"But, how?" Ryouta asked. "How are you going to fix it?"

Ryouta was clearly trying to stay calm. He hadn't forgotten Aoba's and Kaworu's mysterious terminations. Or Yan's, or how recently there had been major member changes within Hue & Cry, Defying Atmosphere, and Nuclear Parliament, how Ol' Dirt Road was gone. And none of these people were ever heard from again.

"Just, please, promise not to disappear on me, okay?"