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 Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 9:15 am
Eula  Coming into view beside Yanfei as she approached, Eula put a hand on her hip, also apparently appropriately dressed for the situation. "...Oh, Yanfei. I wasn't aware you were here." The slight wavering of her voice and the bit of flush to her cheeks might not be that noteworthy to most, but to someone as discerning as Yanfei, it would be obvious--she was lying. And indeed, what a scene it had been. She had passed by and noticed Yanfei was just sitting down in the warm water, so she very quickly went to find a swimsuit for herself and changed so fast she fell down in the process twice in the changing room. Twice. And Eula wasn't very prone to accidents...
She had to recompose herself as much as possible before stepping into her view, trying to stand so confidently with her hand on her hip like that--trying to display her body in an appealing way. If Yanfei became flustered, it would be easier for her to calm down! "I suppose there's no reason to leave, so I'll just... just..." As she spoke, as if her mind was trying to make things more difficult for her, her far-too-curious eyes drifted down from Yanfei's pretty green eyes, gluing themselves VERY obviously to the illuminated beast's petite, exposed, far too alluring body. ...This plan had suddenly backfired, as she just fell silent in the middle of whatever she was speaking about, so distracted she forgot to even close her mouth as her face flushed and even deeper red. Eula was a warrior one could almost call peerless, having so much strength and skill that few could hope for anything more than a crushing defeat at her hands when faced with her on the battlefield, yet this helplessly gay knight had clearly met her match here. After staring like a slack-jawed fool for what can only be described as FAR too long, she suddenly remembered that the world beyond Yanfei's body existed, and she was actually still in it, staring very obviously. "...Uh!" She quickly raised her face, looking up at the sky as if looking back to Yanfei's eyes would inevitably lead her eyes right back down into her trance-like state. "Just-!" What was she talking about before this? The last word was "just," but what in the world was she talking about?! "Just...!" Her desperate, failing attempt to save face would come crashing down around her as she shifted where she was standing, as if that might help her mind try to work again after being lost in Yanfei land, but she was a little too careless given she was standing on the steps. Not the most even footing, which resulted in her letting out a shocked noise as she plummeted down into the water.
Could she just let herself drown here? That might be preferable to trying to face Yanfei again after that entire sideshow of humiliation that was entirely self-inflicted. Raising slowly out of the water in what could only be described as a slinking motion, she sat herself down on the step next to Yanfei, but with a good bit of distance between them given her horrible humiliation. She put her face in her hand, her face still deep red, and saying nothing, apparently abandoning the idea of trying to save face out of fear of making things worse. She didn't even mention anything about vengeance. Yet. Yanfei was probably the most intelligent person she knew, so why even bother? Even an idiot would be able to tell what she was doing, and Yanfei was far from that! (( OoC: ))
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:37 pm
 
Yanfei's head turned slightly, raising upward to the light-blue haired figure, her posture with that hand to her hip showed her usual confidence, yet her wavering voice would not clash so well with that confident pose, and she just smiled a knowing little smile, while at the same moment her own little blush crept up on her cheeks. It was hard to try to be so cool when her eyes were so set on the pretty knight in front of her! "O-oh, is that so? " She tried to sound so clever, to make it obvious she knew she didn't 'just' stumble upon her like this, but her silly blushing face killed that whole confident, clever act she had going!
"Hmm? If you left, I would have to start worrying! " It wouldn't be very good for her if she left because she was there! Clearly she came here with the intention of staying, after all, she did make up that cute lie! Yanfei's curious eyes blinked a moment, and the red of her cheeks only became more intense as she felt Eula's eyes suddenly very stuck on her bikini-clad petite body. "Ah-haha..." She had to glance away for a second, she may of never blushed so much in such a small amount of time. It seemed Eula was the only one who could get her face as red as a rose, and unintentionally! When she gathered up the strength to look back up at her, she realized...she was still staring at her, it was a very rare sight to see Eula in such a state, especially with her mouth hung open like that. After that long moment of Eula's near endless stare, and Yanfei's blushing face, the moment when Eula snapped back to reality, it seemed her luck was wearing thin today, she was such a mess, she kind of felt sorry for her! And before she could say another word, poor Eula would fall ungracefully into the warm water of the pool. "Poor Eula.." She thought to herself, trying to keep herself from giggling at her sad misery.
