towerofanimus | A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.

Characters: Elena (

provenworth ) and YOU!
Setting: Around the tower!
Format: Whatcha see is whatcha get, but I'll match yours. Anything goes!
Summary: Elena is taking some action items to prepare for the wedding and gets caught up looking at pretty pictures!
Warnings: None, except cute.

[Posting #1 | Anonymous]

Wanted: A tailor who can create and modify clothing. Discretion is needed. Please visit the Aquarium this afternoon at 3pm for further details.

[Because, to be honest, she was feeling a little more girly than she would ever admit and, while she could never see herself actually wearing an actual dress, she did have something in mind.]

[Posting #2]

H - Need to chat with you as well. Let's meet in the kitchen at 11am. - E

C - Need to talk to you. Please see me on the 19th floor at 2pm.- E

[Floor 22 | The Art Gallery]

The art gallery floor had been one she'd not taken time to visit, not finding great value in it or its contents. However after several passes during her time in the tower, she found her curiosity piquing. Of course, there was no way she could have stopped this accidental visit, especially when a painting of the city of Midgar seemed to grace a spot near the front, pulling her attention - and eventually her body - in. Feet took her slowly through the gallery, looking at all the various pieces of art, stopping at one or two that caught her interest further.

It was somewhat embarrassing how easily she had been pulled in, the landscapes and portraits of, what she could easily guess were, other places and times curious and mind-boggling. She's careful not to wander too far, she did have other things on her agenda and with Rufus in the building, she was being kept busy. Very busy.

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[ He was trying to track down Sephiroth. Well, that is what he was telling himself though in all honesty Cloud was trying to avoid the former General. He didn't want him to realize that Cloud can read him, not yet anyways.

So after a few minutes of staring at the note, he did head to the floor to wait for Elena. ]

[When he does arrive, Elena is busy staring at a string of books, mouthing the titles as she moves from one to the rest, holding a notebook protectively beneath her arm. At the sound of his footsteps against the the ground, her head turns, giving an acknowledging nod to the former ex-SOLIDER.]

Thanks for coming. Things going all right?

They're going.

[ He shrugged. Sephiroth had one of the most routine scheduled life in the Tower that he had ever seen, not that Cloud was in the habit of following every single person ever. But he had a feeling that it was only a front to the rapidly dwindling patience the former General had left in him. ]

How's the wedding plans?

They're going. [Little shoulders shrugged as well, patting the notebook with her free hand.] Still a few things to work through, though I'm not quite sure how I should be behaving, to be honest.

[Because the ideas of a Turks getting married was unusual to say the least. And, while there was a bit of happiness with what was going on, there was that double edged blade of the dangers that lived in the Tower that made what would have been a happy event in Edge into something much less so.]

That's actually why I wanted to meet with you. I want to ask you something, but before I do I want your thoughts on the whole thing. I mean, this is the Tower after all...

Just be yourself. It's gonna be your day after all.

[ Her's and Reno's although usually the groom was suppose to stand around looking ten shades like a sea-sick chocobo while all the bride's family stood around making sure he didn't go running for the nearest exit. Turk or not, Cloud always thought a marriage was mainly for the bride's dreams. ]

I think that you two will be okay married. I'm not too sure what the Tower will do, but I think that they aren't too sure either. It almost feels like they haven't a clue about marriage, unlike torture.

I guess so...

[Which was, all in itself, a weird feeling. As a Turk, you didn't put yourself out there for everybody to see. Turks lived in the shadows, not in the limelight. And, to be honest, Elena had not grown up in a household that supported the normal teenage girl daydreams. While some dreamed of their weddings, she dreamed of her ultimate gun cabinet]

Hnnn..

[She's quiet, listening so attentively as if taking his opinion came as naturally as breathing. Which, actually, it didn't. She'd spent some time chasing the blonde across the planet, thinking him and his group were a great threat without realizing that it was, in fact, Sephiroth - and ShinRa.]

Well, that settles that. I wasn't sure if you were the right pick, but you've confirmed it. You'll be my Man of Honor.

[And yes, she's quite aware that wasn't a question. Congrats, Cloud, you passed the MoH interview!]

I... What?

[ There. He has the stunned chocobo look, staring at Elena like he didn't hear the words right. He blinked, his mouth opening and then closing as he tried to wrap his brain around that. Him? As in 'that guy we chased all over the place trying to kill'? It just was weird.

It took him a moment or two both he could get his thoughts back on track. ]

I will?

[And then there's Elena, looking all the proud confidence in her decision and there was nothing going to ruin this moment. Okay, yes, it was a little weird. But, hell, she couldn't ask Rufus ShinRa. That was just be all sorts of uncomfortable awkward. Unlike Cloud, where she was amusingly greeted with one of the funniest responses she had ever seen.]

Mmmm-hmm. You will. Now, I know what you're thinking: "I'm the guy that you and the other Turks chased across the continents trying to kill. Why would you choose me?". Well, let me explain...

[In the brief pause, she looked past him, then around the rest of the room as she moved closer to close the unnecessarily large gap between them. When she starts talking again, her volume is noticeably lower.]

Unlike Reno, you and I have very similar memories of what had occurred on Gaia and how much things had changed. We know of events that took place and how it affected everybody on the planet.

[The Geostigma, the struggle of the people to rebuilt their lives. The Remnants. Cloud was a smart cookie - she was sure he'd pick up on what she was saying. And not saying.]

You're somebody that, if I were in a situation and needed help, would look to. I mean, you already saved my ass once by helping Reno and Rude get me off that summon-forsaken cliff. So if things go as bad as people are thinking, I'd want to have you nearby to help.

Edited 2013-01-28 21:32 (UTC)