The memory loss varied greatly, for some reason. I had lost only months. Some lost many, many years.

As for the viewfinder, it seems to be able to show us what is really hidden behind this town. You didn't get a gold coin, so...
[She proceeds to tell him about the coin from the very first game, the second coin from the crane game, and about the 'glimpse of truth' that the viewfinder seems to afford. She shows him the sketches she and Mister Braxiatel made.]