Hands free, Shinjiro lets them slide back into the safety of his pockets as he takes a slow pace down the sidewalk, trying to make sense of their reactions.

It is now that he remembers Minato, the male version of Minako that had arrived in Saeng Seong about the same time he did. Not only were people brought here from different points in time, but also differences in those timelines. Maybe in their world, Minako had passed away and Shinjiro was still hospitalized. That thought brought him some stability.

He looks back at both of them. "What?"