“So uh… I have a lot of questions. Like, where you’re from. And also
about the Fourth Wall. Is it just…everywhere or what…?” Crystal asked,
folding her arms as she watched the Repairman go about his business.

Shinko smiled a bit as she decided to ask Belial for something to eat and drink.

“Where I’m from?”

The Repairman paused for thought.

“…Not sure…I mean, from a pen, yeah, but…huh…”

He shrugged.

“I couldn’t tell ya. As for the Wall…”

He took a moment to look around.

“…I mean…” he began, uncertainly. He didn’t ever really ask questions like that; he just did his job. “…More like it’s…wherever? I think? I dunno…”

As he mused about this, he failed to notice that he was holding the glue bottle upside-down. It soon spilled into a small puddle on the newspaper, and it was growing…