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Post by Tifa Lockhart on Sept 3, 2022 13:11:28 GMT -6
PROMISE YOU'LL COME AND SAVE ME
Tifa figured that the secret hideout comment would catch his attention, and she was right. She laughed when he said to back up. "I didn't like to think of it that way, but it honestly was. There was a cooperation that was draining the life from the planet in order to provide energy for electricity and such. We knew there was another way but they wouldn't hear it so we decided to take physical action. And that we did..." She trailed off a bit because there were some things they did she did really approve of, but that was the past now, right?
Giggling, she looked up at the stars. "Funny thing is, he's a very nice man. He has some strong beliefs and is very vocal about them, but he's a teddy bear." Especially when it came to Marlene and his friends. She missed them all, but held onto hope that they were all happy wherever they were. At least she had Cloud and Aerith here, and she would always wonder if anyone else was here.
As she listened, she raised an eyebrow. "A ceremony? Sounds serious." Then again, it might not to him since he sounded casual about saying that's what needed to be done. Something then dawned on her. "So is it just your family then, or are there others? Or do other families have different things they can do?" She realized she was starting to ask a lot of questions, so she just stopped there.
Tifa couldn't help but blush a little bit when he said he bent the rules and could help her if she needed it. "I'm not so sure about soup, but bottles of liquor can get pretty heavy when you have to stock up a bar." Bartending was something she enjoyed and had gotten pretty good at, so when she had gotten used to being in a new place, she got a job doing just that. It paid the bills and passed the time, so she wasn't going to complain.
A small smile crept onto her face and she looked down at the water as he seemed to get flustered at her words. She found herself getting the same way at his next words. "Thanks." That was the best her mind could come up with. Luckily the subject of new beginnings seemed to keep going. "That's right. Went to sleep one night, and woke up here the next." She had finally gotten used to this world until her recent conversation with Sephiroth showed that people could get pulled from different points in their timelines, and now she wasn't sure what to think.
[attr=class,lyric1]i am noctis, prince of lucis and
[attr=class,lyric2]king of fishing
[attr=class,bulk] Tifa laughed and admitted that what had been going on underneath her bar had indeed been some illegal activity. Noctis wasn’t sure that he blamed her though after hearing the basic summary of the situation. “Wait, so this company was just wrecking the planet? Why didn’t the government do something about it? It just sucks that you guys had to step in.” Maybe it was natural that he’d blame whoever ruled in her world since he was a prince, but he also knew firsthand how bureaucratic things could be. His dad had definitely never gotten everything done that he’d wanted to since he’d been at the whims of the council. Maybe that corporation that Tifa had mentioned was just really good at lobbying.
Her friend with a machine gun for an arm was apparently secretly a sweet guy, which made Noct laugh under his breath a little. He sounded kind of like Gladio, honestly. His shield could be tough to handle, but then he’d bundle up in the back of the Regalia with a paperback romance novel under one arm. Noctis had known better than to tease him for it though.
Tifa was getting dangerously close to the truth about his situation, so Noctis rubbed the back of his neck as he sheepishly admitted “Just my family. My ancestor made a deal with one of the gods like 2,000 years ago, and it’s been handed down ever since.” He had a feeling that he was going to have to admit that he was a prince before the day was out at this rate, but he didn’t mind so much now that they had been talking. It just wasn’t his favorite fact to open a conversation with.
She seemed a little embarrassed when he offered to help her move some items with his glaive, and he nodded when she pointed out that bottles of liquor were heavy. “No kidding. Do you run a bar here too?” It made sense to make a living doing what you’d done before—It was why Noctis had taken up Alex’s offer to join the Rising Stones after all. Monster hunting and other odd jobs were how he and the guys had paid their own way around Lucis before. It just made sense to keep doing that.
Tifa really had come from another world like him, and Noctis nodded sympathetically. “Bet that was real disorienting if you were asleep right before you showed up.” Noctis didn’t know if it made it any better that he’d been awake considering the last thing that he’d seen was Ardyn’s smug face as he was sucked into the crystal. But at least he’d been expecting to turn up someplace odd.
Before Noctis could ask anything else, there was a sharp tug on his fishing pole, and he grinned as he shot to his feet to reel it in better. “Got a bite!”
