That's nice at least. Some people come from way earlier times historically. That has to be hard, you know? Suddenly the materials are different, electricity exists...I don't know if I'd like that.

[ She doesn't notice it, but she's relaxing. Moving her body helps, and easy conversation helps. ]

It's pretty new on my world, as far as I know. There weren't monsters when I was a kid. Then they installed the mako reactors, and a mix of the energy seeping out and secret experiments meant they started to appear in the area and attack. I moved to the city after my town became uninhabitable. They weren't there at first either, but toward the end, they were literally everywhere.

I guess...you could tell they were animals. Most of them anyway. I didn't mind those as much. The ones that looked like someone had spliced them together from parts...and some of them had been human before...those give me nightmares, honestly. [ Her voice has gotten quieter, tighter. ]