Hero By Necessity

[yunhuntress]

Fang listened and gave a nod with ease. Ramming would have the best effect while leaving them able to continue to move. Despite it bringing attention to them, they had to do something or else they would be stuck there to parish and she wasn’t found of bowing out so easily.

“All right, let’s ram on the count of three? That way we both hit together.”

[reonhxto]

Squall nodded and readied himself alongside Fang. Here went noting.

“Alright. One... two... three!”

He dashed at the door and braced his arm and shoulder as they made contact with the wooden door. Thankfully, there would be a second source of force in the form of the female. Had there not, surely it would not have worked.

But the door gave as the lock broke, and Squall stumbled out past it. He rubbed his shoulder. “Well done.”

[reonhxto]

Do you miss Roxas?

“Yeah. How can you not miss someone you got close to? Cared about?”

[archivedtheicequeenslion]

Treatment|Reonhxto|

[archivedtheicequeenslion]

“There are a lot of places looking for seasonal workers, also some time there are people looking to hire for odd jobs or help. They even offer rooms if they need someone often enough.” Leon nodded as he watched Squall, leaning back in his chair. “That might be the way to go if you want a more comfortable instead”

[reonhxto]

Squall nodded. “I’ll look into it,” he said. This city might have more opportunities for travelers than the other ones he had been in. Leon seemed to know the area well enough, and the other had given him no reason to distrust him.

“Thanks. Got to admit, you’re one of the nicer guys I’ve met traveling.”

[archivedtheicequeenslion]

Promised to

[archivedtheicequeenslion]

The last comment made him laugh, it was a weak and strange sound but still a laugh. They did look like twins before he nodded, it was the only hope he had. “I…don’t want to be…locked up anymore” he admitted as he looked at his other half carefully.

[reonhxto]

Squall felt himself smile. “Dad’s gone... want to come out for a while?” He looked at the chains. “I can try to find the keys. A little time free is better than nothing, right?”

The other gave his doppelganger a hopeful look. “And maybe he’ll see that keeping you down here isn’t the answer.”

[reonhxto]

.::. badass-barmaid

[badassbarmaid]

Tifa eyed the money warily for a few seconds, before taking it and giving him a nod. A old, yet familiar feeling began to bubble up to the surface from within her.  

What’s your game?

The brawler didn’t like to be played, and the sense of betrayal she felt in that moment was infuriating. However, she wasn’t going to let it show. Oh, now. If he wanted to play, she’d play along with him. There was one thing for sure, though - a silent truth that she made a vow for as she turned to fill his drink.

I’ll never trust a stranger like him again.

A moment passed before a glass of his drink slid towards him, her body moving away to refill another order.

[reonhxto]

“Thanks,” he said, nodding and giving Tifa a smile. Squall had seen that shift in her red eyes. It was amazing how quick hate could fester. Not that he had done much to prevent it. But hate would help them more than anything. It would keep guards up and make it harder for him to hurt them.

Squall raised the glass a little in a mock-toast, then took a drink.

Conversation wouldn’t work. She had already gone away. Calling after her would be weird.

Instead, he would wait for her to return, then strike up a conversation. And pray no one noticed how long it would take him to finish this beer.

[gardenfulloffeathers-deactivate]

“Yes, I have it. That’s all we needed…” She took his hand and stood automatically but there was no joy of the accomplishment in her. She wasn’t so afraid to fight anymore, rarely felt left behind, but she still wanted it to be for a good reason.

“…I didn’t mean to hurt it that badly. It’ll probably die if we just leave, and we were hunting it not the other way around. Do you think…?” The hand that held the tooth reached back towards the creature, Curaga shifting under her skin.” Was it even do-able? Let alone a good idea. She hesitated.

[reonhxto]

Squall rolled his eyes. Of course she would want to heal the animal that just tried to kill them. Yes, they had hunted it, but Rinoa’s shoulder was still messed up and she was the one feeling sorry for it.

“Don’t bother with it,” he said. “Circle of life. Things and people die all the time. It’ll provide food for scavengers and shit. Just leave the thing to die or live. that’s not our concern.”

He made sure that the teeth were all together, then watched Rinoa’s attempt. “We need to get back.”

[kujabutterfly]

@reonhxto

[kujabutterfly]

Kuja just smiled and shook his head at Squall’s words.  He leaned in and kissed Squall sweetly on the lips.  “Who you were is not who you are now, nor who you will continue to be toward me.  I am here for you, just as you are there for me.  No matter what sort of people we were in the past… I was not a good person.  You know this, I was an angel of death.”  he spoke.  His blue eyes looked away for a moment before looking back to Squall.  “Perhaps that is why we work… we accept each other, with all the flaws, with everything.”  spoke the genome.  

[reonhxto]

“Even better, we embrace them. Either out of fear of repeating those mistakes or refusal to leave behind something that we once were.” Squall was unsure as to which one of those categories he fit into.

And yet, he couldn’t be as optimistic about it as Kuja. “Sorry. I’m just... a bit down now.”

[yunhuntress]

Fang followed quickly behind Squall and kept  their backs covered in their motions. She was ready for a fight should a soldier guard get too close to them. Her hands were itching for action in a way and she wanted to inflict some pain on those that caught her but she forced it behind her the moment Squall found the solid door.

His curse made her sigh knowing it wasn’t a good thing and she moved to inspect the door as well noticing it was well locked. “We could try rammin’ it together ta try and make it minimum damage or I could try and burn the door handle and innards out? I don’t want us both outta commission as we need ta rely on one another.”

[reonhxto]

“Ramming will create noise and attract attention... the fire is too powerful just to use it willy-nilly...” he sighed. Neither option was perfect, but he knew that no action would result in them ending up dead.

