☼ one → first ballad → video

[divineness]

[The feed opens to the princess a great deal of the city would be familiar with at this point, smiling and waving to the camera.]

Hello, Vatheon. I hope everyone is feeling a little more themselves after last week? I had meant to do this sooner, but circumstances prevented it. I would like to introduce you all to my ancestor, Zelda.

[With that, she zooms the camera out a bit to show another girl, practically identical to her other than the fact that she has bangs.]

Hello, Vatheon! It’s nice to meet you.

[ The girl waves energetically to the camera. She has only been in the bubble for a few weeks, but she already feels at home with her new friends. It was cute seeing everyone running around as babies, too! But, like her descendant, she’s glad everyone’s back to normal as well. ]

I apologize if this is too confusing. We’re still trying to get used to it ourselves!

[The princess' smile grows sheepish.]

It is a bit confusing since we share a name and an appearance. To help differentiate, I will be wearing my tiara again. If anyone is ever speaking to both of us at the same time, please refer to me by title - "princess" - so as to minimize any confusion. Hyrule did not yet have a royal family in Zelda's time, so we will easily be able to know who you are referring to that way.

[ The newer Zelda nods. At least she’s finally gotten to the point where she stops visibly swooning whenever “Hyrule” is mentioned. (Hey, it’s been her dream to live on the Surface for a long time, okay.) ]

Or you can call me “Sky”, as some have already dubbed me. It doesn’t matter to me either way. If there’s anything I can do to make this easier, please- don’t hesitate to ask.

[Swooning is a legitimate reaction to have over Hyrule, First Zelda.]

Yes, by all means, if you have any questions for either of us, feel free to ask! We will be happy to answer.

Comments

[Video]

[relinquishing]

Does this apply for everyone, Princess?

[Oops. Can't help it.]

[Video]

[zelda_hylia]

Only if we're both in the room. I would prefer it if you called me by name.

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[relinquishing]

Alright, sounds easy enough.

[His smile dies a bit. She looks uncomfortable. It wasn't what he had intended.

...]

[Video]

[divineness]

[ Has no idea, derp. ]

I guess you wouldn't have to call her that if you didn't want to.

[Video]

[sylphauxiliatrix]

Hello Princess, Zelda.

[As awkward as that gramatically correct phrasing is, she's careful to emphasize the pause representing the comma. Kanaya is greeting both of them.]

Is it common for Hylians to have Ancestor and Descendant relationships? I haven't heard of that arrangement outside of Alternia before.

[Video]

[zelda_hylia]

Not typically. Ours is a bit of a special circumstance - in order to watch over Hyrule, we will continue to be reborn throughout time. I believe it is the will of the goddesses that has made it so. Regardless, she is indeed my ancestor, so I thought it would be a bit easier for everyone to understand if we explained it that way.

[Perhaps just the will of one goddess made things how they are, but she's still not comfortable discussing that part.]

[Video]

[divineness]

[ Gosh, more gray people with horns. Though, non-human people were not a new concept to Zelda- she'd met a Goron before, after all! ]

Hello! That's just the simplest explanation. We are actually reborn whenever the Great Evil returns and threatens our world. There's a lot more to it than that, but that's the jist of it!

[ She cocks her head to one side. ] You have something similar where you're from?

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[420]

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yeah, no, give him a moment. He gets the concept of ancestors and descendants, of course, but this is just the first time he has ever seen it in humans.]

Motherfuck, sister, please be telling a bro on whether there be two of his good sister here now or did some stuff sicknasty did all slip in my fuckin' slime?


[no, not his precious drugs. how could they be bad for him?]

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[zelda_hylia]

There are two of us, yes. And do please try to watch your language around my ancestor, Gamzee.

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[divineness]

[ natto dissu shitto agen ]

Gamzee! What did I tell you about the language?!

[ Does she have to get sassy on your alien butt? Because she totally already is. ]

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[parasolspinning]

... well.

[Shiro is just... staring. He's not sure what to make of all this. Psychic Kings and immortal men are one thing, but meeting your own ancestor is a bit... out there, even for him.]

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[zelda_hylia]

...is something the matter?

[He doesn't look so good...]

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[divineness]

[ wow rude staring is so rude! ]

Are you okay?

[rainbowarch]

[Oh look at this it is Cielo who is mostly unbothered by what he is seeing. BUT HE DOES HAVE A QUESTION!!!]

Ancestor is like family, right?

[He's heard the term from trolls, but he's not entirely sure of the meaning.]

[zelda_hylia]

Yes, that's right! We could certainly be considered family. I have little doubt that we are blood related.

[He'll have to ask more specific questions to get more specific answers, though.]

[divineness]

[ Zelda notices the Princess has already answered his question... and the last comment of his- when people get reborn, they should have the chance for a better and happier life- strikes a chord with her. ]

... Yes. You are absolutely right. People should have the chance for a better life when they are reborn.

[ If she could change things, she would. ]

[Video]

[akumanotrill]

... this place really does like messing around with time...

[laughs] There is someone here who looks like me, well, apart from our hair colour, but we aren't related at all.

[Video]

[zelda_hylia]

It certainly does, doesn't it?

[Zelda pauses at the second part of his statement.]

He isn't your replica, is he?

[Video]

[divineness]

Oh wow, that's very strange! There's no relation between you two at all, but you look almost identical?

[mysterious_groper]

Good to meet'cha! I'm Pascal!

[zelda_hylia]

A pleasure to meet you, Pascal. Though we have already met once... I suppose you don't recall it? You were absent from the city for awhile.

[Seems that Pascal has been glubby-glubbed into Vatheon again!]

[divineness]

Hello, Pascal. It's a pleasure to meet you.

How long have you been in Vatheon? I'm newly arrived, myself.

[video]

[martelapproves]

There's two of you?

[video]

[zelda_hylia]

Hello, Mithos! Yes, there are two of us. Throughout Hyrule's history I'm sure there were many more. I can identify at least one Zelda who is not here from our country's past.

[She's fairly certain that the legend of a Zelda having her essence stolen and being turned to stone must be about a proper Zelda.

She also blames that Zelda for being the reason her father was so strict about not letting her outside. Whoops.]

[video]

[divineness]

Well... sort of. We might look the same and share the same name, but we are still two different people.