The Ultimate Anti-Climax of Ultimate History?

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[So, all of you islanders have been recovering from the horrors of the Zombie Island Mish-Mash of Nuclear AWESOME, doing your island-y things. That's cool, so has Ed, off being his usual slightly-reclusive self and blowing things up in his Gilligan-lab to pass the time. Life returns to what passes for normal here, right?

...and then there's the note. Of course your first thought is 'Oh God, another event?' as would be the logical train of thought--

Wait a minute. Wedding invitation? Of the island and--WHAT?! And on top of that you're free to leave for home or wherever you like?]

...there's no way. This has to be a trick.



(( MINGLE POST HO!!! Are you skeptical of this ~*gift from the heavens*~ as Edward is? Are you one of the insanely hopeful that shall plan for where you'll go? Need to start making tearful goodbyes to your long-time buddies? Shanghai some fellow islanders to your homeworld for nefarious purposes? Get pissed at being brought here recently just to leave? Flip out and go find some Black Materia to call down Mete--wait.

So yeah. Post, mingle, have fun! And assume this is the day of the note-arrival, obvs. Mods, if this is out of line, feel free to stake me out for the vultures. *A*b ))

Comments

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

I bet. I've been under SOLDIER training, so I've been exposed to Mako before. I can't imagine what damage it did to him.

[flatchestking.livejournal.com]

I don't even really know what Mako is, I couldn't possibly begin to assume.

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

It's... pure energy. The life of the planet. I don't know much more than that.

[flatchestking.livejournal.com]

And from the sounds of it, it was not something you wanted to get in touch with.

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

It can do a lot-- I took on a whole army because of the mako exposure I went through in SOLDIER training. I only fell to the last three. But too much too soon can really damage you.

[flatchestking.livejournal.com]

Even so, from everything I have heard thus far, it sounds better to leave it resting.

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

Drain the planet? No thanks. I can live without a light switch if it means keeping the ground beneath my feet alive.

[flatchestking.livejournal.com]

Is taking such a thing even needed? To take the literal life away from the planet you stand on...

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

That's Shinra for you. Power corrupts, and they got it.

[flatchestking.livejournal.com]

Do you think something will be done about them?

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

I don't know... but... if anyone can do it, I think it's Cloud.

[flatchestking.livejournal.com]

... You seem to have much faith in him.

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

He's my living legacy, I have to.

[flatchestking.livejournal.com]

And you must have been good friends.

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

We were... I think so, at least. We really got along, he kind of reminded me of me when I was younger.

[flatchestking.livejournal.com]

When you were younger? How old are you?

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

Twenty-three. He reminds me of when I first joined SOLDIER.

[flatchestking.livejournal.com]

And just how were you back then?

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

... excitable. Optimistic.

... Well, I'm still both of those things. But you know, the fresh 'new guy optimism' feeling, you know?

[flatchestking.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes. I am familiar with seeing that!

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

So he'll do good. It's just a feeling I've got.

[flatchestking.livejournal.com]

I would have liked to meet him.

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

I think you'd like him. It's hard not to.

[flatchestking.livejournal.com]

Not that it may matter now... but what does he look like?

[thundagathighs.livejournal.com]

Well... he's got blonde hair that looks like it's never been combed and no brush that's tried has ever come back.