first piece - video

[sosayi]

[The princess has read up everything she could on Raine Sage's guide to this enclosure, from beginning to end, and though she was calmed about most things and determined to do whatever is is she could in order to return home, there was simply something she couldn't accept.

That time could stand still while they were here.

It was impossible - time marched on, through fortune and its counterpart - and so Hilda finds a relatively quiet spot away from the odd appliances in her small abode to turn her attention to those with more experience.

(Though she comes from a land where even this set-up is hard to come by, she had been more fortunate than her people and lived in a castle. Albeit a lonely and crumbling one. Space is the key here.)

Her staff is clenched tightly, and it's clear she's mildly distressed by something.]

To those whom are listening: Hello. I am Princess Hilda, ruler of a sorrowful land named Lorule, and I'm in need of those with experience in an experiment that took place some time ago that allowed you to visit your home for less than a day as told in Raine Sage's guide. While she's assured us not to worry about home, I can't help but do just that as it is my duty to be there in its time of need.

[Which, if you couldn't tell from the obvious concern, is exactly the case. She's absolutely needed there.]

Of course, if one has experience regarding time outside of that, I would like to hear it as well. That is all I request. Thank you very much.

[She inclines her head slightly, eyes closing, and leaves it at that.]

Comments

[video]

[thefinaljedi]

I was around for that experiment. What sort of questions did you have about it, Princess Hilda?

[It's not a Shift he'll forget anytime soon, even if his return home was rather uneventful. A trip around Yavin on the Falcon, introducing Lupin to Mara, Kyle, and Han, and seeing Threepio? That was all well and good. But this girl clearly had something more pressing at home.]

[video]

[sosayi]

[Someone who'd been there. Good. Though how many was the real question, since each case could be different... Regardless. Hilda nods her thanks.]

If you really had come back the second you'd left, no matter how long you'd stayed in this enclosure. [The most pressing one.] I don't mind participating in these experiments if it's to secure a safe way home, but only if my kingdom truly does lie dormant.

[video] sorry I am just heading to bed T.T

[thefinaljedi]

Well, I returned the same instant I left, yes. It was like I hadn't been gone long enough to even blink.

[That he can say with some certainty. He remembers rather vividly the return shift. Luke smiles encouragingly]

Don't worry about your kingdom, Princess. It'll be there when you get back.

[video] perfectly okay! good night!

[sosayi]

[The other's certainty was reassuring. Though for a land as desolate and forsaken by the gods, she still has her doubts.]

I'm sure it will be. You don't happen to know what keeps them so still, do you? Is it the work of outside forces, or of those called the Filial Spirits that reside here?

[video]

[thefinaljedi]

I don't know, I don't think anyone does. It's just one of the many quirks to this world. But it is certain, at least.

[He wishes he did know, and thinks perhaps it might be the will of the Force, but it's not really clear and he'd never ask a stranger to take it on faith.]

There've been plenty of people who've gone home and returned aside from that experiment.

[Video]

[niceguypose]

[This is not the youth in odd green clothing you may have been hoping for.]

Ah... greetings, Hilda-sama! I am Rock Lee, and I would like to help you out! You see, such an experiment... It was before my time here in this world. But I did have a different experience! After I was here for almost a year, I was sent back to my home world. I returned to Luceti soon afterwards, but when I was at home... I was at the exact instant I had left, despite all the time that had passed at Luceti! It was as if my time here had not existed at all.

[Video]

[sosayi]

[That is not the youth in odd green clothing she was hoping for. Though he doesn't appear to be in the lists anyway.

If his time hadn't existed at all. Something like a void, or a curse. If one could make the world stand still like that, then was it a measure to ensure that nothing was astray while they were here? But it wouldn't work the opposite way, she supposed.]

Thank you for your contribution, Rock Lee. It's reassuring to me that my kingdom will be as it always had, no better nor worse, even though I'd still like to return to it should this... magic ceases. ["Magic" for lack of a better word, honestly.] Did you remember this place while you were at home?

[Video]

[niceguypose]

You are very welcome! I am glad to be of assistance. [A quick bow.]

I hope that you can return to your home as well. As for myself... I did not remember Luceti at all in my time at home. Then again... I was in the middle of an emergency situation during the entire time that I was back home, so I did not have any opportunity for deep reminiscing. [He doesn't want to accept that he could definitely lost all his memories of this place and his new friends if he returns home.] Perhaps the memories may be buried in some way.

