He hadn't heard the description of the creature in Aria's nightmare until then and as she put it to words he tried to piece together an image in his mind, comparing it to Heartless he had seen before. He knew there were more out there than he had seen but it sounded similar to one particular humanoid Heartless he had encountered once before. The only problem was that he had never heard of it attacking through dreams...or speaking. But it sounded like a Heartless. If that was really the case, he figured it would be no trouble for him to enter Aria's dreams and vanquish it himself. He scratched his chin and mulled over the tactic while taking a sip of the hot chocolate. "Mm." He relaxed a little feeling the warmth flow through his body. "Wouldn't mind having some of this every night." He took another sip. "...And day." Torrin looked up from his cup when Boreas addressed him about getting some sleep and shrugged it off. "I'll be fine. I only needed something to drink. This Magitek stuff just affected me more than I anticipated. I can acclimate though. It's just like high mountain air. Thin but suitable if you've got the constitution for it." Torrin took a swig of the hot chocolate now that it had cooled off some. Torrin trailed behind Aria while she stepped out into the living room but kept his distance to avoid needing to interact with too many people. He wanted to suggest a plan of action to her but now just did not seem like a good plan. Too many would try to dissuade her from it and he knew there were several in the group who wouldn't trust him enough to do such a thing. "Hm..." "Interesting question to ask." Thallasa commented, turning towards the short boy. "I kept to myself in a world where a small town was situated in. Perhaps if I was not a keyblade wielder I would have liked to have stayed there. Life there was quiet. Though a little dull." She placed her hands on her hips. "If they had given me the choice, I wouldn't have stayed put. I would have been out there helping but I was injured, my world was destroyed, and they believed the Light Chaser was likely still out looking to finish the job by finding me. I doubted it though. If he wanted me dead, he would have done so himself. Perhaps...no...Such talk is speculation. Anyway. When the Council realized the odds were quickly turning against them they called me in to assist."
He hadn't heard the description of the creature in Aria's nightmare until then and as she put it to words he tried to piece together an image in his mind, comparing it to Heartless he had seen before. He knew there were more out there than he had seen but it sounded similar to one particular humanoid Heartless he had encountered once before. The only problem was that he had never heard of it attacking through dreams...or speaking. But it sounded like a Heartless. If that was really the case, he figured it would be no trouble for him to enter Aria's dreams and vanquish it himself. He scratched his chin and mulled over the tactic while taking a sip of the hot chocolate. "Mm." He relaxed a little feeling the warmth flow through his body. "Wouldn't mind having some of this every night." He took another sip. "...And day." Torrin looked up from his cup when Boreas addressed him about getting some sleep and shrugged it off. "I'll be fine. I only needed something to drink. This Magitek stuff just affected me more than I anticipated. I can acclimate though. It's just like high mountain air. Thin but suitable if you've got the constitution for it." Torrin took a swig of the hot chocolate now that it had cooled off some. Torrin trailed behind Aria while she stepped out into the living room but kept his distance to avoid needing to interact with too many people. He wanted to suggest a plan of action to her but now just did not seem like a good plan. Too many would try to dissuade her from it and he knew there were several in the group who wouldn't trust him enough to do such a thing. "Hm..."
"Interesting question to ask." Thallasa commented, turning towards the short boy. "I kept to myself in a world where a small town was situated in. Perhaps if I was not a keyblade wielder I would have liked to have stayed there. Life there was quiet. Though a little dull." She placed her hands on her hips. "If they had given me the choice, I wouldn't have stayed put. I would have been out there helping but I was injured, my world was destroyed, and they believed the Light Chaser was likely still out looking to finish the job by finding me. I doubted it though. If he wanted me dead, he would have done so himself. Perhaps...no...Such talk is speculation. Anyway. When the Council realized the odds were quickly turning against them they called me in to assist."
