Event || Revelations

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Characters: All the Heroes of Light and their Moogles.
Where: Order's Sanctuary, The Interdimensional Rift and their Homeworlds.
When: August 03rd - August 30th

Summary: Following the battle against Palitutu, all the Heroes of Light were transported into the Interdimensional Rift. They were told by Palitutu they would have to find her to prove they can break the cycle-- But before they could reach their destination, a malevolent entity from the Rift stripped them from their immortality...

And now, they woke up in a decaying and dying world, most specifically in a place called Order's Sanctuary. From there they are ready to jump... Into their homeworlds! Feel free to use this post for the Mingle at Order's Sanctuary and should your homeworld be the stage for the Heroes of Lights' next adventures, feel free to make a thread for it and as many sub-thread as necessary! Please refer to the OOC Post for questions and plotting.

Warning: Whatever you come up with.

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Sheena and Corrine - OTA

[ninjainviolet]

"It's okay, Corrine. It's okay. It'll be all right." Her words were soft against the little creature's fur as she tried to calm him down. He had been merely shaking before, now he was about a 10 on the Richter Scale.

"H-How can you say that, kupo?! I heard the lady! She's going to destroy us! Kupoooo!"

And he buried his head against Sheena's shoulder, leaving the ninja no choice but to continue stroking his head for several moments. Eventually, she pulled back and tipped the Moogle's head up to look at her.

"Corrine, listen to me. That's not going to happen, okay? I won't let anything happen to you, you got it?" That was a promise she intended to keep. "Now, let's go check on the others," she suggested softly, getting to her feet.

[im_pancake]

"Sheena...! Oh, good, a familiar face!"

And trotting up to join Sheena is Twilight, her Moogle, Mogglton, riding on her.

"After the whole darkness thing, I think I can appreciate being able to see."

[ninjainviolet]

Okay, Twilight, you're gonna have one very happy human hugging you tightly.

Sorry, Mogglton...

"Twilight! I am so happy to see you!"

[im_pancake]

"Woah...! Sh-Sheena...?"

Twilight was a little confused, but she let herself be hugged, returning it with her wings.

[ninjainviolet]

Embarrassed at Twilight's confusion and her own action, the ninja pulled away for a moment.

"Sorry. It's just that back there... I saw..."

She had seen her friend die. And it had hit her hard, filling her with rage.

Re: Sheena and Corrine - OTA

[shinra_dog]

"Sheena! You're alright." Reno smiled as he knelt beside her and Corrine, weak but relieved. He wrapped an arm around her, still holding Sohma in the other, in a sort of large group hug.

[ninjainviolet]

"Reno!" She had been standing, but immediately sat back down when her friend joined her. Making sure Corrine was out of the way, she returned the hug, pulling the red-head close.

"I'm so glad you're all right!" She pulled back to take in his appearance. "You are all right, aren't you?"

[shinra_dog]

Sohma squeaked as there was suddenly so much hugging it was nearly claustrophobic. When the two stopped, he adjusted his glasses (though he made no attempt to move from Reno's side).

"Yeah. I think so?" Reno smiled uncertainly. "I mean, I was dead, and now I'm not, so... that's gotta count for something?"

[ninjainviolet]

"Whoops. Sorry about that," she said to Reno's Moogle, helping him right himself. "You okay?" Resident Moogle Mom at your service.

"Well, 'not dead' is definitely more all right than 'dead'," she said with a relieved smile. "So yeah, it counts." She looked around. "Do you have any idea where we are?"

She didn't recall anything like this mentioned in any reports or...anything.

Re: Sheena and Corrine - OTA

[bloodypast]

Sheena had best be prepared as she's getting her bearings, because there is a flying ball of fluff trailing a long red-scarf beelining for her in a hug. "SHEEEEEEEEEEEENA!" Ophelia latches onto her arm. They aren't the closest, but she knows Sheena is friends with Vincent, and Ophelia liked her. This is so not what she was expecting, any of it.

Fortunately Ophelia's Hero of Light isn't too far behind her, even if he's walking over at a more sedate pace. Mostly to keep track of her more than anything else. Once he's closer, Vincent will just nod his head in greeting at her; presumably she's alright. They all seem to be 'alright', physically at least.

[ninjainviolet]

Luckily, Sheena spots the flying ball of fur, so she has time to brace herself for the hug. Corrine settles on the ninja's shoulder as Sheena wraps an arm about Ophelia and hugs her close. "Ophelia! It's okay! I'm all right! Are you and Vincent okay?"

Her second question is answered visually as her friend comes closer. She had seen him change, and while that may have bothered some people, it doesn't Sheena. Vincent is Vincent on the inside, and that's all that matters. As for being all right, Sheena's still a little mentally numb by being in the Void and then somewhere else to worry about anything other than the physical. Shaking her head in disbelief at her friend, she continues hugging his Moogle, while tilting her head to rest against Corrine.

"Why did whoever that was have to scare these guys like this?" There's a note of anger there which anyone can pick up.

