melodiesoflife | Event || Beginning Of The End

K'pandolu frowned, ears flattening. "A group teleport, perhaps," she suggested. A party could usually use the same energy to teleport, after all.

"What woes may come of inaction, though?" She shook her head though, and sighed. "Well- we've come. May as well hear what he's decided to say."

"You mean someone just trashed this place, because they could get away with it? What a bunch of cowards!" Lita growled, shaking a fist. "If we find out who did it, I say we clean their clocks!" It was clearly a place of worship too. If someone had done the same thing to Raye's shrine, Lita would have been livid.

In her anger, she'd almost crushed the cute little cloth-wrapped bundle cradled in her arm. Realizing this, she snapped out of her rant and smiled sheepishly, holding it out to Moglin.

"Oh, uh, I made this for you guys. Thanks for inviting us over. They're chocolate chip muffins, baked them just before we came!" She hadn't really been sure what kind of etiquette they should practice, but they'd been invited over to someone's house, so she wanted to make sure she was a good guest. "I'll help you clean this up after the meeting, too." There wasn't much she could do about the broken statues, but with a little elbow grease she was pretty sure she could get the fallen statue upright again, and sweep up the broken glass before someone got hurt.

That earnt Lita an incredulous look from Ace. Newly awakened Heroes by nature deserved a lenient treatment, but it was still difficult to imagine what sort of thinking processes must have accompanied the girl's decision to merrily walk into a meeting with an Avatar as though it was a tea party.

"What are the chances this meeting isn't already a trap?" He then glanced down at Moglin, except his words were aimed at nobody in particular. He didn't expect their Moogle host to know anything more than they did regarding the Sage's intentions, so it was merely a possibility voiced out loud. "We all wish to participate, as long as the discussion allows both parties to speak on equal grounds."

Chk- click It takes a few tries for Kaji's lighter to spark, but he deliberately and disrespectfully lights up a cigarette as they mount the stairs. He is towards the back of the group because he had hesitated in front of the fallen statue of his daughter.

"I would say that I'd be perfectly happy to listen so long as the Sage doesn't make my daughter cry again." A long drag of the cigarette. "But she's unable to join us now. So I guess it's all good then, isn't it?" Despite his anger, Kaji is still here because of the four people depicted in those statues. This might be the place to get any last answers on the black crystals.

Lust didn't slow or hesitate as she climbed the stairs, but her eyes narrowed fractionally at the description of the perpetrators. They had the ability to teleport? It did sound very familiar to their assailants in Downapolis that had attacked the Heroes of Light taking refuge there, and in the middle of the night no less. The tactic was an effective one, but cowardly.

Perhaps it was time to justify their fears when this meeting was concluded.

There was little to be done about the vandalism now, unless the workers at the temple wished the Heroes' aid in cleaning up the mess. Ramza ignored the destruction as best he could as he climbed the steps. He was pondering Bartz' question. What was the right question to ask? He could not be certain until he asked it. Until then, he could only go through all the questions in his mind and try to eliminate the wrong ones.

Moglin's description of the vandals almost sounded similiar to those that kept trying to approach the Ultima WEAPON's wreckage as well, from what he recalled of those that skirted close but always seemed to vanish before they could be caught up to. It was a little too odd for him to consider it a coincidence, but he would remain silent for a moment.

"So basically someone threw a tantrum and we got to figure out who did it. This is a wonderful mess, really."

He replied with a hand to his head as he looked around the mess. The answers at least were helpful to him to some extent. That moogle wasn't completely useless. He turns his head back to Rukia as she spoke to him and ushering him to move forward. Of course, he doesn't really fight it as he starts taking a few steps forward while acknowledging what everyone else is saying for a brief moment. There's honestly too many of them here, but it's not like it's a surprise anymore.

"It's just as what that thing said, someone probably threw a tantrum and blew up a chunk of the place while we were all MIA, to say the least."

He answered Selphie with a brief sigh.

"Trap or not, doesn't really matter. It only gets worse doesn't it?"

After all he didn't believe in any of this getting any better. He started up the staircase ahead of Lust by a few steps since Rukia was already making an effort for him to move.

Upon opening the door, they would find the very same simple room some of them had seen earlier this year. Only shelves with some small figures, old books and tobacco. Well... less tobacco than last year.

The Sage was standing before the shelves, but this time he turned around to greet the Heroes as they entered the hall.

"Don't close the door behind you, some are late."

"Some? It's not just us you need, is it?" Sonic said, first one in. "Looks like whatever's up, it's big."

The Heroes aren't the only ones invited here, are they? Jack nods towards the Sage. "We came here to meet, now I'm assuming it's not just with you?"

Team Diplomat to action again, then. "We'll be glad to listen to whoever you have in mind." A quick glance around the room for Ramza and Chrom, the Lady Ashelia, Yuna, the others who have been willing to talk before any fight. He finds himself looking for K'pandolu and Nanami, too.