Torrin folded his arms as he quietly listened to Aria and Chrono speak, eyeing the ingredients she used for the concoction. He briefly wondered if his homeworld had any such drink. Milk, yes. Hot chocolate? Well, he never saw any of it growing up. Maybe it was because of the war or maybe it was because his people didn't have the taste for those kinds of drinks and there really wasn't any reason as to why that would be the case. Maybe there were some politics behind it all...the politics and economy of hot chocolate. He almost laughed at the thought. "If it helps, I don't really sleep much," or at all, he added mentally, "these days. I know a few games to keep someone up if you're willing." That was a blatant lie. He knew of one game and one quite dangerous activity that could not really be considered a game as it usually resulted in someone bruising, cutting, or breaking something. No. Playing the idiotic "Ride the Wyvern" was not an option here. "I understand not wanting to sleep after the night you've had." He added, now having something to compare to what she went through. Torrin stepped closer, watching the chocolate as it dissolved, releasing a sweet aroma.
Torrin folded his arms as he quietly listened to Aria and Chrono speak, eyeing the ingredients she used for the concoction. He briefly wondered if his homeworld had any such drink. Milk, yes. Hot chocolate? Well, he never saw any of it growing up. Maybe it was because of the war or maybe it was because his people didn't have the taste for those kinds of drinks and there really wasn't any reason as to why that would be the case. Maybe there were some politics behind it all...the politics and economy of hot chocolate. He almost laughed at the thought. "If it helps, I don't really sleep much," or at all, he added mentally, "these days. I know a few games to keep someone up if you're willing." That was a blatant lie. He knew of one game and one quite dangerous activity that could not really be considered a game as it usually resulted in someone bruising, cutting, or breaking something. No. Playing the idiotic "Ride the Wyvern" was not an option here. "I understand not wanting to sleep after the night you've had." He added, now having something to compare to what she went through. Torrin stepped closer, watching the chocolate as it dissolved, releasing a sweet aroma.
Edna ceased attacking him when Aria stepped in but that did not stop her from glaring daggers at him. "Sorry about the door. I can fix it." He scratched the back of his head, glancing over at Take who tried to come up with an excuse for him and wound up telling some kind of silly story. "Pretty sure I'd remember a door attacking me if it happened." He muttered under his breath. "Anyway, uh...that sounds bad. So now there's one more problem to deal with." Torrin sighed. "We're alive and still capable of keeping up the fight. Once we're rested we'll settle this tomorrow." Thallasa spoke with determination, stepping forward to greet the others. "I am glad to see that you all made it back in one piece. Now get some rest to get back to work bright and early." "Sure." Torrin responded halfheartedly towards the other master. He looked down at the wrecked door and shook his head slowly. "You got off easy." He placed his hand in his pocket, reaching for the usual trinket to anxiously toy with it as he stepped from the hall and into the room with the others. There were a lot of people standing about in the room and the last thing he wanted to do was stick around in a crowd. "The drink was great last time so I wouldn't mind just watching." I'm going to butcher them all. The words echoed in his mind over and over. He ran a hand through his hair and took in a deep breath while trying to clear out the cold resolution of that voice from his head. The sheer confidence his other self had in what he planned to do unnerved Torrin and the last thing he needed were more impossible odds to face against...and lose to. He could only fight one unwinnable battle at a time. "I'm glad you all are alright. Really. So...uh...how about that hot chocolate?"
Edna ceased attacking him when Aria stepped in but that did not stop her from glaring daggers at him. "Sorry about the door. I can fix it." He scratched the back of his head, glancing over at Take who tried to come up with an excuse for him and wound up telling some kind of silly story. "Pretty sure I'd remember a door attacking me if it happened." He muttered under his breath. "Anyway, uh...that sounds bad. So now there's one more problem to deal with." Torrin sighed. "We're alive and still capable of keeping up the fight. Once we're rested we'll settle this tomorrow." Thallasa spoke with determination, stepping forward to greet the others. "I am glad to see that you all made it back in one piece. Now get some rest to get back to work bright and early." "Sure." Torrin responded halfheartedly towards the other master. He looked down at the wrecked door and shook his head slowly. "You got off easy." He placed his hand in his pocket, reaching for the usual trinket to anxiously toy with it as he stepped from the hall and into the room with the others. There were a lot of people standing about in the room and the last thing he wanted to do was stick around in a crowd. "The drink was great last time so I wouldn't mind just watching." I'm going to butcher them all. The words echoed in his mind over and over. He ran a hand through his hair and took in a deep breath while trying to clear out the cold resolution of that voice from his head. The sheer confidence his other self had in what he planned to do unnerved Torrin and the last thing he needed were more impossible odds to face against...and lose to. He could only fight one unwinnable battle at a time. "I'm glad you all are alright. Really. So...uh...how about that hot chocolate?"
