It'd been somewhat of a whirlwind of activity for Tochi; she'd traveled the world with Aubrey, came across a mysterious circus, got tricked into thinking she was a Nobody...

And now she was sitting around on the beach again, with Xianthe, eating ice cream and watching some fireworks (someone was jumping the gun on new years, now weren't they?). The former Organization XIII member was something else, that was for sure- she didn't seem to really want to divulge much on what she was up to these days, much as Tochi was sure Aubrey would be dying to know, and seemed to overall be a bit of a moody thing if Tochi tried bringing up the subject (but she was trying to do Miss Aubrey a favor!).

In any case, Tochi wasn't really sure exactly if she was really remembering things correctly, and also respected the fact that if she brought Xianthe home with her, Aubrey would have kittens...not to mention that Xianthe seemed to wish to avoid Uncle Roxas for whatever reason existing. Something about 'the way things were meant to be'...or however that went.

Of course, the peace could only last for so long, and little did Tochi know, Aubrey was returning home.

From a distance, Lucia Valentine seemed like an obedient little girl; she didn't talk to strangers, she did what her brother and father told her to do, and she overall seemed well behaved. This wasn't too far off the mark, technically, as the youngest child of Vincent and Yuffie was fairly well behaved and obedient, but it wasn't the entire story. Rather, Lucia liked to explore (though thankfully not to the extent of Eithne's explorations), to find all the hidden rooms and corridors that little kids could fit into.

This of course, was probably a nightmare for whoever picked out Lucia's outfits, as Lucia primarily wore kimono and fancy things like that. It was probably a bane to her family in general, as she also liked to lose her shoes along the way. Of course, she seemed to favor kimono over regular clothing, so what could you do?

In any case, with Adolph having been dragged off earlier by Charice and Tallulah, and Kyu hanging out with Mariel somewhere, Lucia had decided that instead of practicing calligraphy (not really anyone's decision for her to take up), she would attempt to sneak out of the house. Opening the door, Lucia peeked outside cautiously, before stepping out into the streets of Radiant Garden.