"And Kanji is gonna come tomorrow and show me how to make dollies!" Nanako said, living happily at the wall, her hand making a circle in the air. "Hmm, I think this looks right. What do you think daddy? Think this is how big bro made it?"

"Yeah...that's exactly how it's made," Dojima said, giving her a weak smile.

"Great! It should be done, so I'll serve it up!" Nanako said, walking a few steps to the side, and looked like she was grabbing plates to do just that.

Dojima watched her. Of course it was all in her head and not even the usual pretend of a kid her age. He should have seen what having Souji die of appendicitis that first day had done to her. She had tried to cope, but after she got kidnapped...

Well, afterwards, she kept talking about Souji, calling him big bro even though she only knew him a few days and then others in their town being her friends though she never met them and the new mascot from Juness. And something about Shadows and Personas and other worlds.

He tried therapy, but it was so bad, he had no choice, but to put her here. The least he could do was let her pretend and be happy for a little while when he visited.

"Eat up!" Nanako said, setting an imaginary bowl inn front of Dojima as she dug into her own 'food.' "Hmmm, not as good as big bro...think he'd have been happy with this?"

"If you made it, I'm sure he'd be very happy," Dojima said.