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[It's dark. It looks like an inn room, but all lights are turned off. Beato can be seen sitting on the bed, even in the darkness, her face is visible.]

...she's... not here anymore, am I wrong? Just before Halloween... this doesn't feel right. I'm sure she would've enjoyed the festivities--

[Beato sighs loudly, looking elsewhere for a moment. Then a smile faintly appears in her mouth, as a quiet giggle breaks the silence.]

--Would I... not?

Haha... WAHAHAHA! Who thought I would miss such a special day? That number is not available? Fools! Why should a small machine like that be of importance to me, the Witch Beatrice, who has lived a thousand years?!

...

[Silence.

Beato looks down, her face partially covered by her hair and the darkness. Only a quiet sob can be heard, one that grows a little louder as she looks up again, smiling sadly.]

...or so she would say, would she not...? I just... I never got to tell her just how grateful I am to have talked to her... so, thank you, Beatrice. I will keep doing my best effort to be myself. You... are always inside me, so I know you'll hear this! And maybe someday... we'll have tea together again...!

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...Perhaps she was also afraid of you, at first. Afraid that she could not be herself while you were there. Others have doubles here, and the first meeting is not always easy.

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She could not have been afraid, never! She's strong and smart, and very independent!

Even the strong and smart feel fear. They merely react to it differently.

[Stays in silence for some moments. Beatrice didn't seem like she could be scared of anything. She, on the other hand, was scared of wolves. Maybe her dear friend was right...]

Do you have any fears, Cecil...?

I have a thousand. "What if time does not truly stop while we are here?" "What if I never see home again?" "What if I do, but even my help is not enough to save my world from its fate?"

[......now, those were fears that make her shiver.]

I've... never thought of that before. You always have a kind smile and warm voice when you speak, I never thought...

I've been in this world for some time, now. Those fears are rarely at the front of my mind.

Still, they are there, are they not? Even when they hide from you...

[Quiet, looks down] You are very strong too.

I am because I have to be, and because I was raised to be. It was to be expected.

Then... please, Cecil! Teach me how to be strong like you!!

...Strength is not quite something that can be taught. I can tell you possible ways to find it within yourself, and how to share it with others, but little more than that.

Please do so, in that case... I wish to be strong.

[Smiles a little.]

...To bring out your strength, the first thing you must do is believe in it. If you think yourself weak, you'll become weak.

[MEMORIZES!!

...Then looks a bit doubtful.]

Ryou said my strenght was being a "support character", because I'm not... I'm not strong physically. I cannot do the things Lion or the others can do, but I can believe in them. Is that the strenght I must believe in?

Part of it. But you should also believe in what you can do, even if it's not apparent at first.

I'm good at keeping lists... and I'm good at writing explorer's guides...!

Those are both very useful skills when exploring a new world. They must be a great boon to your group.

Is that my strenght?

Part of it, at least. The rest of your strength is hidden elsewhere, waiting to be discovered.

[Discover...?] So it would be like an exploration or a quest... Maybe I should write an explorer's guide to find my own strenght!

That'd make for an interesting guide. Would it be like a diary?

Yes! I'll write about the things I can do for my friends! Ryou told me it had to be somehing only I can do, so that's what I'll try to find!

Or even something that you can only do as part of a group, and that the group cannot do without you. Friends are a form of strength, too.

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