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006 [Accidental Video/Action for Goldenrod]

[The feed opens to a field of white this afternoon. It looks like one of Goldenrods mostly empty streets, with one exception.

The sound of hooves.

Has Santa and his herd of Stantler come early this year? Nope, it's just....ODIN!? He's not so little anymore, that's for sure. If anything, he seems to be tall as Lightning now, with a horn sprouting from his forehead and fire all down his back instead of just his mane and tail.

And speaking of Lightning...if you can see past the camera's gentle bobbing, you'll see she's riding him, attempting to get a feel for how different this is from a Chocobo. No saddle, no reins. Just her and her horse, in the empty streets of Goldenrod.

Up until she notices the Gear is on, though. Have a ghostly laugh, Route. Seems her Gastly got into her things again.]

Oh, give me that. Should name you Fang or something.

[And with that, the feed clicks off. Anyone wants to run into these three? They'll be in the streets for a while.]

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[Lightning looks down, smiling fondly to herself before she answers.] My little sister. We didn't have time to care for pets, but we took care of eachother.

I see. You must be really close!

We are. [All they have left is eachother. Something like that.]

I'm really glad to hear it! I don't have any brothers or sisters, so I don't know what that's like.

[She pauses for a moment, wondering how to explain this.] It's like...it's almost like having someone you would die for, even if you fight and don't get along sometimes.

[So it's... kind of like the remaining trolls. They're all their race has left.] I... think I understand.

[Have a nod.] You'd do anything for eachother, even if sometimes...all you want to do is fight. That's...kind of what being a sibling means.

I'm glad you can tell me about it.

You're welcome. [If you'd asked about 5 months ago she'd have been all "....yeah, no. not saying."]

[Feferi's timing is awesome, clearly. She's quiet for minute or two. She wants to talk Lightning at least a little more, but she doesn't want to seem like she's brushing the subject off.]

...What's your world like?

[Lightning herself is quiet for a long moment, trying to think of how to word this, as well.]

It's...different. My world is...well, was called Cocoon. It was this floating sphere in the sky, and we were trapped in it.

Trapped?

Like fish in bowls. Everything we needed, we had. Food, water, shelter...we just couldn't leave. If we left, the people who were supposed to protect us would be ordered to kill us.

That's horrible! I can't imagine living like that!

[She shakes her head. Really, they...well, they were ignorant.]

Up until seven months ago, no one really cared. We were cared for, so it didn't matter we lived in a cage. We thought the world outside was full of creatures wanting to kill us. Anyone who left was said to become tainted. A monster that had to be put down. [Siiiiigh]

I'm sure the creatures out there were really nice! [Priorities, she has them.]

Just leaving somewhere doesn't make people monsters. That doesn't make sense!

Survival of the fittest. If we left them alone, they left us alone. [Well. The cactuars, at least. The wolves chased them around.]

The people were afraid of what they didn't understand. They didn't understand the world outside, so they called everything from it, anything that went to it, a monster that had to be put down.

[Survival of the fittest, that she can relate to.] Well... it's better than their being hostile!

That's horrible! But... you said was. Is it different now?

It was, yeah. We wouldn't have survived if they were.

It is. Cocoon is gone now. All we have left is the world outside, and we're learning more about it every day. We're free now. [And what they do with that freedom is up to them.]

I'm glad you're free now! What's this world like?

It's a lot like here, with fewer towns. Its mostly this wide open space, with mountains and caves in the distance. There's a lot we haven't seen of it yet.

Oh wow! I hope everyone will make the most of it!

We're trying. It's just going to take a while for people to get used to fending for themselves now.

Good luck! I'm sure you all can do it!

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