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Did anyone else get a weird letter a couple weeks ago?

I was only here for a few days and I got one. It was a little weird at first, but I want to know who really sent them out. I figure I should at least thank them for going out of their way to notice someone new like me.

[No, that's a lie. She just wants to beat them up.]

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Like what?

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People turned into NPCs after getting swallowed up by shadows.

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Shadows, huh?

Is that what's wrong with all the other students here?

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Yeah, shadows. Otonashi-kun knows more about them than I do, so you can probably ask him about the full details.

The fact that they're not human is what's wrong with them.

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Were they ever human?

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It's possible, but I doubt it.

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Oh. I guess it would be pretty weird if they were, huh.

[And by "weird", she means "scary". Because turning into an NPC doesn't sound particularly awesome.]

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And it's not the good type of weird, either!

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I guess we really shouldn't expect anything else in a place like this.

Anyway, thanks for your help.

[They hadn't solved anything, but she figured she should still show some gratitude.]