Intro Log || This Keeps Happening

[melodiesmods]

Characters: All the "Heroes of Light" (only new characters can start threads).
Where: Aqures Ixen.
When: The 5th of January. The new Heroes of Light will awaken early in the morning.
Summary: The new Heroes of Light awaken in Aqures Ixen and are informed by their assigned Moogles of what the situation and what their destinies are. This a log for them to react to the situation, meet each other and be welcomed by the former batches of Heroes of Light.
Warning: Snow. Also some leftover decorations from Christmas.

Where you were or what you were doing— It does not really matter. Not any more. Within an instant, the world around you collapses. Reality twists and shatters... Or maybe you are the one who is collapsing and shattering away from reality as you knew it. No matter what the answer is, it will only take a few seconds for you to find yourself sinking into a void, your world vanishing into the distance. There is nothing but darkness as far as the eye can see. Even you feel different: all the powers you might once have had, are now gone. It is silent, cold and it feels as though life itself is slipping out of you.

At this moment, when it looks as though nothing but a never-ending void awaits you, a red Crystal forms before you. In this void, its warmth compels you to grab it. Upon doing so, you can hear a soft, soothing voice speaking:


"Wake up."

Soon, the void itself vanishes and is replaced by distant noises of engines. Had it all been nothing more than a dream? The soothing voice repeats its call one more time, but is soon replaced with a much less graceful "Wake up Kupo." Hand clutched on your Crystal, the call of the Moogle may finally wake you up. But you are no longer in your world, nor in the void. You are before the Crystal of Fire, in the third district of a city called Aqures Ixen. At this point, you may realize the engine noise actually originates from an Airship flying low over the city and headed to dock beneath the castle. As if it wasn't strange enough, your clothes have changed as well. They are now a reflection of the Jobs you are wielding. Last but not least, you are surrounded by Moogles, small and fluffy creatures who are more than happy to tell you about everything you want to know, about your 'destiny' as a Hero of Light, about what awaits you.

Or at least, they will tell you everything they do know, which isn't much in the end.

The only people around you are like you-- There are quite a few of them, all clothed in their Job garbs and most likely wondering what is happening. If somehow you do not realize it, the Moogle who woke you up will be more than happy to inform you there are others like you around. In fact, there are other Heroes who have arrived in the course of the past year and they will come soon! Like you, they have Jobs and a Crystal.

If asked, the Moogles will mention that the Heroes of Light - that is to say you - are fighting against time to save Crystallis from the Calamity that is about to awaken to devour the entire world. Sounds terrible? Welcome to Crystallis.


The Other Heroes
— Shortly Thereafter —
Thanks to the efficiency of Mognet, it does not take long for the other Heroes to come around: those who arrived in this world within the past year. You may have imagined heroic and charismatic figures when your Moogle told you that there were other Heroes of Light in this city. You may have imagined persons with fearsome powers when they told you about how they managed to push back the Empire and defeat gigantic beasts in the past. And more importantly, you may have imagined them as people who would have all the answers to your, doubtlessly, numerous questions.

If so, you may be up for a tragic disappointment. Still, for the most part they know more than you on the situation and may be more than happy to fill you in, especially if your Moogle didn't tell you much.


The City of Aqures Ixen
— Anytime —
With Christmas being barely over, there are still Christmas Decoration in the streets, and while the reconstruction are nearly over, there are still traces of the attack the Empire led against the city six months ago. A few buildings are being worked on.

And besides the decorations and reconstructions, there are a lot of things to do in the city for newcomers. A few groups of Triple Triad players are playing before Mognet Office in the ninth district, and a Blitzball Match is set to start at 20:00 in the stadium! Characters are also free to visit the city-- Mognet Office just behind the Triple Triad games is filled with Moogles, most of them discussing about the election for the future director of Mognet. They can also visit Airship Port in the twelfth district from where characters can board for free Airships from Shoopuf Airline.

Or maybe you could visit your new house in the 11th District, and get to know your new neighbors and housemate. Hopefully your neighbors are people you will get along with.


The Laboratory
— Anytime —
A location where a lot of Heroes of Light seem to be gathering is Palitutu's Laboratory. It is a place where employed characters can research into various topics. However, most importantly, characters can see a file with their name...

