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Tweak says, "I said toy not the playroom"

Claire Bennet (notsobreakable) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-08-24 18:52:00

Entry tags:

arrival, claire bennet, complete, day 12, kadaj

Who: Claire Bennet & OTA
What: Her arrival.
When: Day 12, morning
Where: The beach.
Rating: TBD
Status: In progress.

It was just one of those days. Upon waking and moving out of bed she had managed to step on a forgotten hairbrush on the floor, resulting in a brief but painful encounter and a squeal loud enough to wake a sleeping Mr Muggles who had been curled up on the edge of her bed. Her arrival downstairs had not been any more successful, if breakfast being burnt and the lethal hairbrush were any indication the rest of the day would gradually get worse. This was confirmed the moment Lyle entered the living room. Claire had for once ignored his brotherly taunting and leant back deeper into the sofa, bringing her hands up to cover her face. Of course ignoring said taunts only spurred him on further and she tried her damndest to tune him out, squeezing her eyes shut tightly behind her hands, reminding herself that yelling at him would only make the situation get even more annoying.

It was strange how life had slipped back into something somewhat ordinary, it had only been two months since the drama that was her dad's not-so-real death but now it was like it had never even happened. Claire could not forget what had happened, even if her family were insistent on doing so themselves. The unspoken words and the tension still hung in the air, even if the forced normality was doing a good job at masking it . Not to mention she missed her other family, Peter especially, it had been so long since she last saw them and..it was painful to even think about it.

“Just shut up!” Claire yelled suddenly, snapping out of her thoughts and bringing her hands away from her face with an intent on glaring. Only what greeted her wasn’t the sight of her brother or her living room for that matter, it was some sort of beach. "Huh?" She muttered, blinking a few times as if expecting it to be an hallucination of some sort. Nope, it was real.

Climbing to her feet Claire absently dusted down her jeans and turned in a slow circle to take in her surroundings. What the hell? Had she been drugged? She had no recollection of how she had arrived, one minute she was being taunted by Lyle and the next on a beach! It didn't get any weirder. "Oh my god." Claire gasped, the Haitian! it had to be him, right? No, no.. her dad wouldn't have allowed her to be dropped off on some beach. "Hello?" She called out finally, hoping that someone, anyone, would help her out with what was going on

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notsobreakable
2008-09-02 10:39 pm UTC (link)

“Being del-“ Claire started to ask in confusion as she turned but the sight of the approaching creature caused her to stop speaking abruptly. She shot a questioning glance at Kadaj before taking in a deep breath, what the hell?

“Golems..right, okay.” She muttered, speechless as the golem had stopped in front of them. Claire spotted the room key reading “Room F204” and wasn’t sure what to do next, after a few beats she reached out slowly to retrieve it almost afraid the creature would grab her hand or do something equally as scary. “Uh, thanks.” She nodded at the golem..wait, he was stone?

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mothersbestson
2008-09-03 10:43 am UTC (link)

"Apparently they don't talk and yes, the planet made them just like it made everything around us," Kadaj decided he might as well explain what little he had learned so far. He didn't have any particular motive to make life more difficult for the girl.

"F204? I'm in 200 so I guess I could show you where that is." It briefly occurred to him he didn't know who any of his 'neighbours' were until now.

As he said this, the stone creature turned away.

Kadaj waved his hand at it. "Unless you want that to show you around? Or do you want to explore the resort? There's a map just in there." He nodded in the direction of the nearest door.

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notsobreakable
2008-09-03 04:45 pm UTC (link)

Claire was still amazed by the creatures and absently nodded, she was doing a lot of that. “The planet made them, right got it.”

She blinked a few times and moved her attention back to Kadaj now the golem thing had moved away, she was pretty sure her expression conveyed just how amazed she was by everything. “You could? That’d be great..I somehow don’t think talking to a stone thing would get me very far conversation wise.” Claire smiled, looking toward the door he had nodded at. “I think I’ll leave the exploring until later, there’s only so much I can take in at once.” She laughed lightly.

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mothersbestson
2008-09-03 09:38 pm UTC (link)

He nodded slightly and went toward the door, which opened to a hallway. Cool air flowed out in Kadaj's direction and his eyes, like a cat's in appearance also functioned as a feline's would. He could make out details inside when most generally saw a wall of darkness after coming in from a sunny day.

"Ok, I'll take you to Building F." Having calmed down from his mad dash up the beach, he stood there rather than walking ahead quickly. No one seemed to be inside. He guessed when they turned left after a few steps he wouldn't see anyone in that corridor either.

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notsobreakable
2008-09-04 08:15 pm UTC (link)

Claire followed once he had started moving, making sure to keep up because she did not want to get lost, that would make things ten times worse. Despite having regenerative abilities her eyes were not like a cats as his was so when they entered the hallway she blinked a few times to get used to the light difference, it passed soon enough though and she could see where they had ended up.

“Thanks.” Claire smiled, continuing to follow him to wherever he went and absently looking out for other residents, she really was thankful. If she had been left alone on the beach she would have without a doubt freaked out even more.

