And so, I wonder now...

What was that dream all about? I am quite certain it was all just some elaborate dream!
None of it could have been real now that I think of it. So many friends made and lost in a world where fantasy and reality seemed to be blurred. It was a interesting experience, one that did set the course for a meager change in my ways. I wonder now whatever happened to the Good General and his beloved Lumiere. I suppose it's a question I'll never find the answer too now. It feels strange to walk upon these deserts, deep within the Nam Yensa.
I'm not too far off from Rabanstre now, I see it within the distance...or perhaps its just a shadowy mirage!

I hope my luck looks up soon, I doubt Fate would have me linger within these tortured sands for long. I am actually missing that strange Lumiere and it's even stranger inhabitants. I wonder what happened to that blue moogle, I mean...hedgehog.
What a annoying little cuss he was, at least he knew how to fight. Perhaps not as well as most people, but the blue one was quite a challenge to deal with.
Though with such a adventurous spirit, I know Sonic is doing rather well.

Mhm...funny, I actually remember some of their names.

I hope the Duchess is fairing well, such a sickly beauty she was. That Abel better take good care of her, or else! I wonder if the both of them ever returned home to Rome.

Well, whatever happened, I hope for the best for them all!

It seems I am finally crossed the Yensa now, perhaps it's time to close such a silly journal.

I have no need for it anymore.

If you are from lumiere_ooc, unfriend this journal!

It seems some of my Christmas wishes did not come true...
No, I do not mean in the form of elaborate statues of bounties of endless maidens lusting for me.

I am speaking in the form of dear comrades and our Strahl, Fran.
I'm not the one to grow so attached but I fear perhaps I did back in our hair raising adventures.

Perhaps I am simply becoming too sentimental as of late, I blame all this eggnog I've been drowning with my rum. I thank you Caterina for the gift!

Or perhaps, I am on to something...

How are the others doing? Dalmasca never snows, I know that to be true but is their Christmas just as jovial as ours?

Vaan, are you pestering sweet Penelo again? And you, Basch, shall you play the role of your brother forever in the public eye only to lower your guard while around our little troupe?

And what about you, Ashe? Oh wait! I mean, Queen Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca!
How are you fairing, my former princess?I hope that militant side of you has watered down a notch.

I hope you brats back at Ivalice take care of yourselves in my absence.
Fran and I aren't there to bail you out of the dungeons anytime soon, Vaan.

Mhmm....?

When did this post become so somber?

Good Heavens!

I'm already ill with a cold, eh? This is no good!
Perhaps I'll stop by a local pharmacy, can't be sick before the big competition!

My, it seems I have many friends who are expecting a gift this holiday season!
What am I going to buy for them? Mhm...
I am not quite sure if I should tell too much of my plans, but maybe if I win a little bit of money...

Oh yes! She'll love that idea!

Fran! You need a coat, darling! Your about to turn blue, are you not?
Yes, a coat for you shall be my gift to you!

Now that leaves with eight others that I need to find gifts for...

Nay! Sonic! Your gift shall be ME BEATING YOU ON THE SLOPES!

Yes, yes! That is a good gift for you, hog!
My poor vacation is ruined cause of you!

Now now...
I shall hold no malice, good will towards all men!

Mhmmm....
Maybe I should make a list...

Let this be known to all for you all that I shall not be available to fight your monsters or save your cities anytime soon!
Yes, a vacation I am speaking of! This sky pirate is going on a lengthy vacation from the troubles and woes that many of you seem so content with!

Keep your alien parasites to yourself as I embark, do not even attempt to drag me into another war this holiday season.
Be at peace and stay still, be as calm as the gentle breeze and cause me no drama.

If this city burns during my vacation, it is on you all to quell such flames for I refuse to budge from my deliciously comfortable bed.

Take care, friends!
I shall take a break from such a crowded stage!


[ooc: ever seen the Cosby show, when Bill Cosby always takes a vacation from his crazy kids and utterly ignores them? Same premise, different setting. XD~]

Dear Santa... Dear Santa, This year I've been busy! Last Wednesday I put money in lady_caterina's expired parking meter (14 points). In October I bought porn for katayoku_tenshi (10 points). In May I pulled over and changed franofviera's flat tire (15 points). Last Saturday I gave initiative a life-saving blood transfusion (50 points). Last Tuesday I committed genocide... Sorry about that, im_waaaiting (-5000 points). Overall, I've been naughty (-4911 points). For Christmas I deserve a spanking! Sincerely, gambler_of_luck

Write your letter to Santa! Enter your LJ username:

*snicker* This is quite humorous...

I've finally finished the blueprints to recreate a new hover bike for us, Fran.
This time we would be using more primitive parts since this city lacks the same sophisticated technology we are used too back in Ivalice, but so far it could work.
I've taken apart a motorcycle and stolenBORROWED a few parts from a local junk yard as well as...other places.

I was wondering though about the right fuel needed to make this bike work. The fossil fuel here isn't too great but is the only solution so far...
Unless we find a sky stone, which I doubt we shall or perhaps use that Chaos Emerald I am planning to gain.

...That hedgehog would kill me if he reads that last line.
I better screen this post before any unnecessary stalkers come upon my update.

Maybe I won't return the Chaos Emerald to him that easily, I would love to tinker around with it...I wounder if it's violent energy can be tamed for domestic usage.
It should be possible but how?

I guess this be the night, with or without her...this must be done.
Sonic, you better thank me well for this! This leading man is not the kind that works for free!




[ooc: a cryptic post from Balthier! He could be talking about robbing the chaos emerald from the museum or talking about that Jenova battle, whichever right now.]

For the love of Ivalice....

That JUDGE is at it again!?

