[ cloud rolls a 12 to dodge roll out of the way with his busted ankle, and he'd have dragged sebastian with him normally but apparently he was very determined to get hit by a tree
thanks sebastian ]
That's not what we want! What's the point of curing one or two humans by killing spirits? The rest of you will just fall into despair, like you're doing right now! Number of fiends doesn't go down at all! It's stupid!
[ GESTURES ANGRILY HE WANTS TO TAKE OUT HIS SWORD SO BAD AAAA ]
[Yeah, they're both getting hit by this tree to some degree, RIP. Sebastian is probably getting pinned underneath it.
Anyway, although Ren looks like she's still ready to attack, Cloud doesn't need to take out his sword! Sen takes that moment to dash forward and wrap Ren into a hug from behind.]
It's going to be okay, Ren. Please listen to them. Even if your heart can't handle it now—then maybe in the future, when it's had time to rest. I'll be there with you, too.
[After a few moments, Ren stops struggling, as she seems to accept this. Light shines between the two of them, enveloping them both. Sen mouths a thank you at Sebastian and Cloud, before the area becomes blindingly bright for a moment.
When it fades, where Ren and Sen once were is... a vase, with two layers: a black inner layer and a white outer one, with a compass emblem patterned into it.
Sen had one last request for you two, so chop chop.]
[ gets up and brushes himself off and then COOL LOVE THOSE GROWLS. UGH WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING!! ]
Can you like, dig really fast with your sword or something?? Should we just take them somewhere else? Why didn't we stop for a shovel on the way here...
I can't dig deep enough before the fiends get here. [ like, yes, he could dig, but they are ten feet from the village and the vase would be uncovered by some rain. soooo. he SHOVES THE FUCKING VASE IN HIS ARMS ] Next time this happens, we'll do a pit stop at the shovel store, but for now we need to go, fast. Don't drop that vase, whatever you do.
[ anyway ummm what if they just go very fast in the OPPOSITE direction of where the growling came from! asking for a friend, the friend is me ]
[They may, in fact, go very fast in the opposite direction. And probably should, as there sure are now fiends coming out at them. One of them attempts to lunge at Cloud, swiping at his torso, while the other tries to tackle Sebastian. Run, boys, run.]
[ WELL HE'S RUNNING BUT HE ROLLED A FUCKING 1 SO I GUESS HE'S JUST IMMEDIATELY TRIPPING OVER A ROOT TO MAKE IT EXTRA EASY FOR THIS FIEND, HEAVEN PROTECT THIS VASE ]
[ well cloud is taking the sword out to block (presses square fastly!!!) but he only got a 7 so maybe it is not that fastly. more importantly, he sees sebastian eat shit and he thinks, my god, ren was right. ]
Sebastian!
[ screaming his name does nothing this is just a jrpg trope ]
The good news is that miraculously, I rolled a nat 20 for this vase, so despite Sebastian faceplanting, the vase............ remains intact! The fiend is still chasing after him, but it hasn't caught up yet.
The bad news is that I also rolled a 17 for the fiend attacking Cloud so it's clawing his side, sorry.]
anyway, HE'S RUNNING with the vase in his arms again, but he's very much not in peak condition right now, so he rolls a 7 and takes an attack for the team (the vase team) while the vase remains whole under the lord's protection. ]
[ thank fuck this vase is made of indestructommia or whatever the fuck
cloud was so worried about the vase that he takes the hit to his side, which i am putting on the same as his ankle for hilarity, and he winces and goes "ow" as his hp goes -500
it's fine, he has a lot of hp, so he rallies himself up and swings his giant ass sword at the fiend with a 17 to get it off and probably Dead before taking off after sebastian so he can maybe try to protect him from the next fiend attack and not lose the vase ]
Sebastian runs, but the fiend lunges at him, clawing at his back! ... But Sebastian is just fast enough that its claw skims his back, rather than doing any significant harm. Go, Sebastian, go. Go, Cloud, go.]
