VIDEO | june 2nd ( unlocked )

[relieson]

( the video shows a petite girl, standing in a bedroom in caer glaem and facing the locket, back straight; she's a bit off-centre, leaving a notable gap to her right that's either unoccupied or filled with a wolf pup, depending on your magical/supernatural abilities (as in: whether or not they exist; he can only be seen by those with power).

either way, yuzuriha doesn't hesitate, smiling broadly and giving a little salute: )

Hello everyone! I'm Yuzuriha Nekoi, fourteen years old, and right now I live in Tokyo, Japan! I've just arrived here, and I'm glad to meet everyone!

( don't falter! but she bites her lip. ) Um, I just had one question! I heard we're supposed to be 'helping in a battle,' but I don't know exactly how we're supposed to start? ( she also doesn't realise these questions can be filtered. or really that there's another group she's meant to be filtering from. yuzuriha frowns slightly, clasping her hands before her. after all, if she abandoned everyone for this place, she has to do her duty, right? ) Um… or… really, what to do in general… ( she trades a look with the wolf pup/empty space beside her, and then remembers that she's supposed to be making a good impression, not worrying. hurriedly: )

But it really is very nice to be here! I'm ready to do my best, so I hope we all get along!

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[Video]

[scramasax]

[A quick pause, looking-over, and cocking a brow at the locket - is this working...? Then transitions right on into speaking quickly and half-absentmindedly.] They may want us to rest. Before they treat us as... fit to fight. For them.

[After all, they barely know who their apparent supposed masters in this are.

Picks up a bit more decidedly:]

Greetings, Yuzuriha Nekoi. My name is Anthony. Sixteen years. [Couple of sideways-cast glances, is he introducing himself properly, is this locket indeed working.] I, as well -- hope that we can.

[Video]

[relieson]

( some of her enthusiasm tapers off; her eyes are still bright, she's still unworried, but she doesn't quite understand what's being said and approaches it a little more seriously as a result. ) You hope we can… be fit to fight?

[Video]

[scramasax]

[Eyes pop a little wider, an innocent non-verbal "excuse me"? And hastens to fix:] Ah -- that we can get along! Forgive me - I am... unsure what to make of this, yet, myself.

Of being here, and of fighting.

[Video]

[relieson]

I'm not really sure either. ( kindly, if anything, smiling like it's no big deal! ) But we're here for a reason, so it's our job to do our best, right?

[Video]

[scramasax]

But -- but we know we were brought here! [Not heavy, on his end, either - not for the moment. There're still questions to be asked!] I mean - that someone had us brought here.

It - wasn't fate, really. It was -- due to their purpose, wasn't it? We... have to understand what -- the king's designs for us are.

[Look aside and a soft "Hmm" sound - fidgeting a bit; if he thinks he sounds ominous, it could only be in his head, but he'll divert the tone anyhow.]

Are you aware if there's a library, yet, by the way? In Caer Glaem. Reading of this war's history, and the court's, may well... help.

[video]

[justike]

[Fourteen, jeez. Ike's seen some young faces around Caer Scima too, and it's not like he hadn't had members of the Greil Mercenaries that young, but he can't say he really likes it here.]

What do you do back home? If you're not a fighter, you're better off sticking to support. You'll only get yourself and other people injured otherwise.

[Oh, he's doing this backwards.]

--I'm Ike. Hello.

[video]

[relieson]

Hello! It's nice to meet you! ( she can't shake hands or anything like this, so she settles for smiling brightly. she's glad people are offering advice; she was a little worried. ) Um, to answer your question, I can help out in a lot of ways! I'm still learning, but I'm a pretty good cook. I can do chores really well — Grandma never let me slack off — and I can fight too!

I don't really care what I do, I just want to do something.

[justike]

[Ike isn't the best smiler in the world, but his expression is distinctly non-severe. An attempt was made.]

You've got a lot of energy. If you can find some healers, they've always got chores to do.

[relieson]

I don't really know much about healing… ( not that she's against that. helping is helping! )

[steeledskin]

[ so young. she can empathise with that feeling of uncertainty -- of not knowing how to provide for the effort. even now, left out in the field, she feels lost. ]

In my experience, the High King and High Queen will make it evident when it is time to help. Beyond that, please take care. These battles are not for the faint of heart.

[ she speaks as one who is beginning to realize her heart may indeed be very faint indeed. ]

[relieson]

Don't worry! I can take care of myself pretty well. ( with an easy, cheerful confidence. whether or not she can, well, it's her duty, isn't it? having a set destiny makes things easier in ways.

she peers at the girl. ) What are the king and queen like? Have you met them? Are they nice?

[steeledskin]

I've met her grace. She seemed...[ hmm. ] Elegant. Generous, in her speech and even in her time.

[relieson]

Of course! ( she's pleased to hear this. she's never met any sort of royalty, but that sounds about what she'd expect. graceful and beautiful, like in a story… ) I'd like to meet her too. After all, they're the ones who brought us here, right? They even gave me a room, and it's really nice! I'd like to thank them!

[devotedqueen]

[ Fourteen wasn't as young as it could have been but it was still very young. Elincia reminds herself Sanaki had been even younger some years ago...but Sanaki had been born into her position and had the support of an entire country behind her. It seemed different for this young girl, so Elincia smiles warmly at her to be reassuring]

Yuzuriha? I am Elincia. It is a pleasure.

For what you should do, I suppose it depends on what your talents are and what you're willing to do.

[relieson]

I'm ready to do anything! ( determinedly, and she means it. cooking? cleaning? fighting? ) I'm here for a reason, and I don't want to let anyone down. ( here, or at home. no — stop worrying about that. )

[devotedqueen]

But do you know what your reason is?

[What a cheerful girl. They needed more people like that]

[relieson]

Um… it's to help out in that battle thing they mentioned, right?

[video]

[knightspirit]

Tokyo? ... That's where I'm from, too. A neighborhood called Inazuma Town. [ he guesses he shouldn't be surprised they'd take other people from Japan, but somehow it's not what he expected. ]

As for the rest, you're the only the only one who can decide how you want to fight—or if it's worth fighting at all. I'd think about what you want to protect.

[video]

[relieson]

I don't know where that is, ( she bites her lip; she wants to ask if it's been too badly hurt by the earthquakes lately, but instead just presses on after only a brief falter. ) but I'm from Chichibu, in Saitama prefecture. I just moved to Tokyo this year, and my goal is to protect everyone!

[knightspirit]

[ That's... kind of weird, but Tokyo is pretty massive, so maybe she just hasn't been out that way? It probably doesn't matter anyway. Though the rest doe make him smile. ]

I see. [ but more seriously,] But is that what you want to do? Or are you just doing what our hosts told you? ... It's not a good idea to get into a war without knowing what that means.

[relieson]

It's what I want to do, ( she clarifies cheerfully; ) it's what they're saying we should do, too, but they've been so generous so far that I don't want to let them down!

Audio

[unclebob]

[Damn, but they keep bringing in young ones to fight in this war. Terminator does not approve, but at least he can keep them well-informed.]

Helping can be fighting or healing those injured. There are many paths to choose from.

Audio

[relieson]

I don't know anything about healing, so I guess fighting would be best!

[unclebob]

Have you had any experience fighting before?

[She said she was fourteen, and that does seem awful young, but who knows? Children younger than that had been involved in the war against Skynet back home.]

[relieson]

Um, kind of! ( more coy than uncertain, or hesitant — she really doesn't know how much she can say, but it's nothing new to her or inuki. )

I can use a sword.