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Endgame || Apocalypse

Characters: Anyone
Where: Pandaemonium
When: March 05th
Summary: The first phase of endgame begins! The Heroes of Light are on their way to deal with Garland as they’ve left their unfinished businesses in the hands of their friends amongst the NPCs. How will it end? The mingle threads shall not be modded, only The Guardian will be modded. Please do not start individual threads for The Guardian, reply in a single thread. Starting from now on, the game is officially in endgame. Please do not post any new posts on Mognet or in the Log Community, unless they’re backdated to before this event. The second phase of endgame will be posted once The Killer Of World thread will have been unlocked and completed.
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The Killer Of Worlds
damn_juicebox: (Look Away)

Mingle

[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-05 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Truth be told, Rukia doesn't feel quite right being aboard the Enterprise instead of with her airship crew. It was her job to command her small group of brave men and women, and as anyone who knew Rukia was aware, she took her duties very seriously.]

[But they'd urged her to be with the other Heroes, as they would be working as a cohesive unit, and she was a part of that team too. Begrudgingly, she admitted they had a point, and advised them to be cautious just the same when facing the dangers of the city.]

[She moves about the ship for a little, checking in on any friends who seem particularly uneasy or nervous. But for the most part, those who want to seek her out can find her if they look up. She's perched herself in one of the nets hanging from the masts, placing herself as high up as possible without getting in the way of the crew. She always did like these types of places when she wished to clear her head and sort out her thoughts.]
21stcenturyguy: (bored)

[personal profile] 21stcenturyguy 2017-03-05 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Santa wanders the Enterprise as well, though for different reasons. He hasn't told anyone yet, but he had a vision back when he was a Seer, of the ship crashing. It was probably from an averted timeline, but that doesn't mean he's not gonna casually check for small bombs or smashed gears or what have you. At least it distracts him from dwelling on what's to come.

He's not the type to let people have moments of contemplative peace, so when he spots her moping up there, of course Santa has to shout out to her.]


Yo, Old Lady Rukia, get your withered husk down from there! We can't have you breakin' your hip before the final battle. You finally go senile or what?
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[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-05 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rukia's head turns just slightly so she can gaze down at Santa. Her serious expression doesn't change for a long and silent moment.]

[Then she allows herself a sigh...and a small chuckle.]


You're as insolent as always.

[But she's not coming down from her favorite place just because he feels the need to holler insults at her.]

Come up if you wish. Or have you lost your own youth so quickly?
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[personal profile] 21stcenturyguy 2017-03-09 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, yeah. Santa can't change. He's classic. He gives her his best shit-eating grin as he looks up at her.]

You know I'm still as young and sexy as ever. That's why you keep beggin' me to join your harem.

[Just to show her he hasn't lost his touch, he flashes up to join her and strikes a 'cool guy' pose. He's a taken man, and she's a taken woman, but that doesn't mean he can't give the old lady some eye candy to help her get through her this trying time.]

So, whatcha doin' up here, anyways?
damn_juicebox: (Relaxed)

[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-10 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Suffering the antics of arrogant young fools.

[She smiles calmly as she says it, completely relaxed in their bantering. It's probably the last time they'll get to sling their teasing words back and forth, why not enjoy it?]

Did you come up here because you were worried about me~? I'm touched.

[Actually she is a little, since she's not sure why else he would have come. Boredom, she supposes.]
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[personal profile] 21stcenturyguy 2017-03-11 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
You wish you were touched, lady.

[He flexes an arm a little as he goes to card it through his hair. If he's putting on a show, he might as well make it a good one. Rukia's not the only one who has fun with their ribbing.]

I just wanted to make sure you don't fall or nothin'. If we lose you, who else is gonna perv on the old king guy and scare him off his game, huh? Nobody else wants to take that one for the team.

[So, yeah, he's gotta make sure she's not freaking out or anything. Besides, she's not the worst old hag he knows.]
damn_juicebox: (SIGHS FOREVER)

[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-13 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
If that's our only collective plan for defeating Garland, perhaps we deserve to lose.

[Why would he allow such a thought to cross his mind? For the sake of a joke, it really doesn't seem worth it. Still, he's here, and she's here, and they're just sitting together as allies with the same purpose. That's something she can appreciate.]

...Are you worried about the battle?

