1st Pulse~ The Arrival.

[raindownthesky]

Characters: Oerba Yun Fang and you.
Setting: Room 1-01, and in the hallway.
Format: Action Brackets.
Summary: Fang awakens in her room for the first time, and realizes she is not where she should be.
Warnings: Some language.


[The funny thing about dreams is that they feel like the last forever. Sometimes, you can never tell which is the dream, and which is reality, and the longer the dream goes, the more you feel like your waking world is a lie. Crystal sleep always felt like that to Fang. Waking up to find that she's not longer in a crystal, however, didn't exactly feel like reality either.

The headache is horrible, and the grogginess isn't a theme park either, and so with a sore body and mind, Oerba Yun Fang sits up to find her vision blurry. She takes a few deep breaths, trying to steady herself as she stands, her vision starting to swim back into focus as she takes in the room. Once she takes in the details of her surroundings, her eyes stop on a piece of paper on the bed she woke up next to, and at her feet, a trunk.

Weighing her options, she vouches to open the trunk first, finding familiar things such as her lance, sari, her satchel, hunting knife, and her jewelry. Looking down, she finds that she's naked. This isn't quite the concern to her though. What was, was the fact that she was in an unknown room, and it doesn't look like she's the only one who's been here.]

Looks like one hell of a bachelor pad.

[She whistles low before taking notice of the white outfit on the bed beside the paper. She grimaces at the thing before taking out her clothes, putting them back on in kind, sighing as she started to feel like herself again. She then feels around her neck, tugging some at the collar that sat there. This was worse than a l'Cie brand. At least with brands, you could hide them. Yet another claim from an unknown source, and everyone could see it this time. She would have to find a way to get this thing off, but there are more important things right now. Like that note. Picking it up, she begins to read.]

Your world has been destroyed. I saved you. Let's all be happy here.

[She scoffs, rolling her eyes before crumpling the paper. Looking around once more, she rubs the back of her neck, then sighs in frustration.]

Cute little game. Now where's the exit?

[It's been 1000 years since she's been awake; she needs to know what's going on. Then she realizes that she's been missing one valuable thing she never went without. Where was that cheery little lilt in the background? The pigtails? Her eyes widen as she turns around quickly.]

VANILLE?!

[The girl is no where in sight, and this begins to make the panic rise. She turns a few more times, trying to find a door, a window, anything. She then sees her designated object, making a quick run for it as she flings it open and finds herself in a hallway. She doesn't even care if her voice echos.]

VANILLE?! Come on, Van, talk to me. VANILLE!

[It was almost as if she wanted to get dizzy by all the turns she takes, her hair whipping into her face as she searches.]

Shit... [It was then that she notices a computer like terminal in the hall. Furrowing her brows, she makes the steps it takes to get there and hunches over it, grumbling about technology and how it's ridiculous, but she figures this thing has information. Don't all computers?]

Come on Lady Luck. Give me something I can work with.

[And this, is where you will find Oerba Yun Fang.]

Comments

[historyrabbit]

[Dimly he heard Fang yelling the pink-haired girl's name, really he was too wrapped up in reading a book on modern military tactics. At least it's more modern than what he had at home. The last yell was a bit close though and he looks up, frowning just slightly.]

Lost someone?

[raindownthesky]

[Fang really didn't notice the man until he spoke up, too scattered to realize that anyone else may have been there. She slapped the side of the computer, cursing in Pulsian before turning to the source of the voice.]

YES!

[As if realizing what she was doing, she toned down her voice, knowing full well this guy couldn't have been responsible...maybe.]

Sorry...I just can't find my partner. Short girl, pigtails, kind of the same style as me, quirky to the point of being mistaken for a child. Goes by Vanille, you seen her?

[historyrabbit]

['s totally cool, he's used to being yelled at angrily. Though usually it's a Japanese swordsman doing it for Lavi having touched his hair or something equally mundane.

Not responsible! Got a collar on just like you.]

Ah... Can't say it rings any bells, haven't seen any girls wearing pigtails. [The one close to Fang's description had a hairstyle more like Kanda's.] Name isn't familiar either, then again I'm pretty sure I haven't met everyone there is here yet. 's a big place.

[raindownthesky]

[She lowers her head, letting out a slow breath to calm her nerves. She puts her face in her hands, shaking it slowly as she speaks into them, her voice muffled, and husky from being on the verge of crying. This whole waking up in a weird place, no sister, no idea what happened; she couldn't take it anymore.]

