onepassingnight | 001; Wutai

Entry tags:

001; Wutai

On the mountain of Da Chao sits a lone girl, her legs swinging off the ledge as she contemplates the town below.

It's her home - Wutai, a once proud nation that has been reduced to nothing more than a cheesy tourist attraction. By none other than her father, a man she doesn't exactly get along with in the best of times.

Something's off though.

Yuffie squints as she studies the town, telling herself her eyes must be deceiving her.

Usually there are people strolling through the town, children playing tag in the streets. The ones who had recently been infected with Geostigma are recovering, and there is a jovial air about the town. Now, though, there is no sign of life. Not even a stray dog roaming through, begging for scraps.

This just isn't right, and Yuffie has to investigate.

Standing up, she brushes the dirt off her legs, then plants her fists at her hips.

"Only one person can get to this bottom of this mess!"

She pauses without looking back, shifting her weight as if she wants to fidget.

"You can come too. Having an extra pair of eyes wouldn't hurt," she says this with a little hesitation. The truth is, she's a little bit worried at the absence of people, and could use a little support as she tries to find them.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Ami, whose dreams had recently taken her to the ruins of her own ancient kingdom, knows the loss of former glory.

She turns away from the view this height provides, to the girl beside her, at those bold words; more, at being included and asked for help so naturally. It deflates her first urge to shrug off the responsibility and say it's none of her business, she isn't from this world, or planet, or city.

Instead, Ami nods, but fails to move.]

Wait.

[She takes out a small device, a hand-held computer.]

This should be able to track any energy signatures still present nearby. It'll be easier to find them from there.

[Never one to stand silently and wait, Yuffie bounces on her toes as she waits for the blue haired girl to finish fiddling with the device.

Studying her, stares at the blue hair, momentarily distracted. She can't for the life of her remember anyone who had blue hair. Reno's was an obnoxious red, but that was as close as she'd gotten to brightly colored hair.

The device starts to beep, and Yuffie inches closer to inspect it over the girl's shoulder, curious.]

What's that mean? Is someone down there?

[It abruptly stops beeping and Yuffie leans back a bit, giving her companion an expectant look.]

[The computer beeps loudly, and Mercury's head snaps up to look across the deserted surroundings. She squints in the direction the computer had zeroed in on, but a second later the beeping stops and she shakes her head.]

It disappeared.

[She doesn't suggest it might be an error. She has faith in her technology and her powers that she lacks in people.]

However, they might still be just outside the range of that search. Do you intend to go there?

[Yuffie frowned, looking at Wutai. She had to get to the bottom of this. An entire town of people didn't just vanish into thin air, and she was determined.

She'd dealt with her share of strange happenings in her life, and this was definitely making her top ten list.]

Of course. My people are missing, and if someone's hurt them in any way, I'll give them a smackdown like they've never felt before.

[Looking over at the girl, she nods a head toward the tiny computer.]

That thing tell you what direction it was? Was it in town?

[Mercury hasn't heard talk like that in quite awhile; among the people she calls her comrades (never 'friends'), they may help each other out in battle, but they also expect each other to take of themselves.]

It was that direction.

[She indicates the way, but makes no movement to head there, still indecisive towards how involved to become.]

Edited 2011-10-12 03:41 (UTC)

[Yuffie nods, looking in the direction. That damn town her father made her fight in lay right in her line of sight she squares her shoulders, preparing herself for what might be ahead.

She pauses, looking toward the girl before realizing she actually didn't know her.]

Who are you anyway?

[She makes a formal gesture.]

The Soldier of the Flame of Knowledge, Mercury.

[When she wakes up, she'll be left to wonder just why so many of her dreams lately have revolved around turning the water that flows inside her to this burning fire.]

Edited 2011-10-12 04:09 (UTC)

[Flame of Knowledge? That isn't an introduction Yuffie's come across before, but she's big on intros. She can appreciate a good one, and that one had a little kick to it. Giving Mercury a little salute, she grins.]

And I'm Yuffie Kisragi, Wutai's very own Ninja Princess. So are ya gonna help me, or stand up here all day with your little computer?

[Yuffie's good-natured cheer rubs Mercury the wrong way. For a moment, she thinks of refusing. She makes the point sharply.]

