[With all these extras and new characters making their appearance, it seems that the Truth Show has received a substantial boost in its budget, huh?]
Casting a final glance at the chat on my smartphone, I quietly put the device back in my pocket, wet my lips, and opened my mouth towards Sophie Asanami in a way only she could hear.
"Stay by me at all times and make a barrier around us."
Within our masks, I met her eyes. In an equally-subdued voice that recognised the graveness of my prior order, she asked straightforwardly.
"What're they capable of?"
My gaze flickered between the two.
"She can see the future, he can manipulate time."
Sophie flinched slightly at my response. Turning her head to me, she asked after a pause.
"...The fuck? First was space, now it's time and clairvoyance? By the way, is that bastard...?"
Realising what she was curious about, I settled her concerns.
