Yuji is standing in front of a mirror in the bathroom as he ominously stares at his reflection.

He lets out a long sigh, almost sounding like he's disappointed.

Yuji: "We killed someone...it doesn't even feel real but it did."

Yuji gets a flashback of Elizabeth, Tatsuki, and Holly.

Yuji: "They all died, and for what? I didn't even know them well, but maybe we could have...?"

Yuji puts his right hand on his forehead as he thinks to himself.

Yuji: "A new low huh? What makes you so great?"

Yuji imagines him walking toward Jacob as Jacob stands still.

Yuji: "Who died and made you the leader, huh? just cause you've got the ball to do something?!"

He imagines his hands slowly wrapping around Jacob's head.

Yuji: "JUST CAUSE YOU THINK YOU'RE SO GREAT?! DO YOU THINK YOU CAN MAKE THE ORDERS AROUND HERE AND EXPECT US TO LISTEN LIKE WE'RE YOUR PETS?!"

His grip tightens on Jacob's neck as blood starts to flow out of his mouth.

Yuji: "YOU WANT TO TURN US INTO YOUR LITTLE KILLERS, DON'T YOU WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU FOUND OUT I WAS-"

Yuji returns to reality to see his forehead scratched out as the blood flows down onto his face.

Yuji: "Those thoughts...were those....my thoughts? oh no!"

Yuji grabs turns on the tap water as he washes the blood off of his face and looks at himself again in the mirror. He places his hand on his now scratched-out forehead and leans onto the sink.

Yuji: "What's happening to me? I'm scared..."

Yuji suddenly coughs and he immediately covers his mouth with his left hand then looks at his hand after finishing the cough to be shocked to see a mysterious black liquid flowing down from his hands. He shakes his head back and forth and looks at his hand again to see the black liquid gone.

Yuji looks at the reflection again to see his bleeding and scratched-out forehead healed as if nothing happened. He's confused at first then comes to a simple conclusion to resolve this.

Yuji: "I need a nap...this is all too much..."

Yuji exits the bathroom and heads upstairs as a figure appears in the mirror.

Jacob returns to the room with the giant circular machine in the center.

Jacob: "Come on...surely there's something?"

He continues to walk around the room as he continues to read the book to see if there's even a slight hint of how to get to Synder.

Jacob slowly builds up anger and frustration towards the book with each attempt at a re-read.

Jacob: "FUCK!! YOU COULDN'T EVEN GIVE ME ANYTHING YOU OLD FUCK!"

Jacob KICKS the book into the nearby wall as he begins to contemplate.

Jacob: "Maybe there's something I'm missing? no, cause I've read it at least 5 times, and not a single thing has come up...god damn grandpa, what do expect me to do..."

He looks around the room with the giant circular machine in the middle.

Jacob: "Aw hell, who am I kidding, you probably didn't even think that this would happen again, did you? I guess I'm the idiot for not believing in you or my dad..."

Jacob slowly looks up to the ceiling. The ceiling for some reason feels very calming and soothing for him.

Jacob: "Elizabeth...Ava, I'm scared...what do I do?"

Ashlyn continues to sit in the cafeteria as she starts to test something. She puts her hand out and attempts to conjure her syn.

Multiple naked old men appear once again and suddenly her syn BURSTS into a giant flame. She returns back to reality from the sudden shock.

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Ashlyn: "Haa...haa...you just won't leave me alone, will you?"

Cassandra and Irina enter the cafeteria and notice Ashlyn.

Irina: "Is everything alright over there?"

Ashlyn jumps in surprise then tries to make it look natural.

Ashlyn: "H-hey, what's brought you here suddenly?"

Irina: "We're hungry?"

Ashlyn suddenly feels a burst of embarrassment.

Ashlyn: "R-right, of course, you would, I mean this is a cafeteria after all! haha...ha..."

A couple of minutes pass as Cassandra eats her beef stew and Irina eats her schnitzel. Not a word is heard from the three of them. Irina starts to notice that Ashlyn and Cassandra have some tension between the two of them.

Irina: "Is there something...I don't know?"

Cassandra says nothing.

Ashlyn tries to look at Cassandra but Cassandra darts her eyes to her, causing her to look away in fear. Ashlyn takes a deep inhale and tries to start a conversation with Cassandra.

Ashlyn: "Cass...what happened the other day..."

Cassandra: "You mean when you burned me? and my name isn't Cass."

Irina: "Okay, there's clearly something going on between the two of you. But my question is, you two seemed fine when we fought hol-"

Before Irina finishes her sentence, Cassandra gives her a side-eye.

Irina: "Ahem, the maroon suns, so what's with the sudden change."

Cassandra: "It's called putting a mask on."

