Tested by time

"Call me Lumi! and don't ask how i got this way... It's not something i like to go into..." (FF7 OC blog for an experiment of Shinra)

[bluekeyblademaster]

Ah so this place was called Midgar and she was in the slums? The bluenette looked around curiously and noticed how they all looked away and backed off at the wave of the others hand. Interesting. She turned her gaze back to the stranger and smiled. "Then I’m glad I’m not an exception. My name is Aqua by the way." she introduced herself.

[starry-eyed-jackelope]

"Nice to meet you, Aqua. Call me Lumi."

She glanced around quickly before speaking again.

"Sorry bout that. I just wanna make sure that the Don isn't around. He'll try and kidnap ya. Real pervert, that one. Anyways, It's always good to be cautious. Down here life takes the phrase dog-eat-dog and made it literal."

[bluekeyblademaster]

She didn’t jump at all when she heard someone approach her and address her. Nope. If someone else stated it otherwise they were lying because Keyblade masters weren’t jumpy. They weren’t! And so to come to a conclusion so wasn’t Aqua. She was just.. a bit surprised.

She turned around to see a cloaked small figure leaning against one of the buildings. A sheepish smile graced said blue haired females lips when she was asked if she was lost and she nodded. "Is it that obvious?" Aqua asked to lighten the mood a bit because she had noticed the stares she had gotten - they weren’t hard to not notice after all.

[starry-eyed-jackelope]

"Heh... I guess it is. Never seen you around the slums of Midgar, and I would have recognized ya pretty easily with the blue hair n' all if we met previously."

The stranger waved off the stares directed at Aqua, and some backed off because of it.

"Don't worry about the stares. Happens all the time when new folks come down here."

[sephirona]

Hard to get close to him without the cutscene starting. ._.

[bluekeyblademaster]

starry-eyed-jackelope

"Now where did I get to?" Aqua asked herself as she looked around in the new world she had travelled to. Maybe she could find a local and ask them if they saw one of her friends. Or where she was for that matter…

[starry-eyed-jackelope]

There wasn't much Lumi could do right now except wait for nightfall... Nightfall meant freedom from the winged Jackelope. The ability to shed the cloak that always bothered her was something she couldn't enjoy more. However it was only the middle of the day, and according to the gossip of the townsfolk there was a newcomer in the area. It was obvious who the person was by just looking at her hair. Blue hair wasn't common at all around here. In fact it was practically non-existent. She leaned against the building, wanting to offer help. 

"Are you lost, stranger?"

[starry-eyed-jackelope]

askcloudstrife found the jackelope

"Hmmmmm....." She had been walking around the slums of Midgar for a while now. Cloaked and ready for anything, she didn't really pay attention to what others were saying at the moment. She didn't want to hear it.

"There's not much to do right now..."

[khaotic-kari]

So glad that you have your priorities in order, Alice.

[the-right-writing]

Anti-villain motivations besides "tragic past"

They do bad things because they’re scared.

They’re gullible or misinformed. Example: somebody who has been told the heroes are out to hurt them.

They are desperate for interaction, validation, kindness, or attention, and the dark side gives them those things. 

They want to change their allegiance, but are pressured by people close to them to stay evil.

They have an otherwise noble goal that they will do literally anything to achieve. Example: somebody who wants to protect their child, even if it means throwing other children into danger.