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melodiesoflife2016-03-01 09:04 pm
shinra_dog) wrote in melodiesoflife2016-03-01 09:04 pm
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Everyone gets a shot
Who: Reno and You
Where: Around Aqures Ixen, etc.
When: March 1 to...
Summary: Reno reacts to the the loss of the Other Heroes, and Cid's Mognet Letter -- not to mention dealing with everyone else's reactions toward him.
Warnings: Language, surely. No others yet.
The Streets of Aqures Ixen
It had been awful. The death, the sharp pains all through his body, just like in the vision. Except it wasn't three months from now, it was yesterday. Heroes who had done their damnedest to help and do their part, had fought for six months and who had finally made it here -- gone. No warning, no nothing, just gone.
Badou was gone. They'd just found each other again, after all that time, a real face from Atia. And frankly, Reno was sick of the losing game.
He stopped walking, fists clenched. With a frustrated yell, he kicked the nearest wall.
"Cheating"
Reno had had quite a few choice words to write back to Cid after that accusation of rigging the Mognet election. Testimony? Hair? Cid was either a lying sack of shit, or someone had actually planted some very specific evidence to get Reno caught. And on his life as a Turk, Reno had been especially careful. The worst was Cid's threat to open his file on Palitutu's computer and use it against him. What kind of trial system let that sort of history in? Unrelated incidents, only meant to bias people against him, it was hardly just! Reno wasn't one to stomp his feet and whine "it's not fair," but in all honesty, this was ridiculous.
Reno could only think of one person -- or rather, one moogle -- who had had any inkling of his plans. Life was going to get a lot harder for that little four-eyed pipsqueak Reno was so lucky to call his own. In the meantime, it would seem that everyone and their mother was out to make Reno's life harder.
The Pub [Closed to Johnny]
It wasn't hard to understand the volatile feelings in Johnny's note. Reno just hoped the bigwigs got their own copies. Whether or not they could actually do something about it... well... it seemed like something more important to choke on than Mognet, or airships, or hunting T-Rex.
He didn't bother writing back. Johnny wouldn't answer that. He knew where to find the other man, and that was better. Sliding in across from the slumped over half-demon, he ordered another round. By the looks of the table, he had a lot of catching up to do.
Wildcard
[Have another idea? Go for it!]
Where: Around Aqures Ixen, etc.
When: March 1 to...
Summary: Reno reacts to the the loss of the Other Heroes, and Cid's Mognet Letter -- not to mention dealing with everyone else's reactions toward him.
Warnings: Language, surely. No others yet.
The Streets of Aqures Ixen
It had been awful. The death, the sharp pains all through his body, just like in the vision. Except it wasn't three months from now, it was yesterday. Heroes who had done their damnedest to help and do their part, had fought for six months and who had finally made it here -- gone. No warning, no nothing, just gone.
Badou was gone. They'd just found each other again, after all that time, a real face from Atia. And frankly, Reno was sick of the losing game.
He stopped walking, fists clenched. With a frustrated yell, he kicked the nearest wall.
"Cheating"
Reno had had quite a few choice words to write back to Cid after that accusation of rigging the Mognet election. Testimony? Hair? Cid was either a lying sack of shit, or someone had actually planted some very specific evidence to get Reno caught. And on his life as a Turk, Reno had been especially careful. The worst was Cid's threat to open his file on Palitutu's computer and use it against him. What kind of trial system let that sort of history in? Unrelated incidents, only meant to bias people against him, it was hardly just! Reno wasn't one to stomp his feet and whine "it's not fair," but in all honesty, this was ridiculous.
Reno could only think of one person -- or rather, one moogle -- who had had any inkling of his plans. Life was going to get a lot harder for that little four-eyed pipsqueak Reno was so lucky to call his own. In the meantime, it would seem that everyone and their mother was out to make Reno's life harder.
The Pub [Closed to Johnny]
It wasn't hard to understand the volatile feelings in Johnny's note. Reno just hoped the bigwigs got their own copies. Whether or not they could actually do something about it... well... it seemed like something more important to choke on than Mognet, or airships, or hunting T-Rex.
