☈ strike #02 (voice / action)

[thestormishere]

Alright. Two questions. First off, are any of you from Pulse or Cocoon?

Second...

... How long is 'Seventh Heaven' open?

[ As it's probably obvious from Lightning's voice, these two questions (the first of which she was already reluctant to bring up and the second actually not what she was originally planning on asking) come from a very tired and frustrated young woman right now. You see, although she soon received access to personal explanations, the journal network, and the guide after she woke up... that doesn't mean she had to truly believe it all. Without anyone she knows around to basically tie her down, that's why on the morning of the 13th, she got up, deliberately avoided running into anyone, and gathered up what she could before heading off into the forest- to find this 'barrier' around the place herself.

A few days later, it finally hits her for real that she's in serious trouble here. The other l'Cie are unaccounted for, she can't figure a way out, and most importantly, she doesn't know how much time she has left. The Brand on her chest left by the Pulsian fal'Cie changed when she arrived here, and that means her Focus is most likely still in effect. However, away from her own world, she can't complete it even if she wanted to.

And so, looking rather rough around the edges, she's finally making her way back into the main part of town, then heading over to the restaurant Adell had mentioned to her earlier. If you're wondering how she made it out there and back in such a short time despite having zero experience navigating in a place like this... well, it's not like she could get much sleep out there when she was all by herself, right? ]

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[voice]

[thestormishere]

... I'm Lightning.

[ That's all she muster right now. Oh Serah, you make your sister's heart cry... so, so much. ]

[voice]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

I see. [He had a pretty good idea already that she was, but it was never a good idea to assume things.

...still, he kind of felt bad, and he wasn't sure why.] I apologize. But if it counts for anything, I don't think she was around for very long.

[voice]

[thestormishere]

[ No answer. You'll have to forgive her for having no idea what to make of this information; she never imagined this might happen. ]

[voice]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[A-aww man. Now he really feels bad. But he doesn't know what to say, either - had he been in her shoes when he first arrived, he... might have said his brother deserved it. And even if he felt differently now, that didn't change anything for her. He could tell her what her sister said, but that might just make her feel worse, judging by her earlier reaction...

tl;dr Caesar is a strategist who is bad with emotions. S-so he'll just, uh. Let her keep that silence for a moment. :|;]

[voice]

[thestormishere]

[ After a minute, she does get around to answering, though it's clear it's distracted and borne from an unusually low mood. ]

Thank you for the information.

[voice]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

Don't mention it. [R-really. Would telling her that he remembered someone else help? ...probably not. This is difficult - he's never had to do this before.] I wish I could be more helpful.