001 ♰ video (backdated to this morning?)

[fathersbeloved]

[Good morning, Johto! You are being greeted by a known face, closely looking at the camera, with a small, thoughtful pout. After some seconds, the face pulls away, so now you can see she's sitting on a rock, studying the pokegear.

She's very concentrated in her inspection...

...until her face changes completely to a bright smile.]

Ah! This is incredible...! Is it really true there is people seeing me right this moment? How can this be? This must be some strong magic...!

[She laughs, just like a child would laugh when finding christmas gifts under the tree the next morning.]

Can you hear me? Good morning! I am Beatrice, it's a pleasure to meet you all!

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[fathersbeloved]

A pleasure to meet you, Italy...! Ah, I can't wait to see the world! How long could it take? More than a week? Two weeks perhaps?

[piccolo-tomate.livejournal.com]

[Weird people calling him by that first name...] You can call me Romano.

To see the whole world would take more than two weeks! It would take years ...or a lot of months at sea, if you wanted to sail around the world. [Oh -- she means this world, oops!]

B-B-But this place is different and just as big. I haven't explored all of it yet.

[fathersbeloved]

Very well, Romano! Both names sound really nice!

[And then, the silence. And staring. With wide eyes.]

Years... is the world that big...?

[The surprised face slowly turns into an overwhelmed smile.]

Do you think I can see the whole world? How many years would it take?

[piccolo-tomate.livejournal.com]

[fdsjakflsdf] Th-Thank you. ...Your name is nice too. I know another woman with the same name as you. [And the same face. And hair style. Maybe the same measurements...]

Yeah. And there are oceans to cross and ... and forests ... and other civilizations too! The people of this place especially are strange.

[Sh-She had a really pretty smile! Romano wants to see her smile in person... it must be a real treat! He almost smiles back.]

You can if you want, but you'll need a guide. A lady like you shouldn't travel by yourself. [He does the mental math...]

Since I don't know how big this world really is, I guess it could take more than 20 years.

[fathersbeloved]

Twenty years....

[Her eyes just LIGHT UP like a christmas tree when she hears Romano talk about the world. She can't even begin to imagine just how big it is!]

Your words only make my desire to see it all stronger! I don't care if I have to walk the rest of my life... I know even the sky will be different with every step I take!

I wonder... if this feeling is freedom?

[piccolo-tomate.livejournal.com]

...I guess so? [He's never felt like that, or at least he can't recall a moment where everything would be so different. Romano listens to her words in a different light.]

Haven't you ever gone out for a walk or been to a different city? [What a curious woman she was. Her name may be Beatrice but she was nothing like the Golden Witch.]

[fathersbeloved]

Ah... no. I lived in my mansion, and I never went into the forest... there may be wolves in there. Of course, a biscuit might have distracted them for a while but without a magic cape to hide yourself, it would've been impossible to walk through.

Fortunately, someone I had never seen before showed me a way out... That's why I want to see more things. I don't want to feel trapped, never again!

[She nods once, to show her resolution!]