It was a cold day at Midgar but he couldn't feel it as he was too busy
thinking. It has been over 1 year since the incident crater and just as
long since he left the group. He had went with them the day after holy had
collided with meteor to visit Aeris and he felt happy, he didn't know why
but when he went to the lake he smiled. Maybe he smiled for Aeris, and that
her death wasn't in vain, he knew now that she died for the planet after
using holy, that the only way for Holy to work was for the user to become
one with the planet. And he knew that he had avenged her death with the
defeat of Sephiroth. But whatever it was he didn't care, she was dead and
he couldn't do anything about it, all he could do was move on. All he knew
was that she wouldn't want him to be lonely forever.
But his mind wasn't on that, he was going to Kalm to visit the crew, he has had little to no contact with them since the day he left and the only contact he had was with Vincent, whom he only bumped into at Fort Condor, and Vincent isn't much to talk to. He's always been mysterious and didn't tell them much, but then again no-one ever asked him about his past. Despite that he was a decent guy, although when he got real mad he would show his true side, not some-one you'd want to meet in an alley after dark. He thought about Barret, he's one crazy guy; he'd take a fit at you for the silliest reasons. Always angry, except when around Marlene, she's the only one that keeps Barret sane.
Cid married Shera one week after meteor and rarely left rocket town, even the rest of the group had little contact with him, RedXII returned to cosmos canyon and he stayed there, in the wild, he hunted for a while alone and then encountered more of his kind living inside the ancient forest, he stayed there and raised a family with a light red female called Ninaka, and is one of the happiest people in the group.
Yuffie went to Wutai and started a shop were she sold what she found (or stole) on the journey but when she sold out she went to help Tifa in the bar in Kalm. Tifa, He knew Tifa since he was a child and grew up with her, he didn't have the best relatiosnship with her back then because the other kids hanged around with her and they really didn't like him. But whenever she was alone, which was on the rare occasion, he would still not talk to her, he hated to see her alone or unhappy but he was unsure what to do. He always wanted to comfort her through those moments in time but when he seen her, alone, he just stood there, looking at her.
A cold blast blew over him and drove him out of his daydream, the wind whistled past his ear and through his blonde hair. It caused him to tense as he realized he was standing over a cliff, just above Kalm. He was to meet everyone in Tifa's bar. From were he was standing he couldn't see anything in detail. But the occasional blur of people as they walked up and down the street. Kalm has gotten a lot bigger since he was last there, although he hasn't been there for a year. Despite the size and location it still didn't look like a tourist location. It could well be a successful tourist attraction, lots of room and a traditional look; it would make people feel like they are visiting a bit of history. With Midgar not so far away the comparison was completely different.
He started to head down the side of the cliff towards Kalm, holding onto the surface with his feet and pushing his way down, he could feel the roots in his hands as he made his way. It wasn't a large cliff; if he jumped it probably wouldn't hurt him. He has fallen from larger heights and got away with little but a bruise but honestly he was tired. He had spent the day walking, through the mines and over the swamp, and he jus wanted to lie down. When he got down he started again towards Kalm.
His mind was drifting again, was he ready to see his friends again, and was he ready to settle down. Some of his favorite memories were on the battlefield, his most loyal companions, the ultimate-weapon and his materia, and his valiant steed, the highwind. That was, of course, until he crashed it. It wasn't his fault really, that island wasn't on the map so there was no way for him to have known it was there. He just likes flying on top of the sea so that the water splashes up and mist travels along the side of the ship. He only got back to mainland by way of chocobo, his gold stallion. He's sure Cid won't mind. He swallowed his guilt, Cid would mind the only thing he cared more than the Highwind was Shera, and that was because he wouldn't be allowed to marry a ship, if he hadn't already known that he probably would have tried.
He thought about settling in Kalm, but he couldn't imagine staying in one place for more than a week. He was always looking for reasons to go, as if the planet was asking him to ensure its safety as he once did. Since his encounter the lifestream he felt closer to the planet. As if he was one with it, like Aeris was. Most people who come in contact with the lifestream usually come out permanently damaged in some way. But he managed to come out pure. He felt renewed. But he will settle, all he needs is help, Tifa lives in Kalm and runs a Bar. He could stay with her, she wouldn't mind, after all he is her childhood friend. But he wasn't sure is he was her friend; sometimes he would feel closer to her than just a friend. He always had feelings for her but he was never sure how she felt. He wasn't sure how he felt either, were these feelings just a search for a close friend or a partner. He wouldn't ask anyway because he feared she'd say no, and there long-term friendship would be over like that, as the words rolled of her tongue his heart would shatter and he'd probably leave to travel the world again, without ever returning. And at the moment he was happy so he didn't need to risk it, at least not now.
