[There's a quiet noise of affirmation and Lili takes a second to put herself together - enough to provide explanations even though she's still clearly saddened about Atsushi's disappearance.]

.... There's an entire city outside of here called Cerealia. Dangerous things happen on occasion and - people are brought into strange places like this in a virtual realm called ViViD. However where people actually reside and live is in Cerealia.

People are prone to coming and going, from what I understand. Sometimes with their memories, sometimes without. I met you before briefly, but I see now that you don't remember anything from the time you were here. But Atsushi was distraught when you were gone...

[Now she sort of understands the feeling.]

I believe... I was among the closest to him when he was here so -

[She bends at the waist, a rare sign of genuine apology, especially to a stranger. But Atsushi is important to this person too, right?]

I'm sorry for losing track of him.