78th moon [I'm seriously running out of intro line ideas]

[paladinlost]

[Alright, that's it. Cecil gives up.

And by 'gives up' I mean 'sighs, says hi to Cresselia and starts setting up a barbecue in his backyard'.

And by 'barbecue' I mean 'fire pit with a stick'.

Come at him.]

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[ends_in_ashes]

[Oh boy, a barbeque! Here, let her help by stoking the fire higher with her breath.

You wanted a raging bonfire, yeah?]

[paladinlost]

[Well, his Fire-types sure did! And his Ice- and Grass-types sure didn't!

As for Cecil himself...]

Let's try to keep the stick intact, now. Finding more could be difficult.

[ends_in_ashes]

Of course.

[She's content with that and her flames die off. The red dragon eventually adjusts her wings as she seats herself more comfortably.]

[paladinlost]

[Ah, much better.]

Thank you. Are you hungry? We have some extra... mystery meat of unknown provenance, enough to share.

That is the cutest icon!

[holybreath]

[And Rydia steps forward, lured by the scent.]

Excuse me, do you--Cecil?!?

Pixiv is full of hidden treasures.

[paladinlost]

Rydia! What a wonderful suprise, it's been some time!

[He says it almost as if people suddenly showing around his house was normal. ...Actually, it is.]

[holybreath]

[That...doesn't help the confusion any.]

But I saw you at the castle just the other day. What are you doing here? What am I doing here?

[paladinlost]

The other day for you, not me. Roasting enough food for everyone, of course. Visiting!

[He still sounds completely at ease with the situation. Even his army of critters just wave at her before going back to their food.]

[susukodama]

Hehehehehe!

[Guess who's bouncing up to say hi :)]

[paladinlost]

[Hey, it's a familiar face!]

Why, welcome back! Hungry for sandwiches?

[susukodama]

[It's as though these two just saw each other the other day! :)]

Sandwiches! Hehehehehe! Sandwiches! Hungry! Sandwiches!

[...Was that a second word? I believe it was.]

[seasaltkeys]

[As excited as he is to be back, he's also kind of nervous. Are the people he knew still here? Do they still remember him?

Seeing Cecil is kind of a relief. He's sure Cecil would remember him, but he's always been a little cautious. So Sparky goes first and waddles into the camp.]

[paladinlost]

[That Pikachu sure looks familiar. Even a few of Cecil's Pokémon recognize him.]

Hello there. You're not visiting us alone today, I hope?

[seasaltkeys]

[Sparky shakes his head with an emphatic nope and points to where Roxas is standing a few feet back.

Embarrassed, he waves.]

[ragnarok_strike]

[Hey, Cecil! Laguna doesn't know how he wandered here, but he's pretty okay with this. Hey, he's got his gun and hasn't had to use it yet, so.]
Mind if I join in?

[paladinlost]

Find yourself a spot. You can push some of the others around if you need to.

[Not that it should be necessary, as the Gardevoir duo is scooting over to make room for Laguna.]

[dragoon_pride]

[This seems... strangely familiar. Though Kain isn't too certain of why. For now, he makes his way toward that large fire...]

Cecil...?

[paladinlost]

Kain, how nice of you to visit! What would you like for lunch?

[People from home he hasn't seen in ages? Perfectly normal!]

[dragoon_pride]

[Kain is more confusedly curious about the surroundings.]

Cecil, what am I doing here? Isn't this... I think I've been here before...

[soggypastry]

['Sup, Cecil. Light'll just be sitting down next to you now, mindful of the fire as she stretches out a little. She didn't bring food, but she is holding a glass of amber liquid up to him. If he knows his liquor, the smell will tell him it's scotch. If he doesn't...well, the burn won't be all that pleasant.

Yeah. It's been that kind of day already.]

[paladinlost]

[Scotch is not his favorite, but far be it from him to refuse a gift, especially one that he'll definitely need very soon. He offers her some roasted corn in return.]

How bad is the situation, outside?

[Like hell he's leaving his yard during the next 72 hours.]

[soggypastry]

[She takes the corn with a nod, swirling her own drink around the glass as she watches the fire.]

Not as bad as it could be, but it's still a mess. [A big one. Probably going to get bigger, too. Wouldn't that be the icing on the cake?]

[lightningbearer]

*....oh, great, it's this whole "weird random crap happens" thing again. Though at least people sitting around a barbecue is relatively sane, so.... how're your thoughts on a taciturn mercenary suddenly finding himself in the vicinity?*

[paladinlost]

[Who knows what Cecil's thoughts are, but his reaction is to make some room for the newcomer and offer him some of that delicious roasting meat.]

Lovely day, is it not?

[lightningbearer]

*shrug*

You think so?

*has no objection to the free food, though :|b*