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[noneedforheroic]

[This whole dress thing isn't going to fly. Neither is that talking cat thing, although that's not the weirdest science experiment Rude's ever had the misfortune to see, some nasty shit had come spilling out of Hojo's lab during the years. Still, she sits up and wonders why she doesn't have a pounding headache, because if this isn't some horrible

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[latomatetas]

I don't think I've seen a redhead named Reno around, señorita.

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[noneedforheroic]

[Senorita, huh? Rude is from Costa del Sol, could probably spit a little Spanish if she needed to.]

You'd know if you saw her; doesn't like to be missed.

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[latomatetas]

I'd inform you if I do see this Reno around. The rabbits might be of help too.

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[noneedforheroic]

[Rude scratches the side of her neck idly, making a slight face at the thought of talking to fuzzy bunnies.]

Yeah? The rabbits the gossip hounds around here?

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[howaverage]

Oh, there is a redheaded Reno around here. I don't know if she's the same person, but the description fits. In fact, she comes by the bar a lot, so if you want to swing by, you're welcome to. It's the Seventh Heaven bar.

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[noneedforheroic]

[She frowns slightly, doesn't automatically assume it's Tifa's bar but the connotation is there in her mind, and she doesn't know how she feels about that. She readjusts her sunglasses.]

Might as well. These cats really the tour guides?

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[howaverage]

[ A snort. ]

Yes, they really are. I try to ignore them.

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[noneedforheroic]

But they'll take me where I want to go?

[Function over form, Em.]

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[no_hometown]

I am Sephiroth, of SOLDIER.

I've met no one of that description, but there is a bar known as the Seventh Heaven. You may ask a cat for directions.

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[noneedforheroic]

That's not--

[Funny, was what Rude was in process of growling until she looked up at the mirror and noticed that it was in fact Sephiroth. A tiny aneurysm ensues and Rude coughs suddenly, thumping her chest firmly to try and dislodge her heart from her throat.

This is not a good dream, she decides firmly, glancing up again over the ridge of her sunglasses. Stuff of nightmares.]

Uh, that's. That's good advice. Ahem. Thanks. Uh, thank you kindly, Sephiroth, uh, sir.

[...Goddamnit, Rude, pull that shit together. Seriously, stuff of nightmares...]

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[no_hometown]

[Sephiroth regards Rude thoughtfully, noting the broken sentence and the cough. She is always gauging others' initial reaction to her, in light of her dealings with Tifa and Aerith. However, though she is curious, she finds nothing worth remarking on, considering the situation. The woman is polite enough.]

You're welcome. Your friend may arrive, if she is not here already. The Queen has brought a number of women here from many different worlds and time periods.

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[noneedforheroic]

[Hell, it wasn't her hometown Sephiroth ravaged, and she wasn't one of the ones with a special attachment to Aerith. She can handle polite. Wiring a bomb required delicate hands if you didn't want the bitch to explode in your face, and Sephiroth is nothing if not a ticking time of alien devastation.

...wait. A.) Women. C.) Different worlds. B.) Time periods. Prioritize, Rude, don't say you're a fucking Turk and this will go just fine.]

Uh. [Nice start there, tough guy.] How different we talkin'?

[persical]

[have a different kind of cat, Rude.]

Oh, yes, I've met her. She's hard to miss.

I'm afraid I know nothing about a bar, though. I only just arrived recently myself.

[noneedforheroic]

[Rude's eyebrows lift slightly, a gesture that loses a bit of incredulous edge when there's no hairline to meet, but hey, it's the thought that counts.

Rude wants to know how many pussy jokes Reno's made so far.]

Yeah she is. You seen her around anywhere else then, kitty?

[persical]

[none....yet. Though she's probably made countless ones in her head.]

[and Claire only laughs good-naturedly.]

She has a home here, apparently. She asked me to come cook for her. And you two are certainly two of a kind, with the nicknames.

[noneedforheroic]

[Rude clamps down on a grin.]

What can I say: if the shoe fits. You got an address on that pad?

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[urbanwonderland]

[Mug of tea in hand, Reeve blinks at the display once, then twice, then breaks into smile. Unbelievable. But it couldn't be anyone else.]

Rude? Is that you? [She chuckles, shaking her head as if to clear it.]
Oh, Reno is here all right, though I don't know precisely where! As for a drink, I'm sure the cats can lead you to the local watering hole, if you let them. They're really quite helpful.

Oh! Rude, it's me-- Reeve. Reeve Tuesti? I realize I might not look like myself-- especially if you're from the same place as the Reno here, but I am myself nonetheless.

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[noneedforheroic]

[Rude squints behind her sunglasses. There are several things very wrong with the picture in front of her. A.) That is a woman. Looks like a woman, sounds like a woman. It's a woman. B.) Reeve is older than her by seven years. Which this chick is clearly not, cause Rude remembers the Before Beard years. C.) Except that's a chick and the beard is gone forever.

Finally, Rude decides,]

...am I just that hung-over or did you lose a whole lot of testosterone since the last time I saw you?

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[urbanwonderland]

[She laughs. Same old Turk sense of humor. What a bunch of killers-- kidders. Whatever!]

Well, you do look a bit different than the Rude I know, so all's fair, I suppose! But yes, Reno tells me that I'm a man in your universe-- you're a man, in mine. You both are. There are other differences of course, but that's the main one that matters to you at the moment, I'm sure.

This place-- someone calling herself the "Queen" seems to have "collected" us all here for the purpose of making us all fast friends in what she obviously feels is a paradise of sorts. Can't say I agree, really. The Garden does have some pleasant aspects, but we would all like to go home.

[She smiles.] Nice glasses. That's the same anyway!

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[noneedforheroic]

[This lady has never really gotten around to penis envy, was pretty damn sure she was fine without, so the thought of herself as a man is... Kind of odd, mostly amusing, especially coupled with Reno with a dick. She can just imagine how well that goes over, and a harsh little smile pulls at the corner of her mouth.]

It's the most noticeable, anyway. [She pulls her sunglasses off briefly to polish off a smudge, looks like... cat slobber.] Gonna miss that beard, Reeve.

[But then she gets around to listening to the rest of that debriefing and no one expects any response but frowning incredulity on those grounds. So... she was on vacation, but it was some kind of disgusting trust building exercise. Rude's been through those: they were called boot camp and no one pretended it was paradise.]

What kind of collection are we talking about? Cause I'll bet you a few hundred gil that kitty I was just talkin' to isn't a soldier.