[center][h2]Kiryu Sento[/h2][h3]??? — ??? Plaza[/h3][/center]

Having since chosen to stay silent and observe the situation, Sento watched as a few figures began to materialize around him. The first was, by his judgement, a conspicuously inconspicuous young man—between his jacket, hood, and shaded glasses, it was difficult to figure out anything meaningful from his appearance alone. The fact that he opened his arrival with an odd hand gesture and a shout only left Sento with more questions than not.

Then came the pair of schoolgirls, who were both clearly in the middle of some more intimate time when they had been spirited away to wherever [i]this[/i] was. Some part of the scientist's brain felt some secondhand embarrassment at the scene, and that only got worse when the two realized that they were no longer in what had been, presumably, the comfort of their home. It felt almost instinctual to turn away from them to give them a moment to adjust.

No sooner than after he had turned his head, away, though, did yet [i]another[/i] young woman's voice call out towards the now-forming group; it was but a given that he would move to face her. Compared to the other three that had appeared, though, the newcomer had an outfit that was far more [i]ornate[/i] than anything else the three of them were wearing. It wouldn't have been all too odd to dismiss her as a cosplayer, but given the context of where they were right now, her words made no sense if she [i]had[/i] been one. Things were only further complicated when another young woman—with what Sento considered even [i]more[/i] fancy clothing—arrived to press the other woman about where she had been—never mind the complete lack of knowledge about this "Yuque" that the pink-haired girl was speaking about.

"I'll confirm that much, at least. I'm not sure where you'd find the ability to walk through time, so this 'Golden Hour' isn't something I'm all too familiar with. I've never heard of a city with that name, though. This 'Yuque' isn't exactly familiar, either; is that Chinese, by any chance?" Sento asked in response, half-hoping that their answer would shed some more light on the situation. "I live in Tokyo, so I don't exactly speak the language myself..."

Maybe trading information would be the best thing they could do for the moment. By their reaction, the two seemed to be acquaintances. That meant absolutely [i]nothing[/i] with regards to why they were here now, though. If the pattern was that they were coming in pairs, then maybe Banjou would have also been dragged here; the lack of anyone that seemed to know the other teenager also shot that theory down, though. Maybe there was some other connecting thread between them all that justified their presence here?

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