[They'll spend another few hours on phone usage lessons for seniors, won't they... but Frieda has the patience, not least because she wants Kenny to be able to comfortably navigate this world! For now, though, the seasonal powers take priority.

She encourages him as he attemps various abilities, and she's sincerely impressed with how fast he gets the hang of most (including the shadow traveling) - is it because it's easier in this simulation, or is he just that much faster on the uptake than her? Or does her inherited will really nerf her this much..?

Before she can dwell on that too much, Kenny's last remark sours the mood a little, and she's quick to try and put things in a different light - emphasis on "try".]

You shouldn't put it like that. These people are desperate; their world is all but being eaten up, and they had to leave their homes and flee into these barriers.

[Does that sound familiar or what...]

That said, you're not wrong. They do rely on us to go out into the Segments and take out monsters they themselves are powerless against, and to eventually push back against the Darkness itself. This simulation is a test run for that task.

[Maybe it really is no wonder that she's struggling so much. Again and again, she finds herself reevaluating whether the locals even deserve the help, what with the 'Tragedy of Greed' bearing that name for a reason.]