This guy was really startinf to get under Kiara's skin, and she was positive that he knew it, probably took great pride in it. It wasn't the fact that she was losing that bothered her most, though it did annoy her to no end, but his need to bring up everything that she was trying to leave behind. As Uniform mentioned the whip, a phantom pain spread through the scars on her back. It was distraction enough thattshe lost her balance and stumbled forward, just in time to hear another annoying voice. "Are you going to stand there and gawk all day, or are youygoinggto give us a bloody hand getting passed these guys so we can deal with Nequa while she is weak?" Kiara shouted at Glen as she tried to retain her balance, hoping to at a least make an opening for Finlay to get up. And as pointless as it may have been, Kiara attempted to summon her keyblade again so she could be done with the whip. When that didn't work, she changed and her outstretched hand filled with flames as she blasted Uniform with fire.
As Tinarah wept into Aria's shoulder, she felt the guilt when the girl blamed herself for letting her go when they were with the Light Chaser. "I am sorry I couldn't fulfill my promise. I tried." She whispered between sobs. She had felt so bad for so long about that, now it didn't matter too much but the guilt still weighed heavy on her heart from before. Eventually as the crying subsided though, Tinarah took a step back to get a better look at Aria as she wiped the tears from her face. "I am sorry about that.... I just.... I needed somewhere safe to do that." It was the best way of describing that she felt safe with Aria, that she actually trusted the girl a fair amount. Tinarah moved back to the piano bench, and motioned for Aria to come sit next to her. "It is hard... being back you know. Not just the attention, of finding out that Mika is gone, but.... I built a life there and while it was taken from me later, coming here I see the people I built a new life around but it isn't the same. Meanwhile.... I can't actually look at Choma like my master anymore. He trained me for a couple weeks... Stamatis for years, but Stamatis has barely spoken to me. When he came to see me he was more worried about Gero. I know why, but... It hurts." Tinarah tried to explain to Aria how she was feeling, getting it off her chest as she was still upset but at least she was talking a little now. Aria she felt like she knew enough to talk to easier, unlike Take, who seemed nice but she didn't know at all. And things with her brother were still weird for her, at least they weren't with Aria, Aria was still the same person she always regretted not being able to save, but now she was here with her, and Tinarah had to just let it all out before her own thoughts destroyed her.
Sitting at the Piano, Tinarah finished her song, playing mostly the melody, only occasionally adding the base notes where she thought that she could keep up. That wasn't too many parts, but it was enough that she could make it work. Eventually she finished the song, noticing movement out of the corner of her eye. Tinarah had hoped it was Stamatis that had come to see her. She knew that it wasn't the one she came to know, but something still told her that she could still talk to him, and in many ways that is what Tinarah needed right now, just to talk and cry and not have all eyes on her or people expecting her to be a certain way, or be strong because she was a keyblade wielder. There would be a time and place for that, but she also needed to process everything that had happened in the last 48 hours, her getting better took more than just food and rest at this point, though those two things were what she needed to focus on if she ever wished to get out and help again, or train more. When a soft voice spoke up from the doorway, Tinarah was slightly disappointed. It wasn't that she didn't want to see her friend, and it was good that she was here. Tinarah feeling disappointed didn't mean that she didn't want to see her friend, that wasn't the case, she hadn't had a chance to talk to Aria since finding out she was safe. "Why didn't anyone tell me before... That Mika was gone? What happened to her?" Tinarah asked. When she had woken up this morning, out of all the things she thought she wanted to talk to Aria about, Mika's death wasn't one of them. More than anything she felt the need to apologize for not ever being able to fulfill her promise. Tinarah dropped her fingers from the keys and turned to look at Aria in full. "I-I am glad to see that you are safe." Tinarah added trying to be nice but she really didn't know what to say as she looked at Aria wondering what the girl thought of all this. Not just her in tears playing the piano by herself. But her story, her age, everything that had happened. It was a lot to process for anyone, especially knowing the last friendly face that she saw before it all started was hers. Tinarah looked down at Nini who was looking between the two girls and meowed. After a moment Tinarah finally stood up and slowly approached Aria, wrapping her arms around her neck and hugging the girl close as she completely let herself break down sobbing. Now that there weren't all those masters around watching her, she let everything go, knowing that Aria wouldn't judge her for it. She just needed this moment of tears and then perhaps she could talk again and start facing this world once again.
