Scenario:Eahta - Lifetime Learner
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Lifetime Learner
Eahta, (Captain), and the others are invited to a get-together at Fif's family home. There, Fif's parents express their gratitude for Eahta's help raising Fif from when she was a newborn and unable to control her magical powers. Later that night, Eahta visits (Captain) and company, who are having trouble falling sleep, and tells them of the Eye of the Heavens, a place where supposedly anything from the past or future can be obtained.
It's been days since Eahta dueled (Captain) and the other Eternals in an attempt to understand the nature of supreme power.
Fif is a crew member
(Captain) and the others have received an invitation to visit Fif at her hometown along with Eahta.
Fif not in crew
Eahta invites (Captain) and company to visit Fif, a young harvin girl that he once watched over years ago.
Eahta: Is this a good place for the table?
Fif's Father: That's perfect, Grampy! What a fantastic day for a tea party.
Lyria: Oh, I'll get the tablecloth ready!
Fif's Mother: Fiiif? Would you be a dear and bring out these plates for the custard pie?
Fif: Yep! I'll get it done in a jiffy!
Fif: Boof! Mama's special custard pie! Eat up, everybody!
Vyrn: Whoa... it's ginormous!
Fif: Heh-heh... And Grampy was worried our portions wouldn't be enough for him. Mama always makes it big!
Fif's Mother: He's a samurai, after all. He'll need all the energy he can get—isn't that right?
Eahta: Thank you for being so thoughtful. Regardless, I'm glad to see you're still doing well.
Fif's Mother: I could say the same for the both of you!
Fif's Father: And I've just been dying to meet you, (Captain)! I hope our humble village has been to your liking so far.
Lyria: It's our pleasure! Everything here's been absolutely lovely!
Lyria: But is it really okay for us to intrude on a family occasion like this?
Eahta: The mister and missus insisted on having you over.
Fif's Mother: Of course! We've heard so much about you from these two. This is the least we could do after everything you've done for them.
Fif's Father: We wanted to pay y'all a visit sooner, but these fields don't tend to themselves, see... I'm sorry it took us this long to finally meet!
Vyrn: You don't gotta apologize about that! We were in the area to finish a delivery to a nearby island anyway!
Vyrn: But even still...
Vyrn takes a sip from his Harvin-sized cup and takes a look at Eahta.
Vyrn: You sure tower over everyone else here, don'tcha, Katana Grandpa?
Eahta: Is that so?
Fif: Ahaha! Everyone in our village is a Harvin, so he sticks out like a sore thumb!
Fif's Father: Grandpa Eahta came to our village when Fif here was just a baby.
Fif's Father: He wasn't able to fit into any of our doorways, let alone our beds or furniture. It couldn't have been easy for him.
Eahta: It was no hardship compared to raising a child.
Fif's Mother: I honestly don't know what we would've done without you! We'd given up on the idea of keeping this house in one piece.
Lyria: In one... piece?
Fif: When I was a baby, I didn't have any control over my magical power... It caused a whole bunch of problems for my parents and the other villagers too.
Eahta: Each time she'd cry, storm clouds would gather. I'd never seen anything like it before.
Vyrn: Whoa... That couldn't have been easy to deal with. Your magic really is off the charts, huh?
Fif's Mother: Whenever she'd lose control of her magic, Grandpa Eahta would dispel it.
Fif: That's why mama and papa always had to keep an eye on me at all times.
Fif: If it wasn't for Grampy, I don't know what they would've done!
Eahta: Think nothing of it. All I did was tend to the cries of an innocent child.
Eahta: You owe your thanks to your parents, and their sacrifice to soothe your cries, feed you, and nurture you for so many years.
Vyrn: Yeah... You gotta keep your eyes on 'em when they're young, right?
Fif's Mother: They grow so fast... Take your eyes off them for a second and you'll miss it.
Eahta: One day they're crawling, and the next thing you know, they're standing. Walking. Running. All in the blink of an eye.
