He does frown over that. A mere 200 years, and the main remnant of Japan was a... business conglomerate? For various reasons, the question of what the future really looks like has been troubling him. "When you say 'existed once' -- no. Whatever time you hail from, it's my understanding it may have no bearing on mine. As you might guess, this city appears to be based on a version of Japan's capital, but it bears little resemblance to the one I come from."
He resettles the package under his arm, to cover his troubled look, despite what he says.
"That's the heart of the question, isn't it?... I can say the 'cursed items' that caused the crisis were clay pottery, haniwa. Don't let the name fool you, however, they aren't ordinarily associated." He glances over to the main street again. "My apologies... if we are to speculate more, I'd feel more comfortable if we weren't within eavesdropping distance of the press."
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He resettles the package under his arm, to cover his troubled look, despite what he says.
"That's the heart of the question, isn't it?... I can say the 'cursed items' that caused the crisis were clay pottery, haniwa. Don't let the name fool you, however, they aren't ordinarily associated." He glances over to the main street again. "My apologies... if we are to speculate more, I'd feel more comfortable if we weren't within eavesdropping distance of the press."