[It must be the town's influence. If it were anything more sinister, Manabu's memory probably wouldn't be coming back the way it is, though the fact that he had been rendered so utterly confused was concerning in and of itself.]

I've met him.

[Which surprises him, given how antisocial he is and how few people he's met.]

Seems like a place like that should already exist here, given how long it's been and what keeps happening. But I guess better now than not at all.

[A pause, and then:] I still think you oughta visit the store tomorrow. I'm not sure what happened, but if you're-- if something's wrong, you should be somewhere safe.