Scenario:Yuel - The Crimson Spark
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The Crimson Spark
One day, Yuel and her friends relax aboard the Grandcypher while reminiscing over tea. When the topic shifts to Yuel's past, she recounts the story of how she discovered her foxflame powers and left her village. Hearing the dancer lament about how little she knows about her ancestry, Kou suggests visiting somewhere connected to the third sovereign.
One relaxed afternoon aboard the Grandcypher, (Captain) and companions enjoy a spot of tea with Yuel and her fellow dancers.
Yuel: Ah... Nothin' like a good cup of hot tea... You two really know yer way around a teapot, don'tcha!
You: Hehe, we made sure to choose something we knew both you and Societte would like!
Kou: With Sui's help, we were able to secure some fairly special tea leaves for you.
Vyrn: It's no wonder you knocked it outta the park! Too bad she couldn't be here to try some herself, though...
Sui is another crew member chosen by fate to wield a thousand-year-old power, much like Yuel and friends—however the circumstances behind her gaining it are vastly different.
While usually she would be alongside the group, lute in hand, she has instead taken a short sabbatical from the Grandcypher to spin yarns by herself on the road.
Lyria: She did promise she'd be here next time! We'll just have to make sure we do this again soon!
Yuel: You said it! 'Specially 'cause there's been nothin' to rain on our parade lately! We can take a tea siesta just about any time we like.
Societte: Right? Feels like we've finally got a bit of a break for once.
Yuel: We were chasin' after Ninetails forever and a day—I'm not the least bit surprised we're enjoyin' not havin' that pressure on us!
Yuel: Now that I actually have time to stop and process stuff, my legs feel like I've been runnin' a marathon!
Vyrn: I mean anyone would be tired after finding out their old legends were a lie, on top of Ninetails being evil and possessing Societte!
Societte: Y-yeah... Sorry 'bout that again. I couldn't see any other way out than lettin' myself get taken over...
Kou: You did nothing wrong! It's my fault for not standing up to Ninetails...
Yuel: No one's at fault for anythin' here 'cept Ninetails! That stuck-up good-fer-nuthin'... Hellfire and damnation on her!
Yuel: But we crushed her good, didn't we, guys? Finally, everything's startin' to come up roses!
You: B-but, Ninetails also managed to trick me, too...
Kou: If we're going to go down that route, I've caused plenty of trouble myself...
Yuel: You two could worry yourselves outta a free meal if you were left by yerselves! C'mon, this oughta help ya get outta the dumps!
Yuel: Coochie-coochie-coo!
You: Wah! Th-that tickles, Sis Yuel!
Kou: G-give us a warning next time, geez!
Yuel: That's what happens when you don't focus on the here and now! You're not getting away from me!
Yuel's hug only grows tighter—despite Kou and You's protests—and she motions for Societte and the crew to join in.
Yuel: Societte! (Captain)! Lyria, Vyrn! This party's got room for four more! Don't be shy!
Societte: Oh! Hehehe!
Vyrn: Hgh! Is there ever a second when you're not bright-eyed and bushy-tailed?
Yuel: How could I not be when my family's gotten this much bigger!
Yuel: Yer not wrong 'bout our journeys so far bein' wildly tough, but every hurdle's been worth it.
Yuel: Not that I expected half the things that've happened!
Yuel: When I stumbled out my little village, I had no plan—just some vague notion of reviving the royal family. Then everything ballooned out of control!
Lyria: That's right! When we first met, you were in the middle of your hunt for sacred treasures, weren't you?
Yuel: That takes me back! I had no idea what they were for back then. Oh, I was still learning the third dance, too!
Yuel: In hindsight, I was basically just wandering around without a clue. That's why meeting you guys was the best thing ever!
Vyrn: Huh... Hearing it put like that makes me wonder.
Vyrn: Didn't you used to think all that stuff about a lost royal family was some kinda fairytale? Even though Societte thought it was true.
Vyrn: I remember you telling us that you'd found out your powers came from your ancestors, but why'd you set off from home without learning more about them first?
Yuel: Oh, you're right! I ain't even talked about that with y'all yet.
Yuel: Do ya wanna hear 'bout my wild tales of adventure from long, long ago?
You: Ooh, I do, I do! Kou does too, I bet!
Kou: I must admit I'm curious. You've never mentioned anything about the time before we met you.
Yuel: Well, sounds like it's high time I did then! All right you guys, everyone gather 'round! It's time I learned you 'bout the old me!
With that, Yuel stands up and looks around at her rapt audience, launching into her story with all the energy and enthusiasm of an actor on the stage.
Yuel: Way back when, before all this "royal families" and "ancient powers" business, I was just a li'l ankle-biter scamperin' around my village out in the boonies.
Yuel: Ma and pa weren't successors themselves, so they never taught me about bein' one, nor the third dance or anythin'.
Yuel: But then, when I got a bit older, I had a really wild dream one night.
Yuel: In it, there was this powerful-lookin' lady with two swords, dancin' with flames all around.
Dream Lady: Awake... awake...
Yuel: Wh... whuzzat...
Dream Lady: Awaken! Open your eyes!
Yuel: ...!
Yuel: Wh-what in the heck was that? That dream was buck wild!
Yuel: And that's when I saw it—that fire from the dream, but coming from my own fingertips.
Yuel: What in tarnation!
Yuel: My finger's on fire! On fiiiire!