Should your character decide to go there and peek at their file, there are two possibilities. Either the file is corrupted and they cannot access it: too bad for them, but at least their life will remain a mystery. Or should you decide the file isn't corrupted, they will find a summary of their lives up to their canon point, as if written by a third-person omniscient narrator. On the column left to the text, to the top there is a portrait of them, and beneath it there is a 3D model of them. Said portrait and model can be switched to any year of their life. At the bottom there is a percentage, indicating 0%. On the right column, there are various links, most of which are grayed out. The clickable links lead to their Homeworld History and their future post-canon point history (corrupted file for unfinished canons).

At least, they can lock this file away if they don't want anyone to see it.

The Hospital
— Anytime —
Characters who have already been in Crystallis before do not wake up by the Crystal of Fire like everyone else. Instead, they will wake up in the Hospital of Aqures Ixen, in a room where there are over a hundred of other Heroes of Light like them-- Maybe even some familiar faces... Except they're all in Crystal Stasis.

A couple Moogles and a few nurses will be waiting by the room, and they will welcome all characters waking up. Upon exiting the room, they will also meet a lot of guards, and they all have for order to shoot anyone that comes out of this room without a Moogle. Hopefully you won't try running out without waiting for your Moogle. As for why the guards are so on edge, it might be a good idea to ask the other Heroes of Light about what happened a couple months ago.


Close Encounters of the Third(?) Kind
— 15:00 —
Characters venturing by between the city's outskirts and the Chocobo Farm at this specific time will be able to see a most peculiar sight: a flying saucer seemingly abducting a Chocobo before flying away and disappearing into the sky without leaving any traces of its presence. If your character do see it, hopefully there will be someone with them. Otherwise, nobody will believe their story.

Was it an UFO or just a hallucination? Previous sightings of such a thing have happened. It might be a good idea to investigate this sometimes...

Comments

[droopy_eyes]

1. I'M WAKING UP (I FEEL IT IN MY BONES)

Jaeha's expression was flat as he listened to the Moogle's explanation. His arms were folded, and it was clear that any interest he might have had fled the coop long ago. He'd already committed himself to being one girl's hero, now he was expected to do it again? Yona, at least, hadn't tried to force him into it. This place had. He hid his resentment behind a lazy smile as the tiny creature finished her explanation.

"Any questions, kupo?" Kulana smiled beatifically.

"Nothing comes to mind," he smiled, tucking his hands into his pockets and bending slightly at the waist as if to better study her.

Kulana's face lit up as she clasped her paws together. "Then you'll help?!"

"Sorry," he tossed his head with an arrogant smile and bent at the knees. "Not interested." He prepared to spring away with his majestic dragon's leg strength, which allowed him to bound away with the greatest of ease. Or at least, that's what he thought he was going to do. Instead? He hopped. A long, awkward silence stretched between Jaeha and the Moogle as both stared at each other with hollow smiles.

Kulana frowned first. "What were you trying to do?"

"Nothing significant," he lied, scratching at his ear as he looked away.

"...Were you trying to fly away just now?"

"I wonder." Both "Hero" and Moogle stared at one another for a long moment. Then Jaeha sprinted down the street.

Startled, Kulana frantically waved her arms at him. "K-kupo! You can't run away from this!!"

And yet, that seemed to be exactly what he was doing. Welp, so long, Jaeha.

* * * * *

2. Best Roommate (C-03)

Jaeha lived in house C-03 for approximately six minutes. He walked up the steps, unlocked the door, and went inside to collect the stipend that was supposedly being held in his name. Then he left. It was the shortest prompt ever.

* * * * *

3. City Exploration (Sort Of)

Airships, or ocean ships? Jaeha couldn't decide. On the one hand, seagoing vessels were what he was accustomed to using for travel, and it seemed there was always a ship for hire. He knew his way around the deck, and could easily exchange work for a place aboard as one of the crew.

On the other hand, he'd never been on an airship before, and Jaeha was absolutely not afraid of heights. Passage was also completely free, so that was a bonus. On the downside, travel was a bit more limited. The only vessel due to depart today was the ship heading to Esdham. He'd asked what kind of city it was, interested in the possibility...until the deckhand informed him that it was more of a military fort than a city. Not really Jaeha's ideal place to be.

So, either he could wait around town for the next ship heading to Balicea, wait even longer for the ship heading out to Mysidia, or take off now and sail the seas.

