The Mourning After [Open]

[Fate]

It's a really good thing I'm oblivious to the inner thoughts at this table.
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Travel plans were laid out, getting away from the awkward zone for now, and it seemed that Elrick wasn't the only one going back to his homeworld-- Lanying was too. Well, that was a good thing Lillian supposed. She'd return to her homeworld given the chance, but that wasn't going to come up anytime soon. Though... maybe these two groups didn't have to travel separately. Raen and Lanying had lost their third traveler and could probably use the company. Besides, they'd kick even more ass together than separately. It was plainly obvious from what happened in the Keyblade Graveyard that they could.

"Well I thought you sort of liked living, you know," she replied sarcastically, but then sort of changed the subject. "Here's an idea. How about we just merge our two groups together? It'd make things easier, might be fun, and it's obvious that together, we kick ass. I think it'd be better if we had a little more backup going into Yer... Idisee. His place." She pointed at Elrick with her thumb.

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[Aerith]

Another detour?
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Lanying was glad that Raen agreed so readily to going back to her home. The decision did not erase her anxiety completely, but it certainly helped quell it a bit.

She was just about to suggest that they leave at once, but Lillian jumped in with the suggestion that they travel together. This meant, though, that they would be going to Elrick's homeworld first. Naturally, she was reluctant to agree.

"Oh, I see. You two already have plans, as well. How long do you think this visit back to your world would take, Elrick? I am anxious to get home."

[Nothingness]

Compromise?

Well, looks like Elrick was having a homecoming of his own, too, although his world didn't sound nearly as inviting as Lanying's. Still, he did agree with what Lillian said afterwards--they did kick all sorts of ass together. But, how would it work out so that they could go to both of their homes and still be together as a group?

"I've got an idea!" Raen exclaimed, smacking his hand on the table. "Why don't we just stop at the closest world first, then go onto the next one? I mean, we wouldn't really lose a lot of time that way, and both of you could still make it in time for whatever you want to do."

[Lagunamov]

Seriously, what the fuck just happened?

What had just happened? Did Lillian just actually ask Lanying and Raen to join them on their trip to Eurydice? Elrick was still wondering if that had actually been said just now, until the other two addressed the issue. And they were somewhat agreeing to it. Lanying maybe not that much, but that seemed to be due to her wanting to go back to her own place. And he couldn’t blame her.

Sitting up straight faster than he should, and almost dropping his mug, he stared at Lillian with a mix of disbelief and… something. It was a weird face he was making. “Do I have no fucking say on who comes or something? It’s my hellhole, I don’t want to go dragging more people than necessary into it!” he exclaimed, raising his voice, but thankfully not enough for the other customers at the shop to notice. He left his half empty mug on the table, and realizing he already knew the answer to that question, he hid his eyes below his beret again and slid down the couch to the point where he could almost make a quick transition between laying at the couch to hiding below the table.

“Shouldn’t take more than a couple of days… I don’t plan on staying there for more than two hours anyway…” he muttered, still evidently upset.

[Fate]

What's going to happen when we all slide down the couch and hide under the table?
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Yeah, she didn't expect that to go over well with Elrick. Hell, she didn't expect Raen to agree so quickly or Lanying to agree much at all; she had her own homeworld after all. Elrick gave her this look before making his exclamation. Was it rude of her to invite the other two along without asking? Probably... no, just straight out yes. Her intentions were good though! It was just another military tactic to her; the more backup one had going into a hellish area, the better since they could watch each other's backs instead of one person just having to watch their own. More stress of course though.

So she understood, but she wasn't going to budge from her position. She waited until Elrick slid down the couch again and hid behind his beret before saying anything in a matter-of-fact tone. "The more backup you have, the better. And hopefully we can make it quicker than that. Then we can leave and go to Lanying's world. And if we want to continue the trend, go to Raen's. Then, wherever." She was probably planning too far in advance, but she really didn't want to be stuck just world-hopping without any set purpose in mind... again.

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