The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

Independent Roleplay Page for Laguna Loire from Final Fantasy VIII. I follow the tags #manwiththemachinegun and #man with the machine gun

[manwiththemachinegun]

(OOC) I'm contemplating something that's a bit drastic that I'd rather not do

I'm seriously considering making this blog, as well as my Vivi and Roxas blogs, go independent, because no one has been active on Phoenix Down in months with the exception of occasional posts from me desperately trying to get activity or the seemingly rare post from another mun followed up by yet more activity. At this point, I'm not even sure who's going to see this and offer their thoughts on it. I'm not even sure that anyone will. But anyways, any opinions or thoughts?

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Put a word in my ask and I will write a Headcanon about it for my Muse.

Nightmares

Humanity

Guardian

Torture

Insanity

Slaughter

Order

Morality

Loyalty

Promise

Betrayal

Epiphany

Apathy

Memories

Loss

Lies

Death

Love

Plans

Pawns

revenge

Monster

Time

Waiting

Laugh

Trend

Alliance

Natural

Pretense

Urge

Impression

Critic

Accent

Stranger

Judgement

Delirious

Instinct

Damage

Illusion

End

[manwiththemachinegun]

Sorrow Catching Up (Closed writing unless someone asks to join in)

It's all your fault. They were the words that no one had said, but the words he figured everyone had thought about him. Somehow they were finally coming back to haunt him. He'd never let it get to him till now. But going through what few things he had with him now that he was settling in, he had found this one picture, and here he was staring at it. The three of them. Himself, Ellone and....Raine. All it had taken was just a glance at her face for these thoughts to come boiling up to the surface again. It's all your fault. They were the words that echoed in his mind as he was kneeling down on the floor not too far from the open doorway of his new residence. The cruel, cold, unfeeling truth kept tugging at his mind, and no matter how much he told himself it wasn't his fault, he couldn't help but think it was. Because in retrospect...it was, wasn't it? He didn't know why he felt like this. He'd never let something get him down and depressed like this before. No matter what he'd always tried to keep himself strong and positive. So why now? Maybe it was the fact that he had tried to keep so strong but in the process of it kept everything bottled in. Maybe that was finally catching up to him. It's all your fault. They were the words that first entered his mind, hitting him like a tidal wave when he first found out the news that Raine had passed. Sure, Ellone was safe now. But she wouldn't have been taken away in the first place if he hadn't left for to go talk to Timber Maniacs. He would've been there to defend her. And even now that Ellone was rescued, Raine...the one woman he had loved more than anything or anyone else in the entire world....she was gone. He hadn't been there to support her and take care of her when she needed him most. When she had been having their son. THEIR son. He'd had to take so long to retrieve Ellone, he hadn't been able to push himself to get her sooner so he could return home with her to Raine's happy, smiling, loving face waiting to greet them as always. It's all your fault. They were the words he could swear his daughter-...well...he considered Ellone to be his daughter anyways, though he supposed it was step-daughter, but that didn't matter to him- was thinking when she finally saw him again after all these years. He'd left her to an orphanage, believing they would take care of Ellone, and then left her to get dragged off to the White SeeD ship. She'd stayed in the orphanage and then the White SeeD ship for most of her life. The only reason for all that was because he'd left her in that orphanage, rather than trying to keep her in Esthar and take care of her...and he'd sent his recently born son to that orphanage too. His son...and Raine's son. THEIR son... It's all your fault! They were the words he was sure his son who he'd finally met would tell him if he ever knew what had happened. It was Squall who'd had it the hardest of all. His sister taken away from him at a young age, his father not there because he was sort of forced into being president of a country that was lost and vulnerable now that their cruel, horrific former leader was out of the picture for the time being. Squall had no one to depend on, or if he did, they weren't there for long. So, he became a loner, according to Cid and Edea, and he could just see it in Squall's eyes. The hurt, the resentment, everything that lied with him from his past. Maybe Squall didn't think about those feelings or maybe Squall didn't even notice them...but he did. He was sure Squall would hate him upon learning the truth of what happened...and that was what plagued him the most. Because no matter how much he tried to ignore it, he couldn't deny it. Not anymore. "...it's all my fault." That's when it happened. Laguna wiped the single drop that had fallen on the picture off of it with his sleeve and set it down on the floor so no more would land on it. It was the first time he'd found himself crying since he was a kid, maybe 7, 8 at the very oldest, as far as he could recall. All the pain, all the guilt, all the fear that he'd kept hidden away for so long...had finally caught up to him. Through tears that he couldn't stop even though he tried, he once again uttered the words that had made him crumble and break down in a matter of minutes just by thinking them again. "It's...all my...fault..." ((OOC: If you listen to this on repeat while reading this, it will probably just break your heart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrjf-WCe4kU ))

