That was her first reaction when she came to this place a year and a half ago. It all seemed like decades to her now for just how many things she experienced in this place. "That was what I thought, too. But in time, you'll learn to accept certain things." Only certain things because at the end of the day, none of them are supposed to be here.

Upon hearing his question, though, Ino tries for a small smile. "Yes, we are." For now, she hesitates adding. "This place isn't that bad even for how strange and... unlawful it is." Which is the gist of it. There's something she's curious about from whoever ends up here from home, though.

"In any case, what's the last thing you remember before arriving? Are you also from that upcoming war like Sakura?" Or almost everyone else?