[...it doesn't seem like this is Yuki's first go at this sort of truth seeking, either. What, if anything, did she find when she sought it out...?

...it's too soon for Mei to ask. So she puts the thought out of mind for now.]

It certainly felt like an ever widening chasm the deeper I went into my search.

My stay in the Elysian Realm wasn't entirely peaceful, either. Its residents were varied in attitude -- some were happy to greet me, one even offering wine as a show of good faith. Others were more reticent, and a specific few were... very, very unpleasant.

[Decimation, Infinity, Deliverance... while she still gleaned something from the owners of those signets, that didn't change how navigating conversations with them felt.

She grew wise to how they saw things and how they felt about the world. It didn't mean she was to accept those thoughts blindly.]