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[From time to time Minako likes to explore the outskirts of the Garden. Usually she doesn't find anything particularly interesting in the process, and today is no exception. That is, until a strangely familiar girl with spiky black hair and a long yellow scarf shows up. Minako stares for a moment.]

Ryoji?

[The figure nods. Minako considers asking "why are you a girl?" but that seems somehow rude, not to mention unlikely to yield a satisfactory answer. So she settles for:]

It's so good to see you again!

I wish I could say the same.

[Minako's eyes widen a little, and she frowns.] What do you mean?

You were supposed to be the Seal, the only thing standing between the world and the Fall. Now that you're here, what do you think has happened?

[Minako's breath catches in her throat.] That's not- it can't be...

Come, now. You always knew it was a possibility. You just didn't care.

Of course I care — but there's nothing I can do about it! It wasn't my choice to come here, and I can't leave! Believe me, if there were any way I could go back, I would do it without hesitation.

You say that, but you've been enjoying your second chance at life, haven't you? How disappointing. We all thought you were willing to make the sacrifice, but instead you selfishly cling to life, whatever it may mean for the rest of the world.

But I was- I did make it.

And yet here you are. How can it be a sacrifice when you haven't given anything up...?

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I'd like to make it like that too — ideally just for the people who want to be here or don't have anywhere else to go.

Yeah. A lot of people want to go back home, and I think they should be able to. [She selfishly enjoys their company regardless and would be sad if they left, for the most part.] It's really not fair.

Exactly — it's not right to keep anyone in a place they don't want to be.

Yeah.

Um, forgive me if I'm prying, but I'm curious. That girl that was talking to you... who is she? I mean, the real her, back home?

Well, the real one isn't a girl, for one thing. His name's Ryoji; we're friends.

Oh. In the real world, he wouldn't be talking like that, would he? All about sacrificing yourself or whatever?

... No, I think he'd be a bit more understanding.

I thought so. All these phantoms seem to be like that. So negative and hateful... [Zenobia looks at Minako curiously. Even if that friend was being mean and hateful, the topic at hand was very interesting. The Fall? A seal? Mysterious stuff. She's still wondering about it but knows better than to ask right now.]

I wonder what can be done about them. I mean, there must be some way to make them go away, right?

Yeah, I'd think so. I mean, they showed up out of the blue. Maybe they have a leader or something. Or at least some sort of source.

Well, we can look, anyway.

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Though to be fair, Zenobia is probably less creepy.

Hahaha, yeah. That guy was.... uuuugh. And you have to waste all that money, too.

I swear, the things I do to power my magical mindbeasts...

"Let's go spend time with a drunk monk. That'll be great!"

Clearly the best way for a teenager to spend her free time.

When she's not running around a maze full of monsters

And then falling asleep in class the next day.

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