Introducing two new but essential characters! Outskirts how did you guess?
Carl stared at his hand, finally what had happened registered. He examined the wall more closely; four deep gouges cut into it.
"Scared of your own shadow?"
Carl spun round, ready to fight.
"Chill, it's only me littl'un"
Carl dropped his stance and sighed
"I wish you'd stop calling me that…"
"Aw… but you are a littl'un"
"What are you doing here Indolence?"
"Oh geez my full name, why are you mad at me?"
"Why. Are. You. Here?"
"Meh I was just passing through felt a disturbance and you know"
He took a step closer, still smiling like an idiot his purple eyes twinkling. Indolence was at least a head taller then him, not including his cowboy hat. Despite towering over most people he wasn't intimidating in the slightest.
"You sensed that I transformed…"
"Well I sensed you were in distress… anyway, you're travelling with people"
"Just some friends"
"Well I'm glad… listen, I don't know if you heard but Pride is on the move"
Carl stiffened, immediately feeling afraid but hiding it from Indolence.
"I see…"
"And you can guess who's on the top of his list for punishment"
"Does he know…? That I'm travelling with humans?"
"I think so… he wasn't exactly shouting about it, I pick all this stuff up on the wire you know… so stay close to them… too late to back out there I'm afraid"
"…"
"Cheer up littl'un"
"Why don't you come with us? We need all the help we can get!"
"Would love to, unfortunately I'm on a mission"
"Oh really…"
"Yep, my cat has run off again"
"Ferdinand?"
"Yep that one"
"And that is more important then tracking down and killing JENOVA?"
"Hey, that's your purpose not mine, I just go with the flow besides, I'm a pacifist… anyway tootles"
Indolence put a hand on the wall, turning into water and disappearing into it
"…hey were you the one making the noise?"
But he was already gone, leaving Carl in the dark. Pride… he wondered how many years had past since he'd seen his older brother. Older *half* brother… he didn't like the idea of being related to him, it was sickening.
"Carl? Hey Carl? Where are you?"
It was Tifa; he looked around hearing her footsteps.
"I'm over here"
She stumbled into the cavern and spotted him and his bleeding hand.
"Oh what happened!?"
He glanced at his hand
"It's nothing, I was just being stupid"
"Are you okay?"
"Yes fine it's just a graze"
"No... Not that I meant, you look sort of shocked"
"Do I? (well I did just here about Pride) don't worry it's…nothing"
"Right… you just ran off, did you find it?"
"No… it must have just been my mind playing tricks on me"
"Oh okay… let's get back to the others…"
Carl followed Tifa's gaze to the mako fountain
"Is this your first time seeing one?"
"no, there was one near where I used to live… it has been a while since I've seen one… the reactors used to make them dry up"
"I understand… they are very pretty"
"For some reason I didn't think I'd hear a guy like you say something like that"
"Like me?"
"You know… someone tough… a warrior"
"Hmm I never thought of that but I suppose you're right"
"We should get back… the others will be worried about us"
"You're right… we should go"
They started back toward the others, Carl had a feeling someone was watching him… probably Indolence. He smiled at the thought, Indolence may avoid any real work but he was in the know.
…
When Carl and Tifa left the cavern someone new entered. He was tall a thin and was dressed in purple robes. He had a tall pointed hat that caste a shadow over his face. He was clearly a death-mask. One skeletal hand reached into a pocket to retrieve a deck of tarot cards. A long snake-like tongue flicked out in between sharp teeth, licking the underside of his mask. He looked at the card he had picked and smiled sinisterly.
"It seems the fates are in your favor" he looked up, two ultraviolet eyes peering into the darkness "little brother…
Hehe walk in walk out I'm afraid, lots to get done!
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