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Vaelis at 13:43, 3 January 2009

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	~~'''~~Garan-no-Dou~~'''<br>~~		===Garan-no-Dou===

	~~'''/~~1~~'''<br>~~		====1====

	Aozaki Touko first heard the story of the person called Ryougi Shiki on a nice afternoon, not long after they had entered the month of June.<br>		Aozaki Touko first heard the story of the person called Ryougi Shiki on a nice afternoon, not long after they had entered the month of June.<br>
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	''I can't believe I'm getting involved in this sort of nonsense at a place like this, what kind of fate is this?'' Touko bit her lip.		''I can't believe I'm getting involved in this sort of nonsense at a place like this, what kind of fate is this?'' Touko bit her lip.

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	Ryougi Shiki's recovery is a few days later.<br>		Ryougi Shiki's recovery is a few days later.<br>
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	"Well, if he's a ward specialist, he's a monk of course."<br>		"Well, if he's a ward specialist, he's a monk of course."<br>

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	Around six days had passed since Touko was invited to the hospital as a provisional doctor. Every time Touko passed on the news to her employee that Ryougi Shiki's condition was improving every day; she couldn't help but have one little worry.<br>		Around six days had passed since Touko was invited to the hospital as a provisional doctor. Every time Touko passed on the news to her employee that Ryougi Shiki's condition was improving every day; she couldn't help but have one little worry.<br>
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	She talked while letting out a long sigh as if she was tired of the world.<br>		She talked while letting out a long sigh as if she was tired of the world.<br>



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BonekruZher at 18:03, 16 December 2008

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	"The thing is, her mind was still just as it was in her twenties, but her body had grown old into its seventies. Even in a comatose state, leaving something alive means that it will degrade, you can't do anything about that.<br>		"The thing is, her mind was still just as it was in her twenties, but her body had grown old into its seventies. Even in a comatose state, leaving something alive means that it will degrade, you can't do anything about that.<br>

	So this seventy year old granny is always urging her husband to go out as if she's ~~till~~ in her twenties. The husband has lived the seventy years normally so he's normal - the problem is the wife. Because fifty years have flowed past without her knowledge, she can't accept the fact no matter how you explain it. It's not that she doesn't want to accept it, she really can't conceive it to be the truth.<br>		So this seventy year old granny is always urging her husband to go out as if she's still in her twenties. The husband has lived the seventy years normally so he's normal - the problem is the wife. Because fifty years have flowed past without her knowledge, she can't accept the fact no matter how you explain it. It's not that she doesn't want to accept it, she really can't conceive it to be the truth.<br>

	It's a tragedy among tragedies. They say that the lady who wanted to go out to play with that wrinkled face of hers was persuaded not to by her husband, who was in tears. They also say that he had this thought: If it was going to be like this, it would have been better if she hadn't woken up at all.<br>		It's a tragedy among tragedies. They say that the lady who wanted to go out to play with that wrinkled face of hers was persuaded not to by her husband, who was in tears. They also say that he had this thought: If it was going to be like this, it would have been better if she hadn't woken up at all.<br>
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	"Even if she's revived as a wholly different person she's still Ryougi Shiki. No matter how little confidence you have in the fact that you are you --- that child is still Ryougi Shiki. Right now she probably can't even feel that she's alive, but the time will come when she will accept that she is Shiki.<br>		"Even if she's revived as a wholly different person she's still Ryougi Shiki. No matter how little confidence you have in the fact that you are you --- that child is still Ryougi Shiki. Right now she probably can't even feel that she's alive, but the time will come when she will accept that she is Shiki.<br>

	A rose is born as a rose. It doesn't become a different flower just because the ground it's, on and the water it receives change."<br>		A rose is born as a rose. It doesn't become a different flower just because the ground it's on and the water it receives change."<br>

	So don't be so hung up over it all, she added in a whisper.<br>		So don't be so hung up over it all, she added in a whisper.<br>

Gekomees: *** was inside /2 and /3

2008-06-11T17:26:50Z

*** was inside /2 and /3

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	'''/3'''<br>		'''/3'''<br>

Gekomees: "It looks very smart" not "It look very smart"

2008-03-22T18:12:19Z

"It looks very smart" not "It look very smart"

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	"... I realized I'm not like others, but I think it's better not to say things like that."<br>		"... I realized I'm not like others, but I think it's better not to say things like that."<br>

	"Sorry, I wasn't thinking. Ah, so that's why you are dressed formally today. It ~~look~~ very smart, it really suits you. I couldn't recognize you!"<br>		"Sorry, I wasn't thinking. Ah, so that's why you are dressed formally today. It looks very smart, it really suits you. I couldn't recognize you!"<br>

	"... My outfit's the same as always but, whatever, I'll accept the compliments."<br>		"... My outfit's the same as always but, whatever, I'll accept the compliments."<br>

Ddrddr at 16:19, 26 May 2007

2007-05-26T16:19:36Z

Ddrddr: small edits per usual

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small edits per usual

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Ddrddr: first bit done. mostly tense, keeping this one in the past

2007-05-23T13:19:12Z

first bit done. mostly tense, keeping this one in the past

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	Around six days had passed since Touko was invited to the hospital as a provisional doctor. Every time Touko passed on the news to her employee that Ryougi Shiki's condition was improving every day; she couldn't help but have one little worry.<br>		Around six days had passed since Touko was invited to the hospital as a provisional doctor. Every time Touko passed on the news to her employee that Ryougi Shiki's condition was improving every day, she couldn't help but have one little worry.<br>

	That is, whether or not the Ryougi Shiki of the present and the Ryougi Shiki of the past were the same to another person.<br>		That is, whether or not the Ryougi Shiki of the present and the Ryougi Shiki of the past were the same to another person.<br>

	"Taking physiotherapy twice a day and getting a CT scan are like work for her. You'll be able to see her on the day she's released so just wait a little more."<br>		"Taking physiotherapy twice a day and getting a CT scan are like work for her. You'll be able to see her on the day she's released, so just wait a little more."<br>

	Having come back from the hospital Touko smooths out her orange necktie and sits on the desk.<br>		Having come back from the hospital, Touko smooths out her orange necktie and sits on the desk.<br>

	The time of evening with summer just ahead.<br>		The time of evening with summer just ahead.<br>
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	"Physiotherapy twice a day? Will Shiki be okay with just that? She's been asleep for two years."<br>		"Physiotherapy twice a day? Will Shiki be okay with just that? She's been asleep for two years."<br>

