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[Cid is sitting down at a table in the inn, a few bottles in front of them. They've been recently purchased from one of the item shops in the Business District. He picks one up, staring at it for a little while before beginning to list off the ingredients. It's barely more than a mumble, not very audible to anyone listening.]

...mixed with the other, should have a rather powerful, offensive fire attack...

[He sighs, leaning back, curious but not exactly too amused.]

What a joke this is.

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Serah! [ She's surprised to see her there -- she wasn't aware that she'd been followed, mostly because she was so intently focused on finding Raines. She jerks her arm out of Serah's grasp, throwing a nasty glare Cid's way. ] Don't you dare act like you don't know what this is about, Raines.

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[Well, wherever Serah goes, Snow has to follow, right? So here is Snow standing behind Serah, and he isn't bothering hiding the amused look on his face.]

Well, glad to see I'm not the only one who gets that kind of greeting from Sis.

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[And so enters the brigade. Cid can only roll his eyes at, well, everything.]

You are apparently hardly unique in that regard, Villiers. [And he turns back to Lightning.] I can hazard a guess. Really, you ought to work on anger management. I think that you may be overreacting just a little.

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[ Lightning sputters slightly, and takes a step back, staring at her sister. She finally just turns and shoves Snow out of the way. ] You want me to let it go, Serah? The fact he tried to kill me AND Snow? [ Lightning glances over her shoulder at Serah, one fist clenched. ] I'm leaving. Don't follow me.

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[The shove makes Snow waver from his position just slightly, but otherwise he simply watches as Lightning makes her way past him. His eyes then shift down to Serah, then Cid-- and in an attempt to alleviate the obvious tension, he lifts a hand to rub the back of his head.]

Right. I guess there was that in the past, huh?

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[Somehow, he's both amused and utterly unamused at the same time. The situation is, completely objectively, rather humorous, but at the same time... He's getting rather sick and tired of the whole thing.]

Tell me, then, Lightning. Have you told your sister exactly why I tried to kill you? Does she know exactly what your Focus is? Or are you satisfied to continue painting me as the villain?

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[ Lightning nearly spits, and she glares at Cid over her shoulder before starting to move again towards the door. ] Yeah, I told her. I don't hide things, unlike you.

[ And with that, she's already out the door. ]

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[Well, things just keep getting more and more awkward between them all. Snow caught the look from Serah just before Lightning's departure, and after a moment of silence he places a hand on his fiancee's shoulder.]

Hey, maybe you should go talk to her-- she might start throwing punches at random strangers with that mood she's in.

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[For the love of... Go figure. He really thinks that Lightning acts no different than a bratty child, but he'll keep that to himself for now. For now, he just sighs, running a gloved hand through his hair.]

My apologies, Ms. Farron, for...all of that. I suppose that I do owe you an explanation. But you--yourself, your fiancé, your sister--of all people ought to understand why I...

[He shakes his head, not even knowing why he's bothering at this point.]

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[Dopey grin is a go! Snow watches as Serah scurries out, and he's about to follow when he realizes that Cid is still there. He turns to face the male, the grin he's wearing never faltering.]

Well, it's good to see you in person. Looks like you're holding up pretty well. [He makes a vague motion with his hand at the table and bottles situated in front of Cid.]

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As well as I can be, considering the circumstances. [He's half amazed that Snow still has such a casual attitude even now, but then he realizes...this is Snow.]

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If it makes you feel any better, you get use to Lightning's punches after a while-- I mean sure, they still kind of hurt, but they become less of a shock.

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I would prefer to not need to get used to them. She took me by surprise this time. Never again.

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Yeah, that's what you think the first time-- but believe me, they just keep comin' and comin'.

[Not even bothering for an invitation, Snow settles down in the seat beside Cid.]

What's this... [He snatches a bottle from the table, reading the label.] A chemistry set?

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[He pretty much has to stop himself from punching him at this point.]

It is a potion. Not a chemistry set.

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[He twirls the bottle within his hands.]

Potion, huh? Looks pretty different from the ones back home.

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That would be because this is not Cocoon. [A roll of his eyes, and he just takes a seat again, worn out by this point.] Many things, including the potions, are different here.