Water's Evidence (Ellie, Open)

[antique]

Hours of exploring Traverse Town had finally found her a quiet place. Antique ran her hands along the side of the Secret Waterway--where she had begun the habit of disappearing off to when no one could find her. It had took her a couple of days (and some scabbed knees and wet outfits) to find herself a secret spot that she was sure no one knew about!

Satisfied with herself, she put her hands on her hips, letting her eyes adjust.

She idly thought that it was because this place was filled with--well, so much water that she felt rather comfortable here.

Ankle deep in water, she brought her hands up to her waist, watching the water at her feet raise along with it. Okay, so far, so good. When she really thought about it, a good deal of her was made of water. She hummed to herself, softly speaking words to herself,

"Aimo, aimo, neder luche..."

Her eyes glazed over as she slowly manipulated the water to move. Beneith her feet, a white light started to glow, that liked to sometimes appear when she was practicing her magic. A warm feeling enveloped her as she sang, making the water raise unsteadily to her will.

"Noyna millia, endel prodea...phantomy...Here is a warm sea..."

[Ellie who has 0%]

In the third district, Jadis lingered in 'Merlin's' supposively secondary house, but he was...not here to tell her otherwise to not visit. She roamed the house to see if there was any use in the numerous of books he had littered all over the workshop. So much for being a house if it only looked like a mess. With a low hum, she trailed up the stairs to the upper floor.

It was blank, but filled with furniture. As she strolled by they seemed to wiggle. Her brow cocked at the thought of animated tables, wardrops, and so on. Then again it was Merlin, so it wasn't a surprise; she assumed he had a fetish for animating still-life. What did caught her attention was a levitating orange tile. Curious, she stepped on it only to feel her body descend underground where it was cool.

Her nose could smell the moisture of wet cavern walls and guessed where she was. It was the secret waterway, and she had found another secret passage to it. Jadis chuckled at the new discovery, because since she had been in Traverse Town, the witch never found anything that seemed to be deemed 'new' except the people. They were quite the characters.

A voice echoed amongst the walls intriguing the witch to find out who it belonged to once feeling the familiarity. With the sound of the water moving at an unnatural flow, she knew someone was manipulating it. Walking forward and exiting a cavern, she spotted a bundle of blue hair and a dash of pink and knew instantly.

Like a lioness, she simply watched the cub play without disturbance.

[antique]

Antique held the swollen water up to her, though the movements seemed very shaky. Part of her brain defied that this was even possible--holding water in your hands was a feat in itself--but this...extending herself so that she could do this. It mind-boggled her. Just when it seemed like the swollen hill of mountain was going to crumble, she reached out her hand again.

Images of butterflies came to mind. Blue morpho butterflies, to be exact. Their wings reflecting beautifully off of the light that collected underneath her.

"Luray, luraiea..." she hummed. She imagined butterflies peeling off of the surface of the water. As she did so, globs of water, almost like clumsy spheres, raised from the water itself. As if it were trying to take on form, but just couldn't quite do so yet. The shapes kept warping in form--and one glob was not similar to the next. There was no pattern to it, none at all. The only thing they had in similarity was the tiny glimmer of white light that seemed to hold on to the center of the globs.

Several kept forming, peeling off the water itself, raising nearly to the top of the cavern.

Then, one popped over her head.

Drenching her, and causing her to lose all sorts of concentration. One by one, the little lights went out as the globs burst. Instinctively, Antique covered her head with her arms as she was showered with a torrent of water.

"Uguuu~!" she cried out after the onslaught, completely soaked.

[raiho]

Saga walked through the second district looking for little ones to capture. She was quite content with his two disciples and capturing heartless with them was easy, but once a while she had to leave alone for they had their own schedules as well.

"Is that a song what I hear? Maybe a musical heartless made a home of that location"

Usually she didn't enter in the waterways for no heartless appeared inside, but neither humans made of that place their home so she had reasons to believe the source of the musical noise could be an heartless. Alas, disappointment was what she found instead, it was just a human singing and playing with the water.

"Why would a young girl come here where nothing but solitude awaits?"

She told to the girl, who just happened to splash her face with a ball of floating water that become falling water. And then she realized who she was: It was the same girl she found singing previously in the first district. She was still as naive and innocent as before, but she had a great potential and could be shaped to be the perfect tool if she were to find a master to teach her.

