Always

No, I don't let video games affect school or work. If I've got to do school or homework or my job, I won't play video games. Period.

Felix’s declination of the potion perplexed Rebekah. She would have taken the stuff in an instant had she been in Felix’s situation. He was definitely tougher and more selfless than she was, and it made her admire him more, though it brought thoughts of her own stupid flaws to the front of her mind at the same time. She pushed the thoughts aside and helped Felix into his seat while listening to his plan, then nodded and gave a small smile. “That sounds good to me. Smart thinking. Have you made up very many of these kinds of excuses throughout your life?” she asked with a light laugh.

Are you serious?? I've never read a book that many times! *watches trailer* Woooowwww, that was awesome! Yeah, I watched the 2000 version and absolutely hated it, so I didn't think I would like the book either, but I ended up really enjoying it. And this movie looks WAY better than the previous one! I'm excited for it now!

But it was a woman in the manga, wayfinder.

(@Not-with-a-whimper: Good idea! I don’t think I’ll have her involved with Scott in any way for right now, but other than that, I’ll go with what you suggested. Thanks! http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/happy.png @Damion: Haha! I see what you did there. ;P Well, I'm glad you're glad to have me back!) When Mariah saw the inside of the SUV limousine, she realized that it was even bigger than it looked on the outside. Maybe there wasn’t room for her on one of the seats, but she could kneel beside Joy on the floor. She didn’t want to leave him, and the look of the Corridor of Darkness creeped her out a little. “Yeah, we’ll meet you there, Callum,” she said as she climbed into the vehicle. She went all the way to the back where Joy had been laid down, squeezed his hand, and kissed his forehead sadly. Seeing him injured and bleeding so badly made her feel helpless. ------------------------------------------------------------ Keilani noticed that she had received a text, and her heart skipped a beat when she saw that it was from Troy. The message gave Keilani some hope, though she wondered exactly what he meant by saying that it would be alright. Why did he text her in the first place? Was he starting to try to imitate the emotions and actions of a “normal” person, a whole being with a heart, the way Nobodies did? That must be it. She didn’t know what she thought of this, but it once ignited her determination to destroy that awful χ-blade and get Troy’s heart back for him. If she knew anything about Nobodies, his desire to be whole again might drive him to do things that the “real” Troy would never have fathomed before. Then again, he could probably keep a level head as long as the χ-blade was in their hands and they could think of a plan to properly destroy it. She looked up at him with a small smile as he flew away on his glider. “Yeah, Troy,” she said quietly. “Everything’s going to be alright.” ------------------------------------------------------------ Rebekah put her arm around Felix’s waist to steady him, feeling excessive warmth in her cheeks--she still wasn’t quite accustomed to all this physical contact, especially with a man. “I don’t care about the blood,” she replied. “Wait...you can’t feel your legs?” she asked in horror. “Are you okay?” she asked, though she had asked the silly question before. She looked at Jayson and tried not to sound too desperate as she spoke. “Hey, can we get a move-on here? We’ve got lots of people who need to get to that hospital!” ------------------------------------------------------------ Alexis was getting bored. This random fight wasn’t enough for her, and she couldn’t very well show James her true colors...yet. It was time to stir up something truly fun and chaotic. No one seemed to be looking at her at the moment, to absorbed in the battle, so this would be a good opportunity to head out. With Larxene’s power, she summoned a Corridor of Darkness and got halfway inside so that the left half of her was concealed in the shadow of the corridor. Perfect. Then she screamed in “terror” and acted as if she was being dragged in by her left arm, struggling against it. She got further inside until her face could no longer be seen, but she still reached her right hand out for dramatic effect, then covered her mouth with the other hand and screamed through it, as if her “captor” was trying to shut her up. She quickly closed the Corridor before anyone would have a chance to follow her, then turned around to look at her new surroundings. She hadn’t really tried to end up anywhere in particular, just some place that would be far away from that prison. Alexis noticed that she was in an alleyway, and she heard a bit of commotion going on a ways down the block. She peaked her head out to the street to see, and noticed a relatively large group piling into an SUV limousine, or otherwise laying on the ground or looking stunned. Lots of them appeared to be injured. “Ah...so here they all are,” Larxene mused. “A whole bunch of Inhabitors. With a couple of very annoying ones, at that. Well, I don’t want them to sense me right now.” With that, Larxene laid back and made it so that her presence would be far more difficult for others to sense. The only disadvantage to this was that it didn’t give her much influence over her host at all. Not that she needed it at the moment--the two of them tended to see eye-to-eye on a lot of their general goals. But she would need it later so that she could deal with a particular Inhabitor in that group... Alexis ducked back inside the alleyway. I wonder where they’re going? she thought. As if in response, she overheard a girl shout the word “hospital” and smirked. Of course. She got her phone out and double-checked to make sure the GPS was disabled so that she couldn’t be easily tracked, then looked up hotels near the hospital everyone was going to. (I know I can’t control anyone’s characters, but I would really appreciate it if no one would notice Alexis or find her anytime very soon. This would help me so that I can actually build up to some action with her, instead of keeping up the innocent facade. EDIT: Ethan and Scott are the only exceptions to my humble request, since Alexis knows she doesn't need to act innocent around them. Thanks everyone! http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/happy.png)

