Togusa can only nod in agreement. "You've mentioned. Best I can figure is that they were shoving two separate lives into your mind." He shakes his head. "I still don't get it."
"Even if you don't know the right words, it's the remembrance and veneration of the dead that counts," Togusa explains. "Some people bring their favorite objects, food and drink are especially sacred, or incense to burn. Anything that honors the memory of the person. There are enough others around that you should get the idea from them."
A pause. "Ordinarily, it's to help with healing, to know that the memory of the person and the things they've done in their life are not forgotten. But this month?" Togusa sweeps a hand around as if to indicate the city. "I wouldn't be surprised if there's something more to remembering the dead."
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"Even if you don't know the right words, it's the remembrance and veneration of the dead that counts," Togusa explains. "Some people bring their favorite objects, food and drink are especially sacred, or incense to burn. Anything that honors the memory of the person. There are enough others around that you should get the idea from them."
A pause. "Ordinarily, it's to help with healing, to know that the memory of the person and the things they've done in their life are not forgotten. But this month?" Togusa sweeps a hand around as if to indicate the city. "I wouldn't be surprised if there's something more to remembering the dead."