All y'all AMV editors comin' back who were curious: the video portal works again. Go nuts. But like, not too nuts. Follow rules and stuff.
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At a moment where seemingly, Lea was going to end up in trouble, especially since it was clear that this place really truly did not end up being safe to stay at after all, Melus raised her hand up and in a quick gust of wind her harp reformed into her hand. She shifted it violently so it straightened out to be more like a bow and she positioned herself so she was clearly able to fire quickly. Considering how heavy her drawstrings were she wasn't going to pull back to threaten or she might accidentally let loose an arrow anyway. Melus raised an eyebrow at the spanish intruder and spoke up, "And what exactly makes you think we're willing to just sit here and let that happen, Señor? We've had enough trouble today and dealt with her fairly quickly. I don't take kindly to this underestimation." x
At a moment where seemingly, Lea was going to end up in trouble, especially since it was clear that this place really truly did not end up being safe to stay at after all, Melus raised her hand up and in a quick gust of wind her harp reformed into her hand. She shifted it violently so it straightened out to be more like a bow and she positioned herself so she was clearly able to fire quickly. Considering how heavy her drawstrings were she wasn't going to pull back to threaten or she might accidentally let loose an arrow anyway. Melus raised an eyebrow at the spanish intruder and spoke up, "And what exactly makes you think we're willing to just sit here and let that happen, Señor? We've had enough trouble today and dealt with her fairly quickly. I don't take kindly to this underestimation."
Pretending the training was acknowledged and Take was excited about this ability and whatnot, that feeling was cut short by the next world and the immediate danger. Take pulled a cloth out of his back and wrapped it around his face quickly. He zipped up his jacket and threw up his hood, leaving his bag outside as he quickly made his way in with a sprint. He was grateful at the very least, no matter how much Atmos tried Take was insisting he keep the jacket specifically because he was constantly thinking about "well what if I end up in a situation where a village is burning down" and he was ever so grateful today was the day for his resourcefulness to come into play. As he pulled down his sleeves, he ran towards the top floor to help out those on top. The boy seemed to be distressingly good at figuring out how to make his way and set his footing around the burning building but there wasn't much he could do about the natural smoke inhalation and burning since he was not as equipped as he would ideally like to be. The boy managed to help clear the path to be able to get the first three people out of there, and he was already ready to run for more. Takehiko went to Floor 10. 12/15 people left on floor 10
*teleports behind you teleporting behind me*
Did it work this time, Arch?
here i go again on my own going down the only path i've ever known like a drifter i was born to walk alone and it's still hard to read. but i'm glad to know we can still do the thing download this for maximum effect
Kaida thought about the aura situation a minute but, she heard Ananta's voice come from behind her. Fortunately for Ananta, Kaida was in a hugging mood. She didn't know how often this would happen, so Kaida separated herself from the other two and walked over and hugged Ananta. Though it was more of a side hug than anything. She wasn't very fond of full on hugs anyway. After a bit she separated and looked at those still here, "Well, I think I'm gonna join the others going for new clothes before focusing on this aura thing." Kaida saluted at the ground before she walked over towards Hikaru and pulled him away from Aux, "The hugging's gone on long enough. For now you must part."
When Take had gotten enough away from Gero, he noticed Chrono out of the corner of his eye. He stopped by him and looked at Chrono, "Was that overdramatic?" he asked that flatly, almost detecting the irony in it himself. He looked like he wanted to keep walking further away from Gero though and didn't know how much Chrono would want to talk about. He felt like if Chrono did talk about it, it would be focused more on Take's response. But all the boy could think about was how vague Gero was. He was feeling immediately grateful at this point that he ended up being taught by Atmos versus whoever this guy thought he was.
Mora was glad that this hunch turned out to be worthwhile. She grabbed at her side more and everyone was asking about her being in pain. Mora shook her head, "I'm not... hurting. I feel weaker." Mora held her side tighter and said, "It hurts cause of the spot but... I feel tired. Unnaturally tired." she didn't quite know how to explain it. She stood up a bit, wobbling slightly before saying, "I can lead us back to the cave though... i-if you're ready."
