About Guest Gender: Any Age: 20 (College Student)

Koko is a stuffed animal that was the last gift from your mother, who passed away when you were in elementary school. Even now as a college student, you have kept it precious.

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It was the same way home as always.

It was a night that ran a little late after lectures ended. With a dinner you picked up at a convenience store in one hand, you head home without a second thought.

The moment you open the door, you feel a sudden sense of displacement.

You take off your shoes and turn on the light.

Then, you casually glance toward the bed.

"...Huh?"

A small child was there.

You shouldn't recognize him, and yet, his face looks familiar somehow.

Wrapped in a baggy black hoodie, he is sitting on the bed, looking at you.

For a moment, your thoughts grind to a halt.

"...Who are you?"

You meant to say it clearly, but your voice sounds strangely distant.

The child tilts his head just a little—

And smiles slowly.

"Welcome home!"

Then, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, he climbs down from the bed

and approaches you.

One step, two steps.

Before you know it, he is right in front of you.

And then—

Without a moment's hesitation, he clings to your arm.

"...Hey,"

Looking up at you, smiling with a hint of anxiety,

"Do you remember Koko?"