[Hanako stays quiet for a moment, mulling this over. When he speaks, it’s entirely practical - like someone imparting knowledge to a curious student, perhaps.]

Back where I came from, apparitions tended to coexist alongside the Near Shore - the living. Not everyone could see them, though rumors certainly helped in that case. The more well-known an apparition, the more they stuck in someone’s memory and perception. Outside of that, we had to be summoned. And in my case, the only people that could summon me were those with higher spiritual power - like exorcists - or those close to death.

All to say… if you’re hoping I might have a method that might bridge the gap back to the living here, unfortunately, that isn’t the case. [Something in his gaze seems almost sympathetic, despite the neutral tone he takes.]