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The woods were not very large, and were simple for the twp to walk through. It consisted of large trees, like any natural woods, only every single one of them had no leaf until the very top to block out the sun. It was very thick, a tree with its very dead-looking bark forming every half a foot or so, and the ground was padded nicely with dried leaves that crinkled under their feet. But often had the girl Forest walked through the woods, and a beaten path had been marked of her crossings.
"It isn't too much farther," she started as she hopped over a dead branch. She looked at it for a second, then said to herself, "I must get that cleaned up."
"Um, Forest?" Lakki asked as he jumped over the same branch. "Why do you live in the woods? It's dark and big and lotsa stuff is scary."
She giggled, taking his hand gently and guiding him to her house. "It isn't that scary, Lakki, I apologize if I said your name wrong. Oh yes, sorry, I was off track a little. I like it here because it is very peaceful, not frightening."
"Hey, what's frightening? And what's apologize?"
"Hee hee, it means scared and sorry, silly!"
The young boy smiled up at her, feeling instantly very secure and safe. She seemed very nice, and he guessed he was very lucky to find someone like her wherever he was instead of someone with bad intentions.
"Oh!" Forest let go of Lakki's hand for a second and clasped her own two together happily. "There's my home! See?"
She then pointed over to a small clearing in the woods, still overcast by the dark shadows of the trees. It was the typical small cottage, something that had been woven in dozens of children's fairy tales, with the oak wood walls and the feeling of love and welcome. Forest smiled like a proud Mother as she went over to open the wooden door. It was completely made of wood, with the exception of a little round window near the top for everyone to see through. "Come in, Lakki!" she shouted over to the boy in a heartily tone of voice. Lakki nodded and ran over to her and after she went inside the house, followed her lead.
There were only three rooms, the bathroom, a tiny and crowded kitchen, and lastly, the room that was before them. It had no paint on the ceiling or walls, no carpet. The wall looked exactly like the way it did on the outside, and the land they walked on was a glossed bright colored wood, free of sap. There were only two beds, each made out of the same substance as the house with only white sheets on top and perfectly made. In the center was an oval shaped table, barely above a foot high off the ground.
"Well, this is my home!" she exclaimed warmly, sitting down on one of the neatly folded beds and patting the side for him to sit down. He walked over gratefully and sat down. To be honest, he felt a little tired from walking for several hours, although he enjoyed the small conversations he had with Forest. She seemed very smart for her young age; she looked no older than fourteen.
"Is there something wrong Lakki?" she asked with a hint of concern. He shook his head, and he could hear her sigh of relief. "That's good. I thought something was wrong because you were so quiet."
There was a long pause after her statement, and not liking the eerie silence, Lakki spoke up.
"Where am I?" he suddenly asked, making Forest jump. "I miss my Mommy and Daddy. Is my house close? I wanna go home."
She hesitated for a second, wondering how she could tell the truth without it hurting him. She knew that it hurt to be apart from loved ones- Oh yes, she knew what that felt like- and this was only a little boy. It was going to be hard to explain, but he would find out eventually, so she shouldn't lie about it.
Forest breathed in slowly, silently, running her hands through her long and straight brown hair. She was trying to find the right words, how to explain it to a child.
After a moment or so, she started to speak. "Well, yes and no. We are close to Spira but then again we're not."
"Huh?" Lakki raised an eyebrow, wondering how he couldn't be on Spira. After all, Spira was a planet, not just some city. "What are you talking about?"
"Lakki, you must understand. This place you're in is for the dead and some living. It's a completely different world, called 'Meteor'. Living people who long ago created something called the Lifestream live here. But now, the people who die from Spira also live here. But, they're ghosts, just like the ones who die on this planet. The dead have cities, and can see eachother, but they can't see us."
"So I'm a ghost?" Forest nodded to Lakki, waiting for him to cry. She was bracing herself, knowing how loud a child could be, but to her complete surprise she saw a smile from ear to ear.
"Hey! That's neat! I'm dead! Will I learn to fly like the ones in the books?"
"N-no," she replied, stuttering.
"Aww, but I wanna fly."
There was again a long pause, then Forest stood up and clasped her hands together, just like she did when they first spotted her house. She giggled, saying, "Hey, I know something cool the dead from Spira can get 1After all, we're half-spirits, aren't we?"
