factoring | Homophonic: Kazuki Hoshino

[ Kyoko can be found at the bowling alley, but not actually bowling, just interested in whatever shops and places will let them in, now that they've died. ]

Hello.

[ When she spots Kazuki.]

Hello.

[ he gives her a small bow. like the most minimal bow possible to be polite, because she's an elder. ]

You don't look that interested in bowling.

[ to be fair, neither does he. ]

Are you?

[ She gestures to the rest of the building. ]

It's always a good idea to explore new locations.

I'm more interested in why they chose this kind of music for a bowling alley. It doesn't even match the name.

Find anything interesting, then?

Is the name a reference to something?

Not here. It does seem like the people here are just as intangible as those outside.

Just an old American band. They didn't do rave music, though.

Yeah, it's weird, right? I've never seen AR like that before. You usually need an app to see those things at all, but they're just... everywhere.

It's all very strange. But then again, waking up on the street and being told your currently deceased is just as odd.

[ rolls his eyes. ]

Nutjobs like this will say anything to scare people into doing what they want.

And what they want is for us to form teams. How odd.

Something about their weird game. I don't know about you, but I'm not feeling that inclined to listen to what they say just because they said it. It sounds like a load of bull.