Perched on one of the wooden dock pillars, a sack of personal belongings slung over his shoulder, he was inclined to take the ocean route. The smell of the ocean, at least, was familiar to him, and breathing in the salted air eased some of the tension coiled in his gut. Outwardly, he seemed carefree and relaxed, wearing a lazy smile, absently threading his fingers through the ends of his long green ponytail as he watched the deckhands load their cargo. Inwardly, he was annoyed and a little on the anxious side. There were people waiting for his return, and there was no way to reach them any longer.

Jaeha exhaled lightly, dropping his hand to rest upon his knee. Well, one thing was clear: he wasn't going to stick around in the city responsible for his abduction. He needed to leave, and sooner was better than later. The ocean it is.

[OOC: Brackets are okay if you'd rather not do prose. He can also be found at the market prior to heading over to the docks if you'd rather run into him there.]

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[nobugs]

[He had heard the words - 'you can't run away from this', hadn't intended to spend much attention to this argument that apparently was happening. Well, that was until he caught the face and the hair of the person who was just passing by. He didn't have his dragon sense here to confirm it, but they spend more than enough time with each other by now that there was no way he would mistake this person. Of course, a part of him thinks it might be wishful thinking, especially because things got a bit lonelier at home again, but no... that couldn't just be only his mind playing tricks on him. So he did what came first to his mind - chasing said person. Which was all too familiar in a weird way, and felt so long ago, too.] JAEHA!! IS THAT YOU, JAEHA?!!

[droopy_eyes]

[He knows that voice. But this can't be right, can it? Jaeha looks back over his shoulder to verify what his ears tell him, and sure enough, his eyes confirm it. And yet, he can't feel the White Dragon's presence at all. An impostor, perhaps? He masks his surprise with a quirked smile.]

Well now, look who it is~

[But he hasn't stopped running. He'll slow a little for Kija to catch up and run beside him, but he doesn't really plan on stopping until he's outside of the city gates.]

[It could be the real deal, though. If the powers of his dragon leg have been sealed, then his other dragon ability must be cut off as well. He'll have to watch Kija carefully to make sure his mannerisms and reactions match the young man he remembers.]

[nobugs]

[Jaeha shouldn't have the power of the dragon leg, yet he was still fast, too fast, and he didn't stop running from him, which was typical so it was another confirmation that he was indeed the man he thought he was.

Once he caught up with Jaeha, he was tempted to reach out to him, but he refrained from doing so, considering actions like those were things Jaeha wasn't too comfortable with. Still, all of this begged one question-]

Why do you not stop running so we can talk properly?!

[droopy_eyes]

Why? I should think the answer is fairly obvious.

[Who in their right mind wouldn't try to run away from a city that forcefully abducted a dozen people, if not more, and tried to force them into servitude by sweet-talking them into being 'heroes'? The entire situation stank like fishrot.]

We can speak outside of the city walls.

[With that same annoying self-assured smirk he always wore, Jaeha increased his speed again, urging Kija to do the same.]

3.

[greenmagick]

Terra had been heading off towards her flower shop, she didn't feel comfortable meeting the new people though she supposed it would happen one way or another. She only has a few flowers in her arms; after the holiday business has slowed which was good considering she needed time to grow more flowers.

A flash of green hair grabbed her attention and she turned, her voice reflecting her surprise.

"Jaeha?"

She knew him, she had met him before on their way from Flence to Aqures. It had been the one time that Terra went out of her way to great those who were new to this world. Though it might be someone else. A knot formed in Terra's chest thinking that she might have called someone by the wrong name.

[droopy_eyes]

Someone knew his name. A female someone, apparently, that was good. But an unfamiliar female someone, that was bad. He turned his head, expression infuriatingly calm with the same lazy smile decorating his face. No, he'd definitely never met another girl who looked like she did. The green hair wasn't completely unusual in his world, but unusual enough that it would have stood out if he'd met a lady with such. She was the first.

She spoke to him with familiarity, however, and that was curious to him. Just how did she know his name? Was she responsible in some measure for his presence here as well?

"Something wrong?" he asked politely, unmoving from his perch just yet. He wouldn't reveal that he had no memory of her just yet; he wanted to see just how she knew him, or at least thought she knew him.

