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[ Cloud's found himself at the Quad, for no real reason. The cafeteria's far too crowded, and he hasn't had much of an appetite, since arriving; it's quieter here, and far more open than the privacy of his dorm room. There's space to think, to try and make sense of all that he's seen and heard, these past few days. The people he knows, they're saying things that don't add up, because whatever they seem to remember, he knows didn't happen. It must be the time compression. They just need a few days, weeks, months, to get a proper grasp of their memories ]

[ sat on the stage, he idly plays with a few loose pieces of materia as he loses himself in thought. He recognises them all by feel, nowadays; his fire materia is old and cracked, and when he presses the pad of his thumb against the surface, it feels like a hollowed out cross. Holding it tight, Cloud casts the spell in his empty hand, causing a small flame to suddenly flicker into life in his palm. Ever since all the mako injections, he's had so much more control over his magic. He lets the flames burn in and out on the tips of his fingers, confident, until the magic spreads, landing on the stage floor in front of him ]

Shit—[ he quickly stamps out the flame with his boot, before using his thumb to rub against the wood. It hasn't left a mark ] … gotta be more careful.

Comments

[nordr.livejournal.com]

[ ] No point in asking if you're new here, huh? We're all in the same boat...

[fierybluebird]

Yeah, different world, wrong time, all that jazz. You?

[nordr.livejournal.com]

Blinked and I was here. Couple of people I know turned up, but... [ ] Guess everyone's already said how weird it is.

[fierybluebird]

Yeah. Sounds like a bunch of people are forgetting memories too though.

[nordr.livejournal.com]

[ ] Yeah. 'cause being dragged here wasn't bad enough already.

[fierybluebird]

I don't know what's worse. Forgetting things or being forgotten.

[nordr.livejournal.com]

At least if you've been forgotten, you're not going to feel like you're losing it.

[fierybluebird]

Don't count on it. I mean I remember this guy dying, and going out of my mind to save him from our enemies and when I saw him again now he insists he is one of those enemies that killed him and I don't know if I'm the one who's off or he is. Because he's always been crazy, but I'd trust him with my life, so I'm not about to call him a liar.

Whoever cast this spell? They've got a lot to pay for.

[nordr.livejournal.com]

[ ] ... shit.

There's a guy here who thinks I'm his brother. I've never seen him before, and he's nuts, but... think people have ended up with the wrong memories, somehow?

[fierybluebird]

Yeah. One girl can't seem to remember anything. And my best friend...

Supposedly it's got to be some kind of enchantment and if you kill the sorceress causing it, it'll break. Seems pretty pointless to me though. I mean what's the gain at all, right?

Go easy on your brother. Even if you don't remember any of it, if he knows you better than he should, he's probably telling the truth. And you might regret pushing that away. And he's probably extra worried about you as it is.

[nordr.livejournal.com]

Extra worried... ? He sounded like he wanted to rip my throat out.

[ ] Never heard like someone with magic that powerful. Which is why strangers never moseyed on into my world, I guess.

[fierybluebird]

Oh. Then he needs to give you a chance, eh. Especially if you're brothers. You're sure he's not just mad at being forgotten?

I never even heard of magic being real before. So I'm inclined to just take everyone's word about it.

[nordr.livejournal.com]

Nope. Just mad.

... you're kidding. [ ] If you're taking any magic-related classes, you'd better get used to it.

[fierybluebird]

Did the you he know do something?

In my world we had some pretty weird science stuff and some of the things on the Grand line might as well be magic. Like Devil fruits. But yeah, I took all the magic classes I could for this first semester since I don't know any of it.

[nordr.livejournal.com]

No idea. Couldn't get much out of him, other than rambling.

Devil fruits?

[fierybluebird]

Maybe if you give him some time to get used to the idea, eh.

Yeah, it's a curse fruit. You eat one and gain a special power, but then you can't swim and you're weak to ocean. Almost all of my entire world is ocean so that generally deters some people. Others consider it well worth it.

[nordr.livejournal.com]

Huh. [ ] That's new.

[fierybluebird]

Most people seem pretty surprised the first time they hear about it.

[nordr.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised. You could be making it up, for all I know...

[fierybluebird]

[Simply lets his arms exude blue flames.] I could, yeah, but I'd like to think I could be more creative than that. Bananas in pajamas abducting little children at night and filling their heads with all kinds of stories about how bananas can't grow alone. Devil fruits are real though. It's why fire attracts me.

[nordr.livejournal.com]

[ ] ... right. So because of that, you can't swim?

[fierybluebird]

Yeah. Amongst other things, eh. It's not the same as the magic here though. With devil fruit, you only get one power. And only ONE person in the whole world can have that power as long as they're alive.

[nordr.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a bad deal. [ ] We just have these. You can find them almost anywhere, and anyone can use them, if they know how.

[fierybluebird]

[Shrugs.] I wouldn't change my devil fruit for anything. And I've never really needed to swim.

[nordr.livejournal.com]

Good thing the swimming class isn't mandatory.