[ opening mingle ]

[erthkirdir]

[ A seemingly normal day in the city-state of Seihkir - another sunny day in this paradise of monsters.

That is, except for some near the Lake of Life - some who look out of place. Humanoid, even. For people have begun to arrive. Are they confused? Lost? Alas, there's no people here to guide them - human or monster each. By the edge of the lake are a few bags - filled with food and cell phones, alongside small potion bottles and a few ruined scraps of paper. Other then that, the area is a calm split in the forest - a path to the city clear from a long dirt path.

Welcome to Seihkir. Feel free to make your own posts after this, but use this as a mingle. ]

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[ruinimpendent]

[ Basch - Gabranth, in his armour - was not amused at awakening somewhere unknown. Though he knew he'd not get answers by growing angry, his stance - and rattling armour as he walked - were quite intimidating.

But he will be approaching people, giving them a glare under his helmet. ] You. No answers?

[geas]

( While others may be easily bothered by the hulking armor walking around, this so-called witch has seen her fair share of horrors. If he intends to be a menace, he would have to try a little harder with her.

She doesn't even bother to lift her head. Sitting with one knee pulled up towards her chest to support her head, she watches the others waking up around them. There are bags nearby with necessary items, though she has no drive to make a move towards them. Let the others fight over material objects that won't matter in a lifetime. )

From the phones? I'm no receptionist. ( She's also a smart ass, at times. )

[ruinimpendent]

[ It's almost lucky that Basch is the straight man in many relationships. (Even when he's actually an ancient Esper.) ]

I ask not of devices, [ which he assumes phones are - ah, to be from a realm of different technology ] but wherence we've fallen.

[geas]

( Her chin rolls a bit on her knee to glance opposite of him, as if to survey their surroundings since he's brought it up. It'd be rude to not give it a glance, wouldn't it? )

To be lost is a pitiful state of being... ( She comments idly at that. )

[ruinimpendent]

Aye. [ But Basch is still a man of few words - even under his helm, he cannot find many words within - as he continues to peer around. It takes him a few moments, before: ]

But is it your state?

[geas]

Not quite. ( True, she's in a foreign place, but she's been lost for so long that whatever was looking to find her has passed on.

Save for a certain stalker that's recently been disposed of. Details... )

Are you distressed?

( A question for a question answered seems fair. )

[ruinimpendent]

Nay.
[ The only worry he holds is for if he is to linger for too long. There are some he must return to - those who cannot live eternal. He gives a little bit of a nod to her, though. ]

[geas]

( His words vocalize that he's not, yet his gesture seems to imply he is. To be at an impasse like this so shortly after arrival... how troublesome. The woman just sits with her gaze elsewhere now, feigning as though she didn't see it. )

You seem experienced. ( In what she doesn't specify. Best to leave that for his own lips to spill. )

[ruinimpendent]

[ And yet, his armour has stilled, for the air seems to grip him with fears.

(The air is Mistless, something he's not comfortable with.) But he doesn't elaborate on his own feelings, no. Instead, he gives a simple question: ] Have you no concern?

[geas]

None whatsoever. ( She's timeless. Something like this might have excited her in her youth, how many years ago that was, but at this point in her life?

It's a little tiresome, but not by much. ) I'm hale and whole. What more is there to want from this ordeal? Answers?

( She'd have to have questions to ask first. )

[leader_of_the_dawn]

[ Minfilia Warde was so very tired. Even before arriving, she was tired. The leader of the Scion simply wandered over to the Lake itself - sitting by it, and beginning to clean her face a little.

Not only because it'd help keep her awake, but because she felt an odd sensation in her body, one she could barely explain in words. ]

[chainred]

( Sitting across the water from her is a younger looking girl who has her cheeks stuffed full of food like a small rodent. Then again, she is small like a rodent. Crumbs gather around the corner of her mouth as she pulls back on something that should be rationed, but it's not as if she knows any better. The land looks like it could provide, but she's traveled a whole five feet thus far.

For a moment, it appears as though she wants to say something, but she doesn't speak. Not the talkative type, it appears. )

[leader_of_the_dawn]

[ She is lucky, then, that Minfilia is the sort to be welcoming. Even after everything she's been though.

And somebody who seems to hoard food like that-- oh dear. She shakes her head. ]

...Are you well?

[chainred]

( Morgiana nods, though she doesn't speak. There is no room for words in her mouth, not even in the spaces in her cheeks. At least she doesn't startle easily..?