"Still cute as ever You have a lot of potential wasted in this kind of silly play, why don't you join me and my other 2 disciples in my project to find the truth about the heartless? Maybe you don't remember me but I do, and if you were to join me your vast potential could be released and you would get that maid bunny clothes I said would fit wonderfully in yourself before"

The girl with the claymore sword was a raw diamond waiting to be polished, she was untainted by outsider forces and lacked any direct goal. As a good plus, she was cute and if the brilliant scientist loved something as much as she loves mad science, it was to find cute things and dress them as bunny maids, and oh boy, that girl was so cute that she would become the perfect bunny maid.

"You are beautiful, you should become a bunny maid to display the limits of your beauty to the entire universe"

Of course, as she spoke with the girl she was still wearing her own bunny maid clothes. While they looked quite erotic and provocative on herself, that kind of clothes would push to the limits the cuteness factor of the pink-blue haired young girl.

[Ellie who has 0%]

It was a beautiful sight to watch one grow, and her apprentice was loving her interactions with her spiritual element. Antique was taking her training to her own rate by merely playing and enjoying it. From a far she watched how, she was beginning to manipulate the water to take on a form. Her brows quirked in wonder in what she was trying to pull it. Although it failed Jadis chuckled at how far her progress was going. It won't be long for her to be able to manipulate its state.

Her eyes sharpened hearing a voice be directed towards Antique. The Ice Empress was distracted by her apprentice to not even notice the newcomer. Walking, she entered into the main cavern where her apprentice stood to view whoever was coxing her apprentice to join her and two other disciples.

Her nose twitched in irritation seeing the familar face as she speak of some for a maid as Antique's future. To not alarm her apprentice of her current displeasure, Jadis looked down at her before her hand reached out to touch the wetness of her head. "It seems you've been practicing a lot."

Her fingers expanded as the water that coated her apprentice lifted up like little bubbles until she was partially dry. The world wasn't the extreme warm, and she could get sick. The water pooled above her blue hair before falling back on the cavern floor.

"And meeting new individuals..."

[antique]

"Uguuuu...." Antique whimpered to herself, looking much like a drenched cat. Her face formed in displeasure--not because she was wet, but more or less because she felt like she wasn't doing well. But then she remembered how long it took her to be proficient with Clarent. She breathed a sigh, then clenched her fists with a stubborn determination. She was going to get this right!

"Why would a young girl come here where nothing but solitude awaits?"

Antique raised her head to the sound of a girl's voice, and tilted her head. "Ah! I'm uhm--training?" she said with a sheepish laugh. She was training, but from the point of someone who just walked in, it probably looked like she wasn't exactly doing too well. But then the woman with the...maid outfit...with her...er, mammaries exposed invited her to wear an outfit. Like that.

She raised her hands in a kind of defensive gesture in front of her chest. Antique could never show off her front side like that ever! She was a knight, not a bar wench!

"Ah--uhm---" she said, laughing nervously. Antique didn't think she was that pretty to begin with. And wearing something so...revealing! Considering everything, most of her body was covered up.

And then Jadis touched her hand, and immediately, she was almost dry!

"M'lady!" she exclaimed. Her face flushed, and for a second, she almost looked ashamed--for, well, not doing too well. "I'm trying..." she said lightly, looking alot like a child who did badly on a school test.

"But I'll do better soon, I swear!"

[raiho]

"Uguuu? That was very cute!"

This Antique girl reminded her a lot of a protegee and student she had back in her world. She was a cheerful and innocent girl whose enthusiasm helped the by then old and embittered with life scientist to find some calmness and peace for her disturbed heart and mind.

Realizing that the anti-science witch of before appeared like a shadow stalking it's prey, she decided to grab Antique's shoulders and press her against her chest, taking her away of the grasp of miss "I hate science"

"You don't need of a cold witch like that lady, you could never reach the limits of your potential with a close minded person like her at your side"

Just like she did with her former protegee, whom she predicted by now should be following a successful career thanks to her mentoring and teachings, she wanted to earn the trust and confidence of this cute girl full of potential, and that nasty old hag wasn't going to stop her from producing a perfect diamond out of the raw potential of the pink-blue haired knight.

[shinjihirako]

Gerard let out a peaceful sigh enjoying the coolness from the wind. Such a refreshing place were the waterways. It let him think back to the cold and snowy world he had spent more than half his life in. The firefox had always considered it more his homeworld than Yorani. Squating down he placed both his hands in the water as he formed a cup before letting it down over his white hair enjoying the feeling. He had only visited Traverse Town once in the past while looking for a permanent home and would have chosen it if he hadn't liked Radiant Garden more.

