01 - [bbs, action - either cafeteria or training center]

[quickmartial.livejournal.com]

[Zell spent most of the day in Balamb. A part of him had doubted that he was really in the future, but it also bugged him and made him worry for his Ma. So he spent the whole day there, talking to her and people he knew. It was so strange… and a little scary to see everyone so much older. It was in fact twenty or so years that passed. Kids he once knew were now adults with children of their own… and his Ma…

He still worried about her. He didn’t like seeing her so much older, in what seemed like overnight to him. She was strong, in her own way, but he made sure to tell one of the younger men (what happened to that kid he knew?) to watch after her.

So it was with no surprise that while he did eat while in Balamb (fortunately his Ma’s cooking was just as good as before), he continued to stuff his face on a few hotdogs. Seeing them all older got to him more than that letter from the headmaster.

Of course he would continue to be a SeeD, and help out the new cadets who were apparently not only from different times, but different dimensions as well (he… didn’t really think he understood the letter correctly). He just needed to let off some frustration at what happened… they must have done something wrong for things to be messed up like this. Everything was supposed to be fixed after Ultimecia was defeated!

It wasn’t until after he ate that second time that he went on the computer. It would be the quickest way to introduce himself to a lot of the new people.]

Yo. Name’s Zell Dincht, I’m a SeeD and just got back. Things look the same, so if anyone needs any help, you can ask me. Going to be in the training center tonight, but thought I’d introduce myself.
- Z.D.

[After the somewhat brief message, he goes just where he said he was going to. Time to let off that frustration.]

(OOC: First, I hope I did this right and sorry for the tldr >.< Feel free to hit him up either before or after his post. Before is the cafeteria, after is the training center. He’ll reply to whoever replies to his post, but not until after he’s done... which won't be for a while.)

Comments

[thewindything.livejournal.com]

[quickmartial.livejournal.com]

[Some time later, he replies.]

[thewindything.livejournal.com]

[rebellingheart]

[That's not a name she's been expecting to see on the Board any time in the near future. Not that it is a bad thing, in fact it's probably one of the best things ever.]

Zell? Are you really here? Does Squall know? Well, I guess he'd have to since he's the Commander and all. I'll come meet you in the training center in a little bit, okay? I'm sure we've got a bunch to talk about and you've probably got lots of questions too. Right?

~Rinoa

[quickmartial.livejournal.com]

[Sorry, Rinoa, he left as soon as he made his post. He wants to let go of the frustration before talking with anyone new.]

[rebellingheart]

[That's alright, she doesn't even bother to see if she gets an answer.

It takes her a couple minutes to get to the Training Center since she'd stopped to pick up her gunblade on the way. No reason to go charging in empty handed after all.

Now armed and more eager than ever, she starts looking through the Training Center for a familiar ace.]

Zell?! Where are you?

[Sure it'll attract the monsters more than likely, but she really doesn't want to have to explore the entire center looking for him.]

BBS

[hotpinkwhirlwind]

SeeD Dincht, welcome back to Garden. I'm Instructor Sharpay Evans, ART 101 and DRA 101 instructor. It's an honor to have you with us; I look forward to working with you.

- Sharpay

[Someone has been checking up on the history along with getting Rinoa's stories.]

BBS

[quickmartial.livejournal.com]

Re: BBS

[hotpinkwhirlwind]

Three quarters on paper now, but I took a sabbatical. I feel it really helped my teaching.

- Sharpay

[Action, training center]

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

[Bulla waves when she spots Zell in the training center. Nothing has shown up to fight just yet, so she decides to say hello.]

[Action, training center]

[quickmartial.livejournal.com]

[Zell knew almost instantly who the new people were, at least people he had never met before, so he assumed she was new.]

Yo!

[He gives a wave back. Might as well talk if there wasn't anything to fight right then. He offers her a smile despite still being frustrated with everything. She didn't do it after all, it was his own screw up. His and Ultimecia's! He just must not have tried hard enough to get back to his correct time.]

You new here?

[Action, training center]

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

Not really...I've been here for almost a whole year.

[The petite girl offers a hand out to shake.]

I'm Bulla Brief.

[bunnypassingby]

[In the training center is a shout of "MIKURU BEAM!" as a poor Grat has its limbs lasered off. The source of the laser? A sixteen-year-old girl in a pink battle maid costume with twin pistols tucked into where her apron ties up at her back.]

