FINAL FANTASY X AU

[enigmaster]

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[agoodname]

...I beg your pardon, that's a what now? [he leans on his cane, frowning, arching an eyebrow] What is a summoner, exactly?

[enigmaster]

[She stares at him, as if he just grew another head.]

"...You're kidding, right?"

[agoodname]

Clearly not. [he sounds annoyed, now]

[enigmaster]

"You know, summoners?" [She says it slowly, as if talking to a particularly stupid child.] "People who summon Aeons so they can go defeat Sin? Those summoners?"

[agoodname]

No, I don't know, thank you very much! [snapped] The only thing I'm aware of is that I wound up here somehow because Sin got to the boat I was on, but aside from that, I know nothing about it.

[enigmaster]

[And at that she blinks... and her face softens a bit, annoyance melting away. She's quiet a moment.]

"Oh. I'm sorry." [She bites her lip, before just carefully patting his arm.] "I guess Sin messed you up a lot... Don't worry, the toxin usually wears off after a little while."

[agoodname]

[hhhhh he just huffs again]

Yes. So I've been told. In the mean time, this remains very strange.

[enigmaster]

"Well... Okay, so, Aeons are these big powerful creatures. Summoners go into temples, pray there, and if they're heard, they can call them forth. Like the big monster you just saw. Ummm... What else..."

[agoodname]

And they're supposed to...what? Fight Sin with these?

[enigmaster]

"Well... Sorta, yeah. It's a whole thing and... there's like this super special strong one that's powerful enough. They have to pray at every temple so they're strong enough to summon that one."

[agoodname]

So if that defeats Sin, then why is Sin still here?

[enigmaster]

"Well--" [She can't get into that, though, as Edward's over soon. Just, gently tapping her arm to get her attention.] Um... Sorry, we... [He glances Oswald's way, before averting his eyes, almost skittish. Like he's afraid of making eye contact.] We, ah, have to go over our travel plans, still... "Oh! Right, right. Sorry, we'll have to talk more later."

[agoodname]

[Oswald's eyes narrow slightly at that glance--then how he looks away.

Huh.

That's...interesting.]

...yes, I believe we shall.

[he'll let them go do that...for now. Before he finds a way out of Besaid via Butch informing him of a possible trip to the big city]

[enigmaster]

[Butch sure will inform him of that. Good thing, too, because some of the other villagers aren't so keen on Oswald right now, for going where he's not supposed to. I'm sure he's terribly broken up over it. But everyone will be outside in the evening. There's a campfire and everyone's just hanging around the village center. As is that summoner. Currently, he's off on his own, just. Looking at the fire, from a slight distance.]

[agoodname]

[....huh. Well, all the more reason to avoid the village center, now isn't it.

He'll head over there, then, pausing as he steps up next to him]

Is this seat taken?

[enigmaster]

[He blinks and looks up. Before, again, his eyes kind of dart away.] Um... no.

[agoodname]

Thank you.

[and leaning on his cane, he'll lower himself down to sit next to him]

That was a rather impressive little trick earlier, with the giant bird.

[enigmaster]

Ah... you think so? [He goes a bit red. Just... staring into the fire, still.] It was, um... my first summoning, so... I'm just glad it went okay.

[agoodname]

I certainly thought it went quite well. Rather surprising for me personally, but impressive all the same.

[enigmaster]

Um... So, ah... Can I ask... [he looks back over at Oswald, very carefully.] Why were you there? In the temple...?

[agoodname]

Oh, that? Well, Butch was getting all concerned, so I came to see what the fuss was about. I figured if you'd been there for over a day, you also needed a clean change of clothes and a meal, so I was hoping to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.

[enigmaster]

[He tilts his head, frowning.] That's all...?

[agoodname]

What other reason would there be?

[enigmaster]

I don't know. People don't usually break tradition and go further into the temple just... for that. [...] You... washed up on shore, right? I think Butch mentioned something like that...

[agoodname]

Yes. But I must admit that I also know nothing of those traditions, so it wasn't much of a jump for me to dismiss them.