dramadramaduck | [video - canon update

About a day has passed since the previous video involving Setsuna, but it looks like no time has passed at all in the world itself. It resumes right where the previous one left of, with Cure Peach shaking Eas' body.

But this time the video continues. The plushie looking thing that only appeared in the background of the last video, takes the center stage this time. The crest on her forehead has started to glow. She floats up into the air, calls out and the crest glows even brighter.

A red light swiftly flies into the forest, straight into Eas. The light grows even brighter, to the point of engulfing the whole video.

The light stays like that for a little while. Eventually, though, it does fade. At the same time, the sun is finally breaking through the clouds.

Eas has vanished. Where her body lay before, there now stands a girl dressed in red. She stares at herself, both confused and amazed.

"I'm... a Pretty Cure?" She looks up. "Cure Passion!"

"Setsuna is the fourth...?"

"The fourth Precure!"

Cure Peach smiles widely. "Cure Passion!"

The video cuts off again, this time finished for real.

[OOC note: Red is Setsuna, pink is Love/Cure Peach, blue is Miki and yellow is Inori.

Setsuna will be responding this time, although it will icly be several hours later.]

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Give me a moment...

[Aaand we go to action as, wherever Setsuna is, Ellen's now with her. In her hands is her own Cure Module.]

Hello, Setsuna. I figured I should at least show someone this... Like I said, I know the feeling.

[Setsuna is at the outskirts of the forest she was at, sitting on the grass. When Ellen shows up, she stands up and looks at the Cure Module. She smiles, but it's more tired than actually happy.]

Ha... I was right, then. You really are a Precure. [Literally every girl from their world on the community. That's... yeah.] So how did you become one?

It... Wasn't my best moment.

[she goes to sit down by Setsuna.]

You know that I started out as Seiren, right? Well... We came close to winning. We'd gathered enough notes to sing the Melody of Sorrow, kidnapped Hummy and even had a way to stop Hibiki and Kanade from acting. But, Hummy... She wouldn't shut up. She told me... She told me she'd still be my friend even after we were all miserable. Something in me snapped and... I freed the Tones and Hummy freed herself. But, when she was being chased afterwards, I... Changed. I became a Precure. I rescued Hummy and...

...I ran for the hills.

I see...

[She does, especially since she just did the same thing.

A little guiltily, she looked down at the ground.] But you stopped running eventually, didn't you? Why? [The question is less 'why did you stop running' and more 'how did you stop'. She doesn't think she can ever face Love again.]

It's a funny thing: it doesn't matter how much evil you've done, if you're willing to change for the better, they'll give you a chance. Hummy saw that in me and I almost tossed it away. Literally.

My old minions, the Trio the Minor, attacked while we were reuniting a young boy with his father. A kid I had convinced that it was better to be alone until he realized his mistake. I watched as they unleashed a Negatone and used its sorrow-inducing effects on them. For once, I got to see what I had done so many times and I felt that I didn't deserve to be a Precure. Hibiki and Kanade were getting overwhelmed and I was ready to run again when Hummy asked me what I really wanted to do.

...and I wanted to protect people. I wanted to make up for that the harm I did. And that's what they wanted to hear. And that's what I needed to hear.

In some ways, I think your "Love" is like Hummy: you did all of these bad things, but she saw through all of that and saw the real you.

[Setsuna stares at the grass while she listens, unsure of what to say. She has no idea of how to handle situations like these. Mostly because she's not used to having to decide anything for herself, not to this extent.

The guilt she felt wasn't helping matters. But hearing Ellen talk made her feel... well, better wasn't quite the right word for it. Less alone, maybe.]

'The real me', huh? I'm not sure if I even know what she's like. [She pauses again and takes a deep breath.] I've... been doing this for my entire life, you know. Working for Lord Moebius... [The 'lord' slips out easily. She's not sure if she'll ever stop saying it like that. Old habits die hard.] Doing horrible things... Deceiving everyone... All to please someone who it turns out couldn't care less about me.

So... I'm not sure if I'm regretting my actions... Or just that they didn't work out for me. [It's mostly the former, but she's too confused to really narrow it down right now. She puts her arms around her knees.] Someone selfish like that shouldn't be a Precure.

[Ellen shook her head at what Setsuna said.]

No, if there is someone selfish enough not to be a Precure, it's me. I mean... I did what I did because I was jealous. Jealous because Hummy got to sing the Melody of Happiness, not me. And yet, here I am...

[she chuckled a bit before looking at Setsuna.]

It's hard, I'll admit. It's hard to accept that you now have the ability to do good after doing so many bad things, but... It's worth it. There's a lot of things you gain from it.

I see... I wonder if someone who only knows how to destroy can actually protect others... [Setsuna takes her Linkrun out and looks at it.]

Back in Labyrinth... We're taught not to help others, unless specifically ordered to. Anyone who needs help in the first place is generally seen as weak. Yet here, it's... just how things are done. It's so strange. I still don't really understand it.

But... I think I like it better this way.

If someone who only brought misery to people can try to bring happiness to others, I'm sure someone who only knew how to destroy can protect people. But, it's a long road back. You just have to take it one step at a time.

Just... Don't go screaming at the ocean like I did. It's embarrassing.

One step at a time... That sounds good. I'm not really sure what the first step should even be, but... I guess I'll just have to figure that out.

I'll keep that in mind... [Setsuna blinks.] You actually did that?

You'll find out, trust me.

And, ah... yeah... [She looks away, blushing] Hibiki and Kanade suggested it. I went with it and... I felt better, but after thinking about it, it was really embarrassing.

I hope so.

Well... There wasn't anyone but them to see it and they understood. So it's not as embarrassing as it could have been at least, right?

[video - canon update - episode 23 2/2]

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