uccellodifuoco | 13th Rise of the Phoenix ஜ Action (Fourth Wall Event)

[Apparently, either the Malnosso have decided that around three hundred of people aren't enough for their experiments... Or someone has left open the front door and people thought that the enclosure was a commercial center with a sale going on. Ikki has never been a people person, he has problems already when half of the village gathers for parties, this sudden influx of not-New Feathers isn't something that pleases him.

Specially when his pet, an arctic wolf cub, little over one year old and named Hyoga, decides to start running around to play catch with his owner. Of course, like always, Ikki is the "it" that has to catch the animal. And of course, today the village is so full of people that running around isn't easy, or keep sight of the animal, good thing Hyoga knows how to get back home... Or he should, Ikki had been teaching him that recently. Still he tries to catch the animal, not because he's worried but because it would be troublesome to just let it go and bother people.]

Let me go through, dammit! Hyoga!! Stop right there this instant!! Come back, stupid wolf! I'm not going to chase you forever so come already!

[Of course, Hyoga will at most stop, turn to look at its owner and then keep running away happily. Or bother whoever is next to him if he thinks they smell nice or something. He's not afraid of the angry phoenix chasing him, not at all.]

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[He remains quiet as well as he guides her, the only one making any noise being Hyoga, but even he is relatively quiet. Eventually, Ikki opens the door to the apartment for her to enter.]

You can stay here from now on. [For as long as she's here. It's probably good now that Selphie didn't move with them, there's a room free for Esmeralda.] Smoker won't mind it... I hope you won't mind too much the smell of cigarettes, he smokes like if his life depends on it.

[It kind of does though. The apartment isn't exactly a paradise, not with two single men and a wolf living on it, it's not an example of what would happen if you store a hurricane inside a closed space, but it could do with great improvements. It's still far better than anything that could be found in Death Queen Island, though.]

[Esmeralda is already taking the place in as she walks through the door, noting how the place looks. The cigarette smell is noticeable, but compared to the sulphur smells on Death Queen from the volcanoes, it's not bad at all.

Once Ikki leaves her alone for a reasonable amount of time and she figures out where everything is, you can bet she'll be cleaning the place up, though. She looks back to Ikki with a smile.]

It's nice! And...

[She really is suddenly at a loss for words as everything catches up with her; still alive, Ikki is older, this isn't Death Queen...

Pardon her for a second while she hugs you, Ikki. Or maybe clings. Just for a moment.]

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[She can do whatever she wants to do, Ikki wouldn't be able to stop her even if he wanted, and he certainly won't complain if she cleans the place. He may even try to help even.

He smiles a bit when she says that it's nice, of course, anything would be nice compared to Death Queen Island. She never had the personality of a girl that needed much to be happy, she couldn't be like that if she was capable of smiling even in that place. He makes a surprised noise when she hugs him, clings to him, but he quickly returns the embrace. It's so different from how he remembered it, from how he kept imagining it, it's only now that he can see her again that he starts to realize that time has passed and he has grown older. His mind and heart was still stuck back in that day, so whenever he thought of her he would imagine their heights being the same as they were back them, both being teenagers.

It's only his pride that keeps him from shattering in her arms. His pride and his will to be strong, to not give her something to worry about now. Not now, for however long this miracle is possible. He just wants her to be happy right now.]

Esmeralda...

[It only takes a minute or two for her to get her equilibrium back, and only a brief wipe at her eyes with a single finger before she's smiling again and is willing to let go. She doesn't want him to worry, either, after all. It's all all right, if a little strange.]

I'm okay.

[And she beams at him.]

Which rooms are which?

[Because she doesn't want to go wandering into the wrong place, after all.]

[He caresses her hair as the hug breaks, smiling a bit in answer to her brilliant smile. Exactly the way he remembered it, it shouldn't be something he notices that much, it should be obvious but maybe he's not surprised at her being the way he remembered but at him being able to remember her so clearly even after so long.

He leads her to the rooms, even opening the door to Smoker's room to check if he's there, but aside of a higher condensation of the scent of cigarettes there's no trace of the man.]

This is Smoker's room. Guess you'll meet him later when he comes back.

[In Ikki's room she will be able to easily see the pandora box of the Phoenix Cloth, there are several shelves full with plushie dolls among which she will probably see a doll of herself as well as a one of Ikki himself. Theres also a cushion and a plate with water for Hyoga, and a vase with plain and boring flowers but that she might recognize as the only ones that ever grew in Death Queen Island.

The last room is mostly empty, with only the basic furniture and a soft bed to sleep in.]

We have never really have someone who stayed in this room, so it's very empty. Sorry.

[Esmeralda trails in his wake, peeking into Smokers room for a second before nodding. She wondered what kind of man he was...and was he kind to Ikki? A friend? teacher? Or someone Ikki had to share room with for some other reason.

When they come to Ikki's room, if he allows it, she will carefully make her way in to take a look, her eyes first drawn to the pandora box and then the shelf of plushies. She'll even poke the one of Ikki gently in the stomach before noting the flowers. That will make a different smile appear; one of recognition, and perhaps subdued fondness. And with that, she'll follow him to the third and last room.

When he apologizes for the room, she shakes her head, still smiling.]

It's fine! It even has a real bed! [And more and nicer furniture than she's ever seen in her life. To her, it might as well be an executive suite.]

[He lets her explore all she wants. He has no reason to stop her nor he has a wish to though he will look a bit flustered when she pokes the plushie done after his image. Part of him wants to ask her if she would want one, but... It probably wouldn't made it with her once she returns, right? So there's no point if she can't truly have it.

He laughs a bit at her reaction to the bedroom.]

I know, but it still could be better. We can work on that if you want though, give it your own touch.

[As if she would stay... But he really doesn't want to acknowledge that she probably won't out loud.]

Okay.

[In truth, even just a brightly colored blanket and maybe a vase of her own with some of the flowers would do...

....And maybe enough flowers of other types to try and weave together later, if she has some time to herself.]

Is there anything to cook?

[yeah, might want to get a shopping list going, Ikki.]

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