You took me from my loneliness

[ When Arietta first comes back to the village, she doesn't think much of it. Sure, there are a few new faces around, but she was kidnapped right before another New Feather cycle.

But as she makes her way back to House 47, things seem a bit strange. Dated, even. And they only get stranger when she finds out just who else is in House 47.

Finally she decides enough is enough, and goes for the journals.

Anyone who's met Arietta might notice that at the moment, she seems a bit... well. Older. ]



Hello. Um, I was wondering. Is Yushen listening to this? Or Wiz? [ Who else has been in Luceti for a long time...? ] Cloche?

If any of you hear this, I want to talk to you...

[ Where have all her Luceti friends gone 8'( ]


(( Arietta has been aged-up nine years in an alternate Luceti as detailed here! ))

[ There comes a day in every person's time at Luceti when they discover that they really might have wanted to work on their filtering skills. Had Arietta known there were such things, today would have been that day. ]

Ion, if you hear this, please answer. If you're going out for a while, you should tell me. I don't have to protect you if you don't want. But if you just go out without telling me anything I'll get worried. So could you tell me if you're alright? It's already dark out...

[ There's a pause, then a bit of shuffling. ]

Other people can hear this too, right? Can someone tell me what this is for?

[ And the camera suddenly shifts to show a picture of Arietta holding up... a whip. ]