[6th Scene] [Video]

[silver_lucifer]

[There's a moment where things are silent except for the singing hum of a Vibrava's wings; half of his team's visible - Bahamut hovering behind flickering in and out of view, Karma in his arms - looking like a halfway respectable fish instead of the saddest zombie-fish ever, while Iago the Arbok has his head resting on Kuja's shoulder like an

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[silver_lucifer]

Yes... Did you know him? [You ... seem to be a smallthing, of the sort he never did know what to do with.]

My name is Kuja. [Give him a minute to catch what the problem is; as much as he plays off of it, he doesn't always think about people confusing the issue when he's not trying.]

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[silver_lucifer]

[Oh yes. That's definitely Zidane.]

Thank you - I certainly do hope to see him again.

[Although there's a small flicker of an eyebrow raise as he adds, drily, ] Depending on the advice, I'd be careful - he's very caring, and usually good with people, but he's occasionally done a little too well with girls. Enough to get slapped.

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[silver_lucifer]

You're probably a little young to run into that sort of problem. [Just don't try to emulate Zidane too much when you start dating...]

[As cynical and pessimistic as he is, there's actually something to that idea in the way magic works normally...] ...I certainly hope so; I'll be watching for him. At least, this isn't a bad place to be waiting.

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[silver_lucifer]

[Not a bad thing to have learned; Kuja wouldn't have minded a little more room to adjust on his own, but that's among a list of things about his past that he would've liked to have had different, so he just nods slowly.] It'll all come in time.

...Honestly, I do wish he'd have more time somewhere peaceful like this. [He's not going to go into much, but...]

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[silver_lucifer]

[Connected ... oh, if only Ven knew what they'd both be going back to, and where the battle lines are, for better or worse.]

...Yes. We are - and I ... certainly hope it will. [Apologies for quiet/short response, he's ... on the verge of a bit of a mope.]