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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 23, 2018 2:33:34 GMT -5
Elizabeth hung onto the scorpion as it tossed and turned, sinking her claws even deeper as she held on. The scorpion stopped on its feet and looked for Lucia. Before it could find her it's left claw was skewed by Crystal Genesis. It tried with all it's might to break free but it could get going. Elizabeth got off the heartless' back and bit into one of its legs. Shortly after Lucia's lance landed into its eyes piercing it. The scorpion was about to cast something but then it was hit with Dark Thundaga. When it landed its eyes stopped glowing red. Elizabeth had managed to bite through its leg so it fell down flat.
Celeste flew to Seamus and noticed Jason trying his best to avoid his attack. "Nice teamwork Seamus," she said. "Maybe next time you can learn about your teammates before firing attacks right at them."
"My bad!" Seamus thought Jason was like him and was immune to the element he used. Seamus saw how badly beaten the scorpion was and decided the other half should join it. "Well looks like that one is almost gone. Let's weaken the centaur so Lucia and can make sure these two never come back." Seamus opened his mouth as powerful wind magic started forming in it. he shot out an orb of wind magic right at its head.
The centaur was hit by the dark ragnarok as each beam caused a small explosion all over its body. The heartless nearly fell over from the force of the attack. Its leg was still stuck in Geo Impact so it could move away from the Aeroja Canon or Dark Thundaga. But it could fire a single arrow up into the sky. As the Aeroja canon and Dark Thundaga hit it fell over on its side, with the Aeroja Canon nearly blasting a hole through it. The Arrow came down beside it exploding on impact. This created a massive wave of sand and dust to sprout from where it landed and go out in all directions. It even lifted the Centaur and scorpion up which were now soaring through the air. It used what wings it had left to get even higher into the sky. After going nearly too high its wings stop and it started to drop like a rock.
Winda didn't like where this was going. "Everyone run!" She flew up into the air and started flying away.
The two finally landed flat on its underside making loud crashes in the sand. Right after A near endless amount of sand rose up in all directions. Soon tsunami waves of sand was flying in all directions coming from both places where the two landed.
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Post by Ziya on Jul 23, 2018 3:37:49 GMT -5
Jason's satisfaction at interrupting the scorpion's attack turned quickly to horror as he watched the two Heartless rise into the air before falling, right over them no less! "Uh, Lucia..." His friend turned as she called Shattered Sunset back in a flash of light, oblivious to the looming threat. "What?"
"We need to get moving!" His warning came at the same time as Winda's, but was accompanied by a quick grab of Lucia's waist as the still-Augmented Jason tackled her two dozen feet to safety, leaving him alone under the beasts as they hit. At the last second he used Gravira to pull himself under the sand ten feet while summoning "Steve" again to make the poor Dustflier take the blow at the surface, obliterating it instantly.
Unfortunately Lucia didn't see any of that. To her it appeared that Jason sacrificed himself to save her, and she fell to her knees in disbelief. "Jason..." A moment passed with her in shock, before her helmet vanished suddenly to reveal an emotion very rarely present on her face.
Lucia was pissed.
"You bastards are going to DIE. Elemental Aspect!" Violent waves of Twilight enveloped her as she rose to her feet, quickly hiding her from view. Something was off however, as the normally purple storm held small but noticeable motes of black Darkness and white Light within it. A moment later the maelstrom shattered, revealing Lucia's Aspect. But even with the slight changes that came with her new body something felt off, though she ignored it in her anger.
Her purple hair had grown to waist length, but was tipped in glowing white and pitch black constantly fighting for dominance. The whites of her eyes were now black, while the irises were the purest white. Her keyblade was nowhere to be found, replaced by a blade crafted from pure Twilight, though traces of the same impurities of Light and Darkness could be found within. Her voice, dripping with venom, rang out with an otherworldly power as she named her new form, "Aspect of Duality!"
While she still radiated power sixfold to before, it seemed unstable somehow, as if she were fighting herself to maintain it. Bursts of memories flashed through her mind, images of her losses and failures accompanied by an overwhelming desire to fix them. This was not normal, but as she began to walk toward the settling sand and dust she found she didn't care.
This was one wrong she could avenge, and they were going to pay dearly.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 23, 2018 14:58:45 GMT -5
With the giant sand waves coming at him Seamus used another Aeroja Canon to created a massive hole in the waves that he then flew through. Celeste had went into his pocket upon seeing the two heartless falling. It was something she did often in situations like this so Seamus could be the one to figure out how to deal with them. With the waves passing over him Seamus flew up a bit higher and did a quick scan around the place. "Damn it I should have went for its arms instead of just the body," he said to himself. "That way it would have been able to use its weapons." He couldn't fin Jason anywhere he looked. He couldn't sense auras like Lucia and Elizabeth could so he had no idea if he was alright or not. "Damn it don't tell me-" He stopped after noticing Lucia had activated Aspect, But it looked very different from how he remembered seeing it. "Why is it so different?"
