"Because out of everyone," Al said calmly, his gaze shifting between the two women standing before him, "you two are the ones most familiar with this phenomenon."
"Us? Familiar?" Sa-Ya blinked, her tone full of honest confusion. She looked at Shae as if hoping for help, but Shae's expression mirrored her own bewilderment.
Shae frowned, lowering her head in thought. "Something that only Sa-Ya and I would be familiar with? A girl in a coma for a year? Hmm…" she murmured, trying to connect the dots inside her mind.
Then, like a spark catching fire, realization struck her. Her eyes widened abruptly. Without a second thought, she grabbed Sa-Ya's shoulders with surprising force, nearly shaking her.
"W–What the—?! What's wrong with you?! Did something possess you?!" Sa-Ya yelped, startled by her partner's sudden burst of intensity.
"I got it." Shae finally breathed out, her voice laced with certainty. She turned sharply toward Al, eyes gleaming with the thrill of understanding.
