destinystrings | link, he come to town;

Who: Link (Ocarina of Time) and you!
Where: Gemini Ward
Summary: Link's ready to go do some serious training with his Persona during the 13th hour.
Warnings: Violence, heroic stupidity, horses.

Link shifted his shield on his back, as he looked up at the mountain. It didn't really look like much of a mountain anymore, with blood and stone and gears and metal. Still, even with a little bit of nervousness, he would push forward.

Near the edges of the city - because that's what it was, a city now, not a mountain - a blue light and a blue pile of ooze headed towards him. Link raised his sword, and then remembered that he was supposed to be training Epona. Right.

He took a more defensive stance, and yelled as a blue glow surrounded him.

"Hiyaaa!"

Epona appeared, stomping the ground as large rocks shot up from the ground to hit the demons. This was enough for them, and they dissolved. As Epona disappeared again, Link pressed further into the ward. This would take a while to fully explore…

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She scowls. "Do you seriously..." She squints a bit, looking closer. Hnng. "All right, perhaps there are a FEW slight differences. That's... interesting." She says the last word in a tone of voice that indicates "irritating" was the preferred word of choice. "Are you as much of a meddling do-gooder as the other one, though? Because I certainly don't need any help."

It's okay, he doesn't notice. "Um... if you want me to stay away I can. But if you do need help, let me know, please. I wouldn't want anyone to get hurt."

So the answer is yes.

This one's odd. The same meddling tendencies, but his attitude is all wrong. Like a child who wants to try real hard to be a grown up. Tch.

"I assure you that won't be the case." She summons a card with her skill and, shattering it, reveals a large, tentacled brain. "Omoikane! You'd better be less of a disappointment this time, or else I think a trade will be in order the next time the Velvet room opens, you hear?" she barks at it.

Omoikane looks rather annoyed.

Link frowns a little at how she's treating her Persona. "You should be nicer to him! You're going to hurt his feelings."

He summons Epona to his side without a battle cry this time, just slashing the sword and letting her appear next to him. She nickers quietly, pawing the ground a little.

"Please. He's a psychic manifestation, and not even specifically mine at that. Don't be so soft-hearted. He's probably taken worse abuse anyway." Freaking bleeding hearts.

She begins to float towards the structure. "Anyway, it's high time I conducted a little more... 'research.' I don't care what you do as long as you don't get in my way."

... He doesn't catch half of the first part but he's still frowning. He nods and heads a similar direction but not the same one, staying close enough by that he can hear if she needs help. He can respect the need for time alone - he needs some of it himself from time to time.

She at least seems pretty capable. As she moves, a couple of demons pop out at her, seemingly ambushing her -- until she floats up and drops a few large blocks down on them. When one staggers around, still up, she simply lets her Persona cast Zio on it. Down it goes.

She stoops over, checking over the corpses. "Hmm, yes, yes..." She encapsulates them in bubbles, and they fly off somewhere. What's she DOING with them?

... Yeah what the heck. He starts wandering back towards her, peering at what she's doing curiously. He doesn't say anything yet though.

She continues to flit along, occasionally looking closer at certain plants. One catches her eye, and she bends down to harvest it.

Unfortunately, something seems to have spotted her as well, if the demon emerging from nearby is anything to judge. And she doesn't seem to have noticed it yet.

Link cries out, and in an instant he has his bow in his hands, sending a flaming arrow at the demon. It screeches, and he sends another shot at it. It starts running towards him, and there's suddenly a burst of holy light as he fires off another arrow, which strikes the demon in the forehead. It falls to the ground, dead.

... Link heads over to retrieve his arrows. He's not sure where to get more, after all.

"You should be more careful." His expression is serious, but also a bit worried.

She starts a bit, watching the scene. Then scowls, looking put out. "I knew it was approaching. I could've handled it," she mutters petulantly. Really, who's the child here?

She straightens up. "Anyway, why are you still following me? I said I didn't need help."

"I wasn't, but I heard it heading towards you. You didn't notice it, so."

The long ears aren't just for show, after all.

"How do you know I didn't notice it? Perhaps I was just waiting for the right opening." Uuuuuugh. Did she LOOK like she needed people constantly watching over here? Okay, maybe there was ONE little incident there, but she would've reacted in time. HONESTLY.

... He just shrugs and heads a little way off. He didn't mean to offend her or anything, he was just trying to help.

She hems. And haws. Then hems again.

Damnit. No matter how she plays it through in her head, she owes him one.

She follows him from a distance, keeping an eye out for the slightest bit of trouble. The sooner she resolves this detestable bit of tit for tat, the better.

And in fact there is some trouble. Link is occupied by fighting another demon - this time with Epona - and doesn't notice the large Shadow until it's on top of him. He kicks back at it, but it knocks him aside.

Perfect, perfect. With a tilt of the head, she sends Omoikane forth, a spell causing the creature's movements to slow visibly, before she summons her own series of lightning bolts to descend upon the monster. She just needs to clear up this pest and she'll not own anything anymore! Ho ho.

Link struggles to try to get out from under the thing, and it goes slack as the bolts hit their mark.

"... Thanks."

Now to get out from under this dumb thing...

She sighs. "Oh honestly, you look so helpless under there. Well, I might need this anyway, so."

Another spell casting, and the body floats above him in the same bubble she'd sent the other bodies away with. A little more and it disappears to some place. "Ah, there we go. Seems like I've fulfilled my debt, at least!"

link, he come to town;

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