	"They say they moved her joints for her even though ~~the patient~~ was asleep. On top of that physiotherapy isn't exercise. Five minutes a day is sufficient. Originally the term rehabilitation wasn't a medical term; but ~~means~~ the recovery of one's dignity as a human. That's how Ryougi Shiki, who has been lying around until now, has been able to regain the feeling that she is human. The body's recovery, ~~well~~ that's a different story."<br>		"They say they moved her joints for her even though she was asleep. On top of that, physiotherapy isn't exercise. Five minutes a day is sufficient. Originally, the term rehabilitation wasn't a medical term, but meant the recovery of one's dignity as a human. That's how Ryougi Shiki, who has been lying around until now, has been able to regain the feeling that she is human. The body's recovery... well, that's a different story."<br>

	Touko lights the cigarette she's holding in her mouth, cutting off the conversation for a while.<br>		Touko lights the cigarette she's holding in her mouth, cutting off the conversation for a while.<br>
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	"But you know, the problem isn't of the body, but rather the mind. That kid is becoming different from the Ryougi Shiki of before."<br>		"But you know, the problem isn't of the body, but rather the mind. That kid is becoming different from the Ryougi Shiki of before."<br>

	"--- Is it... ~~Memory~~ loss?"<br>		"--- Is it... memory loss?"<br>

	As if he had prepared for such a thing, he hesitantly says something stupid.<br>		As if he had prepared for such a thing, he hesitantly says something stupid.<br>
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	"Mmm, to tell the truth. She's completely empty.<br>		"Mmm, to tell the truth. She's completely empty.<br>

	Shiki who until now had always carried around another person inside of her... SHIKI no longer exists. No, she must be unsure whether or not she's even Shiki or SHIKI.<br>		Shiki, who until now had always carried around another person inside of her... SHIKI no longer exists. No, she must be unsure whether or not she's even Shiki or SHIKI.<br>

	When she woke up SHIKI was already gone from inside her. Through his loss her mind has become a blank space. Maybe --- that kid won't be able to stand the empty space... Her heart is empty. Like a hole it's completely open. Even the air passes through like the wind."<br>		When she woke up, SHIKI was already gone from inside her. Through his loss, her mind has become a blank space. Maybe --- that kid won't be able to stand the empty space... Her heart is empty. Like a hole, it's completely open. Even the air passes through like the wind."<br>

	"What do you mean SHIKI's gone --- how come?"<br>		"What do you mean, SHIKI's gone --- how come?"<br>

	"He probably died in Shiki's stead. However it happened, Ryougi Shiki died in that accident two years ago. You might misunderstand since she's somehow still alive, but just assume for a minute that she died. Ryougi Shiki came back to life as a new entity inside the body of Ryougi Shiki. The Shiki of now, the Shiki of the past, and the Shiki of the present derived from those memories are nothing but strangers. No one can accept another person's history as their own. That child will perhaps be spending her nights with the thought that 'I'm still not myself'."<br>		"He probably died in Shiki's stead. However it happened, Ryougi Shiki died in that accident two years ago. You might misunderstand since she's somehow still alive, but just assume for a minute that she died. Ryougi Shiki came back to life as a new entity inside the body of Ryougi Shiki. The Shiki of now, the Shiki of the past, and the Shiki of the present derived from those memories are nothing but strangers. No one can accept another person's history as their own. That child will perhaps be spending her nights with the thought that 'I'm still not myself'."<br>
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	"No, she remembers. At present she is definitely the Shiki you know. The reason she's still alive is because she had the equal but separate personalities of Shiki and SHIKI.<br>		"No, she remembers. At present she is definitely the Shiki you know. The reason she's still alive is because she had the equal but separate personalities of Shiki and SHIKI.<br>

	Ryougi Shiki suffered a death of the mind due to the accident. Let's say that SHIKI accepted the role of dying at that time. So, although she should have died at that moment, Shiki was still there in her brain and as a consequence her mind didn't die. Shiki has been asleep because of the death of Ryougi Shiki, but since it was SHIKI that died she was able to survive.<br>		Ryougi Shiki suffered a death of the mind due to the accident. Let's say that SHIKI accepted the role of dying at that time. So, although she should have died at that moment, Shiki was still there in her brain, and as a consequence, her mind didn't die. Shiki has been asleep because of the death of Ryougi Shiki, but since it was SHIKI that died, she was able to survive.<br>

	And so --- she was in a coma for two years, and although her body kept functioning she didn't grow; all because she was dead yet still alive.<br>		And so --- she was in a coma for two years, and although her body kept functioning, she didn't grow - all because she was dead yet still alive.<br>

	But the revived her is different to the past Shiki in the details. It's not so bad as to ~~call it~~ memory loss but she probably won't be able to bring to mind any memories unless she needs to.<br>		But the revived her is different from the past Shiki in the details. It's not so bad as to be called memory loss, but she probably won't be able to bring to mind any memories unless she needs to.<br>

	You can't say it's another person or that it's a complete stranger but she's now different from the Shiki you've known ~~till~~ now. A third personality which is an amalgam of the personalities of Shiki and SHIKI, it would be most appropriate to accept her as such."<br>		You can't say it's another person or that it's a complete stranger, but she's now different from the Shiki you've known until now. A third personality which is an amalgam of the personalities of Shiki and SHIKI - it would be most appropriate to accept her as such."<br>

	... That's what she said, but in reality such a thing could not happen.<br>		... That's what she said, but in reality such a thing could not happen.<br>

	As long as Shiki was Ryougi, there was no need to mix with SHIKI who was her other half, and Shiki wouldn't be able to fill the hole left by SHIKI's absence by herself.<br>		As long as Shiki was Ryougi, there was no need to mix with SHIKI, who was her other half, and Shiki wouldn't be able to fill the hole left by SHIKI's absence by herself.<br>

	Avoiding any reference to that fact Touko continues talking.<br>		Avoiding any reference to that fact, Touko continues talking.<br>

	"Even if she's revived as a wholly different person she's still Ryougi Shiki. No matter how little confidence you have in the fact that you are you --- that child is still Ryougi Shiki. Right now she probably can't even feel that she's alive, but the time will come when she will accept that she is Shiki.<br>		"Even if she's revived as a wholly different person, she's still Ryougi Shiki. No matter how little confidence you have in the fact that you are you --- that child is still Ryougi Shiki. Right now she probably can't even feel that she's alive, but the time will come when she will accept that she is Shiki.<br>

	A rose is born as a rose. It doesn't become a different flower just because the ground it's on and the water it receives change."<br>		A rose is born as a rose. It doesn't become a different flower just because the ground it's on and the water it receives change."<br>
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	So don't be so hung up over it all, she added in a whisper.<br>		So don't be so hung up over it all, she added in a whisper.<br>

