soheartless | Second Shard [Video/Action] Backdated to the 10th

Once upon a time...

There was a prince who had lost his heart. Every day, he would roam the lands in search of it, longing for those feelings that he once possessed. His journey came to a stop when he found his heart in the clutches of a raven. "I'll return your heart to you under one condition," she said to him. "You must promise to love me and only me." The prince had no choice to accept. As he took his heart back and accepted the raven's hand, she became a beautiful princess.

But the prince's heart itself felt betrayed by this choice. He had never wanted to love a raven, regardless of her beauty. And his heart was left wondering if he could truly love anyone with his entire being...

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[At some point after regaining his first heart shard and coming to recognize it as devotion, he finds himself unsure of his next move. And he flickers on the journal feed with some uncertainty - it was difficult to operate. And he stares into the feed uncertainly before speaking.]

This feeling that I feel...

It's the feeling of devotion. I recognize it.

Tell me. When you feel this feeling... What sorts of things do you do with it? How do you express this devotion?

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[Afterwards, he wanders through the village, seemingly aimlessly. He spends some time loitering by the fountain and perhaps spontaneously does some ballet. But all the while, he's also seeking Rue, as well as Princess Tutu.]

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[Mytho nods softly.]

Yes. Something happened. I regained my feeling of devotion.

Could it even be something such as... dance?

That is absolutely and wonderfully good to hear. I'm happy that occurred. ( She thinks. Regained. She remembers a conversation they had some time ago. Does that mean she was... No. This has to mean an entirely different thing.

And right, right. He asked a question. )

Dance is a wonderful way to express emotions, period. Especially devotion if you put as much effort into the display. ( He talked about being a ballerina. With what she's been told and had read up lately, sounds like that is right up the alley of what they're speaking about. )

[And he just nods at her happiness for him - because he doesn't know how else to acknowledge it.]

I see. Those words... they do sounds famliar.

Mr. Cat... He's expressed similar statements...

{ The mention of someone intrigues her. She definitely never heard of this guy before if she's thinking back to the conversations correctly. }

Mr. Cat? I suppose great minds think alike then. { Besides some crucial things they might disagree on heavily. Not like she knew that. } Is he someone of importance? Another friend of yours if I'm allowed to make a guess.

Mr. Cat. He is my... ballet teacher. He also given lessons on the subject of love...

Ahhh. Another mysterious figure in your life.

{ Ballet. She can't help but notice that one constant in his life. Is it somehow that important to him or where he's from it just happens to be the 'it' thing there? Italy had its art. France had its fashion. America had its technology.

Maybe she's reading too much into this. }

So! You desire to express devotion. I guess the next question to that is who you wish to show this devotion to. Much as it is lovely to give it to everyone, one must be wise when exposing themselves. { He definitely learned it the hard way, Addie can't help but think with a touch of syampathy to him. }

I didn't know that he was considered to be mysterious.

Devotion? This time, I think that I'm feeling that feeling... towards Rue.

When it comes to love, all of us are mysterious in our own ways in terms of how to deal with it.

{ If she only knew who Mr. Cat really was...

And what's this? Another namedrop? It is! One she doesn't think she heard of before either. Or remember. Hopefully it was the first. }

Rue? Is that a girl in the village here? I had no idea you were already making such closely knit relationships with others so soon. { That's a good thing to her. More friends, more fun in her eyes. }

I see.

She's here. I've known her.

{ She gives a sudden round of applause when learning of his friend being here. That was good! Excellent! }

It must be so nice to know you've finally managed to meet someone from where you are. Is she like you? { Wait. She should perhaps clarify that. } She is a 'New Feather' too, no?

I'm not sure how similar to me she'd be considered. She's... she was new after I was.

So she is then! Well. You two can spend time together and help each other out about getting to know more about.

And to ask you: How are you two close if I may ask? Because then that'll explain your feelings of devotion much easier and perhaps you'll find a more appropriate way to express your regards to her. Cause and effect happen to all. Even when it comes to affection. { Whether or not it lasts is a whole other thing but that's Addie being bitter Addie as usual. }

Yes. She helps me.

[And then he focuses on her question.]

The closeness that was express...

We dance with each other.

{ Dancing seems to be a serious thing where he is from if it keeps getting such frequent mentions. It faintly reminds her of his obsession with cards back at home. }

Perhaps perhaps... Throwing a-- How does one say it? A private dance made only for her can be a way to show your affection. { It should have enough sentimental value in it to be considered authentic and sincere. } What is a better way than performing a dance that was inspired by your feelings towards her? That could be a way to let her know how much she means o you.

A dance of... devotion. [He takes a moment to take it in. And he gives a nod.]

Okay.

Always happy to help, my dear! { She's just beaming. Not only that he has someone here he knows but because she helped him out. }

I suppose if one wishes to go the extra mile... Perhaps give her flowers after the dance? I can help you look for some that have special meaning to them. That flower language nonsense I've heard before. Supposedly it is all meant to be romantic.

Flowers...

They have their own language?

Where I'm from, yes. Every flower has a certain meaning. For example...

{ She snaps her fingers when an example finally pops up in her head. He was the one who had the weird obsession with flowers. Looks like some things stuck to her. } A red rose and a yellow rose. The same type of flower but the color changes everything. A red rose means passionate love while a yellow rose friendship.

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