It's Starlight Eve and there are celebrations to be had...except if you're Corrin, who is spending a quiet evening at home. The first night of her self-imposed week off to rest is currently being spent in a corner of the living room, where she's set up a small drafting table and is currently hard at work sketching out plans for a building. A small shelf of books nearby holds all the volumes she's collected on the subject of architecture, ready to be consulted at a moment's notice. Shadow Yato rests on a small decorative rack on a nearby wall, still glowing with its dark energy.
Though she herself finds the work relaxing, Corrin is finally trying to put all the theory and lessons she's absorbed from the many, many books she's devoured on the subject, to the test and is trying to actually design a building; a school, in fact. A cup of hot cocoa sits at the corner of the table, surrounded by some small stains from where the cocoa has spilled onto the paper as she's reached for it while she works. Her expression is intense, so much so that she doesn't even notice she's not alone in the room until the other figure finally decides she's going to have to speak.
"Really, darling? Tonight of all nights, and you're cooped up with study?" A familiar voice coos, causing Corrin to start with a gasp. She looks up in surprise.
"What the-Camilla?!" She exclaims. "Wh-When did you-wait, why are you-"
"Intangible? Well, I'm a ghost, dear." Camilla lets out a small chuckle. "Couldn't you tell?"
"WHAT? When did that happen?"
"Oh, don't be so worried. I am a ghost, but I'm also still back where you left me and the others at Castle Krakenburg." She waves a hand dismissively. "But enough about that, my little friends and I have come with a warning for you, darling, so pay attention, if you please?"
That's when Corrin sees all the...what in the Gods' name are they? The Ghost Camilla (who may or may not actually still be alive?) picks up one and nuzzles it like she would a baby or puppy. "Aren't they just the cutest little things?" She asks. "Oochy-oochy-ooo!"
Corrin suddenly deflates. "...I am so lost, Big Sister."
"Ah! Yes, well, I did say I was coming with a warning for you, didn't I?" Camilla lowers the...whatever it is...cradling it in her arms and stroking it like it was some kind of cat. "You see darling, I was once a Hero of Light like yourself, but-"
"You were? When?" Corrin asks. "You mean you were here? What happened to you? Nobody's mentioned-"
"Darling, I know you have questions but I'm on a bit of a tight schedule right now, so if you don't mind...?."
A pause. Corrin finally throws a hand up in defeat. "Okay, okay. What's the warning?"
"Thank you. Ahem." Camilla clears her throat. "Like you, I too was a Hero of Light-ironic, isn't it, little old me?-and unfortunately it was as a Hero of Light that I met my end. Like you, I had spent the Starlight Eve before my death alone, cut off from all the friends and loved ones I had made. Not because I was studying, you see, but because I was in battle at the time. And I was so focused on my fight that when I heard the crying of children, I told myself I was too otherwise engaged to go find the poor dears and offer whatever aid and comfort to them I could. But that was just a lie I was telling myself, an excuse so I could continue to be alone and miserable. And so when I died after that Starlight, I found myself in the company of these little darlings, to ensure that no one else I cared about would ever suffer the same fate. And that includes you, my adorable little Corrin."
"...That seems incredibly excessive a punishment." Corrin points out. "And I'm not cut off! I have plenty of friends here!"
"Then where are they?" Camilla asks, smiling sweetly.
"Well, okay, they're not here here, well Nozomi is, but I think she might have turned in for the night, and anyway, we are doing a small little thing tomorrow, but I'm only alone right now because I choose to be." A pause. "I'm tired, Camilla. Am I not allowed to take one night off?"
Camilla looks sad for a moment. "Not tonight, I'm afraid, darling. If it were possible for me to stop the evening's entertainment, I would...but that decision isn't up to me. Suffice to say, I'm not the only guest you'll be receiving tonight."
"Don't tell me I'm going to get ghostly visions of Xander, Leo, and Elise am I?"
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Though she herself finds the work relaxing, Corrin is finally trying to put all the theory and lessons she's absorbed from the many, many books she's devoured on the subject, to the test and is trying to actually design a building; a school, in fact. A cup of hot cocoa sits at the corner of the table, surrounded by some small stains from where the cocoa has spilled onto the paper as she's reached for it while she works. Her expression is intense, so much so that she doesn't even notice she's not alone in the room until the other figure finally decides she's going to have to speak.
"Really, darling? Tonight of all nights, and you're cooped up with study?" A familiar voice coos, causing Corrin to start with a gasp. She looks up in surprise.
"What the-Camilla?!" She exclaims. "Wh-When did you-wait, why are you-"
"Intangible? Well, I'm a ghost, dear." Camilla lets out a small chuckle. "Couldn't you tell?"
"WHAT? When did that happen?"
"Oh, don't be so worried. I am a ghost, but I'm also still back where you left me and the others at Castle Krakenburg." She waves a hand dismissively. "But enough about that, my little friends and I have come with a warning for you, darling, so pay attention, if you please?"
That's when Corrin sees all the...what in the Gods' name are they? The Ghost Camilla (who may or may not actually still be alive?) picks up one and nuzzles it like she would a baby or puppy. "Aren't they just the cutest little things?" She asks. "Oochy-oochy-ooo!"
Corrin suddenly deflates. "...I am so lost, Big Sister."
"Ah! Yes, well, I did say I was coming with a warning for you, didn't I?" Camilla lowers the...whatever it is...cradling it in her arms and stroking it like it was some kind of cat. "You see darling, I was once a Hero of Light like yourself, but-"
"You were? When?" Corrin asks. "You mean you were here? What happened to you? Nobody's mentioned-"
"Darling, I know you have questions but I'm on a bit of a tight schedule right now, so if you don't mind...?."
A pause. Corrin finally throws a hand up in defeat. "Okay, okay. What's the warning?"
"Thank you. Ahem." Camilla clears her throat. "Like you, I too was a Hero of Light-ironic, isn't it, little old me?-and unfortunately it was as a Hero of Light that I met my end. Like you, I had spent the Starlight Eve before my death alone, cut off from all the friends and loved ones I had made. Not because I was studying, you see, but because I was in battle at the time. And I was so focused on my fight that when I heard the crying of children, I told myself I was too otherwise engaged to go find the poor dears and offer whatever aid and comfort to them I could. But that was just a lie I was telling myself, an excuse so I could continue to be alone and miserable. And so when I died after that Starlight, I found myself in the company of these little darlings, to ensure that no one else I cared about would ever suffer the same fate. And that includes you, my adorable little Corrin."
"...That seems incredibly excessive a punishment." Corrin points out. "And I'm not cut off! I have plenty of friends here!"
"Then where are they?" Camilla asks, smiling sweetly.
"Well, okay, they're not here here, well Nozomi is, but I think she might have turned in for the night, and anyway, we are doing a small little thing tomorrow, but I'm only alone right now because I choose to be." A pause. "I'm tired, Camilla. Am I not allowed to take one night off?"
Camilla looks sad for a moment. "Not tonight, I'm afraid, darling. If it were possible for me to stop the evening's entertainment, I would...but that decision isn't up to me. Suffice to say, I'm not the only guest you'll be receiving tonight."
"Don't tell me I'm going to get ghostly visions of Xander, Leo, and Elise am I?"
A pause. "Not quite, no..."