Yeah, Shiro had mentioned it happening to him. Overnight in his case, I think he said. Time jump seems right, as terms go. I just wonder what triggered it. Maybe you're right. Maybe it is something to do with that connection. Like a dropped phone call.

[Barabas is going to try to go over his past few days to see if he can figure if anything was out of the ordinary before he went and slipped.

But more importantly, he notices that pause there, Maes. And so his approach is delicate as he asks,]

Are there people among us who are dead in their worlds?