Joy's mind swam at the massive wall of scrolling text that filled her vision.  It was...wow!  This was a lot to take in!  But a lot of it was familiar, from other games if not from this one.  She tried to focus on it, not knowing if there would be any way to see this information again after this.  Would...would it really work like the text said?  Like...they'd have chunks of time where they'd do certain things?  What about the time in-between?  What about sleeping and eating?  What abou-<br/><br/>"Whoa!"  She felt the Shrine falling away under and around her, the blonde leaping to her feet in alarm.  "What the hell is this?"  She and Aika were suddenly in a martial arts training area; not a dojo or enclosed space but an outdoor training yard.  Except that there was no outdoors.  Beyond the training area there was just featureless white.  She looked up and saw no sky, but more of the same.<br/><br/>"This is freaky," she shook her head.  "Aika, do you know what this is?  And...are you...you're my friend from-"  How could she say it?  She should just say his name.  "You're," she moved her mouth but there was no sound where his name should have been, "right?  Wait, why can't I say your name?"