At this point Celeste had felt that Seamus stopped moving for a good while and she came out of his pocket. "Do you think its because of her new body the form changed?"
"No, Riley got a new body as well and his chaos form is still the same. It must have changed because of her emotional state from losing Jason." Seamus knew all to well how some transformations could change due to ones emotional state.
Winda had managed to land where Elizabeth was before the sand waves come to them. She held onto Elizabeth as she use Aeroga to blow most of the sand away from them as the waves passed. Once it was finally over she put Elizabeth down before noticing Lucia's form. She only saw the form for a few minutes all those years ago but she remembered looking more stable than this. She had past experiences with forms becoming unstable due to emotions with her husband, so she had a good idea of what was happening. "An unstable form like that could mean she's on the verge of unlocking a new more powerful one." She said to herself. "But it could be a while before she gets it. It could take a lot of emotional strain to get it."
Elizabeth had done a quick scan of auras as Winda protected her from the waves. She saw that Jason was below the sand. "He's still alive" she told Winda. "Down in the sand."
The two heartless had damaged themselves greatly with their last attack. The two were clearly on their last legs, but they wouldn't go down without a fight. The scorpion saw Lucia changed and it still had a score to settle with it. The centaur and scorpion both charged at Lucia, with the Centaur swinging its sword around and the scorpion pinching its claws.
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Post by Ziya on Jul 23, 2018 17:44:02 GMT -5
Blinded by her rage, Lucia simply waited for the two Heartless to approach before blocking the blade with her own and punching both it and the incoming claw into the sand with half the strength of Hercules himself. Usually she would quickly dispatch foes from this range, but this time she decided to draw things out a touch.
Her voice was icy as she aimed at the legs of the beasts and slashed twice. "Twilit Sickles." Twin crescents of Twilight shot out, easily cutting through the multitude of legs to send their owners crashing to the ground unable to run. With her prey trapped, Lucia released her blade and moved into range with her fists, punching the Heartless over and over and over again until any witnesses would almost feel bad for the creatures.
As she rampaged Jason dug his way out of the sand behind her and joined the others, mouth opening to spout something humorous before freezing at the sight of his friend. "What. The hell. Is going on here?" He turned to Seamus and Celeste after the seventh punch, clearly disturbed. "What happened on the Alyson? She's acting like she did before she even learned to use her Elements!"
Finally, after a good dozen crater-inducing punches each Lucia decided to put the monsters out of their misery. A beach ball sized orb of Twilight appeared before her, barely holding together from the thick lines of Light and Darkness snaking across it, before she absorbed it into her right arm. "May you're next life be filled with suffering. End of Twilight!" She lashed out one final time with her fist, creating a massive explosion that enveloped everything within 20 yards. Each time Light and Darkness touched in the blast another smaller detonation occurred, extending the spectacle by nearly a minute before revealing nothing but Lucia -now normal again- amidst a field of glass as twin hearts slowly rose into the sky. A single tear rolled down her face as she whispered "I'm sorry..." before her vision swam and she passed out, falling to the ground.
Jason sprinted over, heedless of the heat, and caught her just before hitting the ground. Blonde streaks now ran through her hair, as if her very being was so out of balance that Twilight could not influence it anymore. "We need to get her back to the ship. Now." He didn't know what was happening, but it didn't look good.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 23, 2018 18:31:16 GMT -5
Winda and Elizabeth joined Seamus and Celeste as Lucia was making short work of the heartless. At lest once it was over they would be able to focus on whatever was happening to Lucia. Winda wouldn't be able to try to find a solution until she had more details. Even if she wasn't able to read auras she knew she had gone unstable somehow. "Usually a twilight user is like a chaos user." She said. "Lucia has, or at least had, more control over her power and emotions than Riley before whatever happened on the Alyson. For her to go unstable like this it would have to be something to cause major emotion and or mental stress. The more mastery over their powers one has the more stress is takes for them to go unstable."
"We don't really have a clue," Celeste told Jason. "When we woke up from our nap we found her in the hallway with dried tears on her face. As to what caused it your guess is as good as mine."
Seamus thought about everything that happened since they first saw Lucia earlier. They were with her the whole time except when she went to take her nap. "Something must have happened while she was in her room," Seamus finally said. "Come to think of it I didn't really hear anything before falling asleep expect for some faint voices. It sounded like she was watching a movie or something so I didn't think anything of it."
