[ The silence that follows isn't empty. Instead, it's an air of consideration. Subaru is not so young as many called into this place, yet he can't say he's had any experience rendering such a decision with such limited information. He can't help but wonder what becomes of the souls involved.

This is all some sort of dream, he's sure, yet that doesn't mean these worlds aren't real. That the decision doesn't matter. Because of course it does — it must, or they wouldn't have been put to this task. ]

I would not wish suffering upon them either... If only we knew what becomes of their souls.

[ If something of those people remains, it may not be the end. Not if anything here is at all like the worlds he's known, yet he has no way to gauge that, either. ]

While I can't say what choice I'll make, I will consider what you have said. I've never had to make a decision for so many beyond acquiring for them what they needed to survive, but we're faced with no such option, and now it seems we must do just that.

[ It's a heavy thought, and he fears in all his newness that he isn't in the best position to make a determination like this. But he must give it his best. ]

When this test is over, I hope we'll have another opportunity to speak. I suspect it it may be the only way all of this ends well.

[ He has seen factions grappling over limited resources, after all. ]