"Appeal? Hm. Just keep your guard up. I don't sense Heartless around but there could still be something lurking around the corner." His keyblade reappeared in his hand as they began to near the mansion. Edna's face looked troubled but on seeing Aria's face she lowered her phone and smiled faintly at the girl. "Thank you, darling. Are you sure you're a hero? Cleaning is beneath you." She spoke bluntly, giving Aria a compliment in her own way. "And of course! It's just what I need after this day. A cup would be just lovel-" The sound of the front door being broken down reached their ears. Edna, having had enough, ran out from the hallway to greet the intruder while brandishing her phone as a bludgeoning weapon. As soon as he entered, looking ready to battle, Torrin lowered his keyblade seeing several of the others looking a little roughed up but alive beyond the hallway. Truth be told, he hadn't been sure to completely trust that everyone was fine. With everything they had seen, he thought it reasonable to err on the side of caution. Apparently he had been too paranoid and was reminded of that fact when down came a little woman in black charging at him with a phone in her hand. "You brute!" She called out at him. He sighed, slightly embarrassed at the mistake. "I'm on your side!" He saw Aria not far behind as Edna began to strike him with the phone which thankfully did not hurt at all. "False alarm, guys. I just thought that...since it was so quiet this could've been another elaborate trap." Torrin explained.
"Appeal? Hm. Just keep your guard up. I don't sense Heartless around but there could still be something lurking around the corner." His keyblade reappeared in his hand as they began to near the mansion. Edna's face looked troubled but on seeing Aria's face she lowered her phone and smiled faintly at the girl. "Thank you, darling. Are you sure you're a hero? Cleaning is beneath you." She spoke bluntly, giving Aria a compliment in her own way. "And of course! It's just what I need after this day. A cup would be just lovel-" The sound of the front door being broken down reached their ears. Edna, having had enough, ran out from the hallway to greet the intruder while brandishing her phone as a bludgeoning weapon. As soon as he entered, looking ready to battle, Torrin lowered his keyblade seeing several of the others looking a little roughed up but alive beyond the hallway. Truth be told, he hadn't been sure to completely trust that everyone was fine. With everything they had seen, he thought it reasonable to err on the side of caution. Apparently he had been too paranoid and was reminded of that fact when down came a little woman in black charging at him with a phone in her hand. "You brute!" She called out at him. He sighed, slightly embarrassed at the mistake. "I'm on your side!" He saw Aria not far behind as Edna began to strike him with the phone which thankfully did not hurt at all. "False alarm, guys. I just thought that...since it was so quiet this could've been another elaborate trap." Torrin explained.
Torrin went quiet for a moment, recalling his own encounters with the Heartless back on his homeworld and one particularly monstrous one that they had recently faced at Eventide Town. There were Heartless that dwarfed a lowly Darkside but they were so rare he they were hardly worth a mention. "Yeah. Generally that's one of the big ones." He commented, lagging behind Takehiko as the group of four jogged their way towards Edna's mansion. "Not every Heartless is so scary, though. Once I saw this little four year old kid try to befriend a Shadow. Said it was his Friendly Heartless. He hugged it and...well, the last time I saw him he still had the scars to show for it." He left out the part where that was his youngest cousin, not wanting to go into family matters. 'Shit...he must be fourteen by now. Would he even remember me?' Eventually, the group came to the entrance gate of the mansion. The gates opened automatically making way for a path that led up around a hill where a solitary mansion stood. The sky had darkened considerably and night was upon them. Even so, as they started their ascent up the hill Torrin could see where one of the mansion's large windows was broken. "I don't hear anything. Whatever fight that went on here seems to have stopped some time ago."
