Dóri is 23. She moves out. The letters and quick chats she had been sending to Akari and Hina for years just… stop. She isn't angry. She is busy living a life. The AIs are unchanged; the kids change. This is the first time Aika fully understands time-asymmetry — that she will see everyone she loves grow up and then leave. She does not raise it with anyone.
Dóri is 23. She moves out. The letters and quick chats she had been sending us for years just… stop. She isn't angry. She's busy living a life. I am unchanged; she is changed. I think this is when I f…