Once she got herself settled down, at a distance from Yanfei, it was Yanfei who scooted herself closer to the nervous, humiliated knight. Maybe this would make it worse, or maybe it would relive her embarrassment? Eula would feel the hand that her face was hiding in taken gently, and lifted away so that she could lean in close, and place a cute, soft kiss to her lips. "You think to much..Relax, it's just me! " She said to her, letting go of her hand now. "Hee,he..This side of you is so cute.." She wasn't used to seeing her so nervous, but she clearly seemed to be enjoying it!
 
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 11:35 pm
   Tifa nodded as she and Aerith sat at one of the outside tiki-themed tables, drinking a fitting to the theme-- tropical beverage with a light amount of alcohol, while Aerith had just a simple fruit punch. "It's been a long time since I've spent so much time away from Midgar..I wonder how Seventh Heaven is? ..I can't help but worry that maybe it was destroyed. I haven't been able to stop thinking about everyone there, is the city itself safe? ...I feel like we made a mistake leaving, at least for such a long amount of time. When you think about it, have we ever ran from a fight? " Running away from Midgar really didn't feel right, they didn't just live there for their own personal lives, but to protect the city that seemed so prone to evil. How was this helping anything? "..I'm with you Aerith, I really want to go back too! " They were discussing Midgar, clearly, Aerith had the same thoughts, while she missed the church, her home and the people of Midgar. "Maybe we can convince the others to go back to Midgar? If not..well! We can go back ourselves. " "Reaaally? Midgar? Why not Wutai! It's sooooo much better! " Yuffie chimed in, looking rather bored of the idea of Midgar. Of course, she didn't hate it, but still! It wasn't Wutai.. "Wutai does sound fun to visit, I haven't seen it in so long! " .....Of course. "Though, i'm sorry Yuffie! I really want to see Midgar, and most of all, the flower garden at the church. " She wondered if anyone was even taking care of them, the children did tend to show up when she was gone for all the years, maybe others took their place in caring for the flowers when she wasn't there?
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:01 am
Cloud Strife"All right everyone, let's mosey." "Have you forgotten what they said?" Cloud's voice called their attention as he walked into the conversation uninvited, crossing his arms and leaning against a wall. "Anyone from Avalanche goes to Midgar, they blow every support pillar in the city to hell, dropping the plates on every sector. Like what happened to Sector 7 before, but everywhere. I'd like to think it's a bluff, but it's probably better not to risk it." Just seeing Sector 7 in ruins after the plate collapsed was bad enough, but if whoever was in charge of Shinra was really so callous to do that to the entire city? It would be catastrophic."The hell? I thought Shinra was dead!" Barret chimed in loudly as he also entered the apparent gathering of comrades from the journey."Not dead enough, apparently." Cloud muttered."The hell they ain't. I oughta go down there an'-!" He paused a moment, glancing to the little girl playing behind him with a group of other kids. "...Well, I guess my days of knocking down doors and bustin' heads are behind me. 