So he became a force of destruction due to Kalki's manipulations, but here it's what he's known as.

[It's yet another coincidence on top of more coincidences. Riku can't help but think more and more that Futaba might be on to something when she says in her notes that this is the world that likely replaced the former one. But not entirely free from its history.

If only they had something more conclusive to link the two besides guesses and coincidences. But before Riku can begin diving even further down that rabbit hole, Takeshi's last statement causes him to become silent for a long moment. He caught on quicker than Riku would have liked, but he can't deny the fact that there probably isn't much he can hide from his replica.

He takes a sip of his soda to fill the silence before speaking again.]

I have a lot of questions about Eidolons and not much to go off of until we find one. I thought maybe your experience with them in Crystallis would give me an idea of how they'll react to us. [He pauses again for a moment before finally conceding with a shrug.]

And...I wanted to hear from you more about the Calamity Selves.