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[reassures]

Ino Yamanaka has left the Port.

She was running a flower shop, but I don't know if she had any papers leaving that to someone in the event of her disappearance. As far as I know there are a few other workers from it still here, so whatever happens to it will be left up to their discretion.

If Ino left unpaid bills with anyone, or any affairs that need settling, please let me know-- I can handle them, just let me know. My name is Nill.

[She pauses. Nill rarely addresses the network at large, and it feels a little too somber to only talk about someone disappearing.]

If anyone knows of any job openings, I could use a new job as well. I don't have enough hours at my current job right now to pay all of my bills. I have enough savings right now that I can handle things for Ino, but leaving it like this for very long wouldn't be the best idea.

I've worked in a lot of different places, but I'm not very good behind a register.

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[destining]

She was killed?
[If only you could see his expression.]

I didn't know.
[And that people can come back from the dead here. That's unusual.]

How do you know she's gone for good?

[PermaText]

[reassures]

It's fine.

Her NV isn't connected anymore. Another version of her might show up here again, but that version won't know anyone the previous one met here.

[PermaText]

[destining]

And it was still connected when she was killed.
[He may be doing some hacking later after this conversation.]

Another version? Do you mean memory loss?

[reassures]

Messages bounce back either way, but it's a little different.

Sure.

[destining]

Sorry for the questions, just, I'm still new here and disappearances and monsters aren't really what I'm used to back home.

And the whole coming back after a while part is pretty unnerving for me.

[reassures]

[Sigh. She really doesn't want to explain this to someone right now, but... newbie.]

It's fine.

People usually don't come back. They're from different timelines. Everyone says they come back, but they don't. You can believe me if you want to, or you can disbelieve me. I don't really care.

[destining]

I believe you.

I know most people probably wouldn't, but I have reasons to believe what you're saying is the truth.

[reassures]

Okay.

Well, that's how it is. Most people don't believe it, and it's probably better that way.

[destining]

People chose to believe what they want. Sometimes it's better that way, but then sometimes you have no choice but to acknowledge it. I've learned it's better to not ignore the truth.

[reassures]

For some people it's better, and for some people it isn't.

[destining]

Wish I could say I was the former.

[reassures]

Most people aren't.

[destining]

Yeah.

[While it's near to impossible to read emotions via text, John is feeling slightly 'why me' at the moment.]

[reassures]

[A few minutes go by, while she tries to think of something to say.]

Ino is friendly. If another version of her shows up, she'd probably be friends with you.

[destining]

It's more so the fact that whatever version of her does show up probably won't remember me.

[reassures]

There wouldn't be anything for her to remember. That version was probably never here.

[destining]

[You're not making that comforting.]

It's happened to you hasn't it?

[reassures]

I've been here for more than two years. I think it's probably happened to everyone that's been here that long.

[destining]

Two years?

Sorry to hear.

[Oh, please don't let him be here that long. Oh please.]

[reassures]

Don't be. I don't mind being here.

[destining]

I guess it's not too bad. I mean, other than the monsters at night, the place does seem cozy.

[And maybe he's thankful that he's not being hunted either, still, he misses his family. Worries about his mother.]

[reassures]

It's better than a lot of other places.

[destining]

Yeah, but I also can't shake the uneasiness of those disappearances. Doesn't it seem more than a little strange to you?

[reassures]

Of course it does.

[destining]

Has anyone ever figured out why this is happening? Maybe those companies, Sero or AGI, have something to do with it.