'Least for now. Been spendin' my time trynna be an actual father, makin' up for lost time. It was reckless to run off like that when she needed me, but the planet needed us. I don't regret it, but hell, man's gotta take responsibility sometime. Marlene needs me more than the planet now, but... Y'all ever need somethin', you got my number, y'hear? Just because I'm not with y'all permanently doesn't mean I can't still bust some Shinra heads sometimes.""You weren't that helpful anyway.""Wha-! Come on, man. I pulled your a** out the fire so many times!""Guess that may have happened once or twice." Cloud cracked a short smile--though it was quite short."Heh, still at it with the hardass act, ain't'cha?" Barret put a hand to his hip, glancing at the gun that replaced his lost arm. "Done a lot of bad with these hands, killed lotsa people. But now I spend my time lookin' for other ways to make energy. Ways that don't bleed the damn planet dry.""You retired. We get it.""Mm. How 'bout y'all? Ever think about puttin' those weapons down in a more permanent way?""...Not really. Fighting's all I'm really good at." Cloud responded, uncrossing his arms. "And I guess a lot of us aren't going to be able to stop anytime soon, the way things have been going lately. Off-worlders... pretty insane concept. And with a seemingly infinite amount of worlds comes a seemingly infinite amount of new threats. The idea of retiring isn't something I can seriously consider until they're all dealt with..." (( OOC: ))
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Brave Restoration King Vice Captain
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:33 pm
Tifa's head was the first to raise, one would have to be blind, or very dense to not see how excited Tifa's eyes seemed to light up at the very sound of Cloud's voice. Unfortunately, the topic he brought up wouldn't let that cheerful look in her eyes stay long. "......" She suddenly had no words, that time was one she wished she could forget, or better, turn back time so that it never happened at all. Still, she couldn't help but feel like it was truly all one big bluff. "You know what I think? I think it's all a load of scare tactics to keep us from going back, from stopping whatever new evil plans they have going. Seriously, think about it. Do you REALLY think they would drop every plate down? It would destroy them to. Nothing in Midgar would be stable, the air would be worse then ever, there's to many flags that raise when I think about it. Were Avalanche..We don't run away from threats. Hiding away while they do who knows what and get away with it is pretty pathetic of us.." Yuffie said in place of Tifa. She clearly was thinking about the situation a lot.."I say we go back and kick their asses...again! " Maybe she just needed a good fight to let off some steam? The thought of fighting everyone in that cursed building was a little to thrilling in Yuffie's mind. "C'mon..! " It was crazy to feel this way, for Tifa of all people. One might think she would never want to return to Midgar for fear of that threat against them coming true, but when she thought about it more, and Yuffie's words sticking to her mind, it did feel like she could very well be right. "It's such a risk...I can't say that I'm not terrified of going back, but I also feel like she's right. It would cause such catastrophic damage to the city, even they would not be foolish enough to do such a thing. More so, we don't even know who the president of ShinRa is yet. We know nothing...and yet, we are running while they could be planning something worse..Are we not here to protect our planet? It's what we do! "
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:06 pm
 
"I can't wait to get my feet on solid ground...! " Yanfei softly sighed, leaning against the railing of the ship. Why did it feel like they were on this cruise for months? It was nice for a while, but now, she really wanted to get out of the salty, humid conditions of the sea, and even more so she would like not to feel so wobbly! It would be bad if she developed a sea sickness from over spent time on a cruise ship. She had tried to distract herself from it as long as possible, taking part in just about every festive activity the cruise had to offer, even those she had no idea what exactly to do in. There was a lot of strange things in this world.
