[Taifu Toneido's dead body stays unmoving and silent, yet the silence feels no less accusing than the biting words of the other apparitions. This is your fault. This would have never happened if it weren't for you. Why didn't you stop it?

Kisegawa forces herself to look away. It's easier to get angry at what her teammates are being subjected to -- especially the kids. And especially Amanda. There are few things more vile than parents who corrode their child's heart with casual cruelties.]

Tempting, but unlikely to work. Just leave them to rot.

[At least the anger is sharpening her senses and helping her think. Shisho's body is slumped over the dressing room table. Even the sake bottle, the half-eaten manju, and the karuta cards are all there. But the room doesn't seem to be fully formed, and there are other things she doesn't recognize...]

This liquid... Is it taking pieces of our memories and merging them together?