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 Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:48 pm
Flailing her now somewhat thawed arms about, Yuffie couldn't help but tell herself it was a hallucination when her eyes perceived Reno of the Turks standing over her, jaw hanging open as if he were trying desperately to catch flies.
"Yuffie?!"
What in the name of the Ancients! I thought I got these ridiculous thoughts out of my head and resolved! He mentally admonished herself.
Then she felt something grab hold of her arms and heave her up. Gaping, she couldn't help but let some part of her brain snap in response to the odd turn of events. Jaws chattering from the cold, she was too shocked to respond. This isn't happening, this sooooo isn't happening. She angrily ground out in her head. Seriously, unless he addresses me again, I'm probably still taking a nap on Da Chao. Yeah, exactly, and this is all just part of my stupid brain running on a tangent. Almost mentally grinning, she shivered and looked up to the "imaginary Turk".
"So... what brings you here?" He asked, and rather lamely by Yuffie's standards.
Shock. Hearing that Tifa had confessed ungodly unrequited love for Scarlet could not have shocked her more.
"Wh-wha...?! Ho-how,...?! Bu....but-" She tried to speake through her chattering teeth, only getting so much out before teetering on her still frozen legs and letting out something of an exclamation. Trying to move had made her realize she still hadn't gained any feeling, let alone control back in her legs, resulting in her falling toward the snow again.
((Sorry for the mediocrity of this one - I lost the original at school!! crying It was so much better too! Oh well... I wish we could all rp at one time some time...))
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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 2:40 pm
*Cloud looks at the ground at the mention of Aeris' name*
Cloud: It's okay Reeve. We all make mistakes. Some say things they dont mean to, while others just stand there, watching someone die.
*He suddenly looks up, realizing what he just said.*
I... uh... sorry.
*Cloud then walks toward the door.*
Cloud: I already have all my possessions so I have no packing to do. I'll just wait on the Highwind.
*With that, Cloud walks out of the bar and heads to the airship.*
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 9:35 pm
RedXIII looked after Cloud's retreating figure. He still hasn't let go... Storing note of Cloud's response, he bowed his head, then turned to Reeve.
"Do not trouble yourself over it. Cloud, he seems to still hold onto Aeris' memory and take the blame for her death." Nodding, he continued. "By your leave?" He politely asked before heading off after Cloud with a nod from Reeve.
"Cloud," he called out to the brooding hero. Sprinting up to him, he fell into stride by the forlorn looking blonde. "If I may have a word with you?"
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 9:51 pm
Reno pulled up Yuffie again, after she once more fell in the snow.
"God, why are you dressed like that out here? You may be a pest, but I thought you'd have more brains than that," Reno said with a grin. Reno looked her up and down with interest. Well, she really was cold, and it wasn't just her chattering teeth that gave her away. Now that he saw her, he recognized that she really had grown since he last saw her in the train tunnels in Midgar. But whether or not she'd grown up was another story entirely. Well, if he was going to prolong their conversation, he'd have to get on her good side. Begrudgingly he took off his coat and draped it around her.
"Here, put this on. Lets get you out of here... you'll catch your death of cold. Just follow me," Reno said, trying to sound annoyed but concerned. Reno looked back cautiously at her to see if she suspected something, but she still seemed a bit disoriented. Seeing this, he took the chance to pull out his PHS and dialed Rude. He spoke hurredly and in a low voice.
"Rude.... contact Elena and meet back at the inn. I'm bringing in Yuffie." In hindsight, Reno was glad of the choice in accomadations he had made. He hadn't expected to be bringing Yuffie straight there, but he hadn't expected to run across her so soon. He had chosen a very cheap inn, simply because they had arrived late and all the other inns were full. But cheap inns tended to leave their customers to themselves, and he certainly didn't want anyone seeing him in the presence of Godo's daughter right when they were getting ready to skip town with her. He hadn't decided exactly how he was going to go about getting her out of Wutai. In such a fervor and receiving such a large payment he had gotten ahead of his thinking, something he rarely ever did. But it didn't matter, he had a few ideas, and Rude was sure to think up something. Rude was always more of the calm, collected thinker than Reno, but Reno got things done faster. Together, they made a good pair. Reno glanced back at Yuffie and slowed down.
"Hey pest, you keeping up alright?"
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:29 pm
Yuffie tightened her own jacket around her, still refusing to zip it up at Reno's comment. Well, not so much that as she wasn't able to as her fingers weren't defrosted enough to engage in something require that small amount of precision, not that she was telling Reno as much. Needless to say, she couldn't do much in protest when he draped his own jacket over her.