Squall nodded. “Let’s at least try to ram. Leave magick as a last resort. Sound good to you?”

[reonhxto]

OOC:

FINALLY the chaos that was my life is over and things have settled down <3

[reonhxto]

OOC: Yet Another Activity Update

Starting the 9th (Friday), I will be pretty sparse.

I’m on the crew for a play that is opening next week, and so we’re going into Tech. Tech will be between 6-10 each night there abouts, and then I have the shows.

Once tech week is over, though, things will be a little easier. However, if I am not around much, that is why.

[reonhxto]

.::. badass-barmaid

[badassbarmaid]

Tifa hadn’t seen or heard from Squall for days now. She did her best not to think of him or focus on what he could be doing in Edge. Her thoughts were still plagued by him and the hurt he caused her, though, and it was difficult to completely ignore it. When it was still so fresh. 

Working at the bar as usual, Tifa was friendly and welcoming to her patrons. It was actually a fairly busy night, much to her relief. Being kept busy meant she didn’t have to focus on her thoughts. 

When she heard the request for a beer, she stiffened. She knew that voice. Crimson eyes narrowed as she took in the peculiar appearance, her mind trying to process what was happening. 

Could it be…?

“Sure,” she replied, grabbing a glass and filling it from the tap. “That’ll be four gil, please,” the barmaid added.

[reonhxto]

It was an easy pull from his wallet. All currency had been converted into that of this world the day before. And he never carried credit cards. Paper trails could get a man killed.

Squall handed the gil over, stuffing his wallet back into his pocket before taking the mug. No need for change.

“Thanks.” He nodded, a small tilt to his head, then sat down at the bar. There were plenty of empty tables, but the bar seemed more... natural. Intimate. Like he was a local. Tables were for solitary people who wanted to be isolated. And that was the last thing he needed to look like.

[gardenfulloffeathers-deactivate]

Rinoa watched carefully, still feeling the rise and fall of the creatures flank in the steady rhythm of sleep. “I don’t think it could if it tried right now, but I’ll warn you.” 

It barely stirred when he retrieved the second tooth. Still, that stirring was enough to worry her. “Okay, um. Squall If you’ve got two let’s not risk any more?”

This errand had not gone the way she’d hoped. But so far, the two of them were both alive, and they’d accomplished their goal.

[reonhxto]

“Yeah, I’ve got two,” he said, crawling back out with the still bloody teeth in hand. Squall wiped the blood on the grass. “You’ve still got the other one, right?”

He didn’t want to stay there. If the creature awoke, they were both doomed.

The male stood, and, carefully holding the two teeth in one hand, offered Rinoa his other for her to get up with. “You okay?”

[yunhuntress]

Fang thought of backup plans but it came full force to their idea being dashed as guards ran for it. She growled in anger and shifted staying back on Squall’s signal. “Shit, we’ll have ta see if we can find a way out without disguises then. Stickin’ ta shadows until we can kill power sources for more darkness.”

She kept low flexing her fingertips a bit now and again to keep blood flow to them properly while also controling the inner rage inside. Her brand ached and burned against her skin but she fought with it to keep it from becoming worse. “We gotta move either way. We stay here and we’re sittin’ ducks for slaughter.”

[reonhxto]

He nodded in agreement. Squall finally nodded in the quieter direction. “This way. We’ll figure out how to backtrack into their ranks later,” he said. Motioning for Fang to follow, he dipped around a corner and into the predominate shadows and began to move. The corridor took a few turns before ending at a door. Squall tested the handle. Locked. Or Jammed. “Fuck.” He frowned. The door was made of a heavy wood. The only success would be in dislocating his shoulder should he try and ram it.

[reonhxto]

OOC:

Just cleaned out my drafts!

If I still owe you a reply, like this post <3

[yunhuntress]

She took hold of his hand and got up with him to her feet. As he mentioned about the outfits not fitting her form, she smirked. “I can blend in pretty easy regardless. Bulky uniforms can make it that easy ta slip through. We’ll focus on catching our prey then next and use some room ta tie em up in and gag em so we can make the change.”

Whoever had them locked up to begin with had asked for war but Fang intended to get Squall out before returning once recharged to take the person down personally. She wanted to know why she had been targeted and also why Squall had been taken captive too. It wasn’t normal.

Following his lead, she settled in to keeping to the shadows and staying low out of sight.

[reonhxto]

“I’ll hold you to that,” Squall said before beginning to mobilize.

He kept to the wall, using the shadows provided by the badly lit area. For a moment, he wondered how people seemingly this incompetent had managed to capture both himself and another.

But stranger had happened, and what mattered most was getting out so they wouldn’t do it again.

Squall held up a hand for Fang to stop moving as he heard noise up ahead. Guards. No doubt trying to cut off all escape routes.

“Shit... we’ll need to find another way.”

[drawnintomotion-deactivated2015]

“Okay, so, what’s your name?” She swayed an arm before crossing it over the other, as it was.

[reonhxto]

Damn getting caught so easily.

“Squall,” he said, giving a small shrug. “Now it’s your turn.”

[reonhxto]

[text]: I do feel like I owe you an apology for trying to fuck your dad last night but in my defense everyone knows I shouldn't drink tequila. //I HAD TO

[text: C4 Butterfly] Who gave you tequila to begin with?

[sunny-explosions]

[text]: Blame Zell! He’s the one who encouraged it!

[text]: He brought out the hard stuff and let me have way too much and then Laguna walked in and…

[text]: Well you know the rest.

[reonhxto]

[text: C4 Butterfly] Everyone seems to want to fuck my dad. [text: C4 Butterfly] Is it the hair?