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Characters: Rinoa, OPEN
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Summary: Galbadia Garden visits Figaro. This log is open to all Garden and Figaro folks! Feel free to start new subthreads, threadhop etc.
Location: Figaro
Date: April, 1804
Warnings: None

Many curious onlookers had already gathered on the outskirts of South Figaro to watch Galbadia Garden's arrival. It was one thing to hear about the flying academy, another thing to actually see it. For her part, Rinoa was excited to explore a new location. She hoped to see Locke, do some shopping and sightseeing, maybe even catch a glimpse of the king.

So Rinoa could be found at the Garden gate about to go out, then wandering the streets of Figaro, and later saddling a chocobo to go and visit the castle. One thing was for sure, she wasn't staying in.

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Rinoa sighed. "Yeah. Lightning striking twice..."

She shifted over to lean against her friend's shoulder. Quistis wasn't particularly demonstrative, but Rinoa didn't think she'd mind. At least, the Quistis she knew wouldn't. It was one of those confusing things again. Years blurred together - how different was the eighteen-year old Quistis to the one she knew? Probably not that much, but when time passed normally, you didn't tend to notice those changes...

"It's just weird to think that it might be all for nothing. All the friends we've made, all the amazing places we've seen..."

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Quistis was a bit surprised as Rinoa leaned against her-- not that she particularly minded, but admittedly she and Rinoa had never been all that close. She had always considered the raven-haired girl to be better friends with Selphie, but the action caused for a small smile to lift the corners of her lips-- it was nice to finally have someone seek comfort in her presence.

"I know. I've thought about this before." There was a small sigh as her fingers played with a couple blades of grass she had plucked from the patch they sat by. "But we might as well enjoy our experience here while we can, right? Even if we do forget it all, at least we're living in the moment now."

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Rinoa and Selphie were best buddies, but Rinoa respected Quistis for her maturity and sound advice. The comfort that Quistis offered felt warm and solid and practical - Rinoa still felt like Quistis was older, even though she wasn't.

"Yeah." She nodded. "That's what I'm doing, for sure. I just wish things were easier... I saw a mirage in the desert earlier. It looked like the flower field Squall and I made our promise in. Then I remembered that Squall hasn't seen that yet. He doesn't know we made a promise..."

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"You did?" The piece of information quipped her interests. "Strange... I thought I saw a mirage as I was walking through Figaro. I saw something that looked like Edea's Orphanage, but it was gone in an instant." She furrowed her brows. What could this mean?

Quistis reached up to stroke Rinoa's hair, hoping that the simple action would sooth her friend somewhat. "I have a feeling nothing on Gaia is meant to be easy... but you're strong. We all are. We'll get through this all alright. He might not know about the flower field now, but one day he will-- and he'll know the importance of it. All that matters is that Squall made that promise once upon a time, and he'll make it again."

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The gesture did help. Rinoa felt the tension in her shoulders loosen. "You're right. Of course you're right." She shook her head, looking at Quistis. "You saw the orphanage? Really?"

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"Well, it looked like the orphanage. But like I said, it was gone when I tried to look again. Probably my mind playing tricks on me..." But it was strange that Rinoa seemed to be seeing things as well-- did Gaia have something up its sleeve?

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Rinoa sat up straighter, intrigued. "But it couldn't have been a mirage, not in Figaro. Maybe it was just your mind playing tricks..."

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Dropping her hand from Rinoa's head, Quistis moved to tuck several strands of blond locks behind an ear as she thought over what she had saw earlier in the day.

"Yeah, you're probably right-- it might have been a flash of the memories I've lost, or something. Or maybe I'm subconsciously getting homesick." There was a small sigh as she thought back to their home world.

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Rinoa shrugged. She had been over-thinking their situation enough without adding visions to the tally. Taking a deep breath, she stood up, and Angelo got up too, eager to move.

"Yeah, maybe. Well, I'm going back inside. Coming?"

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Giving Rinoa a small nod, Quistis followed suit and stood up. The walk around Figaro had done her some good, but there was still work to be done inside Garden.

"Yeah."

As she began to walk towards the school, Quistis figured a lighter subject might be a proper topic for conversation. "Have you been working on the Garden Festival with Selphie? How's that coming along?"

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Rinoa fell into step with her. "Pretty good! We're still in the planning stage, but Selphie has so many amazing ideas. She's great at this stuff. Hey, is that an offer to help, Quistis?"

She glanced at Quistis slyly, a teasing look in her eyes.

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Quistis knew it had been a mistake to bring the subject up. Thankfully, she had other plans later in the week that would give her a free pass from getting wrangled into Garden Festival preparation.

"Oh, I'd help it I could, but Irvine and I are due out to a mission later this week." Quistis gave Rinoa an apologetic smile, though inwardly she was grateful for Larsa's request for aid.

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Good excuse, Quistis.

"Oh, yeah, that comes first." Rinoa smiled. "Squall would kill me if he thought we were distracting you from proper SeeD duties."