Hearing voices coming deeper from within due to his sensitive ears he raised an eyebrow turning his head. He raised himself up, a bit of curiosity leaking into him. He wandered in slowly and quietly trying to make out a shape in the mildly lit waterway. Inside he saw 3 people, a young girl who seemed rather short though had a somewhat cute face, another human at least in her 20's and wearing a rather provocative outfit, and finally one who was rather tall compared to the three of them and seemed to emanate a chill, quite the odd group. Gerard had cast off his look of satisfaction and was replaced by one of curiosity and apathy. "I'm sorry, but am I intruding on something?" Gerard spoke calmly his hands shoved into his pockets in a precise manner.

[Ellie who has 0%]

Antique's exclaim was hardly a surprise with her flushed face. Jadis had grown accustomed to such features of eagerness; it made her chuckle lightly again. It somewhat amused her that she saw her own childhood youthful eagerness within the warrioress, "I'm trying...,but I'll do better soon, I swear!"

"I'm sure you will love for you are doing quite well for a-," she stopped once feeling Antique move away from her before being held back by the other. A brow quirked at the notion and distasted it greatly as a chill wavered through the cavern.

"You don't need of a cold witch like that lady, you could never reach the limits of your potential with a close minded person like her at your side"

"I will leave that choice to her, so you don't need to suffocate my charge and apprentice. I'm sure you can find someone else to latch onto." Jadis replied cooly not amused by the closed minded scientist who was too absorbed with heartless and nobodies to find a boy's life precious. Her head turned once hearing another voice bounce of the cavern walls, and her eyes landed on a boy.

"And whom may you be?"

[antique]

Antique was relieved. During her sword training with Clarent she had often been scolded as a child by the head Knight for having clumsy and haphazard movements during practice. It had gotten into her head, somehow, that her teacher was going to scold her--but there, instead, was the beginnings of praise.

Until she was suddenly suffocated by...er. Large mammaries.

She had issues with being touched. The small knight immediately tensed up, and managed to somehow wriggle her way out of the lewd maid's grasp. Quickly stepping out of arm's reach, Antique put an exaggerated hand over her chest. Touching her--things like hugging were uncomfortable things for her to do, unless she did it first. And small spots. She shuddered involuntarily and eyed the bunny-maid cautiously.

"I'm quite fine! M--I mean, Lady Jadis is a great teacher!" she exclaimed, her cheeks flushed. She turned her exasperated gaze to the boy who had just entered.

[raiho]

"If she's capable of raising a little cute one like you into what you are now, then maybe she's good for something other than empty criticism"

This cutie one already made a choice and it was a real shame. Alas, not all was lost with her, she could still influence her upbringing and make of the small girl her beloved pet project to raise her to ultimate cuteness and deadliness. Then she saw a man getting himself in the middle of this discussion.

"Intruding? Only if you were a weak adventurer, but I see the shine of experience and might in your eyes"

The newcomer had an average body build, but if the slightly insane scientist knew something, was that might and skill often were found in the weirdest places.

"I already have 2 followers, but maybe you could be of some use as well. I want to capture heartless and nobodies for ... research purposes. Join me and you'll live adventures and eat cake, or simply stay here with the witch other here, she's close minded enough to not value something that could change the way the universe works."

Actually, she was more interested in obtaining the support of the petite knight, but if this guy decided to help it would be good as well. The mere fact he's reached the waterways without a single scratch on his clothes could only mean he was powerful enough to dispatch effortlessly the heartless that often lurked the area near the waterways.

"Very well agent Pink Bunny, if staying with the witch improves your cuteness then stay with her, but don't forget about my offer, it would be terrible if you ended as arrogant and biased as your mentor"

Agent Pink Bunny ... she had so much potential for many things. Saga had the feelings she was going to be an important person in the future, but what kind of person she was going to be when the time comes ... that would depend of her experiences with the people around her, and the scientist was interested in being part of the future agent pink bunny was building

[shinjihirako]

Gerard turned his attention to the woman who addressed him letting a small smile slide across his face. "My name is Gerard, and what might be yours Miss?" A simple question but names helped people acquire a sense of familiarity with the person no matter how small it was. Removing his hands from his pockets he smoothed out a small ruffle on his black button-up not liking when it did things like that.

Gerard hearing the girl speak up he turned his eyes to her though couldn't help but the slightest of an eyetwitch loose. The rather provocative suit didn't leave much to the imagination and he let out a sigh trying to focus on her face. "I'm sorry to say but unless you have some sort of monetary offer to give I can't help. Money makes the worlds go round and I like it that way. Why should I break tradition for something that will eventually give you diabetes? Oh, and I don't believe I caught your name in any of that, care to give it?" Gerard spoke in a rather regretful but inquisitive manner. HIs mindset for things such as this were, how much does it pay and what is the risk?

