"Huh. How far - if you don't mind my asking, that is," Akihiko asked. "And if your friend knows anything, I'd be interested to talk to him myself. You're right about the fact that stuff might be different, especially that far in the future, but anything that might be a clue to getting everyone home's worth looking into, right?"

He made a mental note to poke around on the board about that, as well as talking to Mitsuru once she was up and around again. In the meantime, it was food for thought. And speaking of food, it looked like the nurses were starting to mill around, escorting people to dinner.