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[goldenfirefly]

[Those who look up will find Stella at the very top of the highest tree in Luceti, where she ties a flag onto it that looks suspiciously like one of Senel's Alliance Marine outfits. She smiles over her accomplishment! But then she sighs. Now that she's proven that she could climb the highest tree, she has nothing else left to do, and her

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[...Sadly, Fenimore doesn't know Stella well enough yet to know that this isn't normal. She's pretty sure something's up, though.]

...Are you sure about that?

[goldenfirefly]

[She has to laugh a little.]

[xelhes]

Seriously, no mountains!

[goldenfirefly]

But this is what my career is telling me to do!

[xelhes]

Your...career?

[goldenfirefly]

I don't know what it is, but suddenly I feel as if I must show the world just what I can do!

[xelhes]

I think we can take your word for it.

[goldenfirefly]

When I've spent most of my life here at home taking care of my family? I think not.

[xelhes]

Yeah, but, uh...you climbed the tallest tree. That's pretty good.

[goldenfirefly]

Anyone can climb a tree.

[xelhes]

Maybe, but staying up there's pretty hard in the winter. Take it from me.

[goldenfirefly]

I'll come right back down, don't worry.

[xelhes]

I meant the tree, but that doesn't make it better! --Well, it does, but not enough.

[goldenfirefly]

I'm afraid you'll have to be satisfied with just that.

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[xelhes]

But Stella, it's too d-- [...wait, dangerous is not a deterrant here. There's a pause as she thinks.]

[xelhes]

[Sounding like she thinks she's being clever:] ...That's too boring.