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For all, new and old: Please be advised that should you go above and beyond the call of duty for Mr. Halloway's little game in the coming days, there may be a reward granted or information given. 100% completion would be the goal for that, should you have an interest. If you have no interest in the matter, please feel free to carry on as usual.

R&D will not be handling further communiques for this month, or possibly the next few months. This should not, of course, have any impact on your usage of Retrospec™.

The first milestone for the second of the colors lost has been met, and accordingly we have diverted resources to fix what could be fixed. R&D has alerted me that a bigger loss may occur in the near future, and I would advise you to be careful, though I am afraid neither they nor I can be much more detailed than that.

Finally, I would like to extend congratulations to those of you who have now reached your sixth month. We hope you will continue to accept our assistance in these trying times.

Thank you for your patience,

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As of this post green fruits and flowers of this color regain their pigment. (Note: this is not all plants. This is just for flowers and fruits!)

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Right. I should probably make preparations... Maybe a fruit basket.

[ And he goes along with it anyway? But he remembers how Silver reacted to her appearance when she forced her way into their conversation. Pensive, he kind of binges on watermelon. Don't worry. He'll cut up some more.

In the end, he decides not to press it. Silver will tell him when he wants. ]

What's she like? I need to know how to answer her interview questions.

[ Some dumb stuff it is. ]

[Good thing he picked up such a huge watermelon, huh. ...Aoi's eating the god damn watermelon rind, so not a single piece is being wasted here.]

She's old money, for starters. She's overbearing and fussy. She's got a real nasty temper, too. But she's actually pretty cool, too. She's five feet tall, and I have no doubt in my mind that she could kick the ass of anyone twice her size. Her dance moves are definitely from decades ago, but she's enthusiastic about them anyway. She's reliable.

[Reliable. He'd rather eat live bees than admit that about anyone out of his age bracket, yet... Here he is. At least Akira has long since understood that there's absolutely nothing about him that's cool. ...That's not the biggest concern here and he knows it, but it's something easier to digest.]

All I do is make her worry and give her grief, so the sooner I'm out of the picture for her, the better.

[ ... Ah. Totodile is a garbage disposal. Akira is definitely entertained by watching the crocodile chomp through it all. Morrigan, too. Don't worry!! He's still intently listening.

It's true. Akira has never deemed Silver as "cool" per se, so nothing about this seems embarrassing to him. Also, he has no plans on ratting Silver out to his foster mother. That would be too cruel. ]

Then you'll support her when she grows old, right?

[ He can totally imagine it. ]

[...He never considered that, actually. Coming back to her after he's older and has his life together... That doesn't sound too bad, does it? It's not like he needs to be particularly loaded to do that, either. She's more than capable of taking care of herself financially.]

I don't know. Maybe. I've got a long time before I need to worry about something like that.

[ This is his friend, Silver, with great and secure plans for the future. There'a dry laugh as he hears that answer... ]

I'm sure she'll appreciate it, so keep her in your thoughts. You'll never know when people disappear.

...Sounds like there's a story behind that.

[It's casually said; he's not going to pressure Akira into saying anything. At the same time, plenty of things came to mind when he heard that, and not a single one of them were pleasant.]

Not really. My parents used to move around a lot, so I'm that ghost.

[ Be open. He's basically that person that used to disappear a lot, that's it. It's spoken in a way that makes it seem it's so distant to him, like he's talking about someone else entirely. ]

Careful. I'll haunt you and your little crocodile, too.

Good thing we're not afraid of ghosts, right?

[...Totodile just opens his mouth; whether he wants more watermelon or is indicating something else is debatable.]

We're not kids anymore, either. If you move, I can just chase you down and live on the nearest park bench.

[ Morrigan taps on Totodile's snout when it opens, but Akira quickly brings offerings to the little guy. More watermelon for you. That's kind of embarrassing to hear, so he looks away and fiddles with his bangs some more.

But he sputters cause it also seems dumb. ]

That's so romantic. You can just stay with my family. I'm sure they wouldn't mind.

[ Those words are so dry it tops the desert. ]

... But I'm not moving, so don't live on park benches. You're not a hobo.

[Totodile gladly accepts this offering. He's also careful to make sure he doesn't snap down on Morrigan for any reason and pets her head a little before he bites down. What a good crocodile.]

Yeah? What about our cardboard box?

[It's easier to tease him than you know, continue to be sappy, but his tone is gentle, at least.]

[ Morrigan does like pats, so he will enjoy it and nap some more. Akira smiles again, but his brow does furrow. Right. Their cardboard box. ]

My cat is already making it his home, so we'll have to think outside the box.

[ They're never going to outgrow bad jokes, are they? Children at heart no matter what Silver says. ]

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