melodiesoflife | #11 | Everything will be alright

Characters: Sephiroth (Open/Closed as sub-comments)
Where/When: 19th June; Aqures Ixen, 21st June; Esdham
Summary: Having returned from Crystal Stasis, there is a lot to touch base with. As prompted in the sub-comments.
Warnings: N/A (Yet? Will update as needed)

Prologue

Sephiroth had come home from the hospital only briefly the previous day. Without even much of a glance around for his housemates he'd crossed the familiar threshold feeling an odd sort of deja vu that could only be compared to when one went away for an extended vacation and then returned back to their more permanent abode.

But really, he knew he hadn't been anywhere, even if his body were still adjusting as if he had been returned from Gaia once more. Exactly like when he had first arrived in Aqures; movement felt sluggish, awareness was blunted. It seemed even breathing seemed to take more effort. Having experienced a 'drop' from mako on previous occasions, though, as well as following some advise from the nurses at the hospital too Sephiroth knew that soon the haze which he currently perceived as a great weakness would lift as if it had never been there. Just as that tell-tale gleam would again fade form his eyes.

He'd confiscated the bathroom and then, looping his long silver hair -restored in thickness and length- up and around in a loose knot he'd headed out again for the Military Airport where he knew there was work to be done; leaving his leather coat hung on the back of the wardrobe door, the pants neatly folded on the end of his bed and the SOLDIER motif of his belt set atop it as if it were some sort of ritual.

It had been into the early hours of the next morning before Sephiroth had retired home again.

>Prompt #1: Back into the regime
>Prompt #2: Visiting someone
>Prompt #3: Touching Base

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It probably didn't help that the material of his vest had fallen more into the damp grooves between muscles when Sephiroth had minutely stretched out. He wasn't really all that large, being more of a balanced build but certainly there were a reason why he'd been one of the poster boys for Shinra. Kidd didn't know, but getting any kind of female attention were about as far as possible from the actual reason for his personal upkeep; though really it was good to have that appreciation.

Just as Kidd finished talking, and on perfect cue for Bonnie's arrival, Sephiroth then did feel a tightening which did require more of a stretch. He rose arms up and arched them outwards in similar to a slow yawning motion.

"Kupo!" Spencer now felt obligated to come forwards again now that Bonnie had halted and narrowed eyes at him. The small, pale moogle pushed his glasses back up his nose and flitted over closer to Sephiroth's side again - as if the silver-haired hero needed the backup.

"Bonnie..." He tilted his head to one side, the pom pom falling to the one side, noting the other mog were out of breath. "Is everything OK?"

Meanwhile Sephiroth had stopped stretching out and looked quizzically between the moogles, once to Kidd as if looking for a clue, and then back as they continued to converse.

Were the conversation to go that way, Kidd wouldn't be that difficult to convince the reasons for his care and upkeep. Both warriors and sailors benefited from a healthy amount of exercise, as did Assassins. They were cut from similar but still unlike cloth. Sephiroth just wore it very very well.

Kidd's attention turned to her moogle as she arrived. She had heard Bonnie talk about Spencer in exasperated and annoyed tones but this was first time she saw the two interact.

Bonnie puffed her little chest out, looking very proud of herself and just a bit smug too. "Oh, I'm doing fine kupo. I was just out for a jog with Ma-Kidd here." Noticing Sephiroth's gaze, Kidd just offered her fellow hero an amused shrug as she watched the two chatter.

"Just you watch, kupo. I'm going to be fighting alongside our Heros next time there's a big fight, kupo!" She wasn't surprised to run into Spencer here! No! In fact she was glad! Yeah! He'd see she was training hard and that she was able to be a Hero too!

Spencer didn't reply to Bonnie's attempt at showing off, just tilted his head in her direction some so that his pom pom fell forwards that way. Similar to the way a wiser adult might look upon a child being immature. Sephiroth's moogle cared a lot about his fellow moogles and would hate for any of them to come into harms way -much like how he grew nervous whenever Sephiroth himself would go into battle- but the fact was that moogles were much too small to take on the risks that Heroes could. Their role was to assist, not to fight alongside.

"That's all very well and good, Kupo. But you know you shouldn't put yourself in harms way." The bespectacled mog had a feeling that Bonnie would learn one day, the hard way, and he was only trying to save her from that.

Sephiroth continued to look between the two moogles as they conversed, raising an eyebrow a little at Spencer's reply. Could never argue with his mog, in most situations.

Bonnie shrugged and shook her head, scoffing and treating Spencer's words of warning like a teen reacting to an overprotective parent, "Fa! I'll be fine, kupo! We're going to end up in harm's way because we're helping our heroes right? We should learn to protect ourselves so that we can help them out, kupo. Or at least so we don't wind up being a burden to them, kupo."

Kidd cleared her throat, warning the moogle that she was pushing a line here. Bonnie flinched at the sound but then smirked at Spencer one last time before fluttering over to perch on Kidd's shoulder.

"I apologize," said Kidd. "Bonnie here has been quite opinionated about this since we met." She had been teaching the moogle self defense, but more out of concern for her well being since she was so eager to fight.

Spencer's head remained lilted to one side, the large pom pom bouncing a little as he maintained the hovering at around Sephiroth's shoulder height. He might have sighed, if it were in his nature to do so, but Spencer knew well enough by now that Bonnie wouldn't change. He could only do his duty and make sure that he would be there to pick up the pieces when Bonnie's dream was inevitably shattered into a thousand pieces.

He knew better than to answer back to Bonnie as well, but he did nod appreciatively to Kidd as she cut in. It reminded Spencer well of the fact that ultimately, they were to serve the Heroes of Light - that gave them an authority over the moogles that Sephiroth didn't often enforce. Though it was the silver-haired warrior himself who spoke next.

"There is a fine line between enthusiasm and foolishness." He answered, just glancing momentarily at Bonnie himself before looking back to Kidd's face.

"While it's not a bad idea, that a moogle might be able to defend itself, fighting alongside is a different story entirely." With a side glance to Spencer, Sephiroth nodded then to both Assassin and Moogle once more before half-turning to clearly indicate that his intention was to leave.

"We should get back before the skies open any more." It was starting to spot with rain a little more insistently, after all.

Bonnie's fuzzy little brow furrowed at Sephiroth's words. How dare he tell her what her place was? If she wanted to fight then she was going to fight. She could be a hero too! The gall of it all! How rude!

She opened her mouth to let loose a litany of high pitched profanity but Kidd caught her first, scooping the moogle from her shoulders and clamping her hand over the little one's mouth. "Indeed. We'd best be on our way as well. Still, good seeing you again and I wish you well on your own endeavors." While she didn't completely agree with Sephiroth's assessment, she did decide that she needed to have a word with her moogle about risk and personal safety.

As she turned to go, Bonnie kept squirming and kicking in her grasp, not yet ready to let those comments go unanswered! She'd show that silver haired ponce! He'd see! They'd all see!

#11 | Everything will be alright

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