☇018 - Video/Action for Ecruteak City

[solidbarrels]

Hyne dammit.

[ Squall appears on the camera, his face tilted toward the sky. It's not easy to make out his expression, especially when the his pokegear is positioned low and near the ground. The angle is sharp but there's still a clear view of Squall's left hand tightening into a fist at his side. And to someone being extremely observant, they

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[angelicdelights]

[ Oh. Rinoa recognizes that face-that voice-that attitude. Again. Except this time, he actually looks like the right age. And he had to be around here somewhere...Still, she's going to be somewhat wary; who knows how many doppelgangers Squall has? ]

...Squall?

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[solidbarrels]

[ Squall stiffens, his spine if possible becoming even more rigid. It couldn't be... It's impossible. Simply impossible. ]

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[solidbarrels]

[ Just because Quistis was here, didn't mean that... She could be here. She. Her. Rinoa. Hyne. ]

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[solidbarrels]

[ He doesn't want to look. Doesn't want to glance at his pokegear. That voice, he would know that voice from anywhere. If this was the Conflict, he could have easily waved it off as Ultimecia pulling another mind trick on him but-- ]

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[monkeyflirt]

Squall?

[He looks kind of worried.]

What's wrong?

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[solidbarrels]

What could be wrong?

[ The SeeD almost barks out the question, not quite able to stop himself snapping at the speaker. Zidane. It's Zidane. A friend and ally. Not some stranger he never met. Someone he trusted completely. ]

...Sorry. I didn't mean to...

[ Squall takes a deep breath before continuing, his voice soft ]

Have you heard anything?

...From Firion?

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[monkeyflirt]

[Hey, he's been barked at before by worse people. So he just waits until Squall calms down.]

It's okay. It's been a hard week for us.

[He frowns a little bit, and looks away from the Gear.]

...No. He's gone.

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[solidbarrels]

Dammit.

Where are you? (Where are the others?)

[ Unspoken was the question was if everyone else was alright. He spoke with Cecil earlier and he seemed... as fine as he could be but no one else. None of the others.

[ Hyne, last he heard Zidane was with Bartz... ]