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Oct 3, 2022 13:53:03 GMT -6
PROMISE YOU'LL COME AND SAVE ME
"There really wasn't a government. We had a mayor, but the President of the cooperation locked him away in an office. Basically, everyone was scared of this company because they had a lot of power. Even the workers hated what they were doing, but they were paid well, so they stuck with it." Tifa remembered Jessie's father and what happened to him, and the fact that the company didn't even care about him. They probably had him replaced within a couple of hours. Luckily Shinra had been taken care by the time she was pulled here, and she had to hope everyone was doing well.
As Noctis explained the history of his weird power, Tifa just kind of stared. "One of the gods. You're telling me you have a power of the gods. That's, amazing. Your family must be powerful then." The closest thing she had to anything powerful like that was her materia, and there was a lot of people that could use that. She looked at her Ice materia on her wrist for a moment before putting her hand back on her fishing pole. She didn't want to accidentally lose it in the water.
Shaking her head, she looked back over the water. "No, I just work at one. I am one of the top employees though, but that can be expected when you've ran your own bar in the past. It's nice though, not having to worry about the business part of it. I still help the management a little, but the job is a lot more fun when I'm just a regular employee." No stress of making sure the bills are paid, stock is good, employees are happy. She could just serve and talk to people.
Giving a nod, she looked back over at him. "It was. During my adventures with my friends, weird things sometimes happened. I have to say, ending up here was at the top of my list. It was a rough start to being here, but I've completely uprooted my life before and was able to do it again." She had left Nibelhiem and started fresh in Midgar, so she had some history of being able to get back on her feet again. Not a talent she was wanting to perfect, so she hoped this was the last time she would have to do it.
Tifa hadn't really noticed that his pole moved at all, so when he quickly got to his feet, she thought he had seem something. She almost dropped her pole and jumped to her feet as well, ready for battle. Then he said he got a bite and she giggled. "Good job king of fishing. This is where you have to spin the thing near the handle to bring the line in, correct?" She knew a little bit about this part, but she wasn't sure if there was anything else you had to do before then, so she hoped she was right.
[attr=class,lyric1]i am noctis, prince of lucis and
[attr=class,lyric2]king of fishing
[attr=class,bulk] Noctis blinked in surprise when Tifa explained that her old world really didn’t have a government besides that evil corporation. “Well, that’ll do it,” he said a little sheepishly. He didn’t imagine that a business would rule a country super well since its main purpose was to make money as opposed to working for the people. “Are they still up and running? Sounds like you guys were trying to do something about it.”
Tifa seemed a little blown away that his power came from the gods, and he rubbed the back of his neck as she said that his family must have been powerful. “Well…sort of. But it’s just me now.” It felt a little hollow admitting that he was the last of his line. If he didn’t have kids anytime soon, then the line of Lucis really could die with him. That was definitely Ardyn’s goal anyway, and it was looking more and more likely to happen. Even if he was stuck here now, his fiancee was still dead, and the thought of replacing Luna made him incredibly uncomfortable.
That was a gloomy train of thought, and he was glad to bury it by focusing on Tifa’s job instead. Apparently she didn’t run a bar here, but she had chosen just to work in one instead. “I don’t blame you, that sounds way less stressful.” Quickly balancing his pole between his knees, he stretched his arms out overhead before asking. “Is it here in Provo by the way? I’ll have to come check it out sometime. I’ve never actually been to that many bars.” Mostly because of the security nightmare, but he and Prompto had managed a couple before back in Lucis.
Noctis looked at Tifa a little curiously when she said that the transition had been rough but that it wasn’t her first time having her life uprooted. “What do you mean?” She might not want to expand on that since it sounded a little personal, but that was fine too. He knew how to shut up and take no for an answer.
After he felt a fish latch on to his hook, Noctis had jumped to his feet without really explaining anything first, and that was maybe a mistake from the way Tifa leapt up too while looking ready for a fight. “Sorry, just a fish,” he said with a slight laugh. He understood being jumpy though—he’d definitely gotten attacked by enough MTs at a moment’s notice before. It made him wonder why Tifa would be so used to being jumped too though.
Tifa teased him by calling him the king of fishing, and Noctis very nearly dropped his pole in the lake as he turned to look over his shoulder at her. “What? You mean you knew?” Almost as soon as the words were out of his mouth, it occurred to him that ‘king of fishing’ was probably just a saying and he tried to cover himself by coughing. Smooth.
