This fic probably won't be as serious as it seems. Probably.
Warning: Alternate character interpretation all over the damn place. Cursing, but probably only minor like in Dissidia itself…unless a certain tea-loving Dragoon engineer shows up. Also, characters from various AU showing up, even if the AU concept has not yet been written by anyone ever. Oh, and there's probably going to be implied slash, of both kinds.
Prologue. ?????? – Tell Me a Story
So, you awake now? Can you see clearly?
Where are you, you ask? Why does this place look like your hometown? Questions like that don't matter here.
Who am I?
That doesn't matter either. What matters is that you have to rest.
Why rest when you're perfectly fine? Why rest when you've just awoken from sleep?
You'll need your energy. You'll have to trust me on this one. You've a long journey ahead of you.
Spend the night, rest up. I'll even let you stock up on supplies if you need to.
What's the price? Silly, why would there be a price?
Because there always is one, you say. Well, then, I guess I should impose a price upon you then. Don't worry; I'm not some common innkeeper who would charge you three hundred Gil per night per bed. I'm not like that, really, I'm not.
So, the price?
Simple, really. See, I'm a wanderer. I go where the winds and the Fates and the thoughts of the world take me. If it's the way of the world, then that's where I go.
And I collect stories.
So, why don't you just tell me a bit about yourself? Tell me your name first, kid, then dive right in with your story.
What? No, no, doesn't have to be your whole damn story. That's a bit too long; besides, it's likely I already know it.
No…instead, tell me about yourself during this war that's been going on lately. Tell me your side of the story, what you were doing, why you were doing it… Anything, just tell me about yourself, and how you got involved in this war.
How can I be certain you were a part of this war? Gee, kid, you sure ask a lot of questions.
To answer that last one, it doesn't matter, I just do. Everyone who goes through here is a part of this war at some point. You don't have a war between Cosmos and Chaos and not have everyone involved.
Go on kid, tell me your name.
Then tell me a story.