	"Eventually an empty hole has to be filled. She will have to build a new self, not based on her memories of the past but through her experiences in the present. That's a shrine that no one can help her build. It's not something another person should meddle in. In short all you have to do is treat her as you've always done. Oh, and it seemed like they were going to release her pretty soon."<br>		"Eventually, an empty hole has to be filled. She will have to build a new self, not based on her memories of the past, but through her experiences in the present. That's a shrine that no one can help her build. It's not something another person should meddle in. In short, all you have to do is treat her as you've always done. Oh, and it seemed like they were going to release her pretty soon."<br>

	Throwing the burnt down cigarette stub out the window Touko raises her arms and straightens her back.<br>		Throwing the burnt-down cigarette stub out the window, Touko raises her arms and straightens her back.<br>

	Crick, crick, crack. The sound her bones make can be clearly heard.<br>		Crick, crick, crack. The sound her bones make can be clearly heard.<br>
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	"I knew I shouldn't have done something I'm not used to. The cigarettes tasted so bad that I was about to go crazy."<br>		"I knew I shouldn't have done something I'm not used to. The cigarettes tasted so bad that I was about to go crazy."<br>

	She talked while letting out a long sigh as if she was tired of the world.<br>		She talked while letting out a long sigh, as if she was tired of the world.<br>

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	Is it because of that?<br>		Is it because of that?<br>

	Is that the reason that the new employee is concentrating on his desk-work with a sulkiness which makes it seem that his whole person has undergone a change.<br>		Is that the reason that the new employee is concentrating on his desk-work with a sulkiness which makes it seem that his whole person has undergone a change?<br>

	"It's gloomy, too gloomy."<br>		"It's gloomy, too gloomy."<br>
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	"Don't think so obsessively about it. You seem ready to just charge in there tonight or something."<br>		"Don't think so obsessively about it. You seem ready to just charge in there tonight or something."<br>

	"Impossible ma'am. That hospital, the security is nothing short of a research lab."<br>		"Impossible, ma'am. That hospital, the security is nothing short of a research lab's."<br>

	In contrast to the casual manner in which he replies, it seems as if he's carried out a pretty thorough investigation.<br>		In contrast to the casual manner in which he replies, it seems as if he's carried out a pretty thorough investigation.<br>
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	Touko shrugs, thinking: ''Well, I can't let a brand new employee become a criminal.''<br>		Touko shrugs, thinking: ''Well, I can't let a brand new employee become a criminal.''<br>

	"... I was going to stay quiet about this, but since you are so agitated I'll tell. I'm going to be working at the hospital as a stand-in from tomorrow. I'll find out how Ryougi Shiki is, so just sit tight for now."<br>		"... I was going to stay quiet about this, but since you are so agitated, I'll tell you. I'm going to be working at the hospital as a stand-in from tomorrow. I'll find out how Ryougi Shiki is, so just sit tight for now."<br>

	"--- What?"<br>		"--- What?"<br>

	"It just so happened that I got invited as a doctor. Normally I would have refused but this time it's not as if it's someone else's business. Seeing as I dragged the story out of you I thought that I had to at least do this for you."<br>		"It just so happened that I got invited as a doctor. Normally I would have refused, but this time it's not as if it's someone else's business. Seeing as I dragged the story out of you, I thought that I had to at least do this for you."<br>

	Touko speaks as if it's no big deal.<br>		Touko speaks as if it's no big deal.<br>

	Rising up from his chair, he approaches Touko and grabs hold of her two hands. Voom, voom. The two people's hands go up and down. ... Not realizing that this is an expression of his admiration, Touko stares at him with a stiff face.<br>		Rising up from his chair, he approaches Touko and grabs hold of her two hands. Voom, voom. The two people's hands go up and down. ...Not realizing that this is an expression of his admiration, Touko stares at him with a stiff face.<br>

	"You have some strange hobbies, don't you?"<br>		"You have some strange hobbies, don't you?"<br>
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	"... I realized I'm not like others, but I think it's better not to say things like that."<br>		"... I realized I'm not like others, but I think it's better not to say things like that."<br>

	"Sorry, I wasn't thinking. Ah, so that's why you are dressed formally today. It looks very smart, it really suits you. I couldn't recognize you!"<br>		"Sorry, I wasn't thinking. Ah, so that's why you are dressed formally today. It looks very smart; it really suits you. I couldn't recognize you!"<br>

	"... My outfit's the same as always but, whatever, I'll accept the compliments."<br>		"... My outfit's the same as always, but whatever, I'll accept the compliments."<br>

	It's useless to say anything, Touko realizes, and quietly folds things up.<br>		It's useless to say anything, Touko realizes, and quietly folds things up.<br>

	"So don't do anything rash. Even without that sort of thing that hospital is strange. You will sit here and look after the office, got it?"<br>		"So don't do anything rash. Even without that sort of thing, that hospital is strange. You will sit here and look after the office, got it?"<br>

	At that, the until-then hyperactive employee settles down.<br>		At that, the until-then hyperactive employee settles down.<br>
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	"Yeah. There's a ward against something placed there. It seems like another magician was meddling with things. Of course, the target wasn't Ryougi Shiki. If it was, they wouldn't have held off for two years."<br>		"Yeah. There's a ward against something placed there. It seems like another magician was meddling with things. Of course, the target wasn't Ryougi Shiki. If it was, they wouldn't have held off for two years."<br>

	It was a whopper of a lie but the confident way in which she spoke meant he didn't suspect a thing.<br>		It was a whopper of a lie, but the confident way in which she spoke meant he didn't suspect a thing.<br>

	"... Uhm, a ward. That's like the second floor of this building isn't it?"<br>		"... Uhm, a ward. That's like the second floor of this building, isn't it?"<br>

	"Yep. A ward is something of different levels which isolates a specified area. They range from ones that really create a wall, to ones that cover the target area with an invisible barrier. The highest ranking wards are a form of subliminal coercion that goes, "nothing has been done but no one approaches". It's the same as this building. If you put in place a ''suggestion'' like: "~~Anyone~~ who does not have a reason to come here will not be conscious of this place", a ward will be formed which will continue to exist without anyone noticing. A ward that just mimics another world and makes people realize that something is wrong is the worst of the worst."<br>		"Yep. A ward is something of different levels which isolates a specified area. They range from ones that really create a wall to ones that cover the target area with an invisible barrier. The highest ranking wards are a form of subliminal coercion that goes, "nothing has been done but no one approaches". It's the same as this building. If you put in place a ''suggestion'' like "anyone who does not have a reason to come here will not be conscious of this place", a ward will be formed which will continue to exist without anyone noticing. A ward that just mimics another world and makes people realize that something is wrong is the worst of the worst."<br>

