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Oerba, Gran Pulse, Wednesday
Rather than remain in New Bodhum for the day, though they would return there for the night, Caius teleported them all to the ruins of a village. The buildings were made of metal (heavily rusted) and wood, which had held up surprisingly well under the ravages of time. Inside the buildings, personal things could be found: combs left on dressers, a few ancient photographs, and neatly folded blankets forgotten on the ends of beds.
A wide road cut through the village and a broad staircase led down to a murky beach. On top of one of the buildings, an overgrown fountain and the remnants of a garden could be found.
Powered crystal, which looked like snow from far away, and like sand close up, choked the side streets and surrounded the village.
"Welcome," Yeul said softly, "to Oerba."
[NFB and for them that have been invited. The theme songs for Oerba are: Dust to Dust and Ruined Hometown.]
A wide road cut through the village and a broad staircase led down to a murky beach. On top of one of the buildings, an overgrown fountain and the remnants of a garden could be found.
Powered crystal, which looked like snow from far away, and like sand close up, choked the side streets and surrounded the village.
"Welcome," Yeul said softly, "to Oerba."
[NFB and for them that have been invited. The theme songs for Oerba are: Dust to Dust and Ruined Hometown.]
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"I afraid I don't really understand how dragging robots and cowboys and cavemen through time is all that vengeful," she said, also not entirely certain what those things were. "But I'm sorry someone tried to make you hurt people."
The 'again' went unsaid.
"And that people hurt you."
Again with the 'again.'
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"How about you?" He glanced at her, putting a little smile on, though it was weak. "How are you holding up, after today?"
The ruins had been pretty intense.
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But rather get into that again, she added, "And then Zeela picked a fight with a rock. She won, but it was a close fight."
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From what Evan had seen of Zeela, either was totally plausible.
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Sholeh was going to do no such thing, thank you, Zeela.
"It was a monster," she explained, amused. "Picture a disembodied arm made out of rock."
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And weirder still.
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There was a pause, and then he turned a quiet smile toward her.
"Keeping good company."
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These two. They were functionally boyfriend and girlfriend, and she was still too shy to take his hand, and he was still too bashful to lean over and kiss her. But he did finish reaching, taking her hand in his.
"Would you like to go for a walk with me? Just along the beach, where it's still safe?"
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"You want to walk with me under the moonlight?" Sholeh asked, face going redder.
*Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh!* Her sisters weren't above a little good-natured teasing.
"That would be...very nice, yes."
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"Then... um..." He pulled himself to his feet, crouching over so that he wasn't dragging her to hers. "Shall we?"
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And started coughing, choking on a strand of hair that had gotten into her mouth when she'd inhaled.
These two were the worst.