[manwiththemachinegun]

Sense of Misdirection

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"Different species of Bahamut?" Laguna let the question linger for a moment. He couldn’t really imagine that. “Well…summons are a bit different in our world. They help us fight and bond with us to give us power to fight. We call it…erm…" Laguna couldn’t think of the word at first. He hadn’t fought in a little while, and he hadn’t used the technical term in even longer. He was more than a little rusty, even though he was carrying a summon with him currently. "…junctioning, that’s the word!" Laguna exclaimed when it clicked in his head. “We junction them and are able to use different things like Magic abilities and Draw magic from enemies and, well…there are lots of things GFs can help us do. That’s what we call them. Guardian Forces. Basically they give us the power to fight, and we can call on them in battle to help us…which is when we summon them. Some of them do lots of different things too." "As far as Bahamut in my world goes, he’s a legendary GF. He’s become a myth because pretty much no one has seen him. There’s just legends and reports, but all of them seem to reference some island in the south. But it’s not been found and mapped yet. But you know…maybe he is real…I wonder if someone could find him. I’d be pretty impressed, I gotta say." He chuckled a little.

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"This ‘junctioning’ thing, it sounds a lot like materia in our world. We equip materia and it allows us to use magic and summon creatures." Tifa told Laguna, remembering how she used to sit around, trying to figure out what materia she should equip. 

If Laguna had Bahamut in his world, maybe all the summon creatures were connected and were summoned from the same place. People could summon from different worlds, but the creatures that they were summoning were the same. It was a stretch, but Tifa thought that it could possibly be true. 

"Legendary, you say?" Tifa tapped her chin with her finger. Tifa had always believed in legends. There was always some truth in them. They didn’t come out of nowhere. “I think he’s real in your world." Tifa chuckled. “I mean, our Bahamuts might even be the same. It’s not a very common name you know." 

(WAH, it’s short! I’m so sorry this is so late. Blame tumblr for hiding this from me!)

[manwiththemachinegun]

(Don't stress it. Tumblr can be bad about that sometimes X3) Laguna chuckled and scratched his head. "Yeah, maybe. Who knows, right? Hm...I wonder if our worlds have any other strange connections like that. Like for example-" Kweh! "Wait a minute...that sounded like a..." Laguna paused a moment. He'd nearly lost track of where they were as they'd walked along. They were still around the park area, but he hadn't been paying much attention to where they were going. So it caught him by surprise when he heard the sound of a chocobo calling out happily as its owner fed it Gyshal Greens. "A chocobo!" Laguna exclaimed. "Man, I love those things! So they have chocobos here? That's great!" Laguna folded his arms, beaming at the mere sight of a chocobo. They were probably Laguna's favorite animal...well, except for Moombas. But Moombas were a different story entirely. "Sorry, I got a little distracted there," Laguna said to Tifa, a bit embarassed. "I just really like chocobos. They're great for getting you places and kinda cute too. Say...where you come from...do you guys have chocobos too?"

[manwiththemachinegun]

Sense of Misdirection

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Laguna blushed a bit, scratching his head, “Aww, shucks, that’s sweet of you to say…" He laughed a little. “Well…I had Kiros to help me out when they put me as president.. If anyone’s the brains of us three, it’s him for sure. Then there’s Ward…silent because of his injury with what happened back then, but he can say a lot without saying a word. He’s got a big presence like that. Well, he is a pretty big guy, after all." Laguna chuckled, “I wouldn’t have been able to do a thing without those guys." Laguna’s eyes widened when she mentioned Bahamut. “Wait, wait, woah woah woah! Bahamut…exists? The King of Dragons?! I thought he was just a myth! All I ever heard was that there was an ocean lab built on a far-out island and something about him turning out to inhabit it and…I thought the people saying that stuff were crazy! Wow-…" Laguna paused, “Oh wait…you’re from another world aren’t you? Huh….I wonder if he exists in my world, and if he’s really different in yours…" "Er anyways…" Laguna said, getting off of the subject a little. “Yeah…those two, I don’t think they’ll ever be able to go on to their eternal rest till I do." He laughed."Er…sorry if that sounds a bit morbid, but it’s true. We’re a crazy trio, us three. Even when we got lost, they followed me still. They trusted me, and I’d trust them with anything." He grinned and nodded slowly. “Man…I have so many crazy ‘war stories’ with those guys." He put emphasis on the word war. They weren’t exactly war stories as they were things that happened during wars.

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"Sounds like a wonderful group of friends you have there. Not only are they around to help you so you aren’t left with all this work, you have such a close bond that it seems you’ll refuse to die while the others live." Tifa said cheerfully. “It isn’t too morbid. I feel like that about my friends. Cloud lost himself but all of us still followed him to the end of the Earth. I do believe we will all die together. No one is going to go first." 