[Video]

[sosayi]

I don't suppose it's uncommon to have repressed memories, or that the toil of returning to your home would have some effect like that. After all, the power my family has always had within its lineage feels weaker here, as stated in the guide I poured over, and it would certainly be a shock to have to returned all at once. Enough to, as you say, bury the memories.

[Overwhelming, even. Like filling a glass too fast. But that's all speculation, and wouldn't do much good without solid proof. How could you even get it? She can't think of a way.]

But that's merely speculation on my part. I would also return during a dangerous time, so I think I would have the same experience you did.

[Video]

[niceguypose]

I see. Everything you say makes sense... and could very well be true! I have not heard any stories of people remembering this place once returned to their home... but that is not definite proof!

I am sorry to hear about the dangers of your time, however. I hope that the situation can be resolved.

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

[Aang knows exactly what experiment she's talking about. It was the first one he ever experienced, just weeks after he had first arrived in Luceti. There's a lot of painful memories tangled up with that, but Aang puts on his brave face as he faces the video feed.]

Hi, Princess Hilda. My name's Aang, and I was around for that experiment you talked about. The thing is... It was a lot more complicated than sending some of us back home.

[Video]

[sosayi]

[That piques her attention.]

Please, go on. What do you mean?

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

The experiment - it kind of went wrong. Some of us got sent back to other people's worlds with them. That's what happened to me. I wound up in another world with someone I never met before. But the time we were sent to... apparently it was the exact time he had been taken from to Luceti.

[Video]

[sosayi]

[Hilda tightens her grip on her staff, a concerned frown on her face.]

And so you were in danger?

[But that isn't what she's worried about. An experiment that has such bad outliers is too dangerous to trust... While they seemed to be on the right track to returning everyone home, it's clear that there was still work to be done. To put someone in the wrong time and place would be awful. Especially in her case.]

[Video]

[savedtheworld]

That's right. I was stuck in a whole different world... and it was while there was something dangerous going on there. We got pulled back to Luceti after about a day... but being in that world caused me to change for a little while. It was as if... I had come from that world and was raised there. [He shakes his head sadly.] I... couldn't remember who I used to be. Not until the Malnosso undid it.

[ Video ]

[generalflirt]

I know that once we're together and our hearts can beat as one, that mine might fly!

[ He'll get serious in a moment. Probably ]

[ Video ]

[sosayi]

[Compared to the more serious responses she's been given, this one definitely throws her off. Excuse her. Hilda hasn't been one to eve realize if someone's flirting with her, since Lorule doesn't really give much leeway into anything romantics, so she's pretty confused. Masaomi please.]

Excuse me?

[ Video ]

[generalflirt]

See, time? Time, can be lost that way!

[ SNAP FINGERS. hue hue ]

[ Video ]

[sosayi]

[... Oh. Time flies. Isn't that how it goes. Okay, she gets it, very well done.

It doesn't cheer her up much but she appreciates the attempt. Not many tried back home, except... One person. But she hadn't seen that person in a while. Stupid boy.]

A joke. I see. Are you so carefree because time doesn't move back home?

[ Video ]

[generalflirt]

Maybe! Or maybe I'm just someone who's lost all sense of time from the duration I've spent here... or maybe just my marbles!

[ OH ZING he's two for two on amazing jokes ]

video;

[breezing]

Are you really a princess? Do you have a throne at home?

[ The Important Questions. ]

Is it made of gold? Or silver? Does it have designs on it?

video;

[sosayi]

[A child... There weren't many back home, and rightfully so, so it actually makes Hilda a little soft. Just a little. The ones that were there weren't as cheerful and friendly as this girl seemed to be.

Though honestly she feels a bit awkward.]

I am, and I do. It has many designs on its sides and back: My family's crest, as well as a sacred object my land once held dear. All of which are inlaid with silver. Though it's made of wood instead of any metal.

[And each part is heavy despite and because of its luxurious comfort. A reminder that her land isn't as well off, and why her people don't like her family so much.]

video;

[breezing]

What does your family's crest look like? Does it have birds?

[ She...really likes birds...

And royalty...

Princesses are still really cool for her. ]

video;

[sosayi]

... Perhaps. There are wings on either side of the sacred object, which may be connected to birds, though that part of history has admittedly been told only by word of mouth. Would you like me to draw it?

[If only because she seemed interested, and it would be easier to show than tell.]

video;

[breezing]

Oooh, yes please! Do you like to draw?

[ Ikki's interested in almost everything, admittedly, but she's particularly interested in this right now. ]