Event || The Answer

[melodiesmods]

Characters: All characters who signed-up for the event.
Where: South Continent of Balance (Imperial Territories)
When: April 20th to April 30th.
Summary: The Heroes of Light have lost consciousness and now find themselves in the middle of nowhere, without their Moogles and away from everything they know. They will have to get back home, but what awaits them on the path? For more information, please check the First OOC Post and Second OOC Post.
Warning: Bad things.

Group 01: Team Hijinks House
Group 02: Team Brigands
Group 03: Team Discovery Channel
Group 04: Sephiroth's (In)Sanity Squad
Group 05: Team (Bad) Shipping Advice
Group 06: Team Blue-Haired Lords on Fire
Group 07: Team Mom and Late Sleepers
Group 08: Nothing Bad Will Happen
Group 09: The Hellhounds
Group 10: Loftwings, A Working Title
Group 11: Team Oni
Group 12: Team F.N.T.I²
Group 13: Team Name-In-Progress
Group 14: Team The-Mods-Couldn’t-Brain-A-Name
Group 15: Seraphim Shenanigans

Comments

[charming_jerk]

[Ouch. Right on target. Of course, this only serves to rile Johnny up more.]

Fuck off! Big words from someone who won't even say that shit to my face!

[shinrasfinest]

[Out of reach for sure but as he spots the hooded figure, that doesn't stop Sephiroth immediately churning over just how close he might get before those missiles might inevitably plunge the vision of this World --this Earth?-- into darkness.

Sure, he's great at keeping composed outwardly having had such a lifetime of practice but he knows by how hot his own temper has gotten underneath, that person -Avatar-whatever- is just using that now to continue to prickle at Johnny.]

Sixty? Now that's an achievement.

[Perhaps a small attempt at a compliment -however sarcastic or insincere it is- might stir something useful of response that might at least gain them something out of this whole unpleasant experience.

Sephiroth flicks a glance to Johnny and Yuffie; hoping they get what he's trying to pull, before raising his voice a little louder.]

Could have been more, perhaps, if you were the first.

[deadlyvu]

[Lydia has been listening, and paying attention too. She's also a fan of the cool-down hug. Not that she knows Johnny well, but she'll reach out and place a hand on his arm in support at least. Listening to Sephiroth, she thinks she's getting what he's getting at...

She's going to keep quiet for now, but be ready to move if needed and keep her eye on the hooded figure.]

[charming_jerk]

[Johnny shoots a look between the others, trying to keep himself in check. He can't think very straight with everything going on.]

Like I'm gonna take the opinion about Heroes from some asshole who only shows up in people's dreams or some shit. Like you're a prime example of fuckin' bravery!

[shinra_dog]

Johnny.

[Reno took him by the hand. He was angry too; hell, he was ready to kill that hooded bastard. But he also didn't want to die. And after Hojo "coming to life" out of a memory, he wasn't sure how much of this was illusion and how much of it was real.]

[He didn't really want to find out.]

[He squeezed Johnny's hand, willing the other man to look at him and ignore their asshole host.]

Focus -- we got no time. We need t' get underground, now. Where do we go?

[deadlyvu]

He's right. Come on, Johnny---please!

[Lydia is more than willing to let some of her fear show, where she's been trying to keep a brave face. Even if Sephiroth has a plan, they need to get under cover.]

They're just being a bully.

[Said with clear disdain for their 'hooded figure' companion.]

[answernpcs]

Heh, I'm a coward, sadist and sociopath. I'm not shying away from the truth.

[ The man shrugged. ]

Reno's right, gotta be thankful there are people there to make up for your stupidity.

[ With that said, the hooded figure goes silent and disappears. There is no need to do more to Johnny at this point after all, his brains is doing the work itself. ]

[charming_jerk]

[Johnny turns to Reno and Lydia, and you can almost see the gears in his head turning, trying to get him to think instead of just react. He turns back to see the figure is gone, and curses under his breath before turning back to his compatriots.]

There's-- there's tunnels. I know where the entrances are. I don't know if they'll be any good, they'll probably collapse in the explosions, but--

[thegreatninja]

Let's just head there!

[There really is no time to stand around talking.]

[shinrasfinest]

Which way?

[Sephiroth's already looking around, trying to remember back from when he was here in Johnny's memory before...if he recalls any landmark maybe it might become obvious where there could be an entrance to a tunnel.

But they're going to have to move fast.]

[shinra_dog]

[Those missiles were getting closer. Reno could see it out of the corner of his eye and he tried to keep Johnny's attention off it. They could panic later.]

We'll risk the collapse. Let's go.

[charming_jerk]

There're entrances in different spots, but it's been almost to years since I've been here--

[Johnny closes his eyes to think for a few seconds, trying to picture it in his head. Luckily, a lifetime of city living has given him good urban navigation, and it's not long until he opens his eyes and gives them all a nod.]

Go. Follow me.

[Still holding Reno's hand, he takes off. The nearest entrance he can remember is only a few hundred yards away.]

[shinrasfinest]

[He's not sure if he'd preferred to be blown up by the nukes, or crushed by failed tunnel but now isn't the time to make a choice. It's the only chance they might have to get through this 'vision' alive, and get back on the path back towards the Desert of Roalie and the potential of being spotted by an airship patrol.

Either that or they'll die and end up back in Aqures a few days later anyway. Provided the stasis didn't claim either of them.

Sephiroth nods sharply at Johnny as he takes off with Reno, glancing from them to Lydia and Yuffie to make sure they're going before following a closer near behind them all.]