Talk:Episode 22/@comment-26567684-20191105204013/@comment-26567684-20191108035938

The cherry blossom timeline is confusing. From what I understand; Kokoro was admitted to the hospital on May 8th and Hiro02 left through the gate on May 10. 245 days since May 10 means Ai was born on January 10.

I tried to decipher how long MitsuKoko’s relationship went on before their memory wipe based on the cherry blossoms. They were still buds when the two first kissed and were started to bloom when they became intimate, and they were in full bloom during the wedding. It usually takes two weeks for cherry trees to fully bloom, which means the relationship started and they got married in mid April (which corresponds with possible dates of conception). May 10 to January 10 is about 35 weeks, and a normal pregnancy is considered 40 weeks (that is if Ai was born early or late). That mathematically points to her being roughly 4-5 weeks.

I’m not sure how long Zorome meant it was weeks since their last mission in episode 18 (if that means when they were told to stay at Mistilteinn or when they came to the Bird Nest). Either way, the two were kept away for a while but Kokoro’s pregnancy had to have been too early to be detected or APE would have made her have an abortion. A pregnancy is usually detected in blood 8 days after conception and in the urine 6-12 days (on an average of 9 days) after fertilization. HCG levels, like those in the level in episode 22, reach its peaks at 8-10 weeks of pregnancy, not 4-5 weeks.