[ Extremely important info is being dropped on her lap, and she reacts with a mere nod after the girl explains it briefly and to the point.
She's still slightly stunned, but she's starting to understand. ]
I was under the belief our different worlds couldn't intersect in many ways when it comes to magecraft, but I was proven wrong right here! Such a wonderful ability, with such a powerful name to it! I'm impressed, really...
[Kerra's used to giving this information drop, so having someone nod along is a welcome change. She tries to keep it brief..]
It's not really magecraft, but it's similar enough.
[Honestly, she's a bit floored that Marie's accepting it so readily. Most people badger her with questions.]
...But, that's enough about me. Where am I taking these? And where are you from, beautiful? I'm not from Earth, but I'm starting to get a handle of the place thanks to other people.
[ When strange things are abound, she just takes them at face value. She's curious about this Force, but they're having a leisurely chat and she doesn't want to load the topic for too long. It'll come back up eventually.
The smooth talking has her huff in amusement, a hand curled in front of her mouth. ]
France used to be my beloved home, before I became a Servant. Chaldea then was where I mostly spent my time in... prior to my appearance on this planet, that is.
[ From time to time, she wonders if the remaining people there are okay. ]
If it's not Earth, then where is it you're from? Oh, and we're taking the bags to my apartment! I'll show you!
France. I think you're the first I've heard about from there, but I've heard of Chaldea.
[Other servants had talked, but there's a lot of people from one planet, and they talk. Kerra likes hearing about homeworlds, generally, so she pays close attention.
France has at least been mentioned. One of...America's friends? Or something like that. Sorting out that whole mess is hard enough.]
Lead on, Marie.
[She starts walking, shifting the bags carefully so nothing rattles around. It might be fragile!]
As for myself, I'm from a planet called Aquilaris. It's mostly ocean, about 95 percent, and it's mostly an agricultural planet. A lot of people raise fish and sea-plants to sell to other planets. I haven't been there in a long time, though.
[She pauses, mostly for effect.]
See, where I'm from, we have ships that let us move between planets really easily. So I mostly grew up on the Galactic Republic's capital world, Coruscant. It's a planet that's entirely one huge city, built up and up, so far that you can't even see the surface anymore.
[ With total compliance, she will lead Kerra along the streets, tuning out the city's noises so she can listen to Kerra's description of her planet, and not along. Her hands are peacefully laced behind her back.
It's hard to imagine it, but she knows a specific definition for such a place... sci-fi, was it? Nevertheless, everything sounds much more futuristic than the current time back home. ]
So you could use ships... in space? How wonderful that you were that advanced! And from the sound of it, those who built the city seemed to wish they could reach the skies with their buildings. I find that pretty romantic.
Yes, that's right. Some ships are big, meant for warfare or luxury, others are small. A bit like cars here, but pressurized to protect everyone inside.
[At the bit about the city, Kerra smiles warmly, bobbing her head at the notion. It is a little romantic, in a way, though she'd never really thought of it as such. The oddly poetic image cuts through some of her uncertainties about Coruscant's future, painting it in a more rosy light.]
I have to admit, I've never thought of it that way before, but yes I think so. Some of the highest towers scrape the upper atmosphere, and those have the most amazing views. When there's a storm, they're right up inside...and when it's clear you can see for miles and miles.
[If one liked cityscapes, Coruscant was probably an ideal home.]
I can show you some holos...photos...of it sometime, if you like cities?
[ The Queen nods, glad to reminish her previous home although not everything smelled like roses. ]
It was a big palace belonging to the French royalty. I lived there since the early times of my adolescence, all the way before my death.
[ It was... ironic that the one time she was allowed out for a lengthy amount of time was at the very end, when she was locked up in prison waiting for execution. Her smile shrinks a bit at the edges. ]
Thus it holds a special place in my heart, you see.
That would make you royalty yourself, then? I imagine the palace was quite a marvel.
[It's not a detail that has a lot of meaning to a Jedi. Planetary monarchies are commonplace, but Republic members answer to the Senate, and the Jedi operate outside any hierarchy save their own. She's used to dealing with royals that are not nearly as pleasant as Marie.
A welcome change.]
You must have been quite influential, being chosen as you were.
[It is odd referring to people in the past tense, but Marie doesn't seem too dampered by anything.]
I wouldn't say that was accurate. I was royalty, but my husband still had more power and influence than me. Even so, I had done my true best to aid my people when they were in dire need of support.
[ It... mattered little in the end, seeing as she was slandered and beaten to the curb after her death, by those she had loved and wished to protect; but she doesn't regret doing what she thought was right.
