[Action] In the Wake of the Quake

[unseenspy]

[Backdated to just hours after the earthquake]

[After escaping the C3 building, Jay wanders around the village, investigating the chaos, the ruined buildings, people trapped in the rubble, and others digging to rescue them. And of course he notices Naoya's demons running amok. He won't be getting involved in any of this chaos, however. Perhaps if he were with Senel and company, they'd be playing heroes and exterminating the monsters, but not here. It's every man for himself. Or at least Jay knows that it's up to him to fend for himself. Feel free to approach him wherever he may wander.]

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

[Ever since the earthquake, Gelda's been running around the village to check on people. Nephry and Dist were hit pretty badly by the incident, and the fact that the clinic is completely destroyed isn't helping. When she spots Jay, she dashes towards him.]

Jay! Are you unharmed?

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[Jay's still standing in the middle of the road glancing around when he hears Gelda's voice.]

I'm fine. This is the last thing we need...

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

[She glances up at the sky for a moment, worry etched across her face. The barrier's been looking odd for quite a while now.]

Something must've gone terribly wrong somewhere.

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[Jay looks up at the barrier. It if breaks, then there could only mean trouble following.]

Is the barrier breaking? Could this be the Third Party preparing for another invasion?

[It would have been a brilliant plan, as half of the residents would be trapped and/or injured before the invasion actually began.]

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

We'll be utterly defenseless if they do.

[With the barrier broken, villagers may get their full powers back. Though, as the previous invasion had already proven, the Third Party's strength comes in numbers. Numbers Luceti doesn't have at the moment. Full powers wouldn't be enough to stop them.]

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

What perfect timing, right after we just thrashed them in battle last week.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

It won't do to jump to conclusions, but let's be sure to help as many survivors as possible. We need to do everything we can to get the residents back on their feet.

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Yes...

[Although he's not to keen on the idea, but it is true that the residents needed to get back on their feet in case of such an invasion.]

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

[She sighs, before putting on a brave smile. This isn't the time to be sulking.]

Are you sure you're unharmed? If you need any healing, just let me know.

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

I'm fine.

[At least he's truly honest this time.]

I can't say the same about my apartment, though...

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

[Her gaze strays to the various crumbled community housing buildings.] Which apartment building do you live in?

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[Sigh...]

Three.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

[She squints into that general direction. ... Oh my.]

It was damaged badly, wasn't it? ... If you need a place to stay while you're waiting for it to be rebuilt, my house is always available.

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[He'd still rather have his own place, and surely one of the remaining buildings would have empty rooms. But they would be filled soon with all the other residents who lost their homes. He would consider staying at Shirley's place, but he doesn't want to put up with Walter, and knows that the feeling would be quite mutual on Walter's part.]

I'll consider it.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Good. Well, I must be off. Let me know if you need anything, alright?

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Yes. Thank you.

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[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Good luck.

[And with that, she's on her way again. Lots to do, kiddies to dig up... You know.]

[invidia-keeper.livejournal.com]

[Seeing as Naoya was wandering about, he happens to spot Jay as he teleports about.]

Not going to join in? [ At the moment Naoya is on top of a pile of rubble, safely out of range.]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[Jay turns to him as his comment was more than enough to clue him in, that Naoya had summoned these demons.]

There's no reason for me to join in.

[invidia-keeper.livejournal.com]

Content to walk aimlessly, then.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Yes. And how about you? You seem to be enjoying yourself in all of this.

[invidia-keeper.livejournal.com]

[Rather than answer, he'll just smirk.]

The Malnosso were generous.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Were they now? That's certainly something you don't see often.

[invidia-keeper.livejournal.com]

Of course, you've noticed as well. [The removal of the power cap, he means. Though his tone suggest that he really doesn't think much of Jay either way.]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Of course.

[He looks up at the oddly glowing barrier.]

So you really believe that this is the Malnosso's doing?

[invidia-keeper.livejournal.com]

It could and it couldn't be. But either way, the limitations are gone. [He looks at the barrier, an amused smile on his face.]

It's more familiar this way, reminds me of home.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Hmm. If you call a rubble village and monsters running amok close to home, I suppose.

[Although monsters did roam around in the world where Jay came from, a village in ruin wasn't so close to home.]

[invidia-keeper.livejournal.com]

The world was ending where I come from. [It's a slight exaggeration, but Tokyo itself was on the brink of collapse.]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Oh, so this would be close to home for you then. Good for you.

[Yeah, he'll humor Naoya for the moment.]

[invidia-keeper.livejournal.com]

You don't seem concerned.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Well, it's your world that's ending, not mine.

[And he has no intention of getting involved in the current mess either.]

[invidia-keeper.livejournal.com]

About this one. [He's beginning to think he's talking to Yuzu.]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

This is probably just another experiment. You'd think that one would be used to these things by now. In another week, everything will be back to normal.

[invidia-keeper.livejournal.com]

On the off-chance it wasn't?

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Then I'll improvise.

[erythrophilia.livejournal.com]

[And Grell will appear later in the day, unscathed by the earthquake and in disgustingly good spirits. He just appears on the top of a still standing house, smiling down at Jay as he wanders by.]

Not lifting a finger to help, are we?

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[Jay glances towards the death god, deeply disturbed by his presence, but he hides it well. He glances around the village again.]

They seem to be managing just fine without my help.

[erythrophilia.livejournal.com]

No interest in helping your fellow man? None at all?

[He shrugs a bit.]

And they call me villainous.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

As I said, they don't need my help.

Just because there are other villains around doesn't make you any less of a villain.

[He's not putting himself in the villains category, though.]