Not right now. I'm at the bottom of the sea.
You're under the sea? Then you should stay there a while. Generally humans tend to float.
You mean dead bodies float?
Dead or alive they float, you know. When you're calm, you float. But when you panic and struggle, that's when you sink. So stay there as long as you need to, and when you float back up, I'll take you out somewhere.
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They say we're all humans. It's not true. Actually, we all come from different planets. So really, it's no wonder we can't understand each other.
Even families? What about lovers? What about friends?
It's no use. You know, it doesn't matter. Because we're all from different planets. Don't you think it makes a lot of sense?
We're all aliens. But they must exist somewhere. Some people from my planet. Same as me.
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My mom died. But.. I felt nothing. No sadness, no regret, no loneliness. Honestly I didn't feel a thing. I didn't cry once. I wonder if you had been my mother, what kind of person I could've become?
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So are you thinking of going far away? It's okay. You can stop running away now. No matter how fast you run or how far you go, your loneliness will follow.
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From Call Me Chihiro, 2023.
