pg xv.

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Damn it! They're all over! Where did they come from, and why won't they stay away?! [Some slashing noises, and then Luke blasts a Heartless with an arte.] Aerith, take everybody to the saferoom on the floor above us. I'll clear the way!

Guy, Travis, Riku, if you aren't fighting beside me you'd better be fighting somewhere else! I'm not gonna lose my friends to these things!

Comments

[bravelotus.livejournal.com]

[Hi Luke! It's the girl guy that bumped into you one time and thought you were a ghost. >: Ping's coming up the staircase after slicing a weakened Shadow in half with her sword.]

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

[Luke recognizes Ping, even if Ping doesn't recognize him.]

Hey! I know you! [Luke knocks another shadow away.]

[bravelotus.livejournal.com]

[Ping looks in his direction, a little confused.] Oh, hello! ...You do?

[And finishing off the knocked-back Shadow by stabbing it! She ends up staring at the resulting black puff of smoke for a bit before turning back to Luke.] Is everyone on this floor okay? Are you?

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

[That should be the last of them... until they respawn.] Er, yeah. I was a ghost a few days back. [Luke glances around.] I'm fine, but my friends are in a room on this floor so I'm trying to get them to one of the sealed rooms.

[bravelotus.livejournal.com]

[blinking] That was you?

--Oh, I think there's one of them on the floor above. Would you like some help?

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

[Luke nods, looking a bit sorry. He remembers being kind of rude.] If you don't mind, help would be great.

[bravelotus.livejournal.com]

[Ping totally doesn't remember that, so it's cool.] It's good that you're back to normal now.

[a nod] I'll do what I can! We can't work alone against these strange creatures.

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it is.

I think I can handle myself, but I don't want to take chances.

[brokencopy.livejournal.com]

Don't worry. I know how to handle these heartless pretty easy. You need help?

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Good. I think I can handle it, but they're all over the castle or something, and they just keep coming back.

[lessthanstelar.livejournal.com]

[frustrated noise, because he REALLY wants to help but is wimpy a human.]

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Subaru, stay close to Aerith.

[lessthanstelar.livejournal.com]

But...!

[waves his broken telescope blunt weapon hopelessly]

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

[BIG BROTHER GLARE OF DOOM. It's something he learned from Guy.]

And all of you stay behind me!

[lessthanstelar.livejournal.com]

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

... Sorry, but that's how it has to be.

[lessthanstelar.livejournal.com]

Luke, I can help too! Really..!!

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

You haven't even had any training. I don't want you to get your heart ripped out by these -- these things!

[lessthanstelar.livejournal.com]

Just because I haven't had training by myself doesn't mean I don't know about fighting..!

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

But your arm is still hurt, isn't it? And you don't have a sword. So stay back! I didn't save you just to have you kill yourself in front of me!

[lessthanstelar.livejournal.com]

[another frustrated noise]

...Alright.

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

[a reluctant sigh]

[gentlest.livejournal.com]

[she's going 'ffff' in her head]

All right, but you be careful, Luke! Don't underestimate them. Don't let them take your heart.

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

I am being careful! They'd probably spit it back out anyways.

[gentlest.livejournal.com]

...I know some offensive magic so, if you need that, just say so, okay? [wants to be of help too - she'll also play resident healer 8)] I'm sure that you have a good heart, Luke.

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Aerith... but for now, you should stay back and make sure no one else tries anything stupid.

Heh.

[gentlest.livejournal.com]

Oh, all right. I won't let anyone do anything like that. I promise.

I mean it. I believe in you.

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Okay.

I just... find it hard to believe sometimes. But I'm trying.

[yoyobat.livejournal.com]

Luke! I'll help you too!

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Think you can help me and this other guy clear out the seventh floor?

[yoyobat.livejournal.com]

Yeah! I'll be right there!

[running start and then some whirring and then he's there :O]

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Hey! You aren't gonna paint me blue, right? [Looking around for more Heartless.]

[yoyobat.livejournal.com]

..The loss ended... It was embarrassing...

[cautious Ness is cautious]

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

That was a loss? I thought you were just being a brat.

[yoyobat.livejournal.com]

There's no way I'd act like that with my own free will! ...Everyone in that village was brainwashed...

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Jeez... what a weird thing to brainwash someone over. Better than killing people, I guess.

[yoyobat.livejournal.com]

The brainwasher's goal was to keep a girl with very special powers from fighting it... That and it was just a statue that caused hallucinations...

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Huh... well, I'm glad you're back. You can fight against these things, right? [has never seen Ness fight, nope]

[yoyobat.livejournal.com]

I can fight, but I can also heal everyone too.

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Good. I'll stay in front anyway.