Etro, why didn't we just listen to you, Light? Why didn't we just stand together instead of us going off and trying to be heroes...

[historyrabbit]

[...

Oops. Well, this was always Lavi's one downfall. He always made the pretty girls cry. He warily takes a few steps closer - he's noticed her warrior-toned body, she could hurt him easily - and hesitantly puts a hand on her shoulder.

Soothingly:] Hey, hey... Buck up, yeah? She could be here. So could your other friends from home. I should know, I somehow wound up with two so far.

[The heroes comment... Well, it seems wisest to let that go for now. God, did he know how it felt, watching Allen go off to do that role. Knowing that his friend probably wouldn't come back to them alive.]

[raindownthesky]

[It dawns on her that he could be right. If she was here, so could the others. The whole group maybe. What if they were dragged here by some power of the fal'Cie? She lifts her face from her hands, looking at him with a remarkably dry face. Tears wouldn't fall just yet. She wouldn't break, not now. She doesn't have time.]

Maybe... [Who would be the next she would look for? Of course. The one who always has a plan. The one who they considered leader.]

Do you happen to know a Lightning?

Hallway

[bashfulshifter]

[The orange cat at the opposite end of the hall is sent scampering for cover at Fang's initial outburst. He has a mind not to pursue her based on his prior experience with loud, angry newcomers to his territory, but Rick listens more closely. He recognizes those yells--a name, called in desperation. It was something Rick would have done on his first day if he were a more assertive fellow, but he'd chosen a slightly less conspicuous method...]

[...Which it seems this person has done as well. The cat tails her around the corner at a substantial distance and sees her fumbling with the terminal. It all hits oddly close to home for him; he can't just stand back and let her frustrations boil over like this. He can help, now.]

[Or, at least attempt to.]

[Assuming Fang didn't see the tabby feline following her prior to, she'll probably catch sight of the nervously blushing pudgy blonde man cautiously approaching her instead.]

...C-Could you...use s-s-some help?

Re: Hallway

[raindownthesky]

[It was odd for her to actually jump, but the sheer worry she has not knowing where her companion is made her lose most of her awareness in the tizzy. She turns quickly, having kicked the machine in front of her in anger right as the voice comes to her attention. Groaning and hopping on her good foot, she hisses and makes eye contact, leaning against the wall to rub her shin gently.]

I just want to know where Vanille is, alright? I can't keep losing her every time I wake up from crystal sleep. It isn't a pattern I want to make a habit of. Please, if you know where she is, or anyone that knows, please tell me.

[bashfulshifter]

[Rick seems just as startled as Fang is. He hops back a step and flushes pink with concern and embarrassment.]

--O-Oh! A-Are--Are y-you--?

[Her foot, he means. Rick's given the terminals a good kick before, too, he feels her pain.]

[Of course, he can't let that question go unanswered. The flustered blonde man gathers his nerves, fights through the stammering: ]

...I-I...d-don't know...th--the n-name i-isn't...f-familiar. I'm s-sorry.

[raindownthesky]

[Her head lulls as she closes her eyes. Once again, she's lost her.]

If only I knew where to start. Tracking skills aside, the girl is damned near impossible to catch up to.

[bashfulshifter]

[His expression softens, mirroring the pain that he's sure Fang is feeling. Someone close...he knows that grief all too well.]

W-Well...i-if she is h-here...there's o-only so many p-places she can g-go, at l-least. I-I'll be s-sure to k-keep an e-eye out.

[It's a minor consolation, but it's the best Rick can come up with right now. He thinks about the situation a little more thoroughly and adds: ]

...W-Wait, you...y-you just g-got here, d-didn't you?

[attheclocktower]

[Xion was heading up to her room to grab something when she heard the shout, which in turn made her hasten her way up the last few stairs. She made it in time to see Fang shooting out of room 1-01 out into the hallway. Xion came to a halt, startled, glancing at the nameplate for her room.

Yeah... there was a new name there. Looks like this might very well be a new roommate.

She steps forward a little cautiously. It'd been a long time ago, but she knew how jarring arrival could be. Especially if you'd been with friends before getting to the Tower.]

Um... excuse me. You just got here, right?

[raindownthesky]

[She's been hunched over the console for a while, deciding to give up when a voice jars her out of her panic. She bit back tears as she looks up, hands still clenched to the sides of the machine. She doesn't so much as verbally respond as she does dumbly nod. So there were others.]

[attheclocktower]

[Xion shifts a little awkwardly. There've been times where she's done a pretty good job with meeting and talking to new arrivals, and times where she has no idea what she's doing. This is one of those times.