[Rukia doesn't look at him as she says it, keeping her gaze fixed on the horizon ahead. He's young, and likely hasn't seen much combat in his lifetime. But she knows he's experienced hardships enough. If he needs reassurance, she can perhaps give him that peace of mind.]

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[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2017-03-06 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Similarly to Rukia, Sephiroth feels a lot like a fish out of water in that he's no longer assigned to an army to be at the head of. He's not sure if he likes the notion that he's something less without them, it's just he's been a Colonel for a long time. Now it's time to be a Hero of Light, and to put down everything else.]

Hey, holding up?

[Honest. Genuine. Just as always. Sephiroth quietly passes the question under his breath just as he passes her on the Enterprise somewhere.]
damn_juicebox: (Nothin' but blue skies)

[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-09 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rukia only intended to nod in greeting as they passed one another. So his question catches her off guard. Oh? She pauses for a moment to reflect, wondering if she seems to be looking melancholy or otherwise unwell...and wonders if perhaps she is on the inside as well. Either way, it's rude to leave him hanging, so she smiles and gives his arm a friendly tap with the back of her hand before folding her arms.]

I'm fine. There's no need for concern.

[And she's pretty sure she means that. The part about not needing to be concerned is true at least, she'll fight as well as the rest of them when the time comes regardless of her sentiments.]

What about yourself? You don't seem nervous.
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[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2017-03-10 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Is there not?

[A need for concern? He finds the expression concerning, on it's own, given the apparent climax to all of this that they're speeding towards. That anyone should be perfectly 'fine' with any of this should be the larger concern!

As a result, Rukia gets a not-so-convinced as-I've-seen-that-look-before look with him tilting his head to one side at her a little.]


I believe we channel those nerves similarly, most of the time. I should have been more constructive with them, before now, I think.
damn_juicebox: (Chuckle)

[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-10 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[She sure looks fine. If she's having any concerns, then they're well hidden beneath the surface serenity the shinigami projects. Rukia doesn't seem quick to give her thoughts voice in any case.]

Ah, well. I'm certain you'll have plenty of opportunities once we touch down. There will surely be obstacles in our path that may need your combat expertise.

[Because that's what he means about being constructive, right? Working out extra energy and stress with a good fight!]

You've something on your mind, then? You know you can speak freely around me.
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[personal profile] shinrasfinest 2017-03-13 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maybe he's got her wrong, then. Rukia does indeed seem a lot less apprehensive than most. Something he -by rights- should be as well.]

Of course. You know my sword'll be there as needed as we push on towards the end.

[Was that a part of the problem? Sephiroth's more troubling nerves lead towards the 'what then' in terms of what happens after the inevitable fight they're all sppeding towards.]

You don't think that all of this still feels terribly...guided towards this end?

[He's always had that thing about being under someone else's sway, if you like, acting upon circumstances that have been put there as opposed to really seeing the truth.]
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[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-21 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps.

[She folds her arms with a sigh; she understands his frustration in that regard.]

I know we must defeat Garland to stop the time loop from continuing. But I don't believe his death is necessary, given what we've seen of his origins. He is pitiable, not evil.

[Her brow furrows.]

Besides, should we fail in our endeavors to repair the Soul Divider and heal the Calamity, we may need him to reset the loop so the next Heroes fare better than we did.

[And that's her two cents on the matter, but she's sure she's made her feelings clear about this before.]

You feel we're being manipulated in some manner?

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[personal profile] boomchucka 2017-03-07 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Hey! Rukia!

[Selphie can be seen waving to her friend from the deck with a clear plastic bag in her hand. There might be a little something sweet in that bag that Rukia might like. If her housemate got a little closer, Rukia might notice that Selphie is visibly nervous about this next endeavour.]

Wanna share a last treat before we do this whole shebang with Garland?
damn_juicebox: (Happy)

[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-08 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rukia tilts her head down, broken out of her silent reverie to blink in surprise at Selphie. This is oddly familiar to her. Orihime and her classmates had called out to her to join them for lunch the day before she meant to leave them all and rejoin the Soul Society. One last treat, hm?]

[She smiles.]


Ah. I'll be right down.

[She's a shinigami, she could jump. Instead she takes a tight hold of the rope netting and eases herself down the normal way. Her feet thump lightly on the wooden deck of the grand ship as she brushes her palms against the black cloth of her shihakusho.]

