🌸 two | i drank every scar that i could.

[everblooms]

Who ⬤ aerith + various
What ⬤ closed starters for may, finally...
When ⬤ through out may!
Where ⬤ many places. many faces. many traces
Content Warnings ⬤ n/a, i'll update if i need to.

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➡ SEPHIROTH.

[everblooms]

[ It takes a lot of networking to get anything done in Tamamo. She's hardly surprised when the newest threat to normalcy in Jigoku comes rolling through the distract, making it way down streets loudly and ostentatiously. Aerith is nothing but agreeable, so tasked with entertaining people, she finds it in her to make herself useful in the streets of Shuten, where a number of members of Tamamo make their way to her for healing of minor wounds. Cuts, scrapes— headaches, too, they all dissipate under her watchful eye and magic.

The Celestials she's leading around are a trio, each of them dressed luxuriously and intricately. They nearly drop jewels as they walk, looking out into the world like they own it. For all intents and purposes, it seems, they do.

She speaks with them, then, asking of things like the Haniwa. They have little interest in it, and shove a small youkai, cobbled together out of dust and hair at her. It complains of nausea, and Aerith rids them of it. She brings up the Wastelands— nothing, still. Opening her mouth again, they yawn pre-emptively, looking away from her into the streets, again.

This time, she follows their gaze, and her eyes fall on— ]

...Sephiroth? [ Right, he's been claimed by Toraguma. It's nothing, she tries to tell herself, and Aerith further tries to turn back to the Celestials. There's a problem, however: it's too late. She knows he's there, and all she can think is how much did he hear? What about see? ]

[sefirot]

[Well, well. What's this? The flower girl attempting to chat up the Celestials, how interesting. He assumed she wandered to this area to help others, but that might not be the case. Either way, he's not about to just let her pass on by.

Though in all honesty, were it any other person he might have done just that -- unless they were doing something threatening towards Shuten. Unfortunately he is still bound by those rules as long as he's here. Something he still doesn't care for, but at least this time he has more of an excuse to approach her. Other than the sole purpose of harassment.

So as soon as she turns away, he approaches. And much like he does to Cloud he makes it a point to come up behind her. Looming.]

What are you up to?

[everblooms]

[ Sephiroth's presence is like an electric shock to her body. He speaks, and she feels it in her spine, jumping. ]

Are you always going to do that?

[ Flustered despite herself, she still turns to meet him. Even as he towers over her, Aerith puts her knuckles to her hips and tilts her head, lips puckered as if to hold in a quip or two. ]

It's really obvious, right? I am asking them about the haniwa... [ The black market had been a short topic of conversation, too, but nothing of great discussion. Still, she makes no mention of it. Perhaps it is both an attempt at secrecy and to protect him; who knows what Sephiroth would do? To himself and to others? ]

Is this your first time meeting them?

[ The Celestials seem to regard Sepiroth with as much interest as they do Aerith. In other words: None. ]

[sefirot]

[Do what, Aerith? Startle her? Sephiroth tilts his head to side slightly in question, but makes no further comment about it. The reaction is good enough.

As she continues he gives a look towards the Celestials, though it's almost as dismissive as the way they looked at him.]

I have not bothered with an introduction, but I have seen them from a distance since their arrival.

[Which brings him back to what she said a moment ago ...]

Have you learned anything? About those objects?