☈ strike #05 (voice / action) (fourth wall)

[thestormishere]

[ After all the stuff that's been going on lately, it's probably no surprise that Lightning has already been pretty on edge for quite a while now... particularly the last few days. Imagine her joy then, when halfway through making breakfast she opens her journal to find that yet another bout of insanity is going down.

Just... great.As soon as she

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[toughenedup]

[Have a lost little boy. :|]

...Light? ...

[thestormishere]

[ Oh no, that sounds like... oh no. ]

Hope...?

[toughenedup]

[He breathes out a sigh of relief.]

Good... I thought I heard your voice, but... I had to be sure.

...Where are you?

[thestormishere]

[ Holy-- it really is him. ]

I'm...

[ Uh, this is sort of complicated though. There's a shuffle as she quickly goes through something, and then seems to start looking for something else in her apartment as she answers- ]

...It doesn't matter. I'll come find you.

[toughenedup]

...okay. [That sounds like a good idea. With all the buildings and houses scattered around, he's afraid he might get even further lost if he attempts to navigate this strange place.]

I... I'm at some kind of... it looks like a shopping plaza. I'll wait here for you.

[thestormishere]

[ Good thing this isn't a big place like Eden or Palumpolum- then they'd never find each other...! Fortunately, the village is tiny enough that Lightning knows exactly what he means. ]

Got it. Just hold tight, Hope.

[ And then, yeah, she'll be making the run from community building 4 to village center in record time. It's only a minute or two before she breaks into the snowy open area in search of him, although wearing a coat he's undoubtedly never seen before and carrying something long and grey over her arm. ]

[toughenedup]

[He's sitting by the fountain. When he hears the approaching sound of rapid footfalls, he looks up to see her. Even with the new clothing, Lightning's method of carrying herself--along with her hairstyle--is unmistakable. His face brightens a little.]

Light!

[Immediately on his feet, he rushes forward to greet her.]

Thank goodness...

[thestormishere]

[ Lightning is definitely conflicted regarding Hope's presence, but the small smile she manages after a few moments of something completely opposite in emotion is genuine- considering it's been over a month now, she is glad to see him again.

But... hm. She glances him over, thinking there's something strange, but can't quite put her finger on it yet. Instead, she pulls the thing off her arm, holding it out to him. ]

How long have you been out here, Hope? Take this.

[ ... She brought a coat. And it's grey and awful, but come on. It's from right after she arrived here, when there hadn't seemed the time to shop around much before that first fruitless trip of hers out into the woods. It's very warm though, at least? ]