"Half-spirits? What's that?"
"I'll explain later. Come on, we have to go meet the King of Dead- Zanerkand!"
"So Yunie, you're going to the Farplane?" Rikku asked as they all walked down the dusty path to Guadosalom. Yuna nodded to her and Rhett's new companion to the Guado city.
"Yes," the ex-summoner replied, brushing some hair put of her eyes as she walked.
"Wow, that's so cool! I can't wait to visit, since I've never really been in there, you know?"
It wasn't long after Rikku was reunited with Yuna and acquainted with Rhett that she decided to come with them. She said even though she left after rebuilding NEW HOME to travel and explore some more, they before had already explored what was really out there. So seeing her distant cousin was a real joy. She even thought Rhett was pretty cute, even though he was a couple of years younger than her.
The path they walked on was the same on they traveled on five years ago, and to their luck there wasn't so much a muskrat running about. The freshly cut grass wavered when the invisible wind blew, and at the same time ruffled both of the young girl's long hair.
Fortunately they weren't too far into the Guado territory. Rikku stopped in her tracks, letting the other two who were each walking on one side of her stop as well and stare at her with confusing looks. The young Al Bhed sighed as she slapped her head.
"Stupid Rikku!" she said to herself. "I am not doing my job!"
Yuna looked at her curiously, blinking her eyes numerous times to block off some of the wind that was starting to pick up.
"Job?" she asked. "What job?"
"You'll see Yunie! It's a lifetime job and I can't abort it!"
Rikku smiled as she giggled, then darted off in the opposite direction they were heading, back to the Moonflow. Yuna was eager to follow, curious on what job she had and not wanting to part with her friend so early. Rhett was less enthusiastic on walking all the way back even though it was a short way, but after a quick argument from his female companion he decided to follow.
"Damn women and their forgetful manipulative minds," he muttered under his breath as he caught up to the two.
Yuna and Rhett were back at the Moonflow a little after Rikku, and they saw the Al Bhed running around frantically asking what few people who were there some questions. When one didn't know the answer, she would run off to the next person and ask the same thing.
"Geez, was she s'posed to interview everybody before we left?" Rhett said to himself sarcastically as he watched the girl run around in a worried feel. "Some job. This was something we had to go back for? Your friend is stupid, Yuna. I always thought Al Bhed were weird in the head."
"She is not stupid!" Yuna insisted, slapping the back of his head a little too hard, making him fall over. "Rikku is a very capable girl. She is smart, nice, and pretty, and you should acknowledge that!"
"I'll ignore smart and nice, but cute I can agree with."
They continued to watch Rikku from the edge of the path in a unified but not so awkward silence. It wasn't too long before she went to every person, since there weren't too many around, and she came back with a bundle wrapped in her arms given to her by a male tourist.
"Found you," she said through tired breaths. She walked up to Yuna and Rhett, and showed the bundle wrapped up in a classic yellow cloth was a baby. With dark smooth skinned with beautiful green eyes, the only difference between the child and the one holding it was no swirl around the pupil. Tiny fuzz balls of hair stuck out off the top of the baby's head, and her little arms were curled up near her cheeks. Rikku smiled at the sight.
"Sorry I left you guys so suddenly," Rikku apologized. "But I had to get my little girl, you know? I got so caught up in meeting you again Yunie; I guess I forgot, sorry."
"You have a daughter?!" Yuna shouted a little too loud. The baby's eyes opened for only a second, at first seeing her Mother, and then little tears were welling up in her Al Bhed eyes.
"Awww, look what you've done Yunie!" Rikku yelled back, pulling the baby closer to her chest. "You're making poor Kaikou cry!"
"I'm sorry, I was just surprised."
"That's not gonna stop the crying! Rhett hold onto Kaikou for a second while I get her bottle!"
Rikku shoved her child into Rhett's arms, who looked a little agitated at the moment. He never really enjoyed kids, even though he was practically one himself. When he was much younger, other kids at his home never really got along with him too well, so he never really enjoyed being around them. But to his surprise, before Rikku even got the bottle out of her pouch around her waist Kaikou stopped crying.
The baby girl looked up at Rhett's face with her little eyes, and it almost looked like she was smiling.
"Oh no kid," he said to the baby, although he knew perfectly well she couldn't understand. "Look buddy, you got it all wrong. Hate me or something, don't give me that look!"
