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[leatheredlion.livejournal.com]

Who: Squall, [open]
When: Afternoon
Where: Costa Del Sol
What: Clearing out some monsters
Rating: TBA



Things had been quiet as of late. Too quiet for Squall’s liking. Quiet usually meant something big was on its way. He had looked into those people Glenn was searching for, but so far his research hadn’t produced many results.

Missions were on the slow side too, and those that were coming in were simple clear out missions, mostly suited to the lower level SeeDs. However, when a mission to clear out some strong fiends over in Costa Del Sol he had instantly signed himself up.

So far things were going well. The fiends were strong, but not overly so. Hopefully with a few more hours – providing none of the beasts respawned the area would be secure.

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[kid-cc.livejournal.com]

"SLOW DOWN!" shouted the blue-haired teen, strugglign to grasp his girlfriend's summon by its mane. "Kid, the beach will be there, so for the love of all humanity, just stop Ifrit this instant!"

Quite the sight to behold, thought many soldiers as they jumped out of the beast's path, a path of small embers in its wake. It had been sometime since Serge finally managed to get the medicine for her, and unfortunately for him, she still wished to go to the beach.

He said unfortunate because of the current situation, preferring not to interfere in SeeD business again. He wasn't against helping others, far from it, but organizations such as them should easily be able to handle their job.

The real problem however was that Kid simply wanted her vacation, the one she yearned for. And considering the amount of fiends supposedly on the beach, maybe a workout could be adjusted to her schedule; there were hardly anymore hunts worth her attention.

After hearing another cry from Serge, Kid simply rolled her eyes, patting Ifrit on the back. "Fine! Ya neva lemme have any fun!"

As soon as the beast leapt over a barricade of soldiers, landing several feet away, it suddenly halted. Sadly, the force caused Serge to bounce off, landing face-first into the sand as he made a splash upon impact alongside the summon.

Struggling to stand back up, panting heavily to regain the air forced out of his lungs, he simply sighed heavily. Leaders were usually treated with respect, yet he just got used like a rubber ball; he prayed Ifrit wasn't planning on playing fetch. Looking up, hoping Kid would scold the beast, she instead pet it, smirking. At this he hung his head. "Why do I not get any respect!?"

[leatheredlion.livejournal.com]

The commotion caught Squall's attention and he made his way over, gunblade in hand, eyebrow arching at the sight of Ifrit and of the two people who seemed to be everywhere he went these days. "You do realise there is a clean-up operation in progress don't you?"

He shifted his weight from one foot to another, resting his gunblade at his hip before crossing his arms across his chest. "The beach is out of bounds to civilians until the monsters are cleared out."

[sergerp.livejournal.com]

The thief snorted. She didn't care if Squall was the top fighter in SeeD; she wanted that vacation no matter what. Leaping off her beast, landing on her boyfriend's back and ignoring his silent cries for help, she made her way over to Squall, a dagger in one hand, and a aura of flames in the other. Naturally she wouldn't hurt the gunblade wielder, provided he never fire at her.

"Oh wow! The big cheese at SeeD is here!" she rolled her eyes. "Nice to know you guys have enough time stormin' beaches while we took care of some Heartless in Dollet, without your bloody aid I might add! I swear, I thought that was your territory! It was a freakin' warzone there! Next time you guys are dumb enough not to defend a city, I'll personal shove me boots up your ars--MMMPH!"

A gloved hand covered her mouth, and it didn't take long to figure out who it was. "Enough!" he scolded, his other hand wrapped around her waist, preventing her going forward. Kid stood still, not wishing to hurt Serge anymore than necessary; she brought him along for a reason after all. "Glenn managed to get him to aid us in finding Janus. There's no reason to antagonize him." Staring back at Squall, his eyes widened. "Hey wait! You're the guy from the Halloween party a few months back!" He grinned. "Nice to see you again! I'm sure you remember us from our failed talk with the queen! Well, we wanted our vacation, but never got it thanks to our friend Glenn getting Kid sick, so we thought if we could help clear out some monsters and get our vacation as well!"

[leatheredlion.livejournal.com]

Squall made no attempt to move, he tilted his head to one side, listening to the girl as she ranted, until Serge stepped in. "Actually Dollet is under Galbadia's protection." Although Galbadia's idea of protection was... questionable. "I am sure if you would like to take it up with them, they would be most happy to hear what you have to say."

Even so, at the mention of the Heartless, Squall found himself toying subconsciously with the Heartless emblem keychain hanging from his gunblade, his gift from the Heartless King Mickey before the final battle.

"I remember you. You were the ones giving Queen Ashe trouble at the party." He ran a hand through sweat-damp hair. "Look... If you want to slay some fiends, be my guest, just don't get yourselves killed."

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At that, Kid finally calmed down. She slowly nodded at her boyfriend, and he freed her from the hold. The fire faded, and she placed her dagger back with a frown. "Can't believe I forgot about Galbadia...Now I owe Glenn another arse kicking!"

Serge, sensing another argument ready to brew the name Ashe rolled off Squall's tongue, intervened, stepping in front of Kid and preventing her from advancing. He had to find out what exactly did she do to deserve such a cold reception, though he had a good idea considering her thievery. "We didn't mean to cause trouble. All we wanted to do was simply get some help returning home and finding Janus. That's all! If I knew she and Kid had a problem, I never would have brought her!"

Running a hand, adjusting his bandana back to normal from the ride over here. "So, what kind of fiends are we going to be dealing with? More Heartless, or something else?"

[esperprincess.livejournal.com]

Again Terra's wanderings took her to the lands closest to Midgar. Costa Del Sol, ever the popular tourist attraction, was naturally the first place she stopped. She couldn't quite recall what had drawn her to the booming beach town. Perhaps it had been the eternal sunshine and sand? Perhaps it was the warm, but not blistering hot weather? Or perhaps she was just eager to visit the ocean.

'Ahh, I wish Miss Aeris could be here. That would be nice.' she smiled widely at the thought of the friend she'd met in Midgar.

She stopped in front of a large bulletin board sitting outside one of the bigger bars. Normally a job wasn't the first thing one looked for when visiting a new city, but if there was a bounty that needed taking care of, she would do it. Especially if monsters were abound.

"Monster clearing..." she tilted her head at the prospect of battling a few renegade monsters. That was it, she decided. After memorizing the location, Terra took off for the area where the fiends were located. Her steps were halted, however, when she spotted others already handling the situation.

'Oh...it seems I'm not needed after all...' Still, she couldn't help but feel disappointed.

[leatheredlion.livejournal.com]

Squall had taken a break from battle in order to fix up a wound. A careless mistake from a low level SeeD Cadet had resulted in Squall getting quite a nasty gash across his side, it was deeper than it should've been due to the lack of leather jacket between skin and blade, but it was not life threatening.

He cast a Cure spell over it, before removing his t-shirt to apply a potion, still watching over the battle from the sidelines as he worked.

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Still wanting to help out at least a little, Terra made her way closer to the battle. She drew out her small, thin scimitar just as a precaution. It had been quite a while since she last needed to fight. Well, fight up close anyway. Distance fighting was all too easy and familiar thanks to her magic.

"Um, pardon me." she looked over in Squall's direction. "Did your group need a...well, a spellcaster? That is, if you even need the help."