004 [Video]

[swordprincess]

[Karla seems to be recovering from her mallynap effect now. She's beginning to remember the people she's met in the past week, remembering them for who they really were, rather than the image of her brother. They had corrected her countless times, giving her their names, but it didn't matter. She still only saw them as her brother. What's happening to her? Is she losing her mind?]

[Still, she ought to address those people now that she's come to her senses.]

I feel...strange. I had been taken by those things...those sleek, armored things...and then I awoke, injured in the forest. And then, I thought I saw my brother...everywhere. No matter who I saw, I could only see my brother.

But now I remember clearly. I remember the people I saw, who they really were. I remember only seeing them as my brother at the time. And now I wonder how I could have been so foolish. So, to everyone I met during that time...I apologize for my mistake.

[Now she can get on to the next thing, something that's been on her mind for a while.]

I am curious about something, though. For a long time, I've traveled throughout Elibe. I've visited many arenas, and claimed countless victories. I have my skills with a sword, but I hate it. It must be different for the other fighters, though.

[Otherwise, there would be no arenas.]

So I've always wondered, why do the fighters enjoy fighting in the arenas? What good are skills that can only be used to kill? I don't mean the soldiers who fight for their countries or the like. I mean in the arenas, fighters come to fight because they choose to. They enjoy it. But I'm curious to know why...

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[Voice]

[swordprincess]

Really?

[He's got her attention now. Perhaps he can help her, as someone who's more or less been in her shoes.]

...What sorts of things have you learned?

[Voice]

[winds_voice]

I have learned of rituals such as birthdays and Valentine's. I have discovered the taste of food and drink despite having no need of such a thing to survive. Most importantly, I have been learning the value of friendship.

[Then there were the playthings - the bubbles and strange technology of other worlds... and human mating habits, but he won't get into that.]

I have also been given an instrument to learn and since my interest in food has been growing, I hope to be able to cook more proficiently one day.

[Voice]

[swordprincess]

[Wow, he really is learning from scratch. Even Karla knows most of those things. Most of them...]

I know about birthdays...but what is "Valentine's"?

What kind of instrument are you learning?

[Voice]

[winds_voice]

Valentine's Day? It was a celebration of love if I remember correctly. There was also gift-giving... and a strange plant called mistletoe which forced those under it to kiss. [The less said about that the better, ahem.]

It is a harmonica. A friend of mine gave it to me and I have been trying to master it ever since. Not only for my friend but also for myself. Music reminds me of my home... it relaxes me.