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!!!Playable Red XIII!

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Nanaki suddenly lowered against the pole, ears flattened, as if that might hide him. Though when Glenn spoke to him directly, he knew he had been caught. Somewhat. Humans couldn't scale the walls like him and he felt pretty confident up on his perch.

"I'm training to be a warrior, that means being prepared at all times." he pridefully boasted. It was childish arrogance speaking, because in his mind he could never be caught so off guard.

He watched the man walk up to the post. For a moment he thought he might try to jump for him, but he simply crossed his arms and leaned there. It made his tail curl up in a question mark. In that moment he let his own guard drop to make room for his curiousity.

Then Glenn shoved the lamppost.

It was almost comical, the way Nanaki's claws came out as he swiped at the air and attempted to hold onto the pole. He caught himself briefly, but his paws quickly slipped, and he fell down with a loud yelp — though there was no landing on his feet.

Glenn caught him midair. Surprise quickly soured and the cub flicked his tail, even gave an almighty growl at the man. "Rrrrau!"

This little shit.

Glenn had no way of keeping up. Nanaki was small enough to fit through any little shortcut - and he knew his ways around Cosmo Canyon in and out. Glenn sometimes still walked over some bridges and through some caves to then somehow end up 30m lower than he had meant to.

Slithering onto one of the main paths, Glenn slowed down, looking around. The cub was fats, but not THAT fast! He had to be around. Glenn turned his head both ways a she walked along the wooden planks. Peeking under tables and behind pots and crates. No red furred menace.

And he would have absolutely passed by under the lamp post - if it wasn't for Nanaki giving himself away.

Eyes shooting up, Glenn squinted against the light of the lamp, though the smirk on his face grew.

"There you are, you little red four-pawed chaos. You using me as a prop now, huh?"

Not even Glenn at his height could reach up to where Nanaki was. But that wasn't needed anyway. Walking over to the side, Glenn acted as if he simply leaned against the lamppost with his back, arms crossed. Just enjoying the evening, really.

"Aw, come on, Nanaki, come down. I just wanna talk.", he mused, before giving the lamppost a hard shove with his shoulder, making the whole construct - and the cub - swing.

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@soldier-lodbrok | X

Nanaki had already been running, but hearing Glenn's shouts urged the cub to switch from playful to full-on sprinting. He was fast. Even an adult human would have a lot of trouble keeping up. "Can't teach me, slowpoke!" he declared, rounding a corner and out of sight.

The little furball leapt at the wall, climbing it with as much grace as a child. He thought himself very clever as he scaled up onto one of the lantern poles that hung out over the path.

Why a lantern pole? Because he had learned a lesson. His tail curled and the flickering tip hide behind the flames. Last time he had leapt into a jar to hide. It had been night. The whole thing illuminated, giving him away so easily.

From up here though? Nanaki felt very smart. Sure, his red fur practically glowed in the light, but it meant actually having to look up to spot him. Ears flicked forward he watched after Glenn, front paws kneading on the lantern pole.

Being the kid that he was though, he snickered out loud when it seemed Glenn didn't spot him at all.

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Confident good boy is great

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"You look like you've obeyed every single road rule in your life!" Yuffie accused as she pointed her finger at Kunsel. The moogle plush was flipped in her arms so that it 'pointed' at him too. If spikey made one comment about needing to travel lightly, she was going to toss all of his old swords into the sun.

"Awh," she deflated dramatically, his elbow practically knocking her noodle stance into a pendulum, "come on man." Not cool. She'd be the best ever on a motorbike! If there was zero motion. "How about a few chocobo tricks, eh? I heard Aerith call you a country boy, so you gotta know something about those giant chickens that I don't."

Though what really perked her up was his compliment of her, padded by his question about her plans, which was then wrapped by him offering his service. Yuffie shot up like a bolt with a massive grin.

"Well now there's no backing out! The three of us are — uhh.." it wasn't that she didn't have plans, it was more like she had too many. Had to condense it all down for when his age started to show, you know? "We'll start slow, I wanna see why everyone keeps talking about that stupid skywheel first. Then, I'll beat the snot outta ya in 3D Brawler."

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He was starting to get comfortable around their mix of odd characters, learning the habits and routines of each of the party members. But man did Yuffie have an overfill of energy.