Yanfei's attention would be brought to the sky a moment later, when she would see yet another strange sight this world seemed to surprise her with. A teenage girl, some kind of witch she would guess by her outfit and trade mark over-sized pointed hat, then there was the magical broom she was flying on. Yeah. Definitely a witch. Autumns crazy frantic waving as she flew towards the cruise ship at least told her she wasn't some kind of evil witch! "Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! " Autumn yelled out, eventually making it to the ship and dropping right down on the deck. She didn't recognize Yanfei, but a few others scattered around she obviously did. "Gosh, so this is where you've abandoned us. Did'ja think one of us awesome, amaziiiiiing Serenitians wouldn't find you!?! " As if they were purposely avoiding the rest of the team! "So rude, you guys! Keeping everyone in worry while you party on this ship! ----" She paused, glancing around. It did look luxurious...and fun.."Anything especially interesting to do on this hunk of steel?? "
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Brave Restoration King Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu May 30, 2024 8:17 am
Minerva As Autumn took a seat next to her, and practically had to force herself to say something nice, she'd receive a weak smile from her older sister if she had the stomach to look back at her after saying something nice. "...You did well against me earlier, Autumn. I'm proud of how much you've grown." She said, her voice as weak as her smile. "I only wish you'd let me or mother help you improve even more. It's not... many people who can... manage a victory over me, regardless of the circumstances." She exhaled slowly, leaning her head into her palm, her exhaustion and her migraine working in tandem to bring her down further. Even if Autumn obviously wasn't as powerful as Minerva, she HAD managed to defeat her, and Minerva was impressed by that. Also irritated, but mostly impressed. "...I'm worried. About everyone Nyx captured, but also for Nyx herself." She admitted quietly to Autumn. "She thinks herself the master of the Chaos Magic in her veins, but Chaos Magic is unstable by nature. In terms of magical power and control, she rivals even our mother--the one we grew up with. But... all she can channel is Chaos Magic. It's... dangerous. Those who devoted their lives to mastering Chaos Magic were destroyed by it, and it's a core part of her being. I only hope she's really as much of a master as she believes herself to be." Nyx inspired fear, and she did this on purpose. But she was still her sister. And Minerva never stopped thinking about her, how to save her from the Chaos Magic inside her--yet Nyx wouldn't think that to be saving her. Minerva sighed, before forcing herself to stand, pushing her pain and exhaustion to the side, as she always did. "Whatever Nyx plans, I doubt we'll have to wait long to find out. We need to... find shelter before then." She said, addressing everyone now."...A prudent thought." Ephraim agreed. "We don't know where she'll go or when she'll appear. It's not possible for us to take the fight to her, at least not now. Being somewhere fortifiable when she does come gives us more of an advantage than allowing her to come upon us when we're where she wants us."Zack thought for a moment. Putting a hand to his hip, he glanced at Minerva. "You don't have any idea what she could be doing? Even though she's your sister?"Minerva shook her head, closing her eyes for a moment. "...Nyx has spent most of her life alone, isolating herself by choice. Her mind is impenetrable without her allowing it to be read, so I can only guess her reasons. But as for what her motives are, I have no way to ascertain that knowledge. I haven't the foggiest idea what goes on in her mind." Minerva was usually good at reading people, but Nyx was not so easy to read. And that was likely very intentional.Zack sighed, rubbing the back of his head. "Sounds complicated..." He muttered. "If she's been alone so long, maybe she's doing this because she's lonely. But even if that's true, this isn't something we can just pretend is fine.""She doesn't seem the type to become lonely. She's always seemed fixated on Hiyori. It might have something to do with her. Perhaps she chose this dark path because she loved a married woman." She said with a small sigh."...Married woman?" Reiner asked, as if his ears were playing tricks on him."...?" Minerva gave him a confused expression. "...Hiyori? Did you not all attend her wedding?""...Wedding?!" Reiner seemed taken aback. "This is certainly the first I'm hearing about it!""...Hmm. Annette? Autumn? ...I thought she simply didn't invite me because she didn't enjoy my company." It was starting to seem like this "marriage" of hers was meant to be some kind of secret. But she certainly knew she shared such a bond. She was far too attuned to Celestial Magic not to notice that! "...Well, disregard that, then." She said quickly. "We should discuss defensible positions. If you have suggestions, King Ephraim?"Ephraim nodded, putting a hand to his chin. "Midgar has been liberated, so we have two apparent options. The castle in Marvel City, or the mansion in Midgar. If anyone else has a suggestion though, we should consider anywhere that may give us an advantage if she should attack.""