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Open July Log
Who: Saix & anyone
Status: Open
Where: Various locations
What: MANTA board quests & general starters
Warnings: None
a) a phantom thief
[Naturally, the idea of hearts being stolen piqued Saix's attention. The reports sound a bit different than what he would have expected, though - and so he heads directly to the most recent location where the thief struck.
He can be found kneeling down next to the body, inspecting it. Breathing, living, but unresponsive. Not what he would expect to see from someone who had their heart stolen - and he should know. He sees no sign of anything that would lead him to believe this has any similarity to what he's familiar with.
So, what is going on, then?]
No Heartless, either. Curious.
b) miss praying mantis
[If he's going to remain here, Saix may as well make himself useful. He does have skills, after all, and the easiest one to put to use is also the most obvious one. He's got a claymore and he's ready to use it. While he wasn't generally out doing fieldwork back home, he did his share of fighting.
And a good workout involving some unrestrained violence might serve to clear his thoughts a little. Not that he's having feelings about any of this - obviously that's impossible. But he is having a lot of thoughts, some contradictory, many involving what he would be feeling if he were capable of it. He's rather tired of it.
So, time to hunt down a giant insect. But Saix isn't stupid, and he is new here, so when he sees someone in the same general area he approaches them before attempting to find the creature alone.]
I assume you are here for the same reason as I.
c) the wy's have it
[Saix doesn't know much about wyverns, but his working theory is that they're being pushed out of their usual area by either a larger predator, or a lack of their usual sources of sustenance. While he may not be able to fix either problem, he may at least be able to figure out which it is - and if not that, take down a few wyverns to keep them from causing chaos.
He is trying to keep himself busy, really. It helps if he can do so in a useful way.
But he's quite aware that he doesn't know the area, doesn't know the creatures, and doesn't really know the world. So he can be found moving cautiously through the foothills of the mountains, claymore in hand, alert to any sounds or movements.]
d) wildcard
[If there's anything else you're interested in doing with Saix, I'm happy to roll with it! We can plot ahead, or feel free to drop a starter and we can see where it goes.]
Status: Open
Where: Various locations
What: MANTA board quests & general starters
Warnings: None
a) a phantom thief
[Naturally, the idea of hearts being stolen piqued Saix's attention. The reports sound a bit different than what he would have expected, though - and so he heads directly to the most recent location where the thief struck.
He can be found kneeling down next to the body, inspecting it. Breathing, living, but unresponsive. Not what he would expect to see from someone who had their heart stolen - and he should know. He sees no sign of anything that would lead him to believe this has any similarity to what he's familiar with.
So, what is going on, then?]
No Heartless, either. Curious.
b) miss praying mantis
[If he's going to remain here, Saix may as well make himself useful. He does have skills, after all, and the easiest one to put to use is also the most obvious one. He's got a claymore and he's ready to use it. While he wasn't generally out doing fieldwork back home, he did his share of fighting.
And a good workout involving some unrestrained violence might serve to clear his thoughts a little. Not that he's having feelings about any of this - obviously that's impossible. But he is having a lot of thoughts, some contradictory, many involving what he would be feeling if he were capable of it. He's rather tired of it.
So, time to hunt down a giant insect. But Saix isn't stupid, and he is new here, so when he sees someone in the same general area he approaches them before attempting to find the creature alone.]
I assume you are here for the same reason as I.
c) the wy's have it
[Saix doesn't know much about wyverns, but his working theory is that they're being pushed out of their usual area by either a larger predator, or a lack of their usual sources of sustenance. While he may not be able to fix either problem, he may at least be able to figure out which it is - and if not that, take down a few wyverns to keep them from causing chaos.
He is trying to keep himself busy, really. It helps if he can do so in a useful way.
But he's quite aware that he doesn't know the area, doesn't know the creatures, and doesn't really know the world. So he can be found moving cautiously through the foothills of the mountains, claymore in hand, alert to any sounds or movements.]
d) wildcard
[If there's anything else you're interested in doing with Saix, I'm happy to roll with it! We can plot ahead, or feel free to drop a starter and we can see where it goes.]
a)
So, naturally, it's concerning to hear anything slightly similar. There's also possibly a very irrational and silly part of her might wonder if her arrival has something to do with it. All of that to say she's eager to do some investigating into it. Who she finds isn't exactly who she expects to and she's not entirely sure what to say at first. Luckily she catches what he says and that's a place to start. ]
Strange isn't it? I haven't seen any signs of them either but this seems...strangely familiar.
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It does. I've seen no Heartless, and no Nobodies save myself and -
[He pauses.]
Those you would expect.
[Axel and Roxas. Who things are rather complicated with right now. And Namine herself, of course.]
None of us did this. Have you heard anything about it happening before?
no subject
[ Maybe it's said a tiny bit too firmly. There's always the possibility. Or the possibility their arrival caused something similar. But those are silly thoughts. ]
No. Ventus even said he hasn't seen ant heartless, unversed, or nobodies here.
[ Aside from the usual suspects. ]
This seems like something new, something just coming up now.
[ Bad timing for them. ]
But... maybe that means it's different enough that these people can still be fixed?
no subject
[That's a good thought, a hopeful one. Whether they can fix it is a different question, but at least Saix intends to do what he can to find out what's going on.]
I was intending to look for the culprit, and see if any way can be found to restore the victims' hearts. Would you like to help me?
