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It's one theory. Like I said, I'd need an explanation as to why I don't reflect any of the physical changes I went through during that time. Or rather... not all of them. Externally, I look the same as I had before. But internally...? I don't think it's exactly the same.

[He starts cleaning up the drone pieces, setting them aside for now.]

Another theory is that these memories were already present in our brains, but somehow repressed or erased. And whatever happened during the seven days we couldn't be detected by URSULA was enough to restore those memories. It would mean that my physical body was a copy taken from an earlier time, and my mind imported into it and made to believe that they were one and the same.

It's hard to say one way or another.

That also sounds very complicated. Hm, Number One, you're awfully smart. It must have been a very busy few years for you.

[ the words are followed by some silence, although if he listens carefully he can hear the waves. hajime is standing up and, after pocketing the notebook and dusting sand off of herself, she returns to the conversation. ]

A lot of this is going over my head, but it's interesting to think about. Just when you think we had enough mysteries about this world, more pop up!

Ah...

[All at once, his voice seems to return to something closer to normal, if a little quiet. He exhales quietly through his nose and shakes his head, though she can't see it.]

Yeah, something like that. But I wasn't gone for years. It's... a long story, but before I came here, I'd had... a lot of my memories erased. When I returned back to where I came from, if that's really what happened, I was able to go through some... really weird circumstances that allowed me to get them back. So I regained memories I knew I had lost, while also... moving forward in time by a few weeks, from my perspective.

I guess that's the easiest way to put it.

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[ that's still complicated.

although it's a little funny, how when you try to explain your circumstances to someone they think it's the most bizarre thing in the world. but when they explain theirs to you, your reaction is the same. ]

Well! I'm happy that you got them back. Losing your memories kind of sounds like its own unique kind of horror story.

Ha...

It's something, alright.

[Not agreeing or disagreeing about the losing memories bit. Instead, with his workspace cleaned up and a suitable segue, he glances toward the communicator.]

Speaking of horror stories, though... have you been okay? With the nightmares, I mean.

I'm fine! They seem to be really bad for everyone else though, a lot of people aren't sleeping.

[ she sounds cheerful enough, at least. ]

Dirk got mad at me over it though.

...

[Are you really fine, or are you just saying that so I won't worry...?]

I'm glad to hear that, at least. Why did Dirk get mad?

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Maybe "mad" isn't too accurate... He just didn't like an idea I had.

[ not that it matters to her too much whether or not he approves, since the only way to stop her would be to babysit her in the dreamscape?

let her search for the final boss, dirk. ]

Hm.

[He hums quietly, trying to resist the urge to frown. Logically, he knows he has no reason to be worried about her. Dirk was obviously having a terrible time with the dreamscape the way it was, so it stands to reason that he might react poorly to something he might not otherwise.]

Well... he usually knows what he's talking about.

I'm trying to figure out a solution to all of this, too. I'm not used to being so apprehensive about sleep.

You don't have to figure out a solution for everything. If you think about too many things at once you're going to spread yourself a little thing.

[ she does not comment on dirk usually knowing what he's talking about though, since she thinks dirk is Wrong but whatever. ]

Whatever the solution is, though, it's probably something we need to do in the actual dreamscape. Which is a problem since people will be too busy with the nightmares.

Ha, I haven't figured out a solution for anything here yet.

[Which is almost kind of exciting? And it's audible in his voice, a quiet note of something like enjoyment. It's the opposite of boring and predictable, at the very least.]

Have people been able to enter the dreamscape together...? Maybe we can figure something out if we meet up there. If we can... beat the nightmares, somehow. Like what happened when we were close together in the dreamscape that one time, and woke up nearby, [on top of each other, more like, but he's doing an admirable job of not sounding flustered at all about that,] Do you think it could be possible if we fell asleep near each other, we'd wake up in a similar area...?

We won't know until we try it out.

[ and even if it doesn't work, waking up next to someone after having a bad nightmare might be its own kind of helpful. ]

Although I think having someone else with you in there would be nice, even if you have to find them first. It's easier to tell if something's real or not when you have a person next to you.

Yeah, I agree with that.

[He nods again, exhaling a quiet sigh through his nose as he thinks about it more seriously. Sure, sleeping next to her sounds... really nice. Really nice. But also-]

If it works, and having someone beside you in the dreamscape does help... I wonder if we shouldn't try to convince more people to sleep in the same area. I know we worked really hard getting all these individual rooms, but I wonder...

Oh! Like a great big sleepover!

[ that sounds fun?

... like this is for a serious reason, but it also sounds fun. ]

Even if it makes people feel even a tiny bit better, we should give it a try.

Yeah, something like that.

[At least she's excited...

It's something, at least. Really, he can only be grateful that after everything that's happened, she's still able to keep that same way of positive thinking.]

Can I leave it to you to organize something like that...? I think if it comes from you, people will have trouble saying no.

[While Hinata could theoretically convince people, he'd rather not? He's perfectly content to let someone who seems to genuinely enjoy these kinds of things take the lead.]

I'm sure some people still will, but that's alright. Even if it only makes one person feel better I think it'll be worth it.

[ the amount of effort it would take to make hajime change her world view on anything would be. a lot. too much effort. ]

You're okay, right?

[He hums and nods, even if she can't see it. If even one person benefits, and no one else is harmed in the process... it's worth it.

He pauses at her question, though, exhaling quietly through his nose.]

...Yeah. I'm feeling a little better now that we have a plan.

If you need me for anything, you know how to reach me, right?

[ her tone is slightly more serious than it usually is. it's kind of noticeable that the other hajime's demeanor has... changed, a bit, and even though he said that things worked out for him after he received his memories, it's still a little worrisome? ]

...Yeah. It's the same for you, you know?

[But is she the type to seek help when she needs it...? He's really not sure. Logically, he knows that everyone has a time they need help, no matter how upbeat their personality.

So he exhales a sigh, glances back over the dismantled drone, and asks,] Are you busy? Do you want to hang out?

I'm free like a bird! Where are you?

[ unfortunately, she is definitely not the type to seek help when she needs it since she prefers to solve her own problems... on her own... while helping everyone else with theirs?

whoops. ]

In the lab... I was trying to get a head start on enhancing the range of the drones. So we have a better chance of detecting other life signs.

I can meet you somewhere, though.

[he pauses, listens carefully to her audio feed. From the sound of things, the lack of a slight echo from being inside, the faint sound of ocean waves crashing against shore instead of ebbing around them...]

Are you on the new island? Or Floater Island?

[ huh... that is good hearing. she doesn't answer right away, wondering if he would have figured out where she was before he had vanished like that. it's hard to say. ]

The new one. Do you want to come over here?

[He definitely wouldn't have...]

Yeah, I can be there in... about ten minutes? Want me to bring anything?

No, just yourself is fine!

[ she would rather he didn't delay so she can keep an eye on him... barista hajime you are concerning her. ]

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