At the docks [Rinoa/Open]

[Rinoa Heartilly]

"Selphie!"

Rinoa ran down the beach after her, dropping her clothes in the sand as well before stopping at the dock. The girl had tripped into the water, and head first often wasn't the best way to do so. Moving to the edge of the dock, she noticed the stranger there as she looked down to check on her friend.

"Are you ok? That didn't look like what you had planned to do"

Crossing her arms over her chest, her eyes then returned to the man sitting not too far away. She couldn't help but be curious, there was something about him that just seemed off. Maybe it was do to the fact that he was attempting to dry his clothes by hand? Or perhaps it was something else altogether? Either way, she couldn't really take her eyes off him.

Kneeling down upon the pier, she looked at Selphie with a blank expression before looking back at the new comer.

"Have you ever seen that man here before?"

[Ramza Beoulve]

Ramza made eye contact with the brunette. She was very attractive. But what got his attention was why she was staring at him. He hadn't a clue, and he didn't want to walk over and find out. The woman that tripped and fell into the water spalshed around for a bit then climbed back up. She was wearing little to no clothing. It wasn't a custom in his land to do that. Seemed kind of new. Then again, there weren't many bodies of water where he was from so who was he to judge? He looked at the young woman as she climbed out.

His bright brown eyes stared at her as he used his shirt to try and dry off his light blonde hair. He picked up his sheathed longsword. His clothes may have gotten heavier, because they were drenched but the longsword remained as heavy as when he entered the portal. He rested it at his shoulder, rolling the drenched white shirt into a ball. All the while his eyes shifted over to the brunette, who seemed to be talking about him to the younger looking girl.

[yellow]"Uh...."[/yellow]

[Selphie Tilmitt]

Adorkable Cutie
”Super-Duper-Mega-Bummer!!”

Grasping the edge of the dock and pulling herself up, Selphie struggled for a moment before flopping down on the wooden planks. Totally graceful! Not. Nothing about Selphie was graceful, as could be seen with how much she tripped and fell down. Pulling her knees up under her body, Selphie coughed up the rest of the water and took a few deep breathes. Rubbing her head, she twisted her head to the side and tried to get the water to come out. Her eyes were burning from the salt water, it wasn't a good idea to be surprised like that. If Squall was here he'd probably just yell at her for not being more careful. Like he had done last time.

Rinoa asked her if she was ok and Selphie nodded, “I think I'll be alright, I swallowed a bunch of that nasty salt water though!” As if to back it up she coughed once more and swallowed hard. Wrinkling up her nose in an angry expression, Selphie suddenly remembered why she had fallen in. Green eyes cut back toward the man that had been standing there. Yup, still there, it obviously hadn't been her imagination. That would have made her look really stupid! So she could look on the bright side of things in that aspect, at least he was still there and she hadn't jumped for nothing.

Blinking rapidly, Selphie reached up to rub her eyes and narrowed them so she could see beyond the sting. Who was the guy anyway? Not that she knew everyone from the area, but he didn't seem like he was the type that usually was around Balamb. Besides, he wasn't saying anything, kinda scary that way. Why did people ever not say anything? Thankfully she was normally oblivious to awkward situations or conversations and so Selphie just sat there and wondered who he was. Of course, Rinoa was then asking her if she knew him. In a loud whisper, she answered, “I've never seen him before in my life!” So much for whispering...

Cocking her head to the side, Selphie decided to go the short route and get the answer. “Heeeey!! Boyaka, I'm Selphie! Whats your name?” A huge smile was on her face. Always nice, Selphie wasn't exactly the beat around the bush type. Tact? Who needed it! Psh, it wasn't good for anything anyway. So she just sat there and smiled up at the guy who wasn't saying anything. When he picked up the sword Selphie glanced at it. Some sort of warrior guy? Maybe he was looking to join SeeD!

Words: 540
Muse: suckky
Tagged: Ramza and Rinoa
Notes: none!

[Rinoa Heartilly]

Typical Selphie style. She never went around the subject, always direct. Placing her hands on her hips, Rinoa simply smiled as she shook her head slowly. It didn't appear that there was any point in being distant, the blonde girl had clearly ended that plan. Perhaps she was being overly careful? It wasn't as if he had done anything to really make her distrust him.

Besides...I'm sure we can take him if he is dangerous....

((sorry about the short post))

[Ramza Beoulve]

Ramza stood from his seated position, sword still resting at his shoulder. His eyes shifted from the brunette to the young blonde to answer her question. Ramza didn't know what to think. It's not really normal for someone to just run up to a complete stranger and ask who they are. What if he was a rapist? Then she would be in trouble. He was exausted for some strange reason. He didn't know if it was the sudden time/space travel or his massive hangover.

