[On "their side?" Like another Hirajiro or something? Espeon nods as he slowly circles around Red, rubbing against his legs. Wow, uh... he definitely wasn't expecting a bomb shell like that. He has to let that sink in for a moment before he speaks again.]

...I can't speak for the others victims here, but... for me, my ego death just... happened randomly after I went to sleep one night. I didn't realize anything had happened at all until after I came out of it. I... don't even know how that happened, either.