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001 ~ ୧☉□☉୨ ~ Exploring
Who; Yuffie Kisaragi and her victims~! aka you!!!
What; Exploring the City & getting into trouble.
Where; Market, Arena & Docks.
When; 07/06 - 07/09
Warnings; None
The sun dropped below the horizon and the soft orange glow of dusk was soon to fade into the darkening sky of night. The stars had yet to wink into existence as the young ninja princess made her way from the red building to the nearby roofs of the grand ballroom, heading towards the noble district that laid on its opposite side. She had gotten a rough idea of the city's layout over the last few days but planned to gather information on locations of interest.
Her top clung to her skin as the humidity of the day ebbed and chilled. It wasn't cool but the heat wasn't so unbearable that Yuffie couldn't pull a hood over her short dark hair. Accompanying the splashes of black was a pair of tan khaki shorts and knee-high travel boots that somehow kept their grip on the smooth tile she stood on. Dark eyes scanned the horizon and streets before making a running leap from the roof of the grand ballroom to the district that lead her towards the area.
She's heard a bit about the Arena from eavesdropping on the general populace but it didn't tell her what she wanted to know. Was it a cruel sport or was it the entertainment that it appeared to be? Did they have Phenix Downs or potions for those who took damage? If they did, they probably had some to spare. After all, this was a dangerous new town and she needed some insurance so that she could heal herself if she got into trouble.
After the attempted theft at the Arena, Yuffie circled back towards the market. It appeared as if there were primarily stalls set up during the day but some of the shops looked to be open late into the evening. It appeared as if many of those shops were located closer to the taverns and other establishments where people got wasted.
Over the next few days, Yuffie split her time between the market and exploring the shadier side of the docks. She asked to work part-time at a few places but quickly thought better of it when she noticed the prevalence of the city guard. They appeared to take their job very seriously and probably didn't put up with her type of misconduct. Even so, Yuffie found it difficult not to pocket items that looked interesting. She didn't think it was bad, after all, they gave them money, so things here were already weird and didn't make sense. Maybe nothing was really worth anything or why else would they gift them money for free. So this was probably fine.
Her adventures at the dock were a bit more exciting. Not only did she kick some guy's asses who had thought to corner and steal from her but she stole from them in return. It was a shame they didn't have anything more interesting on them, if they had she might not have also stolen their paints. Any useless items that Yuffie stole would be dumped into the water but the valuables were kept in the various bags and pockets on her. The key was to have too many pockets for a pick-pocketer to think of you as an easy target. Naturally, Yuffie was anything but an easy target.
After some time of exploring she found a dock that didn't look like it was falling apart and sat at its end. Her eyes stared down at the wildlife that filled the water and she wondered if a lot of the food here was like the food from Wutai. It was also fairly close to the coast and the river that ran through the country brought enough fish inland to supply the small country. The thought made her miss home as a sudden pang of distress ached in her chest.
It was stupid but it was quiet moments that reminded Yuffie of everything that she'd left behind... everything that she was fighting for.
It annoyed the shit out of her.
[ooc: feel free to find her anywhere that's listed in the prompt, doing things illegally or otherwise. I am honestly open to anything and playing it out. Of course, if she gets caught she'll give the items back and I am totally open to community service or some form of punishment. Hit me up :D]
What; Exploring the City & getting into trouble.
Where; Market, Arena & Docks.
When; 07/06 - 07/09
Warnings; None
The sun dropped below the horizon and the soft orange glow of dusk was soon to fade into the darkening sky of night. The stars had yet to wink into existence as the young ninja princess made her way from the red building to the nearby roofs of the grand ballroom, heading towards the noble district that laid on its opposite side. She had gotten a rough idea of the city's layout over the last few days but planned to gather information on locations of interest.
Her top clung to her skin as the humidity of the day ebbed and chilled. It wasn't cool but the heat wasn't so unbearable that Yuffie couldn't pull a hood over her short dark hair. Accompanying the splashes of black was a pair of tan khaki shorts and knee-high travel boots that somehow kept their grip on the smooth tile she stood on. Dark eyes scanned the horizon and streets before making a running leap from the roof of the grand ballroom to the district that lead her towards the area.
She's heard a bit about the Arena from eavesdropping on the general populace but it didn't tell her what she wanted to know. Was it a cruel sport or was it the entertainment that it appeared to be? Did they have Phenix Downs or potions for those who took damage? If they did, they probably had some to spare. After all, this was a dangerous new town and she needed some insurance so that she could heal herself if she got into trouble.
After the attempted theft at the Arena, Yuffie circled back towards the market. It appeared as if there were primarily stalls set up during the day but some of the shops looked to be open late into the evening. It appeared as if many of those shops were located closer to the taverns and other establishments where people got wasted.
Over the next few days, Yuffie split her time between the market and exploring the shadier side of the docks. She asked to work part-time at a few places but quickly thought better of it when she noticed the prevalence of the city guard. They appeared to take their job very seriously and probably didn't put up with her type of misconduct. Even so, Yuffie found it difficult not to pocket items that looked interesting. She didn't think it was bad, after all, they gave them money, so things here were already weird and didn't make sense. Maybe nothing was really worth anything or why else would they gift them money for free. So this was probably fine.
