N: i cant believe you’re doing it. leavin’ this place. i’ve heard some whispered stories of the old land, but Bibi’s never let me go.
S: you know there’s more out there, and you’re fine with just staying here?
N: ah, i couldnt leave them, and sometimes it’s safer just to stay, ya know?
R: how do you know? about the rest of the world?
Se: child, i was born before the war and i remember it. everyone here in this tiny, shithole town knows about the government’s scheme to have us forget, either through their propaganda or straight-up arresting and erasing those who talk.