Yay! Another Les Mis fan!!!! That makes you all the more awesome.

(I’M BACK, GAAAAIIIIIIISSSSSS!!!!!! Haha wow, I’m so glad I don’t have 20 pages to catch up on! ) Alexis didn’t know how to feel about Scott’s apparent death. On one hand, it was something of a relief to her, but on the other...she hadn’t inherited his powers like he promised she would. Ugh! Why was she surprised? Larxene...do you think he’s really gone? she asked. “Well, I can’t sense Marluxia. Maybe it’s just because he’s too far away, but my best guess is that he and Scott really are dead,” Larxene responded with the indifference characteristic of a sadistic Nobody. Alexis sighed inwardly. Oh, well, she thought. I don’t need his power anyway. I’ve got plenty of my own. It was then that she remembered she should be crying for Scott’s death, and she immediately willed her eyes to overflow with tears. Hopefully the delay in her sobbing would just be interpreted as initial shock. She then felt Larxene’s genuine shock as Avan arrived. “How interesting...he vaguely reminds me of Lord Xemnas...” Alexis had no idea who that was, but she quickly dove out of the crossfire that was taking place. She wanted to roll her eyes at the senseless fighting that was accomplishing nothing but she only pasted a horrified look on her face, as if she was afraid for James and Ethan. ------------------------------------------------------------ Mariah looked over and saw the limousine that had arrived several yards away. Several of their friends were getting into it, so she figured that whoever the driver was could be trusted. It looked like there may not be enough room for all four of them (Mariah, Elie, Callum, and Joy), but maybe they could at least get Joy in that car. She wanted to protect him from the effects the Dark Corridor may have on him, but she could care less about herself. “Callum, get him into that limo,” she said, pointing to it. “Then if there’s not enough room for us in there, we can get to the hospital through your Corridor. Sound good?” ------------------------------------------------------------ Keilani turned her head away from the sight of Sumer’s dead body, feeling sick to her stomach. She craved Troy’s comforting embrace at this moment, but she remembered that he couldn’t feel anything, and probably wouldn’t fell enthusiastic about putting his arms around a girl who displayed emotional weakness. She had to appear strong. But even though she had initially greeted the issue of Troy losing his heart with optimism, she was beginning to wonder whether he could ever go back to the same way he had been before. She wouldn’t be able to stand this much longer. She got into the limo silently, trying to distract herself with how huge and luxurious the limo was--she had never been inside one before. ------------------------------------------------------------ Without warning, Aqua took over. “Terra?!” she exclaimed, her eyes alight. She sprinted over to him and embraced him, never wanting to let go. But then she remembered Rebekah and blushed a little, realizing that she had probably offended both her host and Felix. She let go of him and gave Rebekah control again, who immediately turned away and ran back over to Felix. Her blush deepened at what Jayson had said to her as she put Felix’s arm around her shoulder and helped him into the limo. She looked at Jayson irritably and responded, “I think I’ll just sit with my boyfriend.” The last word sent a rush through her. She had never called someone that before, and it felt amazing to call Felix her boyfriend. “Find someone else to ride shotgun with you.” She cringed at how awkward that last sentence sounded, and wished she hadn’t said it, because it sounded so stupid. Comebacks and snide remarks certainly weren’t in her area of expertise. (Okay, I'm ready for Alexis to get in on some action, but I really don't think she can do any fighting without showing how evil she really is. I'm getting really bored with the seduction thing, it's getting tedious, and I'm trying to think of a way to ease out of the need to manipulate James so that Sephiroth can take over and be on her and Ethan's side, at least temporarily, and so that I can show Alexis's true personality and abilities at all times, instead of her having to hide it, because that's why I made this character in the first place. So, any ideas, people?)