[ whatever the direction of "away from the fiends" was, which. yeah i guess it was deeper in the forest.
absolutely terrible to try to run and hit something running after someone else without sending it into them, but cloud sure is trying with that 13. slash that fiend!! distract him from sebastian's delicious flesh and shitty, shitty rolls!!!!! ]
Think they were attracted to us, the vase, or Ren's little display?
[ he can't casually talk while doing this shit but this is just how ff7r is. they banter during fights. i'm terribly sorry to sebastian. ]
[ but oh god FINALLY they're free (for now)... he leans against a tree to catch his breath and actually looks at the vase now that he has the chance. he wonders if the compass means something. ]
[ they're free! he puts his sword back on his back, where it stays there by magnet. do NOT ask me how that works in this au backstory of theirs.
while sebastian checks out the vase cloud will check out where they are. does this look like a good place to dig. does it look hidden. are there human bones all over.
he looks at him when he talks though: ]
... It's fine. You were doing your best. [ wow. he actually... does not sound like he's lying? he presses a hand to his side to stem the bleeding a little while he is just standing there, fetching for a background description from jan who hates us immediately ] How's your back?
[ that is what the in game lore is don't ask me. anyway, cloud looks at his side like eh, but he can't remember why he thinks this isn't a big deal because he has forgotten a lot of his real backstory, so he's also like, hm, maybe I have lost too much blood? he shakes his head ]
I'll be fine. I want to deal with this vase before more of those things show up. [ so he will absolutely desecrate the honor of this sword by shoving it in the ground to start the hole. it's really not made to dig so it's just a starter but!! it's a start!! digga dig dig. ] Don't know where we'll be able to go next. I doubt we can squat Sen's house without raising suspicions.
[Digga dig dig. I won't be mean and make you spent 5 comments digging this hole. Eventually, Cloud and Sebastian succeed! Yaaaaay.
Before they put the vase in the hole, though, the compass emblem glows—and then comes off, forming an actual compass, albeit one with no cardinal directions carved into it.]
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thanks sebastian ]
That's not what we want! What's the point of curing one or two humans by killing spirits? The rest of you will just fall into despair, like you're doing right now! Number of fiends doesn't go down at all! It's stupid!
[ GESTURES ANGRILY HE WANTS TO TAKE OUT HIS SWORD SO BAD AAAA ]
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Anyway, although Ren looks like she's still ready to attack, Cloud doesn't need to take out his sword! Sen takes that moment to dash forward and wrap Ren into a hug from behind.]
It's going to be okay, Ren. Please listen to them. Even if your heart can't handle it now—then maybe in the future, when it's had time to rest. I'll be there with you, too.
[After a few moments, Ren stops struggling, as she seems to accept this. Light shines between the two of them, enveloping them both. Sen mouths a thank you at Sebastian and Cloud, before the area becomes blindingly bright for a moment.
When it fades, where Ren and Sen once were is... a vase, with two layers: a black inner layer and a white outer one, with a compass emblem patterned into it.
Sen had one last request for you two, so chop chop.]
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and now he's just. going to try to crawl out from under this thing. ]
It worked...?
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Yeah, I guess. Now we... bury the vase.
[ there is a long pause ]
Maybe we should've told her the future is an apocalyptic nightmare.
[ IT'S A BIT LATE FOR THAT NOW anyway is there anywhere to get a fucking shovel ]
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You do not have a shovel. But you do hear the sounds of growling coming from elsewhere in the forest, getting closer!]
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[ gets up and brushes himself off and then COOL LOVE THOSE GROWLS. UGH WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING!! ]
Can you like, dig really fast with your sword or something?? Should we just take them somewhere else? Why didn't we stop for a shovel on the way here...
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[ anyway ummm what if they just go very fast in the OPPOSITE direction of where the growling came from! asking for a friend, the friend is me ]
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[ WELL HE'S RUNNING BUT HE ROLLED A FUCKING 1 SO I GUESS HE'S JUST IMMEDIATELY TRIPPING OVER A ROOT TO MAKE IT EXTRA EASY FOR THIS FIEND, HEAVEN PROTECT THIS VASE ]
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Sebastian!
