[Action] Post Heads of State Meeting

[lunarianlegacy.livejournal.com]

[Meet and greet mingling time after the meeting on the Invincible.]

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[monk-princess.livejournal.com]

[Ursula's eyes widen. So begins her introduction to governments that aren't run by benevolent rulers who all know each other.]

You...why??

[magitekrune.livejournal.com]

[Oh great. Is the kid going to assume she's still a horrible person just because of her past? Celes' expression closes and she looks away, sinking back within herself. But she still answers.]

...I thought it was the right thing to do at the time.

[monk-princess.livejournal.com]

[Ursula falls silent for a moment. Celes' words bring to mind what she knows of the past, and Cecil's exploits as a Dark Knight. She wasn't born when that happened, but they are still well-known...as is his redemption.

The princess' gaze focuses on the woman before her, thoughtful.]

And yet, you found the courage to break with that past, did you not?

[magitekrune.livejournal.com]

[Well... that makes Celes look back at her, expression relaxing a bit. She nods.]

I'm still working on that. Not everyone is so quick to forgive and forget. And I can't blame them.

[Even so, it's worth trying. Maybe there's hope in this world.]

...You don't look much younger than I am, yet you seem... more accepting than many twice my age.

[monk-princess.livejournal.com]

[Ursula keeps thinking of Celes as far older, but then she gives that aura of vast experience and responsibility.]

I can't say we have that experience in common, but one of my world's greatest heroes also had a dark past. He managed to overcome it and is now one of its most respected rulers. If he hadn't been given a chance, my world would have been much poorer for it.

[magitekrune.livejournal.com]

[A lot has to do with experience, yes.]

Sometimes that's how the worlds work. [pause.] I betrayed the Empire to stop Kefka from bestowing a similar fate to Maranda on another innocent town. Those in this room, despite their pasts, want the best for this world.

[They were all trying to work together, even if it didn't always pan out perfectly.]

[monk-princess.livejournal.com]

[Ursula nods.]

I've noticed that. With a common goal, at least there's hope that will come to pass. I just hope I can contribute.

[magitekrune.livejournal.com]

...Being able to see beyond someone's past and into their present actions will take you far.

[It's a compliment in a way. Celes has hope anyway.]

[monk-princess.livejournal.com]

[Ursula brightens a little at that.]

The present, not the past, should be our focus. How are we stop Garland otherwise?

[magitekrune.livejournal.com]

If only more people thought that way. [This gives her so much extra hope. It's good. Very, very good.] We'll figure it out. He can't keep hiding forever.

[That? That might be a smile. Good job, Ursula. You made her smile.]