[Despite the way she sighs in response, Shizuko gives the impression she was actually waiting for him. Or perhaps, for anyone who would have a reason to sneak back in a second time.]
[She won't stop him from looking into the window, where he'll see Emily sitting in a hospital bed, animatedly speaking with someone who isn't there. She won't react if the window is tapped, but the door remains locked. If he watches long enough, she'll eventually just freeze in place, before continuing the exact same actions as before.]
[Shizuko's arms are folded, and her tone a bit sharp, as if preparing to chastise him. But instead, she answers his question.]
She's time afflicted. It's a term we use to describe mental disorders caused by time surges. They were far more common during the time loop, though it took a number of subsequent loops for us to begin to understand what was happening. Even now, we don't know very much about how to treat them.
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[Despite the way she sighs in response, Shizuko gives the impression she was actually waiting for him. Or perhaps, for anyone who would have a reason to sneak back in a second time.]
[She won't stop him from looking into the window, where he'll see Emily sitting in a hospital bed, animatedly speaking with someone who isn't there. She won't react if the window is tapped, but the door remains locked. If he watches long enough, she'll eventually just freeze in place, before continuing the exact same actions as before.]
[Shizuko's arms are folded, and her tone a bit sharp, as if preparing to chastise him. But instead, she answers his question.]
She's time afflicted. It's a term we use to describe mental disorders caused by time surges. They were far more common during the time loop, though it took a number of subsequent loops for us to begin to understand what was happening. Even now, we don't know very much about how to treat them.