Oh hell! I am not about to lie my trust with such a fool...
Where is the Good Fon Ronsenberg when you need him?

Oh, Basch...

Come get your lunatic brother...

I have three objectives to do now, it seems...

[//private to Fran]-unhackable]
One which requires me to claim the Chaos Emerald from the museum, not for my own desire but for the need of another.
I'll write it off as a early birthday gift for Sonic if we are still this stone at last, Fran.
I shall yell you now, the gem has such a lovely and shimmering gleam for something so ugly within. Just like nethicite, Fran...
It is exactly as such evils we have dealt with before...

Suprising no? Just like the wretched 'Goddess Magicite' which lead to such perilous adventures.

Shall we go forth again as leading characters upon a new stage?
The answer is up to you.
[//private]

Objective two is bit different considering it is more on a personal level...
Those who I refuse to as my allies, please hear me so.
This world is a place for second chances, not to repeat past mistakes.
Do not let your hearts go so shallow and bare, overcome your grief and continue onward with pride and strength.

That goes for all and if everyone who finds themselves in such despair now.

That is all I will say of that.


And finally, my third objective...

Mhm, I will not tell. It is strictly for me to remember in case the leading man will be forced to leave the stage permnantely.
I shall not forget what I've experienced here, even if I return to Ivalice or find myself in another world...
I won't forget.

Such horrid woes these nightmares cause....
I am not usually one to dream, especially when my eyes are closed, but such dreams never became so vivid in blood and terror in my life.

Much like the days when I feared my father so.
What terror lies within these messages? Are these nightmares truly just that?
Imagination gone wild, I say.

Blood and confusion...utterly anarchy in dreams where I see the faces of a past I sworn to forget.

Yet...

How troubling that it is not only I who seems to be having such vivid dreams, I read that many others suffer from similar symptons.

Perhaps this a work of Fate? Another challenge to test our Faith?
Who knows?

I simply wish for those who suffer, that these dreams shall end soon.

I hate being so cryptic...

But I truly think I might be in a nasty little series of woe and agony to come.

If I could only get my hands upon the Strahl and LEAVE such a miserable, horrid, little paradise, I would be so damned happy!
But no, alas, I am stuck here until the ENDS OF TIME, because of some ridiculous bout with Fate!

Instead of raiding the tombs of fallen kings and great warriors, I am stuck here! I am subjected to such a mundane and horrid little life here in this tiny little mud pit we call damn city!
I've grown sick of it! The dirt here pales in comparison of the rich beautiful skies I once traveled through!

None of you know the true agony of a flightless bird...

I feel that my mind shall surely snap apart if I do not find a way to at least reclaim some of my former glory...


Aye...
What a tale this has been until now!

What exciting tale it has been until now...



[ooc: Balthier had a rant! XD]

1. Reply to this post with five questions you want to ask me. They can be serious or foolish, I don't care! Get personal if you want.
2. I'll reply to your questions on this journal or in a comment.
3. Do the same thing with your journal so I can ask you pointless questions.


--

But be forewarned, if any of you degenerates ask or say something quite too rude to be considered playful banter...

You all shall receive the same due treatment from the likes of I!

So please be some what proper...

OR ELSE!!!!!!!




[ooc: I can see it already....lol]

General Sephiroth and the idiot in the tin-can suit Judge Gabranth, please do your jobs!

It's utterly a shame that someone was MURDERED like this!
The law enforcement here seem quite incompetent if you ask me!

In anycase...

Does anyone have any plans for Halloween?
I most certainly do...




[ooc: >_> balthy is a jerk, end of story]

On the strike of midnight...

Upon Hallow's Eve on the late October 31st...

Shall we strike upon the hour to steal the jewel of our desire?
My dear, we may speak in privacy now.

No fools of baffled morals shall challenge us here, Halloween night shall become our night.

There will be less guards around the museum on Halloween night, since so many 'Trick or Treat' events shall be happening during this time.

The Good General suspects us to steal it before such a day, hence why I have noticed such new recruits guarding the museum during the last few days.

Undercover and in new clothes, I have spotted out where we may strike.
Explosives, I have ready for such an encounter...

That jewel speaks to us both, it wants to be freed.
I can tell that glass case is none too fitting for it...


[ooc: we can start this log ahead of it, since I think its going to be challenging to complete and I REALLY want to finish at least ONE LOG in my life]

Ah! It feels quite good to be normal again!
That was a very mean trick, Lady Yuuko...but I forgive easily! Besides, you are far too beautiful for me to loathe...

Such a shame that you are taken, Yuuko, but I suppose that Clow shall be a good enough boyfriend for you.
I thank you sir, for at least being one of the few not to laugh in the moment of my despair!

Now...

For those who did the opposite, I must say....I am sorely disappointed you all.
Mainly YOU, Sonic.

Watch the skies, friend...I sense a thunderstorm coming!




[ooc: any logs with balthier 'puuing' will still be effected as such]

Baltho is VERY unhappy right now, puu! He is very angry at Yuuko-san, puu puu! He thinks she is so mean to do this to Baltho, PUU!
Baltho fears that everyone is going to laugh at him now, puu!
P-puu! Fran! Uh ohh...Fran might be mad at Baltho, puuuuuuuu!

Must find a place to HIDE! PUUUUUUUU!
Baltho knows two very angry ladies who may KILL him, puuuuuuuuu~!

This is SO embarassing, puuuuu....

You want to know what is worse than incests...?

Rude little children!

Seems to be a nasty infestation going on of hideous little toddlers running about causing all sorts of trouble!

It seems Lumiere is becoming a haven for such vermin, such a shame I cannot use the little darlings as target practice...

Or can I?