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I have to go...
[Peola sounded... depressed to say the least.]
Some of the things my father said. They stuck in my head, I've been having trouble sleeping because of it.
I sent him a message that I'd agree to the wedding...
[There was an immense grimace on her face at the thought.]
Turns out those nobles didn't recognize my 'non-existent' choice... I don't know if its because they don't care about Earth, that she wasn't around or because Kliiment talked them into not caring...
But... I guess that's what I get for running away from my problems and punching them in the face isn't it?
... They're holding the wedding on Earth... my father's invited you all... figured since we all fought together you guys should be there.
I guess that's it... thank you... all of you for being good to me.
[Peola lowers her head in a modest bow.]
[For those of you who wish to speak to her before she has to leave she's at the hangar. A small troupe of Royal Porters were quickly shimmying off with her belongings to a rather ornate looking shuttle outside, its entrance flanked by a pair of mecha. Regalis Filia itself was carefully being moved into the shuttle by another pair of them. The Princess is tremendously listless about the whole matter and is spending the whole time fidgeting. Notably rather than her usual security uniform or just some simple clothing she's clad in a flowing gown that seemed to have an almost ocean like sheen to it, looking tremendously formal and out of place.]
[Peola sounded... depressed to say the least.]
Some of the things my father said. They stuck in my head, I've been having trouble sleeping because of it.
I sent him a message that I'd agree to the wedding...
[There was an immense grimace on her face at the thought.]
Turns out those nobles didn't recognize my 'non-existent' choice... I don't know if its because they don't care about Earth, that she wasn't around or because Kliiment talked them into not caring...
But... I guess that's what I get for running away from my problems and punching them in the face isn't it?
... They're holding the wedding on Earth... my father's invited you all... figured since we all fought together you guys should be there.
I guess that's it... thank you... all of you for being good to me.
[Peola lowers her head in a modest bow.]
[For those of you who wish to speak to her before she has to leave she's at the hangar. A small troupe of Royal Porters were quickly shimmying off with her belongings to a rather ornate looking shuttle outside, its entrance flanked by a pair of mecha. Regalis Filia itself was carefully being moved into the shuttle by another pair of them. The Princess is tremendously listless about the whole matter and is spending the whole time fidgeting. Notably rather than her usual security uniform or just some simple clothing she's clad in a flowing gown that seemed to have an almost ocean like sheen to it, looking tremendously formal and out of place.]
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[Izuru runs into the hangar - and stands to catch some breath.]
Are you really okay with this?
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But I don't have a choice at all anymore. If I keep running from this it'll make things worse.
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You remember what my father said about Harunn... and Ourania...
[Peola shakes her head.]
Ruling wouldn't be for her... she'd hate it... not to mention she'd get saddled with someone like I was.
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"You..." She says. "Of course. Both you and your dad completely missed what I said earlier."
Dido breaths deep. "You are the best candidate to rule your Kingdom after your dad, Peola. I think you should take the throne."
She pokes Peola's shoulder. "But you shouldn't have to marry to make your authority stick, Peola; this is messed up, and you know it!"
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[Peola's voice lowers to a hiss so that the people carting her things away wouldn't hear her. She looks quite frustrated at this as she moves Dido's poking hand away.]
You've never met my brother Dido... he did so much and earned the Kingdom's respect but he never let it get to his head. He was always kind but could also be firm when he needed to. Everybody on Magnolys wanted him to be king...
I didn't do anything to get anyone's respect back home... this is messed up but what else am I supposed to do?!
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Dido trails off. "Rule for the little people, Peola," she says. "Fight for the Ouranias and Salwahs and Monikas...and Harunns of your world. If you can do that, you'll be a better ruler than any of those suitor twits."
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[Peola's looking extremely frustrated by this whole thing.]
...Sun's sake... I really hope that this isn't the exact talk my father got when my Aunt died way before Harunn and I were born... because if it is...
[She lets out a rather shaky laugh.]
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Want me to crash the wedding?
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Earth has enough trouble as it is without doing something that'd get the noble houses and my father angry.
[Peola tries to smile a little.]
I won't mind if you cause a little trouble though...
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You know this is stupid, right?
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But I'm out of options and if I try anything now it might cause problems for everyone.
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It's kinda a terrible precedent. I mean, Peola's supposed to be an absolute monarch. The best would have been if she married because she decided to...
Kinda a problem option right now.
...but if she goes around caving like this on something that she's so visibly and vocally against, that sorta makes her very obviously a weak queen that can be easily forced into anything if you just twist the arm hard enough. Instead of reasserting her authority, it's going to make it really hard for her to get any respect from anyone and everyone's going to be trying to see how much they can pull. Probably going to require, like, public executions of uppity nobles or something by the end. Which from what we've seen of them would probably be kind of a favor to Magnolys...
Model A!
[Sometimes Model A's careless speaking tends to remind people that childish coward that he is, he was created from Master Albert's brain patterns. Including something of an insight into people's dealings with power and a not-entirely-developed sense of mercy]
Okay, now repeat that slower so I can repeat it for Peola. [They do so. Though the part about the favor to Magnolys is left out. When Ashe finishes repeating, she looks at Peola, seriously.]
And I don't know about any of that, but I don't think anyone could respect the guy they're loading you with. That guy's a clown. I'd make a better king than he does!
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But I haven't exactly gotten anyone's respect by running all the way over here to get away from my problems.
[Peola grimaces and looks away in irritation.]
Either way its going to be problems everywhere...
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...
[Izuru falls silent for some reason.]
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I like it here on Earth and its really given me a chance to be who I want to be... but if I just choose to stay I can't deal with problems happening on another planet all the way over here.
[She throws her hands to the air in frustration.]
And if I do that and my father has to step down, then what happens? He keeps saying just how bad my brother's condition is and the stress could kill him... and don't even get me started on Ourania... my little sister might have to go through the same thing I did and have a whole bunch of idiots chase after her if she has to be the next in line!
And after Phannuhel...
[Yeah no, she doesn't want to risk someone else taking advantage of her sister. She sighs and facepalms.]
... Its just so much easier when I could just punch my problems until they stopped being problems!
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Don't.
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She jerks her thumb over at the the Magnolysian Compound. "If you give up your sovereignty to your hand-picked fiance, he's going to run Magnolys into the ground. He's going to make the Salwahs and Monikas and Ouranias of your world suffer!"
Dido sighs. "You're not your brother, Peola. But you're the best option Magnolys has. And if you hand your life and royal mantle over to this suitor...it's just a different kind of running away."
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