It's a good thing Nui decided to probe through the diary, as, otherwise, we wouldn't have discovered Ryuuko's birth certificate. Before he died, he had a delayed birth certificate made for Ryuuko, which listed her name as "Marigold" (with quotation marks, included). Neither of us know why he wanted to call her "Marigold", however, I figured it might have been because marigolds reminded him of one of the times he was happier with the woman he loved, considering the field they were dancing in has marigolds among its wildflowers.

He wanted to make it up to her and, cruelly, he couldn't make it up to her in life. At least, he made it up to her in death by leaving behind a delayed birth certificate. I suppose Rei would've had to have helped him with it, considering the Mistress probably didn't recall what year she was born, and the fact that she was the one who was there when Ryuuko was born. Thus, we did have records.

Aikuro contacted Tsumugu, who then looked over the certificate and said, "Yes, this is legit, no forgery or anything. Since, she has this, she can at least obtain a social security number, however, we must change the name on her birth certificate since, clearly, her name isn't 'Marigold' and neither does she go by that name." Nui, curious, asked as to how that works, to which he explained that we needed Ryuuko's certificate and some money, as name changes are expensive. My sister stood a moment to ponder that before asking how much, to which we got the answer of "About $405, possibly more".

Ryuuko watched us intently, not sure of what to think on what was going on. She was unaware of what our father did for her and the fact that he wanted to name her "Marigold", however, she was aware that something was going on. She just watched as we had our conversation before going off to see what Meela was up to, briefly returning, every fifteen minutes. Our conversation about her delayed birth certificate and social security numbers had concerned her, as she was the subject of this, yet she didn't know and neither did she really have to, considering that she had no concepts of legal jargon and neither does she have a comprehension of much it is to do with her. She wouldn't have to handle these things, of course, and neither would she have known what do with them.

I told him that I had the money to have the document altered, to which he said, "Very well, then, all you need is a recent photograph of her and for her to be present when you have hearing." I would tell him how difficult that would be, as Ryuuko is terrified of most things, thus she would be quick to put up a fight. As we sorted out ways to go about this, Nui suggested that, when we go to the court of records, we'd entice her with favorite toy, something to help her feel secure so she won't be scared.

We made this venture the week after and Ryuuko wasn't very keen on getting into the car, until Nui produced a stuffed rabbit, which calmed her. She was whimpering and to the point of screaming like she normally would be but seeing the stuffed rabbit caught her attention. I suppose Nui was correct in that being a bargaining chip, as it did calm her down some. We got her in the car and buckled her in, while she held the rabbit rightly. She was still apprehensive and, frankly, I suppose she had reason to be, as her few experiences with public places had not been good ones.

It hadn't take us long to get there and, once we had arrived, we went got her into her wheelchair and went into the building. She was saying, "No!" in protest. It was a quiet day and the line wasn't long, which meant we could get this over with, but, whether that be case, she didn't seem to be quite far from throwing a tantrum. "Go home! Go home!" she said loudly, bordering on screaming. I reassured her that we would be home soon but she wouldn't have it. She was insistent on going home and not waiting in line but I had decided we were going to do this, whether she liked it or not.

When we made the appointment, she quieted some, eyeballing the receptionist woman as if she recognized her, then again, she was probably taking note of how odd this woman looked to her in comparison to other people. Of course, she hadn't been around other people much and, certainly, this woman's appearance was something she had a hard time gauging, especially since she was heavyset, wore a bright red dress with a sloppy flower pattern, pearls, had frizzed blond turning gray hair, and had squinty eyes peering through large thick horned rimmed glasses connected to her dress by a dainty pearl chain. It was a long conversation and the woman, who introduced herself as Elaine, said, while adjusting her glasses while looking at the photograph of Ryuuko, "Huh, I thought she had passed away."

It felt like I got hit with a rock and, not understanding, I asked her as to what she meant to which she gave the answer of, "It was stated on public records of your family that your mother had three children but one died." She then went on to state that our mother had a third child but had, on a survey, listed that she had died , however, she didn't state as to when the child was born. She then went on to say how mystified she was as to how that was remotely possible, acknowledging how no one questioned it.

"You mean to tell me that records list her as deceased?"

"Yes, they do."

"How?!"

"Now, now, I am not really sure but I think she simply reported that she had given birth at home and that the child had died roughly a few hours after."

I went on to explain to her, as she listened intently, that Ryuuko had not died, actually, she had been hidden in a cellar since she was baby and, before he died, my father had the document made for her. I told her it was true that that our sister had been born at home, however, I had made it clear neither of us knew our mother had her listed as deceased and explained that we are confused.

"Hmm," Elaine said, adjusting her glasses and twiddling her fingers, "it's very possible that your father's records might have been crossed with hers when he died, even more so, when your mother stated that she had died at birth, the fact that she wasn't acknowledged in any public records, and neither did she have a social security number, so the fact that, when your father died, she declared deceased, despite having the certificate, in which case, that shouldn't be hard to correct, as there is proof that she exists and most certainly hasn't died."

It was a rather long time filling out papers, so much so that my hand was quite sore. The lady went through the papers and verified that all was true. She had a new certificate printed up with Ryuuko's full name and we had a hearing to where Ryuuko was no longer legally dead and that she was assigned a social security number.

In the end, through death, our father gave Ryuuko one final gift.