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[Back dated to the 11th.

Four. Four birthdays in Luceti. Honestly none of them have ever been very exciting, but maybe it's better that way. Calling attention to age, especially now that she's 20, is a little of a scary thought. Instead she'll act like it's a normal day for most of it. Taking her dog for a walk in the late morning, spending time in the smithy, and even grocery shopping a bit. Eventually sometime in the afternoon, before dinner, she'll ask the village a question:]

A question for everyone: How do you feel about growing older here? Whether you already have or not. Is it scary to think about?
[Families? Relationships? Are they even a good idea? Despite the fact those are things she wants.]

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[i_speak_softly]

I've always been worried about getting older...

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Mind telling me why?

[i_speak_softly]

[He considers filtering, but... this isn't that secret.]

Growing up is scary when you don't know what the aging process looks like.

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Oh, yeah...

Could you get a rough estimate from normal turtles?

[i_speak_softly]

So far, not really.

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Ah, sorry. Would it be too rude to ask how old you are?

[i_speak_softly]

Um... I guess I'm nineteen now.

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Wow, I keep forgetting you're only a year behind me.

[i_speak_softly]

Do I seem younger?

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It's not that.

[i_speak_softly]

[This is a strange answer. Don isn't sure whether he should drop the subject.]

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You still there?

[i_speak_softly]

Ah - yes. Can I ask ... ?

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Ask what?

[i_speak_softly]

Why you forget how old I am?

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I think it might be because we haven't talked in a long time, or maybe it's being in Luceti a little bit longer than you makes me feel older.

[i_speak_softly]

Do you - feel old?

[Why are you asking about this in the first place?]

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I... yeah, I do.

[i_speak_softly]

So do I.

I think everyone must feel this way, though.

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I dunno. I just don't want to get "too old."

[i_speak_softly]

Too old for what?

[A serious question.]

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Well... to old to have kids. I know it's a bad idea to have them here, but to just sit around wasting all that time...

[i_speak_softly]

[This may be the wrong answer, but:]

Winry, you're barely old enough to have kids.

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Not this agai-

Excuse me, but it's perfectly okay to get married at eighteen and have kids by twenty one, thank you.

[i_speak_softly]

[He holds up his hands in surrender.]

Sorry. I'm not very good at human timelines.