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Who: Rinoa Heartilly + you?
What: catch-all for August!
Where: different places around the Void
When: during August, or the equivalent thereof
Content Warnings: n/a! will update if anything comes up

I ☆ Merlaut Apartments

[ Having spent as much time out near Mortis Lake as she has, it's no surprise that Rinoa is quick to recognize the different silhouette of the cliffs when it appears, the apartment building standing tall against the sky with its many, gleaming windows reflecting the light. At first, she thinks it's probably a hotel, but closer inspection leaves her sighing in relief. Without the fees that a hotel would incur, she can probably set up some kind of home base here. It's not like she needs somewhere to sleep, exactly - that need seems to have disappeared along with all her loved ones when she came to this place. But having somewhere she can at least rest between explorations or whatever else she's doing here? It's good.

It seems she's not the only one with that idea, either. She sees many of the others, friends and strangers alike, flitting through hallways and between rooms.

Rinoa chooses a room on the third floor and opens the door to the worst mess she's ever seen in her life. (And she's been in Seifer's dorm room.) It's with a sigh, and then a smile, that she gathers the creature at her feet into her arms, laughing when it delivers a gentle headbutt to her nose. ]

This is gonna take lots of work, Felix. Are you up for it?

[ Of course, the four-legged, feathered creature isn't likely to be a whole lot of help, but it's nice to feel like she has a partner again. ]

II ☆ Wall Market

[ Even plunged into darkness, this place feels like the seedy side of Deling City, and Rinoa doesn't think she's particularly fond of it. Weirder still, it's tucked into a cave in the depths of the mountain, a cave that she's pretty sure she wasn't there when she first came through the place. It's strange, how this world just seems happy to rearrange itself at a whim, dropping in new places and creatures for them to find. And really, this new place seems like there could be a lot of different things to it. It's just that most of the buildings are empty and those that aren't are hard to maneuver through when the dark of the cave presses in.

She's been in here for a little while now but it seems her eyes can't adjust any further, and she's still not able to see clearly enough to make out the finer details. What she wouldn't do to be able to cast Fire...

Something catches her eye, and Rinoa turns to see... a Moomba? No, not a Moomba. But something very similar. It has a Moomba's overall build, its large paws, and it stands on two legs as it watches her. But the end of its tail looks more like a brush than a flame, even appearing to have paint at its tip.

If there's anyone around, she'll look at them now with a small frown. ]

They're kind of like something from my home.

III ☆ Wildcard

[ This is basically Rinoa's catch-all post for August! She was a little quiet her first couple of weeks here on account of me being busy, although in-character she probably spent at least some of her time waiting around and hoping Squall showed up. Two weeks in, she's realizing that she's gonna need to relearn some of her independence from her friends and loved ones, and just have faith that he'll come to find her when he can.

She'll be spending the month trying to make her new little apartment look nice and otherwise exploring the island with Felix, so feel free to hit her with anything at all, prompt-wise! You can reach me via PM here, or at denouements if you wanna hash it out first, or you can just throw it at me! ]

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[ With two of them working, it's easy to get the papers into a pile, and with the floor clear of them, she realizes belatedly that having done so will make sweeping a lot easier. With a smile more victorious than it should by rights be, Rinoa jumps up to grab the broom again. Tifa's question is a good one, she thinks, and... ]

I really think they would, you know... It's just that they're shy, so it might take some work getting to be friends with them first...

[ An idea springs to mind in the next moment though. ]

Or... you could ask Goro Akechi. He's kind of made friends with them already.

Oh, good idea. People have really taken to the animals around here, it's kinda nice to see...

[Except maybe the chicken nugs, but that story is one for another time.

For now, Tifa is quite happy with their progress so far. Besides the gunk left over in the sink to be dumped out, there isn't much left to be done. With the bottle, she twists the cap back on and tosses it into the trash can victoriously.]

There. Now, all that's left is reorganizing and then the fun part: decorating.

[ Well, some of them. There are plenty of the weird creatures of which Rinoa's not particularly fond. But that's something they can talk about later, because... well, there's still work to be done, but it's a lot better than it was when they started, for sure. She smiles up at Tifa. ]

Thanks. I couldn't have done it without you, Tifa.

[ Time to raid the beach for things to decorate the place, she thinks! ]

I'll invite you to visit once I've made it look nice? Or, you know. You can stop in any time you like, really!

I'm gonna take you up on that offer.

[She's going to stop by any time she likes, and often! The girls have to stick together in all of this!]

You ever need any help carrying things back from the beach, you know where to find me.

[There's plenty of stuff they can use out there, it's just a matter of finding it, but if Tifa and Cloud made it work, then so can Rinoa. She doesn't gather her cleaning supplies, and instead moves them to one corner of the room near the kitchen.]

Hold onto these until you're all done, just in case! I'll grab them later.

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gonna work this to a wrap if that's ok!

works for me!

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