At first the teenager had irked him with her endless commentary and play-fighting and proclaiming of Wutai as an utter victim in this war. Having been close to the front lines, he had an opinion that might not please her, so Kunsel bit his tongue. A war took two sides, and whilst Shinra had definitely been the aggressor and instigator, there were atrocities on both sides.

Regardless, that didn't matter. He wasn't a SOLDIER now. He was a background member of this band of terrorists. And the weeks had taught him that Yuffie was just a kid vying for attention. Attention that mostly got overlooked.

"I can't believe you doubted me," Kunsel smirked as she grabbed the massive plush and he chose to ignore all of those horrendous puns. "- I was trained in advanced driving ... maybe sometime I'll teach you a few tricks on a bike, or a car." The roadcraft courses he'd completed covered a litany of vehicles; he could advance-drive bikes, cars, trucks and other ground vehicles, and rudimentary pilot copters. "- if you can keep your lunch down, that is." She got a teasing elbow with that comment.

The Gold Saucer thrummed with people and excitement and Kunsel looked around. The others in their group had all paired off, or wandered off to do their own thing, so Yuffie had been left sitting in the creepy hotel's lobby. "Come on master-ninja, what else you got planned? I'm at your service tonight."

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Tifa lifted her head. "Of course you fit in." she reflexively replied, worried about having said the wrong thing. That wasn't the case though. Rather than leap in to comment again, she listened closely with an apologetic kind of smile. This time Aerith could finish what she was saying uninterrupted.

"Two things can be true at the same time. There might be a lot of trouble in the world, but that doesn't mean you can't figure out something about yourself." she replied, before adding much more gently, "That's what friends are for." Part of her wanted to say that Aerith didn't have to thank her again, she would rather shy away from the attention. After all, she hardly felt like she had done anything worth thanking. But she didn't want to be dismissive either.

There was a great big sigh from her as she fell back and landed on the mattress. She hoped she would find the strength to figure out her own heart too. Sephiroth... SOLDIER... mako reactors... Shinra... she hated them all, once upon a time. But what if she had burned through all of that hatred already? It clouded her judgement, and she felt heavy with guilt. "I wish the world wasn't so complicated." she commented out loud. "Sometimes I miss when I was a kid, and everything seemed to be in black and white."

Aerith smiles with curiosity as Tifa first starts talking. Overwhelmed, but in the best way possible. It sounds fun. She has never been surrounded by friends, of course. Zack has been her closest person. While he was around, maybe it was only the two of them, but she was truly happy. It's only when he disappeared that her feeling of loneliness crushed her again. She's starting to feel better now thanks to Cloud, Tifa and the others, but the wound is still there. Aerith knows it only too well.

"Yeah... I kinda noticed it's not always simple," she admits as her smile fades just a bit. After Cloud talked about Nibelheim, everyone was feeling so awkward. She hopes it won't happen too often. But at the same time, it means they care for each other. Which is much more important than anything else.

Aerith puts her hands to her heart. "I think I understand what you mean. I like to think I fit with you guys." She lets a brief chuckle escape her mouth. "It's not perfect. I know it may sound crazy because there's a lot of trouble going on with Sephiroth, Shinra and the Planet, but..." She takes a deep breath. "For the first time in years, I feel like my life mostly makes sense. So... thank you, Tifa. It means a lot to me."

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"Uh, hellooooo?~ Don't you know who you're talking to? — ACTION!" she shouted, tossing down a smoke bomb which completely shrouded the area.

The first thing he would see would be a glimmering red orb of materia that she rolled along the length of her arm and over her body, snaking it around like child's play. "Some know me as the world's greatest materia hunter!" Though the orb's colour changed, now to a glimmering green instead, like magic. "Others, an unstoppable assassin." The materia was blue now. It made no sense. "And the rest, a benevolent and beautiful ninja! But! Who am I truly?" The thing he was supposed to already know, obviously. Also the materia was suddenly yellow. "Wutai's white rose — the one and only Yuffie!"

Yuffie struck a pose, the materia vanishing to somewhere else on her person. But then she doubled, coughing and waving her hands to clear away the remnants of smoke.

