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An Attempt at a Rescue Attempt (active)

Character(s): AndrAIa, Chrono, Terra, Makoto, Zidane
Content: Assembling the Clan to rescue Rosette
Setting: Clan Centurio HQ, I7
Time: Late evening
Warnings: None

She had run all the way here.

"Zidane!" AndrAIa yelled. The foyer was empty; her voice echoed, as did the slam of the door behind her. "Zidane! Are you here?"

His last post said he would be here, and AndrAIa very much hoped he was. She had gone for a bit of rest and for a bite of energy -- and had found that energy in this world of users looked positively disgusting. She'd regret it later; right now, the only thing that mattered was the message she had received while sitting at the cafe table. Rosette was in trouble.

AndrAIa would have already started searching for her -- but she needed help. She was new here, and she needed to know where Rosette had gone after the fight with Sin...and if there was someone who could track her down. If Frisket were here...
...But he wasn't.

Sighing, AndrAIa cupped her left hand to her mouth. Her right already clasped her trident -- just in case. "Zidane!"

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What was going on? What happened to Rosette? There was no way Chrono had fallen that far behind. Or had he just kept his eyes closed a little longer than he thought? Instead of helping him, that journal thing and the inhabitants speaking through it were only seeming to make him more worried and anxious. Just what the hell happened?

The best bet he had right now seemed to be heading to some strange location practically 3 miles or so away. Besides that he couldn't get any other information, including who it was that spoke to him. The whole situation seemed like a giant trap. But what other choice did he have for now? Hopefully he could speak to... whoever it was once he got there. Whether or not the conversation ended well, he couldn't say yet.

A while later, and much closer to his supposed location Chrono could hear someone calling for... something. It was enough to check out. Maybe whoever it was could help. He walked over into plain sight of the person yelling and they had a weapon. Well, this would end up being a very interesting conversation at this rate. Chrono didn't say anything but instead just walked forward a ways. For now, he couldn't tell whether anything was a threat or not so he was best just on his guard.

AndrAIa sensed rather than saw or heard the person behind her. And through the doors to the building, he looked remarkably similar to the journal's picture of him. Great timing, she thought. She beckoned him inside with her left hand, hoping that Zidane had heard her calls. It would be so much freaking easier if they had VidWindows! This whole ordeal was making her very, very homesick.

"I'm sorry," she said, as soon as the individual had opened the door. "I didn't mean to scare you. We just don't have time to chit-chat."

"I'm AndrAIa. Rosette is one of the few friendly people I've met here." And there were too few of those to let something happen to any of them! The sprite moved with a certain grace and confidence about her, and although her attitude was brisk (she was clearly in a hurry,) she looked worried and her words were cautious. "Rosette left a message a while ago, and now she won't tell anyone where she's hiding." Gently, she added, "I assume you haven't heard it. Would you like to?"

Her own journal was out. She approached him with that same gentle confidence, green hair swaying with each movement of her well-toned body. At his nod, she pressed play (http://nun-with-guns.livejournal.com/1841.html).

(OOC Note: the journals *do* show pictures of the users, so he'll recognize AndrAIa as well! Linked back to Rosette's last journal entry.)

Terra had no idea since joining the Clan, that someone would need help so quickly. At the same time, what better opportunity to make herself useful? She'd been near the area that the Clan was located in when she saw the note on the message board, so Terra had quickly darted in that direction.

By the time she reached the Headquarters, she was mildly winded - it was far easier (and more fun) to simply fly from place to place, but she decided not to try that just yet. How many citizens looked up anymore anyway? As she stepped through the door, she heard the voices of two others - and a third, coming from a recording of some sort.

Rather than lurk in the doorway like a rude guest, she cleared her throat softly. "Hello? You must be.. AndrAIa, right?" She cast an inquisitive glance over her surroundings, "I'm Terra," she added for the benefit of the pair, ".. I'm new here - to the city and the Clan. I thought I'd come and help if I could, when I saw your message."

Makoto was glad to find out that the headquarters that had been mentioned on the message board wasn't too far away from there she had been staying. She had been in the Actua Are close by, and had ran over when she had seen AndrAIa's post on the message board.

When she entered the headquarters, she heard voices talking inside already. She didn't want to seem rude, so she knocked on the entryway before walking fully inside.

"Excuse me...I saw a post about meeting here...to help."

His thought of her being a threat diminished after the woman introduced herself. But his worry was still there. What she had said bothered Chrono. Hiding? Since when did Rosette purposefully hide? It all just seemed off.

The voice post he had heard made Chrono feel nearly helpless. Dammit, why hadn't he been there? And who was she-- Aion? Was Aion the one that caused this? Chrono's worries were only increasing and it didn't feel like he was getting anywhere by staying here. He couldn't just stand around and wait. He had to find her. This day was just becoming worse and worse.

"I have to find her." He said, more to himself than anything. "Please, tell me if you find out anything." He waited for a response of some sort, anything would do. With that he ran back outside. He'd search this whole place if he had to. How else could he find her? Dammit, why did she even do this in the first place? And why wasn't he there?

AndrAIa's mouth fell open. He was leaving? "Where're you going to look?" That was exactly the reason she had come here first -- but he was looking at her with such earnest that her heart went out to him. "Okay," she relented with a sigh. "I'll tell you. But what you're doing is basic..."

And then he was gone.

AndrAIa lifted her eyes to the ladies who had just entered, giving them a worried smile. "Come in. Terra? I'm AndrAIa." That left just one more introduction....