Chatter was going on around her, but none of it really registered in Tinarah's mind as she sat there waiting for permission to leave. When Gero finally granted it, she gave him a nod of thanks before leaving ahead of the rest of the group. It felt strange walking ahead of everyone, but at least this time she didn't feel like everyone was watching her. Instead they all seemed to be focused on other matters of discussion, matters that didn't feel all that important to Tinarah at the moment. She was aware of how important they really were, but she couldn't help but think of the fate that had fallen upon the other realm, and how there was no one there that could stop it. If she could get back and warn Stamatis then maybe they stood a chance, but instead she was here, listening to the bickering of the council. Walking down the first flight of stairs, Tinarah found herself aimlessly wandering. She didn't know how long the others would be, but she wanted to find a quiet spot to herself for a while. If she returned to her room she was surely to be found. As far as Tinarah knew, the second floor wasn't off limits and she hadn't explored there yet. She had a good feeling that her friends bedrooms weren't on that floor though, so it likely wasn't going to be the first place that they looked for her. Tinarah didn't bother opening any doors whiles she walked, she didn't want to invade on other peoples privacy, but she would peek in on the open doors. Finally there was one room she passed that made her pause for a moment. A shiny black, grand piano sat in the middle of the room. Taking a quick peek around Tinarah entered, having a feeling she knew who the piano belonged to. Music always seemed to have a way of calming her nerves, and while she didn't have her violin, perhaps she could remember some of the songs that Stamatis had showed her. Perhaps it was a bit intrusive to go ahead and play his piano without asking, but at this point Tinarah couldn't bring herself to care as she placed Nini down on the ground and slowly lifted the guard to the keys on the piano. Her figures lightly brushed over the keys for a moment, not quite ready to press one down yet. It had been a while since she tried playing anything, and what she learned on piano was minimal, most of it she got from watching Stamatis play. For how she learned she had picked up a decent amount, music seeming to come more naturally to her, but she was no where near as good as he was, or even as she was with a violin. Feeling the warmth of tears drip down her face once again, Tinarah threw herself into the music, doing her best to do justice to one of Stamatis' favourite songs to play. It started slow at first, and she found her right hand easily remembering what to do, however as the song picked up the base line dropped several times until she was just playing with her right hand, wishing she had her violin instead so she could play more fluently. Still this was better than nothing, even if the memories of happier times, playing music with Stamatis after training brought more sorrow than she was already dealing with, it was an easier sorrow to face compared to the knowledge that she had lost her friend again.
You are welcome I had to abuse...I mean use my new found power eventually XD
Aislinn is spending 60 crowns on Strength to increase her base strength by 2 13 crowns remaining Aislinn now has a strength of 56 (+8) I will also buy Reluctancy for 1000 munny and Energy Bangle for 750 munny That leaves me with 10,630 munny This will give me access to the Monk Job, which I am not equipping yet.
"Trust me if I could choose what I could remember I would certainly choose to remember the location of the castle over the stupid blue birds with yellow eyes. But unfortunately my mind doesn't work that way and my memories aren't all there still." Cerdic sounded slightly annoyed that Mora had to comment on him not remembering it. He was fed up enough with his lack of memories surrounding the entire event, especially when the ones he seemed to remember felt rather useless to the entire situation. At the very least Mora did know where the castle was to take them to it. Mora could lead them there but the question was left to them, did they all want t go? Cerdic wasn't so sure if they did all want to go, but Daeni seemed scared of the idea of splitting up. "Well... if we split up we would get more done, but Ria is still out there. We were lucky last time Mora caught them by surprise, but will we get so lucky next time? And if they do show back up here we don't want them doing any more damage to the extractor right? Perhaps it is best to split up. I mean someone has to go to Nocte Arce right? If it makes you feel better Daeni, wait here with Alder and Chrono, I am sure between the three of you, you can defend yourselves. Mora and I will head up to Nocte Arce and try to be sneaky about it. Perhaps we can get there without Ria noticing and then it will be fine. Just go over with me again everything you remember about that area Daeni and we will go from there." Cerdic suggested. He didn't know how well people would take his suggestion but he had to try, right?
