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Character(s): Megara, open to all (Rose? Tiana? Yuna? EMPLOYEES?)
Content: Megara reopens the Seventh Heaven, hoping some new employees (and customers) stop by.
Setting: Seventh Heaven [G7]
Time: Week 20, morning
Warnings: Probably none.
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This was probably a mistake. Meg had never operated a business before; it was pretty counter-intuitive to the whole "eternal slave to the god of death" thing. Working for Hades left little time to get comfortable and situated, after all. And even when he didn't specifically need her for, say, seducing some monster of legend to his side or spying on the enemy, her lot in life meant getting close to anyone was heartbreak in the making.

But working for Tifa as a waitress at the Seventh Heaven had given her a small glimmer of pride and accomplishment that she kept inside herself and would never admit to. Now with the former boss presumably vanished to where she came from, Meg wasn't about to let the one good part of this stupid place lay abandoned and forgotten on the wayside...even if it meant she had to take up the reins herself.

Now she unlocked the door and opened the curtains, lighting the lamps and just generally getting ready for the day. Of course, until Rose or Yuna's friend came along, the Seventh Heaven wouldn't be offering any food, for everyone's sake. But she could mix a drink and serve the already premade snacks and non-alcoholic beverages.

Megara took her position behind the bar and began to wipe the counter down, ready for the day.

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Meg hesitated for a moment before reaching out and shaking his hand, lips quirked in bemusement. "Well, Sora, it's just that, uh...I'm having a hard time believing we've met before." She drew back a bit, folding her arms and watching him carefully. He didn't seem like the lying sort, but then again, the good liars never did. "How did we meet? When? How do I know you're not lying?"

"I... guess so," He didn't really blame Meg for not believing him. Who would in this situation, really? Sora exhaled loudly as he tried to think of the best way to phrase the answers to her questions.

"We met a while back, a couple months ago, in the Underworld. You were going to talk to Hades about Hercules, but I went instead. And... I don't know how to prove to you that I'm not lying, Meg."

As soon as the word "Underworld" was out in the air, Meg paled considerably. When Hades was mentioned, the pallor was almost tinged with green. How did this kid know!? Was this a trap? A test sent by Hades himself? Unable to collect herself properly, she backed away from the counter, glaring at the boy.

"What...what do you know about...Hades?" she ground out, glancing around furtively as if there were anyone else there.

Sora was taken aback by Meg's reaction. He hadn't expected her to react like that, she seemed shocked that Sora knew of Hades, rather than simply confused, like Sora had expected.

"That he's the god of the Underworld, he wants to kill Hercules, and he worked for Maleficent," Sora replied, then after remembering what he did to Cloud and had tried to do to Auron, he added, "He's a swindler, who tries to manipulate people into doing the dirty work for him." It was obvious in Sora's tone of voice that the boy didn't like Hades, not in the least.

She scowled at the counter, hugging herself close. "You got that right." Lifting one hand to the side of her head as if to calm the thoughts currently running rampant inside, she sighed. "Look, I don't know who Hercules is or why I'd talk to Hades about him, but you don't seem like you're lying. I just can't see myself willingly talking to that creep."

Sora hadn't mentioned that he knew Meg was working for the creep himself and she had no intention of filling him in on that little tidbit. With any luck, she could spin this into a simple matter of her having the barest interaction with the death god.

Sora's eyes grew wide, "W-what do you mean you don't know who Hercules is? I thought he was your..." Boyfriend? Friend? Admittedly, Sora didn't quite know the depth of Herc and Meg's relationship. All he knew was they were important to each other. "I thought you were friends!"

And Meg didn't have to worry about Sora knowing that she worked for Hades. Sora wouldn't believe it if she said so, he didn't think Meg was like that.

"How many times do I have to tell you, kid? I don't have friends." Any emotion but a kind of numb, tired sadness left her at this proclamation. Meg lifted her gaze to meet his, sighing. "You wouldn't understand. Just...drop it, okay? I don't know any Hercules and I know for a fact I've never brought him up to Hades."

She turned away again and rummaged around in a nearby counter, bringing out a covered platter of cookies. She placed it in front of Sora, lifting off the lid and putting it aside. "Here. Now why don't you tell me about yourself? I think I'm done with hearing about me."

Sora frowned at Megara's statement and his shoulders slumped somewhat, "I'll be your friend," he replied quietly when Meg turned away. Why didn't she know about Herc? That just wasn't right.

Sora took one of the cookies when Meg offered them and started munching on it. "Oh," He said between bites of the cookie, "What about me?"

She leaned on the counter, placing her chin in her hands. "Well, you seem to know a lot." Meg decided to refrain from mentioning she wasn't sure if what the kid knew was reality or just insanity -- seeing his face fall in sadness has been enough for her once already. "What's your deal?"

"My... my deal?" He took another bite of the cookie as he thought about her question. "Well, I've been to a lot of different worlds. Me and my friends Donald and Goofy, to fight Heartless." That was how Sora knew of the things that he apparently wasn't supposed to from the perspective of people like Meg.

"Goofy?" Meg echoed, eyebrows raised. "Heck of a name. So how does a kid like you find his way to different worlds? What are you doing it all for, anyway?" She was honestly curious; Sora seemed have have "hero" stamped all over him, and for someone so young, it seemed like a big responsibility.

She walked around the counter to join him on the other side, hitching her skirts up a bit to sit on the stool next to him.

Was it that obvious? Sora watched Meg as she walked over to the other side of the counter.

"It's kind of a long story, Meg. I was looking for my friends, but I also couldn't let the Heartless hurt people and mess up the worlds," Sora explained, "I mean, the Keyblade chose me for a reason..."

She smiled -- she couldn't help it, hearing such heroic words from somebody so young. If it'd been anyone else, Meg's automatic reaction would be distrust. Anyone who talked like this usually was trying to sell you something or at the very least, manipulate you. But not Sora...there was just no way.

"So what's a Keyblade?" she asked, picking up a cookie for herself and taking a bite.

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