paixaorpg | The King is Dead, Long Live the King! [active]

Character(s): Zexion
Content: Wandering and people-watching, mostly.
Setting: Central Station.
Time: Early afternoon
Warnings: None

So the mayor was dead then. Dead, and no doubt people were already suspecting him and his fellows for his death. Naturally, they would be quite correct in their assumptions, but he was hardly going to be the one to mention it. Bringing up that he knew who to pin the death of the late mayor on would not only draw suspicion, but also a good deal of attention and while suspicion he could handle (if it came up) he didn't much care for attention. Or at least not the kind that that announcement would draw. He'd leave the drawing-of-attention to some of the others.

And in the meantime, he doubted any harm would come of merely watching the passers by. True, there were fewer here than at the gates perhaps, but it was far less likely that he would be accosted by newcomers this way. And besides, it was far easier to look as though he belonged among this crowds then those that surrounded the gates. All he needed to do was look as if he was waiting for someone and the rest of the people would simply pay him no real heed. He was just another face in the crowd to them, and that was all for the better, as far as he was concerned.

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Stitch walked alongside of Lilo, not really knowing where they were heading, just exploring. Lilo hadn't been in this place too long, and since he had been there for a while, he wanted to show her the areas that he knew about. They had just got off one of the trains from the gate they had originally been at. Twitching his ears for a moment to listen to the sounds around the area, Stitch turned towards his friend.

"Lilo, I never did ask you, how did you end up here?" He asked, not hearing or seeing anything threatening to them in the station.

Lilo was certainly more than grateful to have found Stitch in this strange place. Without him, she wasn't quite sure what she would have done, besides wander aimlessly through unfamiliar streets. No, it was definitely better to have her dearest and best friend around with her, and she appreciated his input and instruction when it came to the things within Paixao.

"I don't know. I was just walking home from hula class and somehow I ended up outside the gate." She offered a shrug. "How did you get here?"

Well now, that was interesting. The city didn't seem to pull in too many children - and was that... her pet, perhaps? If it was it was certainly a rather unusual one, not that that was particularly a surprise here, of all places, but still out of the norm nonetheless. This would bear more looking into, clearly.

However, he couldn't quite pick up what they were saying from where he was currently standing, but that was fixed easily enough, as he began to drift closer to the pair.

"I was out flying one of Jumba's new ships that he was building. I crashed...only outside of one of the domes, not in Hawaii." Stitch said, twitching his ears, but keeping them up and alert for any noise of a threat.

"It was interesting, to say the least."

Lilo looked at Stitch, concern lightning in her eyes. Really, her friend should be more careful than to crash a spaceship... but she supposed there was a good chance that it couldn't be helped.

"You should be more careful when you're out in a spaceship, Stitch." She didn't want to lose her best friend because of some accident, after all.

Spaceships, was it? Very interesting. Apparently the blue whatever-it-was was smarter then he'd estimated at first, and not a pet at all. Just another oddity called to the place from across the universes. And the pair certainly seemed a good terms with each other - a part of him wondered idly what would happen if one of the two were forcibly taken from each other. After all, he'd seen similar friendships before, and seen what could happen when one of the pair was whisked away by strangers for their undoubtedly nefarious purposes.

Not that he had any intentions of whisking anyone away at the moment. For now he was simply content to watch and gather information. And if the pair didn't notice him standing nearby, so much the better for him.

"I'm fine, see!" He smiled at Lilo. "Besides, it's not my fault that the wiring was messed up." Maybe it was, but he didn't want her to know that. He took a second to look around, trying to figure out where to go next.

ooc: sorry its so short, brain fry from thesis.

Lilo just stared at Stitch in something akin to shock. Messed up wiring? She could have sworn that her best friend knew better, knew how to avoid those situations. But what could she do about it now? It had already happened and was now in the past.

"Just be more careful next time, okay? I don't want to lose my best friend." Especially not in a strange place like this.

Well, that was certainly one way to arrive outside the gates at least, and the mechanical error and damage from the crash would certainly have grounded the ship for long enough to keep it from going anywhere before someone could deal with it appropriately, should it have actually landed near the domes, instead of merely spitting its passenger out near the city.

Not that it really mattered much in either case. At the moment he was rather surprised that neither of them had noticed him quietly eavesdropping on the conversation, although he supposed that could be forgiven, given that this seemed something like a reunion of sorts.

"I will Lilo, I promise." Stitch said, making a mock salute with one of his paws. Looking around, he still didn't see anyone who met the descriptions of the people that everyone from outside of Paixao should avoid.

"Oh, I need to tell you. Stay away from people in black cloaks. They're not good." He said, talking quieter than earlier. "People think they're up to no good..."

Lilo's smile turned to a frown very quickly as she heard Stitch's warning. People in black cloaks? But couldn't they just be secret service agents, or something? Regardless, it would be wise to heed any given warning, and perhaps look into the matter as time lent itself to do so.

"I'll keep an eye out, Stitch," she told her friend. Of course, she wasn't afraid. Who would be, after dealing with Gantu and Jumba and Pleakley? "If you stay with me, we can avoid them together."

Well, perhaps they would be able to avoid them. Although to be perfectly fair they hadn't managed particularly well so far.

Not that he was planning to let them know that of course. It would hardly be beneficial in the long run. Far better to wait patiently and bide his time, picking up what little he could from the conversation. True, it might not necessarily by of any use, anything he picked up here, but that wasn't going to dissuade him at the moment.

Besides, if he was lucky maybe he'd find a place to work himself into the conversation.

"Sounds good." Stitch said, nodding to his friend. He was trying to watch for anyone suspicious looking, but he really hadn't seen anyone so far. But, not knowing a lot about their physical features wasn't helping any. For now, all Stitch knew about was the black coats, and they hadn't appeared anywhere around him.

"Hold on, I'm going to take a look around." Stitch quickly climbed up a light pole to glance around and see what he could see.

[[ooc: sorry, thesis ate my soul, but it's due today, so I should be better at keeping up with tags.]]

Lilo smiled at Stitch. Everything was definitely more comforting with her best friend around. Funny how something so simple could make such a huge difference in things.

"Be careful, Stitch," she cautioned, following the blue alien with her eyes as he climbed. The warning wasn't necessary, not really. Lilo more than knew Stitch could take care of himself. But it just felt right to say it.

Zexion couldn't help but smile as he watched the pair. The certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves. Perhaps today he'd leave them alone. There were other people in the city after all.

So with one last glance at the pair, Zexion moved back into the crowd of people and within a matter of moments was gone.

"I'll be fine Lilo." Stitch shouted from the top of the light pole. He looked around, trying to find something fun to do or exciting to see while he was up there. Plus, he was looking for anyone who could be associated with the Organization that everyone had been talking about.

Sliding down, he stood next to Lilo again. "Well, I don't know what to do now. I say we find something to do!" He smiled, still just glad to have his 'partner-in-crime' around again.

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