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Thankfully, there must have been some sort of God smiling down on Mari today, for she wasn’t left long before someone answered her pleas and was hovering over her. It wasn’t Himiko’s voice, definitely. A complete stranger, in fact. But aside from her increased worries towards her friend’s well being, she wasn’t about to swat away a helping hand. 

She didn’t even feel any sort of embarrassment as she let the woman sling her arm over her shoulders and allowed herself to be lifted onto her feet. She can’t help but scrunch her face as another sharp pain bolts up her leg, but this time she’s prepared for it, and instead forcefully focuses onto her grip on her would-be savior. 

Broad shoulders, she muses as she limps forward with the other’s guidance, one step at a time. Certainly larger than what she would expect from a woman. Not that it really mattered, either way. If anything, the extra strength was all the more appreciated in this situation. It’s not until she’s lowered into her seat that she finally releases a sigh of relief. 

“Thank you,” she smiles gratefully as she accepts her walking cane, fingers locking around it like a bear trap. No way she was letting go of this again. Not until things set themselves back to normal.

Mari lifts her head in the direction of the woman’s voice as she explains her… No, their predicament. She frowns, having trouble processing what she’s saying at first. Frozen? No, that’s ridiculous. Was she making fun of her, or something? Pull a prank on the blind girl, ha ha. But… It was way too silent for public train car, even under normal circumstances. She couldn’t hear the rumble of the engine, shuffling of other passengers, nothing. Really, the only sign of life at all was the person sitting across from her. She feels another cold stab of panic at the thought. What if this was permanent? What if they’d never be able to get back? What if- Himiko, or the other passengers were in trouble, and she wouldn’t be able to help? What if-

Wait… Wait hold on. Didn’t something like this happen before? The woman spoke as if was some common occurrence… Sort of. But Mari was sure this was the first time she experienced this. But now that she thinks back on it, she remembers a similar eerie silence from the day before. She was in her room going over her homework, but she remembered how strange it was that she couldn’t hear anything going on downstairs, or no sound of cars from the outside street, or any bugs chirping outside. She’d dismissed it as her thinking too much, though, and didn’t bother to investigate. What if she had? Would she had discovered her family frozen too, just like everyone else was? 

The sound of shuffling brings her out of her daze. Oh crap, she must of seemed like such an idiot just sort of staring ahead. 

“Oh, um… Wait, super power? Is that’s what this is supposed to be?” She laughs weakly, fidgeting in her seat. “I can think of at least ten different things I’d rather be able to do.” Strangely enough, she could feel herself relaxing a little bit, despite everything. This woman had a course way of speaking sure, but she also rushed in to help her. And even now, she wasn’t leaving to fend for herself. And if this really was the same as what happened yesterday, then there was a chance things would go back to normal, right? Either way, it was a huge relief to know she wasn’t alone. 

“Um… I’m Mari, by the way. Mari Kitagawa.” She dips her head politely. “Thanks again for helping me back there. So, um…” Her fingers fumble, struggling with what to say next.

“Has this… Happened before with you? Do you know anything about what’s going on, or-or how to fix it, maybe?” Hopeful and dumb, sure, but it was worth taking a stab in the dark at it.
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