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"Hm?
Well, hello there.
Sorry, you took me by surprise. I don't get many visitors nowadays, you know?
Hey, since you're already here, h ow about a story?
Oops, I guess I shouldn't have said that. Telling a story always comes with its own pressures. Because once you announce that you're telling a story, people begin to expect that there's a point to it all.
Oh well, guess I'll just have to live up to that expectation then.
Allow me to tell you a story.
A story about a world ravaged by the scorching sun and plagued by a deadly virus. A story about a group of kids, scrambling to survive through the harshest conditions and most heartwrenching betrayals. A story about a girl so timid and so frail, she can't even look people in the eye when talking.
But that girl. That same small and meek girl I described. She has the potential equivalent to that of an atomic bomb.
Along her journey, she will feel pain; she will feel incompetent; she will feel helpless. But at the same time, she will grow, and learn, and strengthen as a person. She will make some wonderful friends and allies, and even fall in love.
And when she finally harbours that hidden potential, this ruined, apocalyptic world will surely begin to change.
Or... not.
I won't spoil the ending for you. That'd just be rude of me, wouldn't it?
So gather around, and-
Huh? Who am I?
Hm... That's a difficult question to answer.
Someday, you'll come to understand that. But for now, just think of me as the narrator of this story.
Now, let's begin."