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[euphemia]

[ The feed begins with a young girl with pink hair who appears to seated in a room of some sort. Doesn’t seem like any room, but yes. After a moment, she smiles once she realizes the video began. ]

Hello everyone.

I hope that for those of you who just arrived you're settling in and adapting to things comfortably enough. I hope the experience thus far has not been too traumatizing in any way. I know it's a lot to take in, but I assure you that for those of us here before, we're just as baffled as you are about ... well, everything.

[ There is a pause as she looks off, contemplative and worried. After a moment, her attention falls back to the camera. ]

What I've come to learn recently is that we all seem to be in this together. As in—ah. As in literally. [ Pause. How to talk about this? ] I haven't had a lot of time to think about it but, uhm. Does anyone else recall experiencing some kind of fight with an army of creatures that looked like ... [ her voice lowers as she looks off. ] people I recognized.

[ Frowning. Concerned. Deeply. Seeing that person in that memory was jarring. Yet within moments, she lifts her head to continue. ]

I haven't found any answers to explain what happened. Not yet. However, I figured I should ask here and see if anyone had any similar experiences? Maybe talk a bit about it to understand? It was the only thing I vividly remember [ —there was another, but. ] and I feel there was a reason behind seeing it. I'm not even sure if it was even real?

[ Brows furrowed and eyes downward, she takes a moment to collect her thoughts before lifting her head again with a smile renewed. Positive time! ]

Ah! Forgive me! I didn't introduce myself. For those of you new, my name is Euphemia! I'm a White Mage and Nurse at the Yun'Ashia hospital. I'm also going to be starting school very soon there, too. It’s been a goal of mine to go back and finish my studies! Being a student and getting to go to classes again—I’m excited! Is there anyone else going to school? Maybe we can be study friends! Perhaps we can be study buddies? I will admit that I sometimes need a little help here and there, so please, let me know if you're interested!

As for the rest of you, if you need me for any reason, just reach. Or visit the hospital! Or call! I can do either of those things. I'm here to help.

[ Her expression turns a bit soft as she stares intensely at the camera. Solemn. A pause. ]

I hope everyone stays well. And ... take care of yourself, okay? Wherever you are.

[ A smile, albeit lacking the same mirth as her earlier one. With that, the video feed ends. ]

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[euphemia]

It's, ah ... well, we went to the place called the Dream Width. There was a thing with memories that we all experienced. And ... and some were stuck in their memories.

[arosetowar]

[Has many, many more questions... but also has a sister who is going through a rough time, and who she doesn't want to bombard. So, softly,]

Is this truly something that you want to discuss?

[It's different, she knows, speaking with people who have shared an experience than with those who only have questions, who can only prompt a reliving of events.]

[euphemia]

[ Leave it to Cornelia to make her realize she was not handling the discussion well. So much on her mind. This, however, is definitely something she needs to get out. ]

No, I want to talk about it. I need to understand what I saw.

[arosetowar]

Then let's begin with why you were in the Dream Width in the first place.

[euphemia]

To help retrieve the new people found there. You included...

[arosetowar]

[Does. Not. Like.]

Why were you sent out on such a mission? And what went wrong?

[euphemia]

They needed help. They were short staffed and ... some of us volunteered to help retrieve the new arrivals. [ A long pause. What went wrong? Oh boy. ]

But, ah ... then we started to get lost in ... people's memories.

[arosetowar]

[Deep frown at short staffed. Had anything happened between the first set of arrivals and the second to cause them to be down staff, or was it a convenient excuse? Into the brain bank with that thought.]

Are you certain they were all memories? [All. Because she knows at least one of the things Euphy experienced was a memory, despite not knowing the details.] Even the battle?

[euphemia]

[ h e s i t a n t. ]

Well, yes. They were ... all memories. I believe. I'm not sure if the battle was, but ah ... maybe?

[arosetowar]

[c l e a r l y]

It's not just the battle that's on your mind, is it?

[euphemia]

...

No...

[arosetowar]

I ask again, Euphy: are you certain this is something you want to discuss?

[euphemia]

Yes. I want to discuss it, Sister.

[arosetowar]

Then what is on your mind?

[euphemia]

...

I saw one of Lelouch's memories.

[arosetowar]

[Definitely sounds a bit surprised here. Concerned still, absolutely, but not exclusively.]

Which memory?

[euphemia]

I ... I don't know. [ She definitely doesn't remember anything about i. Hasn't approached him on it. Meant to, but. Well. ]

... he called himself Julius Kingsley.

[arosetowar]

[Basically this face.]

... Julius Kingsley?

[euphemia]

[ Tries to straighten up and be a little more firm. No sense in backing down now. ]

He was speaking to another man about strategy while playing chess. Suzaku... [ A slight look of pain. ] Suzaku was with him.

Then said he would lay his life on the line for the ... Emperor.

[arosetowar]

Lelouch did?

[Fucker would lay the Emperor's life on the line for a cheese pizza for CC. Something is Amiss.]

How was Kururugi dressed?

[euphemia]

[ A pause. How was he dressed? Well ... now that she thought about it. ]

Differently... than I remember him. Not Zero, but ah...

[arosetowar]

Was he wearing a Knight of the Round uniform?

[euphemia]

[ Was he? She ha to revisit that memory again, doesn't she? Well. Memory powers activate, I GUESS. ]

Ah.

[ Now that she thought about it? ]

... Yes.

[arosetowar]

[I kept his secret for another year, even though I hated him so much for what he did to Euphy that I couldn't breathe.]

[Kept his secret. Was complicit in what could only be the use of Geass against Lelouch. Handed him over to the Emperor, not to be punished but to be used? As a strategist? But then ultimately returned to Japan, ultimately free to become Zero once again. This is Euphy's knight? Frowny McFrowner frowns, news at eleven.]

I apologise for derailing the conversation. Please tell me more about the memory.

[euphemia]

[ Sister is frowning. That's never good. She's concerned but she realizes that avoiding this subject is probably not even allowed now. So back to reflecting on that memory. What happend? ]

After he said those words, Lelouch ... he, ah. He got angry. He knocked over the chess pieces and began to hold his head as if he was in pain. [ Frowning. ] I wanted to help him! But, I don't know if he saw me. He just yelled for "Julius" to get out of his head.

[ And then? ]

Suzaku, he ... was calm throughout and tried to get the other man to leave. I don't know? Yet, he began to mock him about his father and Area 11, but then. Uhm. Well, I ...

[ Concern. Why did that part ... fade off? ]

... I don't remember what happened afterward.