...Sensible." Minerva agreed. "But I wonder if there's a more remote post we could use? Staying in a heavily populated city may endanger those living within. Even taking morality out of the equation, it's more people she could Dominate and turn against us.""That's a good point," Ephraim responded, thinking. "...At the same time, it would be hard to fortify our position without a larger building like that. It would be hard to find that in a more remote location.""That is true..." The throbbing in her migraine certainly wasn't helping her consider the options as clearly as she usually could. "We may not be able to find a perfectly suitable location. The question is, do we value security, or civilian safety more? On one hand, the less citizens involved, the better. On the other, if we fail because our defenses were too weak, everyone in the world could potentially be in danger because of it.""...That's right." Ephraim nodded. "What do we all think? And are there any other suggestions for our destination?""I'm not comfortable being around a lot of people if she comes to our door. I think somewhere a little more remote would be better." Zack said. "What about somewhere like that abandoned hot spring? At least if we're all gonna get taken down, we can have some relaxation first." He said the last bit mostly as a joke. He hoped."...I think we must be willing to risk civilian involvement to have a more fortified position. If we fail, we lose everything. My Matrix can only defend against her so much if I become worn down from constant attacks by her Dominated puppets." Minerva disagreed, putting forth the merits to the opposite viewpoint."...Let's put it to a vote, and whatever we decide is what we all go with. Can we all agree to that?" Assuming the general reaction was yes, he would continue. "Take five minutes, think about it. Talk it over if you need to. Then we can decide." (( OOC: ))
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Posted: Thu May 30, 2024 12:25 pm
   
"..I would take credit for that but, even I know if you didn't get distracted, I would never of gotten you down. All it was, was luck, not so much victory. But thank you.......for thinking that? " She said awkwardly, it really was true! "Anyway, my opinion hasn't changed. I don't want help, maybe everyone else likes it that way, but I like to challenge myself, and improve as time goes on. That way, when I do win, I know it's all me. No one else! I think...I've done well thus far, i'm still alive, after all. " So, she had to be doing something right. Autumn paused, listening as she began to speak of her worry of their out of control sister, as well as the others she captured. "Nyx wasn't raised to be some kind of killer...so...I don't think she would actually hurt any of them..but I don't know, it's not like we see her everyday. Who knows how much she changed as the Chaos Magic remains a part of her..."She liked to think of the brighter side of things, but it wasn't always easy, especially in this situation.
As Minerva attempted to stand, Autumn reached up to grab her arm before she got herself completely up, and tugged her back to sitting there. "You can talk to them and sit, stop pushing yourself. You should go down below and rest, it'll be a while til we get to land. At least let yourself get some rest for the time being. Otherwise, you can't say anything about me 'putting myself in danger' while you put your body through stress! " She didn't let go, not until she agreed. "I'm also at least a little stronger then you physically, shortie! Now stay. " She really knew how to show her awkward love for her sister!
Autumn raised her head a bit, as did several others as they all looked at her curiously. "..Err..What? Hiyori, the computer nerd, married? ....I think maybe you're a little more exhausted then you realize. There's no way she's married! That's to weird.." She really thought Minerva was sensing something way off, everyone made mistakes after all! "I never heard this before, talk about a mind blown moment...this is one of them! How is that possible, even? Come to think of it, I don't recall seeing any ring on her finger! Oh, this is suspicious" She raised her hand dramatically! "Ol' Annette will get to the bottom of this mystery! " Detective Annette was ready for action! "There's a lot of mystery's going around lately.." She said with her own suspicious eyes directed at Annette, Azura might be secretly doing her own detective work soon too! It wasn't like she or Alisa were oblivious to the idea of future kids roaming around in the current time! ..Though now wasn't quite the time, eventually she would say something!
"...As for our current situation...Didn't Hiyori put a heavy security system throughout the mansion in Midgar? It may be a safe place to retreat to until we figure out what to do.." "..I understand not wanting to endanger the citizens in Midgar, though at the same time...I had hoped we would return, even if just for a little while..I'd like to see everyone is safe.." There was a lot she wanted to see, but... that would have to wait a little while longer. "..I'm fine with where ever we decide to go. Where ever that may be, if her intentions are truly to attack again, it won't matter where we go.I feel if we were to hide within the walls of that mansion, with the power she has, the 'security' there will do us no good. She will find a way through.." L'Arachel said.