Kaikou laughed at him in a childish way, putting Rhett in a state of bewilderment while Rikku had a look of absolute joy. With the bottle still in her hand but unnoticed, she slid over beside Rhett as he held the baby in his arms and looked down on her, like two parents of supreme happiness.
"It looks like she likes you Rhett!" Rikku kidded, giggling like a little girl. "And anybody my little girl likes, I like too!"
Rikku turned around and continued to walk back out to Guadosalom with Yuna, leaving Rhett behind with the baby to think of what she said. He blushed, a little embarrassed by her comment that meant no real affection on her part but meant something on his.
"Argh, this is stupid," he said, looking down at Kaikou who looked asleep. He smirked a little at the resting child, then turned around and continued to walk with his companions. "Hey guys! Wait up!"
Forest clung onto Lakki's hand and through the whole walk to the kingdom she called 'Dead-Zanerkand' dragged him by the arm over hurriedly. It felt like his arm was sore, and despite his pleas for her to let go, she seemed a little too eager to meet the King.
"Forest!" he shouted again for what seemed like the millionth time. "I want to stop! My Mommy would've stopped for me!"
It seemed this time it was worth the effort to shout. Merely seconds after he had asked yet again for her to stop, she did. Lakki thought it was because of his efforts, but then he noticed the large and deep canyon in front of them. They stood at the cliff of what seemed like an endless hole, and then he noticed what was across it.
About a hundred yards from the other side of the canyon, he saw before him something totally unique, and completely different from anything he'd ever seen before in his short life. It was something his Mother told him about, something called a 'city'. His Mother always described these cities as something Al Bhed had, and they consisted of huge buildings that glowed with lights and flashes and noises unheard of anywhere else. They were marvelous, with huge crowds and many attractions that were found nowhere else in the world. But this place he saw was like a city and much more.
"Wow," was all he could say. Then he looked up at Forest, who was admiring the place like a long lost love. "Is that the place we're going to go to Forest?"
"Yes," she replied. "There I can see my- I mean the King."
Forest blushed a little, turning her head away from Lakki so he couldn't see and let go of his hand. She caught out f the corner of her eye him sitting down and massaging his arm with relief.
"How do we get across?" the young Spiran asked.
"Wait there, I'll go back a few paces and show you."
Lakki didn't exactly know what 'a few paces' meant, but he assumed it meant to walk backwards when that was what she did. Forest kneeled down on the ground with her hands together and her eyes closed as if she were in prayer. Then she started to mutter a few words in her mind..
"Valefor Mi no hai chi, Valefor mi no hai chi," she said again and again under her breath. Then she looked across the canyon and shouted "Valefor, Aeon of Wind, come before me!"
A large translucent circle with colors like purple, orange and even blue appeared above her head, with many unknown symbols that looked as old as time. Out of nowhere a large beautiful bird flew out of it, and after that the circle closed and disappeared as if it were never there. The bird flew at least a hundred feet in the air at first, and then it came soaring down a couple yards from Forest, spreading dust from the ground in the sky.
To Lakki, the bird he saw just not too far from him was absolutely beautiful. It had a large white beak that was razor sharp on end and a long neck, filled from top to bottom with the softest bundle of maroon and purple fur that was like silk. The wings it had were gigantic, and thin, almost bat-like, and were so big it could cover the thin body easily. The bird looked a bit frightening, sure, but those thoughts wouldn't come close to the beauty.
"What's that?" Lakki asked, staring up into the creatures face. He was so short compared to the beast that he had to look straight up in order to see it, and that was starting to take a toll on his neck. Forest giggled and got up next to the bird, stroking its' fur.
"This is my Aeon, Valefor," she replied. "I think you know what an Aeon is, but just in case you don't, it is a powerful creature that can help protect you. But since I am dead, it really is just a partner to help cope with the pain of leaving home."
"Will I get a Valefor someday?" he asked, reaching his little fingers as high as he could to touch the fur as well.
"Maybe," she replied. "But there are thousands of kinds of Aeons, so you might get something different. My dear friend Seymour has the powerful Anima, and The King himself has a lovely Aeon called Kirin. Everyone who is a dead in Spira has one, so they even hold yearly tournaments!"
"Oh! I wanna get mine now!"
"I'm sure you will, sweetie."
