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[The journal suddenly starts recording to catch a young woman's voice in mid-sentence. Sadly, the camera is directed towards the ground.] -at this button does... Is it broken?

This is hopeless. I'll never figure this device out. [A deep sigh.] If only Pascal were here...

[The image shakes, then tilts harshly until the camera is directed towards a stone ceiling instead. A hand swiftly moves past the screen.] ... Ah? What's it doing now?

[And finally, the journal is tilted one last time to show a girl with long pink hair, wearing a New Feather dress and staring into the camera with a confused expression.]

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[It really does take forever. First she has to adjust her clothing to suit her wings. Then, aside from getting dressed, Cheria's decided to take some time to do her hair as well. Gotta get those trademark ribbons back in!

When she finally does emerge from the store, she looks just like her normal self. Except still a bit sore and exhausted.]

I'm sorry if I kept you waiting.

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[He shakes his head.]

...No, it's fine.

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I assume you live in one of the houses here?

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[He nods now in confirmation.]

Yeah. It's a large house, so... you won't need to worry about having your own private room.

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[What was that? Did he just-]

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Asbel... Was that... Are you inviting me to live with you? [In his house? With him? Together?]

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Brb, daydreaming about the wedding.]

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[He does not see what is so confusing about that, Cheria.]

Well... Yeah. Of course I am. It'll be you, and me, and Sophie, and Pascal and Hubert, too. [And our hat-wearing hobo.] We'll all live together.

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[............]

Ah. I see. [She should've known it was too good to be true.]

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[He sees that look on her face.]

...Eh? Is... something wrong, Cheria?

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[She quickly shakes her head.]

No, it's nothing. ... I wasn't aware Pascal is here as well.

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Oh... Well, you know how Pascal is. She turns up when you least expect her.

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Yes, I suppose that's true. [Is that a smile? Why, yes it is.]

Then, it seems the only one missing is the Instructor. [Because Richard isn't a real member of the group until the F arc.]

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[RICHARD'S A REAL MEMBER IN ASBEL'S HEART, and so that sentence stings a little. So insensitive, Cheria.]

Right... Instructor Malik's the only one missing.

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[But the only time she was in the party at the same time as Richard was in Baronia's castle. She has hardly any experience with battling alongside him and much more experience battling against him. She trusts him, yes, but she doesn't consider him part of the group.]

I trust you've been taking good care of Sophie?

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Of course. [...He'll have to tell Cheria he adopted Sophie.]

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Has she been eating more than just crab omelettes? [Because she knows Sophie longer than today, and she knows what her favorite dish is.]

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Ah, well... [She has been eating a lot of crab omelettes, but...] Of course. We have curry at least three times a week. [Surely you know what Asbel's favorite dish is too.]

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[...] Asbel, you do know one needs to eat two pieces of fruit a day, don't you?

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O-Of course I do!

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And are you including enough vegetables in your curry? [Of course, we all know that Cheria will be taking over cooking in the house from now on.]

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I... I have! I've been using the same ingredients I always saw you use! [But it tastes nowhere near as good because he doesn't know what secret ingredients she uses on the sly.]

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[Goodness, why are they even arguing about this? Cheria decides to try and sort through her priorities again.]

... Well, either way. I'm happy to see you, Asbel. I think... things would have been a lot harder, had you not been here as well.

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[Because Asbel always gets defensive when he's being mothered.]

...Yeah. I'm happy to see you too, Cheria. It hasn't been quite the same without you around.

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Shall we search the rest of the stores before heading home? I'd like to see the others as well.