[yellow]"Ramza..."[/yellow]

He tried to gain the strength to keep standing but was having a difficult time. His eyes shifted from place to place, still trying to get a grasp on his surroundings. They were surrounded by water. There wasn't a place in his country like that. It was all mountains and rural towns aside from Ivalice. His eyes motioned over to the blonde. Hangover really bad. Really really bad.

[yellow]"Where...Am...uhmnnn..."[/yellow]

With that final sentence, Ramza passed out with fatigue.

[Selphie Tilmitt]

Adorkable Cutie
”Super-Duper-Mega-Bummer!!”

Selphie went on smiling, not even noticing that Rinoa hadn't wanted to just come right out and make the introductions. Head was still cocked to the side and green eyes sparkled a bit. Maybe he would want to go swimming with them. Although...he was already wet, apparently he had already gone swimming? Completely oblivious to most situations, Selphie lived her life being optimistic and upbeat, never thinking negatively about someone until they really proved themselves a bad person.

Of course, no one else seemed to be doing any talking besides her, which didn't discourage her in the least. Usually it was either her or Zell doing the talking anyway, jabbering away while the quiet ones like Squall and Quistis were just in the background shaking their heads. The point? Being the only one talking didn't bother her. After awhile though, the silence was getting to her while waiting for him to say her name. Didn't he talk at all? Was he another Squall all over again? Wouldn't that be just the luck...

Finally she got a name. “Ramza huh? Its nice to meet you! Were you going swimming? Because your all wet! Or did you fall in like me? I didn't mean to fall in, I was just mega-startled, thats all. And the bridge was all bumpified an-” Suddenly he started talking and then fell over. The expression on her face went from happy go lucky to shocked. “Ramza? Hey! Heeeeeey!” Getting up, Selphie bounded toward him. Shaking his shoulder, she peered at him. He was asleep? How could he just go to sleep that quickly? Unless...

Sitting back on her heels, Selphie glanced over at Rinoa. “What should we do with him? Because...I really don't think I could carry him anywhere...” Looking from him to the sword, she leaned in closer to the sword to look at it closer. It was quite the sword, but that wasn't the problem. Now they had some strange guy laying there unconscious and they had to do something about that. And she had just wanted to go swimming!

Words: 453
Muse: not that good, I wrote it in a hurry v.v
Tagged: Rinoa and Ramza
Notes: none

[Rinoa Heartilly]

It was hard to say what to do exactly, especially since all they had gotten was a name. Ramza hadn't exactly shown any knowledge of his surroundings, meaning he was either suffering from a case of amnesia or he was hiding something? Though in truth, she was starting to think that he wasn't from anywhere near here. Kneeling down on the opposite side of Selphie, Rinoa examined the strange man, looking down his torso and then at his blade.

That thing looks like one of those swords you'd find in a museum, but it looks completely new. Not only that, but that shirt looks straight out of the middle ages....Where did this guy come from?

Checking his pulse to see if he was still alive, the young girl sighed as she listened to her friend's comment, smirking as she took one of the man's arms and placed it over her shoulder while lifting him up slightly from the ground.

"We can't leave him here. We'll take him over to the medical area to be looked at, and we'll tell Squall what happened. I don't think hes from around here...I think hes from another world..or time period for that matter..."

[Ramza Beoulve]

[[OOC; I'm transitioning the time a bit if it's okay. He'd be out for a while if he was getting over being drunk]]

Six Hours Later...

Ramza woke up, abruptly moving to a seated position. As he felt the bed creak, he looked around the room he was in. It was white. White curtains. The sun was going down. Wincing, Ramza's left hand moved to his head as if to try and soothe the immense pain he was in.

[yellow]"..."[/yellow]

If there was anyone in the room, he wasn't paying attention. He just wanted to get out. He wanted to forget the nightmares of the Lion's War and move to a new bar. Or find someone else to kill so he can get more beer money. He shifted his legs out of the covers, and looked for his sword. Ah. There it was. Leaning by the nightstand. He stood up and strapped the sword behind his back. He didn't even pay attention to what he was wearing.

As he started walking, Ramza's mind drifted to when he last passed out, and to the women who obviously moved him from point's A to B. He was grateful for that. It's uncommon to show kindness for strangers in any setting. But he had to keep moving. This place, this city. It was unknown to Ramza, and he needed to figure out exactly where he was. Get a map. Go home.

[Selphie Tilmitt]

Adorkable Cutie
”Super-Duper-Mega-Bummer!!”

Selphie just stared at the guy who had fallen over for a moment. Green eyes wide and head cocked. He had fallen asleep while she was talking! The outrage. Rinoa made a valid point. With a sigh she looked out toward the water longingly. She had wanted to swim so badly. But she supposed that could wait, obviously getting this guy some care took first priority. So when Rinoa took one of the guys arms she was on the other side almost immediately to take the other arm to hoist him up. Together maybe they could drag him there. “Ugh he's heavy!” Of course Selphie was a small thing, only standing at 5'1, but she was able to help Rinoa drag him back to the medical area.