The woods were not very large, and were simple for the twp to walk through. It consisted of large trees, like any natural woods, only every single one of them had no leaf until the very top to block out the sun. It was very thick, a tree with its very dead-looking bark forming every half a foot or so, and the ground was padded nicely with dried leaves that crinkled under their feet. But often had the girl Forest walked through the woods, and a beaten path had been marked of her crossings.
"It isn't too much farther," she started as she hopped over a dead branch. She looked at it for a second, then said to herself, "I must get that cleaned up."
"Um, Forest?" Lakki asked as he jumped over the same branch. "Why do you live in the woods? It's dark and big and lotsa stuff is scary."
She giggled, taking his hand gently and guiding him to her house. "It isn't that scary, Lakki, I apologize if I said your name wrong. Oh yes, sorry, I was off track a little. I like it here because it is very peaceful, not frightening."
"Hey, what's frightening? And what's apologize?"
"Hee hee, it means scared and sorry, silly!"
The young boy smiled up at her, feeling instantly very secure and safe. She seemed very nice, and he guessed he was very lucky to find someone like her wherever he was instead of someone with bad intentions.
"Oh!" Forest let go of Lakki's hand for a second and clasped her own two together happily. "There's my home! See?"
She then pointed over to a small clearing in the woods, still overcast by the dark shadows of the trees. It was the typical small cottage, something that had been woven in dozens of children's fairy tales, with the oak wood walls and the feeling of love and welcome. Forest smiled like a proud Mother as she went over to open the wooden door. It was completely made of wood, with the exception of a little round window near the top for everyone to see through. "Come in, Lakki!" she shouted over to the boy in a heartily tone of voice. Lakki nodded and ran over to her and after she went inside the house, followed her lead.
There were only three rooms, the bathroom, a tiny and crowded kitchen, and lastly, the room that was before them. It had no paint on the ceiling or walls, no carpet. The wall looked exactly like the way it did on the outside, and the land they walked on was a glossed bright colored wood, free of sap. There were only two beds, each made out of the same substance as the house with only white sheets on top and perfectly made. In the center was an oval shaped table, barely above a foot high off the ground.
"Well, this is my home!" she exclaimed warmly, sitting down on one of the neatly folded beds and patting the side for him to sit down. He walked over gratefully and sat down. To be honest, he felt a little tired from walking for several hours, although he enjoyed the small conversations he had with Forest. She seemed very smart for her young age; she looked no older than fourteen.
"Is there something wrong Lakki?" she asked with a hint of concern. He shook his head, and he could hear her sigh of relief. "That's good. I thought something was wrong because you were so quiet."
There was a long pause after her statement, and not liking the eerie silence, Lakki spoke up.
"Where am I?" he suddenly asked, making Forest jump. "I miss my Mommy and Daddy. Is my house close? I wanna go home."
She hesitated for a second, wondering how she could tell the truth without it hurting him. She knew that it hurt to be apart from loved ones- Oh yes, she knew what that felt like- and this was only a little boy. It was going to be hard to explain, but he would find out eventually, so she shouldn't lie about it.
Forest breathed in slowly, silently, running her hands through her long and straight brown hair. She was trying to find the right words, how to explain it to a child.
After a moment or so, she started to speak. "Well, yes and no. We are close to Spira but then again we're not."
"Huh?" Lakki raised an eyebrow, wondering how he couldn't be on Spira. After all, Spira was a planet, not just some city. "What are you talking about?"
"Lakki, you must understand. This place you're in is for the dead and some living. It's a completely different world, called 'Meteor'. Living people who long ago created something called the Lifestream live here. But now, the people who die from Spira also live here. But, they're ghosts, just like the ones who die on this planet. The dead have cities, and can see eachother, but they can't see us."
"So I'm a ghost?" Forest nodded to Lakki, waiting for him to cry. She was bracing herself, knowing how loud a child could be, but to her complete surprise she saw a smile from ear to ear.
"Hey! That's neat! I'm dead! Will I learn to fly like the ones in the books?"
"N-no," she replied, stuttering.
"Aww, but I wanna fly."
There was again a long pause, then Forest stood up and clasped her hands together, just like she did when they first spotted her house. She giggled, saying, "Hey, I know something cool the dead from Spira can get 1After all, we're half-spirits, aren't we?"
