thestormishere: (what you'll never know)
☇ Lightning ([personal profile] thestormishere) wrote2011-10-22 11:18 pm

☈ strike #17 (action / video)

Action; House 41; morning and onwards of the 22nd.

[ The calendar used in Luceti might be noticeably different than that of Cocoon's, but the way Lightning-- or rather, her friends seem to figure, since her previous birthday was roughly a month before her arrival last November... a Saturday in 'October' seems about as good a time as any to acknowledge somehow making it to twenty-two years of age.

She's really not looking for an outright party or anything, but after some stubbornness-filled discussion, the woman's reluctantly agreed to... well, what she'd likely do anyway: focusing on just having a relatively good day in general. That may or may not include humoring her housemates by dragging them around town to just Do Stuff too, though. Maybe indulge in just a little bit of the sort of food she tends to refrain from? Who knows.

After rolling out of bed and showering, it doesn't take her long to gather up Baldr and start looking into obtaining breakfast, studiously trying to put herself in a good mood. In other words, not thinking about how awful a year before now (and the events directly following it) turned out to be...

Of course, the problem is... coincidence is a tricky thing in a place like Luceti. Is she ever allowed to forget about anything for very long here? ]


Video/Action; plaza center/fountain; late afternoon of the 23rd.

Your moon... looks strange today.

[ Your moon because it's certainly not her moon, a sentiment that's quite obvious from the odd, tense quality to the woman's tone of voice. All things considered, with her homeworld's unknown status, her floating land's distinctly moonlike appearance as it hangs over the planet below, and most importantly, since it's pretty damn hard to forget the day after her twenty-first birthday being the one where she lost her sister and became 'fated' to tear Cocoon down out of the sky... she's understandably pretty tuned into any celestial objects' condition. Especially since it's currently the day following the one that, as a l'Cie, she never expected to reach.

As such, there's a looong pause, apparently thoughtful as she looks up at the sky. And then, randomly: ]


... How are you supposed to 'get over' something in the past, when it's still tainting what's supposed to be good?

[ -- Wait, no no no, asking that kind of thing? Not something she normally does at all, particularly over the journal or in front of strangers. Naturally, now it's too late, however. She aims a frowning Look towards her journal, then at anyone who might have heard from where she's sitting on the fountain. Her voice turns quiet and dry as she shakes her head, a hint of dark sarcasm sneaking in. ]

Why do I get the feeling something bad's about to happen anyway?
lunas: (to see the lights all faded)

[ video ]

[personal profile] lunas 2011-10-29 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
... Magic? No way, if it was magic then the whole world wouldn't know about it, right? I think it's something relating to science, but that's why I can't explain it exactly since I don't understand stuff like that half of the time.

[ Well, at least you dare to admit that, Usagi. She giggles just slightly awkwardly. ]

[identity profile] mistyarc.livejournal.com 2011-11-01 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ She has a point, but is there anything new to tell? Not really on his part, so he leaves it at that. ]

In any case, I can forward my findings to you if you'd be interested.

[ This isn't confidential information he's digging up, so he feels he can share that much if he does come across anything. If. ]
lunas: (are you lonely looking for yourself)

[ video ]

[personal profile] lunas 2011-11-01 02:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Then what is the case here, huh..? All of this is way too confusing.

[identity profile] gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com 2011-11-01 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll hear offers, but I'm not making promises. What would you even bribe me with?

[identity profile] capuchinja.livejournal.com 2011-11-02 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Weird indeed. And the moon was bad enough on its own...]

I hope what's been said about this place is true. Because I can't leave my sensei on her own for that long.

[He doesn't even want to think about what would happen... though the reality is, a snail being on her own that long wouldn't be in good condition. Even if Brooke had survived - even thrived to an extent - on her own in the sewers, and could probably estivate if she had to... well, it wouldn't be very safe. The Claw could easily catch up with her.]

[identity profile] gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com 2011-11-03 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe we should just get it over with. Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to~

[ ...She may be the first non-biologically-related person to dare try swinging on Lightning's arm. ]

[identity profile] mistyarc.livejournal.com 2011-11-03 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ This isn't confidential record, Lightning. That's the only difference. But he appreciates her cooperation all the same, and nods.

Lightning, hm? Interesting name. ]


Hubert Ozwell.

[identity profile] gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com 2011-11-03 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Clinging, CLINGING--okay that's enough, no making Light use full force; Aerith lets go and ~spins~ away, crunching through fallen leaves. ]

--birthday dear Liiiight, happy birthday to you!

[ BEAMING over at Light. :DDD! ]

[identity profile] gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com 2011-11-04 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ She giggles and nods. ]

I think we can skip birthday pinches.

[ why yes, there ARE worse traditions. (not that she'd ever stood a chance of doing those...) ]
lunas: (you were looking for yourself out there)

[ video ]

[personal profile] lunas 2011-11-04 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She pouts a little. ]

Geez, I'm just asking.. It's just strange that this is going on and nobody knows why, right?

[identity profile] gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com 2011-11-05 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ Coming along! They're not too far from the plaza in their house, so it doesn't take long to reach the stores. ]

So what are you thinking of getting?

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