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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[Duster waits for the heat from Aoi's lips to evaporate before letting go. This was over too fast, and they have to go for at least another round. And then kiss some more.]

Sounds good. [He covers his cold mouth with the yellow scarf, pushes himself off, and grabs hold of the reign.] How much force do you need to make it turn like that?

[He's been following Aoi without paying much attention, but now that he looks at the hill...it's going to be a long walk.

At least its worth it.]

[Aoi shrugs. It's not a science.]

Depends how fast you wanna turn. You just lean until you get where you wanna be. If you gotta make a sharp turn, you pull the rope, too.

[He puts a hand on top of the hand Duster holds the reign in and gives it a quick squeeze.]

It's not hard. Just don't run us into a tree.

[Leaning, then. That means it shouldn't too much to get the sled to move.]

I can manage that.

[He leans forward, gearing for this hike up the sledding hill. It shouldn't be that bad for a guy as fit as Duster, but the snow does make it difficult to keep upright, and he falters in his steps a few times on the way to the top. Eventually, he makes it, breathing a little heavy.]

Hold on, let me pull it back. [Just to make sure that the sled doesn't slide down while they're in the middle of climbing on. He pulls it about a foot away from the sudden curve before sitting down and crossing his legs.]

[Ok, maybe they shouldn't go too many more times, if Duster's having such a hard time walking in the snow. But he's gotta give him the chance to steer the sled.]

Ok. [It's pretty amusing, watching Duster position the sled so carefully. If there were seatbelts, he'd probably be buckling up right now.

Aoi slides in behind him, having no problem whatsoever with settling in with one leg on either side of Duster's. He wraps his arms around Duster's chest and stretches his neck forward so he can put his chin on Duster's shoulder and whisper in his ear.]

I'm ready. Show me what ya got.

[Duster's hands unnecessarily tighten on the rope. Aoi's presence makes him warm all over, but whispering is too much. His body subconsciously relaxes int Aoi's, and his voice lowers.]

Let's go.

[The descent is easier the second time, though the thrill is still there. His stomach drops with the speed they're going and with Aoi right behind him, but it's not a fearful kind. His mind clears, and all he knows is the snowy landscape rapidly disappearing and the cold wind in his face.

...And the tree line. Duster leans to the left, but without tugging on the rope, the sled doesn't curve enough. They're going to crash.]

Hup! [It's all or nothing! He pulls and leans as hard as he can, sending the sled and the two of them jerking away at the last moment and straight into a snow bank.]

[Aoi tumbles out of the sled as they crash, letting go of his hold on Duster so he doesn't drag his boyfriend with him.]

Awwww, shit. [He's laughing as he curses, though. That was pretty terrible, but he's having so much fun. He picks himself up and dusts off the worst of the snow from his body.]

Babe, you ok? [Aoi offers him a hand up, grinning. His cheeks are pink with the cold, but it's fine.]

Pfeh. [Some snow got into Duster's mouth, and it's awful. At least dirt doesn't hurt his teeth.]

Yeah, I'm okay. [He grips Aoi's wrist and sits up.] That was close...

[Aoi brushes snow off Duster, too. He's not bothered. Wipeouts are a part of sledding.]

It was fine. It was fun. [He is shivering a little now, though. Or maybe it's adrenaline.]

You wanna try somethin' else? We can move on if sledding's not your thing.

[...He feels so awkward standing still while Aoi wipes Duster and brushes off the remaining snow off of Aoi's arms at the same time.]

No, its fine. I'd like to try it one more time, only without falling off.

[He's gotta give Aoi a good time. After his first try, he has to do better.]

[Aoi leans forward and kisses Duster again, lingering a little longer this time. For warmth.]

Ok, let's try again. Just...aim away from the trees and we'll be fine.

[Duster relaxes into the kiss. Yeah, it's for warmth, he tells himself as he parts his lips to taste a little more.

He pulls away slowly and silently. They need to do this again, but he grabs the rope one more time and turns to the hill. He knows how to walk up a mountain of snow this time, and he manages to reach the top with minimum slipping.]

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[Aoi follows behind Duster. He's cute when he gets all determined. When the reach the top of the hill, he climbs in the sled and scoots his butt to help position the sled for a straight shot down the hill.]

'kay, this should be good. Get us to the bottom of the hill, and I'll show you some mistletoe next.

[When Aoi scoots his, Duster stretches his legs and pushes himself back into Aoi.]

Hold on.

