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[The feed begins. Satoru carefully centers himself in the frame before sitting back. He's outside in the grass next to the lake, with the device propped up against a tree.]

I think I have the gist of things. [He read the pamphlet, which was pretty helpful as a crash course.] But there are still some things I'm confused about.

[His frustration is apparent in a brief pause that follows that admission, however.]

Asking questions won't change the situation, but...can someone explain the part about time not moving?

[Because that is relevant to his interests.]

[Kayo seems a little more unsure. She’s standing just behind Satoru and trying not to draw much attention to herself. Making any kind of announcement to a wide group of people is uncomfortable, and it’s easier to just let him take the lead, if he wants to.]

...Isn’t that impossible?

[She’s quiet, but also not very impressed by the supposed magicalness of the world around them. Life isn’t a storybook and people don’t get whisked away to worlds where time doesn’t exist. It sounds kind of stupid to believe something like that just because someone put it in a professional-looking pamphlet.]

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Yeah.

[That's...pretty accurate, given their own experience of the place. You don't want to do most of what you do, but you do it anyway. You can't do it, and because you can't - you have to.]

It is.

[Satoru is quiet for a moment, thinking about whether or not he should really say what he wants to. But with a breath, he decides to go ahead and say it.]

Kayo and I are here now. If you need someone to stick with, remember us.

[He offers that with a small, kind of gentle smile.]

You can call me, too. If you need anything.

[The offer is immediate and put forth without hesitation. Kids should stick together. No matter what.]

Thank you. I'll remember.