To All Heroes

[wickedone]

[A brightly colored flyer arrives for every hero, the advertisement clearly the brainchild of a moogle very eager to help her Hero as well as the others.]

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[wickedone]

[Albel would always take a break for Sheena, and her kiss made him smile no matter how tired or focused or, well, sweaty he might be at the time.]

Well…

[He gestured at the red wagon in the corner, a huge heap of something covered in a large blanket. Apprentice craftsmen (and craftsmoogles) bustled about in the back, retrieving materials and crystals, heating and shaping hot metal over the anvil, arranging the “fingers” of a half-finished claw on a workbench. A gunshot was heard from the backyard testing area.]

I got a Magitek Armor?

[Among every other strange thing he’d been asked to build, that was perhaps the biggest surprise. He gently took the katana from Sheena.]

Does this need to be sharpened?

[ninjainviolet]

[ And she would always kiss him, no matter how tired or focused or sweaty he was. ]

Well...?

[ Her gaze followed his gesture, and her eyes widened at the large heap in the corner. The gunshot made her jump slightly and chuckle. Guns obviously weren't her forte--except when equipping Warrior. ]

You got a what?

[ She went over to peek under the blanket, her lips parting into an excited grin. ]

Albel, that's great! [ It showed a trust earned. Handing over the katana, she nodded. ] It does, and for some reason, I can't find my sharpening stones. You wouldn't know anything about that, would you?

[ And if not him, then a certain Moogle might. ]

[wickedone]

Yes. Ales brought it.

[Albel smiled -- it was weird, but he found he enjoyed the teensie's company. And getting to work on a Magitek armor was a new and rare challenge. He had to admit, he was kind of excited to work on it.]

[He frowned, though, that Sheena's stones were gone.]

Why would I have moved them? That would have impeded your ability to maintain your own weapons. It makes no sense.

[ninjainviolet]

He did? I know you'll do a good job on it.

[ She smiled back. Although she didn't know Ales too well, she liked the teensie, too. And knowing he trusted Albel with this armor only made her pride in him grow.

Seeing his frown, she shook her head and sighed--a little knowingly. ]

I had a feeling you didn't--though I think I know who did. Now, I just gotta figure out what Corrine is up to. [ A pause. ]

Has Mogdelina been acting strange lately?

[wickedone]

[Albel shook his head, somewhat confused.]

No more than usual. Still swinging around her little knife, "training" to be a hero.

[He'd long given up on trying to stop her. In fact, her efforts weren't entirely in vain. She'd become surprisingly "heroic" with Ophelia and Bonnie by her side.]

Perhaps she intended to sharpen your blade?

[ninjainviolet]

[ Sheena shakes her head. ]

No, I don't think it was her. [ She smiles impishly. ] I'm thinking more along the lines of Corrine using them to sharpen Mogdelina's blade for her.

[ Is she implying Corrine has a crush? You'd better believe it. ]