[He pushes the sled, and down they go. He lets the sled take them wherever it wants for the first half of the ride, but as the houses of Christmas Town disappear behind the trees, he leans to the left, and the sled slightly turns with him, Instead of careening to the side, it gently curves. Snow flies away as the right edge digs into the snow, and the two miss the trees.

Their elbows do brush against the snowbank, but at least they aren't covered in snow.]

That was awesome! I'm the best damned sledding teacher out there.

[They could, like, get up and stand in the cold snow again, but for the moment, Aoi stays in the sled, with his chest pressed close to Duster's back and his legs stretched around Duster's. It's comfy and warm.]

So, you don't know any Christmas traditions, do you?

[The temptation to troll is so strong.]

[He turns his head, not minding sitting down in the middle of the snow.] We don't have Christmas where I'm from.

[It's like the plot to a dumb holiday movie.]

I mean, we have a winter solstice festival, but we just eat a lot of food and talk to each other. It's...different.

Well, there's a ton of lore to Christmas. I'll get you up to speed. C'mon.

[He nudges Duster with his leg as he scoots back to stand up. He can fill Duster in on the main traditions on the way to the sled stand to return their toboggan. He's keeping an eye out for archways and doors where somebody might've hung a sprig of mistletoe.]

Like what? Santa Claus?

[He knows a little from looking through the list of jobs, but anything Aoi says will have much more weight.]

Well, yeah. There's lots of stories about him. Some of 'em are nice, and some of them are pretty horrific. Like, do you know why Santa's coat is red?

[He drags Duster along with him as he props the sled back on the rack and starts walking back toward the town. There's gotta be some mistletoe there.]

[Obviously it's symbolic, but there has to be a good story behind it. Duster holds onto Aoi's hand while they're walking.]

Why?

[If Duster's expecting a happy story, he's gonna be disappointed.]

A long time ago, there were two Santa Clauses. One wore white, and he was the kind Santa that gave presents to the good kids. The other one wore black, and he played tricks on the bad kids. But after a while, the black Santa's tricks got crueler and crueler. So the white Santa killed him, and got blood all over his suit. So now there is no white Santa Claus or a black Santa Claus. There's just the guy in red.

[He shrugs.]

The white Santa just wanted to protect the kids, but to do that, he had to do somethin' terrible. Do you think he was right or wrong?

[...He's not disappointed, but that's darker than he expected. Duster is quiet and watches his own feet as they make their way through the snow. It's a story that needs some thinking.]

So now there's one Santa to do both jobs. [He returns his gaze at Aoi.] If...it was to protect the kids, then yeah. He was right to kill the black Santa. That's what a protector of the people do.

[Aoi doesn't look at Duster. His eyes are turned toward their feet. But his hand tightens its grip on Duster's.]

Yeah. That's what protectors do.

[This is not a lighthearted walk in the snow anymore.]

...it's what I had to do. [He lets go of Duster's hand. Just because Duster understands the necessity doesn't mean he wants to date somebody like him. But Aoi doesn't wanna trick him into thinking he's better than he is. Duster deserves better than that.]

[...Ah. So it's a story about himself. That's why he calls himself Santa; it's a reference to the legend.

Duster lets his hand drop and swing beside his hip, then slides it into a pocket when it gets cold. Even for someone as dense as he is, Duster knows that Aoi killed someone before. The musician has done it before; most enemies survive another day, but a few...a few die, whether on the spot or hours after a lifetime of pain. It was all in the name of protecting the Nowhere Islands and humanity, wasn't it? He's just as much of a killer as Aoi is.

That doesn't make it any easier.]

Did everything turn out alright? [Was it worth it?]

Yeah. I saved Akane's life. It's...complicated, how we did it.

[And 'alright' is kind of a relative term. Akane's told him of a future apocalyptic event on Earth that they'll have to work on when they get home. But in terms of the present, yeah.]

I...just thought you should know.

[This is so dumb, talking about shit like this. He should just dig up his file and hide it in Duster's room for him to find and read through. That'd be way less awkward. Aoi's already kicking himself for ruining this nice date they had going, just 'cause he couldn't find some mistletoe.]

[The date's certainly lost some of its magic, though Duster hopes it's only because they haven't picked out their next destination.]

...It's good. That you told me.

[He told Rialynn of his world when he first arrived, and Aoi learned earlier during this mad chase. It's only right that they learn about each other, Duster tells himself.]

There's...it's a hard job, being a hero. I got hurt a lot while saving the Nowhere Islands, and not just in battle. [Emotionally, psychologically. Tanetane Islands was a surefire way to convince them all never to take drugs in their lifetime.]

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