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Blinded by the light

Aug 28, 2010 21:33

Characters: Cloud (iattractmushi), Smoke (inthecenterfold), Snake (kamishininoyari), Sniper (longnosedliar), Sylvar (cathar_jedi), Youth (spandexisyouth), and OPEN
Date/Time: Slightly forward-dated to August 29 / Late-ish evening
Location: The Park, within sight of the bridge to the Bazaar
Rating: PG-13, because I'm sure there will be swearing involved. Will change if needed.
Summary: Six people meet up randomly in the Park ( Read more... )

bleach: orihime (kagerou), saiyuki: sha gojyo (smoke), ~magic knight rayearth: hikaru (nova), twewy: josh (composer), star wars kotor: juhani (sylvar), kh: axel (lea), one piece: usopp (sniper), megaman x: layer (locket), naruto: gai (youth), mushi-shi: ginko (cloud), ~plus anima: senri (amurui), ~bleach: gin (snow), wild arms: zed (night)

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Youth iattractmushi August 29 2010, 02:22:20 UTC

Memory 1/2 - WARNING. PG-13 for violence and details thereof. spandexisyouth August 29 2010, 02:39:04 UTC

As the flash happened Youth's world went dark, drawing him down into the past.

It was dark, but the stars and moon provided enough light to see his surroundings by - thick branches high off the ground. Wood and leaves flew past, he was running, and the wind was cool on Youth’s face. Accurately he went from branch to branch, quickly enough that the limbs hardly had time to bend before he was on to the next. This continued for a while. Whether it was one hour or two he wasn’t sure, but it didn’t matter. He was approaching his target ( ... )

Memory 2/2 - WARNING. PG-13 for violence and details thereof. spandexisyouth August 29 2010, 02:42:25 UTC

The ally pulled out two trench knives, and Youth could see that their edges were just as blurred. It was a specific form of weaponry, he would guess. His back went to the ally and Youth attacked one woman with a quick series of jabs. She fell back, and he followed it up with a quick kick, knocking her back farther ( ... )

I'll leave this until tomorrow, since Alex's OOC comm post only went up tonight. grab_my_bells August 31 2010, 06:41:35 UTC

[[But if no one replies to Alex's OOC comm post or here wanting to retrieve Youth, then Bell will come looking for him when he doesn't come home on time, and help him home. If so, I'll log this tomorrow. Lots of threads/logs tonight.]]

I'm picking this up, if that's okay? weaver_girl August 31 2010, 16:40:37 UTC

Kagerou had been strolling through the Park, taking a bit of time for herself despite the glowering heat of the day. The last month had been quite wild even by the high standards of the Sphere, the party yesterday quite a smashing success, and thus she felt she was entitled to one lazy day before returning to work tomorrow.

Of course, such a thing as a peaceful day rarely happened here. There was a flare of stunning, blinding light between the trees, followed by a commotion as people nearby halted or shouted in confusion. She heard someone shouting--was that Smoke? Kagerou broke into a run, numerous familiar presences floating into her senses as she dashed across the grass ( ... )

Definitely! spandexisyouth August 31 2010, 19:17:53 UTC

Youth was having trouble focusing through the noise and chaos. More people had come since everything went dark, he could feel them around, but there was too much to cut through. He couldn't see. Functioning took priority over the memory right now, even if he would like to try to work through it. Getting somewhere secure came first. There were more than enough creatures in the Sphere for one to take notice of sudden vulnerability and jump the group.

Someone was approaching him in the midst of everything, and Youth blindly turned his head in their direction. Kagerou's voice was a huge relief - it was a trusted student who was right near him, not someone he wasn't sure of.

"I cannot see. I do not know if I am all right." Not I am blind. Not yet. His vision would come back any moment. He was just blinded right now because of the flash. "There was a flash. I think Cloud dropped... an apple... into the fire." Too many people here. Youth wasn't about to say crystal, not when they were all dealing with the aftereffects ( ... )

weaver_girl August 31 2010, 19:38:20 UTC

She gasped in alarm as she got close enough for a proper look at his face. That explained the fumbling from her usually sure-footed teacher: his pupils had contracted at the flash, leaving him sightless.

"Yes, you're glowing, and so are several others." She raised her voice a little, perhaps needlessly. "I should--well, the glowing is probably from the apple, maybe, if it doesn't hurt you. But I can try and heal you once we get--"

She braced herself to pull him up, clasped his hand in hers--and the memory rushed into her senses, overwhelming her for a moment. Reflexively, her fingers tightened on his hand, and she made periodic, small noises of surprise or alarm. When the memory finally ended, she blinked at Youth, unable to summon a coherent word for a second.

