I would say it's like something out of a sci-fi novel, but I was actually involved in something really similar back home so I can't really say it's that much of a change of pace for me.

[Chaldea was a hell of a place for a kid to grow into her teen years.

...both of them, really. That thought makes Ayumi a little melancholy, but she does her best not to show it.]

I do wish I could at least let everyone know I'm alright, though. Just because vanishing without a trace to go take care of some Singularity or whatever is pretty common doesn't mean people don't get worried sick when it happens.