[action]

[quickmartial.livejournal.com]

[Zell kind of just stares a bit. That's something he'd never seen before.]

Uh, yo! S'up! What kinda attack was that?! They find a new magic or somethin'?!

[action]

[bunnypassingby]

[Mikuru lowers her hand from her eye so she doesn't accidentally laser Zell, though she keeps glancing back at the Grat just in case it tries to eat her.]

Um, it's kind of a personal ability...

action ; training center

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

[Seifer missed the BBS post. But not like he was paying attention to the system anyway. Of course he could be found in the training center, giving those T-Rexaurs a whatfor. As he took it down with a half-assed effort, Zell walks by -- really? It wasn't like him to do a double take, after all Seifer could recognize that hair from a mile away.]

Chicken wuss. What are you doing here?

action ; training center

[quickmartial.livejournal.com]

[He spins around, fists clenching up from instincts when he sees it's Seifer and the words sink in. Right, of course it would be him! But how the hell did he end up in this time with hardly any changes? He just thought everyone else was aged up too.]

Tch!

[He crosses his arms. Just his luck Seifer wasn't changed at all, and he'd run into him.]

I should be askin' you that! The hell you doin' in Garden?!

action ; training center

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

Who answers a question with another one? Didn't you ever learn anythin'?

[Not surprisingly, Zell still seems as stubborn as ever. But then again, neither has Seifer]

action; cafeteria

[renzokukens.livejournal.com]

[Squall's heard about Zell's return. He was the one to look over his file after he had arrived after all. But Squall's glad to have him back since it's been a little quiet without any of the old Orphanage gang around aside from Quistis and Seifer.

It wasn't hard to spot the blond with the dark ink on the left side of his face when Squall entered the cafeteria. Watching Zell stuff his face full of hotdogs was nothing new and maybe something Squall had missed to be a witness to, even if the amount of hotdogs the other male could consume was a little on the gross side.]

Some things never change.

[Squall approaches the table and folds his arms over his chest.]

action; cafeteria

[quickmartial.livejournal.com]

[Zell was frustrated. All this time had passed... but at least the hotdogs were the same. He didn't notice much around him so he was a little surprised when he heard a familiar voice... a voice that wasn't 20 years older. He looked up and nearly choked on his mouthful so he swallowed what was in his mouth and smiled brightly, standing from his chair quickly. He thought everyone else was older too. He was certain he messed up somewhere on the way back, but there was Squall... looking just like he always did.]

Yo, Squall! Man, am I glad to see you not old and everything!

[His arms moved, not to represent anything, but just in emphasis. At first he really didn't want to see them. It was tough enough to see his Ma and the people at Balamb older, he didn't want to see his friends older too, so even though he was still frustrated that things didn't turn out like they should have, he was glad to have at least one of his friends like he remembered him.]

action; cafeteria

[renzokukens.livejournal.com]

You get use to it.

[He tilts his head and unfolds his arms, relaxing somewhat around the other male.]

action | training center

[werepanther]

[Tom doesn't notice Zell at first, especially since this werecat's more interested in pummeling Grats and the occasional overgrown weed than the other people in the area---but once he does? The werecat freezes for a moment before awkwardly waving.]

... Hey there.

action | training center

[quickmartial.livejournal.com]

[Zell only took notice of him when he talked and just freezes for a second before he quickly goes into a battle stance.]

The hell are you!?

[It talked! It wasn't like the moombas either, this thing was new.]

action;

[brightens]

[ Vanille, unsurprisingly, is still not entirely sure how to use the terminals without help. However, that isn't all that important, as she still manages to wander into the training center at the right time. Honestly, it was the first time she'd been in here without any supervision, but since she'd explored the entirety of the rest of the Garden—that she was allowed access too, but not for not wanting— it made sense to cover her ground in here in its entirety, too. ]

[ She was just hoping she'd picked a time to meet up with someone who might need magical back-up, since she wasn't sure she could take on some of the bigger monsters alone. ]

[ With her usual swagger she arrived in the main area, placing her hands on her hips. Where to first? ]

action;

[quickmartial.livejournal.com]

[Zell was lost in his own thoughts about the time change but he was at least able to notice Vanille before he ran into her. It was close still close though, so he backed up and noticed the way she was looking around.]

Uh, yo! You new!?