Endgame: In This Last of Meeting Places

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Characters: Aria, Zo, open
Setting: floor 001 for now
Format: action brackets
Summary: Aria and Zo reappear quite suddenly.
Warnings: standard animus event warnings

Aria and Zo tumble out of the elevator more than they step out of it. They look worse for wear; Zo's covered in minor scrapes and bruises, and Aria'a left arm hangs at her side uselessly, bloody and mangled. As soon as they're on solid ground, Zo turns and forces the elevator doors shut without touching them, leaving the broken car lodged in place behind it, and Aria slides to the floor, gasping for breath. They're both on high alert even for all their exhaustion.

SPEAK TO ARIA
SPEAK TO ZO
ESCAPE
-FLOOR EIGHT

Comments

[clumsyjesus]

So brute force won't work on it? [So no angel feathers arte against it? Awwww. :(]

[ninjainviolet]

[Brute force is always a good option as far as Sheena's concerned. :)]

What did you have in mind, Colette?

[clumsyjesus]

I guess I could cast Angel Feather at it?

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I guess I could cast Angel Feather at it? <small.[Hey, it's worth a shot, right? D:]</small>

[ninjainviolet]

At the table or the elevator?

[Or the things in the elevator?]

[clumsyjesus]

The table, I guess. It's worth a try, right?

[ninjainviolet]

Yeah... Yeah! It might push the table into the wall itself and make things easier.

[clumsyjesus]

Ok, here goes....[And she activates her wings.] Stand back, Sheena!

[ninjainviolet]

[ Oh, you don't have to tell her twice. Sheena's already ducking behind a different table and motioning for others to do the same--by the time her friend gives a warning. ]

Okay, Colette! Ready!

[clumsyjesus]

Right....[And she closes her eyes before she opens them again and..]

Angel Feather!

[And the shot of light slams the table into the wall perfectly!]

[ninjainviolet]

[The shaking from the impact is barely over before Sheena's leaping towards the table, using her Fire Cards to heat the metal as much as she can.]

Hey, Colette... Think a Fire Seal on your Chakram will work?

[clumsyjesus]

Why not? I can cast more Angel Feathers if you wanna help it stick!

[ninjainviolet]

Good! [She leans back to check the table in the wall. A little more probably won't hurt.]

Yeah, maybe one more time to really get it in there! That'll give those retrieval units something to think about!

[And she steps back to give her friend a clear shot.]

[clumsyjesus]

All right...[And she closes her eyes again.]......

....Angel Feather!

[And that knocks the table further into the wall.]

Your turn, Sheena?

[ninjainviolet]

Perfect! [And once more, Sheena's adding fire to the table's edge and placing Fire Seals on weapons of anyone who asks.]

Hey, Colette, what do you think will happen when we defeat Ruana?

[clumsyjesus]

Hmm.....

Let's have a huge party afterwards! After we stop Ruana and save everyone! We can have lots of dancing, singing and eating strawberry cakes and fruit cocktails!

[Because we're all gonna be saved. Colette firmly believes that.]

[ninjainviolet]

[ Not exactly what she had in mind with her question, but it's still a good answer. ]

I think everyone would like that, Colette.

[ Her friend's enthusiasm is contagious and she chuckles. ]

Except one rule: No singing with your mouth full!

[clumsyjesus]

Oh.....do a lot of people sing with their mouths full? [She doesn't do that but wow is that a cultural thing or something?

Yep, that joke flew right over her head.]

[ninjainviolet]

[ She loves you, Colette. Don't ever change. ]

I don't know about a lot, but I've seen people talk with their mouths open, so I'm guessing people sing, too.

[clumsyjesus]

I guess.....wait, does Zelos sing with his mouth full?

Oh, that makes sense! That must be why you smack him a lot! [Colette no...]

[ninjainviolet]

Not that I-- Wait! What? No!

That's not why I smack him!

[ It's things like this that get him smacked. ]

[clumsyjesus]

You don't?

[Wait a minute...]

Oh, I know! You smack him because he talks with his mouth full!

[ninjainviolet]

No!

And I don't smack him for that, either! I mean, he doesn't do that!

[ Thanks to the Tower, she never really got around to telling Colette about her and Zelos, had she? ]

[clumsyjesus]

Oh.....

[And she notices something.] Sheena, are you okay?

[ninjainviolet]

[ DERP. ]

Yeah...I'm fine. I've just been wanting to tell you something for a while.

[clumsyjesus]

[Well, if Sheena has been meaning to tell Colette then now is probably the best time to say it. After all, they might never get a chance.

Colette gives her a kind smile.]

Is this the same thing you tried to tell me a few weeks ago?