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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. ]

Comments

[euphemia]

Mm...

I suppose.

[despairing_hope]

But, I understand what you mean. You want a world where no one has to suffer ever. But... that sort of world is a fairy tale. There is no way to make such a world. Even if the suffering experienced is simply bad luck out of anyone's control.

[euphemia]

It's not a fairy tale! It's ... it's difficult, yes. But it can be achieved. Did you not say that despair brings hope? Is hope not peace? And if peace is achieved, is it not everlasting?

[despairing_hope]

Hope is not peace, but hope can bring peace. Nothing lasts forever though, when people forget how things can be, institutions crumble.

Hoping for peace and reaching out for it is noble though, and a worth while effort. But. I dont think you can ever have perfect peace. Utopia doesn't exist in this world. Human beings can't be that good.

But, we can have something close. We can strive for a society that tries to be good, where most people are happy.

[euphemia]

I don't want it to be perfect, I just believe it can stand to lower the tragedies and suffering. I never imagined that peace required so much pain. It just ... doesn't seem right. Especially for a small amount of time.

[despairing_hope]

Humans are flawed, without the right people to guide us, we fall into ruin easily. With the right people to ruin us, civilization can collapse in a night.

But, anything worth it is hard. The important thing is to never lose Hope, and reach towards that goal no matter what.

[euphemia]

I will never lose hope. It's all I have left...

[despairing_hope]

I'm glad, that you'll never lose it. Hope is amazing and powerful when you keep it close and never let go. When it's the last thing you have, you can strive forward and start a new.

[euphemia]

[ She isn't so sure anymore. Hope certainly had interesting ways of manifesting. Still, there's a quiet appreciation over his ... beliefs. ]

Yes. I believe I can agree with you there.