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[The text appears handwritten on those NVs that can process it as such: elegant, slightly stylized, beautiful.]

Another birthday come and gone. It's difficult to believe.

At times like this it's hard not to look backward at all of the things you have left behind coming here, to be buried in bittersweet thoughts of what could have been.

For new arrivals, I know it must be difficult to face. There is a great deal of help out here at the Newcomer Community Center, but the best advice I can give is to put one foot in front of the other. In August, I will have lived in Siren's Port for two years.

I consider it my home now. I know for some it will never be home, and I understand why that is. But I hope if it cannot be your home, that we newcomers can still become your second family. The company is what makes this city bearable.

Take care, my friends. My family.

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I've had someone tend to my nails before a photo session, but I've never gone out of my way to have them done. Wouldn't it look strange to see tall, muscular SOLDIERs go out to have their nails done?

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Why? It's manly to want to look good, isn't it?

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For the longest time, I thought that such care for personal grooming was something only reserved for celebrities. We've spent most of our lives fighting on the field, so we never had much time to set aside for a trip to a spa.

Personal masseuses to help with muscle strain do not count.

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Welcome to the world of the pampered and gorgeous, then! [Even though it's just his handwriting, the laughter is very much implied.]

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Such a warm welcome you put out for me, Franz.

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Glad to have you amidst my number!

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I'll take pride in that, then.