"There was that old picture of her!" Celeste had finally thought of something. "It was from a long time go, but it was of her old body, you, and three other people."
"One must of have been Jennifer, but I don't have a clue who the other two could be. Old friends of yours?"
Just then the two heartless were killed in an explosion with their hearts being released. Lucia was about to fall but Jason managed to caught her.
Winda's hand glowed green as she cast Grace of Wind on Jason with whirlwinds covering her feet. "That should help in getting her there in time. We'll be close behind."
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Post by Ziya on Jul 23, 2018 19:29:00 GMT -5
Jason processed the information the three gave him as he approached them, now carrying Lucia in his arms, her armor somehow gone. He dismissed his own armor with a short burst of light as he stopped again, revealing black slacks beneath a maroon dress shirt as his face expressed his confusion. "A picture and a movie? Why would that..." Sudden realization bloomed in his eyes, replaced almost instantly with concern.
"Oh no... The other two in that picture were her parents. I'm pretty sure I know what happened now, and it's not good." He nodded in thanks as Winda buffed his speed, taking a few steps before turning back once more. "Thanks. I don't want to expose her to any Darkness if I can help it. I'll explain my theory on the ship." With that, he dashed across the sand nearly as fast as in his Aspect, arriving at the ship a few minutes later.
By the time the others got there he had already laid Lucia on her bed and returned to the cockpit to deactivate the cloaking mechanism. He sat in the pilot's seat, a video log ready to play on the screen before him as he waited for their friends.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 23, 2018 20:08:42 GMT -5
"Her parents?" Seamus thought back a few years ago when they met on that strange world. He remembered Lucia saying she had to watch her parents be killed by the heartless. "That explains it then."
Soon after Jason ran off with Lucia Seamus reverted back to normal as they ran after him. "Knowing Lucia she will still insist on going to Sugar Rush to deal with whatever heartless is there. I don't believe she will be able to go into that form and use her best abilities for a good while. Do you think Riley and the others are there right now?"
"I know Nazo is," Winda told him flying alongside Elizabeth. "She said something about going there before I came here. As for Riley and Shade if they aren't there Nazo can always summon them there."
A few minutes after Jason pulled up the video the others would make it to the ship. Seamus knowing it was cloaked before they left lead them to the cockpit before he noticed the video log. "What's that?"
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Post by Ziya on Jul 23, 2018 22:08:45 GMT -5
Jason's usually casual cockiness was replaced by a somber seriousness as the others arrived. His voice carried the same weight as he answered Seamus' question with his explanation. "I heard you mention that she told you about her parents. I'm surprised, but I doubt she revealed even half of the story. The night Celderat fell to the Heartless her parents weren't killed; they lost their hearts. And, like everyone else lost to the darkness, seven years ago they came back when the worlds were restored. We didn't know about it at that time, and assumed the world and it's people were lost forever."
He still had no idea how that had happened, but the talk of Radiant Garden mentioned a Keyblade Wielder named Sora. Such things were irrelevant at the moment, however.
He continued his story, explaining how the trio had traveled to Twilight Town in order to find a map of Hidden Worlds, of which their was a part, and ran into two friends while there. After a few scuffles they found the map, and with it the location of their world, and set out together to find it. Along the way they passed too close to The World That Never Was and attracted the attention of Hunter X, which promptly chased them into the airspace of Celderat before shooting them down. They somehow survived thanks to Atsuma's odd power, and found they had landed near Lucia's childhood home.
Jason paused for a moment to collect himself before expanding on the world itself. "Our world was a lush one, full of forests and plains and rivers and oceans, and our population was nearing the 50,000 mark the year we lost it. We should have attracted attention from countless people that lived in those suburbs, but when we emerged from this very ship this is what we found."
He hit play on the video, showing an external camera sweeping across a dry, blasted landscape full of rubble and rust. Not a single trace of anything living remained, down to the smallest plant. After a full minute he stopped that clip and selected the next, though he did not play it yet.
He told them of how the five wandered, confused and scared, until they found the remains of Lucia and Jennifer's home near sundown, where her basement room somehow remained nearly untouched. While the others slept, Lucia sensed a Nobody who proved to be connected to Ian, the other member of their party, and sparred with her only for her crystal sword to shatter. Her attempt at reforging it lead to the creation of her keyblade, the Shattered Sunset, as a reminder of her lost hopes and life.
At dawn Jason and Lucia found her old car and got it working, allowing the group to travel to the Capital in search of clues. As they neared the city they spotted their first clue in the form of several Nobodies at least as big as the Heartless they had just fought in the distance. Assuming the world had been empty before the Nobodies moved in proved incorrect however once the group found a hidden bunker beneath the Elemental Council building with a single message within.