I feel your pain, man! D':

Anybody else way excited for this movie??

I know!! I love this video!!!

Rebekah looked back at Felix with wide eyes as he fell to the ground. She then ran over to him and put up a Barrier around both of them, protecting them from Sumer’s constant attacks. She gritted her teeth at the effort it required--this battle was exhausting her, and she didn’t know how long she could keep the Barrier up. “You okay?” she asked Felix, though she could see that he wasn’t. ------------------------------------------------------------ Alexis was thoroughly shocked, and she allowed it to show on her face. Was Scott really planning to give up his life and...give her his powers? The thought made her almost giddy, but she suppressed this emotion, as it would be quite inappropriate to look happy while watching her “college friend” being possessed. While Ethan took the noble, “I-must-do-what’s-right” position, she decided to play the more nurturing and forgiving role, having to maintain the female stereotype and all. “Scott!” she screamed. “Ethan, wait!” She buried her head in James’s shoulder as if her protests would be useless. ------------------------------------------------------------ Keilani’s eyes were drawn to the light coming from the χ-blade, which revealed Troy’s face. She was surprised to see him, but as the dark rain came down, hitting both herself and him, she forgot her surprise and ran over to him, getting hit several times along the way and ignoring the pain. Once she had reached him, she put a Barrier up around both of them. “Troy, what are you doing here?” she asked breathlessly. ------------------------------------------------------------ “Joy!” Mariah screamed. She ran to him and knelt down, putting an arm under his shoulders and holding the upper half of his body close to her. She glanced at his severed leg and quickly looked away again, and desperately wished there was some way for her to help him. (Number XV, do you want someone to heal Joy’s leg or take him to the hospital to have it sewn back on or something? Or do you want him to be without a right leg for the rest of the RP?)

OF COURSE!!!! I would cry if I got that kind of opportunity. :'D

So much epicness.

(Sounds good to me! I guess I'll make a post about Elie now while I have the opportunity. It'll be boring though, just like my last post.) Elie looked from side to side for a moment, wondering which battle to jump in on. "Elie, we've got to help Cloud!" Aerith urged. "Come on, let's go!" Elie felt herself being tugged by Aerith, and it seemed that the decision was already made for her. "Okay then. Let's do this!" She ran toward Reilly and stopped a safe distance away, then shot Blizzard at him through her staff, careful not to hit Mariah, Seichi, or Joy as she did so.

(Yeah, sorry I can't come on very much anymore. This summer is turning out to be sooo crazy for me! LOL so much for free time... Anyway, Yuffie did give us permission to control her characters, so does anyone want to do that? I could possibly take over Elie and Tudi, but then again, I can't get on much, so it might be pointless. But I think maybe Number XV or Azure Flame should control Sumer, since none of their characters are fighting him at the moment. It would be kind of "unbiased," you know?)

Yup, I mostly get games that will never come out locally.

