thestormishere | ☈ strike #03 (voice / action)

[ It may be snowing and looking like a good day to just take it easy, but life for this particular Luceti resident is... by no means very peaceful right now. There's a dull fwump as a journal falls open onto the ground with something heavy on top of it... and a moment later the sound of a horrified shriek and panicked panting pierces the air as someone scrambles to their feet up and off of it.

Unfortunately, the journal's view remains fixed on nothing more than the sky for several minutes, white flakes slowly falling onto the open pages, but then finally, lured in by the sound of voices, a rather alarmed-looking face sporting strikingly blue eyes and severely-mussed black hair appears. ]

Hello? Help! Wh-what's going on?

[ And anyone who's out in the snow right now might notice a particularly distressed and cold young man holding his journal close to his chest as he peers around him. He doesn't look like a New Feather, but he also seems... rather lost.

That would be because not only is Lightning Farron suddenly quite a bit younger, but she also happens to be in

wingenvy's full grown and very male body right now. Oops.

FFXIII spoilers only if you happen not to know Lightning's real name, which... isn't even plot-important anyway. Replies with

notfairron. ]

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Ye- [Oh. Crap. SEE THIS IS WHY HE DOESN'T HAVE KIDS] I mean- where you're from! Do you have magic there?

[ Too late, she already senses something is way, way off here. ]

Like... fal'Cie...? Well, yeah.

[...Yeah, he has no idea what that is. This is not going to be easy.] Hmm... well, magic made us like this. It's not dangerous, just a little scary. It's not forever, though! It'll change us back soon. [Well, that's what everyone says.]

Why would magic...?

[ Still trying desperately to wrap her mind around this, and then... PERSONAL RE-A-LI-ZA-TION; horrified, hushed voice go. ]

Is this--? Are you a Pulse l'Cie?!

[ She's never heard of fal'Cie or l'Cie being able to switch bodies with people, but... Pulse is totally scary so who knows. ]

[He doesn't know what that is either, but she sounds scared of it. Denial: GO!]

No, no way! I'm not a- ...one of those things. Promise. I'm not the one who did this to us, anyway. I want to change back just as much as you do.

[ OF COURSE a l'Cie would probably claim not to be one, but... but something. She falls silent uncertainly for a long moment- she definitely never asked for this, man. ]

... It... it won't last long?

Nope, it won't. Pretty sure everyone around here says this kind of think just lasts a week, at most. So that means we have to take care of each other for a little while, okay?

[ Does "take care of each other" actually mean "make sure you don't tie bows in my hair," Zack? ]

Alright... I guess. I mean... I think I should call my parents now.

[....Oh dear. How to tell the poor kid her parents aren't around without making her cry or something? In his big body it'd be way too weird.]

Uh... I don't know if you can call your parents around here, kiddo.

[ What. What kind of stupid place is this anyway? For once she sounds a little offended here. ]

Why?

[This is really, really weird. Seriously.]

I don't think they're around here. I mean, you can always try, but unless they have a journal, it won't really work...

There's no connection to the outside?

...

Who are you, anyway?

[Let's just... quietly ignore the question and hope she's distracted 8D]

Oh, right! Sorry about that. My name's Zack. And how about you?

[ Lucky. This time. ]

Hm, Claire...

Claire, huh? That's a nice name! A good name for a cute little girl.

Oh! Um... thanks.

[ >_>; Audible, awkward fidgeting goes here. ]

[Maaaaan, that is weird to watch 8|]

Let's see... we should probably figure out where you are, too. You'll need somebody to look after you until your parents get here.

[ Even weirder to do, dude. Little girl → super-strong SOLDIER guy... ]

I... I guess. It's... really cold here.

[Hopefully she doesn't break the village in a week's time.]

Okay, that settles it! You're going to come stay with us. First to find you... are you near any buildings?

[ Waitwhatbutbut...okaythen. She starts looking around, a bit reluctantly. ]

Yeah... uh... all the buildings here are pretty small but... 'Good Spirits Bar?' Do you know where that is? And... do you know Aerith? He said he'd help too and it kind of sounded like it...

Oh- yeah, I know where that is! And I live with Aerith, too. Is he going to pick you up or should I head over?

I think he's coming but... it doesn't matter to me.

How about I ask, and we'll work things out from there?

O-okay.

[ Whatever you say, strange guy running around all cheerfully in her body... :( ]

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