Hiding the next wave out

"So you were Layn's..." Markus raised his eyes at the girl, trying to figure out the answer just from the expression she made. 

"I was his girlfriend," Irea replied without any hesitation. She then rolled her eyes before looking at the trio before her. "I assume you guys are those friends from the... from his past that he sometimes spoke about, right?" 

"You are quite well informed," Markus scoffed before leaning his head and asking. "How did you came up with this idea, though?" 

"Isn't it obvious?" Irea opened her eyes wide as if the question just proved that Markus wasn't as intelligent as he appeared to be. "This place is the end of the world. Absolutely no one comes here outside of weirdos like Layn," she said before shrugging her arms and smiling. "The only ones who could just happen to appear here are those who share Layn's traits, am I right?"