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[phoenixfiiire]

@tsckcyomii

Most of the... experiments that Joshua ever saw were his age, or maybe just a little older. The process seemed to work best when the subject was a child, and from how everyone ever spoke about the program it had always sounded like he had been one of the first.

Except he knew that couldn't be the case. Bahamut had existed years before him.

So it shouldn't have been that surprising to find a man in the labs one day that didn't look like he was one of the scientists. Maybe he was? But he lacked the telltale white coat that they all wore, didn't seem to be carrying around any sort of datapad to take notes, and he also didn't seem to have a complete aversion to actually looking at Joshua and acknowledging that there was someone else in the room with him.

Telling ages was hard. Joshua himself was... he wasn't sure, a realization that felt like it hit him like a truck and had him freezing in place for a moment. Sixteen, seventeen...?

Eighteen. That... sounded right.

Either way - the man looked a little older than that.

❝ how did you get in here ? ❞

"The door was open." It was always so awkward trying to introduce himself to the others, mostly since Joshua rarely saw them more than once before they just... vanished. Failures, likely dead. One arm looped around his stomach, the other reaching up to scratch at the side of his neck. "... Who did they put in you? I got the Phoenix. Kind of a raw deal, really."

No point trying to pretend like they weren't lab rats.

[sentmail]

plotted starter | @tsckcyomii — rude

Kunsel, for the most part, enjoyed keeping a healthy distance from the Turks, even if it was inevitable they'd work together - hell, he got to work with them more often than other SOLDIERs considering his placement in the Intel Division… even if most interactions ended up with them taking over his cases with a curt "we'll take it from here".

He never got to know what happened with that Scientist he apprehended.

Still, even with his limited (direct) exposure, he had his preferences - and if he could pick who he was working with, 9 out of 10 times he'd prefer Rude.

Quiet, composed, can kick ass and is just, in general, cool… In the "I've done some shady shit" kind of way that Kunsel didn't want to emulate, but could respect by being on his best behavior and taking the moment to just watch and learn how Turks handle business. He'd never consider joining them, but he'd always be up for learning a thing or two from whoever was willing to teach. You don't get to have as much approximate knowledge about a million things like him without putting in the work and actually trying to learn, after all.

This left them on friendly enough terms - they weren't friends, Kunsel wasn't that delusional, but he liked to at least believe that there was some mutual respect even with the petty rivalry between their departments.

It's something he's aware of in the back of his mind, even as his world is ripped apart in front of him - the one person he thought could handle it all just gone, like that, declared dead by the company. After Genesis and Angeal, he could force himself to accept that even the "great Sephiroth" could be brought down, never to be seen again… but Zack?

He couldn't believe it - didn't want to believe it.

So he didn't. So he dug.

It was a dangerous play, but it had to be him making it because no one else would, and he knew the damn risks better than anyone. He did his best to hide his tracks, but those desperate mails would forever paint him as a target to watch, a flight risk.

And he wasn't naive enough to not notice the lingering, his paranoia fed by the constant feeling of being watched, tightening the lead with which he was guided. He was a model SOLDIER, they couldn't prove anything besides irrational grief momentarily clouding his judgement…

But it is here, conspicuously cornered in an elevator that he found himself standing with Rude, that he's made aware that they definitely know what he's doing.

And he stubbornly pretends he doesn't know that. He's not dropping this, and if anyone tries to stop him, well... He doesn't know what he'll do, but it isn't going to be pretty.

[speargifted]

Sleipnir had never liked the Dominant of Ramuh - though he would ever struggle to articulate why. Cidolfus had never truly given himself to Waloed and Sleipnir would not be convinced that he had.

The Dominant of Garuda was different, though. She knew what loyalty was. And the renewed Lord Commander wanted to ensure it stayed that way.

Most would not believe that Sleipnir had a deeply nurturing aspect to him, but he was gentle and thorough as he cleaned the blood from her hands. He was focused on his task and did not look at her face, though he did not doubt that she felt lost in his actions.

"Oh I believe you. The Orcs did not stand a chance." He smiles, though the icyness he is known for is not absent in the expression.

Seemingly satisfied, he carefully rinses the leather of the gloves he had not removed.

"I was traveling back to Stonhyrr when I noticed you, so I thought I would see if you were done."

@tsckcyomii | x

[styxisms]

@tsckcyomii ♥'d for roi

Despite the fear that took hold of his heart, Roi glared at the viceroy. He was unarmed, having been stripped of his weapons by the Garleans that had taken him prisoner. He had always told himself he would die before he let this happen. Looks like another broken promise. He swallowed dryly.

"I'm going to kill you." He promised, despite being totally at her mercy here. He could only pray she couldn't see the way his fingers trembled. He was afraid of the empire. They made him feel like that terrified child again. But... no more... Or so he told himself.

[sacredflorist]

🕯️ for Rude!

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I don't like fighting with the Turks... I wonder why they are so eager to bring me back to Hojo's lab now. They're usually much nicer... is it because Cloud is there now ? Is it why they changed this much ? Or is it because something is going on at Shinra ?

I could tell Rude was trying to not hurt me, though. He was only fighting Cloud. But I still didn't want to fight him. It feels so wrong... He's my friend. I like having him around, but when he's being himself. He's a much better man than the one Shinra wants him to be.

[speargifted]

send me 🕯️to hear my character's inner thoughts about your character. @tsckcyomii | 🕯️ for sleipnir from benedikta!

She is driven by emotion but I do not know that I can fault her for that. She is useful, and deserving of what Waloed can provide.

-bonus-

I want to make friends with Chirada and Suparna.