#ellen octopath

Ellen: Thank you, Papa Therion and Mama Ophilia!!

Alfyn: *waves* Hey! Professor! Therion!

Cyrus: Glad to arrive here at last!

Primrose: Do you two mind being judges for our sandcastle competition?

Therion: Sandcastles? Not like I know a ton about them, but I could try.

Alfyn: *laughes* Well I won’t say I know a lot about them either, but I guess they’re judging what looks the most like a castle.

Ellen: Ooh! I want to play, too!

Flynn: Me too! Me too!

Alfyn: Well then! I can be the judge of you two!

Ophilia: Do you want to make one too, Daniel?

Daniel: I’m... no good at that sort of thing. I’d rather watch.

Ophilia: I think it might be fun though! You don’t have to do it for competition.

Daniel: Hmm... I can try.

Cyrus: *takes out a medium-sized hourglass* The competition will be timed with this then. Is everyone ready?

Tressa, Olberic, Primrose, and H’aanit: *nods*

Primrose: *takes a seat on a large stone* Hmm? Maybe? He seems surprisingly shy about this though...*giggles*

Ellen: Ooh, does Alfyn like someone?

Flynn: He likes someone! He likes someone!

Alfyn: *laughes nervously* Shucks, well of course I love my friends!

Primrose: *sighes* Oh Alfyn, you know what they mean...

Therion: *huffs* I’m not your new dad, but I suppose I’m here to watch out for you guys.

Ellen: I don’t know what that means, but thanks, Papa Therion!

Alfyn: I think we’re both pretty well qualified for it!

Ophilia: Neither of us have really lived in sandy places before though... But if we’re talking about who would judge more fair, I believe both of us are fair people.

Alfyn: But if we’re talking sculpting or an art of any kind, maybe a girl’s perspective would be the better. Especially since it’s a castle.

Ophilia: You think I’d be better at judging a sandcastle competition?

Alfyn: Yeah! I feel you’d appreciate landscapes and buildings more than I would, and I believe the other two judges are guys, so a girl could even it by a bit.

Alfyn: Why don’t we all go to the beach together?

Ellen: Yeah, let’s go! *holds one of Alfyn’s hands*

Marlene: Don’t go too far away from Alfyn, okay girls?

Flynn: *tagging along behind Alfyn* We won’t!

Ophilia: *to Daniel* Shall we go, too?

Therion: Isn’t that just.... playing? Though I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to show them some cool ways to play around.

Ophilia: It’s getting late, so count how many seashells you collected!

Flynn: 9!

Ellen: 5!

Daniel: I found 4.

Ophilia: Looks like Flynn won!

Flynn: Yay!!

Ellen: *pouts* She always wins.

Daniel: Hey, at least you don’t have to worry about being last.

Flynn: Does that mean I can tell Daniel what to do?

Ophilia: If it isn’t too extreme, then go ahead!

Flynn: Ok, then Daniel, you give these shells to Lyla! *hand him her seashells* And how about... don’t tell her that some of them were from me and Ellen! Just tell her you got all of them for her!

Daniel: ...Isn’t that kinda mean to lie though?

Ellen: *hands him her seashells too* Don’t worry! If she finds out, we’ll explain to her in your stead!