"It's called the calm lands for a reason, Rikku," Yuna states as she wraps the rope around Rikku's wrists one more time, causing her Al Bhed cousin to squeal from the feeling. "So let's learn to just calm down a bit!"
"Uunnunnn!" Rikku replies back as best as she can. "Nm hulmh!"
Looking over her shoulder, Rikku can still see the determined expression on her cousin's face as Yuna continues to bind her. The former Summoner's expertise in rope work is quite obvious with how helpless Rikku feels; not to mention, Yuna's other captive hasn't bode well either against the restraints. Despite the efforts given, Tifa Lockheart remains as she is: bound tautly and muted effectively like Rikku.
"If you quit struggling so much I could have been done!"
As Yuna calls again, Rikku finally gets the break she needed! The cloth oppressing her speech starts to catch on her shoulder and with a few seconds of rubbing, Rikku manages to slip the gag off. As quickly as she can, Rikku spits out the wretched cloth that has been lodged in her mouth, letting the saliva sodden rag to hit the ground. Quickly taking in a breath of fresh air, Rikku then uses her given right of speech(one that was robbed from her for a bit).
"Yunie! It's too tight!" Rikku squeals as she shakes her head one more time to slip the gag off and letting it hang around her neck like some kind of necklace. She was hoping that her cousin would take heed and ease off, but Yuna doesn't respond the way Rikku wants to. Instead the gunner pulls the rope one more time, forcing a groan from Rikku as the ropes forces her hands upwards to an unforgiving angle where her hands are pointing up towards her shoulder blades. Of course along with the discomfort, the strength of Rikku's bondage acquires higher levels of strictness, pinning her hands together and closer to her body, which allows very little to no movements. The only real meaningful actions Rikku can perform with her hands are flailing her fingers about, which of course is useless on its own because the knots are out of reach.
"Nuhm, lnm hnl..." after what seems like an eternity of silence, Tifa finally speaks through her gag despite her clarity eluding her.
"Ti-Tifa?" for a few moments, Rikku stares at Tifa with a bewildered look. Not because she understood what the bound and gagged martial artist was trying to say, far from it, but the way Tifa acted is what confuses the spunky Al Bhed. When Rikku first discovered Tifa in this predicament, she was filled with vehemence as she fought against the ropes that firmly secured her. She thrashed about, kicked her bound legs, and tried fervently to pull her arms away from her body. She screamed against the cloth over her mouth as she struggled, trying as best as she could to form words despite the speech impediment. Of course Rikku eventually found out what Tifa was trying to say at that moment of discovery but it was a few moments too late for soon Rikku found herself smothered with some kind of cloth right before Tifa's helpless form. Sooner than later, the darkness took over and Rikku found herself falling fast into unconsciousness. When Rikku woke up, the same dejecting sight of Tifa greeted her and to Rikku's dismay, her own situation has gone south as well.
"I'm almost done, Rikku," Yuna reaffirms, pulling Rikku away from her reminiscing. "Then you'll finally be safe for what is to come."
Safe, Yuna says. Kidnapped. Bound and soon to be re-gagged. Where is the safety in this? Looking down for a moment before staring at Tifa again, Rikku can't help but express her confusion, which Tifa merely responds to with a low 'mmmppphh'. Of course Yuna thinks it would be for Rikku's own good… That's just the way Yuna works. She would do anything to keep her family safe. Anything obviously entails rendering Rikku helpless and inept; a fact that Rikku learned quite recently. After checking on the knots that are keeping Rikku's feet together, Yuna stands up, leaving Rikku to lean back and sit on her hunches rather than standing upright on her knees.
"Yunie…" Rikku utters.
"I'm sorry, Rikku," crouching down, Yuna's eyes meets Rikku's in a solemn but very stern manner, "I can't let you get involved in this war."
With the saliva soaked cloth in her hand, Yuna forces it inside Rikku's mouth once again and before the Al Bhed can do anything to dislodge it, Yuna reapplies the gag, cleaving the cloth between Rikku's lips. Pulling both ends tight, Yuna finishes Rikku's gag, knotting the scarf behind her head, trapping some of Rikku's wild hair along the process. The strain the gag is causing is far too obvious through the grimace on Rikku's face and the muffled complaints that followed after. With the two secured to her liking, Yuna stands up and starts walking towards the door, leaving Rikku writhing aggressively, causing her to fall on her side and as she watches helplessly as her cousin closes the door behind her. Yuna is indeed very serious about the plan, as crazy and stupid that may be.
To Be Continued.