[bloodypast]

Ophelia will happily hug her tighter, and while she's less shakey and trying to be brave, she's worried for all of them. It was...for the first time ever Ophelia had been scared being a Hero's companion. She wasn't giving it up, but it had been been unsettling.

Vincent looks as he usually did, no hint of the demonic being he'd become from pain and anger. His head tilts as Sheena shakes her head, silent question asking for clarification. Then a pause, before speaking softly.

"It may not have been intentional. The moogles have always been keepers of our crystals, so they may not have had a choice."

[ninjainviolet]

Her nurturing instincts at full force, Sheena will just keep a hold of both Moogles right now. Both of them are still shaking against her, and she's not going to let them go until she knows they'll both be all right. A soft "kupo" sounds in her ear, and she basically nuzzles Corrine with a light stroke of her head to let him know she's still there.

Poor thing hadn't even been this scared when he went into battle last year.

Her brows knitting together, she thinks back to what happened in the Void. "You mean they're connected to the Crystals, too?" Her eyes widen as a thought strikes her. "Is that why they can change the jobs stored in there?"

Re: Sheena and Corrine - OTA

[not_most_days]

Not far away, Mary can be found sitting on the ground talking with her own moogle. Bonnie seems to be in fairly better spirits than some of the other moogles, but her pom is still twitching enough to show how she really feels.

"So that's what we do Mary! When you all find Palitutu, I'll sneak around and I'll get her from behind! Then we'll all be safe, kupo!"

"Bonnie..." Mary closed her eyes and sighed. "We have to be careful here. We're all at risk as it is. I don't want you throwing your life away so recklessly."

"But you're the Heroes, kupo! I know you can win!"

[ninjainviolet]

After her temporary stint at Moogle-sitter (not that she minded; Sheena likes the little furballs), the ninja had decided to search for others that she knows.

Upon seeing Mary, however, it wasn't Sheena who let out a greeting, but Corrine, who perked up and fluttered over to the woman's Moogle.

"Bonnie! I haven't seen you in a while, kupo!" He gave Sheena a look. The ninja had kept him home whenever she had somewhere to go that might be dangerous. Or to the meetings that might have some info that would upset him.

"Are you ready to fight, kupo?"

A question that earned him a surprised look and smile from the ninja. Such a difference from when they first appeared here. Turning to Mary, she gave a short wave.

"Hey. How are you doing?"

[not_most_days]

Bonnie looked at Corrine, trying to place the other moogle. It took her a moment but the encouragement about fighting made the memory slip into place. She grinned wide, raising her little paws at the ready.

"You bet, kupo. Next time Palitutu shows up we'll be ready. We just need to find a nice perch to hide on, kupo."

Mary looked at her own moogle with surprise as well but then smiled and shook her head. The blind hope was needed right now. She was glad Bonnie could have it even when she couldn't.

"Not well, if I'm bein' honest. I've had it with Palitutu and her schemes but she's proven more slippery than a fish." She glanced again at the two moogles plotting and scheming. "Sorry if mine has been giving yours strange ideas."

[ninjainviolet]

Corrine, in response, also grinned. "I just wish I had my bag, kupo. Then I could put rocks in it!" He explained that's how he attacked the Moogle Killers last year. Hit 'em with his mail satchel full of rocks.

Sheena's eyes widened even more. He hadn't told her that! "Maybe we can find something that'll work just as well, Corrine." Nope. She couldn't keep the pride out of her voice when she spoke. Blind hope or not, she was proud of these Moogles coming to terms and wanting to fight.

Sighing, she turned back to Mary. "I know what you mean. She wanted us to prove ourselves, and we did. And now we have to do it again? What? Was she disappointed that we won that she couldn't keep her promise?" Damn egotistical, little know-it-all.

Still, in spite of her frustration, Sheena managed a chuckle and waved her hand dismissively. "Don't worry about it. I think it was something he really needed."

[shinrasfinest]

It probably told of Spencer's long-haul service at Sephiroth's side along with how many knocks and trials all the Heroes had gone through over the time since they were first summoned to Crystallis this cycle, that the small pale nerd-moogle seemed to be taking the unannounced trip to the Rift and then beyond a little better than other mogs he knew.

Sephiroth was sat down, on the ground nearby while he waited for his energy levels to settle back from the massive drop caused by the deactivation of his Combat Mode; on top of the shocking pain that they'd all felt as one of their boons -of not being able to die- had been forcibly removed from their Crystal.

He held said crystal in his hand, the blue meteo-shape with a chip taken off one of the sharper edges, looking over it concernedly as if he might be able to tell what other damage could have been done by that Darkness that had attacked it.

In the meantime, Spencer approaches Sheena; cautiously pausing as she gets to her feet but then flaps his wings and comes up to her head height. He holds out a Kupo nut, that he'd just so happened to have in his bag when they'd all been sucked into this other realm.

"For Corrine, Kupo...they always make me feel a little better."

[ninjainviolet]

Sephiroth is one of those Sheena was specifically searching for. After all, the last time she had seen the man, they hadn't exactly been in the best of shape. Although now, even with their so-called "immortality" taken away, Sheena's feeling better than she had then and wondered if others had fared the same.

