[Ritsuka is reading his book and looks quite happy]
I'd forgotten how much I liked this stuff. Does anyone know where to find other books like this? I like learning about psychology and stuff. I think I might like to be a counselor when I grow up.
It's getting close to Christmas. I'll be older soon, too. Does...would anyone like to spend Christmas together? It seems like a time to be with people. Just wondering.
[Wide violet eyes peer into the camera, and when he pulls back his ears (newly returned) give a curious twitch. He frowns softly, a bandage on his cheek.]