	A strangeness which prevents you from noticing strangeness, that is her rule of vacancy. A ward which everyone ignores and passes although it's on the map. A world where a pre-eminent magician lives, appears to be just like any other neighboring house.<br>		A strangeness which prevents you from noticing strangeness - that is her rule of vacancy. A ward which everyone ignores and passes although it's on the map. A world where a pre-eminent magician lives appears to be just like any other neighboring house.<br>

	But that ward, this new employee unconsciously broke it. This building which he shouldn't have been able to find unless he knew Aozaki Touko, he found too easily.<br>		But, that ward, this new employee unconsciously broke it. This building which he shouldn't have been able to find unless he knew Aozaki Touko, he found too easily.<br>

	... Well, that is also the reason she hired him.<br>		... Well, that is also the reason she hired him.<br>
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	"... So, is that hospital's ward a dangerous one?"<br>		"... So, is that hospital's ward a dangerous one?"<br>

	"Try listening to what someone is saying. A ward itself does no harm. That word, it originates from Buddhism. A ward is always something that isolates an area from the outside world; although it has somehow come to represent technique by which a magician protects his or her body.<br>		"Try listening to what someone is saying. A ward itself does no harm. That word, it originates from Buddhism. A ward is always something that isolates an area from the outside world, although it has somehow come to represent technique by which a magician protects his or her body.<br>

	Understand? I said this just before, but the best wards don't feel weird to a normal person. ~~Shall we~~ call it "an idea which forces itself on the unconscious mind". The best of the best reach the stage of "disconnection of space"; but to go that far you are looking at magicians rather than sorcerers. Currently there's only one magician in this country, so basically that kind of ward just can't be formed.<br>		Understand? I said this just before, but the best wards don't feel weird to a normal person. Let's call it "an idea which forces itself on the unconscious mind". The best of the best reach the stage of "disconnection of space"; but to go that far you are looking at magicians rather than sorcerers. Currently there's only one magician in this country, so basically that kind of ward just can't be formed.<br>

	Well nothing that powerful was formed, but the ward placed around that hospital is pretty complex. It's good enough that even I didn't notice it for a while. There's a ward specialist that I know, this skill is at the same level as that guy.<br>		Well, nothing that powerful was formed, but the ward placed around that hospital is pretty complex. It's good enough that even I didn't notice it for a while. There's a ward specialist that I know - this skill is at the same level as that guy's.<br>

	... Well, among ward specialists there are a lot of philosophers. Most of them are well distanced from anything accompanied by violence so it should be alright for now."<br>		... Well, among ward specialists there are a lot of philosophers. Most of them are well distanced from anything accompanied by violence, so it should be alright for now."<br>

	That's right, there's no danger in the ward itself. The problem is what is happening within the bounds of that space cut off from the rest of the world. That hospital's ward is aimed inwards, not outwards. In short, it's of the kind that makes it so no one notices no matter what happens within the building. For example, if a room was to explode in the middle of the night not one person would be woken up by the noise.<br>		That's right, there's no danger in the ward itself. The problem is what is happening within the bounds of that space cut off from the rest of the world. That hospital's ward is aimed inwards, not outwards. In short, it's of the kind that makes it so no one notices no matter what happens within the building. For example, if a room was to explode in the middle of the night, not one person would be woken up by the noise.<br>

	Touko didn't tell him that. Saying something about the time creeping along, she walks out with her eyes focused on the clock.<br>		Touko didn't tell him that. Saying something about the time creeping along, she walks out with her eyes focused on the clock.<br>
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	''Tock'', Touko's feet stop.<br>		''Tock'', Touko's feet stop.<br>

	She falls into thought for a second then swings her head around to pierce him with her eyes as she replies.<br>		She falls into thought for a second, then swings her head around to pierce him with her eyes as she replies.<br>

	"Well, if he's a ward specialist, he's a monk of course."<br>		"Well, if he's a ward specialist, he's a monk of course."<br>




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	Aozaki Touko first heard the story of the person called Ryougi Shiki on a nice afternoon, not long after they had entered the month of June.<br>		Aozaki Touko first heard the story of the person called Ryougi Shiki on a nice afternoon, not long after they had entered the month of June.<br>

	The origin of it all was that the new employee she had just hired on impulse was Ryougi Shiki's friend, and as a way to pass the time she lent an ear to his story.<br>		The origin of it all was that the new employee she had just hired on impulse was Ryougi Shiki's friend, and as a way to pass the time, she lent an ear to his story.<br>

	According to his tale the person called Ryougi Shiki fell into a comatose state after a traffic accident 2 years ago. She was retaining her life functions but there was no possibility of her waking up. Not only that, but the growth of her body also seemed to have stopped. At first Touko couldn't believe this apparent contradiction~~, how~~ could a person's life functions continue if they've stopped growing?<br>		According to his tale, the person called Ryougi Shiki fell into a comatose state after a traffic accident two years ago. She was retaining her life functions, but there was no possibility of her waking up. Not only that, but the growth of her body also seemed to have stopped. At first, Touko couldn't believe this apparent contradiction. How could a person's life functions continue if they've stopped growing?<br>

	"... Hmm, the only time an organism does not grow is if it is dead. No, even pressure over time affects the dead. A corpse passes through the growth called decay and returns to the earth. The only thing that moves but doesn't grow would be that wind-up doll you brought in and set loose a while ago."<br>		"... Hmm, the only time an organism does not grow is if it is dead. No, even pressure over time affects the dead. A corpse passes through the growth called decay and returns to the earth. The only thing that moves but doesn't grow would be that wind-up doll you brought in and set loose a while ago."<br>
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	"Hmmm..." goes Touko upon hearing the new employee's question, and crosses her arms.<br>		"Hmmm..." goes Touko upon hearing the new employee's question, and crosses her arms.<br>

	"Let's see. There was that famous one in that country over there. A newly married woman in her twenties fell into a coma. She woke up after fifty years had passed, don't you know that one?"<br>		"Let's see. There was that famous one in that country over there. A newly married woman in her twenties fell into a coma. She woke up after fifty years had passed - don't you know that one?"<br>

	In reply to Touko's words the new employee says "No," and shakes his head.<br>		In reply to Touko's words, the new employee says "No," and shakes his head.<br>

	"Uh, how was that person when she woke up?"<br>		"Uh, how was that person when she woke up?"<br>

	"Extremely normal. As if she hadn't been sleeping for 50 long years. Her mind was revived just as it had been in her twenties, ~~apparently~~ it made her husband sad."<br>		"Extremely normal. As if she hadn't been sleeping for 50 long years. Her mind was revived just as it had been in her twenties - apparently, it made her husband sad."<br>

	"--- Eh? Sad~~, how~~ come? His wife's recovery should be a joyous occurrence."<br>		"--- Eh? Sad? How come? His wife's recovery should be a joyous occurrence."<br>