[ screaming his name does nothing this is just a jrpg trope ]
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The good news is that miraculously, I rolled a nat 20 for this vase, so despite Sebastian faceplanting, the vase............ remains intact! The fiend is still chasing after him, but it hasn't caught up yet.
The bad news is that I also rolled a 17 for the fiend attacking Cloud so it's clawing his side, sorry.]
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I-it's still safe!
[ somehow??? don't ask questions
anyway, HE'S RUNNING with the vase in his arms again, but he's very much not in peak condition right now, so he rolls a 7 and takes an attack for the team (the vase team) while the vase remains whole under the lord's protection. ]
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[ thank fuck this vase is made of indestructommia or whatever the fuck
cloud was so worried about the vase that he takes the hit to his side, which i am putting on the same as his ankle for hilarity, and he winces and goes "ow" as his hp goes -500
it's fine, he has a lot of hp, so he rallies himself up and swings his giant ass sword at the fiend with a 17 to get it off and probably Dead before taking off after sebastian so he can maybe try to protect him from the next fiend attack and not lose the vase ]
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Sebastian runs, but the fiend lunges at him, clawing at his back! ... But Sebastian is just fast enough that its claw skims his back, rather than doing any significant harm. Go, Sebastian, go. Go, Cloud, go.]
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anyway he's still doing his best to hold onto this damn vase while things are clawing him!!!
where are they even headed right now, are we running deeper into the forest ]
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absolutely terrible to try to run and hit something running after someone else without sending it into them, but cloud sure is trying with that 13. slash that fiend!! distract him from sebastian's delicious flesh and shitty, shitty rolls!!!!! ]
Think they were attracted to us, the vase, or Ren's little display?
[ he can't casually talk while doing this shit but this is just how ff7r is. they banter during fights. i'm terribly sorry to sebastian. ]
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You're probably deeper in the forest, yeah. But hey, at least there don't seem to be any more fiends attacking you right now!]
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[ but oh god FINALLY they're free (for now)... he leans against a tree to catch his breath and actually looks at the vase now that he has the chance. he wonders if the compass means something. ]
Can we bury it here, you think?
[ and then after a pause ]
Sorry... for messing things up so much.
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while sebastian checks out the vase cloud will check out where they are. does this look like a good place to dig. does it look hidden. are there human bones all over.
he looks at him when he talks though: ]
... It's fine. You were doing your best. [ wow. he actually... does not sound like he's lying? he presses a hand to his side to stem the bleeding a little while he is just standing there, fetching for a background description from jan who hates us immediately ] How's your back?
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Anyway, sure, it looks like a decent place to dig. Lots of dirt, relatively hidden, and there are NOT human bones all over.
Meanwhile, the vase looks a little scratched up but in one piece. Does the compass mean anything? Who knows.]
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Oh, uh, it just scratched me, it's not that bad.
[ getting hit by the tree was probably worse... anyway, he's looking at all that blood on cloud's side like yikes. ]
Are you gonna be okay?
[ idek what they're wearing but maybe they could tear something up and make kind of a tourniquet deal out of it?? also, ]
Um, I can try to do the digging, maybe? So you don't make it worse?
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I'll be fine. I want to deal with this vase before more of those things show up. [ so he will absolutely desecrate the honor of this sword by shoving it in the ground to start the hole. it's really not made to dig so it's just a starter but!! it's a start!! digga dig dig. ] Don't know where we'll be able to go next. I doubt we can squat Sen's house without raising suspicions.
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Before they put the vase in the hole, though, the compass emblem glows—and then comes off, forming an actual compass, albeit one with no cardinal directions carved into it.]
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[ since like... she's not going to need her food anymore...
but yay digging success! then the compass on the vase starts glowing and THANKFULLY THIS DOES NOT MAKE HIM DROP IT ]
Whoa! I was wondering if that design meant anything, but... do you think it's telling us where we should go?
[ is there any kind of pointer indicating a specific direction (like, that it will keep pointing toward if they move the vase around)? ]
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Probably. It pointing anywhere? We still need to get back to those time chambers, too.
[ they really should go back for supplies but they have a new quest marker so they will both ignore it for that instead. where to magic compass ]
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