[ A lot of the people she'd met were like that, but her circle isn't all that big. Hotaru hasn't been in many of the terrible situations before. ] I've been working on it since my arrival. Because it was something I could do before, my new bloodtype amplified the ability where I could hear everyone all at once.

[ An extra powerful ability, which may be why she could still use it when the rest of her powers were blocked off. But that dips into theories that Hotaru has no actual experience trying to figure out.

It's a good place and if he hasn't gone inside yet, Hotaru is happy to take him there. She sets a brisk pace, both to keep their blood pumping and to shorten the time they're exposed to the weather. ] My mama has been teaching me since I could hold an instrument.

[ The most vague of vague statements, but rapid growth tends to throw off actual ages for things. ] Yeah, it's a lot to take in all at once. But a lot of the people I know just try to live their life as normally as possible.