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Post by seanzuehlk999 on Mar 3, 2009 18:23:02 GMT -6
Zieg and L.A. rambled on and on to each other. They got along really well. They walked up to the Cafe'. "SHINRA Cafe'" How original? Zieg laughed. He opened the door for L.A.
"Ladies first..." and he beckoned her to enter.
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Post by alexandra on Mar 3, 2009 18:28:12 GMT -6
"Oh thanks." She answered.
L.A. needed coffee right now or she was going to have one hell of a hangover in the morning. And she didn't even HAVE a full beer.
She marched into the corner cafe' ringing the little bell as she walked in. It had been a long time since she'd been in a cafe. It had reminded her.....Costa del Sol. The last time she had been in a cafe', in fact. Before they....
She smiled to herself. It...had been a while hadn't it? That day....it had changed her life forever.
She was in a daze as she remembered, the very first time she met Reno and Rude, the man in the truck, the white room....
She was unfocused, hazy in her thoughts.
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Post by seanzuehlk999 on Mar 3, 2009 18:43:44 GMT -6
Zieg looked at L.A. confused. She was zoning out. Like really bad.
"Hey. Hey. HEY. L.A." He snapped his fingers trying to get her attention.
He was unfocused as well. He kept thinking about Tseng. His closest friend. Well next to Zack. That SOLDIER member he learned some things from. He met him throught Tseng. He laughed as that was where he got his affiinity for squats from. He also taught him good materia techniques as well. He walked in front of L.A.
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Post by alexandra on Mar 5, 2009 15:53:16 GMT -6
"Sorry...." She mumbled, blinking. "Anyway.....uh....." She snapped back to reality. Coffee. Coffee was her reality. Focus.
"Hazelnut cappichino, the only way to go." She said, forcing a smile on her face.
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Post by seanzuehlk999 on Mar 6, 2009 21:26:19 GMT -6
Zieg thought carefully before choosing his next words. He knew there was something bothering her... Should he pry? Or just let it go. She seemed like an independent person.
"Hey if you need to talk, I'm here." he said caringly. Zieg laughed then as he spoke, "Hazelnut? Eh that's alright. But Vanilla Mocha all the way L.A. It works wonders on the energy supply and tastes great." He smirked at her.
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Post by alexandra on Mar 7, 2009 15:10:09 GMT -6
She stared at him, knowing he was only trying to help...but it seemed too much to get into. Especially now. She vowed to put it all behind her and let it be past. She couldn't afford to get weak now, not after all of her training.
"Vanilla's always good, but if we're talkin' coffee, I gotta go with hazelnut." Was she honestly arguing the value of hazelnut coffee over vanilla coffee now? Man, did she need a life.
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Post by seanzuehlk999 on Mar 9, 2009 17:31:20 GMT -6
Zieg laughed "True true. I'll get a vanilla though." and he waited for his order. Boredom soon loomed over him as he tapped his fingers on the counter, and watched his vanilla be made. Hazelnut... Just no... That taste... It's as bad as Gyshal Greens. How Chocobo's ate them he didn't know...
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Post by alexandra on Mar 9, 2009 17:35:18 GMT -6
As the hazelnut was brewing, it overflew her senses, and she flashed back again, to that day in the cafe'.
"You have the Stigma...don't you?"
"Come with us."
She clutched a hand to her throbbing temple.
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Post by seanzuehlk999 on Mar 10, 2009 15:45:53 GMT -6
What is on her mind? She's really distant. Maybe he should just let it go. But I can't let her just fester in whatever was bothering her. I know those looks. Her past is resurfacing. Maybe this place brings back old memories. Some not so pleasant.
"Really if you want after we get our coffee's we can talk. Your thinking about your past. I know how that is really. We can go somewhere if you want or just sit here. Or do you wanna keep it to yourself?" Zieg questioned with worry.
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Post by alexandra on Mar 10, 2009 17:35:50 GMT -6
She twitched, shaking her head. She had always loved coffee....but this place...being here....
Costa del Dol....
"I'm....fine." She mustered up, with difficulty, when in fact everything was not fine. She reached out for her coffee, snatching it out of the woman's hand and making a run for it out the door, (without paying, I might add.) She shot through the door and walked briskly away from the location, stopping a few hundred feet. What was wrong with her? One stop at a cafe' and she went berserk. She should let it go....stop letting the past consume her. What was done was done. These were her people now. Her comrades.
Her friends.
She shuffled her feet, looking down at them, feeling smaller than everything. She took a breath to compose herself, and almost spilled her coffee, forgetting she had it in her hand. She sighed, letting the plastic lid touch her lips, but she didn't take a sip. Instead, she let the warm steam run over her face.
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Post by seanzuehlk999 on Mar 12, 2009 15:12:14 GMT -6
Zieg was astonished. I'll take that as a 'leave me alone'. I'll drop it. Ugh... I'll pay for her. What is it 2 gil a piece? Psh.
Zieg threw 4 gil on the counter and walked to door with his vanilla cappucino in hand. He gulped it down while thinking then tossed it. He immediately couldn't resist the squat urge. He did a few, then paced around and did some more.
Zieg was prepared in his stance. Zack held his sword in front of him, ready to attack. They had been sparring for hours. Zack was proud of Zieg for lasting so long against a SOLDIER member... Even if he was getting demolished. He wasn't bad at swordplay but something was off... That was it! He reached in his pocket for the sparkling crystalized mako energy...
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Post by alexandra on Mar 12, 2009 17:40:24 GMT -6
She was lost in her thoughts for a few moments, but a few moments is all they were and she quickly dismissed the vile memories from her mind. She turned around, cup in hand and proceeded to walk towards the cafe'. Not daring to step inside again, she merely wanted to know if Zieg was alright, since she'd run away without explaination. She found him not too far off, doing.....squats?
She wrinkled her nose and smiled. "Zack loves those." She called out to him.
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Post by seanzuehlk999 on Mar 13, 2009 16:15:02 GMT -6
Zieg laughed. She'd taken off and now she was poking fun at him. "Yeah... I know. I met him through Tseng. I haven't seen him in ages though." Zieg did some more squats. "I'll never be able to do as many as he can though... Or as fast." He chuckled again. "Wanna take off? I think we have enough on our minds for the night. It was nice hanging with you though."
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Post by alexandra on Mar 13, 2009 16:20:31 GMT -6
"Yea, it's getting late." She reached over to comfort her sore arm, discarding her coffee into the trash. "Reno will probably wonder what we're doing. Then again he's probably so drunk he could care less right now." She laughed. "But Rude seemed like he had a lot on his mind. Wonder if he's alright."
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Post by seanzuehlk999 on Mar 13, 2009 16:24:50 GMT -6
"Yeah true. Well I'll see you tomorrow. Clean your gun barrel good. Later L.A." Zieg said to her as he left. He walked away hoping she was gonna be ok.
Materia? Awesome.
With this and your sword, you'll be undefeatable.
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