[He doesn't finish the sentence. It's eerie, to Koizumi, and hammers home that the sky is less than 50% bright by now. She realizes that he probably doesn't really want to tell her anything - or maybe he did, but she didn't pass the test. A chill runs down her spine.]

Can I ask you a question, Otori? [Pause.] Do you think it's stupid to have fun or make friends here? I don't mean, doing that instead of playing. But maybe, like, look forward to the sunrise over that castle, or a shelf of the candy shop Honey managed not to pillage?

--Sorry, I... [being vague on purpose.]