Ashlyn: "Cassandra, please. I didn't mean to hurt you like I didn't have any control over what happened. If you could just please-"

Cassandra SLAMS her hands on the cafeteria table and stands up.

Cassandra: "I've lost my appetite."

Cassandra walks away but turns her back before exiting the cafeteria.

Cassandra: "Irina, you know where to find me. Oh, and Ashlyn?"

Ash feels a sudden sprinkle of hope.

Ashlyn: "Yes?"

Cassandra: "Keep that little flame of yours under control."

Cassandra leaves the cafeteria.

Irina places her hands on Ashlyn's hands to assure her.

Irina: "I'll talk to her. Cassandra wait!"

Irina runs in the direction of Cassandra.

Ashlyn places her head on the cafeteria table.

Ashlyn: "I really am a burden huh? Should I talk to Yuji? he's probably still processing this, I could talk to N again but I still feel a little iffy with him."

She looks at her wrist to see cut marks.

Ashlyn: "Maybe I should be dead after all....first it's Cassandra, then the next thing it might just be everyone hating me."

N sits on the stairs while the little girl sits next to him. He notices the little girl's mouth is slightly red.

N: "Did you just eat something?"

The little girl stutters at first then starts to form words.

Little girl: "Y...yes."

N: "Huh, your first word, I feel like I should be proud but I'm not your parent."

The little girl grabs N's hoodie and pinches it.

Little girl: "Why...you...here?"

N: "What's the sudden question...I'm having a conversation with a fucking toddler...yup, I'm going crazy."

N attempts to stand up but the little girl grabs his leg and hugs it.

N: "What the?! get off!"

The little girl continues to hug his leg as she starts to cry.

Little girl: "WAAAHHHH!!!!!"

N: "Huh?! WHY ARE YOU-"

Little girl: "WAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!"

N: "OKAY, OKAY! I'LL STAY....Jesus..."

N sits back down on the stairs as the little girl starts to laugh.

N: (What's wrong with his girl.)

The little girl lets go of N's leg and crawls down the stairs to sit in front of N. She slowly raises her arm to point at N.

N: "What now?"

Little girl: "Why...you...here?"

N: (SIgh...I guess I have to go with this girl not to cause a scene.) "Why I'm here? well...I got nowhere else to go, it's either I stay here or I end up fighting for my life all the time."

Little girl: "Hmmm....didn't...want to...die?"

N: "Well that's...wait what? what are you trying to say, kid?"

The little girl sits in N's lap as she looks up.

Little girl: "Had...life...before...this?"

N: "Well...I guess? I don't really know right now, If I did have friends and family before all of this, they're all probably dead or about to die by now."

The little girl stands up again and turns around to look directly at N.

N: "Okay...I think that's enough questions, don't kids have a bedtime or whatever you call it?"

Little girl: "Are...them...friends?"

N: "Who? Everyone around here? no! they're just..."

N has a flashback of seeing everyone having fun in the cafeteria while he sits outside beside the entrance.

N: "They're..."

N continues to have flashbacks of being excluded from everyone.

N: "Huh...honestly, I don't know what they are to me."

The little girl hugs N around his neck.

Little girl: "Am...I...first...friend....?"

Silence fills the staircase at first then N gets uncomfortable.

N: "Well, to be brief with you kid, I've only known you for about a couple of hours and so far, all you've done is either not leave me alone, or just ask me weird questions."

The little girl tightens her hug as N gets even more uncomfortable. She then whispers in N's ear.

Little girl: "You...were...friend....little....draggy..."

N: "What's that supposed to mean?"

Cassandra passes by N on the staircase and gives him a raised brow then continues to walk down the hallway.

The little girl sniffs and drools as she follows the smell.

N: "The hell was that about, that's not it."

N's heart starts to beat differently.

N: "What's this feeling? and why does it feel so familiar?"

The little girl continues to follow Cassandra as Cassandra feels a threatening aura. She quickly turns around to see nobody around.

Cassandra: "Starting to lose my fucking mind.."

She looks at her hand to see it continue to shake but even worse.

Cassandra: "To protect..."

Cassandra clenches her fist as the shaking isn't as bad as it was before. She walks away into her room as a shadow follows.

Ashlyn sits in the cafeteria with a small puddle under her face. Her eyes turn blue as a familiar voice comes out.

Jacob: "Lights out everyone. Night!"

Everyone heads to their rooms.

N lies back on the bed and contemplates.

N: "What was with those questions? And why was she asking them to me?"

He gets a flashback of what the little girl whispered.

"You...were...friend....little....draggy..."

N: "Little draggy, huh? who am I kidding, probably some nonsense."

N falls asleep.

Cassandra is sleeping as an ominous shadow looms over her sleeping body.

Ep 36-End.