Yuel: I was more shocked than a lightning rod in a thunderstorm! I ran hither and yonder, wakin' up every adult I could to see if they could help.
Yuel: I tried explainin' to them about the dream and such, but then one of the older villagers got us all together and started speakin' all serious.
Elderly Villager: What I'm about t' say is very important, y'hear? Yuel, this fire is a sign that you have the old royal line's blood flowin' in yer veins.
Elderly Villager: We ain't had someone with the power of foxflame in this here village fer many, many years... Never would've guessed it'd've been in you.
Elderly Villager: Long ago, one of yer ancestors must've had these powers, I reckon. You've been blessed by Lady Ninetails herself, missy!
Yuel: The old feller told me that my village had been founded by the descendants of the servants and helpers of the old royal family.
Yuel: While he was givin' his spiel, I found myself grippin' onto his hand, hangin' onto his every word.
Yuel: Ya mean... This is all true? Royal blood... Ancient power? All inside of li'l ol' me?
Elderly Villager: I know this is an awful lot to take in, Yuel. Just remember, we're here for ya—
Yuel: Yer tellin' me I'm a princess! Like, fer real?
Elderly Villager: I-I reckon so?
Yuel: Yer yankin' my chain here, right? Ya don't mean the "lost royals" from the fairytales?
Yuel: Ya mean the sacred treasures from them stories are real too? Really real?
Elderly Villager: I-I guess so? We don't got any in our village—but I'll bet they're somewhere out there in the skies...
Yuel: I'm gonna find 'em, mark my words! If I'm one of them royals by blood, then I'm gonna restore 'em to the throne!
Yuel: Bein' the successor to a whole kingdom is crazy! I can't just stand around doin' nothin', y'know?
Elderly Villager: Hahaha! I should've known this wouldn't be enough to rattle yer nerves! Ya really are somethin' else, Yuel!
Kou: That's... about the kind of reaction I'd expect from you.
You: You were super cool, even back then!
Yuel: Ha! Keep them compliments comin'! The great and mighty Yuel thanks ya for yer kind words!
Yuel: Anyhoo, I spent a couple of weeks messin' about with my new powers, then I immediately hightailed it outta there.
Societte: I tried to tell her that it'd be dangerous and we shouldn't rush into things, but there she went...
Yuel: Haha... Now that I think about it, we got into a buncha trouble, didn't we? But we made it through all right in the end!
Vyrn: Sigh... I'm surprised the villagers even let you leave... Successors are s'posed to be super important, aren't they?
Yuel: Well, they knew I wouldn't let anyone stop me. Besides, it's not like my parents were against it either.
Yuel: That reminds me, I ain't been back home since who knows when. Next time I go, I should bring y'all with me.
Yuel: Been a blue moon and a half since I've seen my ma and pa too. It'd be nice to catch up.
Lyria: Huh? You haven't seen them at all?
Vyrn: Y-you serious? They're probably worried sick about you!
Yuel: Naw... If I know them, they're not even home right now. Always traveling around, them two, even when I was younger.
Yuel: Bet the only comment they'd have is that adventuring's good for me.
Kou: You're saying they wouldn't be worried at all?
Yuel: My parents? Worried? Nah! They let me wander wherever the heck I liked ever since I could stand on my own two feet!
Yuel: Why, I don't even 'member their faces anymore!
I'm jokin'! That's a joke, haha!
I'm jokin'! That's a joke, haha!
Societte: That tracks with what I remember. They were always so confident you'd be home safe...
Societte: But I'm not so sure they'd react the same if they found out everything we've been through...
Yuel: They'd be beside themselves! But, seeing as we came out the other side okay, they'd just say it's another lesson from the school of hard knocks.
Vyrn: I'm starting to see how you turned out the way you did.
Choose: Sounds like a nice pair of folks!
Yuel: They are! I'd move heaven and earth for them, no doubt about it!
Yuel: I wouldn't be here havin' all these fun adventures if they hadn't taught me to live free and be true to myself!
Choose: They're as carefree as you are, Yuel!
Lyria: No wonder you've got such a free spirit if your parents are like that!
Yuel: Hehe, that's the origin story of another one of my charms laid bare before (Captain)!
Yuel: And don't you go forgettin' 'bout it! I worked hard tellin' that story—you'd better remember it 'til the end of time!
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Yuel puffs herself up pompously before taking another sip of her tea.
Thanks to her stories, the conversation remains lively for the rest of the crew's tea break.
Yuel: Oh, look at me flappin' my gums for goodness knows how long! 'Fraid Yuel's store of stories is startin' to run dry!
Yuel: Wish I could've given 'em a li'l pizzazz, like how Sui does.
You: I don't know, it'd feel different if Sui was telling them. And anyway, I like hearing you tell your stories!
Societte: Me too. They're full of a kinda charm we can only get from you.
Yuel: Haha, well, I'm not one to start denyin' anyone any of that!
Vyrn: So I guess that clears up how your journey started...
Vyrn: But is that really all you know about the third family? Considerin' who you are, shouldn't you have a little more info?
Yuel: Yeowch, talk about hittin' a sore spot... I mean, I never really got a chance to! Those kinda stories never got passed down in my neck of the woods...
Kou: Oh, if you're curious, I can take you somewhere to learn more!
Yuel: Wait, you can? Let's hear it then!
Yuel practically leaps at Kou in excitement, her tail whipping back and forth.
Chuckling at the sight, Kou begins to speak of their destination.