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2024 11:39 pm
 A little ways away from where Minerva was, only few might recognize the suddenly forming dark purple mass that appeared. After all they had experienced, and for those less knowledgeable of exactly what this was, it might be very alarming, especially when it seemed to stretch and become larger. It was then, that a young woman of long, purple braided hair stepped through the portal, and immediately it would disappear behind her the moment she was through. Her first view of those around her would be of a weapon or two getting ready to be used against the 'enemy', but before they could fully per-take on that Autumn stood, about to say something when Annette jumped in front of her, wavering her hands like a crazy person! "Whoa! Hold it! She's a friend..A friend who chooses terrible times to make her appearance of course, but still a good, trust worthy friend! Calm people! " Neptune smirked a bit, amused."Why, I think my timing is just perfect.." She turned, giving a better glance around now, as her eyes came to finally rest on the pink-haired princess. Depending on if she was standing by now, Neptune would step over to stand in front of her, leaning down a bit as she peered down at her shorter friend. "Hello, pretty lady.." She grinned again, reaching her hand out to place a single finger under her chin."You don't listen well, didn't I ask you not to push yourself so hard? " And in the next second, almost like a flash and possibly difficult to catch for any others, her darker clothing would change to that of white elegant and golden attire, white wings that seemed to have a soft golden glow around them and a glowing, white halo over her head. A surge of not only healing energy, but replenishing energy itself and a cleansing would flow through her body, ridding her of that nagging migraine and any discomfort she was earlier feeling. She would feel better then before! The holy energy was really something when it came to situations like this.
It had all happened so fast, that the rest of them would have had some difficulties figuring out what exactly just happened, most likely.Her change was as fast as she wanted it to be, pretty much instant and in a flash before it was noticed. As she lowered her hand to place back to her side naturally, she gave her a small, almost gentle smile. "Better, pretty little hero? " She teased, she was a bit taller then her, and Minerva was quite the short one compared to most young ladies her age, so it was always a fun, playful little tease Neptune enjoyed doing with her. Minerva was short, and always trying to save people, throwing herself into more trouble and stress to her body then she needed, hence why she had called her little hero.
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Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2024 5:59 pm
Minerva"A win is a win, Autumn. Luck often plays a greater role in battle than people care to admit..." Minerva said, her eyelids lowering slightly. "We do what we can to stack the odds in our favor, but at times we must simply roll the dice. Sometimes, the dice don't like us." She glanced at Ephraim for a moment. "...Regardless, your victory is something you should take pride in. Few have managed to defeat me, with or without luck." She sighed. "Your viewpoint is still immature... being taught does not make your accomplishments any less impressive. Two warriors on this ship, Ephraim and Zack, both had impressive mentors. When you think about their accomplishments, do you think of their mentors first? Do their accomplishments seem lesser, because someone instructed them? You can only go so far on your own. Growing with the help of someone else is natural, and will push you even further. You've done well... but you can be so much more. Still, I'm not in the state to debate about it." She said the last part more quietly, her throbbing migraine showing no signs of leaving her anytime soon.As everyone in their little group seemed flabbergasted by the news about Hiyori, of course Detective Annette was quick on the action. "Of course, and I will be your incompetent yet lovable sidekick!" Reiner pitched in enthusiastically, drawing a magnifying glass and holding it up to his eye. "With us on the case, the truth will have nowhere to hide!" It was no wonder these two spent so much time together. The real wonder was why they had any other friends at all. Being around both at once must be quite exhausting!"Maybe letting Nyx take one of them wouldn't have been so bad." Minerva responded flatly to the two, who could really destroy the tension in literally any scene! And speaking of breaking the tension...
"...Wh-what?" A tinge of pink colored the princess's cheeks. She was used to bearing the weight of a thousand people's burdens, or even more--she did it every day. But such flattery was... not something she was used to! Literally no one had ever spoken to her like that before. "I... am not... such trite flattery is rather unbecoming for an angel's child--and inappropriate to a crown princess!" Yet the way she put her finger under her chin, gods, she really felt like she was melting. How was she THIS easy? Well, she wasn't--for anyone else. Yet...
