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[This time Rydia isn't making a complete mess while turning on the video, the camera just points for a while to an empty chair until the summoner finally takes her place in front of it. It's still... weird, the whole 'talking to no one' business, but she's almost sure she's recording for other people to see this time.]

Hello everyone! It's me again, Rydia, and I'm here to update you all on the library situation since this whole mirror craze seems fortunately over and we're... hopefully going to have some time for ourselves now. So... last time I received a lot of suggestions and I'd love to adress them all but first- I'm glad to announce me and Lady Ikaruga are officially founding the Hadriel Society for the Fine Arts. Our goal is to promote the artistic qualities of this place's citizens and get everyone to have fun and share their knowledges and skills to make this a better place. But let's get to what we have here...

[Rydia nervously scratches her head shifting back on her chair, sadly she still has to receive any proper book but she's... trying to get started?]

So, first of all... I tried to write four books for this place's kids, if any of them is interested, and if anyone wants to contribuite I have an official list of the library's books...here. [She shows a book where so far only four titles have been written down] It's still almost empty but please, feel free to contact me if you have anything to add, I will be more than glad to include your works in it.

Oh, I'd like to include that if you have any specific skill -sewing, cooking, hunting- and you think you can help us writing down manuals I'd love to help. But enough about the books, I'm more interested in sharing with you all important news about music. Tranquility confirmed he can try to provide us instruments if we give him a drawing of them or at least a good description, the price will vary according to what we ask him but I think... it would be nice to try to have a local band or musical events since few people already shown interest?

Please, if you're a musician contact me, I will do my best to help you getting what you need! We may have to work together to get there but we can do it!

[She's feeling more and more like a total idiot, at least her monologue is about to end.]

Least but not last: someone suggested a writing group and I think it's a lovely idea. Let me know if anyone is interested in joining other people while working and relaxing together, I think it would be wonderful. And if we can make a group we could give it a try maybe wrgin together good endings for our lives and forget all the horrible things the mirrors shown up. I.. I'm not sure how to end this but thanks for the attention everyone..

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Well, I hope you will seriously consider this as something you'd like to do, it would help you socialize and maybe you could meet new interesting people. Anyway I don't insist further. Pft... do you want to try to train me and see how it goes? To be fair, I have little to no knowledge on how to use weapons that aren't my whips or small daggers.

[Someone would certainly like to see him try, yes...]

Oh, I have a lot to say! The dragons who live in the depth of Feymarch are quite different from the ones I've seen on the surface! I'd love to find the time to share our knowledge about them. [Dragons are the best, what's not to love about them? Of course Rydia would love to spend a ridicolous amount of time talking about them!]

I'll certainly consider it. Everyone could benefit from learning some self defense... [He's never even considered that Rydia might want to try out something else.] Would you like to try? Truly? You know it probably won't be easy, using a heavier weapon...

[But it could be interesting to see what she can manage.]

I'd be curious to hear more about the Feymarchian dragons. I know most everything there is to know about the surface ones, but not the ones below ground. I've often wondered how they can stand to live in a world without a sky... [The surface ones are very much creatures of the air, made to soar far into the clouds.]

Absolutely! And I think you'd be perfect as teacher, you seem quite good at improvising and that'a something that may be really useful for us all. [Oh, Leviathan, what is she going to throw herself into now?] It woldn't hurt trying and if you can teach me you can probably teach anyone.

[It's not like she has no faith in herself, the summoner is proud of her fightning skills, it's just... heavy weapons aren't something she can easily use with her body type.]

You'll be amused to find out we often wonder the same of creatues who live on the surface, it's inredible you decide to stay up there despite the impredictable weather and how bad things can get. Anyway, it would be lovely to find some time to sit down and share our experiences with them.

Hm... I suppose I am. Of course, It's taken years of experience for me to hone my skills... and plenty of training. [It won't be so easy for everyone to get to where they need to be... but hopefully others will have the persistence to get through the basics.] If you're sure about that. It... may be a good idea, for me to start by training you.

