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Shigure | NRL Time Surge Specialist and Spokesman | Action/Audio/Text
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Inari Okami | God of the Harvest | Dreams

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[chichichi]

I'm not entirely sure it's something you can answer, but for the longest time, when people would be returned to their homeworld and brought back to Prismatica, the story across the board is that no one remembered their time on the latter while they were home, but their memories were instantly present upon their return.

After we essentially cleaned up the gods' mess in that world, we were guaranteed our memories beyond it and accessibility to that planet through a prism gifted to us.

I'm not sure what this means as far as time and memory in that situation or how it connects or relates to things here, but... when a person returns under normal conditions, outside of the loops, what do you think happens without interference in that sort of situation where they're taken to and fro unnaturally from one world to another?

[jikan_npc]

...that's a very complicated question.

[TENSE SMILE he has no idea.]

To be honest...we're just not that far yet. For example, the people sent back home when their bonds with Nippon break -- we still don't know why that happens, but we've confirmed people either return to a normal flow of time, or reenter their former time loop with no awareness of it.

As such, in all likelihood, should you leave this world in a similar way, it will simply be as if you were never brought here at all, and everything would go back to the way it was. But we know that's not something everyone would want, and we're working on a method that would allow memories from here to remain with you, but... it's not exactly easy to study when we're limited by what we can safely test.

[chichichi]

Why go so far?

[ She folds her arms under her chest and cants her head as she regards him. ]

[jikan_npc]

[He smiles. But there's something almost melancholy about it.]

Yamaguchi-san, have you noticed... we scientists at the NRL skew rather young?

Repeating the same year over and over again... it takes a heavy toll on one's mind. Our older colleagues... couldn't handle it anymore. And of those who remain, most of us didn't even start this work until after becoming aware of the loop.

[It's clear there's more to it that's he's leaving unsaid, but if pressed, he may be forced to excuse himself. Even saying this much, his eyes are shining a little.]

Even the act of saving you all doesn't feel like enough to compensate for what our world has done to yours. If there's anything we can do to truly make up for everything, then we want to be in a position where we can offer it.

[chichichi]

[ She asked because she wanted to, because she needed to see with her own eyes how Shigure responded to that question without the eyes of his colleagues and the various refugees he addresses as spokesman trained on him. True, she's among the latter and a good spokesman can convincingly spin words regardless of the number of his audience, but there are things more easily plucked, plied, and generally presented during a one-on-one conversation.

There's more he isn't saying, that much is clear, but he isn't being ingenuine and she hadn't expected that his eyes might shine like that. She lets out a small breath, speaking quietly for just a moment. ]

So it really is like that, hm?

[ But it's just a moment. ]

Say, Shigure-san, is there something you like to eat?

[jikan_npc]

[He looks genuinely caught off guard by the sudden shift in topic, looking a bit flustered as he adjusts his glasses.]

Oh, uhm... er... I suppose... I'm rather fond of anpan?

[Secret sweets fiend.]

[chichichi]

[ Flustered? Oh, that's cute, a much better look on him than that teary eyed melancholy. In fact -- ]

A sweet tooth in a sweet guy? I suppose that isn't terribly surprising.

[jikan_npc]

Ah... hahah... you flatter me, Yamaguchi-san.

[Suddenly looking so nervous and oh no the ceiling is now very interesting to stare at.]

[chichichi]

[ She smiles at that and inclines her head in a slight bow. ]

I probably shouldn't take up too much more of your time. I do appreciate you taking the time to speak with me. I think I have a somewhat better understanding of some things now.

[jikan_npc]

Y-Yes, of course! I'm glad I could be of assistance.

[He bows back -- too enthusiastically, with a quick second bow.]

If you ever need anything else-- we're only a quick call away.

[chichichi]

Thank you. I do appreciate it.

[ And with another bow, she'll take her leave, but the next day, Shigure and the rest of the staff are in for a surprise.

There's an especially large and nicely packaged delivery of anpan addressed to him and an assortment of other homemade sweets for the other scientists as well along with hand written, individually addressed "thank you" cards from who else?

She meant it, after all. ]