[Namine's abilities might be useful - but more than that, Saix thinks she's probably much better with people than he is. If they end up having to talk to anyone, she's a lot more likely to get a good response than he is.]
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[ Should they actually find any clues, or worse any enemies, he's certainly going to be better in combat than she will. ] And I'm sure some of the others would say someone should keep an eye on you.
[ Though that is actually said with a tiny quirk of her lips, maybe it's a joke? She's heard about some of the...issues going on. ]
no subject
We should investigate the area, first of all. See if anything was left behind, or if anyone saw something.
[The truth is, Saix doesn't do much on-the-ground work himself. His first instinct is to order someone who is good at that sort of thing - Axel maybe, or Xigbar, or even Luxord - to take care of it. He's better at managing. But that isn't an option here, and even if it was, he probably wouldn't take it.
He really is trying to be better.]
But stay close. We don't know if the culprit is still nearby.
no subject
I'm used to looking around. [ That she did on her own here and there. Searching for things that could help or information about where people might be. ] But I've never tried to interview people.
[ Then again she can't imagine he has either, so maybe they're both on equal footing there. Really, she's never had much chance to socialize at all. She glances up at him for a moment curiously. ]
You don't have to worry about me, even if they're nearby. I'm pretty good at figuring out how to get away.
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[She certainly slipped out from under the Organization's noses often enough.]
But I would still prefer you not have to - not while we are working together, in any case.
[It's really the absolute least he can do, after everything. It's not that Saix is worried, exactly (he's not sure he's really capable of worrying), but he doesn't want to make such an obvious mistake. Skilled at escaping or not, he intends to watch her back while they're doing something that might be dangerous.
He kneels down for a moment, checking what might be a footprint - but it seems to match the shoes of the victim. Not helpful.]
Have you been staying with the others?
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I'll do my best to stay behind you then if something goes wrong.
[ But she'll just hope that nothing goes wrong and do her best to make sure things stay going as well as they can. It can't go as poorly as anything back home did, so at the very least they have that going for both of them. Or so she thinks. She'll be the optimistic one. ]
I have. They've got an entire island! [ Where they definitely didn't have a meeting about him. Her eyes cast down for a split second, though she's quick to turn it to the footprint. Where she clearly meant to look all along. There's a few others that catch her attention, all belonging to the victim but in a pattern that makes it look like they may have been trying to run from something. She follows the tracks, lifting her legs up so she's on one foot at one point and then stumbling to put it in another foot. It rather comically gives a story of someone stumbling while running until they just stopped.
Which also isn't that helpful. ]
Where have you been staying?
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A bit clumsy, our victim. But they were running away, it seems. Well done.
[A useful bit of information. They at least saw their attacker coming - or, even if they didn't, they knew they were in some kind of danger. At least they can be fairly sure it wasn't an invisible creature, he supposes.]
I have been staying on the Royal Fortune. It's perfectly acceptable.
[Saix doesn't really need anything nice - he wouldn't know what to do with it. Basic quarters are enough for him. And he has no illusions about the welcome he might receive from that island - which is fine, because the idea of living on an island with the likes of Sora and Roxas is practically enough to give him a headache all on its own.]
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[ Or both, but she's trying to be a bit sympathetic to them. It all really depends on what they saw chasing them. That's the current part that's giving her a reason to be mildly frustrated. Even if she might look just a tiny bit excited by the praise. ]
It's not that helpful, but thank you. [ It's strange to have him tell her well done and genuinely seem to read it. Not something she's used to from Organization members. But then again, is he really one here? Or anymore at all? ]
Oh, the Paladin ship, right? Do you think you'd ever join an actual crew?
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[He looks in the direction they seem to have been running from. There's nothing immediately apparent there, at least at first.]
It also means that they knew the person or creature that attacked them was dangerous. Either they were already familiar with it, and knew it on sight, or there's something about its appearance or manner that might frighten someone.
[Though just coming up on someone in the darkness of night can be frightening... still, it's something to work with. And taking a moment to actually lay it out like that is helpful for Saix, too.]
I have no interest in finding a crew right now. I... am not sure the sort that would welcome me would be the sort I want to ally myself with.
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[ Well, next to no reason. There's some things she can think of, reasons, but it wouldn't come into play here. Maybe they're...figuring something out? She's going to be optimistic about it at least! ]
I wish we had some idea of how they were doing what they did...
[ now that would really help. A part of her almost wishes she could try using her own powers on them. But what if that just made a mess?
She frowns for just a moment at what he says and falls silent for a few seconds. ]
Why do you think only certain crews would want you? Outside of the others from our world, there's nobody here that knows who you are. [ Maybe the choice of 'nobody' is intentional. Maybe not. ] You... can be anyone you want to be here.
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[He hadn't heard that the victims had items stolen from them, which seems like the most obvious reason. Saix is somewhat stumped here - it's just far enough outside of his experience that he can't do much with the information they have.
Still, they do have some information, which is a beginning. Perhaps they can take whatever they've learned and pass it on to someone who might know more about this world, and about why something like this might happen.]
I can't be anyone but myself. [He says it without any particular inflection. For him, it's just the truth. With a heart he might be more willing to experiment, but... right now he's just trying to make sure he doesn't lose sight of what it means to have a heart.] And I'm not so certain that Axel and Roxas haven't told plenty of people about the things that I have done. I haven't arrived with a clean slate.