Interlude V - [The Fifth Dream]

[rhapsody-onfire.livejournal.com]

[Everything hurt.

Genesis couldn't believe that even here, in her dreams, her body hurt. She remembered, fully, what had happened before she lost consciousness and fell into her dreams. For how long, she didn't know. She also didn't know if she would ever wake up this time.

In the waking world, she had decided to do more than work on the orchard and looked into fighting monsters for money. Mercenary work asked little questions, after all. And with the right outfit, no one would know who she was. But after the first few successful (and pricey) hunts, the experienced mercenaries had been getting suspicious of her skills.

Today proved them right. They teamed up for an exceptionally hard monster (though Genesis had known she could fight it off on her own) and intentionally sabotaged the job and she'd been injured severely. Before she could cast her magic to cure herself, they'd torn off her sunglasses and her hat, revealing her red hair and Mako blue eyes. Red hair was a bit of a rarity on Gaia. And her eyes gave away just who she was. Her injuries didn't stem from just the monster now and she had used up all of her magic to cast as many Protects as possible.

Last thing she remembered was lying in the snow near Icicle Inn. Were anyone to find her and help her, it would probably be a miracle. For now, she sat in the middle of Midgar, on LOVELESS Avenue. She sat, curled up in a bloodied and broken ball at the corner, being overlooked by everyone. Just like she had wanted in the waking world.

Now, she just wanted a potion or two.]

[[OOC: So yeah, Genesis got caught and beaten up. Unoriginal and all that, I know. But I needed to post something ;; I hope it's taggable regardless, though!]

Comments

[rhapsody-onfire.livejournal.com]

[Genesis looks up at the woman with an equally dispassionate look, despite the pain that she was in. Her hair is covering half her face, but the visible brow raises at the sight of the water.]

Since when does water have the same properties as a potion?

[She can't help but wonder what this woman wants, if she wants anything. Why offer her this? Beatings like this were, sadly, common place in Midgar, it's why no one was helping her. Then again, they also didn't know she was a SOLDIER, like this.]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[She smirks, and there's more than a little arrogance in it, and more still in her answer.]

Since it's mine. However, if you're not interested, it can stay with me just as easily.

[The truth is, it had been a gift, from a woman who still believed Mercury could do good, and heal instead of harm; from a woman who knew her bond with the Water.]

[rhapsody-onfire.livejournal.com]

[For the arrogance, she only gets snark.]

Because saying who owns the phial clearly tells me all I need to know.

[She takes it, regardless, but that doesn't stop her tone. She takes a look at the phial, her hand shaking as she held it. It really did look just like water. Crystal clear and nothing more. And yet, it was suppose to heal a bit and dull the pain.

For all she knew, it could be poison.]

How much will it heal?

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[No poison, though it wouldn't be an unthinkable trick, for her, even at a whim.]

Your wounds look pretty serious. You'll still need some time even after this. However, this will cleanse them, as well as beginning that healing process.

[There's another slight pause.]

In return, tell me what happened here.

[rhapsody-onfire.livejournal.com]

I was the unfortunate victim in a sabotaged job, there is nothing more to explain.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[The water does its work, poured over the wounded sites; it soothes the pain and begins to knit together the injuries, though it doesn't heal them perfectly. They'll still need time.]

What kind of job was this? [And for that matter...] You said sabotaged; is whoever did that still nearby?

[rhapsody-onfire.livejournal.com]

[She uncurls as she is partially healed, sighing softly in relief. There are still wounds on her, of course, but the worst has been taken care of.]

Mercenary. The elite didn't like the newbie taking their jobs and doing it better. During a team up, they made sure I was injured and decided that, once the monster was down, they could try and finish the job.

[It wasn't the whole truth, but it was the majority of it.]

They've left. It won't be long before I possibly freeze to death, though who knows. Maybe I was found as well. I haven't awoken to find out.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

So you accept this as a dream. [She pauses, considering.] If I'm here, that's probably the case.

If you wake up, make them pay for what they did. There's no reason to let them go.

[rhapsody-onfire.livejournal.com]

It's hard not to. [Midgar doesn't exist anymore.] But if I awaken, I won't pursue them. It will bring unwanted attention, as much as I would like to do otherwise.

[And that's probably what pissed her off the most. But this incident had only told her that the world was simply not ready her her presence yet and to track them down and try to make them pay in a way that wouldn't create headlines was simply too much work right now.]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Why should that trouble you? [Despite the tone, it's a legitimate question: Just what is Genesis trying to stay quiet for? For Mercury, she'd kept certain things quiet for the sake of ease, and for the sake of distancing herself from other events.]

[rhapsody-onfire.livejournal.com]

Because I don't want to be found right now.

[A legitimate question that only gets a rather simple answer.]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Obviously. [Come on, Genesis. You know she wants a better, fuller answer.]