Ah-

[ That's... odd. Ayaka's not even sure how to feel just yet, hearing all this. It's not a problem, far from it! It's just two different scenarios.

She puts herself back in Nippon, in her mind's eye. Stepping through that door, she was back in Inazuma, writing invitations for the Irodori festival, as if nothing was amiss. ]

I... I was in Inazuma, but... nothing changed. I knew nothing of Nippon, of traveling worlds, and whatnot. Not until I was brought here.

[ Ayaka does not frown, but talking about it now with someone? Her expression shows that she's a little bothered. ]

That was when I remembered Nippon, and the people I have met, and bonds I have formed. [ She takes a step back as her hands move over her heart. Her eyes close, remembering the pain she felt when she found herself here, dressed in white, with nothing but herself and her memories. ] I felt a kind of happiness I'd never felt before... and then pain, upon realising that I may never have it again.

But... you're here.

[ So it's okay to be happy, right? She can have that kind of happiness again? ]