She briefly wonders if Kerra, too, would have believed those hateful stories at that time. ]
Nonetheless, because I was remembered by many, I eventually became a heroic spirit.
[Mmm. Kerra can't really speak too much on hereditary royalty, or anything like that. There are probably some planets like that still, like the Hapes Consortium, but her galaxy was ruled by elected officials mostly.
However as a Jedi, if there was any analogue on Earth, she'd likely have supported the truth. Truthseeking, mediation, and the like were the crux of what they were to do outside of war-time.
There is a story to Marie, though. That's the fascinating thing about Servants to her. They're all living stories of one planet's important folk.]
Well, that means you left a legacy. That's a kind of influence as well, I think. And at the end of things, isn't leaving behind something positive and making the world better in even a small way the most important thing?
I believe so, as well. Spirits don't become heroic without doing some good. The degree with which they delivered it depends on the person, however.
Furthermore, there are certain Servants that are aligned with Evil, and yet were still allowed to ascend to the Throne of Heroes, because even in their evil they had done good things that people remembered.
[ That was solely why serial killers, tyrants, mad scientists and the like were into this Servant business too. Marie was never against anti-heroes existing, not by a stretch. It made the situation at Chaldea even more lively. ]
[Kerra trails off for a moment, thinking on the statement and it's implications. She was entirely certain that wasn't a thing that could happen to people in her Galaxy, but a statement like that does make her consider something. What if they could? Would Servants from her home only be Jedi, or would there be Sith as well?
Had her enemies ever done good? Could the Sith ever do anything that wasn't inherently bad? It's a philosophical gundark warren she doesn't want to go down, but it's one she cannot avoid.
It leaves her silent, but she shakes her head, looking down at her fashionable companion, smile returning.]
...That's a good way of thinking about it. Or, for it to work, I suppose.
[ She maintains her smile, and if she noticed anything different about Kerra's expression, she's not making a mention of it. ]
So far, it's been working splendidly. It was mostly thanks to Chaldea's technology that made summoning multiple Servants possible. Traditionally, a Master can only summon one Servant for each war, or at least that's what the rules dictated.
[ Her tone suddenly turns somber. There is no mincing words when the situation really is bad over there. ]
There are, and have been, a load of threats to humanity. People who aimed at the extinction of the entire race. Something a handful of Servants won't be able to fight against, so that's why the system was put in place.
[ She smiles bitterly. ] Instead of a Holy Grail War, it's a collective series of battles to survive and save the world. It's pretty much that.
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She's still slightly stunned, but she's starting to understand. ]
I was under the belief our different worlds couldn't intersect in many ways when it comes to magecraft, but I was proven wrong right here! Such a wonderful ability, with such a powerful name to it! I'm impressed, really...
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It's not really magecraft, but it's similar enough.
[Honestly, she's a bit floored that Marie's accepting it so readily. Most people badger her with questions.]
...But, that's enough about me. Where am I taking these? And where are you from, beautiful? I'm not from Earth, but I'm starting to get a handle of the place thanks to other people.
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The smooth talking has her huff in amusement, a hand curled in front of her mouth. ]
France used to be my beloved home, before I became a Servant. Chaldea then was where I mostly spent my time in... prior to my appearance on this planet, that is.
[ From time to time, she wonders if the remaining people there are okay. ]
If it's not Earth, then where is it you're from? Oh, and we're taking the bags to my apartment! I'll show you!
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[Other servants had talked, but there's a lot of people from one planet, and they talk. Kerra likes hearing about homeworlds, generally, so she pays close attention.
France has at least been mentioned. One of...America's friends? Or something like that. Sorting out that whole mess is hard enough.]
Lead on, Marie.
[She starts walking, shifting the bags carefully so nothing rattles around. It might be fragile!]
As for myself, I'm from a planet called Aquilaris. It's mostly ocean, about 95 percent, and it's mostly an agricultural planet. A lot of people raise fish and sea-plants to sell to other planets. I haven't been there in a long time, though.
[She pauses, mostly for effect.]
See, where I'm from, we have ships that let us move between planets really easily. So I mostly grew up on the Galactic Republic's capital world, Coruscant. It's a planet that's entirely one huge city, built up and up, so far that you can't even see the surface anymore.
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It's hard to imagine it, but she knows a specific definition for such a place... sci-fi, was it? Nevertheless, everything sounds much more futuristic than the current time back home. ]
So you could use ships... in space? How wonderful that you were that advanced! And from the sound of it, those who built the city seemed to wish they could reach the skies with their buildings. I find that pretty romantic.
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[At the bit about the city, Kerra smiles warmly, bobbing her head at the notion. It is a little romantic, in a way, though she'd never really thought of it as such. The oddly poetic image cuts through some of her uncertainties about Coruscant's future, painting it in a more rosy light.]
