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[When the feed clicks on, there's a few moments of silence as Roxas thinks of how to phrase his question. He had been mulling this over for a while now, and he still wasn't any closer to getting an answer. ...man...Axel would know. Roxas really does miss the redhead sometimes, but each day's getting a little better. Sora, too, but that's an even longer process. It always helped to have something else to throw himself into though, and this was the perfect example.]

Um...hi. [Well, it's a start.] So...where I come from, birthdays aren't really something that are celebrated. Sure, we kind of get older, but nobody really acknowledges it. There's no big celebration, no presents, nothing like that. I've been here for over three years and I still don't really get it, I guess.

...anyway, there's this girl. She's a really good friend of mine, and I want to do something nice for her for her birthday. It's at the end of the week. I know that doesn't give me a lot of time, but it's really important it's something special. I guess what I'm asking is...who has a good idea? [Because he sure as hell doesn't.] Thanks in advance.

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Weather's better today. Maybe I should get out of the library for a while. [Think, think, think...oh!] Hey, Luke! Wanna test out those roller blades? Get back to me, I'm bringing them outside anyway.

[And with that he's cutting off the feed. Shortly after, other villagers can find Roxas in the plaza riding on his skateboard, rollerblades thrown over his shoulder. Feel free to say hello.]

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There's always plenty to be done here. I sort of like that part.

Were things quiet back in your own world?

I was usually busy, with studying and my career.

What was your career?

I was a doctor. That's why I work at the clinic here as well.

Then you must be really smart.

[For a second, modesty almost takes off and compels her to downplay it completely. But she's had time to be more comfortable with herself, and after a second, she smiles.]

I've also worked hard. I'm proud of what I've done, but I'm not that special.

Being a doctor isn't something that's easy though, no matter how hard you work.

Oh. Maybe it is a little strange...

Emil, I'll be honest. Sometimes the things in your life are really strange.

... somehow I'm not surprised to hear that at all.

Does it bug you?

Huh? It used to, but... not anymore. No one here seems to care whether I'm strange or not.

Probably because a lot of us are strange.

I had a lot of help and encouragement from my friends. From Mama, too; she's a doctor as well.

Yeah. That's what makes Luceti so great.

So it runs in the family. That's good...you had someone to look up to and everything.

Hopefully it stays this way though. That's all I ask.

I think if it's stayed this way for as long as I've been here, we probably don't have too much to worry about.

Well you can't be too careful around here. But I think you're right.

I hope so, at least.

Do you?

[But more complex parties--like the pool party--are so much fun!]

Sometimes. Sometimes the big parties aren't really my thing.

Mm. I wanted to make her proud of me. I wanted to follow in her footsteps. Then I realized, I had my own reasons for wanting it, too: I wanted to be able to help the people who needed it.

[More precisely, she'd wanted to be needed; but that's a more selfish admission. And in following Mama, she draws the line at becoming so burdened by work that she can't focus on her family.]

It's a good goal to have. I'm glad you reached it.

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