"Half-spirits? What's that?"
"I'll explain later. Come on, we have to go meet the King of Dead- Zanerkand!"
"So Yunie, you're going to the Farplane?" Rikku asked as they all walked down the dusty path to Guadosalom. Yuna nodded to her and Rhett's new companion to the Guado city.
"Yes," the ex-summoner replied, brushing some hair put of her eyes as she walked.
"Wow, that's so cool! I can't wait to visit, since I've never really been in there, you know?"
It wasn't long after Rikku was reunited with Yuna and acquainted with Rhett that she decided to come with them. She said even though she left after rebuilding NEW HOME to travel and explore some more, they before had already explored what was really out there. So seeing her distant cousin was a real joy. She even thought Rhett was pretty cute, even though he was a couple of years younger than her.
The path they walked on was the same on they traveled on five years ago, and to their luck there wasn't so much a muskrat running about. The freshly cut grass wavered when the invisible wind blew, and at the same time ruffled both of the young girl's long hair.
Fortunately they weren't too far into the Guado territory. Rikku stopped in her tracks, letting the other two who were each walking on one side of her stop as well and stare at her with confusing looks. The young Al Bhed sighed as she slapped her head.
"Stupid Rikku!" she said to herself. "I am not doing my job!"
Yuna looked at her curiously, blinking her eyes numerous times to block off some of the wind that was starting to pick up.
"Job?" she asked. "What job?"
"You'll see Yunie! It's a lifetime job and I can't abort it!"
Rikku smiled as she giggled, then darted off in the opposite direction they were heading, back to the Moonflow. Yuna was eager to follow, curious on what job she had and not wanting to part with her friend so early. Rhett was less enthusiastic on walking all the way back even though it was a short way, but after a quick argument from his female companion he decided to follow.
"Damn women and their forgetful manipulative minds," he muttered under his breath as he caught up to the two.
Yuna and Rhett were back at the Moonflow a little after Rikku, and they saw the Al Bhed running around frantically asking what few people who were there some questions. When one didn't know the answer, she would run off to the next person and ask the same thing.
"Geez, was she s'posed to interview everybody before we left?" Rhett said to himself sarcastically as he watched the girl run around in a worried feel. "Some job. This was something we had to go back for? Your friend is stupid, Yuna. I always thought Al Bhed were weird in the head."
"She is not stupid!" Yuna insisted, slapping the back of his head a little too hard, making him fall over. "Rikku is a very capable girl. She is smart, nice, and pretty, and you should acknowledge that!"
"I'll ignore smart and nice, but cute I can agree with."
They continued to watch Rikku from the edge of the path in a unified but not so awkward silence. It wasn't too long before she went to every person, since there weren't too many around, and she came back with a bundle wrapped in her arms given to her by a male tourist.
"Found you," she said through tired breaths. She walked up to Yuna and Rhett, and showed the bundle wrapped up in a classic yellow cloth was a baby. With dark smooth skinned with beautiful green eyes, the only difference between the child and the one holding it was no swirl around the pupil. Tiny fuzz balls of hair stuck out off the top of the baby's head, and her little arms were curled up near her cheeks. Rikku smiled at the sight.
"Sorry I left you guys so suddenly," Rikku apologized. "But I had to get my little girl, you know? I got so caught up in meeting you again Yunie; I guess I forgot, sorry."
"You have a daughter?!" Yuna shouted a little too loud. The baby's eyes opened for only a second, at first seeing her Mother, and then little tears were welling up in her Al Bhed eyes.
"Awww, look what you've done Yunie!" Rikku yelled back, pulling the baby closer to her chest. "You're making poor Kaikou cry!"
"I'm sorry, I was just surprised."
"That's not gonna stop the crying! Rhett hold onto Kaikou for a second while I get her bottle!"
Rikku shoved her child into Rhett's arms, who looked a little agitated at the moment. He never really enjoyed kids, even though he was practically one himself. When he was much younger, other kids at his home never really got along with him too well, so he never really enjoyed being around them. But to his surprise, before Rikku even got the bottle out of her pouch around her waist Kaikou stopped crying.
The baby girl looked up at Rhett's face with her little eyes, and it almost looked like she was smiling.
"Oh no kid," he said to the baby, although he knew perfectly well she couldn't understand. "Look buddy, you got it all wrong. Hate me or something, don't give me that look!"