Another world? Was that like how Squall had told her about Cocoon before? “Another world? How is that possible anyway?” Yet he didn't look like he was from around here, at least not from Balamb. She retriever her stuff and went back to help again. It seemed to take forever to get him back to the garden but they finally did. Huffing and puffing by this time, Selphie set him down on the bed and looked down at him. “So what now?” Cocking her head she glanced over at where they had dumped his armor and sword. Picking it up again she wrinkled up her nose. “Its so heavy!” How did anyone lift that and actually fight with it? She would happily stick to her nunchaku.

Glancing up at Rinoa she wondered what they should do next. “I can keep watch on him if you want.” Still in her swimming suit, Selphie was oblivious to the fact that she should probably change back into her normal clothes. Plopping down on a chair by the bed, Selphie cocked her head and glanced at Rinoa again. “I wonder where he came from.” Giving a little shrug, Selphie decided she was going to wait right there until he came around. Which didn't last all that long. Getting fidgety, Selphie scooted around in her chair before finally sighing. “I can't just sit here and watch him sleeping. Can I come back in a bit when he might be awake again?”

With that Selphie scuttled off, wondering why she was receiving weird looks from the cadots. Looking down she suddenly remembered she still had her swimsuit on. With a blush Selphie ran to her room and changed again into her yellow sun-dress. After a few hours Selphie returned to where Ramza was sleeping. Only when she went in she saw he was awake. “Heeeeey he's awake!” Turning, she waved her hands and bounced toward Ramza. “Your awake!” The sparkling smile on her face was still there as always.

Words: 582
Muse: ugh...*Stabs*
Tagged: Ramza and Rinoa
Notes: arg, never try to post happy/cheerful when your not feeling that way in RL -___-

[Rinoa Heartilly]

"Well...Its hard to explain....."

Rinoa wasn't completely sure of the process herself, especially since Squall had just told her about such a means being possible. Though if Ultimecia had done it, and Seifer as well, maybe there was a means to doing so. Even Squall seemed to believe in these portals, and he was the most serious person she knew. But was these the same method in which this person arrived? After all, he could just simply be someone who prefers to dress in attire from the middle ages?

Upon arriving at the garden and settling him in, Rinoa agreed to Selphie idea of looking after their new comer, making her way towards Squall's office. Though before she had made it to the building, she realized that she was still wearing a bikini. Sighing as she turned around, she made a dash towards her apartment to change clothes.

"He didn't seem to have the slightest clue as to where he was...I wonder if something happened to him?"

Slipping on her top, she made her way from her place and started to make her return to the medical bay. Rinoa figured that it would be better to get some information first. Just telling Squall that they found a guy on the beach probably wouldn't get his full attention. Or maybe it would if she said it, but she'd rather have information before bringing the commander into it.

After getting back into the academy district, the young female was surprised to see that both Selphie and Ramza were missing from the room. Looking around for a moment, she took three steps backwards as she jogged down the hall in search of the two.

[Ramza Beoulve]

Ramza turned his head. There she was. The girl he saw last before passing out. Bet that's who took care of him. Still having a cold look in his eyes, Ramza turned around and kept walking. He didn't want this to happen. He didn't know how he got here. But he sure as Hell was going back. With God as his witness.

[yellow]"Thanks for taking care of me. Now I'll be on my way."[/yellow]

He reached the front door of the place. His hand placed on the doorknob, turning it so he could leave. He wanted to stick around, but he didn't trust anyone. Everyone Ramza ever trusted died or betrayed him. How could he ever trust a stranger to understand? As Selphie may have noticed, Ramza had a very unusual calm and cool demeanor about him.

[Selphie Tilmitt]

Adorkable Cutie
”Super-Duper-Mega-Bummer!!”

Bouncing up to Ramza, Selphie wondered where Rinoa had gone, or if she was coming back at all. Having just figured out that there were more worlds then just her own, Selphie knew Rinoa would want to talk to Ramza, and Squall probably as well. If he was from a different world of course. That was a big if. It was still somewhat hard to fathom that there was anywhere but here. But if Rinoa wanted to talk to him then Rinoa was going to talk to him. Lifting herself to the tips of her toes and then down again in a continuous manner, Selphie nodded and swung her arms from front to back, unable to keep still.

“Oh it wasn't any problem, I mean, you did just fall over. I thought you might have died or something for a few seconds. But then you were breathing and had a pulse so you couldn't have died, so we drug you back. You know your really heavy! I mean...at least for Rinoa and I to carry.” Talking a mile a minute was definitely her thing, but she stopped for a second when he said that he would be on his way. She couldn't let him leave, they still had to talk to him about where he was from.

