.[Hope Estheim - 0.0.2. Action]. The wait is excruciating!~ (Cherrygrove)

[cursedwithpuns]

[Hope had gotten up early this morning. After speaking to Lightning on the phone everyday since he arrived? The anticipation of seeing her again was making him fidget. His Absol was standing down by his feet. Watching him pace.

Hope is basically waiting for his welcome wagon to arrive. Feel free to stop by and poke him, call him on the cell or whatever you please really.]

Comments

[Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

You've got a huge head start on me!

[Action]

[ex_aeroga402]

Yeah, but you'll catch up.

[He sounds pretty confident about this, of course]

Re: [Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

I know.

[He smiles.]

You and Lightning wouldn't let me fall behind.

[Action]

[ex_aeroga402]

Course not, can't stick together if you let somebody get behind.

Re: [Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

Right.

[Action]

[ex_aeroga402]

[Ven's quiet for a moment before somethins comes to mind]

Your weapon's a boomerang, right?

Re: [Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

Yeah. It was kind of high tech because I could control it in flight.

[He smiles.]

[Action]

[ex_aeroga402]

So that's how it works... I've always wondered about that.

Re: [Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

It would be kind of difficult to use if it didn't work like that.

[He chuckled.]

I'd be unarmed after I threw it once.

[Action]

[ex_aeroga402]

But I thought those kinds of things came back on their own?

Re: [Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

They do if you throw them right. But in a fight getting the throw that precise would be difficult.

[Action]

[ex_aeroga402]

Guess it's different from a keyblade then. All I've gotta do is toss it, it'll always come back to me. But then, I'm the only one that can call mine, same with Aqua and hers.

Re: [Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

Keyblade?

[That sounds interesting. A... key that is a blade. ... Wouldn't that be tiny?]

Is it like a stiletto knife? Something for when you're up close?

[Action]

[ex_aeroga402]

[He shakes his head]

Not exactly, it's bigger than that. It's um... I'll go get it, I left it in the inn.

[And he bolts]

[Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

Wait up!

[He dashes after you.]

You didn't need to run off!

[Action]

[ex_aeroga402]

[Well, he'll stop rather abruptly since Hope's following him]

I just told you I'd go get my keyblade, right?

[Perhaps he only thought he did? Maybe...]

It's...I mean, it's not a real one, but it's easier to show you than try to explain it.

[Last time, when he and Hope were new to this world, he had to draw one in the dirt... And he remembers the funny look that got. He's no great artist]

Re: [Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

Yeah, but I could have come with.

[Instead of standing on my own.]

A real one is different then? Like how?

[He asked curiously, following him into the inn.]

[Action]

[ex_aeroga402]

Okay, I'll remember that next time.

[Ven says that as he heads upstairs, counting off room numbers. Where was his again..?]

Keyblades are...they're connected to the wielder's heart. The real deal, I can call it anywhere, and it'll always come back to me. It's also the only weapon that can put a stop to Heartless.

Re: [Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

Heartless?

[That sounded... quite freaky.]

What's a heartless?

[Action]

[ex_aeroga402]

You've got uh...Seeth, right?

[He's never quite gotten a handle on the lingo, but he sure tries not to butcher the pronunciation while keeping his voice down]

Heartless were people too, but the rest's different I think. They're people who lost their hearts to darkness. After that happens, they forget who they were, and all they can think about is having a heart again...so they attack people.

[When he finds the right door, he tugs a key from his pocket to unlock it]

Re: [Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

... Turned into a monster by something that wasn't their fault.

[... That was probably the most bitter you've heard him.]

It sounds like a Cie'th yeah.

[Action]

[ex_aeroga402]

[He nods as he nudges the door open, heading into the room]

Sometimes, anyway. Some people choose to pursue darkness, or think they can control it.

[Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

... Why? If it's so dangerous? No-one goes looking to become a L'Cie, even though you become powerful.

[He shakes his head.]

I don't understand a lot of people.

[Action]

[ex_aeroga402]

[Ven can only shrug at that]

Power's honestly my best guess. My first Master was obsessed with darkness, he almost got me killed trying to get me in on it.

[Not to mention what that was supposed to be for, but Ven'll leave it at that for now, crossing the room to pick up his backpack]

[Action]

[cursedwithpuns]

He tried to give you to the darkness? Get you killed by it?

[Hope blinks.]

That's... awful!