	"The thing is, her mind was still just as it was in her twenties, but her body had grown old into its seventies. Even in a comatose state, leaving something alive means that it will degrade, you can't do anything about that.<br>		"The thing is, her mind was still just as it was in her twenties, but her body had grown old into its seventies. Even in a comatose state, leaving something alive means that it will degrade - you can't do anything about that.<br>

	So this seventy year old granny is always urging her husband to go out as if she's still in her twenties. The husband has lived the seventy years normally so he's normal - the problem is the wife. Because fifty years have flowed past without her knowledge, she can't accept the fact no matter how you explain it. It's not that she doesn't want to accept it, she really can't conceive it to be the truth.<br>		So this seventy-year-old granny is always urging her husband to go out as if she's still in her twenties. The husband has lived the seventy years normally, so he's normal - the problem is the wife. Because fifty years have flowed past without her knowledge, she can't accept the fact no matter how you explain it. It's not that she doesn't want to accept it, she really can't conceive it to be the truth.<br>

	It's a tragedy among tragedies. They say that the lady who wanted to go out to play with that wrinkled face of hers was persuaded not to by her husband, who was in tears. They also say that he had this thought: If it was going to be like this, it would have been better if she hadn't woken up at all.<br>		It's a tragedy among tragedies. They say that the lady who wanted to go out to play with that wrinkled face of hers was persuaded not to by her husband, who was in tears. They also say that he had this thought: if it was going to be like this, it would have been better if she hadn't woken up at all.<br>

	How was it? This dream-like tragedy, it's actually something that happened in the past. Was it useful?"<br>		How was it? This dream-like tragedy, it's actually something that happened in the past. Was it useful?"<br>
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	"It sounds like there's a past there. Good. Since I'm bored, shall I listen to the story as a way to pass the time?"<br>		"It sounds like there's a past there. Good. Since I'm bored, shall I listen to the story as a way to pass the time?"<br>

	He gets angry at Touko who really thinks of it as just another way to kill time and turns away.<br>		He gets angry at Touko, who really thinks of it as just another way to kill time, and turns away.<br>

	"No thank you. Touko-san, your insensitivity is a real problem."<br>		"No thank you. Touko-san, your insensitivity is a real problem."<br>

	"What~~, you~~ are the one who brought it up. I understand, so spill it. It's not just a whim for me either. That Azaka, every time she rings it's Shiki this and Shiki that. If I have no idea as to what kind of person this Shiki is I can't reply can I?"		"What? You are the one who brought it up. I understand, so spill it. It's not just a whim for me either. That Azaka, every time she rings it's Shiki this and Shiki that. If I have no idea as to what kind of person this Shiki is, I can't reply, can I?"

	At the mention of Azaka's name he put on a sour face.<br>		At the mention of Azaka's name, he put on a sour face.<br>

	"I've been meaning to ask you for a while but, how did my little sister come to know you Touko-san?"<br>		"I've been meaning to ask you for a while, but... how did my little sister come to know you, Touko-san?"<br>

	"One year ago at a tourist spot. I got caught up in an impossible situation and my cover was totally blown."<br>		"One year ago at a tourist spot. I got caught up in an impossible situation and my cover was totally blown."<br>

	"...Well, okay, but Azaka is a very naive child, so please avoid that talk of what's there and what's not around her. ~~Since she~~'s in that period where I'm worried about her even without her getting involved in all that."<br>		"...Well, okay, but Azaka is a very naive child, so please avoid that talk of what's there and what's not around her. She's in that period where I'm worried about her even without her getting involved in all that."<br>

	"Azaka... ~~Naive~~? Well, your relationship with your little sister is your problem so I won't get involved. Instead, share that story about that kid called Shiki."<br>		"Azaka... naive? Well, your relationship with your little sister is your problem, so I won't get involved. Instead, share that story about that kid called Shiki."<br>

	Unable to withstand Touko who had pushed herself onto the desk, he began talking.<br>		Unable to withstand Touko, who had pushed herself onto the desk, he began talking.<br>

	About his friend Ryougi Shiki's personality and her unique character.<br>		About his friend Ryougi Shiki's personality and her unique character.<br>

	During high school he and Ryougi Shiki were classmates. He had a relationship with the name Ryougi Shiki before entering high school, and after getting put in the same class as her became friends. The only person to have a friendly relationship with Ryougi Shiki, who didn't want any friends, was him.<br>		During high school, he and Ryougi Shiki were classmates. He had a relationship with the name Ryougi Shiki before entering high school, and after getting put in the same class as her, became friends. The only person to have a friendly relationship with Ryougi Shiki, who didn't want any friends, was him.<br>

	But, after the street murders during the first year of high school, Ryougi Shiki began changing in a strange way.<br>		But, after the street murders during the first year of high school, Ryougi Shiki began changing in a strange way.<br>
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	She confessed to him that she had a dual personality, and that her other side enjoyed murder.<br>		She confessed to him that she had a dual personality, and that her other side enjoyed murder.<br>

	To be truthful, how R. Shiki was connected to the street murders two years ago is still a mystery. Before anything could be confirmed she had an accident in front of his eyes and was moved to the hospital.<br>		To be truthful, how R. Shiki was connected to the street murders two years ago is still a mystery. Before anything could be confirmed, she had an accident in front of his eyes and was moved to the hospital.<br>

	During the first days of March, on that cold night of the falling rain.<br>		During the first days of March, on that cold night of the falling rain.<br>
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	"--- So is that why her growth has stopped? Stocking up her life. It's not even as if she's a vampire."<br>		"--- So is that why her growth has stopped? Stocking up her life. It's not even as if she's a vampire."<br>

	Heh, Touko smirked with the end of the lips curled up.<br>		Heh, Touko smirked, with the end of the lips curled up.<br>

	"So, how do you write that kid's name? It would be in kanji wouldn't it?"<br>		"So, how do you write that kid's name? It would be in kanji, wouldn't it?"<br>

	"Shiki(數) from (神), why?"<br>		"Shiki(數) from (神), why?"<br>
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	"Is it the Shiki of Shikigami(式)? And her family name is Ryougi at that. That's just perfect."<br>		"Is it the Shiki of Shikigami(式)? And her family name is Ryougi at that. That's just perfect."<br>

	~~Rubbing~~ out the cigarette she had been biting on the ashtray, Touko stood up, as if unable to tolerate something any longer.<br>		Stubbing out the cigarette she had been biting in the ashtray, Touko stood up, as if unable to tolerate something any longer.<br>

	"Was that hospital in the suburbs? This is getting interesting... I'll be right back."<br>		"Was that hospital in the suburbs? This is getting interesting... I'll be right back."<br>

	Without waiting for a reply Touko left the office behind her.<br>		Without waiting for a reply, Touko left the office behind her.<br>

	~~''I can't believe I'm getting involved in this sort of nonsense at a place like this, what kind of fate is this?'' Touko bit her lip.~~


			''I can't believe I'm getting involved in this sort of nonsense at a place like this. What kind of fate is this?'' Touko bit her lip.

