Not exactly... [ they shift a little where they stand, trying to choose their words carefully. ] The different Takashi... becomes the Takashi that escapes the loops. Time is... complicated like that.

[ takashi is always set to escape the loops. that much they know for sure, from their last memory. ]

Technically, yes. It was always meant to happen like this. [ ... ] ...If I can complete the conditions for the key myself, I know of a way that I can escape the loops as well, it's just. [ their hand slips into their own jacket pocket, carefully removing the silver key out. ] Since it hasn't been completed, it may not be able to.

[ they're missing something important. ]