She let out a laugh. Laguna’s friends and her friends didn’t seem too different. They may have been from different worlds and the situations seemed different, but the people still seem to have kind hearts. 

"King?" Tifa questioned. She didn’t think Bahamut was any King of Dragons. “In my world, there are several species of Bahamut, if I remember correctly: Bahamut, Neo Bahamut, and Bahamut Zero. Professor Hojo told us about them. I don’t know if it is different in your world, but these Bahamut’s are summoning materia. Meaning we can equip them and summon them to aid us in battle. Although the reason we fought Bahamut was because the enemy got ahold of that materia and used it against us." 

Tifa thought for a moment. They were from different worlds and maybe the  Bahamuts they were talking about were two completely different things. But, maybe they weren’t. Maybe Laguna’s Bahamut myth was based off of the Bahamut’s from her world and maybe their worlds were really connected and they didn’t know it.

"I wonder if it’s worth investigating. That myth from your world…" 

[manwiththemachinegun]

"Different species of Bahamut?" Laguna let the question linger for a moment. He couldn’t really imagine that. “Well…summons are a bit different in our world. They help us fight and bond with us to give us power to fight. We call it…erm…" Laguna couldn’t think of the word at first. He hadn’t fought in a little while, and he hadn’t used the technical term in even longer. He was more than a little rusty, even though he was carrying a summon with him currently. "…junctioning, that’s the word!" Laguna exclaimed when it clicked in his head. “We junction them and are able to use different things like Magic abilities and Draw magic from enemies and, well…there are lots of things GFs can help us do. That’s what we call them. Guardian Forces. Basically they give us the power to fight, and we can call on them in battle to help us…which is when we summon them. Some of them do lots of different things too." "As far as Bahamut in my world goes, he’s a legendary GF. He’s become a myth because pretty much no one has seen him. There’s just legends and reports, but all of them seem to reference some island in the south. But it’s not been found and mapped yet. But you know…maybe he is real…I wonder if someone could find him. I’d be pretty impressed, I gotta say." He chuckled a little.

[manwiththemachinegun]

Lost Yet Again (Closed, Irvine)

[manwiththemachinegun]

"Woah!" Laguna exclaimed, and he fumbled with his machine gun when someone behind him said something and caught him by surprise. He only calmed down when he realized it was a person, and realized just what they said. “Er, yeah, I guess you’re right." Laguna scratched his head and holstered his machine gun as he stood up. He turned to look at the person. Hmm…Laguna could swear he knew him from somewhere but…he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

The guy didn’t seem to have a half-bad taste in weapons though, he had to admit. Just the hilt of that gun he was carrying looked really really nice. Laguna nodded as he moved around and observed it carefully. “Wow, that’s nice. Is that custom made? Because if so I’m impressed! Well…I’m pretty impressed anyways! That’s some nice weaponry yu’re carrying there. Though I’m more of a machine gunner type myself." He chuckled a little. "Oh, man, I’m totally forgetting my manners!" Laguna suddenly realized how rude he must seem to this guy. He didn’t wanna make a bad first impression…or…second impression if he really did know this guy from somewhere. But the guy didn’t seem to recognize him? At least not yet? He couldn’t tell. “I’m uh…I’m Laguna." Laguna held out his hand for him to shake as a friendly gesture. “And I’m er…a bit lost too…"

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When Laguna turned to face him, Irvine did a double take. For a couple of reasons. The first being that this guy was pretty, like… he couldn’t pass for a chick, no way, but he was hardly the manliest man to ever man. Secondly? He was kind’ve familiar… The gunman crinkled his nose in thought, trying to recall something that lingered in the back of his mind but wouldn’t quite surface. 

Ah well… it would come to him, perhaps. He wasn’t sure if this was the work of Guardian Forces on his memories of if he was just having a little bit of a dumb moment, but no doubt he’d remember or find out eventually. 

Aaaand he’d been staring at Laguna in silence for a good moment. That wasn’t creepy at all. He cringed and averted his eyes to his gun, patting the barrel lightly. 

"Yeah, yeah she’s custom made. Was thinking about taking her in for a service soon, actually," he replied, quite pleased to have someone recognise Valiant for the wonderful piece of equipment she was. “She’s a little off, curves slightly to the left from a distance, but she’s really somethin’." 

Machine guns huh… Not Irvine’s favourite firearm- they were a little too unrefined for his tastes, but hey. At least the guy knew something about firearms, that wasn’t something he came across too often since taking his leave of Galbadia Garden. 

"Oh, right, yeah…" He rubbed at his neck before taking Laguna’s hand for a firm shake. “Irvine Kinneas, good to meet you." Laguna… that rung some bells as well actually… The hell. Maybe he’d get a couple more reminders talking to the guy. “Lost? What’er you doing sitting in the middle of monster infested forests on your own, anyway if you don’t know your way around? Haven’t you got a map or something?" 