If you're saying you'd rather waste your energy by going into it blindly, go ahead. I'll finish and do whatever I decide.

[Yuffie is used to rubbing people the wrong way, and it just rolls off her back like water. She shrugs at Mercury's statement.]

Not a lot of time to plan here. For all I know, whatever's happened down there could still be happening. Sitting up here and twiddling my thumbs won't help anyone.

[Yuffie, why'd you have to make a good point?]

Alright. I'll come.

[She's curious herself. There's a mystery here, one that might be worth solving.]

[Nodding, Yuffie looked again at the tower in the distance. Seems like there was something there to look in to, but before they did that she had to stop by her house first.

Who knew what materia Godo left lying around?]

Okay, your computer picked up something in the pagoda, but I bet Godo the Senile left some materia at home. You never know when it'll come in handy!

[With that, she starts toward her home, mentally crossing her fingers for something awesome. A mastered Knights of the Round would be very useful.]

[Mercury makes no move to stop the thief from this particular appropriation, if it will be useful to their plans in these circumstances. She only nods.]

Lead us there.

[Yuffie wastes no time in the trip to her house.

It doesn't take them to get there, and she keeps her eyes glued to their surroundings, just in case she could catch even a small glimpse of someone. She doesn't, and by the time she's at her front door she kicks it in, frustrated.]

I better find something here, or Godo is going to be super sorry.

[She doesn't object, she doesn't say that perhaps this Godo can't help what's here, either. Instead, Mercury lingers by the doorway and lets Yuffie search; she doesn't even know precisely what they're looking for, after all, and there's no sense getting in the way.]

[After rummaging around drawers, slinging clothes all over her father's room and kicking a table in frustration, she holds out a tiny ball of light. It fits in the palm of her hand, and she's glaring at it. ]

This is all I could find. A piece of useless Sense materia. Where the hell is my Leviathan?

[She looks at it blankly.]

I don't know materia. What is it?

[Leviathon, of course, she can guess from myth: some form of sea creature's power harnessed in another of these glowing auras.

More importantly:]

How is it used?

[Holds it up so Mercury can see it better. It looks delicate, like one good hard stomp could crush it, but it's very durable.]

Little balls made from the Lifestream. Gives all kinds of cool abilities, like magic or summons. I won Leviathan from my father when he did that stupid fight on me in the pagoda.

Anyone can use them? [She's interested. They could endow the people they choose with these extra powers, create a whole new type of ruling class.

But this isn't the time for that.]

What does this one you don't like, do?

Yeah anyone. Can't think of someone who couldn't use them.

[Tosses the little ball in the air, catching it before debating on just living it in the empty house.]

It senses enemy stats. How much health they have, stuff like that. Which I guess is useful, but I like ones that pack a punch.

[She wants it. Instantly. To her, it's very useful indeed.]

If you have no interest in it, give it to me.

[Yuffie considers the materia, then shrugs and hands it over. Usually she was pretty hoggy when it came to the stuff, but she felt she had to have something stronger. It was a priority, and something inside her told her it would solve all of her problems. It was a little bit of a manic feeling, like if she didn't find it soon she would explode.]

Sure thing, take it. [She gives the room they are in a sweeping glare, bouncing on her toes a bit with repressed energy.]

We should go to the pagoda. That's where your little handy computer scanned something.

[She has power of her own; but this type of materia suits her. She takes it, and examines it a moment before she nods and is ready to join Yuffie.]

You know the quickest route there. Go ahead.

[With that, Yuffie is heading out the door, not even bothering to scope the area anymore. So when she runs straight into a random gold chocobo, she falls flat on her butt.

The chocobo gives an indignant WARK in her direction, and flounces off. Yuffie stares at the bird, completely stunned. ]

What the hell? You saw that right?

[She popped up, not even bothering to brush the dirt off herself.]

You saw that stupid bird, right?!

[For a moment, she plays dumb, for the sake of teasing Yuffie.]

I saw you trip and fall and embarrass yourself.

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

take CARE of themselves /kicks missing-word typo

No biggie, I typed 'town' in my last tag instead of 'tower'. :C

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject