[ wait, Shirley's here? Senel draws in a breath, instinctively reaching for the shell Pippo gave him all those months ago. Like the last time he tried, he comes up empty-handed.

(He must've left it back in Werites Beacon. At least, he hopes he did.) ]

I... didn't know that was possible. But yeah, you don't remember her or the black mist...

[ Then he really is from the future. The gang's seen a lot of crazy things. Time travel wasn't one of them. ]

How long has Shirley been here?