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	Around six days had passed since Touko was invited to the hospital as a provisional doctor. Every time Touko passed on the news that Ryougi Shiki was improving ~~everyday to her employee,~~ she couldn't help but have one little worry.<br>		Around six days had passed since Touko was invited to the hospital as a provisional doctor. Every time Touko passed on the news to her employee that Ryougi Shiki's condition was improving every day; she couldn't help but have one little worry.<br>

	That is, whether or not the Ryougi Shiki of the present and the Ryougi Shiki of the past were the same to another person.<br>		That is, whether or not the Ryougi Shiki of the present and the Ryougi Shiki of the past were the same to another person.<br>

	"Taking physiotherapy twice a day and getting a CT scan is like work for her. You'll be able to see her on the day she's released so just wait a little more."<br>		"Taking physiotherapy twice a day and getting a CT scan are like work for her. You'll be able to see her on the day she's released so just wait a little more."<br>

	Having come back from the hospital Touko smooths out her orange necktie and sits on the desk.<br>		Having come back from the hospital Touko smooths out her orange necktie and sits on the desk.<br>
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	The time of evening with summer just ahead.<br>		The time of evening with summer just ahead.<br>

	The red ~~light~~ of the sunset dyes the lightless interior of the office a dark orange.<br>		The red blaze of the sunset dyes the lightless interior of the office a dark orange.<br>

	"Physiotherapy twice a day? ~~Is it~~ okay with just that? ~~Shiki has~~ been asleep for two years."<br>		"Physiotherapy twice a day? Will Shiki be okay with just that? She's been asleep for two years."<br>

	"They say they moved her joints for her even though the patient was asleep. On top of that physiotherapy isn't exercise. Five minutes a day is sufficient. Originally the term rehabilitation ~~isn~~'t a medical term~~. It~~ means the recovery of ~~your~~ dignity as a human. That's how Ryougi Shiki, who has been lying around until now, has been able to regain the feeling that she is human. The body's recovery, well that's a different story."<br>		"They say they moved her joints for her even though the patient was asleep. On top of that physiotherapy isn't exercise. Five minutes a day is sufficient. Originally the term rehabilitation wasn't a medical term; but means the recovery of one's dignity as a human. That's how Ryougi Shiki, who has been lying around until now, has been able to regain the feeling that she is human. The body's recovery, well that's a different story."<br>

	Touko lights the cigarette she's holding in her mouth, cutting off the conversation for a while.<br>		Touko lights the cigarette she's holding in her mouth, cutting off the conversation for a while.<br>

	"But you know~~. The~~ problem isn't ~~on the side~~ of the body but ~~instead its~~ the mind. That kid is becoming different from the Ryougi Shiki of before."<br>		"But you know, the problem isn't of the body, but rather the mind. That kid is becoming different from the Ryougi Shiki of before."<br>

	"--- is it~~, memory~~ loss?"<br>		"--- Is it... Memory loss?"<br>

	As if he had prepared for such a thing, he hesitantly says something stupid.<br>		As if he had prepared for such a thing, he hesitantly says something stupid.<br>

	"Hmm, I wonder. I believe her personality itself is the same as before. There hasn't been a change to Ryougi Shiki herself. What has changed is Shiki. I don't know if this will come as a shock to you."<br>		"Hmm, I wonder.... I believe her personality itself is the same as before. There hasn't been a change to Ryougi Shiki herself. What has changed is Shiki. I don't know if this will come as a shock to you."<br>

	"I'm plenty used to this kind of thing by now. Please explain fully. Shiki... what's happened to her?"<br>		"I'm plenty used to this kind of thing by now. Please explain fully. Shiki... what's happened to her?"<br>
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	"Mmm, to tell the truth. She's completely empty.<br>		"Mmm, to tell the truth. She's completely empty.<br>

	Shiki who until now had always carried around another person inside of her. ~~But~~ SHIKI no longer exists. No, she must be unsure whether or not she's even Shiki or SHIKI.<br>		Shiki who until now had always carried around another person inside of her... SHIKI no longer exists. No, she must be unsure whether or not she's even Shiki or SHIKI.<br>

	When she woke up SHIKI was already gone from inside her. Through his loss her mind has become a blank space. Maybe --- that kid won't be able to stand the empty space... Her heart is empty. Like a hole it's completely open. Even the air passes through like the wind."<br>		When she woke up SHIKI was already gone from inside her. Through his loss her mind has become a blank space. Maybe --- that kid won't be able to stand the empty space... Her heart is empty. Like a hole it's completely open. Even the air passes through like the wind."<br>
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	"What do you mean SHIKI's gone --- how come?"<br>		"What do you mean SHIKI's gone --- how come?"<br>

	"He probably died in Shiki's stead. However it happened, Ryougi Shiki died in that accident two years ago. You might misunderstand since she's somehow still alive but just assume for a minute that she died. Ryougi Shiki came back to life as a new entity inside the body of Ryougi Shiki. ~~To the~~ Shiki of now, the Shiki of the past, and the Shiki of the present derived from those memories are nothing but strangers. No one can accept another person's history as ~~being theirs~~. That child will perhaps be spending her nights with the thought that 'I'm still not myself'."<br>		"He probably died in Shiki's stead. However it happened, Ryougi Shiki died in that accident two years ago. You might misunderstand since she's somehow still alive, but just assume for a minute that she died. Ryougi Shiki came back to life as a new entity inside the body of Ryougi Shiki. The Shiki of now, the Shiki of the past, and the Shiki of the present derived from those memories are nothing but strangers. No one can accept another person's history as their own. That child will perhaps be spending her nights with the thought that 'I'm still not myself'."<br>

	"... Another person? So, Shiki can't remember the things that have happened?"<br>		"... Another person? So, Shiki can't remember the things that have happened?"<br>
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	"No, she remembers. At present she is definitely the Shiki you know. The reason she's still alive is because she had the equal but separate personalities of Shiki and SHIKI.<br>		"No, she remembers. At present she is definitely the Shiki you know. The reason she's still alive is because she had the equal but separate personalities of Shiki and SHIKI.<br>

