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Um... excuse me? I don't know why they gave me this. I don't even know what it is. Is it really mine to keep? I mean, would it be? I guess that's pretty nice of them, but I can't stay. I really can't. I have somewhere else I need to be, right now. Please, can someone help me? I need to go back. I'm not supposed to be here.

Someone could get hurt. It's really important. Please.

I don't even know where I'm going...

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[trytryagain]

There's no way to leave deliberately.

Your absence is unlikely to be noticed.

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What? But... but I have to go!

What makes you say that?

[trytryagain]

Other people have been here more than once. None of them reported being missed.

Everyone is here indefinitely. Vanishing and appearing can't be predicted. It's best to accept immediately that you aren't in control of those things.

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But...!

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this is really bad

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Are you sure??

[trytryagain]

Yes.

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Of what?

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That I won't be missed??

I don't see how that's possible...

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... how can you say that so calmly ...

[trytryagain]

There isn't any point in resisting it. It's better to acclimate quickly. Being upset doesn't change anything.

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Um... okay. If you say so...

Wait, who are you, anyway?

[trytryagain]

Neither do I.

I'm not sure. I said it was unlikely. Statistically, the odds of your disappearance being noticed are less than one in thirty. 3.3%.

[trytryagain]

Akemi Homura.

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... I don't think I like this at all

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Um. Akemi? Is that what I call you?

[trytryagain]

Akemi is my family name. Homura is my name. You can use either.

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what kind of phone did they give you
is it nice

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It...

It is not all bad.

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It's a phone?? No way... it's so small! And there's no cord.
It's really nice!!
How do I tell what kind it is?

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I don't mean this place!! I mean being here

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it's not safe

[trytryagain]

Few of us do. Disliking it doesn't change anything.

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But if there's nothing I can do about it... then maybe there's no point in worrying. I hope everyone will be okay without me...

[trytryagain]

What do you mean?