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melodiesoflife2017-03-05 02:31 am
jadethenecromancer) wrote in melodiesoflife2017-03-05 02:31 am
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No regrets
Who: Jade and OPEN
What: Any last minute CR before the endgame begins.
Where: Aqures Ixen, Esdham
When: March 1 - 4
Warnings: TBA
[March 1 - 3, Aqures Ixen]
[There are still a few loose ends needing to be wrapped up. During the final days, Jade can be found in a few different locations in Aqures Ixen:
1) Palitutu's Lab, giving last minute instructions to the Moogle staff
2) the hospital, visiting certain crystallized Heroes
3) Apartment B-14
4) Your choice!
No matter where he is, Jade looks pretty relaxed considering the circumstances. Same calm confidence as ever...]
[March 4, Esdham]
[And finally, there was this.
Jade hadn't intended to ever do this. There had been many reasons for that, ones he had been very confident in until now... but here, at what could easily be the end of everything, none of them felt quite so meaningful anymore. He had to wonder whether at some point they had turned into excuses.
One last thing he was running away from, huh...
He found who he was looking for at a park not too far from that person's home. While the military was preparing for battle, civilians were doing what they could to keep their spirits up. A number of volunteers had organized games and activities to distract children and adults alike. In the midst of the chattering crowds (whose laughter was just a little too forceful to be real), Jade caught sight of her, sitting on a bench and gently shooing off a group of kids.
The doppelganger looked much older than Professor Nebilim had been at the time of her death. More tired, too. Once the children weren't looking, her smile faltered and she stared forlornly into the distance.
He hadn't seen her once since their brief encounter almost two years ago. She probably wouldn't remember his face, which at least was of some comfort. Drawing a deep breath, Jade stepped forward.]
----
Rukia,
Could you return home with me once you're free from your duties? It is not urgent, but I want to see you.
I'll be waiting outside the headquarters.
-Jade
----
[In the evening, anyone still in Esdham might find him leaning against a wall, hands in pockets, outside the military headquarters. He seems... melancholic.]
What: Any last minute CR before the endgame begins.
Where: Aqures Ixen, Esdham
When: March 1 - 4
Warnings: TBA
[March 1 - 3, Aqures Ixen]
[There are still a few loose ends needing to be wrapped up. During the final days, Jade can be found in a few different locations in Aqures Ixen:
1) Palitutu's Lab, giving last minute instructions to the Moogle staff
2) the hospital, visiting certain crystallized Heroes
3) Apartment B-14
4) Your choice!
No matter where he is, Jade looks pretty relaxed considering the circumstances. Same calm confidence as ever...]
[March 4, Esdham]
[And finally, there was this.
Jade hadn't intended to ever do this. There had been many reasons for that, ones he had been very confident in until now... but here, at what could easily be the end of everything, none of them felt quite so meaningful anymore. He had to wonder whether at some point they had turned into excuses.
One last thing he was running away from, huh...
He found who he was looking for at a park not too far from that person's home. While the military was preparing for battle, civilians were doing what they could to keep their spirits up. A number of volunteers had organized games and activities to distract children and adults alike. In the midst of the chattering crowds (whose laughter was just a little too forceful to be real), Jade caught sight of her, sitting on a bench and gently shooing off a group of kids.
The doppelganger looked much older than Professor Nebilim had been at the time of her death. More tired, too. Once the children weren't looking, her smile faltered and she stared forlornly into the distance.
He hadn't seen her once since their brief encounter almost two years ago. She probably wouldn't remember his face, which at least was of some comfort. Drawing a deep breath, Jade stepped forward.]
----
Rukia,
Could you return home with me once you're free from your duties? It is not urgent, but I want to see you.
I'll be waiting outside the headquarters.
-Jade
----
[In the evening, anyone still in Esdham might find him leaning against a wall, hands in pockets, outside the military headquarters. He seems... melancholic.]
Letter / Action
Of course. I'll see you in approximately two hours.
~Rukia
[Only a brief note, but that's because she's on duty and can't spare too much time writing love letters. Besides, his own note was rather short, so she'll match it.]
[When her shift is over, she keeps her gigai on. She's more comfortable and free without the false body to contain her shinigami soul, but it might be problematic if Jade were to walk around seemingly talking to no one. And so she appears, still wearing her uniform, but apparently unarmed. She has access to her sword only as a shinigami, so it remains unseen for now.]
[Making no efforts to move silently, she takes note of the expression he wears. It tells her, at least, that his wanting to see her isn't born of any romantic notion.]
That's a very serious face.
[Her teasing is made in a gentle tone as she approaches. Something must be troubling him, so she can't break out the usual banter.]
How are you?
Action
I went to see her like you suggested.
[He averts his eyes, although he's not sure why. It's unpleasant, feeling this vulnerable.]
I'm having trouble understanding my current emotional state. I thought... speaking with you might be beneficial.
no subject
I see. Certainly we may speak.
[As difficult as it is not to ask him questions about how it went, Rukia refrains. It's best to let him guide this conversation, not her. Once he begins speaking she'll have a better understanding of what he experienced, and what he needs right now.]
[She takes a step forward, keeping her gaze fixed on his face as she invites him to walk. It might be easier for him to unload his thoughts if he remains in motion, rather than standing still.]
Where would you like to begin?
B-14
After the meeting to talk strategy, he's resolved that no matter what they do beforehand in order to try and prepare for or mitigate what might end up being be the end of all worlds, it's all pure speculation. Until it comes to it, they aren't going to know.]
Ah- you're home.
[It's mid-afternoon, unusual for either of them yet it seems Sephiroth has taken the time for a jog. His breath is heavy and deep as he comes into the apartment, with Spencer not more than two or three feet behind him, hovering along as if Sephiroth's long tied-up tail of hair was a great lure for the small mog.]
-just about done leaving things, as well?
[Trying to keep it light, not that he's ever any good at it. Jade has seen much too much of him to be easily led by that mask.]
B-14
[She'd spent the last week in the kitchen (when she wasn't at Cuppa Kupo), and house B-14 was starting to run out of places to store baked goods. Eventually, Anise caved, and started to spend her time looking through recipe books instead.]
[This left her and Jade reading together in the living room. She was definitely calm, relaxed, and in no way terrified.]
Hey, everything's gonna be alright, isn't it?
[Except the way that she spoke to Jade hinted everything but.]
no subject
That could only take you so far if you didn't eventually address the cause, though.]
Are you worried?
[The answer was pretty obvious, but it was less of a question and more of a prompt to elaborate.]