[greenmagick]

Terra wasn’t expecting his question and for a moment she was silent. She remembered giving him a flower but a lot of their conversations felt distant and fuzzy. She didn’t like forgetting things but it had been months ago. She hadn’t realized how swiftly time had passed.

“I thought you were in Stasis.” She spoke softly her surprise still evident. “I’m glad you’re alright.”

It wasn’t as if she knew what happened to those in Stasis and while she knew his name she hadn’t known him really well. They had talked about flying and his accounts where unlike her own.

[droopy_eyes]

Stasis? He wasn't sure what that was. She did seem genuine, though, which gave him a small twang of guilt. The smile faded only fractionally as his gaze dropped. He was suspicious of this place, and couldn't possibly feel easy here, but he didn't want to take out his frustrations on anyone who truly didn't deserve it.

"Your concern warms my heart," he replied, grinning as he bowed with one arm swept to the side. "But if I must be completely honest, I don't remember meeting you before just now. Given that you possess a remarkable beauty, I wonder how this could be possible."

He lifted his head to look at her, studying her features carefully to see how she reacted to his declaration.

"Why don't you tell me how you knew my name?"

1. I'M WAKING UP

[goddessofthesky]

Are you alright?

[Zelda see's the tail end of the conversation between Moogle and hero as she steps in front of Jaeha's path. She knows that those paired don't always get along but this seemed like something else. She vaguely recognizes the new hero but she's talked to enough people to know that it will only spook him if she were to call him by his name.]

I'm sorry.

[Zelda moves out of his way pushing a small section of blonde hair behind her ear.]

My name is Zelda. I'm here to try and help those who've just woken up.

[droopy_eyes]

[Kulana is able to catch up quickly, her cheeks puffed out in annoyance. 'Just what were you trying to do?!' she demands angrily, but Jaeha ignores her. As for Zelda, he's able to stop in time to prevent himself from bowling her over. But he lingers only long enough to sketch an elegant bow.]

It's a pleasure to meet you. However, I have no intentions of lingering here any longer. My apologies, perhaps we will meet agai--

'HYAAAAAHHH!'

[The Moogle shoots itself at the back of his head, sending him sprawling face down into the ground.]

[goddessofthesky]

[Zelda’s fingers move in front of her lips as the moogle tackles her new charge. A small part of Zelda really wants to laugh though she knows that it isn’t the time for that. She crouches down and lightly places a hand on Jaeha’s shoulder.]

Are you alright?

[She might be able to heal him but considering his quick decision to leave she doesn’t know if he’ll accept the help or not. She doesn’t want to force it one him.]

[droopy_eyes]

'Hmph! Some hero...'

[Kulana's expression easily displays her disappointment. It runs deep as she stands on top of Jaeha's back while he eats floor. He's not moving. Was she too rough on him? Jaeha's outstretched fingers twitch, and Kulana jumps back. Then he lifts his head, blood running out of his nose and over his...smile? He's definitely smiling.]

'You actually liked that, didn't you?! You're disgusting!'

[Kulana jumps on his head again, forcing his face back to the temple floor. Now he's starting to get a little annoyed. He speaks, his voice muffled.]

If you could do something about the furry tumor on my back, I'd very much appreciate it.

City Exploration; Market Prior :D

[wings_of_steel]

[ Selen's day was like any typical day, since her job required her to guard and protect people, while upholding the laws of the city. Of course, she wasn't sure how far that stretched but she wasn't the type to stick around and twiddle her thumbs when someone was in trouble.

As soon as she hit the market place on her patrol, some purse snatcher had knocked over a girl and stole her belongings and he was making his way zig-zagging through the crowd. Selen noticed the odd way he was dressed how aggressive he had been when he stole the person's belonging.

A curved smirk plastered on her face as she dashed towards the criminal without giving a second thought, tailing him just as quickly as he was getting away.Unfortunately, the crook was running straight towards Jaeha and Selen was running in the same direction.

The man almost slammed into the tall man but weaseled to the right to avoid it while Selen jumped at the same exact time. The poor bastard was thrown onto the ground with a loud thud, followed by a beautiful blond woman with blue eyes sitting on top of him and restraining him with a smug look on her face. All of this happened within a few feet of the other. ]

Now that's not polite to be hitting young ladies around and then stealing their belongings.