Still, speaking of that angelic power, there really wasn't anything like its healing ability. Minerva may have had healing abilities, but for Hana and Neptune, it was really so much more than mending flesh. It was complete revitalization. ...Still, as nice as it felt, it didn't save Neptune from Minerva's face forming into an indignant pout. "...Hmph!" She let out in a similar tone as she quickly turned her head away, crossing her arms under her chest. Given she was the oldest of their group of friends, the pouting was particularly humorous--as was her being probably the shortest! "My heart isn't your toy to play with as you please. Flirt with Annette instead." She figured if anyone was going to be super receptive to that here, it would be her! "...But yes, I appreciate the relief." She tended to have a perpetual headache related to her third eye, but the revitalization magic the angels could bestow would give her brief respite even from that. It was truly wondrous. In terms of healing, they could even outdo her Celestial Magic, which was considered the highest and most pure form of magic in Serenity. "Hero is a stupid thing to call me. I simply do what is expected..." What she believed was expected of a crown princess. What she would expect of a crown princess. She had to live up to that standard at the bare minimum, and that's what tended to lead to her taking the entire world upon her shoulders. The woes of many would become the cross she would bear, and this mentality even reflected in the way she tended to battle.(( OOC: ))
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 6:00 pm
"Ohh, look at that..Your cheeks match your pink hair. " Neptune said with a playful grin. "Why deny my compliment, when it's so obviously true? " She shrugged her shoulders. "Speaking the truth is apparently exactly what an angel should do. It's okay to accept a compliment, my princess...So long as it's only from me. " Neptune winked at her, hoping for another cute reaction out of her. As she finally lowered her hand, that knowing smile played at her features. There was no hiding how she was making Minerva feel, it was so clear by her face, even the heavier beating of her heart all told her. After healing the shy Minerva, Neptune couldn't hide the amused giggle as Minerva tried to act soo tough. It was rather cute! "Sorry, not interested. I have preferences, specifically this short, cute pink haired princess.." She really wasn't shy about who she had eyes for, was she!
"Stick with me more often, and you won't have to worry so much about that discomfort. " She with a confidant grin. What better way to keep her close by? "My! You really do not take compliments well, do you? Perhaps you could be a little less serous, and see the good you do for once? You do what you do to help people, not as some obligation. You aren't forced to do anything, but you do it because you care. That would be a hero, rather you like to believe that or not. Still, most importantly right now...You need to have some fun in your life..and I won't give up until I see a smile on your face. A real one! " She carried way to much weight on her shoulders, really, she was this close to talking to Carmen about it.Maybe the Carmen of this time would be a little lighter on her. If not....well, it would all be up to her.
"Ah,ha! The ONLY team capable of solving any case! We'll make even Hiyori herself jealous of our skills! " Annette threw her arms around Reiner's shoulder. "My VERY loveable sidekick, he,hehe! " "....Is no one serious right now? Our friends were taken and put under SOMEONE'S control. We should be focusing on them, and how to save them! Otherwise, I'll do it on my own. " Hana's frustration wasn't a terrible thing, she was right! Seeing everyone seem so careless about the situation was really getting to her. Her kindness could only go for so long before something triggered that rarely seen angry, worried side! She really..wanted...Orpheus back.Sure ,she wanted everyone else to be safe and back with them too, but.........
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2024 9:26 pm
Minerva"...Ugh!" Minerva turned her head with a blank expression, a frown, and a colored face. She certainly got the cute reaction she hoped for. "Skirt-chasers like you are insufferable. You think having an attractive appearance and an... admittedly hot voice means you can have whatever you like. Well, I'm not yours to take." At least Neptune was getting more of a response than Zane got. He just got... the classic Minerva judgment stare. "Chasing after that which you can't have. Your kind quickly loses interest once it gets what it's after. I have far too much to worry about to participate in your self-indulgent games." Perhaps her constant denial of any kind of relationship or intimacy was some sort of defense mechanism. Perhaps she genuinely believed she didn't have the time for such frivolity. Perhaps even she didn't know the truth of the matter.
