aero_dienamic | Events and flashbacks.

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Events and flashbacks.

**Finally, a day without monsters.

But, it's not like all the problems are over with. Val moves out of bed and... just about falls out of it. There's a nice thud in the house, and a very young yelp. The journal flips to the floor just the same.**

Oh my... this again? Can't have a day's peace, can we? Well, I always thought I was a cute child.

Mmm, I'm Kirimi's size again. I'll have to see about borrowing some of her clothes for now. I just might go see everyone anyway.

**And so, after getting dressed properly, a girl of short stature and floor-trailing hair is wandering about, floating on a nice breeze. (Looks surprisingly like this girl though.) Anyone is encouraged to interrupt her adventure to see anyone she knows (Golbez, Nel, Ceodore, Charlotte)

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I see. Moving on then...

We stayed out in the forest for years, the four of us. I trained in black magic, while Cecil favored white. But we both wielded swords. One day, we were approached by an elderly gentleman with a great beard and the robes of a sorcerer. We found out soon enough that he was Tellah, the great Sage.

Tellah saw potential in Cecil and me, and asked Father to allow us to enter schooling in Mysidia. We stayed there for twelve years, honing our skills under the instructors and becoming more and more proficient at what we did. I became a Mystic Knight. Cecil became a Paladin.

Then, shortly after Cecil's seventeenth birthday, we were chosen to visit Baron on a peace delegation. It was there that we met Rosa and Highwind.

Unfortunate... I'm sure you will though.

*siiiiigh*

I suppose. I've other people to go see, cousin. And you're rather spoiling my good mood.

**She nods along, learning daddy's history. Quite a bit more than she expected to hear, but, nonetheless, interesting.**

Oh? Is this where I start to come into things? If things are so different... don't tell me that Rosa...

Not exactly, dear. You enter the picture much later.

Rosa and Cecil hit it off quite well, much to Highwind's annoyance. He quickly started to nurse a grudge against Cecil, and me by proxy. We found out just how much two years later, when Kain led an attack on Mysidia.

Maybe... it's a sort of "What if". As in "what if Kirimi was the older sibling and Umehito the younger?", "What if you were a child?", "what if..." well, you get the idea.

[Blushing so hard, but she nuzzles back happily anyway.]

I don't think so... though I suppose I wouldn't know if I did, would I? What was different about your father?

Hmm... now that I remember. And differently for that matter. You were already... well, plotting the world's demise via another's control. Where Kain and Cecil were rightly tricked into assailing Mysidia.

Matter of fact, it was one of the other fie- elementals that had put them up to it. But, do go on. I'm curious to hear the rest.

Most notably, I'm his daughter by birth, not creation. And he was far more heroic that I'd known him to be.

Admittedly, I like it. I think it ends up being more like "What if he and I were a real family?"

[He pauses at that.] So things had already deviated that far from what I remember by that point. I see.

Well, in my world, the attack was rebuffed. Kain was no match for Cecil and I working together. But we couldn't stop him from getting the other crystals. We traveled the world to try and get them back, but leaving Mysidia unguarded proved to be the worst thing we could have done. Kain's superior, Baigan, stole the crystal while we were gone.

In our travels we met many people who aided us in trying to track down the stolen crystals. Yang. Edward. Palom and Porom, though they came from Mysidia with us. We met Rosa again as well, and... in the village of Mist, your mother.

That's... fascinating. I'm sure the whole story must be beautiful.

**Val makes note of some of those he mentioned. Some she heard of, some she got to meet. At the least, she definitely knows Edward and Yang.**

I see. Well, by the sound of that, it seems you and Kain simply switched roles. Not that I mind at all.

Yet, no mention of the ninja boy Edge, or Rydia. Anything of them?

Possibly. Though if that's the case, I'm most displeased with the way things turned out in the other worlds. [He frowns.

But he chuckles at Val's question.] I don't know any Edge, but as for Rydia... when I said I met your mother in the village of Mist, who did you think I was talking about?

[If ever a revelation could equal or beat out the sight of him without his helmet...]

Certainly was. Though, shocking as well.

**Val gives Nel a nice squeeze** Ahh, you know, it's been some time since we've been alone to embrace each other like this. But, here I am, like this. **Her cheeks turn a little red as she taps a finger on Nel's lips** There's always something getting in our way, isn't there~

**No, this reaction far rivals that. The poor girl's so shocked she falls backwards, slipping from Papa Golby's shoulders!**

Probably the only thing I'm good at.

[Fortunately, this Golbez has trained Daddy reflexes and catches her easily and with a rumbling laugh.]

That's more or less exactly why I didn't tell her about it. The her who is here, anyway.

**She helps right herself, sitting properly again.**

That is something else. She quite hates me now. I could never picture her as my mother.

I don't suppose I've got three brothers as well, do I?

Sometimes it can be nice to be shocked.

[She hums pleasantly at the squeeze, resolutely ignoring the fact that her girlfriend looks like a child whyyyyy.] It's certainly disappointing. I mean, you're adorable like this, don't get me wrong, but we can't... well... [She trails off, just blushing madly.] It would just seem so wrong.

Well, circumstances between you and her were quite different in your world. Trying to compare the two is like night and day.

[He shakes his head.] Only one, a refugee from Damcyan who we adopted. We named him Rubicante.

[There's a Nami lurking on a newly-repaired footbridge, glancing thoughtfully down at the water. Looks normal as always.]

It would, wouldn't it? Ahh... *she sighs, leaning into Nel.** One of these days we'll get some time together.

Of course, you're free to move in with us any time.

**Val doesn't seem too pleased.** Only one then... and him... I suppose it's better than dealing with all three of them. Although you probably haven't seen me grow up, there's me, Rubicante and two others you created, each of us based on the four primary elements.

**Val plops her little hands on daddy's head** Me being a child is... entirely coincidental, but, from what you recall, was I this cute. **She smiles down at him, giving him a face full of her hair.**

**Cute lil Val floats over and sits herself on the railing beside her. She puts on her best cute act.**

You look really sad lady? What's wrooong?

Mmmm... So you and your brothers are the elemental lords in your world. I suppose if I was involved in your creation that stands to reason. There were beings like that in my world as well but... they were vastly different, and far less appealing.

[He smirks, and flicks her nose.] I can tell when you're fishing for compliments, you little imp. But yes, you're every bit as charming back home as you are here.

At least I don't sound that much different to you. **She gives daddy a little squeeze.**

I'm sure you would've liked to see your little girl all grown up too. Hmm... I wonder if I would've turned out the same too. Once I go find her, maaaaybe you'd like to meet my girlfriend sometime? **Now, her turn to shock daddy!**

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