Since when did he become such a gentleman, she mentally huffed, irritated by her present state of helplessness. The string of words accompanying it weren't much of a complement either, but once more she was in no position to reply and merely vented internally, which really just resulted in leaving her with more hot air to blow off later. Seeing his eyes scan her, she couldn't stop the comment that accompanied her mental note of What, now he's oggling me?!
Feigning disgust she chattered out after him, "What, now you're checking me out? What are you doing here anyway?" Unfortunately, her diction probably only added to her disoriented appearance, as she still felt like her head was incredibly numb. God, I must look like an idiot... Well, at least I'm in the pressence of an idiot, so I won't look as bad... She grumbled irrately.
"Hey pest, you keeping up alright?" He called back to her.
Yuffie blinked. Still caught in her thoughts and mental fuming, she couldn't help but be a little confused by the sudden expulsion of words from Reno. Brain... not... processing... Her teeth chattered, as she obliviously stood there with her eyes lost. What did he just say?!
"Uh, what?" She asked, confused and icredulous, but still managing to add a little of her usual defaint demeanor, despite her current condition. "You still haven't answered my question." She added, standing in the same place he had left her, hoping to come off as being strong and not a pushover. Hoping that he didn't realize she hadn't moved for the same reason she hadn't zipped up her own jacket, let alone thrown his back in his face.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:19 am
*Yes, he still blamed himself. There had to have been a way to stop what happened. He could have defended her, or at least pushed her out of the way and took her place. Then maybe Holy might have worked. Maybe things would have turned out better. Suddenly, Red's voice interupted his thoughts. Cloud looks to him as he continues walking.*
Sure, go ahead.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:51 am
The PHS startled Rude out of his thoughts as he walked out of yet another nightclub that was on the mainstreet in Wutai. He had gotten into a minor scuffle with one of the bouncers in the nightclub, mainly because the man seemed to be more concerned about Yuffie's condition than what Rude would have thought he would be and it ended with the Turk in the middle of something he would have rather not gotten into if at all.
"Rude.... contact Elena and meet back at the inn. I'm bringing in Yuffie," came in the hushed voice of his partner before the phone went click again.
Rude stared at the PHS with a bit of shock. Don't tell me he found her... he thought to himself. But then he knew Reno for a long time. The urgency in his partner's voice meant something good.
But how did he find her? he wondered.
Inwardly sighing to himself, Rude began walking back to the inn and called Elena on the way.
A sneeze was the response from her after she picked it up.
"Ugh...um..yeah?"
A momentary pause before Rude said, "Head back to the inn. Reno's got her."
"Wha--"
Rude hung up the phone before the blonde Turk could even reply. He wasn't very much the conversational type over the phone, anyway, and Elena knew that. Now he had to focus back on business.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:04 pm
Tifa took in a deep breath as she shut the door to her room behind her, biting her lower lip. The mention of Aeris' name had plunged another sword into her heart as if the pain never went away. She didn't hate Aeris. No, Aeris was a very close friend to her.
The Ancient was someone that Tifa Lockheart only envied when it came to Cloud, but she was someone that Tifa could never match up against. Aeris made Cloud happy, do things that Tifa would have never dreamed him of doing -- such as dressing in drag just to save her. Aeris was the only person who would actually listen to anything that Tifa would just blurt out randomly when the two were left with free time, the only person who tried to understand everyone in their odd group, her first female best friend and the only person that Cloud could ever love.
And she was someone who was bringing Cloud down into oblivion since her death.
Tifa frowned at the thought.
"Can't be thinking of that now, stupid, you've gotta get your things.." she muttered as she took out a small black duffel bag and tossed in a change of shoes and clothes.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:55 pm
Raising his head to face Cloud, RedXIII could not help but feel pained by the remorse behind the eyes staring back at him. The sky blue eyes that once featured a hardened determination, giving them a striking resemblance to ice now shone as faded cyan, the eyes of a dying man. Closing his eye for a moment, the guardian of Cosmo Canyon mentally reprimanded himself.
Cloud's no weakling - you're reading too deeply into things.
Deciding it would be best not to further upset the mourning hero with information of what he had discovered in Cosmo Canyon's library, RedXIII opened his eye, looking up to the man he regarded as a comrade in arms, to whom he was indebted since that fateful day in Midgar. "Cloud, you've never really let go of Aeris, have you?" He softly queried, empathetic to his pain.
