[The questions sure to follow will undoubtedly be more painful, but for the time being, Sougo can manage. Sharing information is much less daunting than personal questions. But on that note, where should he even begin?]

Have you heard anyone here talk about coming from a world similar to this one? There seem to be many people in different situations, but in our case, it was a city called Lunatia... and rather than being bonded to a gem, we were influenced by one of three moons that induced monthly transformations. I'd go as far as saying that the effects were far more unpleasant, at least as far as I can tell...

[Though he'd really rather not elaborate on that.]

Of course, manna and synchrony were just as important as they are here. They had different names, but outside of that, the means of fostering it and how vital it was to survival are the same.