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Besaid, then Macalania Woods: Saturday, Early Evening, Fandom Time (NFB)

Sep 19, 2009 17:15

all-spiran conference, places: spira: besaid, everyone sit down and shut up, places: spira: macalania, ugh not the guado again, still a guardian dammit, lulu, saving the world sucks, fun with: diplomacy, spirans: tromell, yunie

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the_merriest September 19 2009, 21:23:53 UTC

Yuna and Lulu could wrap things up, with Tromell. She had every faith in them. She? She needed air.

He'd offered her his life.

She could have excused it so easily, taking it. Some part of her still wanted to. Some Guardian she was.

She couldn't breathe. She was walking. Away. Away from the sphere tree that Tromell had made into his self-pitying headquarters, and deeper into the woods. She found herself gravitating towards the spring. Tidus had pulled Yunie back from her crisis of faith, here. And she had taught Reno to swim.

She waded out into the water, until it was waist-deep. This place was soothing. She was going to close her eyes and listen to the crystal twinkling of the woods until she felt less like screaming.

raspberryturk September 19 2009, 21:32:18 UTC

Reno couldn't get over this place. It was like every time he found himself here, looking around the trees of Macalania, there was some other life just humming in the air around him, singing just out of earshot ( ... )

the_merriest September 19 2009, 21:41:33 UTC

Rikku heard the footsteps, and tried betting herself whether it would be Lulu or Yuna. Yuna might be more obliged to stay, and bow, and inquire after his family. Did Tromell have any family? Rikku almost hoped they were dead.

That was a horrible, shitty, mean thing to think, and she was ashamed of herself.

She also found herself wishing that it would be Lulu and not Yuna, which was also horrible and shitty. She'd die for Yuna, in a heartbeat. But she'd also cover her tears more quickly, and promise that she was entirely okay, if it were her cousin. No need to cause more heartache for Yuna.

Just in case, she was going to wipe at her eyes and clear her throat and do her best to seem like she was just ... enjoying the spring.

"I think that went pretty --"

......... Not Lulu or Yuna. He -- what was he -- but he was --

"Reno?"

raspberryturk September 19 2009, 21:48:22 UTC

"Yo, babe." Reno offered her a lopsided sort of grin as he shrugged out of his jacket, tossing it onto the shore where it was soon joined by the contents of his pants pockets and his EMR.

And then he hit the water at a run. There was a Rikku in there who was in dire need of a hug, he was guessing. He could make more words once that was achieved.

the_merriest September 19 2009, 21:55:27 UTC

She was closing the rest of the distance herself; no idea how he was here, what he was doing here, what the hell? Maybe Macalania just called up people you needed and threw them at you. Magic teleportation via spring ...

... or maybe he'd figured out, from her phone calls lately, that she needed him, and had told the boss to kiss off for a while.

She didn't entirely believe he was real until she smashed into him, full-speed, wrapping her arms around him and squeezing hard enough that she doubted he could breathe.

"Yo," she said, her voice shaking. She was either laughing or crying. Maybe a little bit of both? It was okay. "Good to see you."

It was. It really, really was.

raspberryturk September 19 2009, 21:58:14 UTC

"Figured you'd need one of these," he managed, even with all of the air being squished out of him. Sometimes, being completely unable to breathe was the best feeling in the world, wasn't it? He squished her right back. Squishing was therapeutic, really. "Sorry I missed it, zoto. How are you doin'?"

the_merriest September 19 2009, 22:00:51 UTC

"I'm ..."

And there, all her usual bullshit paraded through her mind.

Fine. Totally okay. Doing good. As well as can be expected! Oh, you know how it is. I'm peachy, really.

Like hell.

"I wanna go break things and then scream and maybe break them, some more. But I think it's over."

raspberryturk September 19 2009, 22:03:41 UTC

"Wanna borrow my EMR an' then go smash in Fiend-faces until all we see is sparkles?"

... It seemed like a romantic, helpful sort of suggestion in his head, anyhow. That was part of why he liked his EMR, actually. Blunt-force trauma was therapeutic.

the_merriest September 19 2009, 22:08:41 UTC

"Yes," Rikku said, letting go a little so he could breathe, and straightening up, and dabbing at her eyes. "No. Yes and no. Maybe. I don't ... know, yet."

She flapped a hand strangely, off to the side. "Sorry? I'm ... I still can't ... I don't know which way is up, right now."

Probably not the water. That was helpful.

"How did you ... I mean, what are you doing here, anyway? Other than being awesome, 'cause ... I mean, that was obvious."

raspberryturk September 19 2009, 22:11:44 UTC

"You sounded like you could use the company," Reno replied, lifting a shoulder slightly. "So I got Rude to cover me while I was gone, and I gathered up some junk before grabbin' the next portal outta there."

That particular 'junk' was making warbling noises through the trees.

the_merriest September 19 2009, 22:14:07 UTC

"I could," she sighed. "Tromell was all ... moping, and he just ... he actually asked me if ..."

Hold that thought, while the conversation was interrupted by a particularly loud WARK.

"... You brought me chocobos?" she giggled, before her eyes widened. "Oh! Oh, the -- our -- the blue ones? They're here!?"

raspberryturk September 19 2009, 22:21:07 UTC

Reno smirked and leaned forward to steal her lips for a kiss. Just then seemed like a good time to do so before grabbing her hand in his and starting toward the shore. Kinda like a kid in a candy shop, yes.

"They grew," he shared. "Shit, did they ever grow. I kinda dunno which one is which. You had the girl, right? But I ain't bendin' no big chicken over to check its feathery blue ass to find out. We ain't even named 'em yet, have we?"

We all know how well Reno names things. Perhaps this was for the best.

the_merriest September 19 2009, 22:35:09 UTC

"I had the girl," she agreed. "Oh, man, they used to be so tiny. When did they get to be so big? Cilr y payidevim chocobo, cu pek!"

She squeezed his hand. "I'm just going to tell you now: you're not allowed to name yours 'Chocobo' or 'Big Dumbass Bird.'"

raspberryturk September 19 2009, 23:02:37 UTC

"Not even if he is a Big Dumbass Bird?" Hey, it totally made sense to Reno, dammit. "What do you name a giant chicken, anyhow? Beak? Feather? Bird?"

He really, really sucked at this, yes.

the_merriest September 19 2009, 23:14:01 UTC

Rikku reached out her hands, offering one to the closest bird to sniff. She was rewarded with a wark! and promptly started giggling.

"Mine's going to be Nejan," she decided. "I know, it's a little obvious, but I like it anyway."

Al Bhed for River. She liked giving things Al Bhed names, dammit. It made her less homesick.

raspberryturk September 19 2009, 23:18:35 UTC

If she was giggling, it meant that Reno's important 'cheer up Rikku' mission had been a rousing success!

"Hey, it sounds like a good name to me, zoto." Reno pursed his lips a little, thinking it over. And then he laughed and gave his head a shake. "Knowin' me, my chicken ain't gonna have a name for another friggin' week, yo."

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