[ Two // Action for those in Galbadia Garden ]

[ultrawaves.livejournal.com]

[Returning to Galbadia Garden wasn't quite like going home again, but it was a fair start. Quistis had been there many times in the past, even before they had been forced to take refuge there after the incident in Timber, and knew the layout of the place fairly well as a result. Still, it felt somewhat foreign and sterile to her; it was so unlike the familiar halls of Balamb Garden, but she supposed nothing would ever be able to come close after spending so many of her formative years there. No matter; a Garden was a Garden, and that's where a SeeD belonged. She smiled to herself as she toured the main hall of the place, hands clasped behind her back as she walked and did her best to sort her thoughts. A lot had happened, and she was glad to be back among friends while she got her bearings.]


((OOC: Takes place sometime after the action in this thread.))

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[ultrawaves.livejournal.com]

[Quistis grinned as she put her hands on her hips.]

I have been here before, you know. But I suppose it's different now that it's our own. I wouldn't mind being shown around. [She scoffed lightly, inclining her head towards Irvine.] Don't get too excited.

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

Well, Irvine was here only a couple of months ago and he got totally lost. [Rinoa grins suddenly.] So this is as much for his benefit as yours.

C'mon!

[Follow Rinoa, guys. She, like, knows where she's going and everything.]

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

[Steps back hand up] Hey, now, I never do...I want both of us to reach that point at the same time.

[Blinks at Rinoa's statement and nervously chuckles] Well...in my defense...[sighs] I got nothing.

[Follows Rinoa]

[ultrawaves.livejournal.com]

It is more complicated than Balamb, I'll give it that. [Quistis obediently followed Rinoa, smoothing her hair back with one hand before adjusting her glasses.]

At least Balamb Garden was symmetrical. I'm pretty sure the architects wanted this one to be confusing. Just in case anyone ever infiltrated. ... sort of like we did.

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Balamb had signs. And colour coding... It was really simple.

Dormitory... Dormitory... Oh! Here's the reception room. Wanna get a drink or something?

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

And if I recall we did a pretty good job infiltrating this place here. Then again, that seems like it happened years and years ago for me. [Laughs]

I'm good, Rin

[ultrawaves.livejournal.com]

I'm alright for now. [Quistis offered Rinoa a dismissive wave.] But thank you, I'll make a note of this place for later.

It's certainly more hospitable than it was on my last visit. What else is new?

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

The people. You'll see. Hippo people and bird people and blue bug-eyed people... No-one bats an eye, it's amazing.

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

Hell even I made friends with a rabbit woman

[Blinks] Nothing happened [Hand to his heart other in the air] SeeD's honor

[ultrawaves.livejournal.com]

Hippo people? [Quistis looked surprised, though she made an effort to cover it.] Really? What a strange place... but incredible that it doesn't seem to make a difference what sort of person you are.

[She tilted her head towards Irvine, smirking slightly.] Well, of course not, not if she had a brain.

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

[Rinoa laughed at that. Quistis has such a way with put-downs.]

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

HEY! I'll have you know I'm quite the catch to any type of person...or any species, thank you very much.

[ultrawaves.livejournal.com]

[Quistis grinned.] I'm only teasing. You do bring it on yourself with the way you act around us girls, though.

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

Anyway, you shouldn't call them rabbit women. They're Viera.

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

I know, trust me, if Fran heard me say that, she'd skin me alive

And I act this way towards women because I can't help it...every woman I see is just...[Looks away] It's just they're so beautiful in my eyes...even those with beautiful blonde hair and eyes as blue as the sky [Looks at Quistis with a smirk]

[ultrawaves.livejournal.com]

[Quistis managed to restrain a snicker, politely covering her mouth again to smother it.]

Maybe it's just that we know you too well, Irvine. I'm sure there are plenty of women who find you quite charming.

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

Anyway, back to the tour. Me and Selphie are living down this corridor. We'll find you a spare room!

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

I was going to say irresistable but, I'll take what I can right now.

[Hangs back and lets Rinoa continue]

[ultrawaves.livejournal.com]

[Quistis smiled to herself as she followed their guide, tossing a skeptical look in Irvine's direction at his remark.]

It will be nice to have a dorm to settle into again. All that time we spent travelling was a little disorienting, I miss having some roots put down.

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

[She paused outside a door.]

This room's empty. The person it belonged to vanished a couple of days ago... Wanna take a look?

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

[Disconcerting look at Rinoa's remark, looks away and stays silent]

[ultrawaves.livejournal.com]

[Quistis looked hesitant, frowning a bit even as Irvine averted his eyes.]

Vanished? ... I saw the announcement about populations decreasing suddenly. It touched Galbadia Garden, too?

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

I think it happened everywhere... People disappearing... It's just awful. I know that maybe it's too soon just to move in... But I don't know, what else are we supposed to do?

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

Hope for the best, Rin

I mean we've seen this happen before with people. People come and go, then come back again. The only thing we can hope is that their home...or at least someplace safe.

[ultrawaves.livejournal.com]

That's troubling. I guess the best we can hope for is that they've been returned to wherever they came from... which would make most people here happy in the end, I think. To go home?

[Quistis shifted uneasily. It was easy enough to say that when they were perfectly safe and sound, but she couldn't help feeling as though they were distracting themselves from a possibly inconvenient truth.]

... if they're not here to use it, then I suppose they won't mind if I move in.