That PAL saved her? [Cece presses her face just a little harder against his chest and shakes her head.] No. I went down to...to get her like I usually do but PAL stopped me on the stairs and said not to bother. I just figured he did something to her like he did to Kip.

I should've kept going but... [She swallows hard and Church might feel her start to tremble a little.] I've been dragging my friends in here for weeks and after you guys saved Choromatsu I thought I was done. But then Nishitani happened and Queenie didn't come back.

When PAL sent me away I just left and the only thing I could think was how grateful I was that I didn't have to bring up another friend from that hellhole.