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 4:18 pm
*Cloud thought about that question for a few moments. He had thought about just forgeting about her. Just doing mercenary work. But he had always felt.... empty. There just was something he was missing while just wandering. For until now, he thought it was just not having a companion to travel with. But recently, due to his dreams, it might be her. After his thoughts, he looks down at Red.*
Well... Im not that sure. I mean, yes I miss her but there is nothing I can do to bring her back. But what if... what if I could have saved her. Things mght have turned out better.
*It had been awhile since he had talked with Red. But Cloud knew he was wise. So maybe he could provide him with some advice on what to do.*
(Just to let you guys know, I will not be able to post again till maybe wednesday, and then only once, but I will be back home and able next sunday)
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:26 pm
OOC: Sorry guys...I've been away from the net for a while...
BIC:
*Cid landed the Highwind with ease, then went out on the deck to wait for everyone to return*
A bit of a weather change down here...somehow it's always warm.
*He stretches his arms out and leans back against the railing*
Guess I'm just supposed to sit here...Reeve shouldn't be too long. Hmm...a little smoke won't hurt. Hehe.
*He takes out a cigarette, lights it, and takes a puff while closing his eyes and soaking in the warmth*
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*Barrett walked around Costa del Sol, waiting around until Reeve showed up from Tifa's Bar*
I think I prefer Corel...much...cooler.
*As he walks, he passes a refreshment stand and decides to go up to it*
Mmm...I could use a lemonade about now. Or something.
*He pays for a drink and sits in the shade, keeping an eye on the door to Tifa's*
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:46 pm
Red XIII nodded, thoughtful. His eye closed, head bowed in consideration. It was as he expected, yet still too soon to be jumping to conclusions.
"Cloud, Sephiroth was manipulating you, you had no way of knowing it. It could have been myself, Barret, Tifa, anyone of us. I know it's hard to let go, not to feel guilty, but consider this: had it been Tifa, would you be able to forgive her?" Red phrased the words carfully, keeping his tone calm. It was a difficult thing to try and explain, let alone convince someone of, but he knew in his heart that it was true. Now steadily staring directly into Cloud's eyes, he set his tail still, flame nearly extinguishing against the floor.
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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:04 am
*That was a very good question. One that hit Cloud hard. What would he have done? He had never thought about it that way. What if it had been someone else? Tifa? Cloud thinks about this for a moment.*
I..... I don't.....
*Cloud looks back at the bar. What if it had been his childhood friend? He couldn't forgive himself. Could he forgive anyone else? These questions riddle his mind, delaying him for fully answering the question.*
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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:26 am
"There...that should do it," she murmured to herself.
The duffel bag was quite small, and Tifa didn't pack much. All she had was 2 changes of clothes and her God's Hand. She had to inwardly laugh at the contents.
So much for keeping in touch with my feminine side... she thought.
Her hand unconsciously fell to the scar on her stomach, the end tip of it anyway. Although she was lucky to have survived and her face completely heal, Sephiroth's wound across her chest and diagonally down to her waistline was the only remnants of the bitter feeling of helplessness that time so long ago. When she had first come around to back then, she tried to hide it, tugging her shirt down everytime it would begin to show flesh. But as time went on, so did the scar, and now there was just only a slight trace of it left; you had to really look closely to see it. Having a tan from working in such a tropical climate like Costa del Sol helped that.
But that didn't mean she couldn't remember the pain it had caused.
Shaking her head, Tifa chided herself for thinking back to such times. Nibelheim had returned back to its quiet town, even with former Shinra employees running the place. She took a visit one time last year to see her hometown again. It changed a little bit, though not much. The townspeople were more friendly now, more relaxed. She guessed it was because of Reeve's influence.
Grabbing a sweater just in case, Tifa zipped up her bag and went downstairs.
"Alright, I'm ready! Let me just find the key and the sign..." she said without even looking to see who was there.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 6:41 pm
"Wha-" was all she managed before the PHS clicked off on Rude's end. How? Was all she could begin to think, before resigning to acceptance. So Reno had managed to hit the jackpot by following one of his hunches, no big deal. But why did I have to frezze, standing completely still in the cold and surpressing sneezes while listening to two men discuss the young Kisaragi's fashion sense and image! Heading back to the inn, Elena shivered a little, straightening her jacket and surpressing a sneeze as she entered. Heading to their room, Elena straightened her posture as she climbed the stairs and quietly unlocked the door. Seeing that Rude had arrived before her, she nodded.
"Can I get more of an explanation now?" She spoke in a hushed tone, intentionally using vague words to be safe.
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