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[neededlassie]

[The screen flickers on to show a boy who looks like he’s a little bit in a fog. Behind him, a Buizel bounces around happily through the snowdrifts, nearly disappearing only to poke her head up every now and then, her whiskers and fur caked with snow.]

Hello? Is anyone out there? My name is Shaun Mars. There was this lady who called herself my mom, and she gave me a backpack full of food and clothes and stuff, and I sorta...just wanted to know if that had happened to anyone else. And also, if the food was...safe to eat. It’s like rice, and I think there’s fish and vegetables and stuff too, or something.

I think I might've gotten someone else's Pokegear thing. It says it's my birthday today, but my birthday was two days ago.

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[neededlassie]

I just turned 11 a couple days ago! I'm in fourth grade right now, but I'll be in fifth grade next year.

...Well, I would be if I was still at home, I guess.

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[red_roses]

Oooh! I bet you can read lots of big words by now, right? And do fractions!

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[neededlassie]

Yeah, I'm good at reading! We just started fractions in math last fall. I'm not very good, but that might be because I missed a lot of school.

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[red_roses]

Oh. I still have to sound out the harder words. B-But I know all my times tables!

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[neededlassie]

Wow, really? Sometimes I still have to cheat and look up my times tables.

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[red_roses]

I-It's easy if you think about it with candy!

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[neededlassie]

With candy? Really?

I can see how that'd work.

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[red_roses]

Uh-huh! It's good for remembering kata too. When you see it all you have to think of is the candy wrapper.

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[neededlassie]

...Kata? What's that?

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[red_roses]

The kanjis.