[He can't imagine her with a heavy weapon either, but... maybe some of the principles of fighting that way will help her regular fighting style.]

What an odd perspective, I hadn't considered it... I can't imagine a world without weather. [He sighs.] Or at least, I couldn't before I ended up living in a cave. Anyway... I'm surprised we haven't done that yet... but we've rarely had the time for it. It seems we do now.

No one will certainly expect you to teach everything about fighting in a single setting... remember some people may need to start from the good old how not to stab yourself while using a knife. [Rydia nods, tapping on the screen.] Absolutely, if that can help you build more confidence as teacher please teach me.

[There's a reason if she wields a whip and fights from a distance...]

Well, that's the unerworld for you. It's not really easy to track time inside but beside that we never had unpleasant surprised like blizzards or anything else. Different worlds with different dragons. [A small chuckle follows] Indeed. Kain, make sure you pay a visit whenever you want- you know I'd rather not climb all those stairs, right? Let's have a dragon-themed party, just the two of us. I will brng blank books to fill and if I can some good team.

Some people really will need the absolute basics, won't they? [He isn't completely sure just how many noncombatants they have, but it's probably more than he realizes.] I'll try and be patient with them, in that case. And... with you, as well.

[If he can even show her the basics a little, he'll have done well, he thinks.]

I understand, there's something to be said for predictability. And yet... I miss weather. [Being in a cave can be hard sometimes, even if he has a whole sky painted on the ceiling of his apartment. Then there was that fake sky months ago. But it's still not the same.] I won't make you come all the way up to my place, I promise. I can easily meet you anywhere else you'd like. This sounds... [Could it be, this is something Kain will even enjoy?] It sounds like it'll be fun.

We won't certainly know until we ask around who needs this kind of support, right? [In any case, she will support him.] Oh, I certainly hope so. After all I'd probably need a lot of patience with you myself if you decided to learn magic, it's only fair.

I don't. remember when we had the tornado in here? I spent all the time hidden in my apartment- I'm used to see my 'sky' dark and silent- even if I can tell how for someone used to a different world this all may not be pleasant. Don't give up, Kain, we'll see the outside at some point! [At least the Pleasantville week was... a nice break from the cave?] Absolutely! I'm looking forward it, feel free to drop by whenever you think you have free time, I'll leave my windows unlocked for you!

Well... that's true. I don't know much about that, at the moment. I've met many other fighters, but others who aren't capable as well. Hm... well... I don't have any ability for magic, so I don't think it would work anyway. Though I see what you mean.

I miss it. I miss it more than I can even say. It means so much to me... but... maybe someday. I hope so. [It feels like being teased, having those moments where the sky is occasionally visible somehow. Though even then, is it real if they're just being manipulated by the gods? It's hard to say.] All right... Then I'll come by soon enough. [Through the window? Well... why not?]

Mhm. Listen, I will not press the matter since I know certain things can be a bit more difficult for you but- I hope you'll decide to give it a try. And, yes, I will be avaiable for training anytime, I can only improve learning from you, right? [She taps her chin, thinking for a moment] Well, you do have some potential, at least in terms of raw magic. I did cast osmose on you on more than one occasion after all... but we all have different inclinations.

Someday we will back there and you will be back in your beloved sky. [She'll just... not follow. Because the summoner loves to keep her feet on the ground.] Whenever you can or want, Kain. [Why climbing those awful stairs up or down when you can just jump?]

All right, well, maybe I'll start by training you, first, and then... branch out from there. [Rydia does make for a good starting point, since she's not adept at physical fighting at all, save the whip. It could be interesting to see what he manages to teach her.] Hm... well... And I can use Cyclone, ever since I went to the gods' war. Perhaps I've an instinct for wind-based power.

[That's where he'd start, anyway. He doubts he'll ever have any skill for anything else.]

I hope so. I just want to feel the sun... or the wind... [He sighs wistfully.] All right. It won't take me long to get there. [Because of course, yes, he'll jump down.]

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