Never fall asleep [OPEN]

[rat_des_marais]

Who: Gambit, !OPEN
What: He's basically mapped out all four districts, so he's taking a tour of the city the best way a thief can.
Where: The whole damn city. Pick a spot.
When: Kinda late tonight
Warnings: likely tl;dr. Oh and Gambit speaks a lot of French. And he curses, too. XD A LOT OF THINGS.
Notes: Doesn't matter where you are in the city,

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[klepto_ninja]

The notion had seemed like a good one! At the time. Where it was warm and sunny and not a speck of snow to be seen except around some weird tree bearing green fruit

[rat_des_marais]

Gambit was currently swaggering his way over the sidewalk, looking around at the snow. It was so strange that it was snowing in two districts and not the other two. Then again, a lot of things in this city didn't make much sense. He figured that out quickly.

Eventually, he spots the, uh... hunchback? After getting a little closer, he bends down far enough to see her freezing face, before flashing her a smirk, his red eyes sparkling.

"Ya col', chere?"

[klepto_ninja]

"Like you wouldn't believe!" Yuffie responded with a teeth-chattering smile. At least the weather hadn't affected her mood. Then again, very little could.

She peered at his eyes, a little taken aback at the unusual color. Still, his expression seemed friendly enough, and if the guy was seriously up to no good, he'd get a giant shuriken in the face for his troubles. Or maybe she'd test out one of her materia...

Oh well, didn't matter yet!

"I just thought I'd do a little stargazing where it's nice and clear and open, but I didn't think it'd be THIS chilly! How do you guys stand it?"

[rat_des_marais]

"Heh. Where I from," and he means Louisiana, "it don' get dis col'. But ya can say I be warm blooded."

Even with his mutant powers, this was pretty chilly weather. "Stargazin'? Well, now, petite. I think ya shoul' now dat it be colder when da sky be clear."

This girl was going to be a funny one. He can tell.

[klepto_ninja]

"Yeah, Wutai is pretty warm too." Which is why she tends to dress as she does, with short shorts and sleeveless tops. The multiple layers were helping to block out the wind for the most part, but she still didn't really feel warm yet.

As for clear skies being colder? ...she seriously did not know that. Yuffie had been educated in many things, but meteorology was not one of them.

"Aw, seriously? That stinks!" she kicked at the ground. "It's totally warm in the southern district, but there are so many trees that you can't really see much sky. And there's no way I'm stargazing in the west, the creepy stuff would completely ruin the experience."

[rat_des_marais]

... He thinks on the problem for a second... before shrugging.

"Ya trie' da center o' da city, yet?"

[klepto_ninja]

Yuffie blinked. Then shook her head.

"No... I guess I kind of tend to forget about it, what with the four districts and all."

She turned to look back in the direction she'd come, burying her fingers in the short brown hair at the back of her head. "Isn't it kinda...I dunno...eerie over there? I thought you heard voices and stuff if you get too near to the heart."

[rat_des_marais]

Remy blinks... then shrugs.

"I had only passed through once. Didn' hear nothin'."

Why yes. He thinks that the "heart" is the same as "the center."

[klepto_ninja]

"Huh..." Yuffie glanced back again, looking a little more thoughtful. The prospect was starting to appeal to her more and more. If it was in the middle, then it might average out all the varied temperatures, right? "Well it can't hurt to check it out, I'm sure it won't be any colder than it is here. Thanks for the suggestion!"

She turned back to Gambit, flashing him one of her trademark cheesy grins that showed a whole lotta teeth, and stuck out her hand. "I'm Yuffie!"

[rat_des_marais]

He didn't even try to hold back the smirk. "Gambit," he answered, taking her hand in his... unnaturally warm one. Instead of shaking it, though, he simply brought it to his lips, lightly kissing the knuckles. "It be a pleasure. An' ya welcome."

[klepto_ninja]

Oh. Hey. Yuffie liked this guy! More of these, Nautilus, yes please! Her grin lengthened, and she gave his hand a playful squeeze. She had an even BETTER idea for getting warm now!

"Nice to meet you, Gambit!" REALLY nice to meet him! "You know, maybe you should come stargazing with me! Unless you don't like stars or something."

But she doubted he did. Yuffie had yet to meet anyone who claimed 'I HATE STARS.'

[rat_des_marais]

Don't like stars. "Likewise." He chuckled again, freeing her hand. "Sure, chere. I wouldn' mind a closer look at da place anyway."

Oh, yes. He still had it. That, at least, was reassuring.

[klepto_ninja]

He could free Yuffie's hand, but she wasn't about to free Gambit. Instead she used it as an excuse to glomp his arm. Why not? It was pretty much like a date, couldn't she enjoy it as such?

"Great! Who knows? Maybe we'll pick out some familiar constellations!"

It wasn't very likely, but she still intended to have fun with it. And she wanted the company! She hadn't come to stargaze and mope or be pensive and solemn. It just sounded like fun, so, she went out to enjoy it. So far, it looked like the mission was successful!

"So where are you from? You said it's warm, what's it like? Is it tropical?"

[rat_des_marais]

He chuckles at that, too. Oh. He likes you.

"Don' really know many constellations, but I can always try." Except for the North Star. He knew where that was and, oh look, Nautilus has one. Good way to get around and he's been using it.

With her wrapped around his arm, he starts walking to the center of the city, which isn't too terribly far, thankfully. He is, after all, a gentleman.

"Well, my world has a bunch o' different climates. Da place I'm from, though. It... more humid, dan anythin' Ain't 'xactly tropical." He laughs.

[klepto_ninja]

"So...like a jungle, then? Or maybe a swamp?" Yuffie guessed. If it wasn't tropical, then she reasoned there weren't any beaches or oceans around, but all the hot moisture had to come from somewhere. "Wutai is fairly normal, we don't see much change with the seasons. But that's part of why our architecture has lasted as long as it has," she beamed proudly.

Yuffie might not have hung out at home all that much, but she dearly loved the land where she'd been born and raised.

She also loved that he was completely at ease with an affectionate ninja, who saw no problems whatsoever in flirting with a relative stranger once she'd deemed him nice enough to pursue.

[rat_des_marais]

This is Remy who is about one step under Zevran in the "flirting" ring. But anyway, he nods.

"Oui. Where I come from, there be lots o' swamps 'round. But our weather sure changes often. Summers be hot, winters be chilly. Don' snow often though. Maybe once a year, but it don' stick anyway." Unless it's in the middle of the night, sometimes.

This was turning into a pretty decent night. He could already tell.