[manwiththemachinegun]

"Irvine Kinneas...nice to meetcha!" Laguna smiled. No, there was no way he could know this guy. He'd remember a name as unique as that. Maybe he knew a relative or a friend of his or something? He didn't know. Laguna didn't let it bother him much anyhow. If he tried to think about it, he'd fret over it all day and probably still come up with nothing. He wasn't the best at remembering people, after all. The man seemed to be quite interested and in-tune with guns though. He seemed glad someone could appreciate a shotgun as well-crafted as the one on his back. "I tried getting into using shotguns, myself..." Laguna admitted, "...and I can use them, I guess, but I dunno, they just never felt like my thing." He shrugged. "Er..." Laguna scratched his head. "Well...I had a map at first but then it led me out to an area that was weirdly mapped. It wasn't drawn all that well... I mean, I've got it here, if you wanna look, but I'm not even sure if this place is on the map." He sighed, pulling a map out from his pocket and unfolding it. "But I ran into a guy who said Moogletown was straight this way, and if I kept going a little while, I couldn't miss it. But I haven't seen anything even like it yet, and I've been walking for longer than what he seemed to be suggesting it would take..."

[manwiththemachinegun]

Sense of Misdirection

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Laguna nodded, still walking along with Tifa, when she looked surprised at the fact that it had only been a few weeks. “Yeah, not very long. It’s all been one big whirlwind, ya know? I mean I got appointed as president of Esthar while I wasn’t really looking. Crazy stuff can happen if you don’t take time to stop and look over everything." He scratched his head, a little embarrassed about it. “I don’t know how they came to that conclusion. I wouldn’t even be a good president of a fan club, let alone a nation, but I guess I was this big hero figure to them, so…eh, it’s a long story." Laguna grinned, “Oh believe me, I’ve seen my fair share of monsters, and I know what you mean. But, at the same time, I can tell you some of them I never want to run into again. Like there’s this big green thing with a yellow mouth and tentacles and a bunch of teeth, and I swear, that thing must have breath made of every poison and piece of garbage that ever existed. Now that’s the stuff of nightmares, let me tell you." Laguna scratched his head. Malboros…ugly stuff. When Tifa said that adventures can cause you to lose friends, Laguna nodded slowly. “Yeah, I know what you mean…I almost lost Kiros and Ward once because of what happened back at Lunatic Pandora. It’s amazing we survived that." He gave her a slight smile. “Guess we’re all too stubborn to die though, especially as long as the other two are alive."

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"The president?" Tifa asked, astonished. It wasn’t that she couldn’t picture Laguna as a president—well she couldn’t. He didn’t seem like the politics and authoritative kind of guy. But, Laguna had a kind heart so she figured if he had the right people around, he would do a pretty good job. “Presidents don’t run places alone, you know. I think you’d make a pretty good one. You’re kind and peaceful, and you want the best for everyone. That, plus the right people helping you out, you’d be the best president around!" 

The brunette laughed. Those were her honest feelings, though picture Laguna in a suit sitting at a desk ordering people around did make her want to laugh. She could picture him looking extremely uncomfortable. 

"That monster sounds gross," Tifa said, scrunching up her nose. She was never good with monsters like that. Many of the monsters she had fought were mechanical. “I fought a monster called Bahamut not that long ago. It was a huge flying monster. My friends and I could barely make a dent in it. I remember trying to punch it…that was funny." She chuckled. 

"It’s a good thing you have stubborn friends like that." Tifa smiled. “It’s hard losing friends, I know that personally. But—when you have stubborn friends like that, when you see them alive, it’s such a relief." 

[manwiththemachinegun]

Laguna blushed a bit, scratching his head, "Aww, shucks, that's sweet of you to say..." He laughed a little. "Well...I had Kiros to help me out when they put me as president.. If anyone's the brains of us three, it's him for sure. Then there's Ward...silent because of his injury with what happened back then, but he can say a lot without saying a word. He's got a big presence like that. Well, he is a pretty big guy, after all." Laguna chuckled, "I wouldn't have been able to do a thing without those guys." Laguna's eyes widened when she mentioned Bahamut. "Wait, wait, woah woah woah! Bahamut...exists? The King of Dragons?! I thought he was just a myth! All I ever heard was that there was an ocean lab built on a far-out island and something about him turning out to inhabit it and...I thought the people saying that stuff were crazy! Wow-..." Laguna paused, "Oh wait...you're from another world aren't you? Huh....I wonder if he exists in my world, and if he's really different in yours..." "Er anyways..." Laguna said, getting off of the subject a little. "Yeah...those two, I don't think they'll ever be able to go on to their eternal rest till I do." He laughed."Er...sorry if that sounds a bit morbid, but it's true. We're a crazy trio, us three. Even when we got lost, they followed me still. They trusted me, and I'd trust them with anything." He grinned and nodded slowly. "Man...I have so many crazy 'war stories' with those guys." He put emphasis on the word war. They weren't exactly war stories as they were things that happened during wars.