[droopy_eyes]

[It's rare for someone to beat Jaeha to the vigilantism punch. He'd been stiff and on alert the first moment he heard the cry, backpedaling from the array of fishing supplies to see the source of the commotion.]

[Now far be it from Jaeha to judge man's tastes, but a gentleman was seldom seen bolting through a crowd and shoving people sporting a lady's handbag, particularly after a woman cried out. Would that his leg still worked properly, he'd have pounced the criminal in a heartbeat. Instead he maneuvered himself forward, preparing to intercept the criminal.]

[Then the pursesnatcher became the personal landing pad for Selen.]

[Well now! Jaeha blinked, surprised, but impressed. He stood at the man's head before crouching down into a casual squat. He gives the man's head a firm poke, earning a muffled groan.]

You can't say you didn't deserve that.

[Resting his forearms on his knees, he lifts his head and smiles casually at the woman who took down the thug.]

Not too shabby. You do this kind of thing for a living?

[wings_of_steel]

[ Selen was pretty amused that he was her personal landing pad, but the guy deserved it. She made sure he wasn't too hurt in the process. A smile still played on her lips as she pulled rope from her side and bound his arms together will still sitting on top of his back. S

he made sure not to break any bones. However, the woman looked almost too light to that much of a dead weight on the perpetrator, but the guy was struggling pointlessly with her. How strange. Can't say he didn't. She replied as she pushed him down some more. When she finish binding him she slowly rolled off of him and pulled herself to her knees. ]

Stealing is bad. If you need help with anything, there's nothing wrong about asking others to help you. Unfortunately, I can't let you go scotch free. We'll have to take you in, sir.

[ Selen replied, her tone darkening a bit at the comment. That earned a silent "eep." from the captured culprit. Selen then handed the girl her bag as she finally caught up with her and the guy that stole her bag. She bowed deeply to Selen and the woman merely laughed, resting a hand on her head before letting her go. ]

Technically retired in my world, but I suppose it's better than lazing around here and yes, I used to do this for a living. However, probably more cruel than just capturing crooks. My apologies for almost getting you caught up in the mess.

[ She replied offering him a hand as she stood up, and held the guy with her other free hand. ]

My name is Selen. I am currently working with the Law Enforcement here.

Waking Up.

[dammit_flynn]

Yuri and Repede were just taking a walk while Acrisius rested casually on Repede's back. Ever since they got acquainted, the dog was rather fond of Acrisius and vise versa. They enjoyed each other's company and Repede allowed Acrisius to hang on him every now and then. Yuri stopped walking when he heard some talking loud enough for him to hear before watching the person take a run down the street. Well, he's not entirely sure what was going on but he started by talking to his dog.

"Whoa, Repede look at that guy run," Yuri replied, putting a hand to his forehead and watching the taller green haired guy make a dash for it down the street. There seemed to be a moogle with him too and the thing looked a bit frazzled. Yuri couldn't help but be a little amused.

"Yo, Acrisius, go ask the moogle why it looks lost and I'll see why this guy's running so suspiciously."

"Right away Yuri," he nodded before quietly floating over to Kulana.

[droopy_eyes]

Kulana was not pleased. She was still stunned that her Hero had actually run away. Had she been assigned the wrong Hero? Surely all of her hard work, training, and education qualified her for a true champion of champions, the one that would lead them all to victory. And she got this guy instead.

She should have brought her staff, as this Hero was in need of a good whapping.

Just as she prepared to go in search of her favored weapon, she paused at seeing Acrisius's approach. "I'm sorry, but I've got a rogue Hero on the loose. Can this wait?"

Meanwhile, Jaeha was making his way swiftly down the street. At 6'2" with long, lean legs, he could cover quite a bit of distance with little difficulty. Unaware that Yuri had set out to follow him, Jaeha could sometimes be observed stopping for a moment, and then hopping in place. Every time he tried, he frowned, then continued running.

[dammit_flynn]

Sometimes beggers can't be choosers. Acrisius could understand Kulana's plight. At least, Yuri didn't run away from him when he saw Acrisius. He did feel bad for the moogle that worked hard to get a hero, only to have to deal with a fluke. However, it's not like the world is full of do gooders.