Still, she offers an awkward sort of half-smile.]

I'm Xion. I'm in Room 1-01, too.

[She waves a hand at the door Fang just came out of.]

I've been here a while, so... if I can do anything to help, let me know. I know this place is really confusing when you first get here.

[raindownthesky]

[So she has roommates. Despite the spartan decor, it did appear to have remnants of others. She stood straight finally, squaring her shoulders as much as she could. Internally, she's still screaming.]

Fang. Listen, do you know the name Vanille at all? Maybe you know someone who would? [What if someone else she knew was here? Maybe...]

Snow? Hope? Lightning? Sahz? Anything. Does anything jar your memory? I just need to know where my sister is, please.

Hallway

[guardianlight]

[Sigh, a typical morning of waking up in the same white walls, same three other beds otherwise occupied. Not that she seemed to mind of care about the inhabitants. Rather, she was just leaving after fixing her shoulder armor and the holster for her old blade when she heard a rather familiar voice outside.

But it couldn't be, could it?

Shaking her head, she makes for the door. No, they couldn't be. She didn't want them to be here after one of the "more relaxed" months she seemed to have the luxury of being brought in. She could handle whatever came her way; she had to for Serah.

It's at the threshhold when she hears it again. A familiar voice calling out a familiar name. No, it couldn't be. It couldn't be, and yet it was. That was Fang's voice.

...This wasn't something she could run from.]

Fang?

[She doubts that her comrade expects to see her like this, in plated armor and all, but she could care less. Not when there could be an aggravated and (very righteously) pissed Fang in a matter of moments.]

Re: Hallway

[raindownthesky]

[ Fang had already given the machine a good kick before cursing in her native tongue, looking quickly to the voice that dare speak her name at this particular moment, when an offending piece of technology had yet to experience her wr--wait is that Lightning?]

...L--

[Her feet move before her mind or words, and she's even closer now.]

Light! You're here. YOU'RE here?! You're here! Where the bloody hellfire are www---oooohhhaaaat are you wearing?

[Her eyes had managed to catch up with her as she roamed down, catching the armor.]

[guardianlight]

[Yep. Typical Fang. Good to see she hasn't changed any in her crystal "sleep", either. She'll answer the first, not-quite finished question before the obvious.]

Most just call it the "Tower", though someone was kind enough to inform me that it's designation is "Animus".

[As if that weren't ironic enough, with who branded most of them as l'Cie... However, this one was going to be unpleasant to explain.]

...and it's another "gift" from Etro.

[As if the eidolons weren't enough. At least it came with a decent gunblade instead of a timer-like brand.]

[1/2]

[raindownthesky]

[She can't help but flinch, gritting her teeth at the information. They couldn't be responsible, could they? Her eyes are still taking in the armor, a brow raising. She's trying so hard to refrain, but the grin appears at the corner of her mouth. Here it comes, Lightning. Get ready.]

Not a bad gift, I'd say.

[2/2]

[raindownthesky]

[Aside, she looks back up, catching the soldier's eyes as she furrows her brows in worry.]

Lightning, what's going on? Is everything really gone? Where's Vanille?

[chainsawn]

[ Apparently Urotsuki doesn't notice a single thing about the woman's panic. In fact, as she's staring at the computer and hunching over it, Urotsuki is standing behind her, waiting quietly and patiently like she's just waiting for her turn to be able to use it. Like this is totally a normal situation.

She doesn't even say anything, she just waits right behind Fang. Don't be surprised if you turn around and she's suddenly there.. ]

[raindownthesky]

[ This is exactly what happens. Fang turns around, and there this girl is, just standing there. This causes her to flinch, but she bites her cheek to keep herself as calm as possible. She can't stop the sudden curse under her breath, however.Taking the moment to actually look at the girl, she blinks, watching her carefully.]

Is...Um. Hi?

[chainsawn]

[ No matter how much Fang might jump a little out of surprise at Urotsuki being there, Urotsuki herself just blinks at her blankly, like the surprise doesn't faze her in the slightest. ]

Hi ... Is something wrong..?

[raindownthesky]

[Fang opens her mouth to speak before closing it, looking at the terminal, then to the girl, her hands gesturing at the machine as she looks between the two.]

I um...d- did you need to use this?

[chainsawn]

Hmm. But I can wait.

[ She folds her hands behind her like she's perfectly content with waiting here for longer than she already has. Apparently this young girl has all time in the world.. ]

You seemed pretty busy with it, after all.