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[Noelle ~ Shipwreck Cove ~ Rose --> Balconies]

Noelle slept better then she had in what felt like a long time. Considering the difference between her situation with Elleon the day prior (which was days for her) and now the safety of the Rose it wasn't surprising. The commotion within the cove woke her at a relatively early hour. She may not have gotten a full eight hours of sleep, or even a full six, but she was more refreshed then she had been in a long time. Avoiding all other life forms (as she liked to do just after waking. She was of the opinion that she looked like the monster from under the bed before a trip to the bathroom), Noelle stopped in the bathroom to shower and make herself look decent. Once she finished tending to basic hygiene and her hair had dried she grabbed a brush and a headband. Once pulling it back and putting the headband on to tame those pesky stray locks she braided the rest back.

After taking care of those basic needs she headed to the galley for breakfast and tea. The agromancer tried not to gorge herself to avoid feeling sick later--not knowing when she would be able to eat again was starting to mess with her typical portion control. If only they had some sort of magical something or other that they could eat while on the go that was small enough to carry and swallow in a jiff but was enough to keep them full and energized. She'd have to work that out some time. While in the galley she stocked up on the potions and ethers she could carry before heading topside. Once on deck she looked around to see if she could find any of the others so they could get a move on. She spotted Sora, Riku, and the two group mages. The former two looked like they had slept very little, or even if they had slept well were still tired. Noelle was one of those "morning people" a lot of normal people couldn't stand. Even if she had gotten the worst sleep in her life she was up and active in the morning hours, looking like she'd slept fantastically. The downside to that was crashing halfway through the day and getting the sleepies that everyone else had in the morning.

The small blonde headed over to the group of males, catching the last half of Sora's sentence. "Kyle what now?"

[ Sora ; Riku : Shipwreck Cove : Balconies ]

Sora jumped somewhat at Noelle's appearance, looking back over his shoulder with a sheepish look. He didn't respond; he didn't know what to say. He was a pretty bad liar, anyhow.

Luckily, Riku took over the situation. After the odd pause caused by Sora's befuddlement, he moved over somewhat to give her a spot in between he and the spiky-haired teen. "Take a seat, maybe you'll have a better opinion of the matter."

Sora hesitated for a second, unsure, before solemnly nodding. If anyone had a tendency for a level head in the group, it was Noelle. The only other 'level-headed' ones were Joe, who tended to get angry and distant, and Kyle, who tended to over-analyze and worry himself to death. The others he really hadn't gotten too close to yet or simply weren't even contenders, like Dawn.

When Noelle had taken her seat and he knew no one else was nearby, Riku began to speak, leaning his forehead on the railing. "Kyle and the others scouted out the enemy last night. He sent back a pretty startling visual, but... I think he's pushing himself too hard. He stayed up all night preparing some form of defense-- I see he got you as well as Sora... and Seymour."

Sora nodded again, having immediately caught on. "Ever since he found out that Ajora's been pulling the strings of Port Royal and Atlantica, he's been pushing himself. Joe has, too, but Kyle's is more... self-targetting."

Sora lifted up his left hand and slid off the glove, showing the black symbol with a concerned shrug. "Maybe it's just my imagination, but it's like I can feel his... I dunno, his residual anxiety?"

"We were discussing whether or not we should keep an eye on him for signs of dipping into the Darkness," Riku spoke up, looking toward Noelle with cautious eyes. "From what I remember, you had some experience with Darkness in the past due to Hades. What do you think about it?"

[Joe; Lexaeus: Shipwreck Cove: Balconies]

Joe walked onto the balcony, looking towards Noelle, Riku, and Sora. He knew what they were talking about, mainly because he had been eavesdropping like a sneaky snoop, but regardless.

"He's as likely as any of us are, technically speaking." And he left it at that. Why? He didn't know how else to explain it. But then again, his eyes were getting dark circles around them. Probably because he wasn't sleeping as much. Not like he had the time. Even though he had come back with the others, just to make sure someone led them all to the right spots at the right times, he had a restless sleep. Images of Geists in his dreams....

He was still good for fighting, though. That much he planned to make sure of.

Lexaeus, on the other hand, didn't care what they were talking about. He was too busy trying to piece together his pieces. And preparing to fight, after all. Ajora was supposedly going to be at the fight. That was one of the names....

[Elleon ~ Paris ~ Beauvais Manor Bedroom]

Elleon stared back at Ajora for a few moments, her expression hard to read. Well, if they both had the time, then who was to stop them? As quickly as he had moved his arm out from underneath her she moved it again, pulling it to the side and rolling over on top of him, hands pinning his wrists to the bed. Her face was inches from his, golden locks of hair falling down from her around Ajora's head. A smile formed on her lips, something ever so sweetly sinister about it.

"Well good, so long as I won't make you late," the Replica hissed, moving one of her hands from his wrist to his chest. "Because this is going to take some time~"

[Dawn : Shipwreck Cove : Balconies]

After getting out of bed, after a restless sleep, Dawn decided to wander the area a little on her own. Today was to be off to a rough start. She knew there was a battle to come. She would be lying if she didn't say she was scared about what that outcome might be. James was still under Ajora's control. She prayed for a way to help save him, without fighting him. Though she knew the chances of that were slim.

As Dawn walked she soon came across voices, which she walked to investigate. She didn't hear much, except for the ending where Noelle said they needed to watch someone. Though she couldn't say why. She glanced between the group that gathered, confused and curious.

"Um... who and what are we watching?" She said quietly. Quickly smacking herself mentally for getting involved with something she probably shouldn't of.

[Dani :: Shipwreck Cove::Bed >>Balconies]

From all of the commotion on the ship, Dani groaned and sat up holding her head.

'Good morning,' Leviathan spoke to the assassin 'You need to get up, today is going to be a tough one.'

"Like any other day isn't tough." Dani grumbled before slipping out of her bed making sure that she had clothes on. "The battle is today isn't it?"

'From what I gather' Leviathan huffed at Dani 'Did you even pay attention when you were scouting?'

"I paid attention," Dani scoffed at her summon "I just don't function sometimes in the morning."

Dani finally stopped talking to her summon and decided to go outside to the balcony where everyone else had gathered. "I wonder what they are talking about," Dani thought to herself and remained silent in order to get a grasp on the situation at hand.

[Ashley :: Caribbean Sea :: The Flying Dutchman]

"Stupid neighbors," Ashley thought as she got out of her own hammock and dusted herself off. She quickly made sure that two water clones were still intact before walking out onto the deck itself.

"It isn't exactly a good morning," Ashley groaned before she sat on the balcony with her water clones in front of her "especially when you have very loud neighbors in the night."

"So we actually have a plan?' Ashley turned her attention to Ajora "This could be good."