After Gero gave them permission to say goodbye to their masters. Take went to go and walk until Gero suddenly mentioned wanting to speak to Take. The boy was thrown off for a moment, but went in quickly. Getting up the stairs in no time at all to give Atmos a very basic goodbye. Letting her know he was alright considering the last place they'd left. He kind of wished they hadn't run so far. The short run was fine for him, but probably not for anyone else at that point and he hoped they weren't too exhausted. When Take had gotten back from giving Atmos a quick and uneventful goodbye. He finally got to Gero, who had already separated himself from the rest of the group so they could speak privately. When he finally got there, Take just kind of looked at the old man for a long moment before crossing his arms and saying, "Hey." "I am sorry we could not speak sooner but it is good to see that you are doing well, Takehiko." Gero spoke with a small smile. "I'm... glad you're not... dead?" Take wasn't exactly sure how to reply to that. The boy shifted a bit and looked up at Gero, he sighed and let his arms uncross as he asked, "You're the one that gave me the keyblade... aren't you?" "Yes. Yes I am. I knew you would be worthy, child." Take was trying very hard to stay distant. But it didn't really last long. The boy smiled one of his small smiles before saying, meaning it as a joke although it was delivered flatly, "You didn't make a point to see if I would be very long." "I do not need to see rain fall to know that the ground will be wet or a moon rise to know night has come. You were worthy. You just needed to find that out yourself." "I..." Take closed his eyes and gave up on attempting humor at that point and asked, "Why... were you there that day?" "You needed to find a higher calling. You were destined to be more than another soldier on the frontlines, Takehiko." Takehiko stopped for a moment and looked back up at Gero and he didn't realize it, but he started smiling, though it was a sad smile this time, "But I still am another soldier on the frontlines. It's just a different weapon and a different enemy now. That just seems to be the card dealt no matter where you place me." "Are you telling me that is all you have done on this journey? Have you not made bonds so far?" Take was quiet at his response before saying, "I bonded with other soldiers on the battlefield at home. I don't think it changes the endgame here..." he felt himself getting angry, and he didn't know why this was building up again. "Bonds change everything. Perhaps you need more time to explore that." Take tightened his fist and finally the anger bubbled up, "It doesn't change the fact that I'm gonna end up probably dying out there on the field while you and all of your masters sit comfortably here waiting for the point you have to do something. I've played this game before Master Gero and I'm more than willing to just let this be my role if that's all it is but with a different color of paint this time." the boy turned away and said, "I don't need to hear more of your vague lessons. It's not like they're helpful anyway." Takehiko walked away, he paused a minute and looked back, feeling guilt for a moment over snapping like that, before he shook it off and kept walking.
YEAH I KNOW MAN EVERYONE KNOWS IT'S OWEN WILSON THAT LOOKS LIKE THE STATUE OF MONA LISA peasants!
Takehiko had a pretty great time getting that run in. Despite the fact some people by the end were needing a lot more rest. He snacked on something small with the picnic since others seemed to grab at that desperately. The boy enjoyed having the company of everyone around after everything. It felt nice. But when Gero showed up telling them they had a new group leader, Thallasa (who Take was surprised to see was still alive), he just kind of sat there quietly a second to process before sighing and standing up, "Alright. I guess we're moving on then. But would you mind if we gave gave our masters a quick goodbye before we ran off?" Take wasn't even looking at Gero or acknowledging him at this point, "If anything happens I don't want it to be on poor or unresolved terms."
Take scratched the back of his head when Illiana asked what brought about the run, Boreas explained it fairly well but he said to Illiana, "Yeaaah, I guess I might have gotten a little excited and asked everyone else, but most people seem to be interested in this sort of thing." When Qamar asked about leaving a basket somewhere we were meeting up, Take was surprised to see she had packed a picnic lunch. Mainly because he wasn't expecting anyone to put that kind of care into this spur of the moment run (well spur of the moment to everyone but Boreas). "Yeah um, maybe just leaving it here until we get back. It'd still be a picanic outside of the castle. Ya know?" Take didn't need to respond to Glyde's question, but was nonetheless glad he had joined them. When everyone who seemed to be going had arrived, Take clapped his hands together excitedly. Then immediately regretted it as he said, "Cool. I didn't think everyone was gonna wanna do this. This'll be exciting. Well, maybe. Some of you may be lost along the way. I'll carry you to freedom though."
Kaida didn't exactly get enough time to respond to Ananta before she was heading towards the portal and she said, "Wait, Ananta. I'm sorry for overreacting. It... ended up a lot better than I thought. And I took it out on you... I'm sorry." When Ananta had focused towards the portal, Aux started responding to Kaida and turned back over to Aux to listen. She smiled a little bit and was going to reply then and there, but jumped a bit at Hikaru's reaction. She watched the two in a bit of amusement and eventually began to laugh a little saying, "Oh come on. You don't have to be like that." Kaida jumped up and grabbed Aux, pulling him back to throw him off balance a bit just to pull him in for a hug and reached out towards Hikaru and pulled him in as well, "If it's the last chance I get at a hug. I'll take it. So hug it out, fuddy duddy."