Torrin went quiet for a moment, recalling his own encounters with the Heartless back on his homeworld and one particularly monstrous one that they had recently faced at Eventide Town. There were Heartless that dwarfed a lowly Darkside but they were so rare he they were hardly worth a mention. "Yeah. Generally that's one of the big ones." He commented, lagging behind Takehiko as the group of four jogged their way towards Edna's mansion. "Not every Heartless is so scary, though. Once I saw this little four year old kid try to befriend a Shadow. Said it was his Friendly Heartless. He hugged it and...well, the last time I saw him he still had the scars to show for it." He left out the part where that was his youngest cousin, not wanting to go into family matters. 'Shit...he must be fourteen by now. Would he even remember me?' Eventually, the group came to the entrance gate of the mansion. The gates opened automatically making way for a path that led up around a hill where a solitary mansion stood. The sky had darkened considerably and night was upon them. Even so, as they started their ascent up the hill Torrin could see where one of the mansion's large windows was broken. "I don't hear anything. Whatever fight that went on here seems to have stopped some time ago."
Thallasa looked at Glyde and nodded in agreement on hearing his thoughts on the situation. "Interesting observations. Yes, I would not be surprised if they had been tipped off about us coming here but the question is how. Only us and the Council know we're here." She rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "There's no use wondering about it now though. It won't change our predicament. Everyone's had a hard day and deserves some well-earned rest before any of you burn out. Going out there now will only endanger yourselves and will help no one. You can't save anyone if you're dead." Thallasa directed towards Tinarah. She opened her mouth to add another line of thought when the sound of Boreas's voice came through her communication device. A look of concern crossed her face when she was told they fell into a trap. The last thing they needed was to lose their own on a fool's errand. She sighed. They would have to come up with a new plan tomorrow. "Alright, here's the directions..." "Darksides aren't even the biggest things out there." Torrin spoke with a hint of amusement in his voice while Boreas was speaking with Thallasa. "Thinking back on it...there are probably a few Heartless out there you wouldn't want to run into if you're not so keen on dragons." He hadn't run into a non-Heartless dragon before but he had seen his share of giant flying Heartless before and was more than a little curious to see how the real thing measured up. Though he didn't want to see the comparison anytime soon. Torrin took a deep breath. "It's good to have someone watching your back...I forgot what that felt like." If Boreas hadn't been there to keep the portal open for him he would have likely been forced to resort to more drastic measures to escape and, even then, he doubted he would have had the energy to make it far on his own. Of course, having a few extra hands around didn't hurt at all. When Boreas finished speaking with Thallasa it was time to get moving again. Apparently it was a fair distance away to walk but if they hurried they could make it not long after dark. "Come on, let's go. If I can still jog there's no excuse for anyone else to start slacking off." He spoke despite knowing how tired he already was. He couldn't slow down now. He had to keep his blood pumping if he wanted to stay awake.
Thallasa looked at Glyde and nodded in agreement on hearing his thoughts on the situation. "Interesting observations. Yes, I would not be surprised if they had been tipped off about us coming here but the question is how. Only us and the Council know we're here." She rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "There's no use wondering about it now though. It won't change our predicament. Everyone's had a hard day and deserves some well-earned rest before any of you burn out. Going out there now will only endanger yourselves and will help no one. You can't save anyone if you're dead." Thallasa directed towards Tinarah. She opened her mouth to add another line of thought when the sound of Boreas's voice came through her communication device. A look of concern crossed her face when she was told they fell into a trap. The last thing they needed was to lose their own on a fool's errand. She sighed. They would have to come up with a new plan tomorrow. "Alright, here's the directions..."
"Darksides aren't even the biggest things out there." Torrin spoke with a hint of amusement in his voice while Boreas was speaking with Thallasa. "Thinking back on it...there are probably a few Heartless out there you wouldn't want to run into if you're not so keen on dragons." He hadn't run into a non-Heartless dragon before but he had seen his share of giant flying Heartless before and was more than a little curious to see how the real thing measured up. Though he didn't want to see the comparison anytime soon. Torrin took a deep breath. "It's good to have someone watching your back...I forgot what that felt like." If Boreas hadn't been there to keep the portal open for him he would have likely been forced to resort to more drastic measures to escape and, even then, he doubted he would have had the energy to make it far on his own. Of course, having a few extra hands around didn't hurt at all. When Boreas finished speaking with Thallasa it was time to get moving again. Apparently it was a fair distance away to walk but if they hurried they could make it not long after dark. "Come on, let's go. If I can still jog there's no excuse for anyone else to start slacking off." He spoke despite knowing how tired he already was. He couldn't slow down now. He had to keep his blood pumping if he wanted to stay awake.