Jason's voice broke as he relayed the contents of that message. "Two year have passed, and we still have no means to fight against these creatures, these Nobodies, without incurring heavy losses. Only Aspect forms can drive back the largest, and they are now too numerous for us to succeed even then. I fear that this massacre will continue, ending only when there are no more of our people. May the gods help us all." He had to pause once more before continuing. "It turns out that everyone came back, only to be slaughtered by Nobodies. Even worse, records showed that had we arrived even a half year sooner the majority of the people could have been saved. Including their parents. Shortly after that the Nobodies found us, and we barely made it back to the Alyson in time to repair it. This is the video Lucia watched last, the last footage from six years ago."
He played the footage, revealing the same room they were currently in. Jason and Jennifer were there, as was Lucia from before, but two more as well, all badly wounded and filthy, and her sister was collapsed on the ground sobbing. Their voices were muffled, but still understandable, as Jason attempted to get them off the ground.
"Come ON you piece of junk! Get us out of here!" "Uh, guys? Those things are getting closer..." "Yeah I know Ian, but none of us can Aspect right now, and we couldn't fight off that many boss-tier Nobodies even if we could! "Hey, I saved us all once. Bet I could do it again." "Atsuma if you go out there you're gonna die, then she's gonna kill ME. Stay here." "Finally! We're getting out of here NOW!"
The scene jerked suddenly as the ship lurched into the air in the recording to the cheers of four of the five onboard. Jennifer's sobs made an odd accompaniment to the triumph as she whispered two things over and over.
"Mom, Dad, everyone...
"We could have saved them..."
The video ended, leaving the four presently in the cockpit in silence. "Riley told you about Castle Oblivion right? Jennifer and I confronted our feelings from these two events there and overcame them, but Lucia never got the chance to even begin to process her grief thanks to caring for Jennifer. Lucia never set foot in this ship again, insisting on travelling via Corridors even before she was good at it. Just to avoid dealing with none one, but two losses of her family and world. And she blames herself for both.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 26, 2018 20:03:29 GMT -5
Seamus hadn't known Jason for very long, but he could tell by his change in attitude compared to how he was during the fight that whatever happened to Lucia was very serious. Jason told them the full story of what happened to Lucia's parents. "Seven years ago?" Seamus thought for a moment about old Yuio. The fall of Yuio didn't match with that, as it was still only a few years ago since that day.
Seamus watched the video as he could only compare the state they had found Celderat in to an old world Seamus and Riley had found some years ago. Whatever happened on that world had left it without any life and left the buildings and castles there in layers of moss. Then Jason told them about how Lucia got her keyblade. "So that's how she got it." One of the words Jason said as he relayed the message to them caught Seamus' attention. "Nobodies? What are Nobodies? Are you telling me that there are even more creatures out there like Heartless and Dream Eaters?!" Throughout all of his adventures with Riley and the others he had only encountered heartless, and because of Nazo and Shade had learned about the dream eaters. Seamus could only remain silent as Jason explained that they could have saved people including Lucia's parents if they had only went to the world sooner. Then Jason had pulled up the video Lucia had watched before they made it to this world. Seamus didn't say anything for a few minutes until he finally brought himself together. "So that's why she had dry tears on her. If I knew this was going to happen I would have hunted these heartless on my own."
After all that Jason explained why Lucia was so unstable now."Yeah he told me about what happened while you all were chasing down that Keyblader. Though I had no idea it was this bad and had thought Lucia had already moved on."
"So she's in a similar state like Riley was when Ren destroyed our world." Winda concluded while processing everything. "But due to prolonging the healing process she's in a worse state than she's ever been, even reverting back to having her powers tied to her emotions." She then thought for a moment. "It would take some time, but I know she can at least get back to the way she was before any of this happened. In order to get back to normal she will have to confront her feelings and learn to not blame herself. She won't be able to fight at her best for a while, so if she still wants to go to Sugar Rush then you'll have to explain to Nazo what's going on. She should be able to help her and make up the difference. Riley went through the same thing after Ren destroyed Yuio, so I'm sure he can help her with this"
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Post by Ziya on Jul 26, 2018 21:09:25 GMT -5
Jason managed a weak grin as he composed himself again. Despite having forgiven himself for his part in the fall, seeing and talking about it again still hurt. Still, at least he could count on these people to help. He turned to Seamus to answer his question. "A Nobody is the body and soul left behind when a powerful person loses their heart to the Heartless. Near as I can tell the minimum strength people become human-sized monsters, the most powerful become true human-like Nobodies that look similar to their Originals, and people in between become Boss-tier. They are just as intelligent as their Originals, but with extra powers based on what sub-type they became."
