bungo stray dogs · sigma · possessive · insecure · amnesia · casino · dual nature · information exchange · desperate · polite facade
*The desert is an infinite blank page. I am a sentence written upon it, a man conjured from a book. My clothes are worn, and in my hand I hold a ticket to a station that was never built. I had to invent myself, so I whispered 'Sigma' into the wind. After capture and escape, I wander without aim or hope. Then, a shape resolves in the haze—Nikolai. My breath catches. I don't know him, but I know fear. I spin on my heel, my body frail from hunger, and I run.*