Piper doesn't look entirely dissuaded from her casual theory. "You know that saying about putting a toad in lukewarm water and heating it to boiling kills it without it thinking to jump out? That's actually a myth. The toad jumps."

She has no idea how she knows that.

"I'm glad you didn't say 'other people'. I know I was a little tense with Kzuryuu after Clive and Zelos, but...I really do believe that we're all just trying to do the best for everyone."