[ Color this one annoyed. She's peering into her crystal, face set in a firm scowl. ] I thought my part in this was over.

[filtered to Cosmos]

[Anyone who knows Hope knows the kid isn't one to be angered easily. He'll argue and stand firm, he'll yell if he's frustrated, but it takes a lot for him to get this pissed off. Which means this is pretty damn serious to him.]I don't know how many of you have talked to him yet, but- the new guy, who said he knew people were ( Read more... )

Do not mistake me for a fool. I can feel your presence nearby--

Come out, come out wherever you are.

[Has anyone seen Lightning in the last week or so? Probably not: she's been training. From what the camera shows, she didn't heal herself or let others heal her at all, either--she's bandaged in a number of places, and her battle with one of the mannequins left a still-healing gash diagonal across one eye. Her voice is quiet at first, as if she's ( Read more... )

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Before the battle comes, I wished to speak with all our allies. Some of us have friends or companions who are placed within the enemy's forces, friends who none of us wish to see come to harm. If we could share with each other who they are, we can avoid confrontations with them. There is no need to fight those who are not truly our enemies, and in ( Read more... )

...this quiet is a bit...unsettling.

[The crystal comes on, only picking up Capell's voice for now.

There's a pause, and then a sigh.]

I didn't think Aya would come to this place. She was supposed to get home, to be safe. I never wanted her to get caught up in fighting again.

But as long as she's here, I have to make sure she's okay. I'll protect her, no matter what. [He clenches ( Read more... )

Snow?

If you're out there somewhere, this isn't funny.

[Snow seems to have disappeared. Completely. Lightning is not amused.]

[The crystal comes on, hovering next to and focusing on a man standing and looking around with his hands on his hips. The look on his face clearly reads "This is bull."]

Never occurred to anyone that I might have things goin' on back home that I need to take care of first, huh? Never mind the fact that I left those kids all on their own.

[At that ( Read more... )