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(Labored breathing. Her breath hitches every few seconds, and she coughs a couple times. Her voice is hoarse, strained.)

Pudding thinks she's sick, na no da. Her tummy hurts and her face is hot and her skin is cold and clammy and she's really tired.

(She coughs again, and gasps for breath.)

But she—she has to take care of the shop, na no da. She can't let Val-chan down.

(Blankets rustling as she shoves them away. Soft "thump" as her bare feet hit the hardwood floor. It's obvious that she's stumbling around, and eventually there's a louder "thump" as she falls to the ground. More coughing, and eventually, the recording fades to static and cuts.)

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It's about time for school to start again, na no da. Since Pudding doesn't have a sensei, does that mean she doesn't have to go? She could spend more time in the kitchen!

Heicha is old enough to walk herself to school, and she should take care of Hanacha and Chincha and Luncha and Honcha. But Pudding is sure that Ichigo will take care of them, since Pudding isn't in Tokyo.

There's too much destruction, na no da. Pudding doesn't like it. The earth is hurting, she can feel it.

Why do people do these things, na no da?

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(Wailing. Like broken-hearted sobbing. There are a few choked gasp, and her voice, when it finally breaks through the crying, is raw and ragged.)

Val-chan is g-gone. So is S-Soma-chan.

P-Pudding wants to know wh-why she keeps losing her mamas. Did she do s-something bad?

(The sobbing starts in again, with a torn scream, and the recording eventually fades.)

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Oh, oh, oh! Ohohohohohoh! Pudding had forgotten!

Today is Pudding's birthday~!

Yep, yep! She's finally nine years old, na no da.

Happy birthday to Pudding~

Pudding taught herself a new trick, a new trick!

Now she can jump through three hoops of fire instead of just two, na no da! And she doesn't even catch her tail on fire~ Only those first two times, but she's got it now, she thinks. But she needs someone to practice with. Nee, anybody interested?

Nee, Pudding heard that some people had a really funny dream the other day. What was it about, na no da? She wants to know!

Oh, and she's decided that people need to cheer up a little bit. So she's going to start making cookie baskets! They'll be the best cookies ever, for sure!

So... since Soma-chan can't see anymore, Pudding got a seeing eye dog for her! It's really cute, na no da.