But then just like that, she stood up straight and pointed at him. "Answer the question, cart boy, it's imperative I gather this information and materia~" she added in a sing-song, "for Wutai's interim government!"

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"HALT!" Yuffie held out her hand. "You, cart boy. Do you use fire materia to power your grill?!?"

His look at her was something between bewildered and suspicious. What in tarnation was her deal...? Looking her up and down first, Enok slowly continued the food preparations he had been startled out of with her sudden yell.

"That depends, moogle girl. Do you want to rob me or do you want a meal?"

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Nanaki's ears twitched forward towards the young human. It was a sharpening of his own focus, coupled with something like a knowing grin. He could tell that he was nervous — this wasn't Cosmo Canyon, and these weren't people who were educated about the watchers who protected the world from the Gi Tribe.

"One of your languages." he confirmed. "They call it the common tongue now, or simply Gaian. Though I was taught there are many languages, the one we use is simply more enforced by them." Head turned, he lifted his nose in gesture to a wall with old Shinra propaganda. Most of it had been spray painted over, but the logo was still recognisable.

His tail curled a little closer to his own body as he sensed others walking close. It was unlikely he would singe anyone, but it wasn't an impossibility. "Heh! Nah, soda burns my nose. Do you have bottled water?"

Of course he didn't. Not the single-serve kind of bottle anyway. Not a problem. "One cup, please." How odd, that he felt a sliver of excitement, his body reacting with a small wiggle when he was presented with a cup. How long it had been!

Nanaki delicately grabbed the cup between his paws and lapped up the water happily. Of course he spilled it quite a bit, in fact more seemed to end up over the makeshift table and on the fur of his snout than actually in his mouth, but he didn't care one bit. By the time he finished, he had a foolish smile pulling at his lips.

Though in the next instant he looked guilty as he pawed away some of the water where it dripped from his chin. "Uh... speaking of my nose..." which had come up in conversation... "I don't have human money to exchange for your goods." Well, wasn't that obvious. "But I do have a pretty good nose." Or... he did... "Sooo if you need a hand sniffing out something, or someone!"

A stare. That was what the red animal got from Enok at first. A long stare with a slightly open mouth. The teenager's brain could barely catch up to what he had just heard.

"You speak... - my language!", the last two words were added hastily. Because an animal that could talk and used words like "no-go" and "uncontaminated" surely was smart enough to feel insulted, too.

And Enok really didn't want to be rude. But hell. THAT ANIMAL TALKED!

"Uhm...", he was caught off guard, but he had already started talking, so now he had to go on. He couldn't make this awkward... at least not more than it already was...

"I have uncontaminated water.", he uttered. Of course he had. He had a food cart after all. This led him to the next dilemma though. He would give a poor dog water, of course. But he would admittedly pour it from teh big cannisters into the same bowl the meat had been in. Both could not be done to a customer. And this animal turned out to be a customer... didn't he?

"Uhh... what do you want to drink? Just water? Or... something else...? A soda?"

Didn't sugar kill dogs? Oh gods. If he murdered a customer by accidental poisoning, that would turn into a shitshow.

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↳    ZACK FAIR :  ARM APPRECIATION    /    mod credit

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Zack and Yuffie (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)

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Shit day?

Throw Cait Sith.

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PRIZE : for one muse to win the other a prize at a carnival. (yuffie)

"Whoa, no way!" Yuffie exclaimed with a series of victorious air punches. She went as far as doing an excited little jig, clearly way more happy about Kunsel's shock win than he was. At least, it was a shock to her, what with him being a stick in the mud! Who knew he could wipe out the high score on G-Bike?!

"That's so many points, you gotta cash them in!" She hung around like a bad smell. The others in the group had all managed to shrug her off, and while she acted unbothered it kind of sucked that no one wanted to hang.

She made a special point to flourish to the prize counter on his approach, down on one knee, arms held out in dramatic presentation. "Step right up sir! Might I interest you in these ador-kweh-ble wares? How about a great googly moogly reminder of your triumph today? Are you looking for — SNEAK ATTACK! — hrk!" she pretended to be stabbed by one of the plush tonberry's. "A cutting edge.. deal..! Haha!"