He didn't bother writing back. Johnny wouldn't answer that. He knew where to find the other man, and that was better. Sliding in across from the slumped over half-demon, he ordered another round. By the looks of the table, he had a lot of catching up to do.
Wildcard
[Have another idea? Go for it!]
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And she has no idea if he's ever seen her mad in that other place, but he sure as hell is now since she had merely asked a question out of curiosity, not malice. Or accusingly.
Responding to his lashing out by gripping his collar, she pulls him towards her. ]
I said, why are you being accused of this? Of cheating? Who did you piss off?
[ She doesn't believe he did it. ]
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[He grabbed her by the upper arms, but didn't push or shake her. He just held her for awhile, as she did him, with matching aggressive scowls on their faces.]
So I cheated a little! [He hissed the confession under his breath.] But there's no way should've gotten caught!
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She looked at him in disbelief before yanking him forward. ]
You mean it's true? [ And here she had railed at Cid for false testimony and planted evidence. Looked like she was the one who had needed the evidence. ]
You. Are. An. Idiot!
[ He was lucky that all she felt was angry and not betrayed--yet. That probably wouldn't have ended well for either of them. ]
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[They were chest to chest now, Reno practically embracing Sheena if they weren't so angry.]
I told you, there's no way I shoulda' gotten caught! I didn't leave any evidence!
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That doesn't matter! What matters is that you did it in the first place!
What I want to know is: Why?
[ Better talk fast, Reno. Even without her ExSphere, a punch can hurt when she's mad. ]
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So can you stop yelling at me now? Are you satisfied?
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[ Which says a lot about her own opinion of her intelligence. ]
Dammit, Reno! Your heart was in the right place, but you've got to trust people more!
[ Okay, now she's done yelling at him, and she shows this by letting him go and stepping back. ]
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[Still, he had a hard time letting go. "Heroes" of Light -- anyone could apparently be a "Hero" of Light! He was a "Hero" of Light! Kadaj was a damned Hero of Light. Asking him to trust people based on that alone wasn't enough. Even the people he knew weren't really the people he knew... at least not the same way.]
Well it's done now.
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He was going to have to let go, though, if he were to learn to trust others and have them trust him. Sheena was also a Hero of Light, and she was a former assassin--that and the way she acted hadn't changed from the person he had known before.
She hoped. Because it wasn't the outside that counted, but what was inside. And she knew that somewhere deep inside Reno was a good person--the "Hero" he didn't think he was. ]
Yeah, it's done. [ She sighed. ] How's your foot?
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A little sore... It's not a big deal.
[It was kind of stupid to kick the wall in the first place. But he didn't really think things through when he was angry.]
So... [Now that they weren't fighting any more... right? That was done now? A sheepish smile started to emerge.] ... Now what?
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You. Kicked. A. Wall. And it's just a little sore? Why don't I believe that? [ Probably because she'd say the same thing--even if her foot was killing her. ]
"Now what?" That's a good question. [ Because they definitely weren't fighting anymore. Running her hand through her hair, she sighed. ] How about getting out of here and I don't know...get something to eat?
[ Or just get out of there? ]
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[He paused, then shook his head with a smile, rubbing the back of his neck. Yeah, now his foot did hurt, now that the adrenaline and anger had generally passed.]
Okay, maybe more than a little sore...
[He flexed it against the sidewalk and rotated his ankle. Nothing broken at least, and not too bad that the pain wouldn't ease up by itself in a few minutes. He smiled sheepishly again.]
Yeah. That sounds good. That cafe you like?
Wrap up here?
[ She looked at him expectantly, waiting for him to say "I'm not hurt that badly" or something like that. Then she'd have to prove him wrong.
Luckily, he saw her reasoning... ]
Hmmm-mmm. Just as I thought.
[ Yeah, that was a bit of a "told ya so" there. She won't deny it. ]
Sure! That sounds good. In faaact [ and she looked around ] it shouldn't take us long to get there. [ And she took his hand and began gently pulling him in the correct direction. ]