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spandexisyouth) wrote2011-06-02 10:34 pm
spandexisyouth) wrote2011-06-02 10:34 pm
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[OOC] Free memory, June 22nd, 2011.
[Memory taken from chapter 502, pages 3-5, and 503, page 9]
The first thing he saw was the village, the one the Wilderness had made him familiar with. His home. It was a bit of a surprise to suddenly see it, though. There had been no crystal and he hadn’t been in the Theatre. But at the same time Gai pushed that thought back. He wanted to see what he could.
The next thing he noticed was who was right beside him. Bell. There was something comforting about having that added confirmation, knowing they knew each other. But Bell was young, much younger, and in the armor Gai had worn in a previous memory. No mask, though. Gai didn’t know what that meant.
“Hmm? Can’t we just decide by Janken today?” Bell’s voice was lazy and unimpressed.
“Not that again! Can’t we have a more heated battle for once? You call yourself my Rival?” It was always strange to feel and hear himself talking. He could also feel his blood rushing as he likely built up to a Speech. He caught sight of himself in a shop window and wasn’t at all surprised to see how much he looked like Lotus, no, Spring.
“Hey, Gai. Do you feel something weird? The air feels cold...”
Kakashi’s words couldn’t stop Gai, not quite yet. “What is with your attitude? We will never be young like this again!”
But he could feel it. There was cold. Something was wrong. There was an energy in the air that spoke of a lot of chakra. A dome appeared near the mountain with the heads, and a great deal of yelling began. There was something… a giant… fox? Gai didn’t have time to get a better look, his feet were already moving. In a small thicket Gai clustered with Bell and a few others, faces that he hadn’t seen in Edensphere but were familiar despite that.
“What’s going on?” It was from someone in the crowd. He didn’t see who had spoken.
The reply came from a well-armed man in front of them. “Listen to me. You younger ninja are to stay away from the Kyuubi.” So that was the fox. “This isn’t a war with another village. This is our own village’s mess.” …What had they done? What mess had their village made? “There is no reason to risk your lives over it.”
A young woman to Gai’s left didn’t agree. “You can’t tell us what to do!”
Her name was given by the young man behind her. “Calm down, Kurenai!”
Then the scene faded, and Gai stared at the trees of Captain Planet, not really seeing them. Their village had made a mess, involving a giant creature, a Kyuubi. He’d survived, at least, clearly. So more worrying was the fact that he’d suddenly had a memory, seemingly with all of his senses (there had been a scent of ramen in the air, among other things, he realized), with no seeming consequences yet and no apple in sight. It was like the white wilderness all over again, the sick ants. Something was wrong with the Sphere and Gai didn’t know if it was a bad thing or a good thing. He would speak with Bell on this later. He needed to.
The first thing he saw was the village, the one the Wilderness had made him familiar with. His home. It was a bit of a surprise to suddenly see it, though. There had been no crystal and he hadn’t been in the Theatre. But at the same time Gai pushed that thought back. He wanted to see what he could.
The next thing he noticed was who was right beside him. Bell. There was something comforting about having that added confirmation, knowing they knew each other. But Bell was young, much younger, and in the armor Gai had worn in a previous memory. No mask, though. Gai didn’t know what that meant.
“Hmm? Can’t we just decide by Janken today?” Bell’s voice was lazy and unimpressed.
“Not that again! Can’t we have a more heated battle for once? You call yourself my Rival?” It was always strange to feel and hear himself talking. He could also feel his blood rushing as he likely built up to a Speech. He caught sight of himself in a shop window and wasn’t at all surprised to see how much he looked like Lotus, no, Spring.
“Hey, Gai. Do you feel something weird? The air feels cold...”
Kakashi’s words couldn’t stop Gai, not quite yet. “What is with your attitude? We will never be young like this again!”
But he could feel it. There was cold. Something was wrong. There was an energy in the air that spoke of a lot of chakra. A dome appeared near the mountain with the heads, and a great deal of yelling began. There was something… a giant… fox? Gai didn’t have time to get a better look, his feet were already moving. In a small thicket Gai clustered with Bell and a few others, faces that he hadn’t seen in Edensphere but were familiar despite that.
“What’s going on?” It was from someone in the crowd. He didn’t see who had spoken.
The reply came from a well-armed man in front of them. “Listen to me. You younger ninja are to stay away from the Kyuubi.” So that was the fox. “This isn’t a war with another village. This is our own village’s mess.” …What had they done? What mess had their village made? “There is no reason to risk your lives over it.”
A young woman to Gai’s left didn’t agree. “You can’t tell us what to do!”
Her name was given by the young man behind her. “Calm down, Kurenai!”
Then the scene faded, and Gai stared at the trees of Captain Planet, not really seeing them. Their village had made a mess, involving a giant creature, a Kyuubi. He’d survived, at least, clearly. So more worrying was the fact that he’d suddenly had a memory, seemingly with all of his senses (there had been a scent of ramen in the air, among other things, he realized), with no seeming consequences yet and no apple in sight. It was like the white wilderness all over again, the sick ants. Something was wrong with the Sphere and Gai didn’t know if it was a bad thing or a good thing. He would speak with Bell on this later. He needed to.