"I just..." Her voice wavered. She swallowed and began again, softly. "I... think I just saw a memory. Your memory. What on earth is going on?"

spandexisyouth August 31 2010, 19:50:17 UTC

"That is probably the case. I am glad I am not in a dress this time." His voice was overly casual. It was hard to not see what was going on. Youth realized exactly how lucky he was that Kagerou had been around; there was no way he could write asking for help in the journal. Sure, he could have tried, but who was to say his writing would make any sense? And who was to keep the wrong people from finding out that he was weak ( ... )

weaver_girl August 31 2010, 20:00:36 UTC

Her heart was racing, she realised belatedly. She wasn't exactly shaking; the months of working at the Clinic had built her tolerance for blood and injury. She had, however, just watched a person she considered a trusted friend smoothly and efficiently kill multiple people. She made to withdraw her hand, then understood she was Youth's perhaps only compass to his surroundings, and clasped her hand around his upper arm instead.

"I... I'm not sure." Think, Kagerou, think! "So that was you, in the trees, in the dark... I'm sorry. It was just so vivid, and I wasn't expecting..."

First things first. She was a medic and she had a patient, that hadn't changed. "I'm fine. It triggered when you touched my hand, so maybe it was the contact. And you said the apple fell in a fire, right?" Her voice remained low. "I, um, think most of the others have someone to look after them, so I'll just help you to a bench, okay?"

spandexisyouth August 31 2010, 20:20:40 UTC

Feeling the momentary draw back Youth's heart started to sink. He could already feel how it would ripple out, especially as Toushi was her friend and disliked Youth as much as Youth disliked him. Lea could draw back too, and... No. He needed to stop that train of thought even as it spiralled out. What he'd done was not who he was. When her hand returned to his arm it was a tiny bit of comfort. She wasn't leaving him there. She wasn't sure that she wasn't in danger, but he could hope to change that ( ... )

weaver_girl August 31 2010, 20:47:58 UTC

Kagerou shook her head at his apology, then remembered he couldn't see her. She contented herself with taking his arm and starting off at a slow walk. He was very co-ordinated, but the sudden loss of his sight had to throw a few wrenches in the works.

"All right," she said, "It should be just even ground, not too far." She could see a bench in the lee of a low-branched oak, a little sheltered from sight. She didn't speak, other than for brief snippets of guidance, until they reached their destination.

"Well, here we are." She sat down next to him, careful to stay close. "Can I try to... heal that?" She used the verb frequently, but somehow it didn't seem to quite fit to describe what happened when she enclosed someone in the golden shield. "It might not work, but I can give it a try.

"And... don't apologise. I don't think I wanted to see that, but I've seen worse. I don't mean to... strut or anything, but I have. And sometimes we have reasons."

spandexisyouth August 31 2010, 20:55:09 UTC

A lot of Youth's focus was in his feet. If he focused chakra into them he could sense the ground much better, even if he wasn't sure of his footing. And he couldn't tell if roots or hills were coming up, so he was rather reliant upon Kagerou.

Youth kept the silence, not sure how to break it. The risk of more conversation pushing her away was more than enough reason to stay quiet at the moment. When she announced that they were there he reached down, feeling the bench and taking a seat. "I would appreciate it, a great deal. It is... disconcerting to not be able to see." He hated being weak.

But her statement relieved Youth quite a bit. His eyes closed, even if it didn't really matter at the moment, and his voice was soft. "Thank you." There was definitely no guarentee that others would accept his past like that, but even just having one friend respond like that lifted a burden.

weaver_girl August 31 2010, 21:08:45 UTC

Breathing in deeply, she focused her will and her power with it. The shield shimmered into being, enfolding his upper body--she still needed to work on her finesse, she imagined. For a moment, she pushed her energy into the technique, felt it flow cool and calm as usual, and then let the shield dissolve with a shake of her head ( ... )

spandexisyouth August 31 2010, 21:26:27 UTC

He heard her breathe and waited, eyes back open. Sitting very still he hoped that it would work. When she spoke again he nodded, trying not to show disappointment. She'd tried. Keeping his voice as neutral as possible, Youth replied, "I have not heard of any apple having two effects before." They always had one price. What if something about the flash had done something irreperable to his eyes ( ... )

weaver_girl September 2 2010, 20:53:29 UTC

"You may," she said, answering the easy part first. She stood and held out her hand to grasp his. "Section Three, right? I don't think I've ever visited your house! But you can probably guide me on the finer points ( ... )

spandexisyouth September 3 2010, 02:46:43 UTC

"Yes! It is in Section three, and it is the one with green handprints on the outside. There was a week when we all had paint that was permanent, and it was when some people aged older... and some aged younger. I was small, and had paint." Youth shrugged. It seemed like a rather natural outcome, really. "I believe I will be able to guide is once we are out of the elevator. Especially if Bell or Lotus is at home ( ... )

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