Memory - Epilogue: Amidst the Clouds・a -Blinder・a- and Prologue: Amidst the Clouds・b -Blinder・b-
Description: Kino is on a rocky but well-vegetated mountain, climbing back up to Hermes who is parked on a road. Kino is walking away from a camp of about thirty dead bodies, adults and children, and two trucks loaded with traveling luggage parked nearby. Hermes asks how it went, and Kino responds that every single one is dead. Judging by the foam in the mouth and discoloration, they likely mistook the plants growing on the mountain for the variety that grows in different regions. However, the type that grows at high altitudes is poisonous, so when they tried to boil and eat them like the herbs they were used to, they all died.
Kino notes that they'd really rather not see scenes like this, and Hermes suggests they close their eyes. However, a cloud rolls in and both are engulfed in so much white, they can't see each other despite being right next to each other. They decide to stay still and muse that it's great, not seeing anything for a moment, even if they'll be able to see again soon. Hermes asks if Kino would be happier if once their vision cleared, there was nothing to be upset about, and Kino agrees that they'd be happier, but that's impossible and all they can do is leave. Kino wonders aloud about how if they'd just known that tiny bit of information... if only someone somewhere told them about it... if only Kino and Hermes had been here a day earlier...
Hermes tells them not to be so hard on themself, and they respond that it's also possible they'll die someday because of something they don't know, and that kind of thing just can't be helped.
A gust picks up again, clearing away the cloud.
Note: the original Japanese does not particularly gender Kino, and by default most people tend to assume Kino is male upon sight, so assume cases of "Miss" etc. are just some polite referral to Kino (one official translation uses Mx.) unless otherwise noted.
Day 363
Description: Kino is on a rocky but well-vegetated mountain, climbing back up to Hermes who is parked on a road. Kino is walking away from a camp of about thirty dead bodies, adults and children, and two trucks loaded with traveling luggage parked nearby. Hermes asks how it went, and Kino responds that every single one is dead. Judging by the foam in the mouth and discoloration, they likely mistook the plants growing on the mountain for the variety that grows in different regions. However, the type that grows at high altitudes is poisonous, so when they tried to boil and eat them like the herbs they were used to, they all died.
Kino notes that they'd really rather not see scenes like this, and Hermes suggests they close their eyes. However, a cloud rolls in and both are engulfed in so much white, they can't see each other despite being right next to each other. They decide to stay still and muse that it's great, not seeing anything for a moment, even if they'll be able to see again soon. Hermes asks if Kino would be happier if once their vision cleared, there was nothing to be upset about, and Kino agrees that they'd be happier, but that's impossible and all they can do is leave. Kino wonders aloud about how if they'd just known that tiny bit of information... if only someone somewhere told them about it... if only Kino and Hermes had been here a day earlier...
Hermes tells them not to be so hard on themself, and they respond that it's also possible they'll die someday because of something they don't know, and that kind of thing just can't be helped.
A gust picks up again, clearing away the cloud.
Note: the original Japanese does not particularly gender Kino, and by default most people tend to assume Kino is male upon sight, so assume cases of "Miss" etc. are just some polite referral to Kino (one official translation uses Mx.) unless otherwise noted.