#yeeees omg i've always wanted interactions with anyone in berseria cast 😭😭😭 ty for feeding me 😭😭

[ednaeflowers]

The more she listens to is-Velvet-not-Eleanor, Edna isn't quite sure if she should be embarrassed that her brother spoke of her like that—but she eventually decides to simply be happy. After all, she knows his curse is a touchy subject with her, and even if Velvet hadn't told her about it, Edna still knows Eizen was always very careful with her. He has always kept her safe, he has always tried to be there without really being there, he is always her brother, he is always her most important person: she's content enough remembering these things.

❛  ...Thanks,  ❜ she finally says. The fact that his friends know just how much they matter to each other is all she can ask for. It's how she knows Onii-chan found some trustworthy people to be with, no matter how strange it is for her to acknowledge that. He did say he was a pirate, so she wasn't too sure about what sorts of people he hangs around with. He also said she's the Lord of Calamity, but the more they talk, the more Edna feels like this title is strange for Velvet. She's way, way different than Kittybeard. Someone who willingly tells her that her older brother cares about her cannot be a truly blackhearted person. Velvet is all right to her. Edna quips lightly, ❛  He might be annoyed at you for telling me this, though.  ❜

Looking at the mask in her hand, she feels her eyes softening a little fondly. ❛  You'd think he's the mature one, but sometimes I had to tell him to calm down because he's too busy geeking out over something. It must not be boring when you guys travel.  ❜ Sorey and Meebo certainly liven things up for her with their many geek-fests even though she tunes them out. All three of them would get along, she thinks. 

Edna regards her thoughtfully, but is unable to view Velvet as someone like Kittybeard. The title might've been butchered as time evolved. ❛  I came here not knowing you were here, but it's true I'm curious about who my brother aligned himself with. The letters were a little vague—  ❜ As if he didn't want her to know something. ❛  —but when I saw him the other day, he said you could be quite angry, that you were the Lord of Calamity.  ❜ And because Velvet has not lied to her, Edna continues, ❛  But he told me of the cause you were fighting for; and even though you had your moments, he said you were also kind.  ❜

After a beat, Edna gives her a meaningful look. ❛  He can be a pain sometimes, but he's not one to go back on his word, and he's really good at worrying. Looks like you're stuck with him for a while longer.  ❜ Please look after him for me, her eyes say. This is already too much sentimentality for her liking, so she adds, on a more whimsical note, ❛  I remember one of the gifts he sent me was a weird clay pot wrapped in sunflower-print paper. The only question I have is if you know where he got that from.  ❜

"Yeah," Velvet answered. At least Edna hadn't jumped on her for the admittedly rude way of beginning the conversation. "I'm Velvet. Good to finally meet the sister he cares about so much." Enough to go on a ridiculous quest to not only obtain Nor dolls, but also fight a pain in the ass like Phoenix. That much had been a real hassle, and she had hoped Eizen was just grateful they hadn't made him do it all on his own.

Unsurprisingly, the earth malak inquired further about what all Eizen had told them about her. It made sense. Siblings who didn't get to be together all the time probably would wonder about what the other said in their absence. Well, Velvet wasn't about to just leave her in the dark.

"He didn't talk about you often. Just when it happened to come up in conversation," Velvet admitted, "but he told us about how his sister was smart and empathetic. And willing to live alongside him, no matter the danger." That hadn't stopped Eizen from finding his life out at sea, but she was sure Edna had figured out that much. Based on the fact Velvet could see a familiar little orange normin attached to Edna's umbrella, too, it looked like the gift was still something that meant a good deal. Or something to that effect.

She adjusted her own mask on the side of her face, a black mask resembling a crow, and gave Edna another look over. She certainly was small compared to Eizen, but it wasn't something she was going to comment on. Instead...

"He described you as something along the lines of an early blooming flower. Even said sometimes you had to treat him like he was the kid when you were together," she said. So far, what Velvet had seen seemed accurate to what Eizen had told her. Edna had a sort of elegance about her that seemed beyond her physical appearance. She also had to have been brave to some degree. Especially waltzing up to the Lord of Calamity like that.

"And since you're here, I'm guessing you wanted to meet the ones he associates with," she concluded. It was a simple enough conclusion. Either that, or it was coincidence the two of them had met at the festival like this. Spring Rise was a big place, after all. People were bound to meet.

She couldn't help but wonder, though. Eizen had mentioned getting a letter from Edna in response to him telling her about them. What did Edna think of her? She remembered Eizen had said that Edna's response made it seem like she'd been amused by them, said they were fitting for him, but had Eizen mentioned her status? What the Abbey and the world called her?

"I'm not sure what Eizen's told you about me specifically. I won't object if you have questions."