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[hammerbearer]

username: justgaia

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un: s0001; cc @ kafrizzle

[miniroth]

Come to stop 12 ASAP.

From what I can tell two very powerful individuals are about to have a fight.

[snapp_crackle]

I'm on my way, tell me if you need a lift!

suddenly, audio; it's faster

[miniroth]

I'm only half a stop away coincidentally, Gaia might though. I know nothing about the combatants except one has seen interstellar war and the other is a "mutant", I don't know what the safe distance will be yet.

Re: suddenly, audio; it's faster

[hammerbearer]

Don't worry I can get there on my own.

[miniroth]

Sounds good. I'm curious what these offworld humans are capable of.

[snapp_crackle]

[ you crash into a building ONCE and nobody wants you to fly them places ]

[hammerbearer]

[ It was a building you can see hundreds of yalms away! ]

[snapp_crackle]

[ in his defense he was going very fast! ]

windy noises in the background

[snapp_crackle]

That sounds like kind of a big deal, which one's the, uh. Are we taking sides?

Trolley music. o/`

[miniroth]

It's a conflict born entirely of, near as I can tell, who's seen more death and destruction, and the only way to prove it is to beat each other up. I don't intend to interfere unless it's to save a life, but surely it won't come to that.

[snapp_crackle]

Got it, they don't want to take over the city or anything, it's just... tough-guy posturing.

[miniroth]

Nothing worth dying over, but when both sides are minimizing each other's losses, it is unsurprising tempers flared. I've never been allowed to watch other people fight before, this should be interesting!

... a kind of quick air displacing noise?

[hammerbearer]

At least it sounds more reasonable than killing oneself just to catch up to the trolley.

a text, from .. the balcony. 1/2

[miniroth]

i'm trying something on you hang on

𝕸𝓎𝖙𝒽𝖔𝓈

2/2

[miniroth]

𝒜𝒽𝒶𝒽𝒶𝒽𝒶𝒽𝒶 𝒴𝐸𝐸𝐸𝒮𝒮

[hammerbearer]

Just... what did someone teach you?

[miniroth]

A very special thing. :) Is it not ⅁NIZ∀W∀

[hammerbearer]

[ Someone is going to get WORDS. Not that it isn't interesting. But also WHAT HORRORS HAST THOU UNLEASHED SLEIPNIR. ]

It's certainly something. H--why did you flip them upside down?

[ Definitely not how. CERTAINLY not how. ]

[miniroth]

I don't understand the question. Why wouldn't I?

text!

[nimbuster]

Not sure if Sephiroth told you, but the adult him has arrived in Etraya and he's already tossing around threats. I don't know what he'll do when he learns his kid self is here. I told Sephiroth it would be safer for him and you to stay at the ranch for now, at least until we get a sense for what the other one's plans are, but he's convinced his adult self is benign and I don't get why. He's a manipulative bastard who won't hesitate to seize an opportunity if he gets one.

You're the one Sephiroth trusts to have his back, so if you want details, you know where to find me.

Re: text!

[hammerbearer]

I overheard him talking to you.

Look. I don't know how much to talk to you about this. But I'm not going to do it by writing messages back and forth. If you're not already trying to actually fight that older version already, I'll meet you somewhere.

Re: text!

[nimbuster]

Sure. Wherever you like.

Re: text!

[hammerbearer]

Corrine's. Meet me there when you can.

[ She is going to need a latte... Well, that is a bit tongue in cheek. But it isn't like she is old enough to drink even if she thought that was a good idea right now for Cloud, much less herself. ]

-> action!

[nimbuster]

[Fortunately, Cloud's SOLDIER constitution means it would take an awful lot of alcohol to do much to him. But coffee is better, anyway, and he already had a couple shots of whiskey when he talked to Rufus about this.

He'll take his Hardy-Daytona for the speed, not wanting to keep her waiting too long. Or stew in his own thoughts for too long, either. She'll hear his approach well before she sees him zoom around a corner and park like a maniac while still somehow managing to do a perfect, precision parking job.]

Re: -> action!

[hammerbearer]

[ Gaia is also under the impression that he's suffering from mako poisoning, so alcohol is out! Or at least not quite as high a priority though she'd likely look further askance at his state of mind, super soldier or not.

Since she's closer, she'll already be seated with a nice milk coffee and an apple fritter. It isn't pumpkin spice but while Gaia has determined she likes it, she is definitely not going to overload herself with it either.

....There will be a lot of staring as the bike comes roaring around a corner and slides into the space with ace percison. Followed by closing her eyes and almost wincing. She's probably impressed.

But she's also aware he's likely showing off. Apparently he loses points for that. This wasn't a situation you needed to park as fast as possible, Strife! And now she must admit she's waiting for him.

So she raises a hand through the window so he can spot the table she's at and then goes back to sipping her drink to wait for him to get his own stuff and settle in. ]