Yuffie bounced back up beaming. Her energy was a bit much, but the bright lights and loud music pumped her up. When Kunsel lifted a plush, she put up her dukes in a pretend fight. "Shih sih—! huh?" It wasn't until he gave the plush a little jiggle for her to take that it sunk in. "HAH!" she exclaimed as she grabbed for the toy, excited, happy, totally freaking cool calm and collected as she hugged it close. "Un-freaking-believable!"

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a comprehensive list of scenarios

feel free to combine multiple prompts or add  “ + reverse ”  to switch roles !   for reference, the one sending in the prompt is the one committing the action.

1.  GUEST :  for one muse to offer the other a place to stay. 2.  STORM :  for both muses to find shelter from a severe storm. 3.  MEDIC :  for one muse to show up at the other’s doorstep injured. 4.  SURPRISE :  for one muse to come home and find the other already inside. 5.  TRIP :  for both muses to road trip or travel together. 6.  BABYSIT :  for one muse to help the other home while they’re drunk. 7.  INSOMNIA :  for one muse to find the other still awake at 3am. 8.  AMBUSH :  for both characters to come under attack by the same enemy. 9.  DANCE :  for one muse to ask the other to dance at a party. 10.  STRANDED :  for one muse to help the other who’s stranded on the road. 11.  SERVICE :  for one muse to cover the cost of something for the other. 12.  SAFEGUARD :  for one muse to save the other from being hit by a vehicle or from some other life-threatening event. 13.  DAZE :  for one muse to wake somewhere and find the other hovering over them. 14.  STOWAWAY :  for one muse to find the other hiding on the same ship. 15.  TAXI :  for both muses to share the same taxi ride. 16.  MAKEOVER :  for one muse to help the other with a new outfit or hairstyle. 17.  LIFEGUARD :  for one muse to rescue the other from drowning. 18.  DISASTER :  for both muses to work together to escape a fire, flood, or other disaster. 19.  TRANSIT :  for one muse to sit next to the other on a public transport. 20.  SPRAIN :  for one muse to carry the other after spraining their ankle. 21.  EMPLOY :  for one muse to be hired as the other’s bodyguard, tutor, assistant, etc. 22.  QUEST :  for one muse to help the other with a task in exchange for compensation. 23.  SOOTHE :  for one muse to calm the other during a panic attack. 24.  RECOVER :  for one muse to return the other’s lost belonging. 25.  UMBRELLA :  for one muse to share their umbrella with the other on a rainy day. 26.  HEAL :  for one muse to nurse the other back to health from a sickness or injury. 27.  NIGHTMARE :  for one muse to comfort the other after a nightmare. 28.  REUNION :  for one muse to run into the other again after a long time. 29.  PRIZE :  for one muse to win the other a prize at a carnival. 30.  NUDE :  for one muse to walk in on the other while they’re changing. 31.  BED :  for both muses to wake in the same bed, naked or fully clothed. 32.  TRAIL :  for one muse to notice the other has been following them. 33.  EVADE :  for one muse to pull the other into an alleyway to escape their pursuer. 34.  THIEF :  for one muse to confront the other after having something stolen by them. 35.  CAUGHT :  for one muse to walk in on the other singing / dancing. 36.  FESTIVE :  for both muses to decorate for a special occasion. 37.  PRESENT :  for one muse to give the other a  (birthday)  gift. 38.  WEARY :  for one muse to wake up after falling asleep on the other. 39.  CAPTIVE :  for one muse to hold the other against their will. 40.  SNAP :  for one muse to yell at or push the other out of frustration. 41.  SLEEPOVER :  for one muse to stay the night at the other’s place. 42.  TRESPASS :  for one muse to trespass on the other’s property. 43.  BREAK-IN :  for one muse to discover the other robbing their place. 44.  MERCY :  for both muses to come across an injured animal. 45.  UNKNOWN :  for both muses to wake and find themselves in a strange place. 46.  ACCOMPLICE :  for one muse to assist the other at the scene of a crime. 47.  ASTRAY :  for both muses to take a detour and lose their way. 48.  RELAX :  for both muses to share a hot tub or hot spring. 49.  MUSE :  for one muse to model for the other’s art project. 50.  ACCOMPANY :  for one muse to give the other an extra ticket to an event. 51.  SALVAGE :  for one muse to retrieve the other’s belongings from a thief. 52.  MEAL :  for both muses to prepare and share a meal together. 53.  CEMETERY :  for one muse to find the other at a gravestone. 54.  REFUGE :  for one muse to shelter the other from enemies. 55.  ARRANGED :  for both muses to date or marry out of convenience. 56.  FAVOR :  for one muse to owe the other a favor. 57.  VACATION :  for both muses to book the same hotel on vacation. 58.  DEFEND :  for one muse to save the other from one or multiple assailants. 59.  CATCH :  for one muse to return the other’s pet that escaped. 60.  RESTRICTED :  for both muses to sneak into someplace they’re not supposed to be.

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Tifa nodded again, this time more resolute. It felt like a pact between friends... how long had it been, since she made such a promise? Far too long, when she couldn't fully recall. The water tower couldn't have been the last time...

Her head dipped and she exhaled a breath of her own. Though she still wore a smile, it sobered to one that was a little more serious. "Yeah. Being part of a group can be a lot. When I joined Avalanche, I felt overwhelmed, but in the best way possible." Did that even make sense?

"Some days it will feel like everything you do is wrong. And some days it will feel like everyone is in a mood, good or bad. I think that's something that's bound to happen when there's a group like ours, it's not like we have the luxury of walking away when we need a moment alone." Tifa's boots scuffed the floor a little as she kicked her feet from where she sat on the bed. "Though most days won't feel remarkable, and I think those are my favourite. It's when you know everyone is finding where they fit."

Aerith doesn't want Tifa to feel sad about her. Yes, a lot of things in her life have been unfair. She grew up in Hojo's lab, lost both of her parents, was always watched by the Turks and never had much friends. And when she finally met someone who cared about her, she lost him. Aerith lost people all the time. She plans to cherish her time with her friends now, to enjoy this journey.

For the first time since Zack's disappearance, she feels like she belongs somewhere, at her friends' side. It means a lot. There is so much to discover about this world. She's still not entirely used to that blue sky, but with her friends at her side, she feels somehow better about it.

She gently shakes her head and offers Tifa a warm smile. "I... Okay. Thank you, Tifa." Okay. Is she okay ? Aerith is not even sure of what it truly means. She doesn't feel too bad, so she must be okay, right ? She lets a brief chuckle escape her mouth. "I'm here for you, too." The flower girl is bad at talking about her feelings, but she considers herself as a good listener. She claps her hands together and takes a deep breath. "I'm just not used to... this." Having a group of friends, traveling... it is new for her.

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There was little in the way of table manners once Nanaki started to eat his fill. It had been so long since he had feasted upon meat like this, and nothing with so much flavour! He didn't care if it had spice, that was hardly going to deter him, a beast with a flame-tipped tail.

Nose practically flush against the bowl, he licked up the remnants of his meal. He only gave pause when the cart's owner addressed him. He licked his lips clean, an act that almost made him look like a canine. It didn't help that he panted with his ears perked at the young man, before he turned his head to look down the street.

He peered with his one eye and gave a little sniff... but it was useless. Whatever was amiss with the water, he couldn't tell from here. Not that he particularly wanted to know about the nastiness.

"Right, fountain's a no go." Nanaki commented as he looked back again. Both paws were placed on the crate table, where he stretched his body out and settled like that, stood a little taller. "Is there a place I can drink uncontaminated water?"

It had not been a joke or mockery... but Enok would be lying if he claimed he hadn't done that for his own entertainment. It would look quite impressive to have a fire-beast feasting upon his meal with a makeshift table all set!

But when he suddenly heard that young voice- for a moment Enok was lost. Looked around, then back to the animal.

Nah. He... must have imagined stuff.

Slowly returning to his cart, Enok started chopping more meat, rubbing it with the few spices he had to make it work. Surely there would be more guests soon enough. Some ordered takeout. Some sat down for a short talk. Though Enok's attention always shifted back to the red animal feasting upon that bowl of meat. He was almost done.

Cleaning some plates, Enok raised his eyebrows, commenting this all to himself.

"Bet you need some water after that - some of these spices kick in. You better not go down to that fountain at the end of the street. It's nasty what some people do with it at night."