[Ai turned her head slightly sideways to listen intently to the other girl, processing what she was saying to her. And indeed, the news of such kidnappings happening right at that time surprised her.]

R-really? I have not heard of any kidnappings happening then - at least, not any more than we usually get even today. Though crimes in general have reduced in the past few years.

[The last comment unnerved her a little, though she had already read something about experiments happening in Luceti. The recollection made her look back at the guide she held in her hands, at the table of contents specifically, and indeed, she saw that it was further explained there.]