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Togusa almost reaches for his pocket, before he remembers. "Hunh. Left my phone back with Daisuke." Which means it didn't get drenched, so Tatsuma is lucky.

Another sigh. "Prank an authority figure, the four words that have been the bane of my existence the last two weeks." He looks up at Tatsuma questioningly. "You've got to be after something important, if you're playing the game. What are you hoping to get?"

Oh. That's easy enough to answer. The smile he has isn't terribly bright, but it's not wholly unhappy, either. Accepting, more like.

"I want more of those visions. ...Memories."

Because... That's far closer to what it felt like. Remembering things he'd long forgotten, of another self.

Togusa nods, understanding. His own smile comes back quickly. "I probably wouldn't be bothering if I hadn't spotted one of those codes, just like we found in the subway and passed around to everybody." He huffs a quick laugh. "Under the square that said this, actually."

"But people keep saying that they've got something they need to remember. So, you looking for anything specific? Or, do you just need more of them?"

He pauses to think that one over. "I need to know more. But I'm not sure what." The pieces he's gotten are all fragments of a whole, and without any knowledge of what's missing, he can't even make a guess of it - not yet.

...Unfortunately, his quiet nature makes the sentence come out a bit more cryptic than intended.

"None of it makes sense at all yet?" Togusa has to ask. He hesitates and shakes his head. "Maybe it's none of my business. I have still been asking people what they're seeing, though. If anything starts to make a pattern. Nothing yet, though."

"I got...robots." Togusa's brow wrinkles. "I asked people about those, though."

Tatsuma hums softly as he considers his answer. "I remember... we fought monsters." There's at least two cases of it. "And some of the memories... have to do with a girl who became a zombie."

Togusa looks up sharply at Tatsuma, brow wrinkled in concern. Not another one. Why are so many of the kids dragged into this remembering memories of fighting? He looks away, regretful. "I'm sorry for asking."

"But. You want to remember more of that? Why?"

"I still don't know how the fight ended with the girl." His tone remains soft, but serious. "I remember there was a memorial for her... But I don't remember if she was able to pass on in peace." And the more he sees, the more concerned he gets. Was it even possible for any of those creatures-- no, those people to rest peacefully again?

"And also... My friends. I keep remembering them." And unlike some of the others here, he has yet to find anyone who resembles them now. "I want to know who they are, too."

"Zombies, you said," Togusa matches Tatsuma's soft tone, stays respectful, instead of incredulous. "Bodies, or spirits, denied that peace in death?" He isn't sure he's heard anything more horrible.

Togusa very slowly nods. "I can respect it. Especially if it's for friends. If there's a better way to remember, then," he nods more firmly. "Let me know how I can help. I'm not chasing it, but I'm willing to try to help the people who are."

He nods. "Not sure which." But regardless of whether it's a trapped soul or simply the body, they at least deserved the dignity of a peaceful rest both physically and spiritually - is his thought on the matter, at any rate.

...But with that said, he goes ahead and smiles again. "Mm, thank you. I think I'll be able to get the rest. And sorry about the prank." He's mostly been looking to do the bare minimum asked by the bingo form, but this one might have been a little overboard.

The look on Togusa's face turns sympathetic. Tatsuma needs to know more. The very idea of these things existing, and being able to do something about it would spur anyone into action. A spirit or a body not at rest? There's a lot in between the lines of what Tatsuma has said.

"No apology needed," he says, and smiles warmly. He puts his hands on his knees and stands up. "I should probably get back to Daisuke, though."

And that only makes his smile widen.

"Please pet him for me."

Dog is very important! But also, he needs to get this cleaned up as per his agreement with the kind employee.

Togusa nods. "I will. And, well, thanks again for helping out."

He gives a friendly wave before he heads out, hoping that he'll dry out pretty quickly in this heat.

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