[ and his stomach drops. it's exactly what he didn't want to hear... that if this place was real, the western prison they were all trapped in would be their home for an extended period of time.

but... there was also some hope, and makoto clings to it immediately ]

You said that before... that memories can come back. Is it random? Do you know if regaining everything could be what lets people leave? [ normally he'd feel a little embarrassed being so forward to someone he'd just met, but the situation was different from Normal, Everyday Life... fear was a big motivator of change ]