Sephiroth was about to answer Zack, rather dryly, that if Zack preferred experienced pilots then perhaps he might want to hitch a ride on another ship entirely, when the sensation hit - and with it all the numbness of impossible nostalgia. The unnatural chill, seeming to emanate from his core outwards, even as his blood (or, a more alarming ( Read more... )

After her talk with Cloud, Aerith had been in relatively good spirits, all things considered. It was always nice to have support, to have a friend there when all you needed was for him to give you a funny look and let you know that it didn't change who you were to other people, and it put a bounce in her step that hadn't been there when she'd first ( Read more... )

After her abrupt and brief meeting with the red-coated stranger's more refined, twin brother, Aerith had retreated briefly into the hotel to fetch her coat as she was in dire need of a nice walk. A breath of fresh hair had been nice, but she was quick to find herself in need of another kind of peace and quiet, the kind that wasn't entirely quiet at ( Read more... )

After Cloud's departure into the endless night that was Traverse Town, Aerith Gainsborough found herself again left with her thoughts. The sharp pain had been replaced with a dull, throbbing sensation as the air suddenly seemed as cold as it should have the second she'd stepped outside. She'd probably catch an awful cold for staying outside without ( Read more... )

I wasn't soon enough before Aerith pushed the twin doors that would lead to the streets of Traverse Town open and breathed a much-needed breath of fresh air. Certain that she was alone, at least for the time being, the flower girl found an empty spot against the walls of the hotel that happened to be relatively free of snow and sunk down to the ( Read more... )

...other ways the darkness could show itself.. Trying to defend people in Hollow Bastion from darkness almost made Ansem's research sound like a noble purpose. Maybe it had started out that way, but as stated, the end result didn't seem to share the same noble underlining. Even if it started with that intent in mind, that didn’t change anything ( Read more... )

"Hoping we'll be able to see something different?"It took a while from suggesting having this meeting inside this room to actually setting foot in it, despite the cold outside. Once the General and Zack started into the room Cloud followed behind only pausing to give a fleeting look of concern to the overly-thoughtful keyblader. The look was ( Read more... )

"That's for me...?" The inquiry about the items caused a raise of an eyebrow in response. "Yeah.." There was nothing particularly odd about giving the items that belonged to his friend, to him. They both got something out of that munny so it was a fair shake on both sides. It didn't hurt to make sure that there was extra items there if his friend ( Read more... )

Aerith stared right up at the gaping hole in their nice, sturdy roof with a frown. A nice, pile of snow had gathered right in the middle of the hallway by now, and the flower girl was a little miffed that no one had bothered to temporarily patch it up until Dante and Zack actually got around to repairing it ( Read more... )

"I know it won't be the quality you're used to, but you could try some of the shops around here. It'll last you at least until you can get a better one," Aerith finally suggested to Zack.The fight was off, then. He had no weapon. Unless they wanted to go hand to hand, it wasn't going to work. Zack sighed and stood up for a moment to stretch. He ( Read more... )