Akane filtered into the room as well, choosing a place closer to the front so she could hear and see the Sage better. She, too, was curious about who else was going to arrive. But since Jack and Sonic had asked already, she decided not to add to the chorus. Patiently she waited, holding her staff with both hands to lightly rest in front of her legs. So this was what he looked like. She wondered if he had the same Esper abilities that she had, because it certainly seemed like the type who could see the branching realities based off of each important choice.

Cloud glanced at Ace as they walked along. "I think a lot of us are concerned that this is a trap, and I don't think any of us are wrong to have that worry. Not after everything that's happened. It's not like our trust has been handled all that kindly in over the past two years.

He then turned to Moglin as they continued to scale the stairs, "But no, there had to be something else going on. Some outside force acting in. Some doubts about it all. Maybe even something controlling them. I don't believe that just learning something could make someon-" He stopped in his tracks, feeling the bottom fall out of his gut. It wasn't that he didn't believe it. He didn't WANT to believe it, and for a very personal reason...and even if it wasn't going to be his personal future, it did seem one that insisted on occurring. He lagged behind a moment, lost in his thoughts before running to catch up, scooting through the door just as the Sage commented on some being late.

Mary was among the first in the group to reach the Sage's room. At his comment about keeping the door open she glanced around before crossing her arms and leaning back on her heel.

"I wouldn't be expecting all of us. A fair few decided not to attend after what happened last time. Depending on how all of this goes today you may care to pen them an apology."

K'pandolu caught a little of Cloud's words and glanced at him, reaching out to touch his shoulder for a moment before moving on in. She nodded back to Jack, ears flicking up for a moment, and found a place to settle, expression carefully neutral.

Jade had made no further comment on their way up. Whatever wounds their last meeting had left on him, he really had no one to blame for them but himself. Taking it out on the Sage would be a waste of time.

For now, he greeted the Avatar with a brief nod and settled in to wait.

Ramza meets Jack's look, and nods. He is glad there are others here who are willing to listen to the man without turning to fighting.

"Indeed, we have come to listen to what you might say, and we pray you will return to us that courtesy. We have questions still in need of answer."

"Perhaps you can supply us with helpful answers for those questions without giving us more puzzles to solve. I for one am much more in the dark than many here. Your cooperation is appreciated, regardless."

Mikleo replied to him. At least, he opt to speak in a formal way compared to what he was going to initially say. He can't say he's happy about the ordeal or even meeting the avatar in person, but if they are going to give him answers or clues, he's going to take them to heart and do what he can to try and stop the Calamity with everyone else. Of course, this whole vision thing was new to him. He's never experienced it but he's heard of it from the times he spends in the library.

Sheena's entrance is a quiet one. She had said what she had wanted to before climbing up the stairs. Now, all she wants to do is watch and listen.

Especially when he mentions others are coming.

Circling around the others quietly, she keeps an eye on the Sage, watching his reactions to what the other Heroes are saying.

“No, it’s for those of you who have yet to arrive. There are always those who come in late.”

The Sage looked idly at the door before turning to the Heroes who mentioned wanting answers. In particular, his gaze stopped on Mikleo.

“If you cannot solve the puzzles, you cannot understand the knowledge you seek nor can you use it correctly.”

With that said he turned back to one of the shelves before continuing.

“By now you have heard of the Calamity half that sleeps within you. I can explain you how to master it, as I had planned, or I can answer your questions.”

"Hmm... Just one or the other?"

That sounded like the Sage, alright. As stingy with information as ever. Jade glanced at the others before voicing his opinion. They had leads to follow on most other things, but when it came to these Calamity fragments -- their Shadows -- they had nothing but the badly damaged video from Kalki to go on.

"I was planning to ask you about facing our Shadows anyway, so that suits me fine."

"Ooh, new super power time!" Deadpool said, grinning, before turning to everyone.

"Alright, no one has any questions to ask, right?" And he pulls out his weapons to prove his point. "Riiiiight?"

"There's no reason to go that far." Tear's words were directed at Deadpool, complete with a barely-repressed sigh. Crossing her arms, she didn't move to come any closer since she was completely content with having this much distance between herself and the Sage.

"Discussing and mastering these Shadows seems like a viable option anyway, I can imagine we would have to eventually." Though, it made her wonder if it was anything similar to what had happened with the other Heroes almost a year ago.

Sparks pushed Deadpool's weapon aside without much of a further glance, as he addressed the Sage.

"For once, I actually agree with these people. Sounds like a lot is ridin' on this inner Calamity nonsense, so let's deal with that first."

Wait. Wait! He was offering to answer their questions! Rialynn was ready! Her book was open, her quill was dipped in ink...ready!

But...everyone else did not seem to be of the same mind as the information-starved bard. She did remember that video (and the haunting melody she'd heard too), and she also recalled that Palitutu had said it was one of the necessary elements of defeating the Calamity.

With a forlorn sigh, Rialynn put down her pen. "Could we maybe ask some questions afterward, please? Like...where to find the last piece of the key, how to find the other crystals, and what we can use the moon base for? Stuff like that?"

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