Challua/Stories
After Alk and the others leave the forest, Regitare suggests that Challua join them in Starview Village.
Regitare: Challua? Where'd ye go?
Regitare: Ah, there ye are.
Regitare: Say, 'ave you seen Shroombo around these parts?
Regitare: ...Still 'ave them otherworlders on your mind, do ye?
Challua: Regitare! Sorry... How long were you there?
Regitare: It's been quite some time since I've seen you this quiet for so long.
Regitare: What's on your mind, love?
Challua: Nothing... I'm fine! No problem! No worries!
Challua: I'm a sprite of the forest! As long as sun is bright, I'm happy!
Regitare: Izzat so? Then tell me, what do ye think of the night?
Challua: I like night too!
Challua: The moon is out, and I like Owlbert's singing!
Challua: And the stars... the stars are bright!
Regitare: That's right. You've always been intrigued by the stars, haven't you, Challua?
Regitare: Ow about ye join Alk and the others then?
Challua: Regitare... Can you read minds?
Regitare: Not exactly. I just know you that well, child.
Regitare: You're one of me beloved forest children, right?
Challua: Regitare...
Challua: But I can't go. I can't leave you alone.
Challua: It's not a secret, Regitare. You have a hole where your heart was.
Regitare: I mean, there isn't much between me ribs as of late.
Challua: No... Not like that!
Challua: We forest sprites... We all know. We watched you when we were trees.
Challua: It was your crying that woke me up, after thousands of years!
Regitare: Yes, well... I don't want to tie ye down to these woods, Challua.
Regitare: I'd hate for you to live a lonely life as I once did! And don't you worry about me. I'll be reight.
Challua: Regitare... I'm happy you'll always be here.
Regitare: Thank you, Challua. But this is a journey ye need to take for your own good, methinks.
Regitare: You've been blessed by the great Spirit Tree with legs to travel and a heart full of love.
Regitare: Don't ye want to go?
Challua: I do.
Regitare: Excellent! That's me Challua!
Regitare: Teach them everything ye know— about the blessings of the sun and nature!
Challua: Okay!
Challua: Stella!
Stella: Challua?
Challua: I kept my promise! I came to see you again!
Stella: I'm happy to see you too.
Regitare: Now then.
Regitare: I went and said all that, but... I guess I'm worried about her.
Regitare: And she ain't the only one who wants to see what these worlds 'ave to offer!
Regitare: Maybe it's time for ol' Regitare to go on a journey of his own...
Challua teaches Stella and the others a lesson on how to be happy. However, her techniques are slightly unconventional.
Challua: Welcome to Smiles 101. I'm the teacher, Challua!
Stella: I look forward to our lesson, teacher.
Alk: What's the point of this?
Challua: To make Stella smile!
Challua: That's why I'm here! Stella's in good hands!
Stella: Yes. The best hands.
Challua: Thanks to Regitare's lessons, I learned to talk! Knowledge is power!
Alk: Sure, but... a class about smiling?
Challua: Ahem! Lesson one!
Challua: Get lots of sunlight!
Stella: Lots of sunlight... Okay.
Alk: Yeah, that makes sense. Especially coming from you, Challua.
Challua: Lesson two!
Challua: Bury yourself in the dirt.
Alk: Wait, what?!
Stella: In the... dirt. Okay.
Alk: Uh, Stella? You don't need to write that one down.
Challua: Lesson three! Get plenty of fluids... and pour them on your head!
Alk: This lesson seems incredibly plant- specific!
Challua: But look!
Alk: ...What's gotten into you?!
Light: Listen, Alk. I was once a nonbeliever like you.
Light: But I tried it out, and... this is surprisingly soothing. Perhaps it's the body, but I could get used to this.
Alk: ...Huh.
Challua: Lesson four! Cut off any excess branches!
Alk: Oookay, I'm gonna stop you right there. Could we get a HUMAN-specific lesson, by chance?
Challua: Hmm. Humans and sprites not the same. I forgot!
Stella: How unfortunate.
Challua: I'll make a new lesson soon! For humans!
Stella: I'm looking forward to it.
Light: Quite an odd pair, those two.
Alk: Their backgrounds may be completely different, but they could totally be sisters.
Light: At first glance, Stella might seem like the responsible, older sister, but—
Alk: Yeah, she's definitely the younger sister in this dynamic.
Alk: But I wonder if that's actually true?
Alk: Say, Challua. How old are you, anyway?
Challua: How long I've been alive?
Challua: Umm... A hundred... A few thousand years? Somewhere in the thousands, I guess?
Alk: Thousands?! Are you serious?
Challua: Does my time as a tree not count?
Alk: Er, I'm not sure, actually. Let's just say it doesn't.
Challua: In that case... Maybe ten? I don't remember when I became "me", exactly.
Alk: I guess you can't really compare sprite ages to human ages, huh?
Alk: How old is Stella, anyway?
Stella: I have no recollection myself.
Alk: Looks like it'll remain a mystery then— which one of you two would be the "older sister".
Stella: The "older sister"?
Stella: I have much to learn from Challua, so... I think it would be her.
Challua: Me... a big sister? I've never had such a responsibility before...
Alk: Whoa, that's a pretty big word for you!
Light: I guess the Smiles 101 course was a success after all!
Light: Wh-what? Did I say something wrong?