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[When the feed turns on, Rika has a big smile on her face. Some may notice that she's carrying an Eevee egg in her arms.]

Mii! We finally made it back into Olivine last night. It's nice to finally rest after everything that happened while we were traveling. [Fending off the bugs while on the road wasn't much fun for her, after all.] I hope everyone is all right.

... If you age while in Johto, do you feel as if you've really become older? When all of us go back home, we'll just be put back to where we left off in our lives.

I wonder how everyone feels about getting older here.

[She falls silent as she looks down at the egg in her arms. It was strange to finally be a year older. But she wasn't even sure that it really counted here at all. She gives one more smile to the Gear before shutting it off.]

[Video | Filtered to Ventus]

[A few seconds later, Rika filters the video feed to just Ventus. Her smile is now bigger than ever.]

Thank you very much for the egg, Ven. I really love it. I will make sure to raise them to be a very strong pokémon! Nipaa~

I would also like for you to help me choose a name for them. We may not know if it will be a boy or a girl yet, but we can decide on a boy name and a girl name before they hatch.

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[Athrun is walking around now -- definitely an improvement after the last several days.]

Oh, hey! I didn't realize you got back.

Athrun! [She waves.]

We got back yesterday, but I had to rest for a while first.

I can understand that. It's a long trip, so I imagine you must have been extremely tired and aching to sleep inside.

Yes.

I hope that you're doing all right as well, though. [She heard about how he got injured and was really worried.]

I'm fine. I was released from the hospital on Friday and haven't had any problems since.

That's good. I'm glad to see that you're doing fine now.

So, did you get a good night's sleep?

I did. It was nice to sleep in a bed.

I bet. I certainly know the feeling.

Anyway, regarding your question from before...pardon my asking, but is there a reason behind your asking it?

Yes. It's my birthday today. I was wondering if age here really mattered since we aren't in our original worlds.

Wha--today's your birthday? Geez, I wish I'd known in advance!

Well, ah, happy birthday!

It's all right. I didn't tell very many people.

Thank you very much.

I'll still make certain to get you something, anyway. Is there anything you'd like that I can get for you on short notice?

[She shakes her head.] You don't have to get me anything, Athrun.

But I want to. I think that's reason enough to do so in and of itself.

Mii. Alright. Thank you for getting me a gift.

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