Kaikou laughed at him in a childish way, putting Rhett in a state of bewilderment while Rikku had a look of absolute joy. With the bottle still in her hand but unnoticed, she slid over beside Rhett as he held the baby in his arms and looked down on her, like two parents of supreme happiness.
"It looks like she likes you Rhett!" Rikku kidded, giggling like a little girl. "And anybody my little girl likes, I like too!"
Rikku turned around and continued to walk back out to Guadosalom with Yuna, leaving Rhett behind with the baby to think of what she said. He blushed, a little embarrassed by her comment that meant no real affection on her part but meant something on his.
"Argh, this is stupid," he said, looking down at Kaikou who looked asleep. He smirked a little at the resting child, then turned around and continued to walk with his companions. "Hey guys! Wait up!"
Forest clung onto Lakki's hand and through the whole walk to the kingdom she called 'Dead-Zanerkand' dragged him by the arm over hurriedly. It felt like his arm was sore, and despite his pleas for her to let go, she seemed a little too eager to meet the King.
"Forest!" he shouted again for what seemed like the millionth time. "I want to stop! My Mommy would've stopped for me!"
It seemed this time it was worth the effort to shout. Merely seconds after he had asked yet again for her to stop, she did. Lakki thought it was because of his efforts, but then he noticed the large and deep canyon in front of them. They stood at the cliff of what seemed like an endless hole, and then he noticed what was across it.
About a hundred yards from the other side of the canyon, he saw before him something totally unique, and completely different from anything he'd ever seen before in his short life. It was something his Mother told him about, something called a 'city'. His Mother always described these cities as something Al Bhed had, and they consisted of huge buildings that glowed with lights and flashes and noises unheard of anywhere else. They were marvelous, with huge crowds and many attractions that were found nowhere else in the world. But this place he saw was like a city and much more.
"Wow," was all he could say. Then he looked up at Forest, who was admiring the place like a long lost love. "Is that the place we're going to go to Forest?"
"Yes," she replied. "There I can see my- I mean the King."
Forest blushed a little, turning her head away from Lakki so he couldn't see and let go of his hand. She caught out f the corner of her eye him sitting down and massaging his arm with relief.
"How do we get across?" the young Spiran asked.
"Wait there, I'll go back a few paces and show you."
Lakki didn't exactly know what 'a few paces' meant, but he assumed it meant to walk backwards when that was what she did. Forest kneeled down on the ground with her hands together and her eyes closed as if she were in prayer. Then she started to mutter a few words in her mind..
"Valefor Mi no hai chi, Valefor mi no hai chi," she said again and again under her breath. Then she looked across the canyon and shouted "Valefor, Aeon of Wind, come before me!"
A large translucent circle with colors like purple, orange and even blue appeared above her head, with many unknown symbols that looked as old as time. Out of nowhere a large beautiful bird flew out of it, and after that the circle closed and disappeared as if it were never there. The bird flew at least a hundred feet in the air at first, and then it came soaring down a couple yards from Forest, spreading dust from the ground in the sky.
To Lakki, the bird he saw just not too far from him was absolutely beautiful. It had a large white beak that was razor sharp on end and a long neck, filled from top to bottom with the softest bundle of maroon and purple fur that was like silk. The wings it had were gigantic, and thin, almost bat-like, and were so big it could cover the thin body easily. The bird looked a bit frightening, sure, but those thoughts wouldn't come close to the beauty.
"What's that?" Lakki asked, staring up into the creatures face. He was so short compared to the beast that he had to look straight up in order to see it, and that was starting to take a toll on his neck. Forest giggled and got up next to the bird, stroking its' fur.
"This is my Aeon, Valefor," she replied. "I think you know what an Aeon is, but just in case you don't, it is a powerful creature that can help protect you. But since I am dead, it really is just a partner to help cope with the pain of leaving home."
"Will I get a Valefor someday?" he asked, reaching his little fingers as high as he could to touch the fur as well.
"Maybe," she replied. "But there are thousands of kinds of Aeons, so you might get something different. My dear friend Seymour has the powerful Anima, and The King himself has a lovely Aeon called Kirin. Everyone who is a dead in Spira has one, so they even hold yearly tournaments!"
"Oh! I wanna get mine now!"
"I'm sure you will, sweetie."