Yes, that's right; you're quite insightful.

[Didn't take her long at all to figure out, did it? Perona peers closer at the tiny image her journal produces in its viewfinder, then blinks once she realizes who it is. It'll never not be a slight surprise to see and speak with the Princess of Alabasta.]

Ah...mm, it's been two years for me. Has anything changed here in Luceti during my leave?