"You mean, did I pick for us to reincarnate in Villarosa? Or did I pick for Villarosa to reincarnate us if we don't win, or have reincarnation more generally?"

"To have reincarnation in general.  I think I like some sort of afterlives for everyone more?"

(Okay, that's another professor who now has higher security... what, did the Headmaster's defenses suddenly lock down everyone's private files?) 

"There is a paradise for everyone. Some people just have to reincarnate multiple times before they get there, or they can drink the waters of wisdom and instantly gain the memories of incarnations that never actually happened. I did get to design that, at least in outline."

Yes, she... the local her... had known the first part of that all her life, and learned about the Waters of Wisdom a few years ago and immediately tried to hatch plans how she could possibly drink them and avoid either reincarnating or maybe never reincarnating, even while doubting whether they would leave her as herself...

(And, well, had local-her stayed herself?  That's an interesting question to ponder.)

"Well yes," she says aloud.  "And I have some quibbles with that system too, but we can talk about them later.  It's not like we're going to either ascend or reincarnate today; I don't think you can even get the material for that Dark Magic plot today even if you wanted to!  So what is your plan?"

"I do think we should talk about our plans for Godhood sooner rather than later, so we can work towards a mutually satisfying vision and ascend as allies rather than trying to figure everything out after."

"I'd like to hear your plans. My favorite idea right now is to tell Marius everything. I think he would consider it his moral duty to help Golarion, and he's a responsible person, so we could win even if Viola is better at seducing."

"Tell Marius everything today?" she asks incredulously.  "Would he even believe us?  And even if he somehow did - would it stick with him enough to push against Fate?"

"Maybe not today. We can actually meet him first, and discuss ways to make our story more convincing. Maybe there's some magic we could use too, like an Abadar's truthtelling equivalent."

"I haven't heard of anything that'd prove anything more than that we actually believe it."

(Yeah, the first teacher's locked down too now... good job, Headmaster.  I'm going to want to pay closer attention to you now.) 

She pauses and adds sarcastically, "As long as you're telling him everything, why not Viola too?"

"Why not? We only need the cooperation of one of them, but it might be more convincing if we get them both in a room together and explain everything. And if we failed to convince Marius and had to try convincing Viola instead, I think it would work better if we were up front with her from the start, than if she knew we were keeping secrets from her the whole time. Also, I took the perk that allows for a Good Ending with reconciliation all around, so I think we should keep the possibility of that on the table. We can always try crushing our enemies if it doesn't work, but it's easier to go from cooperation to opposition than the other way around, since if we start out trying to assassinate Viola or something, and it doesn't work, then she's not going to trust us later."

Selvya gasps.  "Don't let her in the room when you're first talking to Marius!  That Good Ending is with the same start as the game - but now she'll be remembering an ending where you killed Marius!  So she'll be horrendously distrusting you.  I don't want her there when you're first telling him."

"It's a risk to tell her, but is it more of a risk than letting her work against us from the start? We don't know if she regained her memories at the same time as us, but if so, she's probably already plotting."

(Let's see, student messages shouldn't have been locked down, right?  At least, she can't see anything from Viola yet this morning!  Which could mean any number of things.)

"Good point.  But tell her separately.  Maybe right after Marius?"

"Hmm. I'm wary of over committing. Let's see what we can learn first without too much risk, and without giving Viola too much time to work against us. As a initial move we can do right now, maybe I should act extremely uncharacteristic in public? This will probably prompt Viola to try and figure out what is going on, unless she's running in our direction with a knife already." 

"What do you think?"

"Most of the other students wouldn't know enough to be surprised... but Viola would.  Good idea.  But after you talk with Marius, right?"

(And Viola can be all confused about whether her own actions, whatever she's doing now, have already butterflied things...)

"We do have a preexisting relationship, or he thinks we do. I can probably defend that choice to Viola, at least if we get her to be less than maximally suspicious." And being uncompromising at the first disagreement could be bad for their teamwork down the line. "Alright." Mental note: give more pushback on the next thing that actually matters. 

"Beautiful," Selvya purrs.  "And it would give Viola some time to calm down before you barge in on her.  Shall we call your maid to get your fleshly body" (she chuckles; Lac might remember from Lunetta's local memories that it's a standard joke) "prepared to see your betrothed?"

Is Lunetta possibly extending too much good faith to Areelu Vorlesh's evil daughter? ...Maybe, but she already committed and Selvya acting self-satisfied and creepy isn't decision-relevant. "Let's compose the sending first, and see if he can meet-" over lunch? "-as soon as possible." She thinks that using the sending bracelet briefly and with the intent to meet up in person doesn't break the taboo.

She thinks for a bit, and taps the connection to learn about private locations. 

"Maybe,

'Important news, and you need to know as soon as possible. Please meet at your earliest convenience outside the West Gate, prepared for an intimate conversation. I'm sorry.'"

Selvya chuckles.  "As interesting as you would've seen it yesterday to see him flustered wondering -" (she drops to the purr again) "- just how 'intimate' that conversation would be and how many clothes you're anticipating removing...

"... this is an important conversation, so it's best for him to arrive a little less confused!  Because yes, check your memory banks; he will be overthinking that 'intimate.'

"Perhaps something like 'a conversation about ourselves'?"

That's a bizarre way to interpret a message ending in I'm sorry. Original Lunetta, what do you think.

He overthinks everything, and he's so fun to tease, and hot, and when I can get him running around in circles and hot and bothered at the same time-

Ew.

Lunetta edits the message.

Important news, and you need to know as soon as possible. Please meet at your earliest convenience outside the West Gate, prepared for a conversation about ourselves. I'm sorry.

If Selvya has no objections, she'll send it.

Prince Marius sets down his book (carefully marking his place midway through a discussion of the history of trade-routes) when his bracelet pings with the special ping for a message from his betrothed.

He reads it.

He blinks.

He reads it again.

No, she didn't give any hints about what that news is... except it's something about herself... or himself...  And she actually apologized.  In advance.

This must be something very new.  And very big.

He messages back:

I'll be there in half an hour.  Don't worry.

(He's telling himself that too.)

That's really sweet. Wouldn't a normal man be terrified of a breakup about now? Which she didn't want to do to him, obviously, but it's not even a false impression unless he decides to date the spirit possessing Lunetta's body, which he might because it's a political marriage(?) but...

This is going to be bad for him. At least there's no one else in Lunetta's life who cared for her as much as he did, except maybe her parents, and probably not even them-

She's worrying. But it's probably justified.

I'm sorry, Marius. I'll try not to hurt you too badly.

According to the vision they'd had, her maid's name is Elisa. The vision wasn't clear on the special talent she was supposed to have. Hey original Lunetta, what's Elisa's special talent?