Like clawing your way out of a deep hole, or swimming blindly until you break the surface of the water, Reiko turned her attention to the person addressing her, with some difficulty. Difficult, but a welcome break, even exhausted as she was. 

"Oh, erm... hello." She stumbled ungracefully over her greeting, having just risen out of a stupor and presented with someone she had never met before. [i]No, it wasn't 'never met.'[/i] Reiko had never observed this one before. He must be new.

"Asking me about fragments, here of all places... Let me see... It's like..." Casting around for words, she pulled her flute out of its resting place in a sling by her side. She figured she would bring it with her to this gathering, though she hadn't known why at the time. She brought it up to her eye level to show the boy.

"It is something like this. A fragment of the 'Essence of the World', though I don't know exactly what that means. I have only been here a couple of months myself. Supposedly it contains the essence of many other beings, and that gives it powers. I guess you can think of it like a weapon, or you can think of it like a partner. In this school we learn to master these fragments. That's what I'm here for. Presumably, you are too...?" She left the question mark hanging off of the end of that question purposely, not wanting to presume anything.

After her hanging remark, she glanced around to both sides and leaned in closer to the new boy. Much closer, in an attempt to be out of earshot of anybody else. Whether or not Karnage was trustworthy, Reiko couldn't judge, as she barely knew him, but in certain instances it was best to be overly cautious, rather than overly reckless. For that matter, it was possible that he had better hearing than a human, and could hear her voice anyway, but she chose not to dive into wild speculation. In hardly more than a whisper, she spoke into the boy's ear.

[i]"If you have ever heard a voice in your head that was not your own... an impulse that you couldn't control... this is where you should be. It is too dangerous outside. For yourself, and... everyone else."[/i]

Having spoken her piece, Reiko pulled back to her regular standing position, returning her flute to its holster. "My apologies if that didn't give you much information. I know only a little more than what I have said, but I'm not sure what else to address. I am but a student here myself." She gave a short bow. "Karnage-san and... I'm sorry, I don't know your name?"