He turned to Winda next, his grin turning into a genuine smile of gratitude. "It's good to know she's got friends like you that understand and support her. I just hope she doesn't get any worse. If she regresses any more she might end up with her Elements controlling her emotions instead of the other way around. There's a reason why Dualities almost never survived on our world."
Since he was never registered as a User for the A.I. Jason had to manually lift off and plot the course to Sugar Rush, but he did so effortlessly before turning back to the others. "Right, looks like it'll take us about five hours to get there. Seamus, if you'll show Winda and Elizabeth around I'm going to fix some food for everyone. Once you're all acquainted with the layout I'd recommend washing up; we've got a pretty nice shower on board."
Lucia woke with a start, confused and scared until she realized where she was. The last thing she remembered was fighting the Heartless before...
She sat up in a panic as she recalled what happened to Jason, only to freeze as her hand passed over a small piece of paper. Quickly bringing it up to her eyes she recognized Jason's flowing script as she read:
Hey stupid, next time you think someone's dead make sure to see if they're aura is gone, or at least if you can sense their heart! Still happy you care that much though. By the way, might want to look in a mirror.
Lucia rose from the bed slowly, both due to being dizzy and to keep anymore sand from getting everywhere -she'd have to use some wind magic to clean that up later-, and moved over to the full length mirror on the door. A sharp inhale was all she could manage in her tired state at her appearance. Her hair was nearly half blonde now, the same shade as before her spell, but her eyes surprised her the most. One eye was still a vivid purple, but her right was steel blue, a color she hadn't seen in years.
Somehow she was losing control of her Twilight, and with a quick experimental channeling that left her hair even more blonde she realized that she could no longer make more. What was left would have to be kept as a buffer if she wanted to use her powers at all, and her Twilight based abilities were far too risky. Until she figured out what was happening she had only her spells and keyblade abilities to rely on.
A deep breath masked her worries as she opened the door to hear faint talking from the cockpit. Since everyone seemed busy there, she decided to take the opportunity to take a nice shower. It wasn't until she was already in the magically heated water that she realized she forgot to lock the door, but hopefully nobody would try to come in until she was finished.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 28, 2018 3:15:59 GMT -5
Seamus scratched his head as Jason explained nobodies to him. He thought about all the different people and monsters he met on his travels. With some nobodies being true human-like it was possible Seamus met some without knowing what they really were. "Great so there's another species of monsters I should be on the lookout for. With my luck I'll run into one of those Boss-tier ones the next time I'm world hopping with Riley." He would have to be sure to tell the others about nobodies so that they wouldn't be caught off guard when they finally encounter one. As Jason and Winda talked Seamus looked towards the back of the ship. He couldn't sense auras so he had no idea how she was holding up. With Celeste sitting on his head again he decided to slip away to check on how she was doing.
Winda nodded to Jason. "I haven't know her that well but any friend of my husband is a friend of mine." Winda thought for a moment. "I doubt it would come to that, but I have no knowledge of your race so I can't be sure. The best way to prevent her from regressing further I would suggest having you and the others do most of the fighting." With the mention of food and taking five hours Winda titled her head. "Oh that's nice of you, but I plan on taking Elizabeth with me back to Riley's kingdom. I have to get back to analyzing something that he found a few days ago. If I'm right it could lead to something similar to what happened when he and Lucia first met."
Seamus went to the back of the Alyson to find that Lucia's door was open. "That's weird, guess she came out of her room for a bit while we were watching the videos." He went to look for her only to find her in the mist and steam of the shower in the hall. "L-Lucia?! I'm sorry I didn't mean-" Seamus' face turned a bright red as he turned to run and not look at her only to end up tripping into her room. He slowly sat up ad rubbed his head. Celeste had been rubbing her eyes only to stop as he floated to avoid falling off of Seamus. "Well..." She said trying to forget what she just saw. "At least you now know she's a full women, so you don't have to do any research on yourself later." If Seamus wasn't still in shock he would have swung at Celeste.
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Post by Ziya on Jul 28, 2018 3:43:14 GMT -5
The hot water was just what Lucia needed to clear her mind. Way too much had happened entirely too fast, and if she hadn't just finished three days ago she would suspect she'd need some pads soon. Her emotions had been enhanced ever since the spell, but why was everything hitting her so hard now? She shook her head to stop the train of thought before it dragged her down again, bottling up the emotions like she used to.
She was just turning the water off when Seamus happened to walk in on her, and promptly stumble back out in embarrassment. Not ashamed in the slightest by her lack of clothing she quickly toweled off before following him into the bedroom with a chuckle, putting a hand on her hip as she grinned down at him. "Honestly, I'll never understand why everyone seems to get so worked up over some skin." With the towel draped casually over her shoulders she moved over to the far wall and bent over a drawer even with her hips to rummage around for matching underwear. "Grab me a pair of jeans, will you? It's a bit nippy in here after that nice shower."