	Ryougi Shiki suffered a death of the mind due to the accident. Let's say that SHIKI accepted the role of dying at that time. So although she should have died at that moment, Shiki was still there in her brain and as a consequence her mind didn't die. Shiki has been asleep because of the death of Ryougi Shiki, but since it was SHIKI that died she was able to survive.<br>		Ryougi Shiki suffered a death of the mind due to the accident. Let's say that SHIKI accepted the role of dying at that time. So, although she should have died at that moment, Shiki was still there in her brain and as a consequence her mind didn't die. Shiki has been asleep because of the death of Ryougi Shiki, but since it was SHIKI that died she was able to survive.<br>

	And so --- she was in a coma for two years, and although her body kept functioning she didn't grow~~. All~~ because she was dead yet still alive.<br>		And so --- she was in a coma for two years, and although her body kept functioning she didn't grow; all because she was dead yet still alive.<br>

	But the revived her is different to the past Shiki in the details. It's not so bad as to call it memory loss but she probably won't be able to bring to mind any memories unless she needs to.<br>		But the revived her is different to the past Shiki in the details. It's not so bad as to call it memory loss but she probably won't be able to bring to mind any memories unless she needs to.<br>

	You can't say it's another person or that it's a complete stranger but she's now different from the Shiki you've ~~know~~ till now. A third personality which is an amalgam of the personalities of Shiki and SHIKI, it would be most appropriate to accept her as such."<br>		You can't say it's another person or that it's a complete stranger but she's now different from the Shiki you've known till now. A third personality which is an amalgam of the personalities of Shiki and SHIKI, it would be most appropriate to accept her as such."<br>

	... That's what she said, but in reality such a thing could not happen.<br>		... That's what she said, but in reality such a thing could not happen.<br>
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	"Even if she's revived as a wholly different person she's still Ryougi Shiki. No matter how little confidence you have in the fact that you are you --- that child is still Ryougi Shiki. Right now she probably can't even feel that she's alive, but the time will come when she will accept that she is Shiki.<br>		"Even if she's revived as a wholly different person she's still Ryougi Shiki. No matter how little confidence you have in the fact that you are you --- that child is still Ryougi Shiki. Right now she probably can't even feel that she's alive, but the time will come when she will accept that she is Shiki.<br>

	A rose is born as a rose. It doesn't become a different flower just because the ground it's on and the water it receives ~~changes~~."<br>		A rose is born as a rose. It doesn't become a different flower just because the ground it's, on and the water it receives change."<br>

	So don't be so hung up over it all, she added in a whisper.<br>		So don't be so hung up over it all, she added in a whisper.<br>

	"Eventually an empty hole has to be filled. She will have to build a new self, not based on her memories of the past but through her experiences in the present. That's a ~~garan (~~shrine) that no one can help her build. It's not something another person should meddle in. In short all you have to do is treat her as you've always done. Oh, and it seemed like they were going to release her pretty soon."<br>		"Eventually an empty hole has to be filled. She will have to build a new self, not based on her memories of the past but through her experiences in the present. That's a shrine that no one can help her build. It's not something another person should meddle in. In short all you have to do is treat her as you've always done. Oh, and it seemed like they were going to release her pretty soon."<br>

	Throwing the burnt down cigarette stub out the window Touko raises her arms and straightens her back.<br>		Throwing the burnt down cigarette stub out the window Touko raises her arms and straightens her back.<br>

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	Aozaki Touko first heard the story of the person called Ryougi Shiki on a nice afternoon, not long after they had just entered the month of June.<br>		Aozaki Touko first heard the story of the person called Ryougi Shiki on a nice afternoon, not long after they had just entered the month of June.<br>

	The origin of it all was that the new employee she had just hired on an impulse was Ryougi Shiki's friend, and as a way to pass the time she lent an ear to his story.<br>		The origin of it all was that the new employee she had just hired on impulse was Ryougi Shiki's friend, and as a way to pass the time she lent an ear to his story.<br>

	According to his tale the person called Ryougi Shiki fell into a ~~coma~~ state after a traffic accident 2 years ago. She was retaining her life functions but there was no possibility of her waking up. Not only that but the growth of her body also seemed to have stopped. At first Touko couldn't believe this apparent contradiction, how could a person's life functions continue ~~while~~ they've stopped growing.<br>		According to his tale the person called Ryougi Shiki fell into a comatose state after a traffic accident 2 years ago. She was retaining her life functions but there was no possibility of her waking up. Not only that, but the growth of her body also seemed to have stopped. At first Touko couldn't believe this apparent contradiction, how could a person's life functions continue if they've stopped growing?<br>

	"... Hmm, the only ~~living organisms that don't~~ grow ~~are~~ dead ~~things~~. No, ~~the~~ pressure of time ~~even~~ affects the dead. A corpse passes through the growth called decay and returns to the earth. The only thing that moves but doesn't grow would be that wind-up doll you brought in and set loose a while ago."<br>		"... Hmm, the only time an organism does not grow is if it is dead. No, even pressure over time affects the dead. A corpse passes through the growth called decay and returns to the earth. The only thing that moves but doesn't grow would be that wind-up doll you brought in and set loose a while ago."<br>

	"But it's true. ~~After~~ the accident it ~~looks~~ like she ~~hasn~~'t aged a bit. Are there any other cases where a person is in a coma for which there's no explainable cause Touko-san?"<br>		"But it's true. Since the accident, it doesn't look like she's aged a bit. Are there any other cases where a person is in a coma for which there's no explainable cause, Touko-san?"<br>

	At the new employee's question ~~Touko goes 'hmmm'~~ and crosses her arms.<br>		"Hmmm..." goes Touko upon hearing the new employee's question, and crosses her arms.<br>

	"Let's see. There was that famous one in that country over there. ~~Where a~~ newly married woman in her twenties fell into a coma. She woke up after fifty years had passed, don't you know that one?"<br>		"Let's see. There was that famous one in that country over there. A newly married woman in her twenties fell into a coma. She woke up after fifty years had passed, don't you know that one?"<br>

	In reply to Touko's words the new employee says no and shakes his head.<br>		In reply to Touko's words the new employee says "No," and shakes his head.<br>

	"Uh, how was that person when she woke up?"<br>		"Uh, how was that person when she woke up?"<br>
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	"--- Eh? Sad, how come? His wife's recovery should be a joyous occurrence."<br>		"--- Eh? Sad, how come? His wife's recovery should be a joyous occurrence."<br>

	"The thing is, her mind was still just as it was in her twenties but her body had grown old into it seventies. Even in a ~~coma~~ state, leaving something alive means ~~degrading~~ it, you can't do anything about that.<br>		"The thing is, her mind was still just as it was in her twenties, but her body had grown old into its seventies. Even in a comatose state, leaving something alive means that it will degrade, you can't do anything about that.<br>

