Fears and Lies [very open]

[eroded_earth]

Characters: Terra & OPEN
Location: Bean of Summoning...I mean Cloud Gate
Time: Afternoonish
Content: Terra wakes up and finds himself not where he should be
Format: Prose
Warnings: none so far? Possible spoilers for Birth by Sleep (if you care)

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[venusloveshock]

Sailor Venus found herself returning to the bean nearly every day at least once... If it meant the possibility of her Princess showing up.. Or even any of the others. She wanted to be the first to greet them.

Orange heels clacking against the cement, she paused when she saw someone new by the bean. No one she had been looking for... But she couldn't very well leave him to figure things out on his own... A few steps closer, the Venusian senshi offered him a bright smile and wave her hand. "Hey... did you just arrive?"

[eroded_earth]

Terra had started fiddling with the phone device at this point. There were a lot more people here than he had realized, all of whom were apparently trapped. He wanted to go out and find them but also didn't want to get lost. What if Ven or Aqua showed up here? He couldn't just leave even if he wanted the answers to his questions about this place.

He looked up and noticed a woman close to his own age coming up to him. Apparently a lot of people visited this bean thing, probably in hopes of seeing familiar faces as well. "Uhm...yes," he said, lowering the phone because it would be rude to talk to her while messing with it. "It must be pretty obvious. You're the third person to ask me that."

[venusloveshock]

Venus continued to smile politely at him, though she couldn't help but laugh when he mentioned she was the third to ask. "I guess with as few of us as there are.... It's kind of obvious when a new person shows up."

Minako would handle this better... With a quick glance to each side, Venus de-henshinned and Minako stood in her place, still clad in orange. She took a few steps closer and held out her hand. "I'm Minako. Ah... so did the other two help you out at all?"

[eroded_earth]

He was a little surprised by the magical transformation. In some ways it was similar to how his armor appeared and disappeared...but she hadn't exactly been wearing armor before. Still, the outfit she had been wearing previously definitely seemed magical and now she was wearing more regular clothes. Not that Terra could judge these sorts of things. He wasn't exactly used to Earth-wear.

He looked at her hand before taking it, deciding to be polite, "I'm Terra." He didn't hold it long though, he wasn't much of a hand shaker. "A little. They told me about this place and what was going on." Terra glanced back at the bean, "I was waiting here to see if anyone I knew showed up."

[venusloveshock]

"Oh good," Minako replied, shoving her hands in her pockets. "Because I don't think I'd be the best at explaining it... since I don't understand it still."

She pressed her lips together and glanced back at the bean as he did. "I've been here for a while and no one I know has shown up yet... I was on my way by to check for a familiar face too."

[eroded_earth]

"I'm still a little confused. But from what I was told no one really understands this place." Terra had only gotten half-answers from anyone because they didn't know what was going on, just what they had experienced.

Terra looked a little sad at the aspect of Minako having been here long and not having seen anyone she knew. "Oh...it must be hard to be without the people you care about. I wish I knew what happened to Aqua and Ven." He'd been in the middle of battle. They could be in trouble or...worse for all he knew. And there was nothing he could do here to stop it. Terra's fist clenched at his side. He hated that prospect and he knew he should do his best to contain his anger at Xehanort but it was so hard, having come fresh from battle himself.

[venusloveshock]

"We all sort of figure things out as we go, here," Minako replied with another small smile.

But she felt bad, as though she'd just dashed any hopes he had. The old Minako wouldn't have minded so much... Venus wouldn't have minded at all. She was being truthful and honest. She was being realistic. "I... I wish I knew what to tell you... I'm sorry..."

Being closer to the others... It had made her soft in her rebirth. She licked her lips and sighed, watching as he clenched his fist at his side. She bit her lip and tried smiling. "I'm sure they'll be okay."

[eroded_earth]

Terra took a deep breath, trying to suppress his anger and calm his nerves. He knew all he could do was hope that Ven and Aqua were all right. They could hold their own in a fight, to be sure and Aqua was even a Master. When there was nothing left all he could do was believe. Terra found himself reaching in to his pocket and pulling out the Wayfinder charm Aqua had given him. "Yeah...I just have to believe in them."

[venusloveshock]

Minako pressed her lips together and glanced away. "I was in a similar situation," she admitted. "I... My Princess and friends were in danger when I was pulled here... But I have to believe that they're okay... They're strong... Just like I'm certain your friends are."

[eroded_earth]

"My friends are strong. We each took different paths but I think it was necessary and I know they grew stronger on their own," Terra said, not sure if he was talking to Minako or just saying things to himself aloud. He closed his hand around the Wayfinder and put it back in his pocket. He would have faith in them. Maybe they would show up here and maybe they wouldn't and maybe that was best.

"I'm sorry to trouble you like this," Terra apologized. He didn't like to burden others, though he could sense that Minako had been through some similarly tough trials, like his own. "I hope your Princess stays safe."

[venusloveshock]

"Then I'm sure your friends will be fine... As much as it hurts to not be there with them... At least you know that."

Minako smiled and shrugged her shoulders. She was still awkward with the whole being supportive thing... But since her rebirth, there hadn't been much reason to keep Venus' point of view. "You're not troubling me. I was just as worried when I got here... It's natural."

Her grin widened. "Thank you. I have faith that my friends are keeping a close eye on her."

[eroded_earth]

Terra fell silent for a few minutes, not sure what else to say to this young woman. He was grateful for her support and realized he could sympathize with her plight. As far as he could tell he was alone here and with no means of returning.

He decided maybe he could ask more about the magic she had performed earlier. "You looked different when you first approached me. Was that some sort of magic," he asked, trying to phrase it so that he wouldn't offend her in some way. He wasn't as good at magic as Aqua or even Ven, but as a Keyblade wielder he could utilize it. Of course, the closest thing he could compare her transformation to was his own armor that could be summoned and dismissed at will.

[venusloveshock]

Minako had every intention of parting ways after that long pause. She had nothing else to offer, if he'd already been told what was going on.. Or at least as much as could be managed. "Oh! Right..."

It was a poor decision on Minako's part, when she was so intent on keeping Venus and Minako separate entities in this place. She looked thoughtful for a moment before nodding slowly. "Kind of? I mean... I'm nothing special when I'm like this... But that... it's sort of... Summoning powers from a past life of mine. I... usually keep it a secret from people, really. So I don't have to explain it all that often..."