With a sweep of her hand, she said, "Well, I think we should begin -- and, hopefully, others will show up to help us run a search program in a few nanos... Either of you know this sector?"

It also looked like Zidane wasn't going to come out -- if he was even here at all. But if he saw her message on the boards, he'd come to help if he could.

((Hope no one minds :O))

Zidane had been resting. It was a good, nice, complete-out-cold rest. Until the sounds from far beyond the room he had holed himself up in begun to break into his consciousness, and he grabbed his pillow and threw it at the door as if that would help. Except then he was out of a comfortable pillow.

What logic that had been. With a low groan he hefted himself out of bed, shifted to the floor, and walked across the room, grabbing the pillow, opening the door, and walking down to the open hall. He blinked at the small gathering, wondered slightly how bad he must look, and then asked, "I missed something, didn't I?"

The other boy ran out with such speed, Terra squeaked a little in surprise. Hopefully Makoto was quick enough to avoid getting run over in the process, but the green haired girl smiled a hesitant welcome either way. Hesitant, because this wasn't exactly a happy cheery social gathering. "A search program..?" Terra asked, glancing back towards AndrAIa.

What a strange way to say it - if she meant, 'help look for the frightened woman' as Terra thought she did. Ah well. She moved aside a bit to allow Makoto to come nearer, and shook her head at the other green haired woman, "I'm afraid not. I only arrived in Paixao a couple of days ago, and - well, I'd only just recently started looking around."

Ah, one boy left and in came another - and it looked like he was still sleepy given that he still had a pillow in his hand. Tactfully, Terra didn't giggle, "I'm afraid so - you're Zidane, right?" She did speak with him briefly over the journal after all. Makoto, on the other hand, she didn't know. Nonetheless, she would leave the explanation (and introduction) to AndrAIa.

AndrAIa couldn't help but grin at Zidane. Even now -- especially now -- her good temperment shone through her worry, and she laughed. "Did we wake you up from an energy nap?" And, of course, she couldn't help but add, "Where's your stuffed binome?"

No one else got it -- Zidane included. Nevermind.

Still smiling at him, she said, "It's cute, Sparky." Then her smile slid away, until only a trace of it remained. Her eyes, however, were hard. "Rosette's in trouble."

Makoto stood where she was and watched the scene unfold, not wanting to get in the middle of any arguments. If anything got physical, she'd try to stop it, but they were all verbal at the moment. She was able to quickly move out of the way when Chrono quickly rushed out, and then she moved a bit more into the room.

"I'm Makoto." She said as she reached the other women, and bowed slightly. "I would like to help in any way that I can."

Makoto? He grinned a bit at the name, although it had taken a minute. He swore for that small bit of time he had heard it as 'Mikoto' ... which didn't make any sense at all, as she hardly looked like a Mikoto. Still, his attention went to AndrAIa and he frowned (he still didn't understand her nickname for him, and would have retaliated about it, if not for her next comment).

"Rosette's in trouble."

"Where is she?" he asked, voice serious. All at once the sleep wore off and every bit of him was awake. "What happened to her?"

While AndrAIa filled Zidane in, Terra turned to look at Makoto when she joined their little group. "I'm Terra," she offered, a hasty introduction, "I'm glad you've come to help also. Do you know the girl that's in trouble? Rosette?" Not that it mattered, she was just making conversation. "I think the more people we have helping out, the better."

"Makoto!" Fran called as she came to the door a few moments after the girl had disappeared inside. She looked at the other occupants of the room as she entered and smiled cheerfully at them. "Hello!"

She recognized the blond boy from his reply to her post on the message board and turned her friendly smile on him. "Zidane, are you still hurt? I have never attempted to heal someone before, but I believe that it should be within my capabilities."

Makoto turned to Terra when she heard the other girl talking. "Nice to meet ya!" She said. "And I don't know Rosette, I just noticed her post and couldn't just sit around hoping for the best. Sometimes, it's best to get involved somehow!" She smiled. She then turned when she heard her name being called from the door.

"Fran, sorry about that, I just kinda rushed off." And she had, once she read the message on where to meet.

Terra nodded at Makoto thoughtfully, then glanced towards the other two talking. "Hrm." She glanced at Fran when the girl entered and spoke to Zidane, and then returned her attention to Makoto, "I agree about getting involved. That Rosette girl is probably scared, but hopefully ..um.. I'm going to scout around a bit. Maybe I can knock out some places to search while you guys are planning - I feel a bit restless, I'm sorry. Let me know if you hear anything, and I'll do the same." Terra offered with a hesitant smile, as she quickly hurried outside.

( OOC:aggh that took longer than I meant too, sorry! back to hiatusland~)

Fran smiled at Makoto. "It's not a problem," she replied. "It's good that you came here quickly." She turned her attention back to the blond boy.

((AndrAIa was dropped so uh... I don't know..))

Zidane nodded as Terra went off. "Sounds good. Keep in touch! If you find out anything, give us a heads up." So there was Chrono and Terra out looking, that was fairly good. He just hoped that wherever Rosette was, she hadn't gone back near Sin. That would be a bad thing - and just plain reckless.

"Rosette's dressed like a nun," he told Makoto. "And she's got a gun." He grinned a bit lopsidedly at that. "Or... she does normally. If she's in a lot of real trouble, she may not have it anymore."

He rubbed the back of his neck. "I guess splitting up would work. There's four of us here, we can each cover a gate. How's that sound, AndrAIa?" He turned to her... or where she... had been. His body tensed, tail straightening in the air. "AndrAIa?! Where did..." He looked to the others in a bit of a panic. "Did you guys see where she went?!"

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