“I mean-...Yeah, you got it. This reels in the line, and hopefully pulls the fish in with it.” With that, he dove into the battle before him, strategically turning his pole in the opposite direction that the fish was trying to swim while he slowly reeled it in. Eventually, he managed to yank it up out of the water, though he had to sigh a little in disappointment at the sight of the fish hanging off the end. “It’s a little small,” he said with a laugh. “And just a trout. Should work for the cats I’m trying to feed though.” Reaching out a hand, he carefully worked the fish off the end of the hook before sending it off into his glaive. It would keep in there until he had time to clean it and cook it up for the cats. Not that he was a great cook, but hopefully he’d absorbed something from Ignis at this point.
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Oct 19, 2022 23:40:12 GMT -6
PROMISE YOU'LL COME AND SAVE ME
Shaking her head, Tifa gave a smirk. "No, we took care of it. Well, we had some help, ironically from the guy we ended up fighting against in the end." They had started to take down Shinra from the inside, but Sephiroth took down President Shinra, and Rufus didn't really seem like he was going to continue what his father started. "It was kind of a confusing mess." While it was happening, she kept up. Now that she was explaining it, it seemed like, well, chaos.
Noctis mentioned that it was just him now, and she looked down. "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." She knew what it was like to lose your parents. When she looked back up at him, he seemed to be lost in thought, and it didn't seem like good ones. To her, it looked like he was remembering his parents, so she just stayed quiet and watched him. After a little bit, he seemed to come out of it when talking about what she did.
"Oh, it is." She giggled, and realized this was the most she had spoken to anyone in a while that wasn't close to her. Noctis was easy to talk to, maybe it was because they were both a little shy. She shook her head. "No, it's in Sonora. I came here to see a friend who was injured in a fight. With the same guy we battled before." Yeah, we're just adding more crazy to the story, it's okay.
Then it was her turn to get a little personal, which she didn't really mind. It was nice to get it off her chest sometimes. "A couple years back, my town was burnt to the ground. My father was killed in the madness, so I took off. I started new in a different town, which is where I found what would become a good friend. He was the one who owned the bar. He took me in." She was looking over the water, she missed her parents. What was done was done though, no way in going back.
Now she was rubbing the back of her neck. "It's fine. I've been in a lot of fights with monsters and crooks, so I get a little jumpy." His next words made her head tilt to the side. "Knew what?" The question confused her, but it confused her even more when he tried to cover it up. Waiting for an answer, she watched as he reeled the fish in. She made mental notes about how he was angling the rod with what direction the fish was going. Seemed complicated and easy all at the same time.
Covering her mouth, she had to giggle at the small fish. "It's so cute!" It really was, just all small and wiggly. He then mentioned he would give it to cats and she raised her eyebrow. "Royalty and cares for animals? What other secrets are you hiding?" She gave him a smile, and then it dropped. "Well, it doesn't look like it so-" Just as she spoke, her pole started tugging.
[attr=class,lyric1]i am noctis, prince of lucis and
[attr=class,lyric2]king of fishing
[attr=class,bulk] Tifa had been in some fights in her day if she’d helped take out an evil corporation and then fought some other dude. Noctis wasn’t sure he really understood what the other guy’s deal was or how he fit into the story though, so he had to laugh when Tifa admitted that it was kind of a confusing mess. “Sounds like it. You said he’s here though since he hurt your friend? Is he going to be a problem?” Ardyn certainly would be if turned up on Zephon, so Noctis just wanted to make sure that Tifa would be okay with one of her enemies running around.
He hadn’t really been sure if she’d answer his question about why her life had been uprooted before, but she surprised him by opening up a little about her past. A really painful past apparently. “That…sounds really rough.” That was an embarrassing understatement, so after a moment, he rubbed his neck and made his own admission. “I mean. My dad was killed too. When our city was invaded. So I get how hard that is. And I hope you can get some closure.” Noctis himself was still working on it. Maybe he’d get there eventually.
After he hauled up the small fish that he’d reeled in, Tifa rubbed salt in the wound by calling it cute, and Noctis groaned even if he had a smile on his face. “Well, it’s better than nothing at least.” The bartender then made a comment about him being royalty and liking animals, and the prince grimaced a bit, realizing that he’d basically given himself away in the stupidest way possible. “Guess the cat’s out of the bag then?” It wasn’t a stellar pun, but he thought Ignis would be pleased anyway if he were around. Specs had been the only other one in the group to ever appreciate puns and even make his own.
