thestormishere | ☈ strike #02 (voice / action)

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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No need to. I can take care of myself.

Edited 2010-11-17 22:47 (UTC)

A lot of people can. That doesn't mean everything's okay.

Do you like flowers?

[ W-whatever, lady... Lightning gives a quiet scoff and then: ]

-- What?

Do you. Like. Flowers?

[Lightning may find this a little like dealing with a significantly less Australian Vanille. Because flowers? Flowers are awesome, okay. They do not solve everything but they are good pick-me-ups.]

Why?

[ Still dodging the question, still trying to figure out where this conversation is actually going... ]

Well, some people find them cheerful. And I work as a flower girl, so I have them to give away. [Does that say enough?]

You just give them away? For free or...?

I charged a little for them back home, but when there's no money here, what's the point? It's not like I need to buy anything.

Oh, right. I forgot everything's supposed to be free here.

What's with that tone? Yes, it is.

[ ... Oh. Well, now Lightning actually feels guilty. Slightly. The 'free' thing really does sort of grate on her nerves though, and obviously when she's already wound up so tight....

She gives a agitated, but quiet, sigh. ]

Wouldn't the flowers just die when it gets colder?

They might. I don't know how controlled the temperature is for the shop yet. Even if they do, there'll be flowers growing there again in spring.

Right...

[ Since she's always lived in such a climate-controlled world, Lightning actually... couldn't really say she's used to that sort of thing. ]

It's worth growing them. They might not have long lives, but they each bring a lot of beauty.

So...?

[ Okay, well, to each their own and all. ]

... Huh?

Hm, I guess that makes it a "no" for flowers...?

[ Gosh Aerith, you just don't give it up, huh? ]

I just never thought about it. [Beat.] Who are you, anyway?

[HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL and she hadn't actually said no yet |D]

My name's Aerith. What's yours?

[ No no, Hope whines eternal... at least until there's character development. And-- you're get your answer when Lightning burns them all down with Fira! ... Or not. ]

Lightning.

[Hey the flower shop already burned once. Any further attempts are going to be met with a staff to the head. 8|]

--Really? Your names... [She laughs quietly.] I'm sorry. It probably sounds weird, but you look like you could be a sister of one of my friends. His name is Cloud.

Hn.

[ .... Shoot, she was hoping the thing with Cloud was only her imagination. ]

You mean that blond guy?

Bright blue eyes, too. You've met already?

Yes.

[ Spoken with... marked finality. ]

[...hm. well that can be final; now Aerith's going to puzzle out how this interaction between Cloud and Lightning probably went.

It has lots of silent pauses so far.]

[ That sounds about right- pauses and lots of awkwardness resulting from The Luceti Talk. Lightning doesn't have a problem with Cloud so far, but if this sort of thing keeps happening...

OH, but she senses her chance here, and shuffling around utters a quick-- ]

I have to go.

[ -- before abruptly shutting her journal. Bye, Aerith. :( ]

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[Voice] works even better than Instant Chain T_T

[Voice] ...I don't think I ever figured that one out |D;

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