Sayo 「 紗世」

 [Deep breath. Relax. There we go. It'll all be okay. It'll all work out. 

(Perhaps not.)

She can't let herself think like that; can't think about what it could mean for Mithos, or for anyone in his predicament. She doesn't want to leave him to this place. There has to be a solution - there has to be something else. She won't give up, not until the very last waking second. But there lies an issue - she can't leave Kaji behind. She doesn't want to leave Mithos and her 'family' here behind either. It's so hard to figure out what her heart needs and wants - but this thing... this, she's certain about.]

... If this is almost the end, I suppose I might as well face my weaknesses, shouldn't I? What are yours, do you think? The weaknesses you may have to face. Before the end of the battle. What do you think that is...?

[She smiles, a bit forced, running a hand over her hair.]

I guess I can be direct. I have... a sort of creature in my head that eats my memories day to day; I've forgotten... so much. Places. Moments in time. People. I try not to think about it too much, because it certainly doesn't do me any good, does it? I don't even remember how I'd gotten this creature. I don't even remember the day the mushi master came to me and told me what happened. But the truth is... the shifts here made me remember some things. I remember... going to find my husband; he was a traveler in his trade, and he hadn't been home for so long. So I went to search for him. I wanted to be brave, but in the end, he was - 

[She steadies a breath. Memories are hard. Sometimes she wonders if forgetting would be easier.

But that's the point, isn't it?]

He had made a new family and abandoned mine. I had been so destroyed by it, I let the pain take over, and I lost... almost everything. My memories were nearly all eaten away, because I couldn't handle pushing back against that and the kagedama in my head. I was fortunate enough that my depression didn't take away memory of my home, of my son. I can't even imagine what life would have been like, had I lost those as well. Regardless... I want to be stronger now than I was then. I remember what he did - and...

I'm okay now.

[She clears her throat.]

I think - I'm ready. I can't let this keep taking away from me anymore if I can change it. But I can't let the possible dangers of it scare me away anymore. So... If there's anyone who is able to and willing to, the way to destroy it... [She hasn't forgotten. She's written it down, always reviews it every morning, never forgets.] The creature's in my head, and only light can kill it, so if anyone is capable of going into my head to destroy the thing...

I want to be free of them. I want to remember every face and moment here. I'm tired of losing. 

[Even if potential dangers are present, or if there's complications, it's now or never. Right?]

And - I'm ready to sleep again. I want to remember.

Um - thank you for listening. 

[She offers the screen a bow, before turning it off.]