SHE should really manage her expectations.
A part of her really does know that, deep down. At this rate, she’s getting a sinking feeling that whatever ‘cycle’ of their world Arval insisted on protecting was nothing compared to the will of everyone else’s plans, and that’s... fine. It’s not, but even if they don’t know her, at least she’s not alone here. She can deal with the rest. And, hey, there’s a fun little festival going on— how long has it been since she’s been able to go to one of those ? Long before war broke out across the continent, because she was always too broke to enjoy it.
But despite all her ‘buck up’ speeches, and despite the late hour, she finds herself watching the shore crash in. There were people here before, earlier in the evening, but before long all that remained were carefree couples... and eventually they, too, went home. It was just her, the waves, and those weird glowy bugs. Until it wasn’t — and despite all her ‘buck up’ speeches, and despite the late hour, and despite the fact that she knew she needed to manage her expectations... the second she recognized that pensive silhouette as Edelgard’s, it all flew out the window.
❛ Edelgard— ! ❜ Shez calls out with all the delicate optimism of someone who definitely hasn’t learned their lesson, bounding barefoot along the sand with boots in hand. Surely, if anyone was going to remember her, it’d be...
❛ So you’re here too, huh ? This place really up and kidnapped everyone while they were at it. What’re you doing out here so late, anyway... ? ❜