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[001] Video + Action for Freya District

[A timid woman appears on the feed and to some... she may look familiar, but there's something different about her.]

H-Hello? Everyone can hear me, right? [She gives the bracelet a curious look.] My name is Beatrice Castiglioni, I have only been here a few days and... Could someone explain to me these recent contests I have been seeing? Some of them looked quite fun.

[She puts on a nervous, but warm smile.] By the way, does anyone happen to know a man by the name of Kinzo Ushiromiya? If so, please let him know that I am here.

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You're right. Though I haven't read many of his other works.

[ She's slightly perking up, at the prospect that this Beatrice might be a big reader like her. ] The Great Library basically has every book you'd find in all existent worlds. You'll find those eastern books with no doubt. I might show you around, since that's the usual place I go to.

I would appreciate that. Perhaps we could have tea together some other time too.

Tea... oh, we also have a tea room right next to the library. It'd be convenient if we went there after collecting books. [ Mighty convenient. That place is a godsend, to her. ]

Oh, that is convenient! I would like that very much.

Back at my home in Italy, the servants would usually just bring me tea while I was reading.

Then we can set a date and time, and I'll guide you through the library. I can't promise that we'll be able to visit the whole of it. It's that large.

... You had servants? [ She must be rich... ]

That's alright. It's not as though I will be going away anytime soon, nor am I in much of a hurry. [Well, okay. She was in a hurry to see Kinzo again, but it looks like she's stuck here for now.]

The Castiglioni family is one of Italy's oldest noble families, so yes. [She doesn't use a brag-like tone when she says this, though.]

Edited 2012-07-23 04:31 (UTC)

I will make sure to show you the most important bits of it, then. I've been busy lately, but I could find a time for the both of us. [ She just wants to have bookworm shenanigans, ok. ]

... I haven't known that. That's impressive. [ Shows that she should read more history books. ]

I'm sure we'll be able to work out a schedule that fits with both of us.

It is, but being born into a noble family is not as grand as it sounds.

I will probably be more free after the Travellers Festival.

... It's not?

Travellers Festival?

Well... it's true that you have a lot of money and if you're wealthy enough, a bunch of servants to cater to your every whim, but it's also a rather restricted lifestyle. It was such for both Kinzo and I.

It's a festive day we decided on to protest against the gods' mistreatment towards us. They hand out curses and force us to do things just for the sake of getting reactions out of us, and they even caused some deaths. We decided that we won't stand for that anymore.

I see... a happy wealthy life without freedom is... not happy, is it?

I-I did hear a bit about the curses that the gods push onto people here sometimes, but I haven't heard about people dying from them. The Travellers Festival, though... What exactly do people do during that time?

No, it's very gray and dull, like this city, or rather, how this city used to be. [Because it looks pretty colorful in some parts.]

Edited 2012-07-27 17:50 (UTC)

It happened a couple times. Once, some people died when they were given their original powers back for five minutes. And the other time was when they sent some people in a camp where they were exposed to attacks from fire demons. There were casualties there, too... [ By now she made a habit out of giving out this sort of information, though it.. still stings her. ]

... Did you ever think of running away from that kind of life?

That's... [Beyond cruel, especially killing those people after giving them false hope of regaining their powers.]

I did, but I did not know where I would go, especially with the war in place and the rank my father held. However, in the end, I did run away. It just happened in an... unexpected way. [And she does mean a very unexpected way.]

That's terrible... I know. They do that to control us and make sure we do as they wish. They have no care for us.

[ Growing somewhat curious. ] An unexpected way? Did someone help you?

[Almost sounds like how Kinzo's life used to be.]

Yes. That's why I'm asking if he's here. I want to let him know that I'm alright.

It was Kinzo Ushiromiya? Now I understand... I'm sorry that I can't help you with that.

It's alright. He may show up here in the future.

Then even if he doesn't, I'm sure it will be interesting to talk to Rudolf and Kinzo's [so called] grandchildren.

They're good people [ PFFFFT ]... so you won't have a problem talking with them.

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