He could feel the ground underneath him as he walked along, the shoes he wore were just leather, and although they allowed for better movement, they were a real discomfort. His jeans were held up by a studded belt which flared up at the bottom, and he's wearing a sleeveless black, turtleneck jumper with his sword hanging down his back. As he reached the path he could see the entrance to the town, the townsfolk scuttling around. For a peaceful town the folks are real stimulated. The bar isn't to far away from the entrance and at a good pace you could get there in less than a minute, but he took his time, he wanted to prepare for the reunion, and he wasn't sure if he wanted to be back.
But his mind wasn't on that, he was going to Kalm to visit the crew, he has had little to no contact with them since the day he left and the only contact he had was with Vincent, whom he only bumped into at Fort Condor, and Vincent isn't much to talk to. He's always been mysterious and didn't tell them much, but then again no-one ever asked him about his past. Despite that he was a decent guy, although when he got real mad he would show his true side, not some-one you'd want to meet in an alley after dark. He thought about Barret, he's one crazy guy; he'd take a fit at you for the silliest reasons. Always angry, except when around Marlene, she's the only one that keeps Barret sane.
Cid married Shera one week after meteor and rarely left rocket town, even the rest of the group had little contact with him, RedXII returned to cosmos canyon and he stayed there, in the wild, he hunted for a while alone and then encountered more of his kind living inside the ancient forest, he stayed there and raised a family with a light red female called Ninaka, and is one of the happiest people in the group.
Yuffie went to Wutai and started a shop were she sold what she found (or stole) on the journey but when she sold out she went to help Tifa in the bar in Kalm. Tifa, He knew Tifa since he was a child and grew up with her, he didn't have the best relatiosnship with her back then because the other kids hanged around with her and they really didn't like him. But whenever she was alone, which was on the rare occasion, he would still not talk to her, he hated to see her alone or unhappy but he was unsure what to do. He always wanted to comfort her through those moments in time but when he seen her, alone, he just stood there, looking at her.
A cold blast blew over him and drove him out of his daydream, the wind whistled past his ear and through his blonde hair. It caused him to tense as he realized he was standing over a cliff, just above Kalm. He was to meet everyone in Tifa's bar. From were he was standing he couldn't see anything in detail. But the occasional blur of people as they walked up and down the street. Kalm has gotten a lot bigger since he was last there, although he hasn't been there for a year. Despite the size and location it still didn't look like a tourist location. It could well be a successful tourist attraction, lots of room and a traditional look; it would make people feel like they are visiting a bit of history. With Midgar not so far away the comparison was completely different.
He started to head down the side of the cliff towards Kalm, holding onto the surface with his feet and pushing his way down, he could feel the roots in his hands as he made his way. It wasn't a large cliff; if he jumped it probably wouldn't hurt him. He has fallen from larger heights and got away with little but a bruise but honestly he was tired. He had spent the day walking, through the mines and over the swamp, and he jus wanted to lie down. When he got down he started again towards Kalm.
His mind was drifting again, was he ready to see his friends again, and was he ready to settle down. Some of his favorite memories were on the battlefield, his most loyal companions, the ultimate-weapon and his materia, and his valiant steed, the highwind. That was, of course, until he crashed it. It wasn't his fault really, that island wasn't on the map so there was no way for him to have known it was there. He just likes flying on top of the sea so that the water splashes up and mist travels along the side of the ship. He only got back to mainland by way of chocobo, his gold stallion. He's sure Cid won't mind. He swallowed his guilt, Cid would mind the only thing he cared more than the Highwind was Shera, and that was because he wouldn't be allowed to marry a ship, if he hadn't already known that he probably would have tried.
He thought about settling in Kalm, but he couldn't imagine staying in one place for more than a week. He was always looking for reasons to go, as if the planet was asking him to ensure its safety as he once did. Since his encounter the lifestream he felt closer to the planet. As if he was one with it, like Aeris was. Most people who come in contact with the lifestream usually come out permanently damaged in some way. But he managed to come out pure. He felt renewed. But he will settle, all he needs is help, Tifa lives in Kalm and runs a Bar. He could stay with her, she wouldn't mind, after all he is her childhood friend. But he wasn't sure is he was her friend; sometimes he would feel closer to her than just a friend. He always had feelings for her but he was never sure how she felt. He wasn't sure how he felt either, were these feelings just a search for a close friend or a partner. He wouldn't ask anyway because he feared she'd say no, and there long-term friendship would be over like that, as the words rolled of her tongue his heart would shatter and he'd probably leave to travel the world again, without ever returning. And at the moment he was happy so he didn't need to risk it, at least not now.
He could feel the ground underneath him as he walked along, the shoes he wore were just leather, and although they allowed for better movement, they were a real discomfort. His jeans were held up by a studded belt which flared up at the bottom, and he's wearing a sleeveless black, turtleneck jumper with his sword hanging down his back. As he reached the path he could see the entrance to the town, the townsfolk scuttling around. For a peaceful town the folks are real stimulated. The bar isn't to far away from the entrance and at a good pace you could get there in less than a minute, but he took his time, he wanted to prepare for the reunion, and he wasn't sure if he wanted to be back.
