even a moment to feel sad.

[She pauses as well, but the smile remains in her voice.]

One could say we are kindred spirits, I suppose.

[voice]

[silentiumfinis]

...Oh.

[and he lapses into silence, because now she sounds like people that he's known before, and he does miss them. and maybe he should have felt a little sad, but it the way things were meant to be. and no, he wasn't alive anymore, but his friends were, and that was what mattered.

it didn't make it any easier to come up with a reply.]

Minato is fine.

[voice]

[icanhashitsuzen]

Minato-ku~n then~. [She laughs a little]

[voice]

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And... Ichihara-san?

[voice]

[icanhashitsuzen]

Hm?

[voice]

[silentiumfinis]

Should I call you that?

[voice]

[icanhashitsuzen]

Yuuko-san works just as well.

[voice]

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Alright.

[voice]

[icanhashitsuzen]

Are you finding yourself well in the maze, Arisato-kun? Several people are looking for others to band together with.

[voice]

[silentiumfinis]

Yes.

...are you?

[voice]

[icanhashitsuzen]

I am. One can only hope that circumstances will change soon.

[voice]

[silentiumfinis]

It doesn't last too long.

[voice]

[icanhashitsuzen]

Hoo...?

[voice]

[silentiumfinis]

...last time it was a week. I think.

[voice]

[icanhashitsuzen]

Not that long indeed... how mysterious.