erodingearth | ⊕ 01 [accidental voice/action]

[Cold. Overcast. It's a stark contrast to the warmth and rays that Terra had felt not too long ago, and he frowns at the skies like they'll tell him what's going on. No Keyblade, no clothes, no items ... and no memories of how he ended up here.

And that was without taking those strange wings into account.

He walks through the wet grass, pausing long enough to scoop up a book that barely sticks out against the tall grasses. He flips it open, scanning. Little boxes, little switches and buttons... He pushes a few of the buttons experimentally.]

Odd book. Doesn't look like a command board... Huh.

...Not the time for this.

[With a shrug, he snaps the journal shut, not aware that it had recorded what he was saying.

By the time he opens the journal again, he'll have made his way to the dd New Feather watch station. Somewhere fairly safe where he can dig up some ~~ill-fitting~~ clothes for himself.

He'll give the journal a second look now that he's at least found some shelter.]

[BBS spoilers in KH cast threads!]

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Not yet. We've still gotta get your stuff, but after that, we should probably see how Aqua's doing.

[He's way ahead of ya, bro.]

[He nods, silently relieved to hear that. He'll just follow along for now, taking in the buildings as they reach the village proper.]

So this is the only village?

The only one inside the barrier, but there's other stuff here, too, like the mountains and a beach!

[Hmm, he'll start leading Terra towards the shops, then. First thing's first.]

[...Barrier? Okay, he probably needs to learn a few other things around here.]

A barrier? Like the boundaries of a world? [That's the first thing that comes to mind, at least.]

Sorta! This world's a lot bigger than what's inside the barrier. I think the Malnosso made it so we won't go too far.

[After all, that battlefield certainly wasn't anywhere close to the barrier.]

If we're captives of some kind, that makes sense. [He shakes his head at the thought. His weird awakening aside, this is not what he would equate to a captive situation at all.]

So there's no access to the Lanes Between? Nothing at all?

No.

[He shakes his head.]

If there was, it'd be easy to get outta here. The Malnosso probably know that, and I bet that's why they blocked that power.

[Even without the power cap, he still couldn't access them out on the battlefield, either.]

[Terra falls into a brooding silence at this explanation. So powerful... What could possibly be that powerful?

He may be distracted from his thoughts as they reach the stores. He looks around for obvious store signs.]

[Oh, Terra. Ven's going to start with the weapon store because Terra's Keyblade is probably a bigger priority. So, once it's in sight, he'll turn towards Terra and beckon him over.]

[He turns his attention away from some of the smaller shops, noticing Ven heading towards one of the bigger buildings in the plaza. After giving his friend a glance, he pushes the front door open and enters ... a combination smithy-weapon shop.]

My Keyblade is somewhere in here? [As he spots an anvil, the thought of someone trying to damage his Keyblade comes to mind.]

It should be. Most weapons end up here when you first show up.

[It's how he found his Keyblade, at any rate. Granted, the weapon shop is a lot different than a moogle shop or anything he ran into on his journey, but it's still a pretty neat place.]

Hm. [He nods at Ven's response, breaking away from his friend's side to properly go through the arranged weapons.

...He's quickly surprised by the variety.]

There's a lot of different stuff here. Does everyone in this world fight?

[...The battle dome should have been his first clue, but he looks at Ven. For quicker answers.]

[He shakes his head.]

Not everyone. A lot of people can fight, but there's a lot of people who've never even tried.

[He Looks down for a moment, recalling the draft.]

And sometimes they're forced to fight anyway.

[Terra had started moving towards the more unusual weaponry, figuring that his Keyblade may be there if it wasn't with the swords. He looks over at Ven at that last comment.]

Forced to fight who? Each other?

Not exactly.

[Ven rubs the back of his neck.]

Sometimes the Malnosso'll send people to fight this group called the Third Party. It doesn't matter if they're kids or if they've never fought before. There's no choice.

[And that's what makes it so frustrating. He didn't mind fighting if it meant protecting others, but what about the people who couldn't help? Why send them to a battlefield where they'd become targets for Third Party soldiers?]