He ponders this for a moment. Well, yes, his mind was altered. Seeing as the witch transferred copied Shiro's memories into it.
"Well, yes." Hiroki whispers. "It's possible that I was a child when the alteration began. Not that I can ask anyone for confirmation, even the witch surely doesn't remember, as she doesn't care. I'm pretty sure I had never been outside a cryopod, before that. Everything was so new and strange. The air being dry was the strangest thing of all."
He shrugs a little, and gives a little smile. "Long story. I might tell you someday, if you're ever very, very bored."
He shakes Halloween Jack's hand, and that's when he can no longer deny the familiarity.
Who are you, really? he would've asked, only he doesn't, because Jack's already said he remembers nothing, and so, such a question would've been terribly unhelpful, and must stay inside.
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"Well, yes." Hiroki whispers. "It's possible that I was a child when the alteration began. Not that I can ask anyone for confirmation, even the witch surely doesn't remember, as she doesn't care. I'm pretty sure I had never been outside a cryopod, before that. Everything was so new and strange. The air being dry was the strangest thing of all."
He shrugs a little, and gives a little smile. "Long story. I might tell you someday, if you're ever very, very bored."
He shakes Halloween Jack's hand, and that's when he can no longer deny the familiarity.
Who are you, really? he would've asked, only he doesn't, because Jack's already said he remembers nothing, and so, such a question would've been terribly unhelpful, and must stay inside.
Instead, he asks,
"Are you a human?"