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[gottacatch]

[ Ah? That releases the tension at Red's brow as he looks at Hinata, blinking. ]

What is it?

[hopedout]

We were thinking of the possibility of Simpathis being trapped in that crystal, actually...

[gottacatch]

Simpathis...trapped in there?

[ He repeats it with full surprise, and there returns that tension on his face, the queer look expressed Hinata's way while his mind is processing that information. He's always thought the arehtei was connected in some way to the island, but, in the crystal--? ]

How? She's supposed to be dead, but... [ ...but so what? He knew that didn't mean much for some of them. But his mind doesn't want to wander too far into his own thoughts, attention returning to Hinata. ]

Wouldn't the arehtei already know something like that? It's their sister.

[hopedout]

... Yeah.

[ He swallows hard, and shakes his head. ] Komaeda got this theory after talking to one of them, actually. Or at least, he had it from before -- they -- didn't want to say anything, really, it seems. I'm planning on talking to one myself to see if I can't get any answers.

[gottacatch]

So... you think they knew she was in there? [ If she's in there. ] What did they say to him that gave him this idea?

[hopedout]

I don't know. Maybe, maybe not. But when Komaeda offered his theory, he was... deflected, I guess.

[gottacatch]

[ ...That sounds like a Thras thing, and Red doesn't even know why he thinks that. ]

If she is or isn't... Wouldn't it be the best place? All the emotions feed into that crystal, and I remember reading that - some part of us is in our crystals too. So...

[ So why not even an arehtei? But the subject has his sight lowered, quiet, taking a moment to speak up again. ]

I figured the people here had to be connected to her in some way, but I never thought about her being this close.

[hopedout]

I don't know if it's good or bad that all of the emotions are feeding into that crystal.

[ He honestly doesn't like the sound of that. Even more so if part of them is in their own crystals. ]

But we'll probably find out if we're wrong or right sooner or later.

[gottacatch]

People believe it helps keep the island afloat too. There may be more to it than we like, but... that isn't anything unusual.

[ Not for this place. ]

What matters is how we deal with what happens, whatever it is. That's about the only thing we can control right now.