Tifa’s body language suddenly changed, and glancing down at the way her fishing line was moving, Noctis realized that she’d gotten a bite. “You got this!” He wasn’t a huge fan of backseat fishing, but Tifa was new to the experience, so the prince was ready with advice and encouragement. “Now you just got to reel it in slowly…”
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Dec 10, 2022 14:54:45 GMT -6
PROMISE YOU'LL COME AND SAVE ME
Tifa gave a small shrug at his question. "Honestly? I'm not sure. Apparently Cloud wasn't aware that people can be pulled from different parts in their lives, so when he saw Sephiroth, he just attacked. From what Sephiroth said, he had no idea who we were. It seems he was pulled from before all the chaos happened. It seems as though he's telling the truth, but I don't want to let my guard down." Sephiroth was smart, so there was still a chance he was trying to be sneaky about everything.
"Yeah, my mother had passed away when I was young, so there was really nothing left for me in my hometown." With her only friend gone as well, it was the right thing to do to leave. He then mentioned his father was also murdered and she gave him a small smile. "I hope you get yours too." They had some common ground now, and could relate just a little more to each other.
Hearing the groan, Tifa could help but giggle again. "That's true, you could be walking away empty handed. At least the cats will be happy." Animals were her weakness, especially cats. That was probably due to the fact that there had been so many of them roaming around in Sector 7 that it was hard not to like the cute little things.
"Yeah, you kind of dug a hole there with that one. It's okay, I can keep a secret." She gave him a smile, though it wasn't like she had many people to tell. Even if she did, they didn't know Noctis so it would be pointless to tell them anyways. "I don't blame you for not wanting people to know." All the attention and everything. Though, she wasn't sure he had much to worry about here. Even if he did tell people, it didn't matter in this new world what he was in his old one.
"Right!" Remembering how he had done it, she starting reeling the fish in, making sure to go the opposite way as well. After some fighting with it, she finally pulled it out of the water. It was just a little bit bigger than his, but not by much at all. "There's going to be some happy cats here soon." She gave him a smile and handed him the fish. She wasn't going to use it for anything, so there was no reason to have it. They had fish at the bar, but it was fish sticks ordered from a company.
[attr=class,lyric1]i am noctis, prince of lucis and
[attr=class,lyric2]king of fishing
[attr=class,bulk] Tifa was doing pretty good for her first time fishing, but Noctis wasn’t surprised that any physical activity would come easily to her. They’d already established that she fought with only her fists and that she could probably bench-press his entire body weight. She wasn’t likely to need his help reeling in even the largest fish in the ocean, and he honestly admired that.
What Tifa ended up proudly pulling out of the lake was an average-sized carp that looked a few inches larger than what he’d caught today. “Congrats, you definitely win,” he complimented her with a slight grin. “Good job, first-timer.” Tifa then offered him the fish that she’d caught for the cats, which was nice of her even if it wasn’t surprising. She hadn’t planned on going fishing today after all, so she hadn’t exactly brought a cooler along. Maybe someday they could go on a proper fishing trip together. If they were both stuck here for the long run.
“Thanks. I’m not the best cook, but hopefully I can impress some cats at least.” Ignis would probably disagree, but thankfully he wasn’t here to offer his opinion on Noct’s cooking skills. Putting Tifa’s fish away into his armiger next to the other one, the prince stretched his arms up overhead as he considered the small lake stretched out in front of them. The moon was starting to come up over the horizon, so it was probably time to pack up unless Tifa also wanted a crash course on night fishing.
“What’s the verdict? How did you like your first time fishing?” Hopefully it had taken her mind off of some things at least. Between her earlier conversation with Sephiroth and her hurt friend, the bartender seemed to have a lot on her plate. “And hey, if you ever need help with that guy you fought before, you know where to find me. Maybe the place will be less rubble by then.” Alex seemed pretty invested in getting the guild’s headquarters fixed, so Noct assumed that it would be up and running again soon after that crazy blond guy had knocked out a wall.
“And…thanks. For not making a big deal about the whole prince thing.” Tifa had been pretty casual about it really, which is what Noctis wished more people had done back in Insomnia. “I guess it doesn’t matter much until we all find a way home anyway.” It wasn’t as good a thought as he wanted it to be. Sure, it was nice to not be anyone special for a change, but he had left the world in a bad state. He didn’t like to think about what Ardyn would do in his absence.
