[Masumi, forgetting Kaiba's there for the moment, decides to just rip the bandaid off and say what's going on.]
Hey, bad news. My tether wasn't cut like I thought, so I have to go back to the train now.
[Masumi's cut off by her brother and mother questioning her, both shocked that she can't stay any longer like they'd hoped.]
Are you sure you can't stay?! [Her brother, Shuukichi, who had been worried about exactly this scenario ever since it became clear something wasn't right with the attempt to send Masumi home.]
Who told you that you have to leave? How do you know it's true? [And her mother, Mary, leaning into suspicion that her daughter is getting tricked into going back right after leaving. In her eyes, the train is suspicious, forcing kidnapped passengers into missions and trying to make them want to stay.]
I...it's someone I know wouldn't lie about this. Besides, have you seen the sky? Things are getting worse here, I can't leave Kyoto, my body is still in the hospital... [Masumi trails off, tearing up at the thought of having to go back all over again. It's Shuukichi who pulls her into a hug, Mary slowly joining in a moment later as she realizes that Masumi truly cannot stay.
Eventually, they let her go, tell her to try and figure out how to come home and to stay safe, and Masumi tries her best to suppress her tears long enough to get out of here without upsetting her family more.]
I'm sorry about this. I'll try to come back for real, but I guess it just didn't work this time.
[She turns and ducks into the hallway outside the room, not waiting any longer as she struggles to get herself together.
Nobody notices the shadow in the room, too distracted by Masumi having to leave.]
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Hey, bad news. My tether wasn't cut like I thought, so I have to go back to the train now.
[Masumi's cut off by her brother and mother questioning her, both shocked that she can't stay any longer like they'd hoped.]
Are you sure you can't stay?! [Her brother, Shuukichi, who had been worried about exactly this scenario ever since it became clear something wasn't right with the attempt to send Masumi home.]
Who told you that you have to leave? How do you know it's true? [And her mother, Mary, leaning into suspicion that her daughter is getting tricked into going back right after leaving. In her eyes, the train is suspicious, forcing kidnapped passengers into missions and trying to make them want to stay.]
I...it's someone I know wouldn't lie about this. Besides, have you seen the sky? Things are getting worse here, I can't leave Kyoto, my body is still in the hospital... [Masumi trails off, tearing up at the thought of having to go back all over again. It's Shuukichi who pulls her into a hug, Mary slowly joining in a moment later as she realizes that Masumi truly cannot stay.
Eventually, they let her go, tell her to try and figure out how to come home and to stay safe, and Masumi tries her best to suppress her tears long enough to get out of here without upsetting her family more.]
I'm sorry about this. I'll try to come back for real, but I guess it just didn't work this time.
[She turns and ducks into the hallway outside the room, not waiting any longer as she struggles to get herself together.
Nobody notices the shadow in the room, too distracted by Masumi having to leave.]