idolpro | Princess Maker 1.5: pep!pep!

[ When you insert the key and open the door, you'll find yourself in a humble cottage, in what seems to be the living room specifically. There are several doors, but a specific one catches your eye: simple in its decoration, the door has a cute little wooden plaque with flowers carved into it. Though the door is closed, you can see through it—as if it's somewhat transparent.

A wooden cradle sits in the room beyond, which is otherwise plain. Inside, a baby sleeps peacefully. When she stirs, calling for her parent, you, her nursemaid, are there instead, to cradle her back to sleep. ]

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[ Slowly, the scene changes, fading in and out with various silent scenes—the baby coos pleasantly, giggling jovially when you (presumably) make faces at her; she tries to pick herself up and falls over, but she does not cry; a disagreement between you and her lead to a thoughtful discussion; the young girl carries a large laundry basket to do chores; she buys a pet dog, looking so proud for having earned the money all by herself; then the wall becomes opaque. ]

[ In the middle of the open doorway, a young girl the age of 11 stands, smiling at you. A stern-looking shepherd dog sits obediently next to her.

This is your little girl. You tried your best to rear her, and she's been good to you. You know she is capable of anything if she puts her mind to it—even becoming a princess. But you also know it's not easy to become a princess—she'll have to work hard, and she's capable of it but she'll need a guiding hand, you know. Better she become a princess than go off to war, though—better that she bear the burden of aristocracy than living a life of loneliness wrapped up in duty like her mother, or losing that life on the battlefield like her father. Whether she actually becomes a princess or not . . . well, that's up to fate, isn't it? Fortunately, when she goes to the Lost Continent, she won't be alone: you, as her longtime caretaker (her third parent, really, or her first, if you consider how her family's left her care entirely to you), may accompany her to her new school. You'll be her ally, her support, her greatest weapon; you'll be the one who determines her success . . . or her failure. ]

[ Of course, you're not the only one that thinks your charge can do it: Shira, one of the Queens of your Kingdom, hand-selected your employer's child. She doesn't have a child of her own to send—or rather, to be more accurate, her children are much more interested in local philanthropy than going to the Lost Continent, and besides that, you hear that Emi is against their children going overseas in the first place. Still, Shira can sponsor someone to go to the Lost Continent, so she chooses your employer's family; it seems your charge is a distant relative of her own family, after all. It's because of her that your charge will be able to go at all—in other words, it's your patriotic duty to make sure your charge gets that inheritance. ]

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It's a lie.

Ya think all the witnesses are lying?

Huh. Possible. How do we prove the lie then? Or at least delay the execution?

Listen. Kids like that don't jus' up'n attack some fop outta nowhere. There just ain't no benefit to 'em, nothin' but risk –– so when you add in a tale that don't mix in well. . .

But that's just what it's like. No one's gonna believe the kid 'cause they're street rubbish, and the "victim" is one 'o the selpenny Lords or Ladies.

But why execution? They coulda easily just thrown her in jail and left her there. There's somethin' else we're missing.

It ain't all that strange.

This'd be a lot easier if we could just talk to the "attacker."

I mean, we gotta do somethin' with this info.

Sometimes there ain't nothing you can do for this one. Ya just gotta make sure things're changing up so it ain't happening all over again later.

And she is also lying to us.

Yeah, somewhat seems as such. If she's also scuffed up. Ya think she scrapped?

That may be the case so we need to be careful when trying to investigate this.

Our daughter's right and everyone else can burn.

We should still make sure that nothing really bad happened? What if she's keeping things from us?

Well, she oughta know we got her back, at least.

Of course. I just hope we're not leading her astray.

[She really doesn't know how to do this parenting thing.]

Re: DISCUSSION

nutsandrevolts - 2020-09-26 23:07 (UTC) - Expand

romanticlove - 2020-09-26 23:11 (UTC) - Expand

nutsandrevolts - 2020-09-26 23:47 (UTC) - Expand

Yes, either in attacking someone else in defense, being attacked herself, or something altogether. I have a feeling that she is lying on someone else's behalf.

That ain't necessarilish.

We gone and crammed her into that hoity-toity school. Yer first lesson was she's gotta make since with the aristicasry. Maybe she's just ashamed if'n she crossed one of 'em.

That is, unfortunately, a rule of life for those of any class, especially if she aims to rise in position. Still, we should also consider that she is a member of the knight class that is demanding action be taken. We may have more leverage to have them overlook an unfortunate night.

Demand fer what? One of them "trial" things? It'd be a sham.

They would be hard pressed to act so strongly against one of their own. We need not chance it, but I cannot see it.

nutsandrevolts - 2020-09-26 23:26 (UTC) - Expand

tenebraecious - 2020-09-26 23:33 (UTC) - Expand

Maybe she's frightened? Perhaps she's worried she'll be in danger, if she tells the whole truth?

I can only imagine that is why. Of course, we can reassure her that is not the case at all.

I asked Gladio-san if he could talk to her... I thought he might be more reassuring than me, right now. But you would be too, I'm sure.

A wise choice. I will interject if he needs help sorting it out.

Thank you, Glacies-san. Knowing we're all cheering for her can only help.

It seems like maybe she's going to have to be very brave.

I have no doubt she will be with further effort.

wonderlandgirl - 2020-09-26 23:35 (UTC) - Expand