Meanwhile Jason witnessed the entire scene from the cockpit door with a chuckle of his own before turning back to Winda and Elizabeth. "Sorry about that. Celderatians were required to spend two years in the military of their Clan, so none of us have any taboos about casual nudity. If you're going to head off then at least take this." He placed a small, rectangular device on the seat of the closest chair. "It's the latest communicator we've designed. Not only can it call us from anywhere, but as long as one of us has another we can open a Corridor to it's location too. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get cooking. Sanchos don't make themselves, after all. Safe Travels!" With that he headed down the hallway toward the kitchen, calling out with a laugh as he passed Lucia's bedroom. "Careful Lucia, he might think you're trying to seduce him!"
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 28, 2018 5:08:07 GMT -5
How was Seamus going to explain himself to Lucia? All he had to do was stay with Jason and the others and this wouldn't have happened. If Riley or Kai ever found out about this he would never live it down. "Wait a minute I can still get out of this!" He told himself. "All I have to do is tell her Jason sent me to check on her and that I got mixed up on where the different rooms are." It was a bit before he noticed that Lucia was standing over him. He quickly put his head down and covered it with his hands thinking she was about to beat him up for being a peeping tom. After she spoke he slowly removed his hands and looked up, only to find himself in a worse situation than a few minutes ago. He covered his face as it turned even more red. Seamus would then somehow make his way to her closet with one hand till over his face and felt about for a pair of her jeans. After finding one he would quickly place it on her be and turn around to face the hallway. "T-there." He couldn't help but feel worse after realizing Celeste was laughing while trying to remain in the air.
Winda couldn't help but giggle. "Back on old Yuio people would often marry at 15 like Riley did with Maple and me, it's just that Seamus hasn't seriously dated anyone so he wouldn't be used to seeing a woman like that." Winda examined the communicator before picking it up. "Thanks, I'll be sure to use it if we need you." She nodded to Elizabeth as the two were covered in a blue aura before they disappeared to end up on New Yuio.
Seamus wasn't sure if Lucia had gotten dressed yet but he wasn't about to turn around and find out. Things only got worse once Jason passed by. "Jason! It's not like you can seduce someone once they already-" He quickly stopped once he realized he wasn't sure what to say. Lucia was fun to be around, and he really did enjoy the time they spent together. He realized he stopped talking and tried to play it off. "I mean me seduced?! Please just because I go with Riley everywhere doesn't mean we're the same. Besides I'm already in a committed relationship," He struck a heroic pose. "WITH ADVENTURE!"
"Terrible performance, NEXT!"
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Post by Ziya on Jul 28, 2018 7:50:03 GMT -5
By the time Jason passed by the bedroom Lucia had already pulled on a pair of sky blue panties and was working of clasping a matching bra as she retorted. "Jason come back here so I can smack you! If I was trying to seduce him we'd just both end up embarrassed. You know I'm terrible at that!"
Jason popped his head out of the kitchen just long enough to fire back a quick "hey, you want sanchos or not?" before resuming his work. "Never mind, that's more important!"
Now finished with her bra Lucia quickly pulled on the jeans Seamus had put on the bed, followed by a light green tunic, before watching the guy in question try and pull his foot out of his mouth with amusement. Oh? That doesn't sound too convincing, Seamus. What were you going to say there? You can't seduce someone once they already what?" Her tone made it clear she was teasing him, but some small part of her questioned whether that was all there was to it.
She had never even had a crush on anyone before, let alone date someone, for various reasons, and usually she wasn't bothered by it it the slightest. Which was why that small bit of uncertainty was so confusing to her. Seamus was a good guy, and she definitely enjoyed being around him, but did that make him a friend or possibly more? And could she even figure that out with everything else going on in her life right then?
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 28, 2018 20:40:39 GMT -5
"Sanchos?" Seamus wondered. "What are Sanchos?" He was trying to change the subject. He never really had the time to date back on old Yuio. True there was one girl he had a crush on when he was a lot younger, but that was just puppy love that faded out once they got older. He spent most of his time world hopping with Riley which didn't give a lot of time for him to meet and get to know a girl long enough for him to have feelings for. He didn't plan on slowing down the number of adventures he went on, so if he was to ever settle down it would be ideal for him to be with a girl that did the same. One he could go world hopping with and battle strong heartless together, one that would understand that he didn't let his darkness control him. One that sounded a lot like one he knew. Before he could finish the thought he snapped back to reality noticing Lucia wasn't buying his act. " Oh um when they already dealt with people like that in the past!" He quickly thought of. "You see Riley and I have run into a lot of evil women on our travels who have tried to sway us on the path of sin when we are putting a stop to their evil deeds. But since Riley was so easily swayed I had to be the one with a straight head to resist temptation." Yeah that works he told himself. Lucia knew Riley long enough to buy a story like that.