I have to admit, I've never thought of it that way before, but yes I think so. Some of the highest towers scrape the upper atmosphere, and those have the most amazing views. When there's a storm, they're right up inside...and when it's clear you can see for miles and miles.
[If one liked cityscapes, Coruscant was probably an ideal home.]
I can show you some holos...photos...of it sometime, if you like cities?
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I would love to look at them! Modern cities on Earth never had buildings as tall as the ones you've just described.
[ Lacing her hands together, she sighs wistfully. ]
Moreover, back in my time, very few buildings could be said to be that tall. Versailles was said to be one of the largest, at any rate.
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[It's always been at the center of it all. Theory is that it's where humankind came from in a Galaxy Far Far Away.]
What's Versailles? Some place special?
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It was a big palace belonging to the French royalty. I lived there since the early times of my adolescence, all the way before my death.
[ It was... ironic that the one time she was allowed out for a lengthy amount of time was at the very end, when she was locked up in prison waiting for execution. Her smile shrinks a bit at the edges. ]
Thus it holds a special place in my heart, you see.
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[It's not a detail that has a lot of meaning to a Jedi. Planetary monarchies are commonplace, but Republic members answer to the Senate, and the Jedi operate outside any hierarchy save their own. She's used to dealing with royals that are not nearly as pleasant as Marie.
A welcome change.]
You must have been quite influential, being chosen as you were.
[It is odd referring to people in the past tense, but Marie doesn't seem too dampered by anything.]
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[ It... mattered little in the end, seeing as she was slandered and beaten to the curb after her death, by those she had loved and wished to protect; but she doesn't regret doing what she thought was right.
She briefly wonders if Kerra, too, would have believed those hateful stories at that time. ]
Nonetheless, because I was remembered by many, I eventually became a heroic spirit.
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However as a Jedi, if there was any analogue on Earth, she'd likely have supported the truth. Truthseeking, mediation, and the like were the crux of what they were to do outside of war-time.
There is a story to Marie, though. That's the fascinating thing about Servants to her. They're all living stories of one planet's important folk.]
Well, that means you left a legacy. That's a kind of influence as well, I think. And at the end of things, isn't leaving behind something positive and making the world better in even a small way the most important thing?
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Furthermore, there are certain Servants that are aligned with Evil, and yet were still allowed to ascend to the Throne of Heroes, because even in their evil they had done good things that people remembered.
[ That was solely why serial killers, tyrants, mad scientists and the like were into this Servant business too. Marie was never against anti-heroes existing, not by a stretch. It made the situation at Chaldea even more lively. ]
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[Kerra trails off for a moment, thinking on the statement and it's implications. She was entirely certain that wasn't a thing that could happen to people in her Galaxy, but a statement like that does make her consider something. What if they could? Would Servants from her home only be Jedi, or would there be Sith as well?
Had her enemies ever done good? Could the Sith ever do anything that wasn't inherently bad? It's a philosophical gundark warren she doesn't want to go down, but it's one she cannot avoid.
It leaves her silent, but she shakes her head, looking down at her fashionable companion, smile returning.]
...That's a good way of thinking about it. Or, for it to work, I suppose.
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[ She maintains her smile, and if she noticed anything different about Kerra's expression, she's not making a mention of it. ]
So far, it's been working splendidly. It was mostly thanks to Chaldea's technology that made summoning multiple Servants possible. Traditionally, a Master can only summon one Servant for each war, or at least that's what the rules dictated.
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[But it's nothing too outlandish, either. Not when there are machines that integrate quite well with the Force.]
For what purpose? Just to have Servants around?
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[ Her tone suddenly turns somber. There is no mincing words when the situation really is bad over there. ]
There are, and have been, a load of threats to humanity. People who aimed at the extinction of the entire race. Something a handful of Servants won't be able to fight against, so that's why the system was put in place.
[ She smiles bitterly. ] Instead of a Holy Grail War, it's a collective series of battles to survive and save the world. It's pretty much that.
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[Kerra asks, quietly, not wanting to risk upsetting her new friend.]
There's some poetry in that.
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Perhaps it sounds like something people would romanticize or write stories about. After all, there are already many of those available for read.
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Heroes saving the world make good stories.
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We've almost arrived. I don't mind it if you give my bags back now, since my apartment is a short distance away.
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[No problem at all!]
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Thank you again for the favour! I shall no doubt contact you sometime for more talking if you're up to it.
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[Kerra salutes quickly, and takes off!]
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[ With a cheerful, singing tone of voice, she waves Kerra goodbye and retires to her apartment, a slight bounce to her steps. ]