[manwiththemachinegun]

Sense of Misdirection

[manwiththemachinegun]

Laguna grinned a little, following Tifa down the steps. He was finally ready to get his first good look around Moogletown. After all, he hadn’t exactly seen much of the town in the first place. He’d gotten a brief look at it, but he wanted to know more about the place. What were most of the people like? What was the lifestyle here? Actually, was there even a common lifestyle among the people here? Moogletown seemed to be a conglomerate of people from different times and places. Tifa pointed out a park with a nice water fountain and mentioned it was a popular place in Moogletown. Laguna followed her as she led on. He could see why it was well-liked It looked very nice and relaxing, in comparison to the rest of the town seeming very busy pretty often. At least from what he’d seen. He must’ve arrived at a time of day when business was big. Though no one else had come into the 7th Heaven while they had been there. Probably because it wasn’t evening yet, though. Laguna scratched his head when Tifa joked a little about taking notes. “Well, I don’t exactly have a notepad on me…I must’ve lost it on the fall here." He chuckled a little. “Besides, my best muse is my own mind! It’s sharp as a pencil!" "Yeah…one fresh out of the box" Laguna could imagine Kiros saying. Laguna did miss his good times with Kiros and Ward, but spending time with Tifa had proven to be very nice too. She was so nice for one, and she helped make him feel pretty relaxed too with her general personality. She had a good sense of humor though and knew how to joke pretty well. He hadn’t just had fun like this with someone in a while. "The last time I was on an adventure?" Laguna echoed, furrowing his eyebrows. "…Feels like ever since we started fighting Esthar my whole life’s been one huge adventure. I finally got a chance to settle down when I somehow wound up here. I’d just found and saved Ellone and sent her to someone who could take care of her and keep her safe while I dealt with some business back in Esthar…I also found out what had happened to Raine, and…well, I guess it was a few weeks after all of that stuff that happened that I wound up here for some reason." Laguna grinned a little. “Adventures can be fun, but, after all that, I think at least a little break is called for, don’t you?"

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Tifa laughed at this comment. His mind is as sharp as a pencil, eh? It was stupid, but it still made her laugh. She clasped her hands behind her back as they walked. Being with Laguna was peaceful, she really enjoyed it. She hadn’t felt this relaxed in a while, even if she knew she had to return to work soon. 

"Just a few weeks?" Tifa asked, astonished. Everything he had told her had happened so soon. She was shocked. She thought maybe it had been a year or so. 

Taking a seat on a nearby bench, she mused over what he said. “Yeah, but it has been some time since I’ve had a real adventure. I’ve been in Moogletown for a about a year now…and it had been even longer than that back home since I had been on a real adventure." She interlocked her fingers and stretched her arms above her head. 

"I’ve been on a break too long!" She smiled over at him. “Sometimes I wish that a giant monster will storm through just so I have something to punch." 

She mock punched the air with a smile. 

"Though I am glad for the peace," She glanced down at the pink ribbon on her arm. “Adventure’s also cause you to lose friends." 

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Laguna nodded, still walking along with Tifa, when she looked surprised at the fact that it had only been a few weeks. "Yeah, not very long. It's all been one big whirlwind, ya know? I mean I got appointed as president of Esthar while I wasn't really looking. Crazy stuff can happen if you don't take time to stop and look over everything." He scratched his head, a little embarrassed about it. "I don't know how they came to that conclusion. I wouldn't even be a good president of a fan club, let alone a nation, but I guess I was this big hero figure to them, so...eh, it's a long story." Laguna grinned, "Oh believe me, I've seen my fair share of monsters, and I know what you mean. But, at the same time, I can tell you some of them I never want to run into again. Like there's this big green thing with a yellow mouth and tentacles and a bunch of teeth, and I swear, that thing must have breath made of every poison and piece of garbage that ever existed. Now that's the stuff of nightmares, let me tell you." Laguna scratched his head. Malboros...ugly stuff. When Tifa said that adventures can cause you to lose friends, Laguna nodded slowly. "Yeah, I know what you mean...I almost lost Kiros and Ward once because of what happened back at Lunatic Pandora. It's amazing we survived that." He gave her a slight smile. "Guess we're all too stubborn to die though, especially as long as the other two are alive."

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[sn-ufkin]

A fierce debate ensued about who should govern this country after Adel was gone. I wasn’t paying close attention while they made me up to be this hero of the revolution, and I ended up being president.

