paladinlost | 15th moon [video/action]

[Cecil is out shopping in the Department Store. Again, you might want to say. But this time he holds the Pokégear with his left hand while the rest of his body is buried by bags and boxes of all kinds, and people can see a feminine hand adding more to the pile every so often.]

I would like to thank everyone who has sent me gifts. All of your choices were extremely thoughtful, and I have no doubt I will enjoy all of them.

[The feminine hand adds another bag. He waits until it leaves.]

I would also like to apologize to every trainer who might have wanted to challenge Whitney this afternoon. I was unaware that drying her tears would involve taking over her day. On my honor, I swear I will try to convince her to return to the Gym before nightfall.

[Another box, and this one hides his face from the camera. He sighs before turning the Pokégear off.]

Squall: ~~Sharp kitchen knives, with a note that says ‘They were the most practical I could find. Sorry.’~~ Never mind, he gets a compact survival knife.
Aerith: Level 16 female Marill
Warrior of Light: Lvel 15 male Magmar
Firion: Level 14 female Vulpix
Bartz: Level 12 Ditto, plus a Dratini doll for Lenna
Zidane: Level 14 female Growlithe, plus a Togepi doll for Garnet
Suzaki: Black winter coat
Kisa: Fire Stone
France: Fire Stone
Roxas: Thunderstone
Trucy: Scarf/gloves/earmuffs/sweater/pants set that matches her cape
Iris: Level 15 female Meowth holding a Quick Claw
Leon: Level 16 Magnemite holding a Metal Coat... and a chocolate bar
Kaito: Smoke Ball, plus the wallet for Biz

Everything has already been delivered by mail, unless your character is in Goldenrod. In that case, Cecil delivered the present himself.

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See? They're not that bad.

[...But that's a prequel, so killing him would mean nothing. ;_;]

...I suppose not.

[It means you'll have gotten the upper hand on him for later. Or something.]

I have no doubt they grew on you over the last few months, for all their mischief.

[...You know, between Duodecim and FFIVCC, that's two prequels that Cecil remembers (if only vaguely) that I know nothing about. What if Firion ended up killing Golbez or something? That might have an effect on the CR.]

...

They have.

[Well, for Duodecim, it's easy enough to avoid- they don't have to remember it.]

...Do you think we'll find a way to bring them back home with us?

[Or my personal favorite, 'Cecil only remembers the whole thing hazily and when faced with something that forces him to recall it', which is technically what's going on with the first Dissidia anyway. He already thinks Cloud's young lady friend looks a bit familiar.]

I could not say, but if we are able to... our worlds are very different from theirs.

[That works! I'm just waiting 'til the game has more definite info out, and him not finding things familiar can be blamed on WoL's horrible memory.]

We manage to survive here, do we not? They could learn to live in our worlds, too. I believe it.

[At least he remembers the current team members. That's better than nothing. ...Why do I have a feeling the whole team is going to have a long talk in March/April?]

Still, this world is... soft.

[Because there will probably be need for that long talk.]

They can become stronger. They will become stronger. Just like us.

['Hey, Squall, we remember your dad!' 'That moron is not my dad.' 'So, the lipstick is a Baron thing? Not just you being weird?' 'It's traditional, dammit.' 'Man, Cloud's girlfriend was hot.' 'You're lucky he's not here, because he'd punch you for that.']

That is true.

[And then there are the other ~Epic storylines~ presented by trailers- backstabbing from Kain, Terra being controlled, and wtf potential correption of WoL.]

We merely need to believe in them.

[Plus whatever will happen during the supposed Chaos storylines. And all the potential comments about the third costumes. 'So, what happened to Tidus' shirt anyway?' 'The moogle ate it.' 'Your best friend attacked me!' 'Dear old Kain, he never changes.']

Just as any comrade.

[In short, general confusion will abound.]

...It would be nice if all of our comrades were here with us.

[It will be glorious.]

We can only hope that they will appear eventually.

[Most certainly! Hurry up and let us get Duodecim, SE.]

Tidus and Cloud showed up before. They can do so again. And if they can, so can Terra and the Onion Knight.

[March and April are too far away. ;_;]

That is true... but they also have been here without their memories of us, Cecil.

[Very much so.]

They both regained them, last time. And even if they did not, we could still become their friends once more.

Of course. They are still the same person, even without their memories, we have seen.

Even I did not quite remember the rest of you, before I saw you all once again. They might show up without their memories, but that doesn't mean they won't recognize us. Besides, our hearts are connected, no matter what.

Yes, but that was because it had been years, and you were... [A zombie] not well. You still remember that it occurred.

Yet my memories of that time are still confused, unless I concentrate on them. I... have trouble recalling Terra's and the Onion Knight's faces, sometimes.

I suppose it makes sense. It has been... seventeen years, for you. Memory blurs, with time. [Though he isn't exactly speaking from experience.] There are some things about them that are more difficult to forget, however.

I can recall their powers perfectly; Terra's magic, her esper form, the Onion Knight's ability to become a sage or a ninja... But I cannot recall their hair colors. It's a small thing, I know, but it still feels strange.

Terra's is green, and the Onion Knight's is reddish-blonde. He would wear beads in it as well, underneath the helmet.

If there is anything about it you cannot remember, you need only ask, Cecil. I believe it would only take a simple reminder to refresh your memory.

...That helmet. The whole thing was bigger than his head, and by themselves the feathers were nearly longer than my hair. I remember that.

What about that short woman? Shantotto? Do you know what happened to her? ...Not that I would want her to join us. That laugh was terrifying.

[...Would everyone else even remember the Distant Glories and Inward Chaos?]

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