Turning his head a final time he looked to the young girl who hadn't said a thing to him. "You've been rather quiet since my entrance, though both your companions greete me rather quickly. Might I know your name?" The little girl didn't raise much attention though if another simply kept quiet like she had, Gerard would have said the same for them.

[Ellie who has 0%]

"Arrogant and biased...and this coming from one who sees those who still needs to grow inferior to have rights of life and one who leeches onto random individuals to be dragged along your obsessive escapades unaware of danger one may thrust upon another for your own desires." Jadis snorted, "You're in such desperate need that the only way to coax someone is through a useless bargain for exposing wear and little treats, and with the worlds how they are, no one needs to travel far for adventure."

"Perhaps my beloved apprentice is better off not to go with one so arrogantly care-free self-centered bias only snatching what you can for you can go on with your so called research not caring people who may get stepped on or even indulging your followers of your purposes. If you're going to be persuasive to grab anyone you can, then at least be good in the arts of persuasion."

Jadis then reached out for Antique's shoulder to draw the girl closer to her. No she didn't have any trust in Saga, and her actions or worlds helped otherwise. "Perhaps when the waterways aren't so crowded love we can do more practicing."

Her eyes then shifted over to Gerard. "As for you, I go by Jadis, but if you wish to stay formal Lady Jadis will do."

"As for you," Jadis looked back at the woman who made Antique heavily uncomfortable, "I shall send my blessings to those who may follow you...who knows what may become of them."

[antique]

"I...ah..." Antique said, waving her hand. "Sure, I uhm, won't forget your offer, ma'am," she said, a little bit nervously to the maid with the exposed mammeries. Antique didn't want to seem rude, but she was still very iffy about the lewd maid, and probably would be for a while because of that entire stunt. For right now, standing as close as she could to Jadis without invading her lovely personal space seemed like the best idea she could do.

When Gerard caught her attention once more, it was very hard for Antique not flail around while screaming 'I-just-had-breasts-in-my-face-you-expect-me-to-say-hi-to-you?'. Luckily the petite and brightly colored knight had a little bit more self restraint than that. Though she was a little bit dazed (who wouldn't be?), she quickly snapped out of it and straightened up.

"Ah! I'm sorry, sir!" she said, her movements melting elegantly into a curtsy. "My name is Antique," she said, smiling.

Jadis held onto her shoulder and she nearly jumped but quickly relaxed when her mind registered who it was.

"Perhaps when the waterways aren't so crowded love we can do more practicing."

Antique immediately beamed, like a child presented with a brand new toy. "Yes, m'lady! I'd like that very much!"

The gleam in her eye was sincere.

[raiho]

"Did I hit some nerves of the witch? No no, that's not very sage-like"

The witch was quick to enrage and use derogative words against the woman of science, effectively lowering herself to the level of yours truly. She was so easy to mess with, one wonders how she managed to be so respected by the agent pink bunny if she had a short fuse.

"Don't try to act like you have the higher moral ground. You may act all nice, high and mighty, but I can smell death and blood within you. I wonder how many you killed and what kind of sins you committed before arriving here and act like miss perfect master <3."

So far nobody knew her own secret, that she was the very first test subject of her own mad science and now was an hybrid of human with DNA of heartless and a strange regenerative monster of her world. After enduring the painful and madness inducing agony of the mutation she had developed the traits considered the next step in human evolution. All her senses were a lot stronger than a normal human's and like an animal, she could easily smell blood and death in the bodies of those who bathed in the glory of battle. So, the witch couldn't hide from her that blood stained past she had.

"Money grubbing mercenary, I'm Saga the scientist. You might think my goals aren't profitable, but the potential results are worth all the treasures of the universe. I might even make you stronger or if it's only money what you care about, I could pay you very well once I start traveling around the worlds. But of course, currently I can't afford to pay you so remember me if you stick in this world until the time arrives."

This mercenary too smelled a bit different, a bit like a human but not like a human at the same time. Since her encounter with the nobody of name Marluxia she's been more careful each time she sensed lack of humanity in people and both he and the witch felt like humans, yet not completely human, a missing link between the evolution of species into humanity. Also, she could see traces of animal-like features on him.

"Keep that lovely innocence of yours agent pink bunny, at least until the day I make you one with my goals, which may or may not involve getting you better attires"

She went near the little gir knight and ruffled her hair, smiling at her. She was so cute that she would love to hug her again. Alas, agent pink bunny seemed to have already fulfilled her daily quota of breasts in the face.