(Actually, Not-with-a-whimper, there is a character sheet... ^^; ) Before Keilani could respond to Alex, Sumer sent a shockwave of energy in their direction, and she quickly put up a Barrier around herself. “Okay, how about this?” she called, shooting Fire at him. ------------------------------------------------------------ Mariah’s attention turned back to Reilly, and she ran at him to punch him. ------------------------------------------------------------ Rebekah put up a Barrier just in time to block Sumer’s attack, but she slid back a little from the force while still on her feet. She decided that magic wasn’t the best approach with this guy--if they wanted to take him down, there would have to be a heavy concentration of physical attacks. As soon as the shockwave had passed, she charged and swung her Keyblade at him. ------------------------------------------------------------ Alexis took the files from Ethan and sighed. “All these poor people...” she said sadly. She then started following Scott out of the room. (Sorry for the lame post, guys. I have almost no leisure time as of late... )

“Alright, let’s get this over with. I want us all to be out of here as quickly as possible,” Alexis said. ------------------------------------------------------------ Keilani stared after Callum as he left. She wanted to follow him, but everybody here still had Sumer to deal with--he would probably just go after them if they tried to leave mid-battle. “Okay, guys, let’s take that armored freak down and end this χ-blade thing!”

Probably my DS.

That awkward and dreadful moment when you think someone you despise is about to ask you out...

Yeah, I'm always excited for gaming events. http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/happy.png

Isn't his name Travis?

Why do I find the Nobody plushie soooo adorable??? ^_^

(This is just the prologue?? Ooohh, I like that. http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/happy.png) Keilani stepped back a little as if she had been hit. Troy had been turned into a Nobody? He could no longer feel anything for her? She lowered her head and closed her eyes. Even more saddening to her was the fact that he couldn’t feel anything at all. What must that be like? To her, and sounded like one of the worst fates anyone could suffer, and she hated that Troy had to be the one to go through that. And poor Callum, too... She was on the verge of tears. It was Joy’s words that brought her out of the gloom. Of course. All they had to do was destroy the χ-blade, and everything would be fine. Hopefully. Whatever the case, there was no use in getting all depressed about this right now. She took a deep breath and opened her eyes again, then smiled. Her smile and optimistic tone weren’t a bit forced when she said, “Joy’s right. We can fix this. You and Troy will be back to normal in no time.” She wasn’t even thinking when she said the word “normal,” especially in regards to Callum, who was in a constant struggle against Vanitas. ------------------------------------------------------------ Mariah looked over just in time to see Elie trying to attack Callum from behind. She jumped high into the air and flipped over Callum’s head so that she landed between him and Elie, then summoned spheres of energy to collide with Elie’s attacks and hopefully nullify them. “What are you doing?!” she cried. “He’s fine right now--don’t attack him!” Her voice was more shocked and urgent than angry. ------------------------------------------------------------ Rebekah’s attention turned back to Felix, and she smiled at him. She wondered what other painful things he had to tell her, and it made her wonder whether she would ever tell him about the painful things in her past. Probably not--his stories sounded dramatically more tragic than hers. If she told him hers and--heaven forbid--showed how sad the memories made her, it would be like complaining to a starving person how she couldn’t find the right brand of cereal at the store: not cool. In her moment of distraction, she noticed too late that one of Sumer’s attacks, Dark Firaga, was coming straight at her. She frantically shot Blizzaga to counter it, but missed, and it hit her in the chest with a great force that flattened her to the ground. It sent a sensation through her that was both agonizingly hot like real fire, and freezing cold, making it difficult for her to breathe. The dark fire soon extinguished on its own, but it left her shaky and gasping for air. She got up again, quickly and unsteadily, and attacked Sumer with Thundaga Shot. ------------------------------------------------------------ Alexis gave James a shocked look. She found it both annoying and interesting how James had gotten vibes from her that she didn’t trust Scott. Normally she was good at hiding that sort of thing, just like she was able to expertly hide the fact that all she felt for James was contempt, and that he was just their pawn. She smiled at James and said, “Thanks. That means a lot to me.” Then she looked at Scott. “Good, I’ll be glad to get to higher ground. But...how will the guards let you up there if you’re a prisoner?” she asked as she followed him.

Yeah, I *love* how they totally trolled us in the first episode of Legened of Korra. I literally screamed at my TV when that happened. http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/sleep.png