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My Strength
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New Blooms
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Blinding White
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Once again, spoilers lurk beyond this point, especially in the story-specific sections. You've been warned.

Notes:	In general
'Differences' 'Eyes of the Heart' 'Festival Night' 'Guarded Moments' 'Haunted' 'Imouto and Oniisan' 'Junctures' 'Kinaesthesia' 'Learning' 'My Sister, My Strength'	'Needing, Wanting' 'Old Scars' 'Promise Me' 'Questions' 'Return Your Love' 'Shared Lives' 'The Second Farewell'	'First Falls' 'A Bitter Wind' 'Broken Inside' 'Holding On' 'Five Weeks Until Spring' 'Thank You' 'Somewhere, I Sleep Alone' 'Growing Older' 'One Love'

On 'Broken Inside'

• okaasan: 'mother'
  
  
• otousan: 'father'
  
  
• Ri-chan: can be construed as either 'darling Ri' or 'little Ri'. The shortened name is used to show affection.
  
  
• Rika-san: 'Miss Rika', essentially.
  
  
• Rika-sama: 'Lady Rika'. (–sama is a term of deference and respect.)

I'll admit that Rika took me by surprise. Though I had some idea who she was and what she'd do in 'Blinding White', I found it quite unexpected when she ran out into the school yard in 'First Falls' and started me telling things about herself, in no uncertain terms.

Rika is assertive and a go-getter. Rika likes to believe she can fix anything. She's been raised by her parents to have immense faith and confidence in herself. This, as it turns out, is both a strength and a weakness.

She's running headlong into some very murky territory. I know she's strong, so I'm not worried she won't survive.

But children scar so easily.

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