Completely oblivious to the hard emotionless look he was giving her, honestly she never cared if someone didn't want to talk or was quiet. She just talked anyway, happily going on while they were standing there angsting. Long story short, she wasn't going to let him leave, at least not until she got in contact with Rinoa or Squall about him. Plus they were now at the front gates of Garden, easier said then done to get him to stay. But she was SeeD, passing a test even Seifer hadn't been able to accomplish. Her giant Nunchaku was in her hands, if she needed to she could force him to stay.

“Heeey! I cant let you leave!” Putting her hands on her hips, Selphie straitened to her full height and looked directly up at him, “At least not until I talk to Rinoa or Squall.” If he pushed the issue Selphie had the power to stop him...maybe. She might be small but she was powerful. “So are ya gonna stay? At least stay and talk to Rinoa, if I can find her.” Eyes had narrowed slightly and she remained where she was, a little to the left, ready to go into action if need be. Of course, that was being dramatic, but you never knew what you were going to have to deal with.

Words: 546
Muse: beeetter!
Tagged: Ramza and Rinoa
Notes: well this post didn't bomb so bad as the last one lol ^_^

[Rinoa Heartilly]

"Oh Selphie...Where did you two go?"

Keeping in her jog, the young woman looked into each room in the long hall way, trying to see even a glimpse of the her friend and the mysterious traveler. She had to find him, maybe he knew something that they didn't? If not, then he could at least explain why he was dressed the way he was? There was such much about these other worlds that was unknown to them. Squall only knew that the portals connected them. One of the places being Cocoon. So was that where Ramza was from?

Slowing down, she leaned forwards as she rested her hands over her kneecaps to catch her breath. Looking up, she then saw the two by the front entrance. Ramza appeared to be OK. So that meant that he could answer her questions. Maybe even come back to see Squall and the others too.

"Hey!...Wait!!"

[Ramza Beoulve]

Ramza let go of the doorknob. Turning around, he glared at Selphie. She was a loud one. Looks like he didn't have much of a choice. They wanted to ask questions, why else would they want a complete stranger to stay? He walked over to a chair and took a seat. Ramza was in a foreign world with foreign technology, a mystical portal took him to a different time period. He sort of had questions of his own. The brunette ran up to the two in the living quarters of the building. He glared at Selphie's rhetorical question about him staying.

[yellow]"I don't have much of a choice do I?"[/yellow]

He crossed his legs, crossed his arms and closed his eyes. He looked down sullenly.

[yellow]"Where... Am I? What year is it?"[/yellow]

[Selphie Tilmitt]

Adorkable Cutie
”Super-Duper-Mega-Bummer!!”

Selphie cocked her head when she got glared at. It wasn't her fault that he was being a sourpuss and was leaving. If he had just stayed where he was supposed to she wouldn't have had to chase him down. With a nod, Selphie set it in stone that it wasn't her fault for him being crabby at her. So she just ignored the glare and did what she did best. Talk some more. “Nope, you don't really have a choice. I mean, I guess you could have tried to leave, but then I would have had to stop you, and my arm hurts, so I wouldn't have wanted to do that. Besides you seem nice enough, even if you are glaring me down for no reason. Don't think I'll be scared of you just because your trying hard to look crabby! Believe me, Squall looks crabby a lot and he doesn't scare me either.”

Having followed him to the chair Selphie was pointing her finger and waving it around as she talked, her other hand resting on her hip as she looked as confident as she possibly could. Selphie's arm hurt again. Wrinkling up her nose, she looked down at it. “Ugh, my arm hurts! Stupid monsters, attacking garden. Which reminds me, I still need to get that lab work done. I should get to that, but then we were going swimming and you popped up and so I forgot about it.”

Suddenly Rinoa came jogging up. Selphie looked up and grinned. “Rinoa! I kept him here, I thought you'd want to talk to him. He was trying to leave, so I told him to stay put and he listened to me. Good thing, I didn't want to have to chase him down. Although he's been glaring at me like a sourpuss, I don't know why, I was nice and everything and I still got glared at!” Selphie never really stopped talking, though when the situation called for it Selphie could be very professional and down to business. Besides, Zell could actually out talk her when he was around.

“Your in Garden. Balamb Garden.” The next question he asked was preposterous. “Whats the date?! Thats a silly question! ...oh wait! Your from another place right? I mean, thats what Rinoa thought...” Selphie decided to shut up and allow Rinoa to take over. So putting for a conscious effort, Selphie sealed her lips and tried to remain quiet to allow Rinoa to take over.

Words: 530
Muse: better!
Tagged: Rinoa and Ramza
Notes: lol Selphie talks a lot >.>