Realizing that she's being rude, she'll offer her some food from one of the packs nearby. She... might have eaten from a couple already, oops. Food that's left around like that will spoil, so it's best to eat it quickly in her mind. )

[leader_of_the_dawn]

[ And Minfilia takes some of the food - in the back of her mind, Minfilia feels... odd. But perhaps it's just the tiredness.

She'll eat alongside her, though, waiting for this red-haired lady to have an empty mouth.

But yet, she cannot help but muse out loud. ] I hope whoever left these around are safe.

[ because why is there so many packs just abandoned here ]

[chainred]

( That mused thought out loud seems to catch her attention as she pauses, looking towards the packs. The manner in which they were laid out seemed to indicate they were for taking, not for storing. )

They were left behind intentionally. ( Weren't they? She glances around, as if trying to find some other sign to indicate they weren't. A struggle, a trail of heavy footsteps leaving in fear. Anything. )

[spacetrains]

[Louise may insist that he's oblivious, but Manabu does know how to read people to a certain degree. It's not hard to see how exhausted this woman is, and on the clock or not he's still driven to help.]

Are you alright? [He asks with an edge of concern. It might be none of his business, but he can't help but think they might be in the same situation.]

[leader_of_the_dawn]

[ Of course, Minfilia turns to kindness in her tone - her duty is to take on the burdens of others over her own. Everybody else had so much on their plate, and she... Minfilia doesn't. And so, she shakes her head. ] Simply a little tired.

[ a beat ]

...Are you lost as well?

[spacetrains]

I'm glad to hear it.

[He's not sure that's the whole truth, but he's also not about to pry. Everyone has burdens they'd rather not share.]

Seems like it. [He sighs and flops down nearby.] I'm not sure where here even is, much less how to get back to my crew.

[leader_of_the_dawn]

[ and minfilia will simply lean towards a little, softly. concern peppers her voice. ]

Nor am I - my linkpearl has grown silent, and I cannot seem to return to an Aetheryte. But it does not seem... dangerous.

[notachocobo]

[For a brief moment, Cloud feels like he knows this place. It reminds him of where he'd found Vincent in the forest--actually, where Vincent had found him--but then his head clears and his vision focuses properly and it hits him how very different it is. Nothing in the air feels right and the forest itself is vastly different from the one he'd been in before--

No, this wasn't any place he'd been before.

The blonde ends up making his way over to the bags he'd spotted in his initial survey of the area, kneeling down to poke through them and see if there was anything that may help him figure out where he was. The instant he spotted the cellphones he snatched one up and dialed a number he had memorized by this point--Tifa's--putting it to his ear and waiting--]

The number you are trying to reach has been disconnected.

[Cloud pulls the phone away from his ear with a sharp frown, slowly ending the call.

Disconnected?]

[leader_of_the_dawn]

[ Cloud Strife would not be alone in surveying this area, though he would be alone in using the phones - for Minfilia... after washing her face and waking up more, she's made her way to look around the best she could.

As he uses the phone, however, she feels her own fingers going to her Linkpearl - it wasn't picking up any chatter. A frown crossed her lips, and she approached the man. (Clothes he wore reminded her of some people outside Mor Dhona. Trustworthy ones.) ]

...Are they broken?

[sergeantnospecs]

[The instant Ignis realized he had no idea where he was and that he could definitely smell water panic set in. His mind took him back to what had happened with Leviathan and his breathing hitched as he struggled to get to his feet.

No. What was done was done. Stop reliving it.]

G-Gladio! Noct? Prompto?

[The names are called out with the faintest hint of desperation, Ignis managing to get upright but reaching out in an attempt to find something he can use to steady himself. Something he can use to guide himself along wherever he is.]

[ruinimpendent]

[ There is no comfort to be found in what Ignis touches - a cold armoured figure. Basch, quite honestly, was content to watch. ]

...

[ But he was loathe to talk - he knew not who this man seeked, or if those were names. But it would be better - so that he was not mistaken for a mimic or statue. ]

You are no native.

[ smooth, basch ]

[goalriff]

[ Ok. She doesn't remember falling through the portal. Nor leaning on it.

She grabs at her necklace to activate her super speed and attempts to take off at top speed. ]

Huh?

[ She tries to activate it again, but it doesn't glow indicating that it's active. It seems to be dead. ]

Oh come on! [ With an annoyed sigh, she scans the area. Once the cell phones have been spotted, she snatches one up and dials up Applejack first. The phone doesn't even ring, but says it's disconnected. Dash's look is one of confusion and she quickly dials up the rest of her friends, getting the same answer.

