melodiesoflife | Event || Revelations

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Event || Revelations

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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Johnny can't feel anything but uncomfortable on this island, especially with the collar around his neck, so he set to work right away, looking for what they needed. The sooner they get out of here, the better.

Normally, clothes wouldn't be something he'd be concerned about. But after a year and a half on Crystallis, he'd welcome anything that wasn't the local fashion. He's supposed to be looking for some kind of tiny sweaters, but as he pops into the shop, his eyes immediately go to the jeans section.

The half demon gives a quick wave to the person working in the store as he enters. "Um, hey."

"Hey," he answered with a friendly flutter of his eyelashes. "You new here?"

He didn't talk to everyone on the island, but he'd been around a while and he didn't recognize this guy. And, for just a bit, whatever the hell Atia was doing was not his problem. He was going to go on about his own business and have a very pleasant, uneventful time.

His own collar was a little tight, but he had some time.

"Play nice, Maraich. He's kind of my favorite." Reno walked in after Johnny and greeted his old friend with a peck on the cheek. "But if it's alright with him..."

He shot a wink to Johnny, knowing things were awkward for everyone as it was. But being back here, back with people who recognized him for... well, other things besides being a "hero?" He had to admit, it was pretty nice for the ego.

"Ishida here?" he asked hopefully. The guy was managing, like, four businesses...

"I wasn't going to eat him," he took a few steps away with an exaggerated 'hmph', before glancing back with a gleam in his eye and mischievous smile, "maybe."

Of course, those who knew him well knew he teased, but he didn't really try to hurt people for no reason.

"I don't know where he is. Don't know him all that well, really... Why, what do you need?"

Johnny grins a bit at at the two of them, shaking his head. Part of him wondered how many people Reno was this way with on his island.

"We're lookin' for, um, somethin' weird. He knows." Johnny nods his head towards Reno. "What I'm wonderin' is how much normal clothes I can find here and stock up on."

His kingdom for just some t-shirts and jeans.

Somehow it was always clothes. There was just something about clothing shops that Cloud found himself being brought along to. Not that he minded in this case. There was something about this island that bothered him in the back of his mind, and he could tell that Reno was worried about him being here too. But he was here to help until they went back. Clothing shopping seemed innocuous enough. He hung back a bit as Reno and Johnny went ahead of him and greeted the shop owner.

He offered Maraich a wave before turning his attention to the clothing on display, not really interested in another conversation involving how the person "knew an older version of him".

"Oh, there's plenty enough clothes on the island, at least. It may not be as much as a big city, but I've managed to get by."

And he practically wore something new daily, so that was saying a lot.

He didn't say anything, but seeing another, quiet partner there - at least he assumed the blond was with the group - he stood next to him with a hand on his hip and overtly looked him up and down.

"Booty shorts are over there," he teased.

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Drawn by curiosity about the kinds of clothes to be found here, K'pandolu glanced over at Maraich, eyebrows rising. "'Booty shorts'?" She tilted her head towards Johnny, expression turning amused. "Do those count as 'normal'?"

"Of course. I wear them all the time."

He was wearing them right now, as a matter of fact. Just to emphasize the fact, he pat his behind once with a wink. Not many men could get away with short shorts, but he definitely had the legs for it.

Johnny grinned and gave K'pandolu an incredulous look.

"'Normal' dependin' on what kinda vibe you wanna give off. Or what kinda legs ya got." He nods at Maraich.

"I don't think they'd do me any justice. Maybe one 'a youse guys can." He gives Cloud a passing pat on the shoulder. Gotta tease the baby of the group.

Well, might as well head with the rest of the crowd. Looked like they were all in this together after all. He'd followed along silently for the time being, letting Reno do the talking.

But after getting into the store, he brightened when he saw a familiar rush of long, curly hair. "Maraich!" He'd not seen him in so long! "What are you doing here?"

On passing by Johnny (if his memory serves him right?), he gave a glance towards the currently-displayed booty shorts. "And whether you like breathing." Not a fan of tight things (mostly around the neck, but hey.)

"So a little like culottes." She nodded to herself, and then snorted at Johnny. "Are you saying you don't have nice legs? I don't believe that."

She tilted her head towards Kyo, eyebrows rising. "Too tight for your tastes?"

Reno was not about to comment on Johnny's legs. Definitely not here, not now. It was awkward enough just existing in this space with both Johnny and Kyo there, and having no time to explain anything to his satisfaction.

