[For Tear it's been half a year, but it was still far too long for them not to have had contact. While she doesn't know how long it has been for Natalia herself, the pause in her question and the tone in which she says it tells her more than enough.]

I attend the school here, whenever the experiments don't interfere with my ability to go. Perhaps you would be interested in trying it yourself? It allows one to gain more knowledge of the people of the village and Luceti itself.