4th Combo - [Video]

[redcladidealist]

[Is this how you call just one person?

...no, it sure isn't. Lloyd hasn't exactly nailed the finer details of using his SFC yet.]

Hey, uh, Yukari?

[So much awkward in just two words. He still remembers exactly what he did when he was cursed, though, and oh man, he just wants to crawl into a hole. Turning a nice shade of red, he rubs the back of his neck.]

Can we... talk? About, you know, when I was a knight and I asked you to try that glass shoe on?

[Okay. There. He's been putting it off for so long, but now he's finally made the call. Now if he can just get his mind off it while he's waiting...

Oh, hey, he can call Zelos. The blush fades in favor of a very shameless grin.

Nope, still no successful filter.]

Zelos! How are you doing? You're not still a unicorn, are you?

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[redcladidealist]

Maybe he just forgot to say it? I mean, how often do we really say the name of our world when we're talking to someone?

[Sorry, Tsubaki, he's just kind of hoping that other part of the conversation will drop and never come up again.]

Yeah... I'm not exactly sure how we do it, only that I need to get stronger first. Zelos and Colette said something about a sword I can't use yet, but don't worry. By the time I leave this place, I plan to be plenty strong enough!

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[clairvoyancies]

[She's not bothered. She just nods, since it's not like she's told anyone much about the kind of life she had either, before coming here. And he doesn't have to worry about that other topic; Tsubaki isn't much of a talker, so if Lloyd doesn't bring it up, she probably won't ask again.]

So you intend to train here, then—is that right?

[She does take that other name to heart, though. Colette. Perhaps she'd meet her one day.]

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[redcladidealist]

That's right.

[He holds up a finger, just in case she was about to say something else.]

I know people say you don't remember things when you go back home, but I figure even if I don't remember, my muscles will remember for me. A lot of what training is is just practicing until your body knows what to do on its own.

Besides, it can't hurt to be prepared in case something bad happens here.

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[clairvoyancies]

[Tsubaki's someone who's relied on strategy and manipulation for just about as long as she can remember. She'd never thought about the battlefield or about training, fighting fair; because she knows she's likely to lose in a fair fight.

Her bad eyesight alone is enough to cripple her and confine her to her temple...]

I would say you are right about that. Being prepared is...sometimes the best thing you can do.

[Set traps. Act the part, fool the enemy. There is a lot of thinking on your feet involved, even with all this, but the foundation of a plan is utterly crucial.]

Vatheon is rather unpredictable though, as I'm sure you've noticed. So it certainly won't be an easy task.

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[redcladidealist]

Yeah... [He gives a rueful laugh. He's definitely noticed that about Vatheon.] But we'll never get anywhere if we don't try, so I'm going to do the best I can.

Do your best, too, okay, Tsubaki?

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[clairvoyancies]

[She nods. The optimism in this one...it's strong. Almost something to be admired, when his efforts just may amount to nothing in the end, when and if he is finally sent home...]

Of course. [Her best—she'd expect nothing less of herself.] You must allow me to watch sometime. These best efforts of yours...

[Heh. A bit of a teasing smile.]

Perhaps I can take notes.

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[redcladidealist]

[Huh? Subtle teasing? What subtle teasing? Lloyd's just going to take her at face value and respond to her comment with a grin.]

Go ahead, take all the notes you want! And I want to see your efforts, too, so letting you watch is fair.

Good luck, Tsubaki!

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[clairvoyancies]

Thank you.

[Yes, that pretty much did go right over his head, didn't it? How cute. Tsubaki smirks, though; she can't bring herself to mind it. Yukiteru...

She is certain he would have been equally oblivious.]

...Take care then, Lloyd.

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[redcladidealist]

Don't worry, I will.

[No, he won't. He's going to accept an invitation to fight with a Saiyam - but that's in the future and totally beside the point! He gives Tsubaki a cheerful wave, then turns the SFC off.]