- Laguna Loire, Final Fantasy VIII (via thisideofparadise) The story of how I became president of Esthar. Yeah, if people actually saw my "political skills", they'd vote for Kiros instead in a heartbeat.

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Sense of Misdirection (Open)

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Laguna was glad to see she was at least interested in his story as he told it. He’d been gradually warming up to Lenne, and was starting to feel more relaxed. She seemed like a good listener, despite being a songstress. Maybe the ones who listened the best were the ones who had the strongest voices when it came to singing about the things important to them. Julia had been like that, and Laguna could imagine Lenne being like that too.

That’s when she mentioned she had a song that had a special place in her heart. “Well then, you should definitely sing that song.” Laguna nodded, “Sing it with all you’ve got. I’m, er, not much of a musician, but I’ve heard plenty of music in my time…a-anyways, the thing is, I think the songs that mean something are the songs that always sound the best, right?” Laguna nodded when she asked him to help her learn it “I can at least sing on-key, even if my singing voice isn’t that great.” He scratched his head and laughed a little, half from nervousness, but also half from the thought of him singing being amusing to him. Lenne gave him a bit of advice and he nodded. “Yeah, I know. Truth be told I have lots of memories, even more than that, that have made me the kind of guy I am. I’ll always treasure them, and hey, even though I’m a bit forgetful sometimes, I don’t think I could forget the most important ones even if I wanted to.” He grinned. “There was something I was gonna say before, speaking of forgetting things…” Laguna laughed nervously, scratching his head, “Oh yeah, that’s right! You have a song that’s close to your heart too, you said. I’m guessing there’s a story behind that one? I’d be happy to listen, if you don’t mind telling. But if it’s too personal or…really really complicated, kinda like mine was…er…sort of…then that’s fine too.” Laguna did tend to talk a lot, but he was always happy to listen, too. ((OOC: Oh man, that makes two people I know who are going to Distant Worlds D: I am SOOOO jealous, XD. In all honesty, Uematsu is like my favorite VG Music composer ever-…actually probably my favorite composer in general ever :D I’m such a big fan of his stuff, especially IX’s OST. ))

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“You’re right,” she said with a nod. The man was extremely wise, and his words were true. Lenne had sung many songs in her time, and the most popular always seemed to be the ones that came from the heart. 

Lenne laughed along with the man. “I’m sure you sound wonderful. The song is close to your heart, after all, and didn’t you just say that songs from the heart sound the best?” She nodded to herself, staring at the man. “It’s decided then! I’ll learn your sing and sing it for you some day.”

Nodding in agreement, Lenne smiled. Though she was still regaining many of her lost memories, she treasured them, no matter how painful they were. No matter what they brought, she would treasure them for as long as she could. 

Lenne chuckled a bit at the man’s confession. Though he was very kind, he did seem easily distracted. She listened as he continued on, asking about her song. “I don’t mind.” Lenne sat for a moment in silence, collect her thoughts. Her gaze turned towards the ground.

“I’m not sure where I should begin.” She had yet to tell anyone in Moogletown about her fate, and the song that she held so close to her heart… How could she tell the story without revealing her secret.

Returning her gaze to the man, she looked into his green eyes before speaking. Her voice waved a bit as she spoke, her nerves obviously taking control. She didn’t want to frighten the man, but she didn’t want to lie to him. He deserved to know the whole truth.

“Laguna, what would you say if I told you Moogletown was no ordinary place? What if I said that… that those once dead could turn up here, alive?”

She kept her gaze on the man’s face, studying his expression. She couldn’t tell what he was thinking, and before she knew it, her sight became clouded by tears. “I’m sorry,” she said, turning to wipe them away.

  (ooc; Gosh yes. IX had a wonderful soundtrack, though I honestly love the music in all of the games haha. I was surprised when I saw they were coming to Miami. I never expected them to lol

Also sorry this took forever, as I said I had that test on the 20th and had been busy studying! I’ll probably get to Vivi’s reply on Wednesday!)

[manwiththemachinegun]

Laguna waited patiently for Lenne to respond. She seemed to be deep in thought at first. He wondered if he should say something, but he figured she was either thinking about the story itself or how exactly to tell it, so he just remained silent. Laguna just let Lenne take her time. She finally started to speak, but she seemed really nervous as she began to speak. He wondered if there was something far more to her story than he expected. "Once dead...." Laguna echoed thoughtfully, "...could turn up...alive?" He had a shocked look on his face at first. He wasn't totally sure what to think about it at first. But the more he processed it and reflected on it, the more his expression changed to one of thoughtful curiosity. He wonder if maybe Raine-...well, then again, he hadn't really seen any signs of her yet...at all actually. Besides, he was digressing. "...wellllll..." Laguna started, "...now that I think about it...considering the nature of this place, I guess that wouldn't be totally surprising..." Then Laguna suddenly turned to face Lenne. So wait...if she'd brought that up, "So wait, do you mean you-..." Laguna cut his thought short as she started to tear up. Laguna frowned and moved closer toward Lenne. "Hey..." Laguna started, slowly. "...you okay?" (OOC: Alright ^^ Don't worry about it too much. I'll be eagerly awaiting your reply with Vivi :) You've kind of been left with an interesting subject for Dagger to try and give Vivi advice on XD )

