A Royal Arrival

[researcherprincess]

WHO: Princess Zelda, you, and Link is probably hovering somewhere close by
WHERE: Various.
WHAT: Zelda's exploring.
WHEN: Later part of July
WARNINGS: none at the moment. Will update if needed.


{ Don't break these pots | Agriculture Building }

Zelda can't remember a time where she was allowed to just sit and re-pot plants like this. There's a thin layer of dirt on her legs and hands but she couldn't feel more at ease as diligently works gathering samplings to try and grow on her own. It's nice knowing that she doesn't have to worry about being told off or that she's not trying hard enough. She has a freedom here that she didn't back home.

She feels a little guilty for thinking that but buries it pretty neatly as she buries the root of the plant she's currently potting. She can worry about her conflicting emotions after she's done here.

"There you are, little one." She says soothingly to the plant and sets it aside to pot another. It's a little odd to her that she suddenly has the knowledge to take care of these plants but she isn't complaining. She wipes her brow, smearing a bit of dirt on her forehead before delicately cutting a sampling from the next plant that has her interest.


{ Moving in | hotel }

Zelda wanted her own room at the hotel. Mostly due to the fact Link's room is... a bit full. She takes a room as close to his as she can manage and sets about putting the few pots she has up on the window sill and opens the window to let more light in.

After taking some time to wash up and once she's clean again she works on arranging her room the way she wants it. She frowns at the lay out of the room. It's not a large space but she's sure if she were to push the bed up against the wall it would at least look like there was more space.

She briefly considers getting Link to move it for her but shakes the idea out of her head. They're not in Hyrule at the moment and no one's going to tell her she can't do things for herself. Alright then, her mind made up, she makes an attempt at moving the bed on her own.

The frame is bolted down but that won't stop her from at least pulling the mattress off. Anyone crossing by might just hear her grunting and struggling to pull the mattress where she wants it to go.


{ Out Wandering }

Evening has set in and she's done all she can for her room at this point. However, she's not quite ready to call it a night as she wanders through Temba, her attention on the map as she studies it carefully. She's in a new place and getting lost wouldn't be ideal.

Besides, she should probably meet some more people and introduce herself since they'll all be working together to try and help the Agrii.

Comments

[thepurpleone]

Just that preamble alone is enough to make Donnie pause. As the only parental unit he has, it's unthinkable to imagine his own father ever discouraging his interests. Of course, Splinter was largely hands-off when it came to Donnie's growing desire to learn and experiment with things, but he'd still helped nurture it at an early age. And yes, ultimately now the whole family benefits from him now that Donnie is pretty much the resident handyman when things breakdown around the Lair, but that's not Zelda's case.

She's royalty, sure, but...wouldn't learning things be important and beneficial to a kingdom, to its future ruler? Donnie'd admit he's no expert in these sorts of things, but so far as he's concerned, there's never been anything wrong with knowing more.

"...I'm sorry," he says quietly. Sympathizing with people is difficult for him, but it's clear to him how much Zelda cares about plants, and if he feels bad just thinking of how things would be if someone were to discourage such interests from him, then Zelda must feel just as much so.

"But...you have a chance to do it now. No holding back, no reason not to."

[researcherprincess]

Perhaps, ordinarily, her father wouldn't have minded but since the fate of Hyrule depended on her learning to harness a sacred power all he seemed to care about was how hard she was working to unlock that power.

"Well, there's no sense in dwelling on it now." She decides. "I'll just be sure not to let that freedom go to waste."

[thepurpleone]

He'd understand that, if he knew. Their father had condensed their ninja training to prepare them for an enemy his family had been charged to watch against and rise up to face them. ...it might have helped if he'd taken things more seriously and not have waited until the last minute, but Donnie and his brothers had gotten serious and made their father proud.

Donnie nods at Zelda. "Anyway, it's not like we can do too much else while we're here, and at least I think learning about the plants and things will help the Agrii out, and us so long as we're stuck."

[researcherprincess]

"Yes." Zelda agrees. "The Flora and Fauna could potentially have undiscovered beneficial effects and the best way to find out is through experimenting and research. Now that I have more time, I fully intend to spend much of my time devoted to my studies." She did manage to unlock her sealing power and spent a hundred years trapped inside the calamity. She thinks it should be okay if she spends a little more time on the things she enjoys.