Bikanel, Friday, Fandom-Time (NFB)

[the_merriest]

As tempting as it was to put this off -- and it was, for many reasons -- Rikku knew that it was better to get this overwith. It was just going to hang there, in the back of her head, bothering her until she tackled it directly. She was starting to wonder if Momoko was right, and all of Home was doing the same thing.

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[raspberryturk]

And now, Reno was a very soggy Turk with a pretty ribbon in his hand. If it wasn't for the suit, he'd probably look like a drowned rat in red.

"Thanks, babe."

He had been joking about the Blizzard thing, but this, he could handle.

"Now you gotta gimmie a hug, huh?"

[the_merriest]

For that, Rikku could even manage to stand up.

"Come onnn, I did you a favor," she laughed. "And of course I want a hug. It's kind of hot out here."

Hey, she thrived on this, but it could get a little warm, even for her. And Reno-hugs were awesome, even soggy ones.

She wrapped her arms around Reno with a light smile. "We're not that far from the cactuars," she said, "but they're still in the statue. Not much to see there."

Not much to see anywhere on Bikanel, any more. She should be feeling grateful that the fiend hadn't been at Home. And she was. But ... they'd come all this way. Maybe ...

[raspberryturk]

And Reno, for his part, made absolutely certain to get his soggy self all over Rikku's front.

Which could have been dirty, or could have just been thoughtful. It was always difficult to tell, with Reno.

"No?" He pursed his lips, and then gave her a light squeeze. "Well, we're here already, babe. If there was anything you wanted to do, now's the time to mention it, zoto."

[the_merriest]

Knowing Reno, it was probably both.

"What, you're not sick of sand?" she asked, voice trying for light. "I ... I was gonna be glad, that we didn't ... have to get any closer. To Home. But I ..."

Well. Maybe there was something she wanted to do. Maybe Momoko was right, about freeing the dead. And freeing the living, too.