riverview | video. | un: z.hyrule

[The video opens on Zelda sitting in her office at Gramarye. She smiles once the video begins, a little subdued.]

Hello. I hope everyone's faring better after the events of a couple of months ago.

[She considers saying more, only to shake her head slightly. Best to let terrible memories lie. Besides, that's not the point of this broadcast.]

This is going to sound like a strange question, I'm sure. But I was wondering if anyone had advice on what sort of things are useful to buy when moving into a new home? I'm looking at apartments at the moment... they have furniture in them, but I'm not sure what else usually goes into a living space, especially here in Riverview.

[There are just a lot of gadgets that seem useful. And fascinating. But how many of them are practical? That's the real question. After a moment, Zelda has to smother an awkward laugh.]

It's probably obvious that I haven't done this before. [She looks down for a moment before holding up a magazine, folded open to a page advertising a dehumidifier.] And... I’m interested in how these work, but how necessary are they? How humid can a home really be?

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You need stuff that screams you. Not like actual screaming but like. Things that make you feel at home.

Also food. Make sure you have food.

I don't know how they work, exactly, but back home in Seattle, you definitely need them. But then again it rains pretty constantly so...

As for what you need: a can opener. Never forget a can opener and a dust pan.

In terms of what you need for an apartment, part of it would be taking stock of what you have already in furnished apartment. You need cookware, kitchen appliances that aren't included, bed linens of course. Any touches like lamps and decorations that appeal to you. That will help with making it see more like home.

There's a lot of things offered that... well, something else could do the same thing. They only do one thing and waste space in your house.

[Sorry, you got a science-y person here...]

A dehumidifier? Essentially they pull water out of the air using one of two different possible methods. Unless your apartment is humid, you may not need one. It maybe just general personal preference to get one, like if its too humid in the summer for you that you'd use it. Otherwise, some people need them for health reasons or older buildings may need them.

(It's so good to see Zelda in both better spirits and better health; it makes Lucretia smile to see her laughter, however awkward and smothered it may be!)

Well, there are the basics, obviously, but I suppose you're more after how to personalise your space? You could put some art on the walls. Maybe some of your photographs.

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