"It's nice to meet you too." Thea smiled as she held out her hands and started making small fireworks in her hand and cute designs. Suddenly the fireworks connected into a dragon shaped ribbon that weaved between her figures. She giggles as she made the display for the three brothers, happy to have a new audience to show off her magic to. She paid next to no mind to the man who walked in the door as she continued to make friends with the three boys. Her tricks got more elaborate as she did them, creating small butterfly's and such, nothing ever venturing far from the palm of her hand though, knowing the flames would hurt others if they touched them. Tinarah was so distracted that she hardly noticed the conversation behind her or the eyes that looked at her. However she suddenly heard the word kitten and turned around and looked at the older boys. "There is a kitten? Can I see it? We have to go now anyways right? Please will you take me to see the kitten? I bet it is so cute and fluffy!" Tinarah begged before looking at Gavin and Zephyr. "Can I go. I promise I won't be too long. You don't have to come with me or anything. I promise I will be back before it is too late and then we can do our jobs. I just want to see the cat. Is that okay?" She asked them knowing that while they were her equals, they still tended to treat her like a child and would be mad if she just ran off without asking. At least by asking she wouldn't make them mad.
It didn't take long for Aria to be at her side, hugging her. Tinarah gave the other girl a light hug back at first, but when Aria stated she missed Mika too, her suspicions were confirmed and tears flowed more freely now. So much loss... why Mika? Why did she have to die twice? Mika might have been lost and confused but she was super sweet and helpful. Like Aria, Mika had always tried to help her adjust and calm her during that first week with Master Choma. The times had been hard for her and Mika never gave up on her. Gero clearly dismissed Tinarah and before she stepped back in line with Aria, she glanced up to Stamatis. She tried to gage if he had any reaction to her story. If he was upset, or looked at her more fondly, or anything that told her that the bond she had with him before was still there, even with this Stamatis as Gero had promised it would be. Through teary eyes however she couldn't tell much and the Council had turned their attention to Glyde by this point. Turning around Tinarah finally walked back to the line, though standing a little further back, wiping her tears with her sleeve. She didn't want anyone looking at her while she cried. After what was a rather stupid conversation and debate on whether or not Glyde's question was justified, the council then turned their attention to Torrin, who clearly wasn't taking this whole situation all that well. As he talked about the war that was causing the civil war in his realm. The same war that the other Torrin spoke about, the one that he was finishing. Tinarah flinched a bit at the comment and looked up at Gero wondering if he was worry like she was. Perhaps she was just being too paranoid, but Tinarah was still finding it difficult at this time. Tinarah now wished that she didn't have to be in this room anymore, listening to this anymore. She couldn't do it. She couldn't face this and stay as strong as she wanted. She took a few deep breaths, looking inside herself for something to calm her, but the tears still ran, even as Take started to speak. The points Take made however only made Tinarah's paranoia even worse. Perhaps Torrin right now had no intent of bringing back the war that apparently the Realm of Light started. At this point she was as paranoid of anyone bring that war back, not just Torrin. While Torrin was horrible in the other realm, over all the war and what it did to the people, how the Realm of Light lost the first time and was losing in the other realms war, she didn't know if they could win, especially with how things were now. Unless the Light Chaser was collecting Light in order to win any future war, but that... She knew the balance between the two were important, it still worried her. Her thoughts were racing as Nini rubbed against her leg trying to comfort her. Picking up the cat, Tinarah glanced at Choma before taking a step closer and whispering to him. "Can I leave now?"