Well that was a dark thought again.
“Want to try your luck a second time, or are you ready to head back?”
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Dec 22, 2022 1:22:33 GMT -6
PROMISE YOU'LL COME AND SAVE ME
Tifa was a pretty patient person, so fishing was something she was sure she could grow to love doing. It was rather relaxing, and it was pretty much free food. The little fish had been pretty easy to reel in, but she wasn't sure if she would have the technique for anything bigger. Then again, you didn't know until you tried. She promised herself that she would have to come out here more often, even if it was just by herself.
"Beginner's luck. Also, I had a pretty good teacher." She couldn't take all the credit, so she complimented him as well, and gave him a smile back. Tifa was pretty quick when it came to learning new things, mostly due to her having to learn things on her own for most of her life. Not saying her father never helped since her mother died when she was young, but he had to work so they had what they needed. They did their best to live a good life, and she wouldn't trade it for the world.
Giggling, she watched as he put her fish away. "I'm not a terrible cook, but I can't cook anything fancy. I'm sure the cats will love it, since they've definitely probably ate worse." Cats had to rely on hunting sometimes, so eating something cooked was probably a treat for them, no matter how it was cooked. Following his gaze, she looked across the lake as well. The moon was just starting to show, and it was breathtaking.
Noctis was then asking how her first time fishing was, and she grinned. "I really enjoyed it, thank you for teaching me." She was telling the truth, she had enjoyed it. Giving a nod, she was about to say thank you when he mentioned his place being rubble. "About that. I'd like to apologize on their behalf. Well, for one of them anyways." She had totally forgotten that she knew who it was that he had been talking about earlier.
Taking a deep breath, she met his eyes. "The two that were fighting were two of the people I talked about. The blonde is my childhood friend, and the other one was the guy that turned evil that now doesn't know we exist. Which is why that battle happened in the first place. Cloud saw him, memories came flooding in, and he went a little crazy..." At this point, her eyes had went to the ground, hands fidgeting in front of her.
"There's no need for thanks. Everyone is human, even royalty." Tifa was never one to treat anyone any different, regardless of anything in their life. "Yeah, you're right." Looking over the lake again, she sighed a little. She missed everyone back home and hoped there was a chance at going back. Noct's voice grabbed her out of her thoughts and she put on a playful smile.
"I don't mind trying again, unless you're scared I'll catch a bigger fish than you again."
[attr=class,lyric1]i am noctis, prince of lucis and
[attr=class,lyric2]king of fishing
[attr=class,bulk] Tifa said her fishing victory must have been because she had a pretty good teacher, which made Noctis laugh under his breath. “I don’t know about that. I’ve never really taught anyone to fish before. This was fun though.” Prompto and the guys had never really liked fishing with him, but they had no issue with tagging along. Or backseat fishing. Honestly, they seemed to have more fun with telling Noct what he was doing wrong than with going fishing themselves. He felt the same way about cooking and photography though, so he couldn’t really blame them.
Tifa finally confessed that the damage to the Rising Stones headquarters had been caused by two of the people that she had been talking about all night, and Noctis tried not to choke at the revelation. “Seriously? Guess I don’t have to ask why you were wandering the street looking down then.” He would too if one of his friends had demolished an entire city block. “It’s okay though. If that guy did as much to your world as it sounds like, then I get why Cloud did what he did.” Noctis rubbed the back of his neck as he had to wonder what he’d do if Ardyn turned up with no memories. Somehow he still thought the guy would have the personality of a thousand slimy daemons in a trench coat, but you never knew.
“Just uh. Maybe don’t mention that to Alex if you ever meet him. He owns the guild, so he might take that a little harder.” His friend didn’t seem like the type to hold grudges at least. He was just unpredictable, though Noctis wouldn’t blame him for being mad. He must have worked hard to get his own place after being dropped in a new world like Zephon. Noct himself would have been pretty toast if he hadn't run into Alex first.
Tifa joked that she didn’t mind trying her hand at fishing again unless he was afraid he’d lose a second time, and that got a genuine laugh out of Noctis. “How am I supposed to turn down a challenge like that?” With a flourish, he summoned his fishing pole back to his hand in a flash of blue light. “Sounds like I need to defend my title.”
