[ On her signal, Yuri turns to resume his trek up the road. Though he's quick on his feet, she's a good foot taller than him even with his boots on, and he's mindful not to hurry along too quickly. Yuri sets a brisk pace for their journey to the orphanage, but not a difficult one. ]

I make it a point to stop by. Usually it's just a little something, but they got hit hard by all this.

[ A little something amounts to donating all of his unused funds and bringing pastries by several times a week, but Yuri's not about to announce that. He's just doing what he feels is right, nothing to raise a fuss over. It's all too clear to him how limited his aid is in this place, when he was once able to supply far more.

For the time being, he reasons that this is a start. ]

I don't think they get too many other regulars. Shame, really— orphans have it rough, and a little can go a long way with kids.