dualislogs | [Closed] Catch-all

[It's early. The sun hasn't even risen but there's a far too anxious and aggressive banging on the door to Loki's room. Squall doesn't really sleep much and when he does he wakes far too early. And something is deeply off about today. He feels empty. Cut off. A quiet where he never noticed there was sound. There's an edge of panic in his voice.]

Rinoa! Rinoa!? Open the door!

[He just needs to see her to reassure himself. Know that he's worried over nothing.]

[Will it kill Seifer to answer the damn phone? He's been calling. Again and again after the dreadful discovery. Even left him messages as he packs up and grabs a bike rental to head out to the forge.

Where are you?
Pick up
Dammit Seifer

He's not about to immediately do something stupid and reckless anymore but it's hard to think. Hard to breathe. He feels empty, angry, upset... He wants to do everything and nothing all at once. It's probably a miracle that he didn't crash into anyone heading out of the city. He doesn't even park or kill the engine of the bike properly when he arrives, just gets off and lets the bike fall on its side - the safety mechanism thankfully kicking in.]

SEIFER!

[He yells once he gets inside, slamming a hand against the metal door they repaired so many months ago. His voice cracking and his desperation obvious in his tone. Even knowing the forge is usually too loud for Seifer to hear him, he doesn't care. He strides forward and there's relief and anger both as he reaches out for him.

It shows on his face. Something is clearly very wrong.]

God dammit, answer your damn phone!

Edited 2020-02-10 13:35 (UTC)

[This is it! An exciting day of showing Boko the forest in the midst of the feelings of doom rampant around the city. Because really even Squall is tired of feeling hopeless and helpless all the time.

It's not quite a saddle but Squall has managed to fashion some belts together with a tiny carabiner around a belt loop on either side of Boko. A small canvas bag hangs from each of it with some leafy treats inside one and a few balls from the ball pit in the other. He doesn't know why he did this. It just feels right to prepare for the little outing and it gives him something to do, okay?

The forest meets the edge of the city so it's just a matter of them taking a bus there - bird and all. Gunblade resting by Squall's waist in a sheathe. He doesn't expect anything out there but he doesn't want to be unprepared either.

He sighs and heads towards the place they agreed to meet (if they didn't all go together), excited chocobo in tow. Boko's been kweh-ing non-stop since they got off the bus.]

[ Tidus finds out about Rinoa by the bulletin board.

He doesn't rush over to offer his sympathies, to give words of comfort or support. He knows what it's like, and sympathies, solutions or words about revenge, moving forward; he couldn't do anything with them. They helped later, but in that initial loss, for him -- it had been anger. Nothing but rage. Either that or a mind numbed to the point of being blank, hurting too deeply to want any kind of future.

He's sure there's an anger in everyone when they experience a loss like this, but can Tidus say he knows what Squall needs? They're two different kind of guys who don't really know each other, but...

...but even so, there's maybe one thing Tidus can offer. He leaves it in a note slipped under Squall and Nida's door, folded with Squall's name written on the front. A single knock in case Squall's in there and willing to go to it, but with no one waiting outside.

It reads: ]

If you need to blow some steam, reach me
Swords or fists
I know a place nearby we can go
Tidus

[With the time taken convincing Seifer, the executions, and varying reasons, Squall didn't actually get to call on Arkady for the task he asked of her until now. And even then it's more out of necessity than anything. Now Seifer's not the only one experiencing the loss of a sorceress bond.

Granted Squall's isn't as bad but finding himself spacing out in the middle of the day, frozen mid walk only to find hours have passed when he's himself again...

It's going to keep him from being effective in this rebellion.

Emotionally, he's far from ready to face any of this but it's not the first time he's been pushed into the front lines without much of a plan. So Arkady gets a text message:]

Seifer's ready to talk. Meet us at the roof at 18:00?

[And there he'd be, sitting on an upturned steel bucket meant for carrying water for the chocobo stable, spacing out again. He doesn't acknowledge her when the door opens.]

Loki - Feb 8 ish?

Seifer - Feb 8 - after Loki thread

Cloud and Tidus - forestventures - early Feb

continues to make my own starters

Seifer & Arkady - mid Feb ish?