002 [video]

[complexrestart]

[Rika's currently sitting outside, leaning up against a tree. The camera focuses on her, a huge smile present on her face.]

Thanks to Professor Elm, I now have some more supplies! Mii... I should be leaving soon, and it looks like Hope agrees with me.

[She giggles and turns the camera to her Vulpix--newly named Hope--who sniffs the camera curiously. She turns the camera back to herself.]

Looks like it's time to fight on!

Comments

[dreams-to-fly.livejournal.com]

Oh! You finally named Vulpix! [She nods her head.] It's a really nice name, Rika-san. [She smiles.] How are you? I heard you said something about leaving town tommorrow.

[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

Thank you! [She also smiles.] I'm doing very well, and I should be leaving town very soon, hopefully tomorrow. Are you going to travel with us?

[dreams-to-fly.livejournal.com]

[She nods her head.] Mmm, you're welcome. [At her question, the smile weakened because she didn't know what to say. She looked down with a weak smile.] Hayata-san told you he asked me to come along, right? [She plays with her bangs wondering if she should go, but a part of her didn't. She didn't want to cry in front of them and she felt like crying the last time she was with him.] At what time were you planning on leaving?

[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

We're leaving pretty soon. Hopefully sometime today or tomorrow. [At first she had a large smile on her face, but it faded when she noticed Misuzu's smile weakening.] Mii...Misuzu, are you alright?

[dreams-to-fly.livejournal.com]

I see. [Then at her question, she looked up at her and gave an almost forced smile while shaking her hand.] It's nothing! I was thinking about home for a bit. I'm sorry for worrying you.

[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

Oh? What's home like for you? [Her expression falters for a moment as she remembers her own home.]

[dreams-to-fly.livejournal.com]

[She thinks about her small town hoping to find the best way to describe it.] I live in a really small town away from the city. Actually it takes a couple of hours to arrive from there to the nearest city. It's really quiet because many people moved to the city. The only people that stay are the ones that are born there and have a family business there. Everyone knows everyone, so we can tell when a stranger arrives.

[She continues to think.] The summers are very hot there. We live by the ocean, so I pass by it everyday. It's really quiet there because you could hear the sound of the waves and if you hear close enough even the sound of the wind too. We have a summer festival coming up soon. The town gets lively because of it. [Her face softens.] I love it there. [Eventhough, she feels really lonely there too.]

What about you? How is it back home for you?

[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

Our hometowns sound really similar. [She smiles sadly as she remembers.] Except, my hometown was surrounded by forest rather than near an ocean, and instead of waves we hear the sounds of the cicadas. There's even a festival there like your hometown.

[dreams-to-fly.livejournal.com]

Ah! Really? [She listens to her friend's words about her hometown which makes her smile.] It sounds like a nice town, too. Did you have a lot of friends there?

[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

Yes. It was me and a group of five others. We were all in the same club too!

[dreams-to-fly.livejournal.com]

You're lucky! It must have been lots of fun! Did you play together all the time?

[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

We did for the most part.

[dreams-to-fly.livejournal.com]

Oh! Were you busy with school? [She's asking if school's to blame of their playtime.]

[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately that wasn't the case.

[dreams-to-fly.livejournal.com]

Gao. [She didn't like the sound of that.] I hope nothing bad happened to your friends, Rika-san.

[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

[She smiles sadly.] Thank you very much for your concern.

[dreams-to-fly.livejournal.com]

[She looks at her sadly.] You're my friend too. I'll always care about you. [She looks at her and smiles a bit.] I like Rika-san with a smile. She's very cute when she smiles.

[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I like to see you with a smile too!

[dreams-to-fly.livejournal.com]

[She smiles and nods her head.] V! I'll keep smiling as long as you do too, Rika-san. Let's try our best to smile as much as we can.

[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

Yes! Nipaa!