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melodiesoflife2016-01-18 09:02 pm
shinra_dog) wrote in melodiesoflife2016-01-18 09:02 pm
[Open] But you won't see me fall apart
WHO: Reno and YOU!
WHEN: Throughout the month of January, excepting the Enemy Within event
WHERE: Throughout Aqures Ixen; prompts below
The Hospital
"Wh... what do you mean, he's gone?"
"Well, he crystallized, kupo. He was taken to the hospital yesterday. But if you're Reno -- well, he had a letter for you -- "
Reno stood numb as the moogle explained and fetched the envelope for him. He remained numb throughout the day. At some point he must have left the house, though he didn't remember exactly how he got from there to anywhere. Grit was gone. First Kyo, and now... And Rufus had just arrived, too. Reno didn't know how he felt, except very confused and very, very lost. The time he spent at the hospital doubled as he watched over the two men, hoping someday he'd get to talk to them again. The boy he'd loved a world away, and the man who'd loved him without any hope of mutual affection. Reno felt as though he'd been robbed. So he did the only thing he could: remain in patient vigil, over them and over Yuki, waiting.
Palitutu's Lab
Reno continued to try his damnedest to crack Palitutu's passwords and finally get at what she'd hidden on her computer. He was making progress, he knew, slowly but surely. Still, it frustrated him that he hadn't broken it yet. He wanted to know what Palitutu was working on, what she knew, why she'd done what she had -- and he wanted to know now. Her knowledge about the crystals and the heroes could prove invaluable to everyone here; and, perhaps for selfish reasons, Reno hoped what he found could help reverse the crystallization process for heroes already trapped.
He sighed and rubbed his eyes, the burning sensation telling him he was long due for a break away from this screen.
The Pub...s...
If it wasn't one place, it was another. Old habits died hard, especially when circumstances acted as a catalyst. Whatever progress Reno had made against drinking as coping, it was slowly eroding -- as others guilty of the same probably noticed. Not that they'd likely stop each other. Things were easier to handle, or avoid, with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.
B-04
Eventually, Reno would make his way "home." He had to. With Rufus in the city, he couldn't very well continue to stay with Yuffie and Vincent, leaving Rufus potentially vulnerable. He especially couldn't leave Rufus alone with Tifa. It just seemed to be asking for trouble. People would be able to find him more frequently at his home assignment, either in his room or around the premises. Tifa would be nearly impossible to avoid; Alice probably had forgotten everything about the strange redhead now slipping about the place. The women were hardly the most awkward of circumstances, though, as Reno attempted to make sharing a bedroom with Rufus as comfortable as humanly possible for them both.
WHEN: Throughout the month of January, excepting the Enemy Within event
WHERE: Throughout Aqures Ixen; prompts below
The Hospital
"Wh... what do you mean, he's gone?"
"Well, he crystallized, kupo. He was taken to the hospital yesterday. But if you're Reno -- well, he had a letter for you -- "
Reno stood numb as the moogle explained and fetched the envelope for him. He remained numb throughout the day. At some point he must have left the house, though he didn't remember exactly how he got from there to anywhere. Grit was gone. First Kyo, and now... And Rufus had just arrived, too. Reno didn't know how he felt, except very confused and very, very lost. The time he spent at the hospital doubled as he watched over the two men, hoping someday he'd get to talk to them again. The boy he'd loved a world away, and the man who'd loved him without any hope of mutual affection. Reno felt as though he'd been robbed. So he did the only thing he could: remain in patient vigil, over them and over Yuki, waiting.
Palitutu's Lab
Reno continued to try his damnedest to crack Palitutu's passwords and finally get at what she'd hidden on her computer. He was making progress, he knew, slowly but surely. Still, it frustrated him that he hadn't broken it yet. He wanted to know what Palitutu was working on, what she knew, why she'd done what she had -- and he wanted to know now. Her knowledge about the crystals and the heroes could prove invaluable to everyone here; and, perhaps for selfish reasons, Reno hoped what he found could help reverse the crystallization process for heroes already trapped.
He sighed and rubbed his eyes, the burning sensation telling him he was long due for a break away from this screen.
The Pub...s...
If it wasn't one place, it was another. Old habits died hard, especially when circumstances acted as a catalyst. Whatever progress Reno had made against drinking as coping, it was slowly eroding -- as others guilty of the same probably noticed. Not that they'd likely stop each other. Things were easier to handle, or avoid, with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.
B-04
Eventually, Reno would make his way "home." He had to. With Rufus in the city, he couldn't very well continue to stay with Yuffie and Vincent, leaving Rufus potentially vulnerable. He especially couldn't leave Rufus alone with Tifa. It just seemed to be asking for trouble. People would be able to find him more frequently at his home assignment, either in his room or around the premises. Tifa would be nearly impossible to avoid; Alice probably had forgotten everything about the strange redhead now slipping about the place. The women were hardly the most awkward of circumstances, though, as Reno attempted to make sharing a bedroom with Rufus as comfortable as humanly possible for them both.
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"This is true," she agreed. "There are certainly skills and abilities I would not have learned as a shinigami. But there are also things I can do as a shinigami that these jobs can't really simulate the way I wish."
She pushed open the door to the cafe, holding it for Reno before they went to find a table.
"What jobs did you decide to take, out of curiosity?"
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Come to think of it, some people did change jobs. He supposed they changed them for whatever reason. But the jobs he'd had when he'd arrived had suited him so well as it was, Reno hadn't thought to change anything.
"I got Thief and Ninja. Apparently that combo makes me an Assassin." Reno shrugged. He wasn't sure how it all worked, but he liked it.
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"Did you manage to pick up an Invisibility Crystal?" she asked next. "It makes things much easier, to be certain. Once I've finished learning all of the skills for my Ninja job, I could allow you to borrow mine."
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Reno shook his head. "I'm pretty sure those things, like, imprint on you or something. But the thought is nice." He glanced at the menu and figured out what he wanted before he spoke again. Thinking about Rukia's other question. It was simple to ask, not so simple to answer. There were so many potential jobs.
"I dunno," he started again. "About the jobs, I mean."
Reno looked down at his sleeve, contemplating the pros and cons of Assassin, what went into it. What it apparently meant to Mary.
"Y'know, of all the jobs there are and all the weird abilities with 'em, I think this is what feels most like home," he admitted. "There's still differences, obviously, but it's pretty close to how I'm used to fighting anyway. I think it'd be weird to try something new."
Harder, in a way. Mostly emotionally, using completely new techniques and styles that he'd never used before, or having magic he never could have had before. It was a big change, and a little surreal to have it feel so "natural" when it was equipped.
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It took her a moment to realize he was asking not because she managed to find one, but because she'd developed something of a reputation of getting swindled by merchants. Ahhhh, she understood his question a little better. Her expression softened before she surrendered her menu as well and ordered a chicken sandwich with home fries. Whatever those were. House shaped french fries?
Rukia nodded in understanding at his explanation. "It does take some adjusting, this is true. Casting spells without incantations is certainly a drastic change from the kidou of my world. But it's a little exciting as well," she smiled. "There are many things I'm able to do now that I couldn't have hoped to achieve back home."
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When he found out that, through whatever magic might be, he could get something he'd lost on his way from Atia he'd jumped on that opportunity instead. As useful as an invisibility crystal would have been, it couldn't compare to the personal significance of having Kyo's necklace again.
"But hey, maybe I'll get another shot at one that way. I sure can't afford to ever buy one."