ninth synthesis

[piealchemist]

Oh, wow, it's snowing! When did it start, again? It doesn't really snow in Arland itself... um, the town, anyway! But it snows up in the highlands! There's a lot of dangerous monsters up there, though... n-not that I go up there to play! I mean, I go to collect ingredients! Um... I can't make this sound any less bad than it does, can I?

Ah-! My

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[weiss_tank]

Hah, nice to meet another December kid. Are you excited?

[piealchemist]

A little!

[weiss_tank]

That's good! Are you gonna have a party?

[piealchemist]

Sort of! Um... I was thinking of inviting some friends over, at the least!

[pants_yourmove]

"Pie?

Also, your birthday? If you're offering pie I'll bring a gift!"

[hwamei]

[ PIE PIE P- ]

... How'd you get old so fast?

[piealchemist]

[JUST KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE PIE. Thinking about timeskips and Mayfield gives Rorona a headache.]

I went home for awhile. I thought this was all a dream, being here.

[hwamei]

Silly melon. If this was a dream, I wouldn't be worrying about a lot of things, you know!

So you're all grown up now! Ah, I haven't seen you in person yet, though...

[piealchemist]

Ah! Um... you can always come visit! I don't think I look all that older, though.

[expiatrice]

[pretend this isn't late =3=;]

--Rorona? You're back and two years older?

[piealchemist]

[uuguuuu]

Ah-! Um... e-er...

[deep breath]

It's a really long story and I don't know what happened, but I went back home for awhile, and I got to see everyone again, a-and, I think it's been a year and a half, and, I helped Miss Pamela set up a shop, and, um-! IgottokeeptheworkshopbutMasterleft.

... Y-yes. [orz.]

[expiatrice]

[..........oh dear.]

Please calm down, it's fine! You did have me worried for a bit, but if you left for good, that would have been best... Being stuck here still isn't anything pleasant.

You're on Bilko Boulevard now? That is quite strange, though I'll make note of it. Who are you living with now, if it's okay for me to ask?

[piealchemist]

I was really excited, too! I've been getting a lot of customers.

Um... just drones, I think.