[ It's not until the 30th that the Ring-Spirit is 1-aware enough, 2-able to type comprehensibly, and finally 3-lost hope of finding Ryou in-person. He's been looking for... at least a few days? He's vague on the length of time. However long he's been looking, he hasn't been able to locate his former landlord and faux-cousin. Bavan's a big city, and shades are well-suited to staying out of sight. He knows Ryou's network handle... so the Ring-Spirit sends a message, hoping he'll get something. ]
Ryou, are you still here.
would you tell me if you were.
[ He's not feeling very optimistic about that, to be honest. ]
it's the spirit. from the Ring.
are you here.
[ There are many reasons he might not get an answer, but... one of them is Ryou didn't survive the trip back. Sometimes the Fog loses her grip on them. Sometimes they slip back into the Sea of Stars.
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Ryou, are you still here.
would you tell me if you were.
[ He's not feeling very optimistic about that, to be honest. ]
it's the spirit. from the Ring.
are you here.
[ There are many reasons he might not get an answer, but... one of them is Ryou didn't survive the trip back. Sometimes the Fog loses her grip on them. Sometimes they slip back into the Sea of Stars.
Ryou might not be anywhere reachable. ]