pinnaculum: (the blackbird sat in the cedar-limbs)
Sephiroth (age 7) ([personal profile] pinnaculum) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2013-04-19 08:46 pm

Some say the world will end in fire

Characters: Sephiroth and open!
Setting: Floors 73, 50, 56
Format: Starting in action, but I will match you.
Summary: Sephiroth deals with his feelings about the event, and also with his regain: a Fire Materia.
Warnings: Burning things?


I: Floor 73:
[In the cold of this snowy floor, not far from the ruined castle, there's suddenly a warm bloom of fire. At first, its cause is difficult to isolate. That is because, as small as he is, dressed in his gray clothes, with his silver hair, Sephiroth doesn't stand out in the snowy landscape. But the boy is standing facing where the fire appeared, his arm stretched out toward it. He may well have had something to do with it. Before he lowers his arm, it happens again, another red hot burst moving through the air.

Fire blossoms over and over, each red bloom as hot as the one before it, hanging in the air for a moment before fading and melting the snow beneath. It lights up the grim, gray scene.
]

II: Floor 50:
[Sephiroth is seated on the marble floor of the stadium-like space. He's staring ahead, his gaze unfocused. It doesn't seem that his thoughts are quite there, unusual for the young warrior who is usually present and alert.

He was glad to receive the new Materia. He'd been tired of only having defensive and healing Materia, as they were all he'd been allowed to have back on Gaia. Yet his new weapon hasn't cheered him up a great deal. Even the usually largely inexpressive Sephiroth looks noticeably pensive.

Slowly, he puts out a hand. A flame flickers along it and out into the air before him. Anyone can use Materia, but there are varying degrees of control, and Sephiroth is especially skilled. He always has been. The Materia is still new and hasn't gained all the strength it will have, but he can already use it to make either a little fire or a lot. For now, he creates just a little, thoughtfully watching the flames as they appear beyond the tips of his fingers.

He had been experimented on again, had been forced to act in ways he hadn't wanted, unable to speak or control himself. It had been like being back in the lab. This place is like the lab, only everyone here is the experiment, not only him. In some ways, it's not really that different. It's just another lab, that's all. That thought doesn't appeal to him. He frowns.
]

III: Floor 56:
[The hospital floor is even more obviously like the lab, like home. Maybe that is why he's standing here now, staring at the beds. They're like the bed where he slept for so much of his life. When the lights flicker out, and the hospital's illusory horrors appear, Sephiroth doesn't so much as blink. He sees them, but they don't frighten him. He knows they're not real.

He puts out a hand to touch one of the mattresses. A moment later, it's on fire.

Sephiroth draws back his hand and stands watching it burn. There's a colder than usual look in his eyes.
]
warriorscribe: (Smile sweetly)

Floor 50

[personal profile] warriorscribe 2013-04-20 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
*He's taking the long way to his job. He doesn't want to work for Ruana. But if he doesn't, he'll lose precious time every time they decide to punish him. And now that he knows he could be in danger, he wants to protect his life more than ever - he doesn't ever want to be at Jason's mercy.

The flame catches Enoch's eye, drawing them to the young child that seemed...familiar. The magic he seemed to be using had his curiosity, though, and the distant way he moved was telling of the trauma Enoch assumes he must have been through.

...Maybe he wasn't going to go to the graveyard today after all. He steps off the staircase.*

Hello there, little one.
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is happy. (Default)

Floor 50

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-20 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
[chaos didn't always come to this floor, but there was no harm in stopping by and looking around. New scenery was always nice. However, when he sensed a familiar person and saw Sephiroth create some flames, he smiled to himself and walked towards the person. It seemed that Sephiroth was alright now.]

It is good to see that you are back to your normal self.
warriorscribe: (Nervous smile)

[personal profile] warriorscribe 2013-04-20 09:46 am (UTC)(link)
*It's perfectly all right for the boy to stay seated. Enoch is kneeling to get to his level anyway.*

I couldn't help but be curious. What was that fire I saw? Magic?

*It seemed as if the child should talk, but not about what had happened. Enoch was just out to help people.*
sicharia: (and only just become inflatable for you)

floor 56

[personal profile] sicharia 2013-04-20 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[The first thing Claudia notices is the fire. It's unexpected and jarring, and enough so that it's a few seconds before she notices Sephiroth's presence. For a moment, she freezes up entirely, but then she opens her mouth to call out to him.]

I—

[She can't help but feel anxious when she opens her mouth to speak—to draw his attention to her—but she reminds herself that what happened wasn't his fault. She's sure of it. He's just a child. He had seemed friendly before, and so helpful.]

Are you alright now?

[Maybe it's ridiculous for that to be the first thing she says to him, but that's what comes out of her mouth. Her good eye flicks to the mattress again, and she can't help but be concerned by the fact that it's on fire.]

Sephiroth— Did you do this? You should be careful.
warriorscribe: (No problem.  Everything's fine.)

[personal profile] warriorscribe 2013-04-21 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
Humans aren't able to do that so easily where I come from. That's why I couldn't help my curiosity when I saw you.

*Enoch smiles a bit at the kid's brightened, if only slightly, features. This was much more rewarding than that mockery of a job.*
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is feeling melancholy. (pondering)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-21 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
So am I..the destruction of free will and choice is a terrible thing. It is good to see that you have it back..even if Jason was using some of the affected to gather information.

[chaos kept up with the network, even if he didn't post all the time.]
warriorscribe: (Nervous smile)

[personal profile] warriorscribe 2013-04-21 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
I can imagine. I've never heard of Materia. What is it?
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is serious. (serious)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-21 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
While I am glad that you were not used to gather information..just because they have the ability to steal away free will any time they wish does not make it right.

[After all, he didn't like the fact that Wilhelm manipulated the universe, and even Testaments got to choose whether they wanted to be Testaments or not.]
warriorscribe: (No problem.  Everything's fine.)

[personal profile] warriorscribe 2013-04-21 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
*And Enoch enjoys learning about things! And teaching too, if Sephiroth winds up with any questions he can answer. Distraction accomplished, it seems.*

He looks at the Materia with interest, smiling a bit at the little tongue of flame.* Are they common in your world, or do only the rich or skilled have these?
sicharia: (and only just become inflatable for you)

[personal profile] sicharia 2013-04-21 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you sure? It's okay, if you're not.

[She steps forward as she asks, but the movement is shier than it would normally be, her hands clasped lightly in front of her skirt. She continues to keep her distance, though her expression is no less worried as she looks him over.]

I don't know if setting something on fire is being careful...

[She doesn't care about property damage, really, but she does find the idea of a child doing something like that concerning, even if he is obviously not an ordinary one.]
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is feeling melancholy. (sad)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-21 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
..Perhaps. However, when we do have our will, we are free to make any choice we want to. Therefore, it is free will..even if it can be ripped away at times.
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is serious. (serious)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-21 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps..or he just doesn't care about those who are not in his interests.
warriorscribe: (No problem.  Everything's fine.)

[personal profile] warriorscribe 2013-04-21 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah... since some can't be bought, I assume they're natural instead of manmade?

Page 1 of 3