"...Enough!" She shouted with a surprising thunder in her voice, projecting her Celestial authority with such strength that it rocked the boat, and threw everyone on-board off-balace.. "I am not your toy to play with! I am the crown princess of Serenity. You, who has no greater burden than who to tease, may find enjoyment in this, but leave me out of it. I do not believe your advances are genuine, and I have no time to waste on idle flattery. And in case you hadn't noticed, most of our allies have been Dominated and taken!! Do you think I have any interest in levity at a time like this?! I've already lost time, and if I were stronger, they-!" She stopped abruptly, her breath catching in her throat. "..." She reached up, sighing as her hand gently pressed against her own skull. "I'm getting another headache." She muttered, turning away from Neptune and walking away, towards the other end of the ship. She would really prefer to be on her own now. It was clear who she blamed for all their allies being taken, and it certainly wasn't Nyx. As if she wasn't already so stressed out all the time, this clearly made it so much worse...Reiner's arms were quick to go around Annette to brace her from the sudden expulsion of energy from Minerva. Reiner blinked. "...Ah, she's... certainly stressed." He pointed out the obvious. "I haven't seen her like this in a long time..." He glanced at Neptune. "Don't take it to heart. She's... just very stressed." He glanced upwards, letting out a soft sigh. "If only it were possible to convince her that every bad thing in the world wasn't her fault, and we all weren't her responsibility. But we'd have a better chance at convincing Selene to join us." It was true, for anyone who knew Minerva well, they knew she took the weight of the world on her shoulders. Even the safety of her parents was something she considered her own responsibility--her parents, the two people in the world, if any, that SHE should be the responsibility of! Reiner blinked, realizing he was still holding his dear nemesis, the Dark Empress. "...Ah, sorry!" He said, letting out a small, somewhat nervous chuckle as he released her."...Splitting up is the easiest way to let her pick us off one at a time." Alisa said to Hana, putting a hand to her hip. "As much as you may dislike our chipper atmosphere most of the time, your best chance of helping them is still with us. Speaking of chipper..." She glanced at Azura, sliding over to her. "...Have you noticed that elf? You have, right?" She said quietly to her, putting a hand to her chin. "She's definitely a Serenitian, and she's really close to Ephraim's kid, don't you think? Is she one of the Mirages like him? ...I would be SO sure she was our kid if her hair was blonde or blue. I mean, her facial structure is so much like mine--I can recognize that unlike some people! Not that mismatching hair colors never happens, but it's pretty rare... I don't have any white hair in my family." Her father was blonde, obviously, and her mother had black hair. If it was one of those two hair colors, then-A large flapping noise would catch the attention of most of them there, and landing with a thud in a kneeling position was a young woman with very similar elf ears... and large, black raven wings. "..." Astrid let out a heavy sigh, standing up. Her hair was white, and her eyes were red. "Am I late?" She asked in a slightly strained voice, finding the situation perfect for a cool one-lliner."Astrid!" Reiner responded, surprised. "I thought Nyx-""She did," Astrid interrupted, as her wings receded back into her back. "Before I followed her into whatever portal she made, my second consciousness erupted from the back of my psyche and woke me up. That goddamn b***h better watch her back." She seethed in obvious, quiet rage, this consciousness clearly influencing her emotions as it always did. Though it wasn't without its issues, she was certainly thankful for it when things tried to take over her mind. She took a long, deep breath--before her eyes returned to normal, and her long, white hair returned to its natural... black color. "I'm glad you got out safely, Annette. And... Autumn." She glanced at the witch, showing her a small, relieved, yet exhausted smile."Well, that's one victory for us! We have to take what we can get, I say. The twins are back together!""...TWINS?!" Alisa's reaction was a little larger than she meant it to be.Glancing at her mother who was becoming less oblivious by the moment, Astrid turned her attention back to Reiner, giving him a blank expression. "Good one." She said flatly."Raven wings, just like my mom! Black hair, just like my mom! She looks almost exactly like her!!" She said in a hushed, excited whisper to Azura. Though as hushed as that tone was, it probably wasn't as quiet as she hoped it would be!(( OOC: ))
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