She spots Spencer first--a clue that her friend is there--and smiles as he comes up to her. Reaching up, she scratches Corrine behind an ear. "Spencer, that's very nice of you!" Corrine, for his part, looks up from his huddled position on her shoulder, and visibly brightens at the sight of the nut. So much so that he lifts himself off her shoulder and flies to the other moogle.

"K-Kupo! Are you sure, kupo? I appreciate it, but I don't want to take your last one, kupo!"

[shinrasfinest]

Although Sephiroth was still sat down and noticeably lethargic, in a worn-around-the-edged kind of way, it was a large step in an improvement -excusing the dried mud and blood starting to flake from his clothing and hair- from the last time Sheena had seen him; on the battlefield, when she had saved him and Jade. But he seemed to become more troubled just from looking over his crystal, thought processes caught in a cycle.

Occasionally he'd look up and around, as if trying to locate someone and not seeing anyone else for lack of finding that person -anticipating that they'd just turn up any moment but then eventually thinking himself around to inspecting his crystal again.

But all in all it seemed he was just taking some quiet time to reflect.

Spencer wouldn't come closer -he knew manners just as well as his Hero did- without an express invitation to do so but he did twitch his whiskers some as Sheena reached up to first comfort Corrine. Brightening incredibly himself, pushing his glasses up his stubby nose with his spare paw while he still held the kupo nut for Corrine to have.

"It is my last one. But it won't be my last once forever-"

He then hands the nut to Corrine with the moogle equivalent of a large smile that squints his eyes even smaller. While this was really all new territory to everyone here, Spencer still finds it hard to believe that the Heroes won't eventually find a way out. From his perspective, at least, they always do.

[ninjainviolet]

Seeing Spencer's hesitation, Sheena waved him closer. "Come on over. You two can talk better that way." And she nodded to Corrine, who was still fluttering in the air, uncertain as to what to do. Maybe without her rightthere, he could decide.

So, while the Moogles spoke, Sheena sat down next to her friend, concern clearly written on her face. From what she had seen and experienced, Sephiroth was the polite sort. He wouldn't have remained seated unless things were pretty bad for him.

And the last time she had seen him, they had been just that.

"Are you all right?" she asked him, eyeing him critically. She wasn't a healer, but she knew enough first aid to get her by. "Is there anything I can do?"

Meanwhile, a happy "Kupo!" came from Corrine's direction, and Sheena looked up in time to see him take the nut from Spencer--bringing a small smile to the ninja's lips. "Thanks, kupo! When we get back, I'll be sure to get you some!"

Looked like some of Spencer's optimism had rubbed off.

I thought I'd done this already, whoops

[wickedone]

"Sheena? Sheena!" Albel called, pushing his way through the crowd of confused heroes and moogles alike. Mogdelina rode piggy-back on his shoulders, holding his twin tails like a horse's reins. He was just worried enough about finding Sheena to ignore it.

"Sheena!" His relief at finding her was obvious in his body language, but short lived as new concern immediately set in. "Are you injured?"

It's okay! (Was going to have her kiss him, but a tackle works... :) )

[ninjainviolet]

The bravado Sheena had shown Corrine was, for the most part, a front, hiding her concern over their situation and the others. Especially one certain other. The moment she heard Albel's voice, all of that became apparent as relief washed over her--replaced by humor when she saw Mogdelina.

"Albel!" she called as she ran to him, Corrine hanging on to her own ponytail to remain upright as Sheena practically tackled the man. Wrapping her arms about him, she hugged him tightly, pulling away long enough to nod.

"I'm fine. Are you okay?"

[wickedone]

Albel squeezed her like if he let go, she'd disappear again. He couldn't take that. His own world was in danger of being erased, going through the nothingness of the Interdimensional Rift only reminded him of what that would be like. It was only when she started pulling away that he had to let her go, reluctantly.

"Better now." He sighed, just relieved to be with her again. It was a strange feeling, but he'd realized he liked it... even if it did make him vulnerable, emotional, distracted, all the things he hated about attachments. All the things that made attachments dangerous. But somehow... it might be alright. Sheena was strong. So was Fayt, and Nel... So was his father.

Albel hugged Sheena tightly again. He didn't want anyone to get hurt on his account. But he would die for his friends, now that he had them.

Mogdelina was surprised at the sudden display of affection from her hero, but soon enough she looked pleased as punch. She'd called this ages ago.

[ninjainviolet]

It would take incredible power to pull Sheena away from Albel, since she had no intention of letting go of him right now. Even if they were physically apart, they wouldn't be separated, but that could wait for another time. Right now, she was going to hold on for as long as she could.

Looking up, she met his gaze and nodded. She was doing much, much better now, too. Unlike him, Sheena didn't feel vulnerable or distracted by this attachment. (She was always emotional.) If anything, it gave her strength and determination. His strength and determination.

She returned the hug, but was soon looking up again. Sliding a hand up to behind his head, she brought him closer to capture his lips with hers.

And while she was doing that, Corrine darted a look at Mogdelina that clearly said "about damn time".