Not quite the hero I was looking for...

[starlithysteria]

Who: starlithysteria and wtf_keyblade
When: December 7th. Sometime after the Sirens. [Backdated.]
Where: Baseball Diamond / Starting Point.
Summary: A rude awakening awaits Rinoa when she arrives, but Kairi comes to save the day (?).
Warnings: Fighting, monsters and information overload.

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[wtf_keyblade]

Normally Kairi only worked morning shifts. She wasn't really a fighter, but she had been asked to help out that evening, since the person who normally worked that shift had been ill. So far, it had been pretty quiet, seated in the dugouts and watching for people to come in. Maybe they wouldn't get one tonight.

Then the sirens went off, and Kairi felt herself tense all over again. She really hated that sound. Pressing her palms to her knees, she shifted nervously, glancing towards the gentleman greeter by her. "Do you think -" She stopped short, hearing a young woman's voice calling out. "Oh no..." She hopped to her feet, squinting. "Where is she? I don't see her -"

But they had to get to her before those things did. "Come on," Kairi waved a hand behind her for the other greeter, sprinting out of the dugout. Already Rinoa's voice was drawing the attention of the monsters - they were faint, but fast approaching. "Hello!?" She called back. "Can you hear me?"

[starlithysteria]

Rinoa began to think over her options as she stood alone in the darkness, but as it turned out, she wasn't having any luck coming up with anything better to do than just standing around like an idiot. She felt exhausted and the more she tried to figure out what was going on, the more confused she got.

It didn't even take a minute for her to clench her head with both of her hands and crouch down low to the ground. "Augh. Think, Rinoa. Please..." She spoke to herself in a whisper, then closed her eyes and tried to clear her head. As worried as she was at her current situation, she was equally frustrated that she couldn't decide on what to do.

Should I stay in one spot and wait to be found? Or should I look for help? Where did Ultimecia go? Where is everyone else? Are they alright? Stop thinking about where you are and how you got here... worry about that later.Then, a voice cut through the darkness and pulled Rinoa out of her own thoughts. "..." She raised her head and strained to hear. "Yes! Hello!" She stood so fast that she

[wtf_keyblade]

Standing around like an idiot can be an extremely useful trait. Not during the Darkness when beasties come out, mind you, but it wasn't like Rinoa knew about them yet. "I found her!" Kairi calls back to a man with blonde hair.

"Hurry up, we've got company." He responded urgently. Ahead of him, another greeter was raising their arm, gun in hand, Attacking the darknessfiring into the night. The shots must haev hit something - there are groans and thuds audible.

With the greeters watching her back, Kairi moved to Rinoa's side to steady her in case she collapsed. "It's okay, I've got you." She was probably only slightly shorter than Rinoa, so if it came to supporting her, it wouldn't be too tricky. "Come on, we have to hurry - there's a safe place we can go until morning not far from here." She paused, light reflecting off of something on the ground, "Is that yours?" She motioned to the weapon left there, unattended.

[starlithysteria]

It was a good thing that Kairi showed up first, because the sight of someone that wasn't only a girl, but also looked close to her age... that eased Rinoa enough that she smiled a little. She was still a stranger, but the fact that several tough looking soldiers with weapons didn't come swooping in on her was somewhat of a relief to Rinoa. Although, when the man with the gun came out and started firing... her smile soon disappeared