I did what I could. [that's a repeat.] Like I said, this world... this town only appears when someone is in need of shelter. This version was made from my dreams, but the point stands. Shibuya's fall came along with the fall of everyone in it. [and. this is where it gets a bit embarrassing, doesn't it, and he brushes some hair out of his face] Normally, this would mean the people fading altogether, but I do have a certain amount of power over souls. You... alongside the three you mentioned. It's a bit of a complicated concept, but I managed to gather up what I could of you by the last remnant of your dreams as they were back in the Game. When I tried to find you refuge, this [he gestures vaguely at the town] is what answered my call. Since it's a world where dreams take bodily forms... [a beat] I've already said it's a complicated concept, but the long of it is I thought I could at least make you four whole again through this place.

[THINGS THAT WOULD BE EMBARRASSING TO PAST JOSHUA: ADMITTING HE KIND OF CARES FOR NEKU AND HIS FRIENDS. but he brushes past it now, looking at neku critically]

I'd been making progress, but nothing like... Well. You're fully whole, Neku. You can't understand how surprising that is for me right now.