[ OPEN LOG ] I wanna be the one to walk in the sun

[crowned_jewel]

Characters: Garnet, Eiko, OPEN TO THOSE IN LINDBLUM!
Progress: Ongoing
Summary: Before starting her 'good will tour', Garnet takes a stop in Lindblum to visit Eiko. The girls take some time to hit the town, incognito, for some girl bonding time!
Location: Lindblum (Any District)
Date: June 1804, After the Garden Festival
NOTES: This is an OPEN

Comments

Hope no one minds if I toss in Freya. I need to do more with her.

[destinyfollowed]

Freya had grown restless somewhere between her arrival and the things that had happened after that. She had taken to exploring and patrolling the various locations around her, until she had gained a rudimentary idea of what she'd fallen into.

The merging of the worlds had just been an abstract thought to her, until she'd embarked on her explorations. In any case, it was no longer just a thought; it was real.

She had a lot on her mind, and so she retreated to Lindblum. After Burmecia, it was a place that she was quite fond of. So there she sat, on a flight of stairs that led up to one of the many shops in the area, running her hands over the handle of her spear, still lost in thought.

That's what this post is here for! : D

[crowned_jewel]

Even though Dagger knew that Freya had surfaced again, there hadn't been an opportunity to see her yet. In fact, Dagger had been clinging to the idea that Freya had simply wandered off again, and was out of touch. It wasn't until she hadn't shown up for the wedding that she'd really begun to accept that Freya had been among the victims of disappearance. So, when she'd resurfaced on the network, it had been a relief.

Still, she hadn't expected to see her on the streets of Lindblum. Even with the sky people, and Gaia's diverse population, A Burmecian in Lindblum could stand out like a sore thumb.

"Freya? Hey! Freya!" Dagger called out from across the way.

[destinyfollowed]

Freya's long ears twitched slightly as someone called her name. Looking up from where her focused gaze fell, she saw the princess - the queen, now - a short distance away, calling to her. Getting to her feet, she called back, "Hello, Dagger, it's good to see you."

It felt like it had been a long time since she'd seen the young woman, and so seeing her now felt very pleasant indeed. Granted, she was not as close to her as she was to Zidane, for instance, but that did not mean that she did not regard her as a friend. "What are you doing here? I expected to find you in Alexandria, and not Lindblum," she said, trying to sound more surprised than accusatory. After all, Dagger was free to go where she wished; Freya was simply curious as to what business brought her here.

[crowned_jewel]

True, Freya and Dagger had never been the closest members of their party, but there was a certain bond shared between comrades. As it wasn't, she took no offense to Freya's question.

"I'm here visiting Eiko," she said with a smile. "We haven't had a chance to really spend any time together... and I've been planning on taking a trip, to visit all these new places. I figured, I might as well stop through Lindblum, first."

[lastsummoner]

Speaking of Eiko, she finally got bored with looking at the display of action figures that had so enticed her moments before. Her head whipped around, and then when she spotted her summoner sister, she went racing over to catch up. Only she knew just who Dagger was talking with.

"Freya!!" Garnet was all but forgotten as the child flung herself at the dragon knight for a tight hug. She'd missed her!

[destinyfollowed]

Freya nodded in understanding; she was hardly the sentimental or nostalgic type, but she also wanted to keep the relationships she had with Zidane and the rest who had traveled with him going. "I still have yet to see everything," Freya replied. "I mean to, eventually, of course."

She opened her mouth to say something more, but she suddenly found that was a difficult thing to accomplish, as the air was driven from her lungs by someone flinging themselves at her and hugging her. It took just a few seconds for her to catch her breath and see who had greeted her so energetically. She wasn't surprised when she realized it was Eiko, the girl they had just been talking about.

"Hello, Eiko," Freya replied, mild surprise evident on her face. Eiko looked older than she remembered, although she wasn't entirely unrecognizable: her hair color was the same, and she had that same innocent smile that she remembered. All the same, it was nice to reconnect with old friends again.