It seems Ran has started to grow her hair back and her tails were once again fluffy. Of course, Winston has managed to convince her eat something else and she hasn't relapsed. My suspicions of a nutritional deficiency as to why her hair was falling out were confirmed. She has also gotten to be more vibrant, if that gesticulation of hers is to go by. Actually, despite not possessing hearing problems, she does seem to use gestures at the most of time, along with dancing. Nevertheless, we understand her as if she were speaking.
On Reimu's note, she seemed to have found more to say and started to articulate her words better, saying, at some point, " 'en needs diaper change." She pointed to Chen and repeated what she said before, except she ended it with, "NOW!" She was calling attention to something important and what was important was that Chen needed her pants changed. Naturally, I complied, saying, "I see, dear." After changing her diaper, Chen promptly asked me why is it I call Ran "Ducksie" or "Ducks", pointing out that Ran really isn't a duck. I thought about it and stated I really didn't know aside from the time I saw her trying to mimic a baby duck, to absolutely no success, or the fact that she walks with her large hips swaying from here to there, like a duck's waddle, from time to time. Either way, I really didn't know why I called her that. Another nickname for her, though, I told Chen was "Kanran" or Cabbage because she was eating cabbage flowers or "Mausuhantā" because I found her chasing mice with full intention to make a snack of them. Of course, calling her Ducksie was my favorite in that it seemed to suit her the most, be it if she isn't a duck. I also noted that Ran hasn't said anything about it.
On the note of, Yume Ni, it turns out she wasn't blind at all, actually, she possessed myopic vision and required spectacles. Of course, we didn't know where we would get her any.
"Ran...Yakumo."