Her adventures at the dock were a bit more exciting. Not only did she kick some guy's asses who had thought to corner and steal from her but she stole from them in return. It was a shame they didn't have anything more interesting on them, if they had she might not have also stolen their paints. Any useless items that Yuffie stole would be dumped into the water but the valuables were kept in the various bags and pockets on her. The key was to have too many pockets for a pick-pocketer to think of you as an easy target. Naturally, Yuffie was anything but an easy target.
After some time of exploring she found a dock that didn't look like it was falling apart and sat at its end. Her eyes stared down at the wildlife that filled the water and she wondered if a lot of the food here was like the food from Wutai. It was also fairly close to the coast and the river that ran through the country brought enough fish inland to supply the small country. The thought made her miss home as a sudden pang of distress ached in her chest.
It was stupid but it was quiet moments that reminded Yuffie of everything that she'd left behind... everything that she was fighting for.
It annoyed the shit out of her.
[ooc: feel free to find her anywhere that's listed in the prompt, doing things illegally or otherwise. I am honestly open to anything and playing it out. Of course, if she gets caught she'll give the items back and I am totally open to community service or some form of punishment. Hit me up :D]
TDM Continue:
Yeah! Lets do that!
[Yuffie is a live in the now kind of person.]
Cloud! Is he grumping all over this city too? Cool. I'll have to pop in and say hi. [In the most obnoxious way possible.]
I'm sorry I lost this
<3
That would be so funny! He'd look like an angry pineapple all the time. You'd think he'd be happy being away from Gaia for a bit. [She'll ask him later.]
I'm close to the market district. Your flower shop should be somewhere around here.
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[ And she immediately does just that. Complete with the standing outside her shop and waving to draw attention to herself. ]
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AH! It's really you! I don't care if you don't know me!!
[She's too happy to care. They can just create more memories here and be friends again.]
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This is the best welcome I've gotten in a long time.
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Let's go inside! You need to tell me what you've been up too over snacks! [It's been too long and Yuffie missed Aerith's unique view of the world. Maybe it's because they'd both been surviving on their own before becoming a part of Cloud's group but it'd always been easier for Yuffie to talk to her flowery friend than the others.]
Plus you need to tell me about this place. Is it like Gaia? OH! I need to tell you about Wutai too! So much has happened! [It really doesn't matter that Aerith doesn't remember Yuffie and might not care about the economical state of Wutai.]
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Come on in. [ She shook her head though as she turned the sign from open to closed. ] No, not really. It's pretty different than anywhere I've seen back home. [ She laughed, more to herself than to anyone else. ] Which isn't really that much, actually! [ Bit more now that they'd left Midgar but it still wasn't that much. ] It's definitely different than Midgar though! Everything is a lot...hmmm [ she looked thoughtful as she tried to think of how to explain. ] Older! It's less busy too, I guess in a way it's kinda peaceful? [ Though her tone sounded a bit wistful. Truthfully there were quite a lot of things that she missed about the steel sky back home. ]
Your turn now!
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Mmm? Wow. [Yuffie jumps onto the counter and takes a seat with her legs crossed.] That sounds really boring. I'll have to shake things up. [Hopefully using legal means but she'd think about it more later.]
Oh! Well Wutai's finally free of ShinRa junk. Which I think is an easy guess because that place was going to go down at some point. Anyway, it's back to how it was in the past but the tourism is finally separated from our culture and Leviathan knows my dad wouldn't want to get rid of that income. Anyway, our holy lands are finally safe again and it's stable. [Her dad still treats her like a disaster but that's a whole separate thing that Yuffie doesn't want to weigh Aerith down with. Plus it sucks to talk about.] Lately I've been in Midgar though. I was working with Vinny and Reeve to help the city recover after ShinRa's crash.
It still sucks but it's interesting and getting better. So hey, the future is pretty good. Don't cha think?
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The explanation Yuffie gave got a gentle smile from Aerith. ] I'm glad to hear that Wutai's finally free from ShinRa. Also glad to hear that Reeve is helping the city. [ She may not know him yet, but she knew of him. Of all the people that worked for ShinRa he seemed like the...least horrible. Definitely a galaxy above Hojo! So it was comforting to know he'd finally broken away to actually help people. ] Sounds like the future is definitely bright! That's...kind of a relief to hear. [ Even if she wasn't entirely certain if that was how things would go for them. Hearing that she hoped it would. ]
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[Yuffie grins brightly.]
Of course! We're all there to kick ass, so things are only going to keep being awesome. [She isn't going to bring up the fact that Aerth isn't there anymore because she's mentioned it once and that's enough. There is no reason to linger on all that depressing stuff.] And Cloud is still Cloud but he's all for helping when things get rough. Ya know, if he picks up his phone.
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You managed to get him to get a phone? That seems impressive all on it's own. [ Even if he didn't always answer, still sometimes is better than none! ]
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[Yuffie rolls her eyes.] As if, I try and it sometimes works. If I get Vinny or Tifa to call him he might pick up but he says I call too much. [She calls everyone too much.] Which isn't my fault! Who else would keep everyone informed of what's going on?
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[ She laughed. ] Welllll, do you call too much? [ Sounds a bit like she might! ]
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Maybe...
[She pauses thoughtfully and then quickly adds.] I wouldn't call so much if he picked up the phone the first time. Plus Tifa sometimes asks me to keep tabs on him. [It's a half-truth... really Yuffie is just nosy and no one has tabs on what Cloud is up too.]