[ The scene changes, unfolding quickly like a popup picture book. Instead of the wall behind her back, there's open space. The sky above her is tinged an unnatural red. Even knowing this memory isn't real, she can feel the chill in the air, making goosebumps rise on her skin.
She takes her time looking around, taking everything in—a world so different from the one she grew up in that they might as well be night and day. Before, she never could have even fathomed that such a world existed—who would allow this kind of thing to happen?
It hurts her heart, aching with a deep sadness. This is how Mika lived... this is what shaped him. ]
This... [ Her hand grips his more tightly, squeezing. Then she moves towards him, coming close enough to... reach out with her free hand and gently brush her fingers against the implants on his back. ]
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She takes her time looking around, taking everything in—a world so different from the one she grew up in that they might as well be night and day. Before, she never could have even fathomed that such a world existed—who would allow this kind of thing to happen?
It hurts her heart, aching with a deep sadness. This is how Mika lived... this is what shaped him. ]
This... [ Her hand grips his more tightly, squeezing. Then she moves towards him, coming close enough to... reach out with her free hand and gently brush her fingers against the implants on his back. ]
So this was your only escape. What do they do?