[Noriko wakes up abruptly]

You okay?

I had a dream...

What dream?

I was alone with Kitano on an empty riverbank.

Must've been scary.

But Kitano just seemed lonely.

Hmmm.

Before this, I always just thought of myself as normal. I'd have a normal marriage, age normally, just like my mom... but when this game started, I realized - it's just that I was sheltered.

Some things are better not to know.