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[lunarianlegacy]

[Ceodore wakes up smack in the middle of the desert and sits up with a moan. What's with the aching all over? Given a moment to scan his surroundings, he realizes Damcyan's castle is nowhere in sight. For that matter, nothing else is, but sand.]

Cid? Edward? [Small pause. Why'd that guy have to give up having a name? It'd be really handy right now.]

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[Written]

[dragoon_pride]

Edward? Cid? ...I see from above that you apparently know Rydia. Who are you?

[Voice]

[lunarianlegacy]

[Stuck in the desert with nothing to write with and how is that writing showing up? So mysterious!

He's never seen this face in the picture though because someone's been gone brooding his WHOLE LIFE, so he's very confused.]

Ceodore Harvey of Baron. You know them? Wait! Do you know my parents too? Are they safe?

[Written]

[dragoon_pride]

...of Baron?

You claim you're a Harvey, yet that's surely impossible. Cecil has no...

Who are your parents?

[Written]

[lunarianlegacy]

[Oh man, now we're not only stuck in a desert, we're dealing with parents being world leaders and heroes. Yeah, today really sucks.]

They're... King Cecil and Queen Rosa. I need to find them. Please, it's really important. If you know them, tell me.

[Written]

[dragoon_pride]

[...WHAT.]

Clearly you've been in the desert too long.

[Written] Assuming this is post Luceti-explanation, pre-Cecil discovery. :)

[lunarianlegacy]

I have. I don't know how Edward lives with this heat.

[But no! A man does not complain about his woes, just angsts in private.]

Do you know where my parents are? I... I need to make sure they're safe.

[Written] Ok!

[dragoon_pride]

I don't know who you truly are, but Cecil and Rosa can't possibly be your parents.

[Written]

[lunarianlegacy]

[Yeah yeah, he knows. He's a raging disappointment in comparison, gee thanks stranger. But unfortunately those are very much his parents, with ALL the problems that come with that.]

...I sorta wish they weren't.

[Written]

[dragoon_pride]

...that would be because they aren't.

[Written]

[lunarianlegacy]

How would you know that? Who are you?

[Written]

[dragoon_pride]

Someone who knows Cecil and Rosa far better than you.

I'm Kain Highwind.

[Written]

[lunarianlegacy]

[The kidnapper! GRR!]

YOU!

Where is she?! Where did you take her? I won't let you harm Father either!

[Written]

[dragoon_pride]

...

[Sigh. Someone else who is aware of his past. He's used to dwelling upon it however.]

I won't make excuses for my past actions.

But I can assure you that both Rosa and Cecil are safe. I no longer serve a dark master.

...Even if they're still not parents.

[He ignores his dark side as much as he can, but he knows it's there... it does help that nothing is manipulating that side at the moment though.]

[Written]

[lunarianlegacy]

You...

[Oh no! Of course that's what happened! He was taken over by monsters too.

Well, now everything's forgiven! See how easy that was? Not even paying attention to that last barb. As long as Dad's not slated for death and Mom to be Kain's love slave, then Ceodore's happy to let it all go.]

They're safe? You were being controlled too?

[Written]

[dragoon_pride]

Don't become too comfortable, idiot. I have the potential to turn on them. At any time.

...And whoever you are, I hope to never see you making these claims of them being your parents again.

[Written]

[lunarianlegacy]

I... I won't deny them. They're my family.

[Small pause.]

You're very different from the stories I heard about you.