[ Up to this point, everything has been difficult to put into words simply because it’s so much. A lot has happened since last Mary remembers, and even explaining the bare bones of it all feels like he’s asking much of her.

Now, though, they’re getting into the truly difficult stuff - the things that affect her and her brother directly, and Juzo has gaping holes in his memory where he wishes he had answers, for both of their sakes. ]

I’ll catch you up on as much as I can. We got separated pretty early on, and I ended up unconscious for a good chunk of the rest.

[ He finishes off his current cigarette with a deep inhale and gets up to snub it out in the ashtray on his desk. This is definitely a multiple cigarette kind of story, so he fishes out a new one to light up as he speaks. ]

The Warden of Wunder Bender is an old classmate of Olivia’s, name of Violet Valentine. Her dad’s a real big deal, so she never wanted for anything her whole life. Guess her way of dealin’ with that is wanting the things she can’t have, namely…

[ He just. Motions to himself. Yeah, another one of those. ]