[The longer he stares at the screen, the more his mind desperately grasps at anything that will fill in this apparent gap in his memory. The things coming to him most easily are also the most abstract: a vague longing and the desire to protect this machine above all else. It doesn't make sense.
But he doesn't want to let it down by admitting he can't remember.]
You were at Hope's Peak...
[He's not asking for confirmation; the decal is enough. But saying it aloud makes the picture a little clearer.]
In the... baths, is that right? ...My brother...
[ . . . his brother what? He doesn't even know where that utterance came from, much less there he was going with it. If anything, he should be associating a computer with Chihiro's image with Chihiro himself.]
Thanks, ChiGoogle.
But he doesn't want to let it down by admitting he can't remember.]
You were at Hope's Peak...
[He's not asking for confirmation; the decal is enough. But saying it aloud makes the picture a little clearer.]
In the... baths, is that right? ...My brother...
[ . . . his brother what? He doesn't even know where that utterance came from, much less there he was going with it. If anything, he should be associating a computer with Chihiro's image with Chihiro himself.]