exsilium | 004 | Video | Missing children and a change of schedule.

[Saturday the 16th

It's barely 4AM when this message goes out. Those of you familiar with Erza will notice that she looks a little different today. Shades and a cap, even though the sun isn't up yet, and is that a tank top? Yup.]

Good morning everyone.

[The device is propped up on the kitchen counter in view of Erza performing warm up stretches.]

I have a few things I'd like to ask some of you. Firstly regarding the people who were regressed in age during the previous...event. I hope you have all returned to your usual selves with the success of our last mission.

I would like to inquire about the whereabouts of two of the children I encountered during that time, if they are in fact Transports; Arturia and Riana. I promised Arturia I would spar with her and Riana that I would try to find someone to help her with her bard lessons but I haven't seen either of them during the past few weeks.

[Now that her warm ups are done she faces the camera.]

Secondly, I have found the training sessions with the Initiative inadequate. That's why I've decided that Fairy Tail will follow a new training regimen starting this morning at 6AM.

[That's right Lucy and Natsu, she decided, that means your opinions are invalid.]

And so I would like to extend an invitation to anyone who would like to improve their abilities to meet us in Training Facility 3. I feel that we could all benefit from helping each other to improve.

[She collects her device from the counter.]

Snow, if you are awake I have have left breakfast in the microwave.

[Before she turns the feed off she becomes deathly serious.]

Natsu. Lucy. Your relationship will not excuse you from arriving on time.

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Have you already met her, Pidonus?

... Now I remember.

Little girl, twelve years old. Spends two weeks in a place she doesn't recognize, a time she doesn't know. Can't figure out why no one else's reality works like hers.

And then, she forgets. Apparently when you return home that happens.

Ten years later? She comes back to that place, a month before she was here last. Accomplishing her dreams... But in ways more horrific she could ever have imagined back then. Even her name lost to her.

That's me. That was Riana Falconerson. Now it's Pidonus Marasia.

[Erza is a little surprised but she had seen how Riana had resembled Pidonus in some ways.]

It may not be my place to ask, but why did you change your name?

... It isn't my place to say. But I cannot identify as Riana any longer. As far as anyone where I am from knows, she died in the attacks on her homeland at the hands of the Xatos Empire.

[Erza couldn't speculate as to why Pidonus had to keep it a secret but she did understand that sometimes it was necessary to hold ones tongue no matter how badly she may have wanted to say what was in her heart.]

I see. I won't question you further about these things... but I do believe Riana is still alive. No matter what you may have gone through and how you may have changed because of it, as long as you're alive, that little girl will always live on inside of you.

It... Isn't that simple. Let me leave it at that...

Very well then.

[Perhaps it was pretentious of her to say what she had; even if it held true for Erza and many of her friends it didn't mean it was the same for Pidonus. Time for a change of topic.]

Would you like to attend our training session today or do you have other plans?

I... Think I can make it for that.

[Erza gives Pid a satisfied smile.]

I'll see you at 6 then.

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