Characters: Aerith Gainsborough & OPEN
Progress: Ongoing
Summary: After the end of a long whimsical journey, the flower girl finds herself hesitating to press onward because she fears the truth.
Location: Lindblum - Financial District
Date: January 30, 1804
Warnings: PG-13
With every step she took literally, Aerith figuratively took two steps back. The anxiety she felt within her heart was a crushing one, the emotions she felt swirling so high that she could barely think. Those melancholy emerald eyes would ignore Lindblum’s majestic beauty today as the girl made her way past the plaza's stairs. Trying her best not to allow her thoughts to stray, Aerith couldn't help but wonder if it was wise to part ways with the knight who escorted her here. Delita's presence was sorely missed now as she marched through this city alone. It was bitterly cold in Lindblum, colder than it was in the gentle Fields of Fum. Wrapped in a cloak she paid for within the village of Condo Petie, Aerith thought to send a message to Tifa in the form of three brief words.
"I am here." She smiled wanly as she recorded her voice upon the sky phone. "The Financial District, I'll meet you there." Cutting the device off, the girl hid the phone back within her pouch. Strolling idly past a nearby lamppost, Aerith came to a full stop once her eyes gazed up at the sky. Dressed in a crimson hued cloak, it probably wouldn't take long for anyone to spot her.