	So this seventy year old granny is always urging her husband to go out as if she's till in her twenties. The husband has lived the seventy years normally so he's normal~~. The~~ problem is the wife. Because fifty years have flowed past without her knowledge, she can't accept the fact no matter how you explain it. It's not that she doesn't want to accept it, she really can't conceive of it as the truth.<br>		So this seventy year old granny is always urging her husband to go out as if she's till in her twenties. The husband has lived the seventy years normally so he's normal - the problem is the wife. Because fifty years have flowed past without her knowledge, she can't accept the fact no matter how you explain it. It's not that she doesn't want to accept it, she really can't conceive it to be the truth.<br>

	It's a tragedy among tragedies. They say that the lady who wanted to go out to play with that wrinkled face of hers was persuaded not to by her husband who was in tears. They also say that he had this thought: If it was going to be like this it would have been better if she hadn't woken up at all.<br>		It's a tragedy among tragedies. They say that the lady who wanted to go out to play with that wrinkled face of hers was persuaded not to by her husband, who was in tears. They also say that he had this thought: If it was going to be like this, it would have been better if she hadn't woken up at all.<br>

	How was it? This dream-like tragedy, it's actually something that happened in the past. Was it useful?"<br>		How was it? This dream-like tragedy, it's actually something that happened in the past. Was it useful?"<br>

	~~For a~~ wonder he actually nodded in response to Touko's sarcastic question.<br>		In wonder, he actually nodded in response to Touko's sarcastic question.<br>

	"Oh, are you onto something?"<br>		"Oh, are you onto something?"<br>
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	"...Yeah, a little. I'm thinking it might be like this. That Shiki might be trying not to wake up."<br>		"...Yeah, a little. I'm thinking it might be like this. That Shiki might be trying not to wake up."<br>

	"It sounds like there's a past there. Good. Since I'm bored shall I listen to the story as a way to pass the time?"<br>		"It sounds like there's a past there. Good. Since I'm bored, shall I listen to the story as a way to pass the time?"<br>

	He gets angry at Touko who really thinks of it as just another way to kill time and turns away.<br>		He gets angry at Touko who really thinks of it as just another way to kill time and turns away.<br>
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	"What, you are the one who brought it up. I understand, so spill it. It's not just a whim for me either. That Azaka, every time she rings it's Shiki this and Shiki that. If I have no idea as to what kind of person this Shiki is I can't reply can I?"		"What, you are the one who brought it up. I understand, so spill it. It's not just a whim for me either. That Azaka, every time she rings it's Shiki this and Shiki that. If I have no idea as to what kind of person this Shiki is I can't reply can I?"

	At the mention of Azaka's name he ~~gets~~ a sour face.<br>		At the mention of Azaka's name he put on a sour face.<br>

	"I've been meaning to ask you for a while but, how did my little sister come to know you Touko-san?"<br>		"I've been meaning to ask you for a while but, how did my little sister come to know you Touko-san?"<br>
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	"One year ago at a tourist spot. I got caught up in an impossible situation and my cover was totally blown."<br>		"One year ago at a tourist spot. I got caught up in an impossible situation and my cover was totally blown."<br>

	"...Well, okay, but Azaka is a very naive child so please avoid that talk of what's there and what's not around her. Since she's in that period where I'm worried about her even without her getting involved in all that."<br>		"...Well, okay, but Azaka is a very naive child, so please avoid that talk of what's there and what's not around her. Since she's in that period where I'm worried about her even without her getting involved in all that."<br>

	"Azaka... Naive? Well, your relationship with your little sister is your problem so I won't get involved. Instead share that story about that kid called Shiki."<br>		"Azaka... Naive? Well, your relationship with your little sister is your problem so I won't get involved. Instead, share that story about that kid called Shiki."<br>

	Unable to withstand Touko who had pushed herself onto the desk, he began talking.<br>		Unable to withstand Touko who had pushed herself onto the desk, he began talking.<br>
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	To be truthful, how R. Shiki was connected to the street murders two years ago is still a mystery. Before anything could be confirmed she had an accident in front of his eyes and was moved to the hospital.<br>		To be truthful, how R. Shiki was connected to the street murders two years ago is still a mystery. Before anything could be confirmed she had an accident in front of his eyes and was moved to the hospital.<br>

	During the first days of March, on that cold night of the falling ~~rains~~.<br>		During the first days of March, on that cold night of the falling rain.<br>

	That kind of story about someone's life. Touko ~~treats~~ it as just another story told over a beer, but as the story ~~progresses~~ the smile ~~disappears~~ from her face.<br>		That kind of story about someone's life. Touko treated it as just another story told over a beer, but as the story progressed the smile disappeared from her face.<br>

	"--- That's all there is to know about the relationship between Shiki and me. Although the story is already two years old."<br>		"--- That's all there is to know about the relationship between Shiki and me. Although the story is already two years old."<br>
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	"--- So is that why her growth has stopped? Stocking up her life. It's not even as if she's a vampire."<br>		"--- So is that why her growth has stopped? Stocking up her life. It's not even as if she's a vampire."<br>

	Heh, Touko ~~smirks~~ with the end of the lips curled up.<br>		Heh, Touko smirked with the end of the lips curled up.<br>

	"So, how do you write that kid's name? It would be in kanji wouldn't it?"<br>		"So, how do you write that kid's name? It would be in kanji wouldn't it?"<br>
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	"Is it the Shiki of Shikigami(式)? And her family name is Ryougi at that. That's just perfect."<br>		"Is it the Shiki of Shikigami(式)? And her family name is Ryougi at that. That's just perfect."<br>

	Rubbing out the cigarette she had been biting on the ashtray, Touko ~~stands~~ up as if ~~she can't~~ tolerate something.<br>		Rubbing out the cigarette she had been biting on the ashtray, Touko stood up, as if unable to tolerate something any longer.<br>

	"Was that hospital in the suburbs? This is getting interesting... I'll be right back."<br>		"Was that hospital in the suburbs? This is getting interesting... I'll be right back."<br>

	Without waiting for a reply Touko ~~leaves~~ the office behind her.<br>		Without waiting for a reply Touko left the office behind her.<br>

	I can't believe I'm getting involved in this sort of nonsense at a place like this, what kind of fate is this? Touko ~~bites~~ her ~~lips~~.		''I can't believe I'm getting involved in this sort of nonsense at a place like this, what kind of fate is this?'' Touko bit her lip.

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	Ryougi Shiki's recovery ~~was~~ a few days later.<br>		Ryougi Shiki's recovery is a few days later.<br>

	The fact that the situation doesn't even allow for the relatives to visit means that normal visits are out of the question.<br>		The fact that the situation doesn't even allow for the relatives to visit means that normal visits are out of the question.<br>