"I guess this is enough to start with," Kiriko said as she looked around at the gathering group. Some looked apprehensive. The rest looked like they were hiding their apprehension. "Akuba-san can fill in any latecomers, I guess. Oubai-senpai..."
She turned to look at the boy as she addressed him. He looked reasonably well, certainly better than when last she saw him. She wondered vaguely if he remembered what she had said, but if Kiriko was sorry about it, she certainly made no show of it.
"Could you tell us what happened to you, please? How did you get to that place? What do you know about it?"