[ He's such a cute little kid! Of course, Ishtar allowed him to do as he pleased for the time being, since it was better to give him a sense of security and not leave him scared or shook up. Honestly Takeru was a pretty brave kid for his age. Ishtar could tell by the way he carried himself, even if he was scared on the inside. ]

Zero's always finding people. He's really good at that. I guess it is since I found you both after running around there for a while.

[ Ishtar chuckled a bit. ] Yeah, he's someone I've known for a long time. He might look a little grim on the outside, but he's very kind. Fire would be good though...

[ She did trail off because she probably knew what Zero was thinking. After all their days traversing weird locations in Facility 3 was definitely experience they carried. ]

I didn't get to prepare anything before they dropped us here...so it's a bit frustrating.