Event || The Night of the Thirteen Moogles

[melodiesmods]

Characters: Everyone!
Where: Aqures Ixen (Old Observatory, others).
When: Night from the 31st of October to the 01st of November.
Summary: Midnight is approaching, ghosts are everywhere and clouds are slowly gathering above the old observatory... What does it all mean? This post is open to all characters, there are no sign-ups for this.
Warning: The destructor has come.

Mingle || Before Midnight
Confrontation || Midnight
The Cursed Heroes
King Moggle Mog XIV

Comments

[unyieldingspirit]

"She's exactly right." K'pandolu folded her arms for a moment, eyes narrowing. "I've seen this kind of thing before- with similar crystals, at that- and Cloud here is practically covered in them. Attempting to resist someone's outside influence channelled through all that would be no easy task. He is in need of rest, not threats."

[wickedone]

Albel growled, teeth bared, to face such resistance. "That is exactly the problem!" he insisted. "What is there to say that he is not still under their control now? How can you know this isn't some act?"

Because they might claim they knew Cloud, but he sure as hell didn't. He had no experience to compare this to, and he was not about to let it go easily.

[damn_juicebox]

"What proof can you provide that it is an act?" Rukia countered, furrowing her brow. "All of the evidence points to manipulation by an outside source. Given his past actions, he is deserving of a little trust. We are his allies, would you not grant him that?"

She turned her attention down to Cloud. Doubtless he would be the idiotic martyr and offer to let himself be killed to prove his worth, but she wasn't going to let that happen. There was still something about the crystal stasis that bothered her deeply.

"Would you object to having someone keep watch on him for a short time, then?" she asked, directing her gaze back to Albel. "I would volunteer for such a task. If I recognize signs of betrayal or further manipulation, you will be the first I alert."

[unyieldingspirit]

"I should think that the control has passed with its makers." She cast a glance at the scattered bodies, ears flicking down for a moment- regardless of her experiences, it still sat ill with her. But there was nothing for it now.

"However- if you truly think it necessary- I would offer my services in this as well." She'd missed the signs before- had missed whatever had brought this upon Cloud, too- it was little enough, but all she had to offer now. For now, she moved to be able to intercept if Albel refused to accept it, shoulders tense.

[neverfirstclass]

K'pandolu talking about the crystals covering him made Cloud's skin crawl. He wanted a shower. Maybe twenty. Maybe just showers nonstop for the rest of his life. But as tired as he was, as much as he wanted to go home, he was still aware of what was going on. For weal or woe, he didn't black out during all of this. He had been trapped in his own body, but at least he knew what his body did.

From his position he glared up at Albel, his eyes carrying more fury than his body could muster. "Rukia's right. If you don't trust me then you're welcome to watch me, but right now I just want to get clean, get out of this ridiculous outfit and get some sleep. Killing me won't solve anything and definitely won't make you any friends."

Cloud could be a stupid martyr when it came to protecting others, but he wasn't about to throw his own life down for something like this. Besides, he'd died once in this world and he wasn't keen on doing it again. And he too had misgivings about the whole process and the crystals and their "link" to their home worlds and the Calamity.