He repeats the knowledge she’s come across so far - that is, the lack thereof existing in this world, about this world. She couldn’t lie that the news is saddening, but in a way it’s reassuring that she could cease her search, or at least not feel obliged to a constant stress over the matter. The young man’s gaze is confident as he speaks, and that alone gives her the confidence in herself - at least, in that she isn’t alone in the struggle.
His words are interesting - that fictional words are reality here, in some way, and that may even include her own. It’s a broad concept to understand, but Cardia will have to take time to digest this one.“Fictional, huh… Lupin is very real, at least he is to me. But, in a place like this, anything is possible, isn’t it…” Although, none of this changes her sentiment toward Spirale; on one hand, her poison seems far less potent than before, but on the other, she is still far away from anything she knows - a far more lonely feeling than any she’s known before. Putting on her best smile, she acknowledges his introduction. After all, this is the first person who has shared any useful information, let alone held a conversation with her. She follows him to one of the tables, likely to sit down with books in hands and furthering the discussion. “It’s nice to meet you, Togami. Thank you for telling me all this… It’s nice that it isn’t just me who can’t find out anything about Spirale.”
Part of her feels guilty, for this is only a chance meeting, and she’s taking up a stranger’s time - but in another way, she senses a kinship with him, as if they’re walking on the same trail with the same destination. While firm and fast, it’s clear that he is genuine as he speaks and shows interest in what she says, something rare to come across. Seated now at one of the tables, crystalline gaze glances at the novel titled after one of her companions once again. While he states he wants to learn more about her - and Lupin, naturally - she can’t help her own curiosity. “Is Lupin also famous in Tokyo? Um, I mean, fictionally. I’ve never heard of such a place, by where is it?” Her knowledge of the rest of the world outside Europe is limited, only learning of it and the geography, social customs, and history from Saint Germain - everything else is vast and void as far as she knows. Togami already has shown he’s well-read and knows many things of the real world, even if their idea of the ‘real world’ is not the exact same one.
Glad that she is following suit, Togami takes time to study the girl as she sits down, trying to remember if there had ever been someone named Cardia who might have resembled her in any of the stories about Lupin (there hadn’t). He’s not sure what her relation to the gentleman thief may be, but he’s eager to find out; after all, her reality might not be exactly based on the fiction Leblanc had penned. Though it’s obviously something he had never encountered before in his own world, the link between reality and fiction is endlessly fascinating for him; she had best be careful when she mentions her other companions based upon fictional heroes, lest the heir endlessly question her on what they were like.
He ponders her question but for a moment, pushing the book towards her so that she can take a closer look at it as he speaks. “Yes, but not exactly in the way you’d think. I don’t believe many people have read the original stories about him, like this one, as they’re French; however, there have been several films and plays about him, including an anime about one of his supposed descendants. How accurate they all are to the actual man himself, I have no idea, but you’re welcome to read one of the stories for yourself and find out.” Nevermind that she might not even know French; they’ll cross that bridge when they get to it.
It’s also curious that she doesn’t know much about Tokyo; however, perhaps his assumption that she was not only from another world but another time as well was correct -- for someone who lived in the London of long ago wouldn’t have much of an idea of the Far East, as westerners called it then. Thankfully, he doesn’t mind imparting such knowledge upon her, for she seems patient and actually willing -- and wanting -- to listen to him, a rarity. “Tokyo is in Japan, a country to the east of Britain. It’s by China and Korea -- though I’m not sure what time period you’re from, or if it ended its isolationism by then. What year are you from, exactly?”
