This may mark the first time that soara has drawn Kotone without an 'eat your soooooul' blank gaze ahead or a :D smile accompanying it. She's actually expression legit emotion in the fourth panel!
For what it's worth, it's animu Lyra, though the first animu strip might be non-creepy. However, this may've been preceded by the third and fourth HGSS strips.
It's part of becoming an adult!...But someday, everyone has to wake up from their dreams and accept reality, you know.Oh, Hikarin, you're such a dreaming young girl...Marill!My Marill!Hey, Hikarin, have you seen my Marill?Huh!?I..isn't it in your hat...?Mari-Nee