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[The journal had laid open in her lap for quite a while as Tear tried to put her thoughts together, as she had for the past several days when she tried to figure out the best way to go about this. It was only just now that he decided to go through with it, rather than attempting to orchestrate a formal apology; it wouldn't seem genuine if she did that, even if it was in her habit to try to be as professional as possible. Taking several slow breaths she begins, steeling herself for whatever may come her way after she finishes.]

I know it’s delayed, and I have no excuse for it, but… [Even now, she still finds herself very confused when wandering about the village sometimes, even feeling anxious once in a while, but perhaps it was to be expected; she was gone from everyone for three months, after all. Regardless of what her frame of mind was, it was no excuse to delay reaching out to those who helped her in that time.]

… to those who assisted me in the past month, and in the time before I was taken shortly after several of us were drafted to the fight the Third Party in the jungle... All of you – thank you, and I apologize for burdening you all. If ever you should need my help, please… don’t hesitate to ask me.

[With that out of the way, she moves on to the next thing on her agenda. It was something that had been on her mind for a while, and with her own recent experiences her conviction to go through with it has only grown stronger.]

Have there ever been any attempts to conduct a census of the residents of the village? While it may serve no other purpose than to keep record of who is here, perhaps it can be of other benefits in the future.

[After conversing with respondents over the topic, Tear will be spending the day walking throughout the plaza, milling around in an attempt to help re-establish a sense of normalcy and for need of something to do. Toward the afternoon she can be found in the library, a place she finds herself to always frequent regardless of what state of mind she is in.]

((ooc: replies to come in the morning when I can actually tell what the hell I am thinking and typing. |D;; ))

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[As they're walking the short distance to the grocery store, Pommy pipes up again.]

So how long has Tear been in Luceti for?

How long? Let's see... [The calendar here was so much shorter than Auldrant's and even know she is caught off guard by it.]

According to the calendar of this world, I've been here exactly eleven months.

Myu, that's kind of a long time, isn't it? Pommy's only been here for a little while...

It doesn't seem that long to me thinking about it that way, but already it's too long for anyone to be here. [Approaching the grocery store and opening the door now, Pommy still held securely.]

How long have you been here then, Pommy?

Umm...only a couple of months. Pommy came during the summer.

[From his perch in Tear's arms, he looks around the grocery store.]

Myu, the chips were towards the back!

During the summer... [That explains why she hadn't noticed him in the village before, he had arrived while she was in the custody of the Malnosso!]

All right, to the back... if I pass by them or you spot them before I do, let me know.

Okay!

[As they walk, Pommy will be turning his head (or body, I suppose) here and there, looking around the grocery store.]

Myu, everything looks different from this height!

Does it? [She can only imagine what it looks like from the view of someone as small as Pommy.]

Mmm-hmm! Pommy can see things a lot better, like what's in those things over there. [He indicates one of the refrigerated boxes of food in the frozen foods section.] Pommy didn't know what was in there before!

[Glancing in the direction Pommy indicated; ow much of the world has he not been able to see because of his height?] If it's all right with you, maybe I can show you around sometime? I wouldn't mind.

That'd be great! Pommy would love to spend more time with Tear!

[He perks up.]

Myu, the chips are over there! The sour cream and onion ones!

[He points at one of the nearby aisles.]

[Tear spots the chips, then walks over to them with Pommy in arms and pulling them from their shelf, handing them to him.]

Will that be all?

Um...Pommy thinks so. [He smiles.] Let's eat outside, Tear!

Of course. [She carries him out of the store, still feeling awkward about walking out with items she hasn't paid for; it vaguely reminded her of the incident in Engeve when Luke had taken an apple without paying.]

What else would you like to do?

Myu...Pommy doesn't know. What was Tear doing before she met Pommy?

Just walking about the plaza, I came here earlier to speak with someone I know.

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