I see you came to this fight prepared! What did you bring?
boomchucka: (A smile to hide behind)

pick a favourite treat of Rukia's! ^^

[personal profile] boomchucka 2017-03-10 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Anyone who sees the smile on Selphie's face might think that the perky brunette is being flippant about this battle and that's okay with her. She opened the bag and let Rukia look inside the unusually crumpled bag to find one of her favourite treats inside. What is the treat Rukia?]

You said you liked this one before so I brought enough for two.

[Selphie has never felt this nervous about a fight in her life. She points over her shoulder toward some place a bit quieter.]

Can we... talk inside?
damn_juicebox: (Hope)

[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-10 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Human brains, she hopes.]

That was very thoughtful, thank you.

[She'll take her treat and pass the bag back to Selphie before heading toward the cabins below deck.]

Certainly. Lead the way.

[Even if Rukia is heading there first initially, she's sure Selphie will overtake her to pick out the room.]
boomchucka: (Lonely)

[personal profile] boomchucka 2017-03-12 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[With extra whipped cream!]

Anytime! What're friends for?

[Selphie carefully pulls the treat out of the bag and takes a thoughtfully anxious nibble before following the Shinigami. It isn't long before Selphie enters the first empty cabin she finds and looks at Rukia with every bit of nervous energy she's storing inside. She sat on a nearby chair and balled her hands into fists.]

This shouldn't be this scary the second time around...
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[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-13 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Rukia sits with a natural grace of a noblewoman, though Selphie is likely more than accustomed to seeing her do this sort of thing around the house. She's examining her treat to figure out the best way to approach eating it without making a mess, but lifts her head with a furrowed brow at the comment.]

Second time? Please explain.

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Re: Mingle

[personal profile] neverfirstclass 2017-03-08 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Cloud is wandering around as well, busy double and triple checking his equipment. It's actually a major change from how he's usually seemed on airship trips. Even for the ones he prepared for he was still at the least unsteady on his feet and at worst slumped against a wall. But today he seems as solid as anyone else is.]

Oh, Rukia. Hey.

[He offers her a distracted wave, not having noticed her until they were only a few feet apart.]
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[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-08 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
...Greetings.

[Is it just the dim light, or does he seem unusually pale to her? Rukia stares at him for a moment, uncertain if he's nauseated from the flight, or uneasy about the battle to come. She strides toward the young man, lifting his chin with her cool fingertips to turn his head this way and that as she thoroughly examines him.]

You don't look well. Are you feeling all right?
neverfirstclass: (I...uh...)

[personal profile] neverfirstclass 2017-03-09 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
Am I?

[Even if he looks a little drawn, he hasn't been feeling it. He starts to get a little self conscious as he handles her chin though.]

I, uh, usually get airsick. I guess I just haven't had time to think about it.
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[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-10 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
You're worried?

[She can see why he would be, if this is the first time he's had to seriously consider his own mortality. He looks healthy for the most part, so she withdraws her hand, ignorant of his discomfort. Sorry, Cloud, Rukia manhandles everyone.]

If you wish, we can go below deck and speak of it. I'm not sure what comfort I may be able to give, but I will listen.
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[personal profile] neverfirstclass 2017-03-14 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
No, up here is fine. I feel a bit better in the air when I can see the sky and the ground anyway. Sorta. Inside you just feel the movement and the rumble of the engine and it's disorienting.

[He glances off into the distance, wobbling a bit as he's now thinking about getting airsick and making himself psychosomatic in the process.]

No I just...It's hard to tell what to think about this: moving on Garland and everything. We've been doing this for so long and yet I guess I never felt like we were coming to the point where we had to fight him. But we're out of time aren't we?

[He leans against the railing, cupping his chin in his hand.]

Why can't he be one of those villains who talks loudly and has a big dumb laugh and just has a big come get me sign on him. At least then we'd be sure about taking him on at least.
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damn_juicebox: (Triangle Mouth)

[personal profile] damn_juicebox 2017-03-21 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Tch. If I ever meet such a villain, I'll be certain to notify you.

[Rukia's mimicking his position, cupping her chin with the same hand, resting her other arm on the railing. For all she knows, his world really does have villains like that. It wouldn't be the strangest thing she's ever heard.]

To be honest, I'm not clear on how much time we have available. The Calamity seems like it's spread as far as it can. While I wouldn't advocate procrastination, I don't think we need to act hastily just yet. There is much to be done, and once Garland's agreed not to activate the time loop, it's simply a matter of working through our plan one step at a time. Let's focus on this step for now.

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