~RP Thread.. My Fair Lady.. Rydia Style (PG-13..)

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After getting off of AIM with Sephiroth and Aerith.  Rydia clambered off her green silk bed and closed her laptop up.  She scampered away and then took out some bags, throwing clothes and the whatnot into it at random.  "Laguna and Kiros are good to go right now, they don't need my help.  Sephiroth does."  Rydia reasoned as she threw a green

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Sephiroth folded his arms over his chest, glaring silently at Aeris, who had arrived shortly after the online conversations had ended.

"Oh, cheer up!" The flower girl cried, catching the glare and feeling a bit nervous. "I... I'm sure everything will be fine!"

"Hmph."

Aeris bit her lip nervously, hoping silently that Rydia did know what she was doing and what she was up against. Sephiroth was a pretty scary person on his own, but they were fixing to challenge him and try to change him-- As far as Aeris was concerned, it could only get uglier from here out

[imp_of_hearts]

And of course, at the door would appear Rydia as she had inquired as to the location of the Great Sephiroth's room. Now granted, Rydia was shorter then even Aeris, in fact she would of looked like a child.. but she wasn't. It was her aura which was highly imposing in itself. She looked up at Aeris, and then placed a hand on her hip. "Hmmmm.. Rydia of Mist here... I would save the day but we are not certain about that yet.. it all depends on how much progress we make." Rydia said while the moogle hopped up and down behind her, waving it's bon-bon almost hypnotically.

She really didn't look like much.. but the aura that she exuded was pure strength, determination and stubbornness. And it would be evident that Sephiroth had met his match in her from the smirk she cast in Sephiroth's direction.

"Angsty expressions ne'er won fair lady.. except in gothic novels.. and we are not living one. I'll have you remember that Lord Sephiroth.."

Rydia had just gone into hardcore mode, the mode specifically designed not to take shit from

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Aeris stepped back, somewhat frightened by the energy and force that Rydia seemed to radiate, despite her small size. "Hi... Rydia..." She said slowly, still in awe of the green-haired girl.

Sephiroth slowly looked at Rydia, raising an eyebrow slightly as he glared at her, suddenly feeling like it was going to be an incredibly long night. "....." He opted to remain silent, not really knowing what to say as it was.

"Well, then. Let's begin, shall we?" Aeris asked suddenly with a smile, trying to erase the tension in the room. "Where do we start?"

[imp_of_hearts]

Rydia strode into the room and pointed toward the sword that was leaning against the wall beside Sephiroth. Rydia crossed the other arm over her chest and then coughed slightly.

"I know that all the big boys need their phallic symbols.. however, we are -not- going to drag that all over the place. So the first thing we are going to learn, is walking around -without- your sword.."

Ah yes, Rydia started in on the big demands rather early.

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Sephiroth stared at Rydia as if she had no idea what she was even suggesting. "What...? Are you crazy?!"

"Umm... Sephiroth is kind of touchy about his sword..." Aeris said meekly, still not moving any closer to the pair. "... so I don't know if that's a good-"

"Touchy? Touchy?! I am the enemy of almost everyone in existance! Going around without Masamune would be like just taping a sign to my forehead that said 'Kill me, please.'!" Sephiroth shook his head. "I cannot leave Masamune behind. I need it."

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"Yes, people have called me such.." Rydia murmured and then paused right in front of Sephiroth and looked up at him, raising an indolent brow. "You really do have a high enough opinion of yourself that you'd think everyone would automatically attempt to kill you... in a PEACETIME situation. Tell me Sephiroth.. do you -want- Tifa and Cloud to screw their brains out silly? Or do you want to make a sincere effort to show Cloud that you are serious. I'm telling you that the moment you talk to Cloud without your sword plastered to your side like a child to mother's milk, he'll begin to take you seriously. Now stop using your sword like a fucking security blanket..."

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Aeris gaped at Rydia, her eyes wide. "...eh......ah......uh...." She stuttered for a moment, before giving up entirely, fearfully glancing at Sephiroth.

The silver-haired man simply stared at Rydia in a mixture of shock and pure hatred, twitching ever so slightly. He remained silent for what seemed, to Aeris at least, to be an eternity, before finally speaking, his voice tight. "........Fine. I... will leave.... Masamune........ at home...."

