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[sageprincess]

From: Metis
Date: October 29

[It is after a great deal of trial and error that a video feed pops up on the network. Zelda's grasp on modern technology is still limited at best, but this is apparently important enough to try.]

Excuse me, but would anyone happen to know what this is for?

["This" being a very summer-y hawaiian shirt currently laid out upon what appears to be her dining room table. And there will be no reprieve from it's tourist-y glow for anyone wanting it; the Princess of Hyrule does not know you can flip the camera around on a phone, so the feed is sticking right where it is on the garment as she speaks.]

It was at my temple steps this morning, but without any notes outside of being addressed to me. I am... not certain what to make of it, honestly.

[To say the least.]

Comments

[onehandsomeslickninja]

Maybe so, but anyone with a different opinion is wrong.

[Of course that's how this works.]

Tell you what, I've got less going on than you do, just being a shinki and all. I'll do some looking around too. You focus on the godly business and let me know when you're free, okay?

[light_of_willpower]

[There are, so at least Hawaiian shirts are...funny. Amusing. Meant well.]

Harmless is good, considering the kind of lives we lead. Better than the shirts turning out to be ayakashi in disguise or something.

[It's happened before.]

[sageprincess]

I see.

[One can practically hear her walls going up, the clipped, formal tone of her voice laying each brick.]

Then allow me to put your mind at ease by saying that though your concern is appreciated, it is unnecessary. I have recovered fully from the incident earlier this month, and can take care of myself, besides.

[She really has let herself slip too much these past few weeks.]

[boneofsword]

Duly noted. I have no doubt that you're more than able to take care of yourself.

[Archer's tone doesn't change, though.]

However, taking care of yourself doesn't mean that you have to deprive yourself of company, if you wish for it. Caster's temple is always open to his friends.

[roundtablerebel]

They'd definitely never send you another ugly shirt, that's for sure!

[ If Zelda were to go through with the prank and Mordred discovered that Caster was the victim she'd likely die from laughter.

She seems quite pleased with herself, smiling broadly at Zelda's giggle. ]

Why'd you have guards as a kid? You some kind of big shot?

[ Or she could have just been a rowdy kid but Mordred doesn't get that vibe from Zelda. ]

[sageprincess]

["Someone like you will never be alone. There will always be a hand trying to reach across."

Mnnnnngh--]

I-- shall keep that in mind, thank you.

[Whether she takes him up on it without prompting is anyone's guess, but she'll keep it in mind.]

[mylanceisbiggerthanyours]

[Metis..Metis...why does that seem familiar?]

Ah, nice to meet ya, Your Highness. If ya ever need anythin’ done, jus’ gimme a holler. Ah’m right good with a lance an’ cookin’ and country stuff.

[...Waitaminute.]

..Oh, Metis! Ah think that’s the name o’the Ma o’the original Athena!

[That...sounded less weird in her head.]

Re: video;

[pure_radiantics]

That's right!

[She nods.]

You can get them made as cute dresses too, not just shirts.

[sageprincess]

[There's still a bit of a smile in her voice, but Zelda sobers somewhat at that question.]

I suppose that is not wholly inaccurate to say. Indeed, I am Princess Zelda of the Kingdom of Hyrule. It is pleasure to make your acquaintance.

[sageprincess]

[What a nice girl. And one that's good at all the things she's kind of terrible at, too! Zelda would have thanked her again for her helpfulness, but then--]

Hm? Do you mean to say the goddesses we have been chosen to represent were related?

[sageprincess]

... Are they all as... colorful as this?

[pure_radiantics]

[Kairi nods again on the video, this time more vigorously.]

That's the idea! Since they're based on flowers and other things around the islands, and all of those are super-colorful. Pretty, right?

[artificialrose]

Well, you have a few options... You could make turn it into a small wrap skirt, depending on how much bigger it is than you. A lot simpler would be a scarf of some sort, or something to tie in your hair.

The pattern might look a bit tacky in its current state, but it's much more palatable to more people when it comes in a smaller dose, as it were.

[roundtablerebel]

Whoa, a real fancy-pants, huh? But I've never heard of a Hyrule before.

[ At least from the knowledge of Earth kingdoms that she has. Oh, right she should probably introduce herself too. Manners— what are they?]

I'm Saber. Nice to meet you too, I guess.

[ Just Saber— no special title that she's aware of. Maybe she should try "Number One Shinki of Shinju" in the future? ]

So tell me something, do Princesses have some sort of special deal with the higher-ups to become goddesses or something? 'Cause you aren't the first God-Princess I've met.

[smilingbullet]

Maybe you could put it in the sun or some bleach for a while, to make the colors a bit paler.

In that case you could see if you know any of the same people and work from there, if the identity of the giver is important.

[sageprincess]

[Saber. Another one? How curious, but not something she can very well ask about right now. Something to contemplate later.]

You are not the only one; Hyrule does not exist in this world, and in this place I seem to be its sole representative. Not that I am complaining, mind you.

[Ganondorf's brief appearance as a shinki probably shortened her lifespan by five years on it's own. It's a little lonely, but she is quite content with knowing the rest of her people remain with their homeland.]

But if there is a "special deal" as you theorize, I cannot say I have been told of it. Perhaps whoever is behind placing us into our positions thinks our responsibility to our people makes us well suited for godhood in their eyes. Regardless, it is not a position I would have taken up willingly had I been asked.

[sageprincess]

I suppose I understand the concept, though I am sure the flowers are much more beautiful in person.

[CASUALLY

AVOIDING ANSWERING THAT QUESTION]

[roundtablerebel]

[ It's only a matter of time until there are enough Sabers to conquer the Heavens. Or just, y'know, eat Caster out of a home. ]

A kingdom that doesn't exist and that only you know about? I don't have to tell you how that sounds, right?

[ Mordred's just teasing; she can spot nobility from a mile away, even if she isn't sure why that is. Zelda's reluctance to be a god is curious though. ]

Then you'd be a fool. Why would you ever choose to be a shinki instead of a god?

[ Probably not what the princess meant. But as far as Mordred knows there are only two options: you can be a shinki or a god. And of course, being a shinki, she doesn't understand that there's anything aside from existing as one of those two things. ]

[sageprincess]

[Dear Amaterasu, please be mindful of any rocket ships crash landing on the near shore whose occupant is a mysterious heroine that yells SEIBAAAA a lot, thank you.]

Perhaps you do; I have yet to meet any who doubt my claim, or if I have, they have remained quiet about it.

[Though it is a good point, even in jest. Hyrule's existence is something as factual as the sky being blue, she has always been self-assured in introducing herself as its princess, and everyone thus far has taken it in stride. But what if someone in the future doesn't? Something else to think about later.

Her tone takes a turn for the more serious with Mordred's real question, though. Total memory loss continues to be a troublesome thing, doesn't it.]

My choice is to be a princess, first and foremost. My duty to my people before all else, and that I have been taken from them frustrates me to no end, even if the role I have been placed in is theoretically one of greater privilege and power.

[roundtablerebel]

[ Someone with Father's face arriving and trying to attack her? She would be thrilled.

Mordred grins and points at the screen. ]

See, saying stuff like that makes me believe you're the real deal and not just a crazy pointy-eared girl calling herself the princess of an imaginary kingdom!

[ Although something odd does stand out to her. ]

So you were a mortal princess before you were a god-princess, huh? So what happened, did they just pluck you up one day and say "You're a goddess now too"?

[ Wait, does it really work that way? After all, Mordred's met a goddess who died first and then got the job, just like shinki. ]

Or did you have to bite it first?