Now that's abusive, but Yuri wasn't going to comment on the abusiveness of a moogle since he was grateful that his only nagged him and nothing beyond that. He sighed some before replying to the other, "I was told to see if I can be of assistance to you. I assume that man was your hero running in the opposite direction. I'm quite sure Yuri will handle it," he replied with a sigh. Though, Yuri had a thing for doing what he wanted and there was never a real reason why he chose to do one thing or another.

"Well looks like he's going to be taken down the hard way. You gotta learn not to be suspicious in these parts."

Yuri took a bolt straight for Jaeha, having no problem keeping up with the tall man. Yuri was shorter than him but not by much. He was nearly at his tail when he bolted. Of course, he was wondering why one: the guy was running away and two: why he seemed suspicious as he ran away. The weird part was the guy was trying hard to jump? maybe? He was hopping weirdly. Yeah, definitely not going to let him get away! He could have stolen something.

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[umslay]

With the arrival of a new batch of humans, Ales took a break from his work - as little as he could make after New Year's Day - to great the group. By his judgement, he would be a little late, but that wasn't important. Give the newcomers a few minutes to get over their initial shock. He turned the corner that lead straight to the main room of the temple.

At that moment, a green haired man ran out of the room. In the split second before they collided, Ales froze and attempted to jump out of the way to no avail. The Teensie went flying, his hat and wig tossed far down the hallway. The world passed by in slow motion. This was it. He was going to die for the second time, and in a stupid way to makes things worse.

He twisted in mid air so that he hit the ground nose-first. It protected his head, but in exchange, a trickle of blood formed from the side of his snout.

"Why..." he poked at his tender face. A few more seconds, and he'd realize how angry he'd be at Jaeha.

[droopy_eyes]

Damn, he'd just hit someone. Jaeha wasn't quite so callous and selfish that he'd just let that go. He did want to get out of here before any guards arrived (since this was surely some sort of trap from what little he could tell), but he was pretty sure he'd just mowed down a kid.

He grit his teeth. He shouldn't stop, couldn't afford to. But he'd hit that child hard enough to send him flying.

His shoulders hunched. Well, if the guards came, he was sure he could still kick them into next week, even without the strength of his Dragon's leg. He picked up Ales by the collar to set him on his feet, one hand braced on his chest to support him.

"You all right, little... Hm?"

His eyebrows rose, then furrowed. His smile remained, but there was a definite glint of wary suspicion. "And what might you be?" Not a child, that much was obvious.

[umslay]

Ales pushes himself off the floor with one hand and gripped his hat with another...only for it to touch his hairless head. Damn it, this was even more humiliating! He jumped up and frantically turned his head left and right.

Left and right.

Why did the temple have to put so little light in the side rooms? Finding a black hate was nearly impossible in these conditions.

"Look, help me find my hat first. That's the first step to apologizing."

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[aero_dienamic]

Hearing those echoing words 'you can't run away', didn't particularly get the Fiend's attention, but rather her Moogle.

"Should we do something?" the Moogle asks.

"I don't see why." the towering woman responds, crossing in front of what would-be Jaeha's path. There was no chance of colission, but her hair was certainly in the way, all fourteen feet of it, as she pretends to look at something. "Cowards are no problem of mine. It's not like I contribute all that much." she hums, watching out of the corner of her eye to see whether or not the fleeing 'hero' trips over her hair.

[droopy_eyes]

It wasn't often Jaeha met other people that were taller than he was, and Valvalis was easily the largest woman he'd ever seen. Ah, would that he had the luxury of time to make her acquaintance, but there was no telling who was friend and who was foe in this city. To be on the safe side, he would have to assume all of them were responsible for his situation. At the very least, they were okay with it, and that made them culpable in his opinion.

When it seemed as if he might race right over her hair, he jumped. Sure, it wasn't as grand as it might have been with his powers in tact, but he could still clear a trail of hair on the ground.

As he sailed past, he shot her a knowing little smirk, his violet eyes fierce and bright. Then he hit the ground, and bolted further down the street.

[aero_dienamic]

He jumped...

Now granted she'd rather him not, at all, get tangled in his hair, but he could've been anything from a fleeing burglar, to someone just running away from responsibility.

But he jumped...

Though he gave her that knowing look, she scowled. Damned dragoons... She had half a mind to actually stop him, just to be a hinderance, and in that moment of temptation, she did teleport, putting her again in his path, but, again, she stepped out of the way, making sure that he could see that she turned up her nose at him.