[Video, and Action for Team Ramza]

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[The video is rather blurry at first--Ovelia sits there, adjusting the camera with a single hand as she makes a good attempt to give it a decent focus. The stupid thing was still new to her, thus the former Princess had her troubles getting it to work properly.

Soon, her face came into focus. Her eyes were red and puffy, though her face seemed dry, as though all of the tears she had cried were long since shed, and now only the raw emotion of it remained. Then she backed away, and you can see that her dress is gone, replaced by a rather shabby green tunic that she probably found lying around somewhere.

And her long locks were also sliced short, finally allowing her bangs to be equal length to the rest of her hair--though to a degree, this also looked shabbily done, and a bit uneven in places.]

The Lucavi are no more, and yet still this news comes with great sorrow.

I...

[Her expression is somber, and she lowers her eyes and sighs.]

Mayhap I have no right to say such, as we were only merely acquaintances, but I offer my deepest condolences to those closest to her.

I am...I am sorry.

[Looking ready to cry again, she holds a hand over her mouth, shuts her eyes, and turns the video feed off.]

[Note: This was filmed during the Airship Ride back to Figaro, after the Lucavi Fight]

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[Feeling nauseous or not, there were other people feeling worse. Ovelia had just gotten to Gaia, and then she was pulled into this mess. She felt sorry for the Ivalician Princess, having to see what had happened.

Yuffie made her way to where Ovelia say, kneeling down next to her.]

How're you feeling?

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[She had been deep in thought for a while. The words she had said to Delita, the conversation with Ramza...

Add that with everything else, her own decision to change herself, and then all the others she had spoken to...it was as though her entire world had been turned upside down in the span of a short month. She wasn't sure what to feel.

She had said much, and done more--she had altered her appearance, destroyed her only link to who she once was, and had sworn that she would 'become stronger'. How could she get stronger? She barely knew anything of combat, much less magic. All she could do was cast protective spells and a single recovery spell. She was not like the other mages who had helped them, blessed with great spells and abilities that were far beyond her understanding.

She had walked herself into a corner, and despite what she had said to Bartz adn the others...she was scared to get out of this corner. She had to, she knew, but she didn't know how.

A loud voice in her heart screamed, wanting her to be able to prevent more useless deaths like Mjrns, to allow her death to not be in vain...

But still, she didn't know what to do. She was not a hero, after all, with little understanding of how to be heroic...

At the sound of a familiar voice, Ovelia looks up, giving Yuffie a small smile.]

I am...

[Absolutely awful. Thinking too much. Not sure what to do.]

As well as I am able. What of you?

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I'll be fine, eventually.

[They all just needed a long vacation, without any bad guys trying to cause anything. Just one peaceful day, relaxing on a beach somewhere with a fruity umbrella drink or something. What she'd give to have Costa del Sol here. She really liked that place.]

I kind of want to apologize for everything. It's really not this crazy on Gaia, trust me.

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[She shakes her head. Truly, this place is insane, but in many ways, it is far better than Ivalice. For one, she actually has friends, the complications with Delita aside. And furthermore, she is not seen as a princess, as most in this world do not even know that she is royalty.]

There is truly no need; I had simply come when this world was in a state of great peril. The fault belongs to no one, least of all you.

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You just kind of got thrown into the middle of everything, and I felt kinda bad.

[Yuffie stood, stretching.] But you held your own! You did good out there, Ovelia.

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[She blinks a moment.

Wait...did she hear her right?]

I...I did?

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[Yuffie nodded.]

You did. You didn't panic or run away. Even the greatest of fighters still get like that. I know I do sometimes.

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[Even SHE did that?

Ovelia couldn't help but stare at her in surprise, and perhaps a small bit of dumb shock. She had figured Yuffie to be fearless--much like she imagined Ramza and Delita to be. She fought so hard and so bravely...

Regaining her composure, Ovelia felt her cheeks burn.]

I...I had only wished to do my best to help everyone. It was hard to think--everything was going so fast...

[That night, after everything was over and the adrenalin had thinned from her veins, she had even found herself throwing up behind some rocks, away from prying eyes. Battle was certainly an exhilirating prospect, but one of the most frightening things she had ever experienced.]

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Battles like that make you think on your feet. It's hard.

[Yuffie smiled, curling her legs up underneath her.]

So, I figured, after we drop off the stones in Figaro, we go have some fun. I've got some friends in Luca, and it's a really nice place to relax.

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[She had to nod. It was hard; the Ovelia of not even a month before would have said that it was too difficult, especially for her...

How things have changed.

Though at the word 'fun', Ovelia's eyes widened slightly.]

...fun? You mean we take a holiday?