Eahta: The world through the eyes of a baby are pure and unstained.
Eahta: Compared to this crumbling body, at least. No matter how strong I supposedly become, I am limited to one lifetime here.
Eahta: True strength is what you transfer onto the next generation, living beyond your mortal body for years to come.
Fif's Mother: Oh? But you as a samurai if you didn't train, what would've happened to our family?
Fif's Father: That's right! Even if you don't have children of your own, you have enough of a legacy already through Fif.
Eahta: So you mean to say that a life cannot exist in solitude—all of our lives exist and live on through each other. A most fascinating viewpoint.
Fif's Mother: There are all kinds of people taking different walks of life around the world, all sharing their perspectives and experiences.
Fif's mother continues stroking her daughter's head as she continues her conversation with Eahta.
Fif's Mother: And that's why mama and papa want you to see as much of the world as you can.
Fif's Mother: You have a great power that has the potential to bring great joy to others. It is a power that can be used for good.
Fif: Uh-huh! I've already seen and learned all sorts of things! And I'm even more powerful than ever too!
(Captain) takes notice of Fif's mother, listening to her daughter's words with affection.
Fif's Father: However, she's still young and has much to learn. We're so thankful for everything you two have done for her.
Fif's Father: So please, I humbly ask of you to continue watching over her for in the meantime.
Lyria: Oh, no! There's no need for you to bow like that!
Lyria: Fif's magic has helped us more times than we can count! Well, sometimes it might go wrong, but—
Lyria: Either way, we're friends! And friends help each other! Right, (Captain)?
(Captain) quickly nods in agreement and reassures Fif's parents.
As the tea party winds down, (Captain) and the others decide to spend the night in the village.
Vyrn: (Captain)? I can't sleep.
Lyria: You too, Vyrn? Mmm... Me too...
Lyria: Even in this warm, fluffy blanket... This pain in my chest won't go away.
Vyrn: Yeah... Fif's parents were so nice to us too.
Lyria: I think I felt a little jealous... of her kind and loving parents.
Lyria: It's not like I'd want to take Fif's parents or anything like that, but...
Upon seeing Lyria's melancholic smile, (Captain) vaguely recalls a memory of a father figure.
Eahta: I thought it was a little too noisy here... You children should be asleep.
Lyria: Oh, Eahta...
Eahta: Something seems to be troubling you. What's the matter?
Curious, Eahta listens to what (Captain) and the others have to say with concern.
Eahta: Your parents? Yes, of course... I suppose that does make sense.
Eahta: Whether or not I had siblings, I've long since forgotten. Such a desire is not something I can sympathize with.
Vyrn: I mean... forgetting a whole bunch of stuff to become the strongest is one thing, but your whole family? That's too much, man.
Eahta: I suppose... But listening to your story did remind me of something.
Eahta: There is a place at the ends of the sky where the past, present, and future overlap—a place known as the Eye of the Heavens.
Eahta: Whoever finds it is able to obtain anything from any time. From what I heard, that is.
Vyrn: Any time... So you mean (Captain) could go to a time when the old man was still around or something?
Lyria: That means you could travel back in time... right?
Eahta: Supposedly. Every version of yourself—as a baby, as an adult, as an elder. All can be seen...
Eahta: However, the convolutions may cause for what you wished for upon arrival to not exist in the first place upon obtaining it.
Vyrn: Huh? So in the end, what you really wished for ends up... Oof, my head's startin' to hurt here.
Eahta: In that case, you best get to bed. Children should not be up at this hour anyway.
Vyrn: Heh... I dunno if you're tryin' to cheer us up, but I'm gettin' kinda sleepy just trying to wrap my head around this...
Thanks to Eahta's story, (Captain)'s negative thoughts have gone and made way for somnolence as a yawn escapes.
Under the old samurai's watch, (Captain) and the others slowly drift off to sleep under the warmth of their soft covers.
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However, a gentle slumber would not be awaiting the captain tonight.