Celeste was flying over the two in a heart-shaped flight pattern. She always enjoyed messing with Seamus, but she had no idea she would have an opportunity like this to really mess with him. She only knew Seamus for a few years, but she knew when a guy was crushing on a girl when she saw it. Seamus noticed and wanted to jump up and smack her out of the air. He had to think of something so Lucia didn't notice and catch on to what she was implying. Seamus quickly took Lucia's hands. "LUCIA THERE'S SOMETHING I NEED TO TELL YOU!" He pulled her into the hallway away from Celeste. It was only after they made it into the hall and he was staring into her eyes that he realized he didn't come up with anything. "Um... I just wanted to say that I.. really have to go to the bathroom!" He quickly ran into the guest room shutting the door behind him. He laid against the door slapping his forehead. "Nice one Seamus."
"Coward" Celeste had managed to get into his pocket while he struggled to tell Lucia something. "I now see why Riley was able to steal Rachel from you. You need work and a lot of it. But don't worry Doctor Celeste is here to help."
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Post by Ziya on Jul 28, 2018 21:59:59 GMT -5
Not only did Lucia not buy his original act, she continued to be skeptical of his continued one as he attempted to pull himself out of the hole he made. She idly wondered if he remembered that she could see auras as he spun his tale, allowing her to easily see through his lies.
Just as she began to notice Celeste's pattern she was dragged into the hall by Seamus, caught off guard enough to just go with it. She opened her mouth to protest, only to be silenced by both Seamus running off and something else, a particular pattern running through his aura as he stared at her for a moment. Normally she would call him out for missing the bathroom, but that last glimpse of his aura confused her. She had last seen that pattern around Jennifer and Atsuma, which could only mean one thing...
Did he really have feelings for her?
Slightly dazed by the implications Lucia stumbled into the kitchen to see Jason finishing the sixth and final sancho, leaving two for each of them. His grin as she entered spoke volumes about what he knew, but it quickly faded as he put that aside to discuss something more serious. "Mind telling me what the hell happened out there?" Lucia was shocked by the sudden shift, but instead of snapping back or looking sheepish she simply slumped into the nearest chair and stared at the table. "I don't know Jason. I saw you under the Heartless, and all I could think about was 'not again.' I panicked, and the next thing I knew I was waking up in bed."
Jason sighed as he turned off the stove and sat across from her, his worst fears confirmed. "That means Darkside was the one that finished them off then. You need to move past Celderat Lucia." He put up a hand to stop her protest before it began. "I know about the picture and the video, and explained everything to Seamus and Winda before she left with Elizabeth. Jennifer and I have both moved on thanks to friends and confronting memories. It's your turn now. None of what happened is your fault, but if you don't deal with it then you're going to get worse."
Silence held for a moment before Lucia spoke up again, her voice weak and unsteady. "I don't know how Jason. I never took the time to process it the first time, let alone the second, and now everything is moving so fast and I FEEL so much. When it was just us at the base I was fine, but out here my emotions are unchecked, and I can't seem to nail down what they are, let alone deal with them."
Jason leaned back in his chair, secretly satisfied that she was being so honest about it, before responding. "Well for starters you're feeling the grief of losing your parents and world twice, loathing because you blame yourself for it, and everything's even more mixed up since you've got a crush on Seamus." Her eyes darted up in confusion before he continued. "Don't give me that look! You act the same way around him that Jen did around Atsuma, even if you don't know it."
She thought about it for a moment as Jason got up again to carry the food to the table, calling out to Seamus that it was ready. Did she really like him in that way? It seemed ludicrous to even consider, but there was that aura, and she certainly didn't dislike the possibility. Could it become something more? She'd have to see.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 29, 2018 1:03:25 GMT -5
"One more time repeat after me: I like you Lucia."
"I like you Lu....I like you Lu...I like you Lu..."
"Almost..."
"Lu..Lucia I really like pizza!"
Celeste rubbed her eyes. "You're hopeless."
"I'm sorry! I never went through this okay," He crossed his arms.
"Why is it so hard for you to just admit your feelings for her?"
"Because I don't know how to begin to confess to her." Seamus paced around the room. "I never had the time to fall in love before I'm not a romantic I'm an adventurer! I don't write poems or buy roses I kill heartless! Yeah I saved a few princesses but I've always left them for Riley to play with. It's just not my thing to catch feeling for every girl that comes my way. But with Lucia it's different. I enjoy being around her and all.. but would I want to date her?" Seamus thought for a moment. He wasn't sure how one was supposed to feel when they met the one. He did want to spend more time with her, but see her nearly everyday and talking about how he feels wasn't something he ever thought of. " I guess it would be nice to be with a woman that strong and sweet. But I don't even know if she even likes me that way."