Phone in hand, she'll be walking around and looking around the area. ]

Anybody know where we are?

[spacetrains]

[Manabu hasn't ever seen someone quite like her, but the universe is a big place after all. What's important is that they're both lost and stranded here.]

Your guess is as good as mine. [At least it seems like a habitable place, and there isn't any hostile wildlife nearby. There were worse worlds to be stuck on.] Where were you before this?

[spacetrains]

[Manabu has already had a trying few weeks, between the alien invasion of his universe and the death of his partner, and this is another trial to add to the list. He has no idea how he got here in the first place, separated from his platoon members and seemingly stranded on unfamiliar planet. His com unit won't connect, and the archaic cell phone he found in one of the many abandoned bags is also disconnected. It really belongs in a museum-- such technology hasn't been in use for nearly a millennia and a half, so it doesn't surprise him that i won't work.]

Damn. [Manabu mutters under his breath, still rummaging through the bag.] I gotta find a way to let them know where I am...

[Which is easier said than done. The place is abandoned, or at least he's far enough from civilization to make it seem that way.]

[arcadiacaptain]

[Harlock isn't sure how he has the energy to be surprised by such oddities after dealing with vengeful plants and demons, though he finds the sudden change of venue less odd than who is in it.]

Anything of use? [He moves close enough to pretend to eye the bag's contents, but he's more intrigued by the boy's appearance. It's been a while, but surely...] I found nothing. The bottles didn't even have wine in them.

[He was terribly sober to deal with a family reunion.]

[wordsinthesoul]

[Thiiiis is. Somewhere? Somewhere else. Doesn't even look faintly familiar this time, which is concerning. But there's nothing that leaps out as being immediately dangerous, which is good news. And someone's left… supplies? Huh. Were they expected?

He's going to have a look through them, or wander down to take a look down the path.]

… I wonder who's down there. [and- he'll turn, to whoever's near.] I don't suppose you've seen anyone?

[leader_of_the_dawn]

[ Of course, when she hears - and sees - him, Minfilia rushes to Thancred. Nearly out of breath, she lets out a bit of a sigh, legs moving faster then her words. ]

Thancred--!

[ He's here, she's not alone. But there's others... and her Linkpearl cannot pick up anybody else. ]

[renaiscence]

( While the initial thoughts of the princess of Renais were panicked, she manages to keep a lid on them. Even if she wore her heart on her sleeve (quite openly now in the form of a ring on her hand), she was still of royal blood and with that came the knowledge that her panicking would influence her people... provided they were here with her.

Wherever here was.

In an attempt to seem more natural, she stands near the bags and looks through one, wondering who they must belong to. The items weren't her's to keep, she suspects, even if each bag looks identical in contents. They must belong to a group of travelers, but where were they?

With more questions than answers, she busies herself with one of the phones. It's unlike anything she's ever seen, so it has captured her interest for the time being.
Her face lights up in surprise anytime she pushes a button that causes the screen to do the same. How neat. )

[renaisworn]

[ Strange situations and changes in locations were not that uncommon occurrences to the Silver Knight of Renais, however, it was quite rare for both to happen at once, even during the War of the Stones, he cannot recall. That said, his composure is as the knight he was trained to be.

First and foremost, his objective is to assess the situation, and see if he can find anyone who might have been carried along to this place as well.

It isn't long before he sees the familiar hair of his Princess, and his objective changes to 'protect his liege', as it always is. He approaches. ]

Your majesty!

[renaiscence]

Seth-! ( Whatever worries she had before all seem to melt away at the sight of her husband. She smiles, closing the distance between them. Before she reaches out to embrace him, however, she gives pause.

He only referred to her as that because they're out in public, right? It's only been a few weeks, but she thought he would treat her more as a wife than a princess sooner than later. )

You're here as well.

[renaisworn]

Indeed, your highness. I'm glad I've located you.

[ Honestly, her being here meant she is in danger, but at the very least, he is here to protect her. Although, there is something confusing. Had she had that ring last time he'd seen her? Probably not, but it looks like a wedding ring. Oh. His princess is married. Well then. ]

I have yet to ascertain where we have ended up. How fare you?

[renaiscence]

( Yes, she is married. To him. Doesn't he remember? )

Well, though we are of the same mind when it comes to our circumstances. ( Meaning she has yet to recognize the lay of the land herself. ) I cannot recall how I came to such a place either.