sometimes your mind wanders when it really shouldn't.

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

Playing treasure hunt with a body in an old mansion. It's kind of like one of those really corny horror movies, huh? Never thought I'd be in one.

I could take a zombie. They wouldn't stand a chance! Vampire? That might be tricky... Werewolf? Why are werewolves bad? Wolves aren't bad if you leave them alone. Those movies are dumb.

...I wonder if Yuffie will do something to scare us...

I might smack her if she does. That's just too much!

...If he's been sleeping all this time, is he a vampire? ...Could be tricky. What was that clue again?

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[waterfell.livejournal.com]

If it's a vampire, take care of it quickly!

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

[ oh gosh, it's starting up again--and Aerith's frowning at that thought. ] But he's a person too!

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Would you rather die for him?

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

We haven't found the combination yet. There might not even be anything to find now! It's a little early to say "one of us has got to go."

...I hope he's not dead...

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Didn't we say 'if he's a vampire'? If you let a vampire go, the people will be attacked, and it will be your fault. Is that what you intend?

I so wish right now we had a Vincent to "overhear" this discussion

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

I know... but I feel for him. No one deserves something like this.

Hm...

Okay. If he's an evil vampire who would attack people, he's going to attack us first. It's not like we know each other. And if he attacks us, we'll pummel him! Cloud's here, so I know we can take him. Then everyone in the village will be safe.

fell speaks from way too much experience :/

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Feeling bad for him can't stand in the way of being ready to strike.

baaaaw, fell.

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

I said I'd take care of it! ...Oh, I see. Why Ami, are you worried about me? [ Actually, she's not sure if Ami IS worried--that doesn't mean she can't poke a little fun for being lectured. ]

many smoon monsters are people turned into monsters :/

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

It isn't worrying about you. [She corrects Aerith as automatically as if it's true.] I just can't stand a worthless battle.

You said something about clue. Tell me.

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

Zombies. Vampires?

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

It's that creepy. Wonder if it felt like this even when people were here...

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. I stay away from them. They're not the talkative sort.

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

No one is, here. ...It's not a good place. Too many secrets.

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

What are you even doing, Aerith?

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

Looking for someone! He was left here. If we can fix even just one thing about this place, it'll be worth all the creepiness...and it might help everyone feel better, maybe.

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

Can't say I disagree with that notion.

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

No, it's a pretty straightforward one. The messed up one is whoever decided to put him here! ...I wonder. The note that tipped us off wasn't signed, and there's too many messed-up scientists at Shinra. [ That whole reason she wanted to check out what the Doctor was a "doctor" of in the first place. ]

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

Geeze, Aerith. What've you gotten yourself into.

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

Hey, this was a group decision. We all got ourselves into it! [ Aerith, that is not helping... ] Someone was left here. We have to find him, even if... [ Well, there are all sorts of unpleasant possibilities, a big one being they're too late and the poor sap's dead. ]

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[A curious, and even a little concerned pause.]

Even if... Even if what?

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

[ She hesitates... this isn't exactly something to tell a kid. Then again, Sora's not much younger than Yuffie, who is currently alternating between complaining about the creaky old building and boasting that it doesn't scare her.

Not that Aerith believes her 100%. ] We don't know how long he's been here, and they've done experiments that turned people into monsters before... I'm not sure how we'll find him. The note even said he'd been "altered".

We will do what we can, though.

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[Yuffie's age, and he's also not a stranger to hearing about experience and monsters. So Aerith will get a faint feeling of disapproval on the other side.]

That's ... awful. Who would even do stuff like that?

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

Professor Hojo.

[ It's a very heavy thought, weighed with certainty and too much memory behind it. ]

There were others like him, but I wonder... he's always been the worst.

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

Somebody's gotta put a stop to this guy. It's not right he's going around experimenting on people and hurting everybody.

[auncyenhalig.livejournal.com]

Sora! You have to be careful with people like him! [ It comes out sharper and quicker than she would have liked--but for a split second she'd thought of Sora going after Hojo. It's a silly idea, he's in another world.

Yet, there are probably people like Hojo in those worlds, too. ]

Ah...don't worry about it. We'll take care of things. One step at a time.