[manwiththemachinegun]

Lost Yet Again (Closed, Irvine)

Laguna groaned as he tread through the thick forest, trying to make any sense of where he was. “This doesn’t even look remotely close to Moogletown…” Laguna said, looking around him. “That guy’s instructions were totally off! He said just keep going straight for a couple miles, go right at the fork in the path, and I’d be right on my way back in no time. Ugh, I guess this is what I get for not bringing a map when I decide to go exploring.” Laguna sat down on the grass and scratched his head. “I hope I can find my way back soon. Tifa’s probably wondering why I’m not hanging out with the rest of the crowd of regulars at the 7th Heaven right now.” Laguna shrugged. “Hmm, y’know, maybe an adventure will be good for me…give me something to write about, and…I’m…talking to myself. I really need to stop doing that…” So, consequently, he opted to sit in total silence, mulling over all his thoughts. He wondered if anyone else he knew was around Moogletown, now that he thought about it. He only knew Tifa because she’d been nice enough to introduce herself. The only other person he really knew well, besides some of the other regulars at the 7th Heaven was Lenne, who’d also done the same thing in regards to introducing herself. It couldn’t hurt to branch out and make some new friends though. After all, he’d not seen a single face he recognized as of yet…

[lonelinessofthevaliant-blog]

This excursion, admittedly, had gone a lot smoother than the ‘find the Shumi village’ excursion so far. This time he’d purchased a map, instead of allowing Rinoa to draw him one (because he was a little bit of a pushover when it came to the women in the group, he allowed them a lot of things) and he’d brought extra water. With his gun at his side he was as equipped as he was getting.

What he didn’t expect, however, was to stumble upon someone who looked like they were in a bit of trouble. Irvine paused upon spotting the figure in the distance and furrowed his brows; they had long hair, a woman…? He got a little excited about that, until he looked closer and noticed the broad build. Nah, definitely a guy, even the strongest ladies didn’t look that angular. 

He huffed a small sigh of disappointment, but he couldn’t very well walk past the man without greeting him in some way… that would be… ahh, like he cared about being rude. But chances were the guy’d stop him anyway to ask for assistance, like it or not. He shouldered his gun and paused for another moment before making up his mind. 

“Hey!” A step forward and he regretted it already. “Not saying you can’t take care of yourself, but it’s probably not a good idea to sit on your ass in the middle of the forest. Never know what might decide to come say hello.” 

[manwiththemachinegun]

"Woah!" Laguna exclaimed, and he fumbled with his machine gun when someone behind him said something and caught him by surprise. He only calmed down when he realized it was a person, and realized just what they said. "Er, yeah, I guess you're right." Laguna scratched his head and holstered his machine gun as he stood up. He turned to look at the person. Hmm...Laguna could swear he knew him from somewhere but...he couldn't quite put his finger on it. The guy didn't seem to have a half-bad taste in weapons though, he had to admit. Just the hilt of that gun he was carrying looked really really nice. Laguna nodded as he moved around and observed it carefully. "Wow, that's nice. Is that custom made? Because if so I'm impressed! Well...I'm pretty impressed anyways! That's some nice weaponry yu're carrying there. Though I'm more of a machine gunner type myself." He chuckled a little. "Oh, man, I'm totally forgetting my manners!" Laguna suddenly realized how rude he must seem to this guy. He didn't wanna make a bad first impression...or...second impression if he really did know this guy from somewhere. But the guy didn't seem to recognize him? At least not yet? He couldn't tell. "I'm uh...I'm Laguna." Laguna held out his hand for him to shake as a friendly gesture. "And I'm er...a bit lost too..."

[askthejungleprincess-deactivate]

((please reblog this as silent permission for me to rp with you.))

[manwiththemachinegun]

((OOC: 41)) Muse: 26, 31, 44.