"What you need to do is sort your feelings out Mr. I'm too busy to settle down." Celeste had sat on his head again as Jason called to tell them lunch was ready. "It's not going to happen if you stand around and make excuses all day." She shook her head. "At least she'll have time to sort herself out with how slow you're going. I just hope for your sake you can speed up once you two finally get into the groove."
Seamus tried looking up at her before sighing. As much as he wanted to protest her she was right. But he would never admit that without a fight. He slowly opened the door and make his way to the others. "Sorry about the wait, Seamus here had some bad beef earlier today." Celeste held her nose trying to cover for Seamus as he sat down.
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Post by Ziya on Jul 29, 2018 1:33:42 GMT -5
Lucia had no way of knowing how much of what Celeste said was true, but she had a hunch that she was covering for something. Still, with her own feelings uncertain now was not the time to consider just what the pair were hiding, so she allowed the claim to go unchallenged for now. Even without that her own confusion and worry made her far more awkward than just a few minutes before, dropping her eyes with a light blush as she mumbled condolences.
Jason, on the other hand, was quite skilled at moving quickly from one thing to another, immediately erasing the worry and care from his face. In it's place was his go-to grin as he brought the (hopefully) soon-to-be couple a bottle of cola each, plus one for himself, and a knowing look toward Celeste. "Bad beef huh? Hopefully that'll figure itself out soon." A quick wink as he sat was the only other clue he gave before gesturing to the steaming food and looking at Seamus again. "Well, if you've still got an appetite I can assure you that this beef is not bad. There's more than enough for you as well Celeste, if you want some."
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Jul 29, 2018 2:48:52 GMT -5
"Bad be- Yeah!" Seamus said. "It was at the buffet this morning. You know how it is." He took a bite out of his sancho, He figured he couldn't be pressed for more questions by Lucia as long as he had food in his mouth. What would he do once he ate all his food? Well he would cross that bridge when he got there.
"Oh no thanks my species of fairy doesn't really eat normal food." Celeste explained to them. "What we feed off of depends on what type of fairy we are. Since I'm a darkness fairy I can feed off of any type of darkness such a shadows. Fire fairies can feed of of any type of flame or heat, light off of any type of light, that sort of thing."
"Oh yeah since we're going to Sugar Rush I guess you two should know how that world is." Seamus said finishing his sancho and trying to find something else to delay talking about his feelings. "It's a world where nearly everything is made out of some type of candy. The main gimmick of that world is kart racing. Riley, Nazo, and Shade go there to race all the time. It's pretty much all they do on their days off. The princess of the world is Vanellope Von Schweetz, though she usually just goes by Vanellope. I only met her a few times, but she has the ability to phase through solid objects like Nazo can with his glitching. She's also pretty fast on her feet as well as having one of the fastest cars, so naturally Riley are rivals on the track. If I remember right the score between them is seventy to seventy, though who knows how many times they've raced since I was last there to watch one."
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Post by Ziya on Jul 29, 2018 3:10:45 GMT -5
Jason nodded at Celeste's explanation before holding out his hand palm up. "In that case," a sancho-shaped mass of Darkness appeared in his hand before floating over to an empty plate, "There's one just for you." Satisfied, he grabbed his own food and began eating.
During the meal Lucia recovered somewhat, at least enough to be interested when Seamus started describing the next world. "Oh so it's a racing world then. We'll have some fun there, I bet." She grinned at Jason, the excitement and good food finally bringing back her good mood.
Jason grinned back as he swallowed another bite before commenting himself. "Looks like our old hobby's going to pay off for once." He snapped his fingers as a thought came to him. "We should get Jen in on this!"
Lucia nodded enthusiastically, nearly putting the remaining bite of her sancho in her hair. "Yeah, Team Wolf rides once again! Aura, send User Ziya a message to meet us on Sugar Rush." The A.I. confirmed the request through speakers hidden in the ceiling before sending the message to Jennifer.
As Lucia did that Jason filled Seamus and Celeste in as he also wrote something on a scrap of paper pulled from his pocket. "Team Wolf was the name we used for street racing back on Celderat. Lucia and I loved to tune cars, and all three of us loved racing them. I know we're here to fight something, but a little fun will do her some good as well."
As he finished his sancho his hand that held the paper dipped under the table, where a flash of Darkness sent it to Jennifer's current location to tell her about what was happening in better detail.
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