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melodiesofkupo2018-08-11 10:04 pm
desertbloomed) wrote in melodiesofkupo2018-08-11 10:04 pm
video; August 12, early evening
[ Ashelia is sitting in her room, straight-backed as ever. The edge of her deep red peasant blouse can be seen a couple inches below her collarbones. Thankfully, she's chosen to doff her frankly gigantic red mage hat, the tip of the feather barely visible in the frame behind her. ]
You're sure it is working? How is one supposed to - ah, I see.
[ Ahem. ]
Good evening, everyone. I hope this message finds you well.
You're not writing a letter, it's a video! Relax!
[ The moogle gets a sharp look that says, "don't interrupt me." It works. ]
Firstly, I owe several people an apology. I deceived you; my name is not Alma Beoulve. I am Queen Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca. I am newly come to Vaikuntha, but before being brought here I was one of a number of Heroes of Light on Crystallis.
[ She looks down for a moment, brows furrowing. This is clearly hard for her.
'Twas not my intention to lie. I simply felt...as though I could not continue on as myself. I was amongst the first group of Heroes to be brought to Crystallis, but was taken by the Calamity before seeing the conflict through to its end. As the founder of the Heroes' Guild, I failed my comrades. I was ashamed. I still am. However, there is work to be done, and thus I appear to you all in this manner.
[ Ashelia takes a sip of water before continuing. ]
I now see, as I learn to use this device, that the girl Ashelia has appeared to others. The true identity of the girl is Princess Sarah of Aqures Ixen, the kingdom the Heroes of Light first appeared in. She appeared to me in the garden the day I arrived here.
She...she is scared. She seemed scared. [ She shakes her head. That's not the point. ] She is being kept by someone. Who knows the danger she puts herself in when she visits us. [ Though, sneaking out against the wishes of others is very in character for the young girl. There's the beginning of a smile at the corners of Ashelia's lips and eyes before she continues on. ]
As for the identity of her captor, I couldn't say for sure, though I have my guesses. The Princess said her captor is a woman who has forgotten happiness. And wants everything to end. We...we must save her. If nothing else, she once again holds the answer to the riddle that is Vaikuntha. I promised her I would come for her. I intend to keep that promise.
[ There's a pause as she considers whether or not to say this last bit. ]
She also asked me to look after you all. I gave her my word that I would, and I do keep my word. Just...know that.
You're sure it is working? How is one supposed to - ah, I see.
[ Ahem. ]
Good evening, everyone. I hope this message finds you well.
You're not writing a letter, it's a video! Relax!
[ The moogle gets a sharp look that says, "don't interrupt me." It works. ]
Firstly, I owe several people an apology. I deceived you; my name is not Alma Beoulve. I am Queen Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca. I am newly come to Vaikuntha, but before being brought here I was one of a number of Heroes of Light on Crystallis.
[ She looks down for a moment, brows furrowing. This is clearly hard for her.
'Twas not my intention to lie. I simply felt...as though I could not continue on as myself. I was amongst the first group of Heroes to be brought to Crystallis, but was taken by the Calamity before seeing the conflict through to its end. As the founder of the Heroes' Guild, I failed my comrades. I was ashamed. I still am. However, there is work to be done, and thus I appear to you all in this manner.
[ Ashelia takes a sip of water before continuing. ]
I now see, as I learn to use this device, that the girl Ashelia has appeared to others. The true identity of the girl is Princess Sarah of Aqures Ixen, the kingdom the Heroes of Light first appeared in. She appeared to me in the garden the day I arrived here.
She...she is scared. She seemed scared. [ She shakes her head. That's not the point. ] She is being kept by someone. Who knows the danger she puts herself in when she visits us. [ Though, sneaking out against the wishes of others is very in character for the young girl. There's the beginning of a smile at the corners of Ashelia's lips and eyes before she continues on. ]
As for the identity of her captor, I couldn't say for sure, though I have my guesses. The Princess said her captor is a woman who has forgotten happiness. And wants everything to end. We...we must save her. If nothing else, she once again holds the answer to the riddle that is Vaikuntha. I promised her I would come for her. I intend to keep that promise.
[ There's a pause as she considers whether or not to say this last bit. ]
She also asked me to look after you all. I gave her my word that I would, and I do keep my word. Just...know that.
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I mean yeah, that's why I was trying to find out more about her. But it looks like she only comes out when new people arrive, which... only really just established itself as a pattern recently.
I don't know if you were able to read the post or my notes, but I'm Futaba Sakura, one of the first people Sarah spoke to about four months ago.
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Perhaps Whosoever is Keeping Her is Distracted at That Time. If there is a Pattern for Us, there May Be a Pattern on the Other Side for Her Captor as well.
Ah, so it Is You Who is Responsible for those Meticulous Writings. Well Met, Futaba. I Do Hope We Will Work Closely Together in the Future.
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[ Given how Ashe spoke about it, Futaba wouldn't be surprised if the thought had occurred to her as well. ]
Well, I hope you're ready for a lot of questions, then. It sounds like she talked a lot more to you than any of us.
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The Princess and I have Met Previously, when She Was yet A Child. I Recognized Her Immediately. She was With Me for Only A Moment Before She Disappeared. I Believe She Wants Us to Save Her Captor. To Forgive the Wrongs that have Been Done.
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The Other Question Is, Of Course, Why the Princess Sarah is Indeed Princess and Not Queen. This Childlike Form Suited Her Well Some Thirty Years Past, but She is Long Since Grown.
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Somehow... that wouldn't surprise me either.
This place does kind have a weird way of messing with time, though. At my house, we're all from the same world but are from a whole range of times spanning about five years. Though there probably isn't any reason why they couldn't be further apart than that.
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However, I Am of The Mind that Sarah's is a Distinct Existence, Separate from Ours. She Spoke of Things She Can't Have Known at Her Presented Age. She Spoke of the Promise We Made in Her Childhood, and Made Reference to Things She Felt were Failings of Hers as An Adult. Her Use of a Pseudonym would seem to Prove such an Hypothesis.