[imp_of_hearts]

"Thank you Sephiroth." Rydia said as she then smiled in a rather charming way. "That was not so hard, was it Sephiroth?" Rydia of course then motioned for the moogle to place her bags inside the door. "Now, what we are going to do now is take a walk... all three of us. This is to show that you can do it." Rydia murmured and then glanced over at Sephiroth and Aeris. She did vaugely feel sorry for the plallor that constituted Aeris' face.

"Have you two had dinner tonight?" Rydia inquired. "We can go down and have a very civil dinner." And then of course as an afterthought she continued. "Unless you would rather order into the room.. and we can work on your conversation skills while I pretend I am a recalitrant Cloud..."

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Aeris clasped her hands together nervously, staring at the floor in interest before responding to Rydia's question. "I think perhaps we'd better order in." She said, her voice soft. "While taking a walk is fine, we don't want to push him too far too soon."

Sephiroth stood up slowly, still glaring at the green-haired girl, voice still tight. "Fine. A walk." He felt his stupidity growing at the girls' plans. First he had been stripped of his sword, now he was being shoved out into the open and later he would be forced to act like Rydia was Cloud, an idea that would have made him laugh outright if he wasn't so annoyed already.

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"It's called breathing, Sephiroth. Try it. I can guarentee it is good for you." Rydia said as she stepped toward the door, opening it and then slipping out of it. This of course would serve two purposes.. purposes that Rydia wanted. This would either yes indeed get Cloud and Sephiroth togther.. or it would make him appreciate Kuja all the more. In either way, Rydia was -not- losing. Never. She was not one who just lost. "Now.. tell me Sephiroth. What are your plans to win Cloud back? The essential thing is not to make it seem that you are stalking him. But you have to alert him of your presence nevertheless. I know I suggested flowers.. and I know Aeris can make lovely flower arrangements..."

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Aeris nodded. "Yes, I will be willing to help. Although, you might just weird Cloud out by using flowers. He's a big tough guy, you know."

Sephiroth followed Rydia, his arms crossed over his chest in annoyance. "I. Do. Not. Have. Any. Plans." He muttered, half-way wondering where they were going. "Right now, I just want to go get drunk and go to sleep."

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Rydia was going where the cooridoor took them, down the steps and finally into the inn common room. "Now tell me, how does it feel to be without your sword. Do you feel naked?" Rydia inquired as she started to mentally enumerate things in her head. "Another thing would be to let your actions work for themselves.. because yes I will agree that flowers might scare him, we might want to nix on that. Does Cloud have any obsessions, fetishes, hobbies that you know about?"

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"... It takes some getting used to." Sephiroth admitted, eyeing the room warily, having spent too many years not only in the army, but as a great foe, to not be overly cautious.

"Well, Cloud likes to protect people. But usually only girls." Aeris offered, her brows furrowing slightly in thought.

"He likes to threaten." Sephiroth added absently.

"And he likes to fight." Aeris frowned to herself. "Cloud likes to keep a lot to himself, so it's hard to know what he likes and what he doesn't..."

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"Those are basic personality traits.. not.. well hobbies or interests." And then of course Rydia rounded in on Sephiroth once again. Standing right in the middle of the commons room and eyeing Sephiroth. "Okay, how long did you spend in Cloud's company that you did not get to -know- him?" And then Rydia turned her back to Sephiroth. "Well gee.. you two must of gotten your workout.. if you had no time to talk.."

And then Rydia tried something else. "And what are Kuja's hobbies and interests, hmmm?" This was to prove a point.

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"We spoke quite a bit, thank you." Sephiroth said, his annoyance at the girl rising. "Just not much beyond your basic arguement, for we seem to have a problem with communication. We attempted it, tohugh." He paused for a moment, directing himself to her other question. "His hobbies and interests...?" He furrowed his brows, thinking about it. "World... destruction...? The sounds of.... people screaming... in agony...?"

"Oh! He likes to cook and knit, too!" Aeris cried suddenly, smiling brightly, happy that she had remembered something.

Sephiroth nodded absently. "Yes, I suppose he does."

[imp_of_hearts]

"Okay.. here is a hint.. and it'll be helpful to you in the long run.." Rydia said as she started out of the door and into Kalm square... shooting of course a thankful look at Aeris in the process, for the chiming in. "You need to.. well.. you need to either pay more attention when people speak or you need to temper your conversational skills.." Rydia spoke this matter-of-factly. "This will work for whoever you end up with.."