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[Video] The Rhyme is a lie

[The communicator flickers on to focus on Rita, who looks tired and a bit spaced-out. All the excitement of coming to the City catching up with her, perhaps?]

Hey, did someone start growing a flower garden in here or something? All I can smell are roses, and they're giving me a headache.

[She sleepily rubs at her eyes then pauses, mildly confused. She inspects her hand, and one might see rose-red rings on her fingers.]

Huh? Is there something...I never had allergies to anything before--wait, is something burning?

[Of course, the device can't exactly transmit the smell, but smoke is starting to waft around the room. Rita frantically starts rummaging around and looking for the source.]

Where is this coming from? A-ow, that kind of...

[Suddenly, her hands burst into flames. She's momentarily stunned at her spontaneous combustion but recovers enough to do something about it, grabbing a blanket and smothering out the flames. She's pretty alert now, at least.]

What the hell just happened?! Is this one of those...w-wait!

[Another tendril of smoke starts to creep up. Rita wastes no time now, a blue magic circle appearing at her feet as she casts a spell.]

O caprice of innocent waters...Champagne!

[The spring of water forms beneath her feet, bubbling forth a small stream that halts the smoke. Rita sighs shakily, about to turn back to her device, when the smoke returns once again.]

C-come on! Stop it, already!

[OOC: Will be backtagging when I get in from work AGAIN sob. Anyway, her nursery rhyme is Ring Around the Rosy, which this handy site going around suggests refers to the bubonic plague. Too bad the City doesn't feel like waiting to cremate you...]

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It can be for people not used to studying it all the time. Even mages don't know everything about it.

[Since it would likely be pointless--and unfair for Natalia--to keep questioning her about aer and fonons, Rita figures she might as well ask her about something more familiar.]

Fonons aside, what's your world like? Do you guys have monsters too?

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Oh, you're a mage, Rita? That's so very interesting!

[...She thinks that maybe mages are just INFINITELY MORE INTELLIGENT THAN EVERYONE ELSE]

Yes, we've got quite a lot, actually, scattered around the world. There was a time, too, when the continents were raised to escape the miasma- a substance that actually was quite dangerous to people.

Yes, I've been studying magic for years. You've probably worked on your healing artes for a long time too, right?

[Just this one. And Jade. Maybe Dist. Though between Natalia and Estelle, Rita's wondering if all princesses are actually this kind--and if they are, what the hell happened with the other nobles?]

Your continents were raised? Like, off the planet surface?

I have, yes. Along with my archery.

[Nods a bit solemnly]

Yes- the Sephiroth trees held them up quite effectively until a very...deranged man decided to interfere with them.

[A mischievous smirk is Rita's initial response.]

By the sounds of it, anyone who picks a fight with you must end up sorry.

[She turns serious again at that, though. There were no shortages of deranged people in her world, either.]

Sephiroth...huh. Anyone who messes with something like that would have to be really messed up themselves. How did that end up?

Well, if I do say so myself, I've only grown stronger since coming here, as well.

[...Sometimes Natalia gets a little cocky]

My friends and I took it upon ourselves to lower the lands once again. Without doing so, the continents simply collapsed within themselves into the miasma underneath.

That's no surprise if you've been using the monsters here for target practice.

Whoa...You took on a pretty big responsibility, but it sounds like you didn't have much of a choice if they were just...falling down again. But wait, if the land was raised in order to escape the miasma, then didn't that put the world in danger again?

We- that same terrible man used fomicry in order to create a world full of replicas. To neutralize the miasma, we- we asked those replicas to sacrifice themselves.

[Looks down very, very forlornly.]

[She doesn't know what fomicry is, but the rest...She isn't able to keep the stunned look from her face as she's momentarily speechless.]

...R-replicas...of people? But how...?

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Yes. I'm afraid I don't know the exact science behind it- there is actually a man here who aided in the creation of fomicry.

[Looks up toward Rita, now, looking very solemn]

Though it has many repercussions - both for the created replica and for the original.

[Although she suppresses a shudder, Rita can't help but be curious about it. It's just in her nature. However, it also seems to be something better left untouched.]

I...I see, so it would be dangerous for everyone involved. It...must be terrible for the people who went through it.

[She swallows the lump in her throat, looking right at Natalia for a moment then avoiding her eyes.]

...Just how did they neutralize the miasma like...like that?

They took the substance into their bodies- we needed enough Seventh Fonists to do so, and they generously sacrificed their lives for the cause.

O-oh. That...couldn't have been easy. For anyone.

And that...fixed everything? What was the miasma?

I'm not certain entirely, only that it is an incredibly poisonous substance.

[a weak smile]

I'm sorry to be talking about such depressing things.

It was something pretty terrible, that's for sure.

[She shakes her head in protest, feeling a little guilty. She did ask about it all.]

N-no, I didn't mean to make you talk about all of that. Uh, m-maybe we should change the subject...

...Hey, you said you were a princess, right? Why don't you tell me about your country?

[While Natalia blames herself for even talking about it]

Oh- it's the kingdom of Kimlasca. We live alongside the empire of Malkuth on Auldrant- it's such a lovely kingdom. The citizens are all so kind to me. I do love them.

[smiles]

I certainly wish I could take you.

[Auldrant? That sounds vaguely familiar, but Rita's talked to so many people over the past week that she can't remember who said it. Forgetting that, she's glad that this topic lifts Natalia's spirits so quickly.]

They must be happy to have you for their ruler.

I think I'd like to see it too. All these different worlds...It would be amazing to see even a small portion of them.

[She folds her hands against her chest, absolutely beaming]

I'd take you to all of Kimlasca's finest locations and restaurants! I personally love the cheese-

[It's hard not to be won over by that. The cheer is infectious and Rita finds herself smiling, too.]

A big kingdom would have the best food, wouldn't it? Are there any good dessert places around?

Yes- ice cream and cakes and all sorts of things! Do you like sweets, Rita?

Yeah, I can't get enough of them. Pudding, parfaits--I'd eat them all the time if I could!

I see! If you'd like, I can take you to the bakery next to the restaurant. Whenever you're well, of course.

All right! So even the City has some good places to eat, after all.

Yes- perhaps you'd like a complete tour?

[Video] The Rhyme is a lie

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