"You're a Hero of Light?" It was probably rude of her to look that surprised, but that had little to do with his appearance or personality. She looked past him to confirm the missing element. "Where is your Moogle?"

Not all of them stayed close to their Heroes, as Rukia would soon find out. Chappopo, in the meantime, was only close enough to keep an eye on Rukia and find out where this conversation was going. At last, she would have her own gossip to tell the others, kupo!

She held her chin, thoughtful. "I see. I knew there were others that had arrived at different times. I wonder how many more we can expect to see." And why were so many needed? Were matters really so dire? "Do you know which Jobs were contained in your Crystal?"