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mothersbestson
2008-09-05 05:22 am UTC (link)

"You're welcome," he responded, acting as if it was something he normally said when someone telling Kadaj thanks was not at all usual. But a good warrior had to know how to adapt in times of peace as well as in war.

They went down the long corridor to another door, stepped outside for just a couple of paces before going into the next building. "This is F," he stated, glancing at her for a second. "Lets walk up." Kadaj needed to move though he'd go in the elevator if she really preferred.

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notsobreakable
2008-09-06 05:37 am UTC (link)

The amount of doors to go through and corridors was slightly more than Claire would be able to remember, she could see herself getting lost in the future atleast until she got used to the place. But she was hoping she wouldn’t be there that long to have to, but just in case she made a mental note to go wandering later.

“Lets.” Claire smiled, she had no problems with walking. That was another good thing about her ability, she didn’t get tired as easily as someone without the ability would.

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mothersbestson
2008-09-06 02:29 pm UTC (link)

Despite himself, Kadaj nodded approvingly at her apparent state of fitness. Saying that she couldn't be harmed and being able to keep up were entirely different things. It didn't take much time at all for the young people to arrive at the upper floor. He strode into the corridor like he owned the place. Until today, he hadn't actually come across any of his neighbours.

"Here you are then." He looked in the direction of her room not far from his own. "Go make of it what you will - literally." Kadaj was certain the girl didn't want his intrusion into her new personal space. He merely waited for the end of his unexpected welcoming duties, not too concerned about whether or not he was bad at such interactions.

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notsobreakable
2008-09-11 10:12 am UTC (link)

Even without her ability she would have quite a good level of fitness, if she didn’t then cheerleading would be out of the question and so would gym. Claire came to a stop when he did and looked toward the room she figured would be hers since it had the room key number on it, she didn’t understand what he meant by literally until she actually stepped inside.

“Woah.” She breathed, glancing around the room that look so familiar she thought she was back home again but one quick check over her shoulder reminded her she was still on the resort. “It’s exactly like my room back home!” Claire called back to him, it was only then did she realise he wasn’t by her side anymore. She poked her head back around the door with a smile, “did you want to stay or go?” She asked as politely as possible, she didn’t want to sound rude but if he had other places to be she wouldn’t stop him.

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mothersbestson
2008-09-11 10:27 am UTC (link)

Kadaj waited for her to see what was in her room. It was more curiosity than being polite though he had already observed first-hand how manners could work in his favour. This was his own experience, not memories from Sephiroth nor ideas Aerith had spun for him in the Lifestream.

He gave his complete attention to Claire when he heard her comment and smiled slightly at her sticking her blonde head around the door.

"I assume you'd like to be alone in a room like one back home?" His eyes did stray toward the room as if he wanted to see what 'back home' for her was. "I really don't know much else to tell you about his planet and since we're neighbours, I'll see your room sometime. You can see what my version of back home is too, if you want."

He thought he had actually done that quite well and she could decide without being rude whether or not she wanted to be on her own now.

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notsobreakable
2008-09-11 10:19 pm UTC (link)

Claire’s smile brightened, she wasn't particularly shy and the little reminder of home had lifted her spirits just as much as it brought a pang of sadness. She wasn’t actually home but her room was the next best thing. “No, I don't mind. Do you want to see?” That answered his question and she waited expectantly, her head still poking around the door.

“Your room is like back home too, huh?” She asked, it was interesting. Some people when given the choice of any room they wanted would choose something more exciting but Claire was happy with her reminder of home, a whole new room would have made the experience that little bit more unfamiliar. “I’d like to see it sometime.” Claire answered with another smile, she was grateful for the company, being alone would have made the situation much worse.

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mothersbestson
2008-09-11 11:03 pm UTC (link)

Somehow her smile and attitude were infectious, making his face brighten up in a way that had nothing to do with magic or Materia glow. Moments like this, where he responded without dire events about to unfold, where life seemed simply light rather than a heavy burden, seemed to occur regularly on Mirage.

"Ok," he said and he moved toward her door. "You can see my room after I see yours," he agreed as he went in to see what sort of space Claire had come from. He already knew it would be very different from his though he had no preconceptions about how it would look.

His green eyes scanned the room.

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notsobreakable
2008-09-11 11:19 pm UTC (link)

Her room suited her personality, it was cute in a way you would expect a teenage girls room to be but it wasn’t filled with bright colours. Instead the walls were a more mature shade of lilac, the furniture also light. Actually now that Claire took a closer look it was more of a cross between her room in Odessa and California, even a few family photos she had back home were up and she smiled as she caught sight of them. The only thing that was missing was Mr Muggles.

“This is it, sort of like back home..I moved house and it’s a bit of a mix of both rooms, but I can’t believe how exact it is!” Claire laughed again, “the only thing that’s missing is the family dog, Mr Muggles.” And he usually took refuge on her bed.

Claire turned around to face Kadaj, waiting to see what he had to say. She was intrigued and wanted to know what his room looked like but she would be patient, or try to be anyway.

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