[Reiko looks over the young mother-to-be with concern, then answers Becky's "why."] I'm worried about the orphaned children we treat and then leave behind after missions like these. The parents of a lot of the children in this town were severely injured or killed when the Dragon attacked, and my gut feeling says that things are going to get worse from here on. [Reiko's too low-ranking in Murakumo to be told anything about Nightfall, but the rumors have definitely reached her ears.] What if the end of the world is really upon us? Who will be left to take care of and raise the little ones left behind, even to do something as simple as clean and bandage their cuts and scrapes?

[She casts her eyes downward in an attempt to prevent any tears from welling up in them.] Sorry, this is something that really eats at me. It's probably because I'm a nurse and a mother, so I can't help but think about the children. [She gives a weak smile.] At least we can do our best to save this one, and its mother too. How are you holding up, Becky? She's probably nearly healed by now.