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[cherishedlight]

[Voice]

... Huh. It's been a whole year since I've been here. It doesn't really feel that long until I really think about it.

It's just funny to think about with all the reminders of home appearing. Don't you think?

[Action]

[Since it's after school, Hikari is sitting on one of the swings in the playground. The book is open on one of the

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[ voice ]

[sniperkingftw]

... Yeah. It's really weird.

But I don't mind it not feeling as long as it has been. [ If he did then that whole "it's been seven months landlocked" thing would kick in and make him restless >> ]

[ voice ]

[cherishedlight]

[The sound catches the creak of the swing, as the girl slows down so she can reply properly.]

My birthday passed and everything. It's really different.

[ voice ]

[sniperkingftw]

Could be a worse kind of different, though.

Your birthday went by, too, huh? How old are you?

[ voice ]

[cherishedlight]

It hasn't been so bad.

I'm nine now.

[Action]

[goggle_syndrome]

[Taichi's going to approach the swing set and lean against one of the bars supporting it. He heard her over the journals, but why reply when he could just find her?]

You know what's even weirder about it? If you add the time we spent in the Digiworld, we've been away from home even longer.

[Action]

[cherishedlight]

You're right. I don't even remember how long we were really there for...

[Action]

[goggle_syndrome]

Months, I think. Time moved a lot faster there than it did at home...if Izzy were still here, he could probably tell us.

[Action]

[cherishedlight]

I bet he could. [She gently pumps her legs a little on the swing, but not too much, since she's talking.] It also felt different because we were camping a lot. Here we don't have to worry about that.

[voice]

[arlia_angel]

You've been here a whole year...? [She knew of others who had stayed much longer, but it doesn't cease to amaze her.]

I don't mind the reminders, but I wonder if it's just another experiment.

[voice]

[cherishedlight]

Uh huh. A lot has changed... and a lot really hasn't.

I guess it could be, but it doesn't really feel like one.

[voice]

[arlia_angel]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing to you?

I hadn't thought about if it wasn't one, but then again, I've only been here for two experiments. How is this one different from what you know?

[voice]

[cherishedlight]

I don't know. It's just strange to think of. It's not the first time I've been away from home... but even with all the bad things that happen, it's not so bad all the time.

Experiments usually feel sillier, don't they? And everyone talks a lot about them. I remember for my first one, I was turned into my brother's best friend. But nearly everyone had turned into someone.

[Action]

[lilblackfeather]

[ In an attempt to quell his boredom as he waits for the forest to calm down so he can go back to planting, Cooro's wandered onto the playground. He usually doesn't come here, because he's always nervous of the other children without Husky around anymore, but for the moment, he doesn't notice anyone else. He walks about, thinking of what he wants to do. ]

[Action]

[cherishedlight]

[Swing, swing back and forth. There really aren't that many children around, at least for a place this size. Right now the playground is pretty empty, even for after school. Hikari seems pretty content for the moment anyway.]

[Action]

[lilblackfeather]

[ Cooro hears the squeak of the swing and turns to her, tipping his head to the side. ]

Have we met before?

[Action]

[cherishedlight]

[Does Cooro go to classes at all? I wasn't sure :|a]

You look a little familiar. My name's Hikari.