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[The video turns on, and Rika's facing the screen. It's late at night, and yet she's wide awake. She was asleep not too long ago, however she was jolted awake suddenly from a nightmare.] ... It seems as if I wasn't able to escape the nightmares either... [Her hand touches her throat for a moment, and she catches herself and places her hands in her lap.] This fog... it has something to do with it, but... I don't know what it is. It seems that everyone's dreams are very realistic, as was mine.

When I woke up, I didn't know what was real and what wasn't. I'm surprised I managed to calm myself down... [Her hand goes up to her throat again, and she scratches it lightly as she thinks of her dream. She catches herself again and quickly moves her hand away. Why is she doing this? She never reacted like this before... yet, the nightmare seemed to have had a deep effect on her.]

[She shuts off the video, but before it shuts off there's a slight mumbling--] Please... stop apologizing. I thought you were no longer doing that.

((ooc: Rika just had a dream about Hinamizawa Syndrome appearing in Johto, so she's pretty shaken up at the moment.))

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You're right. I'm sure that most people at the moment are feeling that way, since it seems that everyone has been having nightmares.

There should be some source behind it, other than just unease...

Yes. It looks as if the fog has something to do with it, at least.

Fog can only last so long. Once it burns away, we may be able to do more than wait.

Do you think something else other than the fog is behind this?

... Yes. On its own, fog should be harmless.

You're right. The fog may be making the nightmares worse, but it definitely isn't the cause, if that's the case.

So then we should be focusing on the exact cause. If we can figure that out, we should be able to stop this.

Yes. Except... where do we start?

First the crystallization of Johto and now this... I'm beginning to think that this world may not be as safe as I once thought.

Rika-chan... [ glancing down at her, then up at the sky. ] There's no world that's completely safe. But as long as we don't give up, there's also no situation that doesn't have a solution.

You're right.

That's true. Had it been merely a few months ago, I wouldn't have believed you.

... You've come a long way.

[She smiles.] I really have, thanks to my friends in Hinamizawa. My stay here has also helped to solidify my feelings.

I'm glad it was able to help you, then. And your friends, too.

So am I.

Everyone here has really helped me realize that it's not just my world that has unfortunate things happen. It's... helped me move on a bit, I suppose.

It would be nice if all of the worlds at least had that much resolved, but... what's life without challenges?

It would be no life at all.

Exactly.

There's no fun unless we have a problem to find solutions to.

Hopefully the next problem won't be as nightmarish.

Yes. I'm really looking forward to this being solved.

As am I. If something's behind this, I won't let this continue.

We just have to find the source of this.

We will.

In times such as these, we must take matters into our own hands.

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