At least everyone seemed to be getting along well enough with Sheena and Maraich. Reno smiled, knowing exactly what everyone -- or at least Johnny -- was thinking. "Yes, feel free t' go shopping while you're here." At least some of their gil will have been magically transformed into Atian currency.

"I left some stuff to Ishida an' I need to see if he still has it... or re-purposed it," he explained to Maraich. "I'll just go see if he's in the back."

Turning to Kyo, he added, "Can you help the others look, on the off-chance he's got Little Bastard's sweaters an' stuff out? I mean, I doubt it, an' there's no way there's more cactuars around here, but... well, you know what they look like." He smiled apologetically. He wasn't trying to avoid Kyo, exactly -- things were just sort of working out that way.

"Clothes shopping. What else?"

He answered simply, but smiled at Kyo. He was an old, familiar face that he liked quite a bit, even if he teased. "It's like a parade is going on through here. I'm almost afraid to ask, but what did Atia do this time?"

He walked towards Kyo as Kyo walked towards him, but he smacked Cloud on the butt on the way over. Looked like he was the resident butt of jokes, might as well get in on the action.

Cloud balked at the mention of "booty shorts". At least he wasn't being put in a dress this time, but it somehow didn't feel any better with how the man had mentioned it.

"No...I...uh...that's not what I'm looking for." He quickly went to find a different rack to look at as Maraich's attention was diverted by the Miqo'te. Or at least he tried until he found himself stopped by Johnny. Stuck at the middle of attention the red welled up in his cheeks.

"I....I think I'll pass on the booty shor-AHHH!" The shriek he gave as that hand swatted his rear would likely be a fond memory for all present for a long time to come.

On the heels of Cloud's squawk came the distinct sound of someone pointedly clearing his throat. Icy blue eyes surveyed the motley sextet, the proprietor the picture of composure and poise, not a thread out of place.

My, they were quite busy today. Familiar faces among them, but a couple newcomers as well. Still, his responsibilities were a higher priority than indulging his curiosity.

"Welcome to Enchanted Clothing. May I be of assistance?"

He quite hoped that Maraich's playful swat wasn't a portent of Atia's latest meddling, though considering how unusual it was for this many people to have gathered at Enchanted Clothing at once, he couldn't discount the possibility, either.

Johnny shrugged at K'Pandolu. "I dunno, my legs are... legs. But I know I ain't gonna squeeze myself into those things no matter how much ya pay me."

When Ishida arrived on scene, Johnny got the idea that he must be the guy in charge. "Oh, hey. You work here too?" He nodded a head at Reno. "He's looking for, like, sweaters or somethin'. I'm lookin' for jeans, but I guess I'm just window shopping since I didn't exactly bring my Amex along."

She snapped her fingers, with a disappointed face. "That's too bad. What about the ordinary kind, then?"

She tilted her head towards Ishida, smiling, tail flicking up slightly. "We can at least try a few things on, can't we?"

"Uryuu!" Reno beamed, seeing the other man finally emerge. He was probably addressing him more informally than Ishida might like, but Reno wasn't much one for titles unless someone really earned -- or, rather, demanded -- it. Besides, even though they might not be best friends or anything, Reno ran into Ishida enough while visiting Sheena. He liked him. Ishida was reliable.

"I was hoping -- any chance you still have all those li'l sweaters and cocoons an' shit that I asked you t' make for LB?" Reno squinted, hoping against hopes. It had been two months... He wasn't sure if Ishida would have kept them intact, or if he even could reuse the fabric if there were damage or potentially needles in it.

Cloud's head was swimming with all these newcomers wandering in. Somehow stepping into another world was easy, or at least simple after everything that was happening to them. But suddenly being surrounded by unfamiliar faces and critical eyes was making him feel even more on edge. The antics in the shop weren't helping but it wasn't the wrost of it.

Biting his lip, he wiggled around and away from the others, looping back around to Reno's side. "Reno, these are all friends of yours?" It was even weirder, considering that Cloud knew for a fact they weren't from Gaia, and yet Reno's experience had reached so far. His eyes had a second question carried in them: 'Is it okay for us to be here?'

Poor Cloud. With his wide eyes and baby face, even at eighteen, the poor kid was an obvious target for teasing.

"C'mere, stay close t' me." Reno gestured but didn't pull Cloud in, figuring the blonde had already had enough of being touched. "Maraich's just bein' playful, he's pretty harmless."

Yup. He.

Reno smiled, thinking about it -- a real smile. All the negative things about Atia aside, he did miss some of the people sometimes. "Yeah. It's all good -- they're my friends. They're good people."