((OOC: 41. Your favorite books - Hmm...I don't know if I have any particular favorites per se, but I do like to read every now and then. I have a bit of a fondness for some of the classics like Gatsby or To Kill A Mockingbird, but I've got a wide variety of stuff I've read. The entire Lord Of The Rings series (Yes, that includes The Hobbit, and oh my god, Fellowship starts out so slow), Harry Potter, even Artemis Fowl, though I haven't read those in a long time. I can't exactly pinpoint any favorites, though...well actually I take that back. If I have any particular favorite serious of books...it's probably the series of "Phule" books by Robert Aspirin (not to be confused with his "Myth" books). You probably aren't familiar with it, but they're absolutely hilarious, XD.))26. Your bad habits - Okay okay...so I tend to get lost...I don't exactly have the best sense of direction, but usually my gut gets me there...eventually...oh and uh...don't tell anyone but...when I get really nervous around pretty girls, my leg tends to cramp up...I don't know why it does that, but I hate it. 31. Your sexuality - Huh. No one's ever asked me about that before. Uh, do you mean like...gender or...what exactly? I mean...I like girls but I don't know exactly what you're asking here, ehehe...44. Your quirks - (...geez, I already told you about the leg cramps) Well, sometimes if no one stops me, and if I don't stop myself, I can just go on about stuff for a while, even hours. I kinda like to talk a lot, y'know.

[astralsword]

Queen’s mouth settled into her trademark frown as the sounds of people and merriment became louder in the distance. She’d come here to escape the noise, not to be surrounded by more of it, but it’d been so long since she’d last been to town that she wasn’t quite sure where anything was. She grimaced and walked into the mob of people outside, hoping to find a familiar face, but she was greeted by nothing but strangers. A pang of homesickness swept through her- she missed her classmates. Apart from on missions, she hadn’t really seen them around lately- and even on those missions, everyone was so busy being focused they never had time for each other. She let out a small sigh and looked around some more.

In the distance, she spotted someone who looked a bit older than the others around here. Perhaps he would know where should could find somewhere quiet to settle in and read for a bit. With a small adjustment of her glasses, Queen went over to him and cleared her throat.

“Excuse me,” she began, standing by him. “Excuse me!” She repeated, slightly louder- the noise around her was drowning her out. “Would you happen to know where I could find a quiet place to read around here?”

[manwiththemachinegun]

Laguna wasn't lost in the usual sense of how he was today. Initially he'd been enjoying the way things had been going, taking part in the festivities and all of that. He'd been stopping by and greeting and conversing with some of the people he knew too, like Irvine, Tifa, and Lenne. But it was starting to get awful loud around here, and more lively than he was usually comfortable with. He liked company, but never too much at a time. Maybe he was just more used to living in smaller, quieter areas because of his time in Winhill and the Shumi Village. He'd lived in so many different places... Someone he didn't know came over to him all of a sudden, and seemed to be of a similar mindset...at least as far as it being louder than she would've cared for. "Huh? Oh, er yeah. I think I might know a quieter spot. Follow me...er...if I can find it that is." Laguna was never the best with directions, but he remembered that park with the fountain wasn't too far from the 7th Heaven...he could probably work his way back there from here. "Uh, this way." Laguna started forward, moving at a pace that shouldn't be to hard to keep up with.

[manwiththemachinegun]

Muse: Your Hopes & Your Fears

14. Your Hopes - Huh. Well there's a lot of hopes I have, to be honest, but I think most of all...I wanna have a family again. Find Ellone, maybe my son, if I ever can find out more about him...just people I can call my own, if you get what I mean. *Scratches his head*15. Your Fears - ...Ruby Dragons. It's a long story, don't ask, but I just...hate Ruby Dragons. That and sometimes heights, which is also kind of a long story...

[manwiththemachinegun]

ooc; 10-13!

((OOC:10. Your day dreams - Well, my daydreams range from pretty much anything to...well, just about anything. I just let my thoughts wander sometimes and they do the rest. It can be just thinking about things, or letting them create some randomness that I wouldn't even think of on my own under normal circumstances. Sometimes they even give me good RP ideas to use :)11. Your sleeping patterns - Well, during the school year I usually head to bed around 11 P.M. my time or so, twelve at the latest. Sometimes I end up staying later than I should though, so I usually make up for it with a nap the following day after my school day is done. But now that it's summer, I may very well stay up till 2 or 3 in the morning, XD. I already have a few times. 12. Your eating habits - ...I tend to be a very hungry person even though I'm really really skinny XD. Trust me, I can down more food at a buffet that you'd believe. Still, I don't do much outside of Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner with an occasional snack, like chips or popcorn...or sometimes candy. I tend to like sour stuff and chocolate when it comes to candy actually.13. Your hobbies - Well, I think it's pretty obvious that I do play video games XD. I am a pretty dedicated Final Fantasy fan (though...PLEASE don't kill me...I don't care for XIII all that much...). In fact video games can take up this entire space. There are so many different ones that I play. Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Persona, Silent Hill (1-4), Resident Evil (Anything up to 4 and also Revelations), Team Fortress 2, Portal, Half-Life, Star Wars: Battlefront-...yeah, I better stop. I have such a wide variety of games I play XD. You'd be surprised how many are on my PC alone. ))