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The Story Thus Far:

The Once-ler has successfully freed Martel Yggdrasil from captivity, bringing her to the woods for safety. Martel, afraid of the retribution this might bring, pleaded Once-ler to tell no one that she has escaped. Once-ler then returned to the Resistance, only telling Ino about what had happened. Martel meanwhile traveled the woods alone until she met up with Zack Fair, the now embittered mercenary that's been doing what he can to stay alive and free in this setting.

However it wasn't as though Martel's disappearance went without notice. Mithos noticed his sister's absence and has set out all stops to find her. Whether or not you know of Martel's release, it's hard not to notice the larger number of angels around - even if some appear less than intimidating. Because of this, the small traveling group of Zelos Wilder, Arya Stark and Genis Sage have decided to travel to the mountains to use the stronger winds for safe haven from any lifeless angels until they can stronger.

Meanwhile back in the Resistance, efforts to fight back still persist. The inventors are having struggles in creating better keycrests for their loved ones that have been transformed into angels. In the less tech part of the Resistance, Tsuna and Allen continued their efforts to revert angels back to their former selves. They were successful in converting Mithos's former assassin Sheena, but due to some mishaps Maladict escaped from their attempts.

Oh and Garry moped.

With all these different teams going on, what will be the next thing to occur? Will things turn in favor to the Resistance, or will it only get worse? Will Garry ever stop moping? Will any of you remember to use the damn journal? Only time will tell...

[OOC: This post has two services, first as a recap as you seen above, as well as a mass open post for all the on-goings you rather not make an entire post for! Feel free to use this post as such or simply make your own post in the comm, it matters not! As for amount of time, while the game is very flexible we'll set it to be still a few days after the staring point of the game cause why not]

Resistance HQ | Forest | Castle | Mountains | The Town | Make your own!

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[The Once-ler blinks at that, then looks down at his ridiculously long legs. Then he looks at Garry's...then back to his own]

I wonder why I don't fall down more...

I'm fairly certain I already am. [Or he will be when Mithos catches onto who actually freed Martel]

I heard that happens. [He offers her a hint of a smile and a shrug] If you want somewhere quiet where no one will bother you, you're welcome to hang out here, you know. I promise that not even I would bug you.

[To be fair, Once-ler, Garry also is pretty freakishly tall, but even he is not as tall as you are ~~you abomination of nature, you~~]

That is a good question, yes. Maybe your sense of balance is different?

[It's not his fault he's from a world where perspective got thrown out of the window]

...I don't know. Maybe? [That's why Seussian houses don't fall down]

Ino? [She smiles.] ...How is she, anyway?

Why do you say that?

[Obviously, Mithos didn't share things with her.]

Here? You'd do that for me? Even after--? [She looks around the room again before slowly moving farther inside--like an animal hesitant about its new home.]

Quiet is nice. Everything is so loud right now. Thank you.

She's okay. [The smallest of smiles crosses his face] She was pretty mad I headed out to save you. It's going to take a while to make it up to her.

For reasons of my own you don't need to know yet.

[He watches her wander in, before standing to clear her some space out of the way, there are a few furs to sit on, if she so desires]

Hey, it's okay. I get the need to be away from people. I can work the same regardless. You being here won't bother me.

No, you do! Everyone does...And you may have done some bad things in the past, but that doesn't mean you need to drown yourself in them. What good is that going to do you?

And if it means anything, I forgive you. What we did back then, in that castle...that's over and done with. That wasn't us, don't you understand?

Thank you.

[She hesitates before walking over to the space he's prepared for her, nodding her thanks as she stiffly sat down. Even simple movements are strange for her right now--Angels didn't sit or lie down.]

That's right. You used to live in the tower...

Yes, really. Most likely because my name is unabashedly an adjective, so therefore, whatever a Snicket is, following logic, it must be able to be Lemony. [he looks faintly amused]

[oh, Garry. GARRY, HE KNOWS THAT SIGH. he knows it so well. instantly, his smile fails] Oh, no. Garry ... please... please tell me you have not lost that someone to these terrible horrors...

But in such numbers...!

[have fun with that, there's not too much hair to ruffle, it's more like a military buzzcut that pretends to try to grow back on occasion]

But ... as you say, they were strangers. And I would rather you were not. [he holds out a hand] My name is Lemony Snicket.

The caves are a big step away from that, but hey, I can still find my own quiet little corners when I need them. There are a lot of tunnels after all.

[He'll go back to working on his keycrest, leaving it up to her if she still wants to talk or not. Former angels needed the baby step treatment, after all]

[That's just getting a giant blank look, buddy.

Yeah, he is so going to get in trouble from beginning another crazy person home]

Right. Thanks for ...clearing that up.

[He seems surprised that Lemony picked up on it so quickly, and turns to look at him.]

Well...yes. I have. [He glances away with an unreadable expression.] I don't know where she is, though I suspect it's the castle, but...either way, the last time I saw her was over two years ago.

[some people have gaydar, Lemony Snicket has angstdar. it's just that simple. he winces sympathetically]. Then I hope, for both your sakes,that they are alive and well somewhere....

[He doesn't understand. That was a memory she had forgotten up until that moment. Settling into the furs, she draws her knees up and rests her chin on them to watch him.

The quiet is nice; it allows her to take those baby steps and sort through everything. Eventually, Once-ler may or may not hear a certain sound, but if he looks, he'll see a certain event--something she hasn't been able to do in two years.

Cry.]

It will keep me away from everyone so I don't hurt them anymore.

[She looks at him, confused and contemplating.]

You forgive me? [She can't. Not yet. It may not have been her, but she had always been stubborn about not playing by anyone else's rules.

After a moment, she says one word. A word that if he had ever hear her utter to a certain someone, still may possess the faintest echo of that intonation.]

Idiot.

Oh, I hope so too. I mean, Mithos doesn't really kill people if he catches them, he just...

[He trails off and gestures offhandedly to his wings.]

Well, that.

[He hadn't noticed at first, after all he was pretty engrossed in his work. He'd almost forgotten she was even there. But that sound makes him look up.

Oh. Oh damn. He gets off his makeshift chair to sit beside her, long legs stretched out as best as he can in the small space. He's watches her for a moment, before sighing and putting a hand on her shoulder]

It'll take time. But it'll get easier.

[At first, Sheena is so wrapped up in her grief that she's a little uncomprehending when she sees his legs stretching out next to hers that it takes her a moment to realize who they belong to. Thankfully, she does just in time to not flinch as much when he touches her.

She turns to him, her expression one of sheer shock behind the tears.]

You touched me.

[Whatever you do, Once-ler, don't remove that hand.]

[For once, the Once-ler is tactful enough to not move his hand. He casts her a confused look, though]

Uh...yeah? It's not like it's catching, y'know.

...Something like that. [She didn't want to tell him if he didn't know. That way he could say eh knew nothing. ~~And of course spoilers.~~]

You shouldn't have come to save me, Once-Ler. Now the patrols are worse. [Ino was right.] And you could have been killed.

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