Even if they knew the other Cloud, the older Cloud, they hadn't said anything. That was the thing about places like this, where worlds collided. People expected strange time things, people expected missing or different memories, different universes. Even if people knew "Cloud," they didn't know this Cloud -- and they were very aware of that. They treated him like anyone else. Even Maraich with his spanking.

It did prickle a little, having his given name used so lightly instead of his surname, without so much as an honorific, but Ishida had long ago learned to be less sensitive; usually he'd explain what customs he was used to once, but he wouldn't continue insisting that others use his surname or honorifics. Even people from his own world had different customs, and people here came from a plethora of realities far more diverse than the nations of any one world.

His eyes glanced briefly to Reno's feline companion, offering her a small, quick nod. "Yes, of course, you're more than welcome to. The changing rooms are in the back."

His attention returned to Reno next. "The sweaters? I still have them intact, yes." True, Ishida could have repurposed the fabric, but there was really no need to – it was hardly as if fabric that cactuar spines were unable to pierce was in high demand, particularly with the only cactuar on the island having departed when Reno did. "However, they aren't here; I've kept them at home.

"Your pet came back with you, then?" After all, what other reason could Reno have for needing the sweaters?

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Kyo made a face towards K'pandolu's question, answering it most likely with that look alone. "Ugh. If you wanna wear it for sleeping in, I guess that's fine..." He crossed his arms and looked balefully at the shorts again. "But it makes me feel like I can't move at all." Anywhere.

But he didn't miss out on that tension again. It was there every time he was with Reno and it didn't take long to figure out it was due to Johnny. Well... Johnny and him and Reno in the same space. He didn't get an explanation, but... kinda didn't need one. He'd gone through enough times with Reno and Rufus and Reno and Cloud to understand.

Shopping. Kyo looked towards the racks, but before he could decide, Reno was talking. Red eyes flicked back to the other guy. "Oh. Yeah. I can show'm around." Tsk, he definitely remembered that little bastard. His freaking leg because of it... The apologetic smile earned a quiet 'hn' of acceptance and Kyo turned off into the store with a small section of the group.

At least it was nice to see Maraich again and it brought a little grin to his face. "Who knows. She's being a bitch, like normal," he offered to answer that question. Only to gape for a second when Maraich smacked Cloud on the ass. "Mara--?! That's not how you greet someone! Jeeze!" the cat yelled.

Seeing Ishida, however, shut him up... somewhat. He'd heard plenty of the man, never met him, ironically. "I'm just browsing but this is a few of their first time." Johnny's comment backed that claim up easily enough.

But while he was here, guess it wouldn't hurt to go looking around-- Whoa, that girl's tail! Kyo slipped backwards, almost taking the excited appendage in the face. Well, that's what he got for trying to slip past her.

When Ishida mentioned the LB again, Kyo blinked and his attention was pulled away from the feline girl. (Okay so... that was interesting...) "Uh, it came back?" The prickly bastard, really?

Oh Gods, Kyo knew. He had to know -- he wasn't an idiot. He might not know everything, but he could figure out enough. Reno swallowed down the recurring feeling of a rock in his stomach. They had to talk -- he had to explain -- ! But how could he? For him, it had been a year... For Kyo, Reno didn't know. Days? Hours?

How do you explain to someone who loves you, who believes in you, that you'd tried to move on?

Reno didn't want to, but he had to. He owed Kyo that. And he still did love him...

"Uh." Reno blinked, distracted. Right, Ishida was talking to him. "Sorry -- no. At least I haven't seen 'im. It's a little complicated. They didn't wake up in the palace. We all came from a portal from another world -- another one like this one, that gathers up people from their homeworlds an' sticks 'em all together. Except their world is dying. And we're supposed ta' fix it... somehow."

He shook his head. It was still a mystery to him, and he'd been living there. "Look, long story short, there's this generator that runs on... well, it seems to be items from home worlds, or wherever someone came from last. Stuff that's significant, stuff with meaning. So, when a portal opened t' here... I figured I'd get some."

Meanwhile, Johnny was acting like everything was fine, despite feeling awkward with Kyo around. Johnny knew very little about him, but what he knew was enough. He decided to mostly hang back with the other Crystallis visitors and stay out of the way of both Reno and Kyo.

He chimed in while idly looking over the racks for anything he might like. "Yep, dyin' world, and here we are talkin' about puttin' Cloud in booty shorts. We really know how to keep our priorities in order."

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Mind if I join in?

What is this, an orgy?

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Sorry, was a hella busy weekend

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