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[fatedefier]

[The speaker's voice is laced with a bit of annoyance, but much stronger than that is weariness. The rustling of trees' leaves being blown in the wind can be heard in the background.]

This must be a joke. Nothing but a cruel, extremely unusual joke from a being with a sadistic sense of humor. I am well acquainted with the fun of irony at this

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[voice]

[rygdea]

[Rygdea was just minding his own business messing around with the journal here, until he heard this rather familiar voice. His jaw almost dropped once the message played. While the man didn't state his name, he stated several key terms that confirmed who he was. Unsure if he should even reply, Rygdea does so hesitantly.]

No way...

[He paused briefly before continuing.]

Cid, is that you?

[voice]

[fatedefier]

[Rygdea's accent gave him away immediately, but Cid was just as surprised to hear him.]

Rygdea?

[voice]

[rygdea]

[Oh, man. This is awkward...]

When the heck did you get here?! You're not even suppos--

[He stopped himself from finishing those words once the memories came flooding back. It was chaos, pure chaos in Eden. Hundreds of monsters were swarming all over the place, devouring everyone in the city. The Cavalry managed to sneak in without PSICOM noticing their movements, but what happened next was what Rygdea wanted to forget.]

Cid...

[He let out a deep sigh.]

Where are you exactly? The forest, right?

[voice]

[fatedefier]

Yes.

[Awkward doesn't even begin to cut it. With what had just happened back on Cocoon, and Rygdea still likely thinking he had betrayed the entire Cavalry to become the Primarch, what was he to even say?

Thank you for killing me, but apparently you couldn't even do that properly?]

[voice]

[rygdea]

[The shock was beginning to wear off now, leaving a tinge of anger in it's wake. Desperately trying to keep his rage at a minimum, Rygdea speaks again but his voice is noticeably strained.]

There's a village nearby, a small one by the river.

[voice]

[fatedefier]

And you want me to meet you there, I take it?

[He can hear the changed tone of Rygdea's voice, and already knows what he ought to be preparing for.]

[voice]

[rygdea]

What do you think!?

[He almost yelled that at Cid.]

It's either we talk in person or don't talk at all. You decide.

[voice]

[fatedefier]

Temper, Rygdea. Give me a short while to find this village, and try to compose yourself by the time I get there.

[voice -> action]

[rygdea]

Don't give me any crap, Cid! You know why I'm pissed off, so don't even pretend to be in the right here.

[With that stern remark, Rygdea closes the journal. He didn't want to hear Cid's reply, not unless he was in person. Trekking towards the outskirts of the village, Rygdea waited.]

[action]

[fatedefier]

[It only took him a little walking for his ears to catch onto the sound of running water. With that, the river was easily found, which gave him a direct path to the town in question.

As he walked, he continued to wonder if this was a strange dream. Do the dead dream, though, he wondered?

His eyes caught sight of the first small homes in the village, and as he kept onwards, he as well caught sight of a familiar figure standing at the outskirts of the town.

This was going to be fun.]

[action]

[rygdea]

[Dressed plainly in white, the usual garbs the newcomers are dressed in, Rygdea looked on towards the horizon until he spotted someone within the distance. So he found his way to the village after all, good. Rygdea was almost tempted to hunt Cid down in the forest, but he was glad he decided against it.]

[action]

[fatedefier]

[As he made his way towards his (former, he supposed) subordinate, he wondered how to even greet him.

There really was no way, so Cid simply stayed silent until he finally stood before him, and glanced down at him.]

So you have wings as well.

[action]

[rygdea]

[He had to stifle a chuckle at the observation, but for a second there Rygdea didn't notice Cid had wings of his own. His mind was a whirlwind of thoughts, most of them focusing upon his former commander's betrayal.]

Yeah, I do.

[Rygdea grumbled something after that, but it was too low for Cid to hear. Struggling to find the right words to say, the former captain glared up at him. He had only one question to ask Raines, only one.]

Why? Why the hell did you betray us?

['Us' being the Cavalry itself.]

If I wanted to be a mindless drone, I would have joined PSICOM.

[action]

[fatedefier]

I did not betray you, nor the rest of the Cavalry.

[Not in the way Rygdea thinks he did, anyway.]

The situation is far more complicated than any of you realize.

[action]

[rygdea]

Geez, Cid. Care to fuckin' enlighten me then, cause I'm having a tough time understandin' this crap.

[His temper was already starting to flair up.]

[action]

[fatedefier]

[He grew quiet for a bit, trying to figure out a way to explain it to Rygdea without telling him the full truth of the matter.]

I was used as bait to lure the Cavalry into Eden. I never once so much as entertained thoughts of becoming Primarch. It was never my intention.