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Sephiroth ([personal profile] imjustaman) wrote in [community profile] ph_logs2024-11-11 09:08 pm

November Catch-All

Who: Sephiroth ([personal profile] imjustaman) & You

What:
Going around Pumpkin Hollow, more exploring, joining the Enforcers, and hanging out in the woods
When:
Throughout November
Where:
All over the Hollow
Warning(s):
One brief mention of child soldier.

Joining the Enforcers

Sephiroth has still been hesitant to actually take the plunge and join the Enforcers. Perhaps it’s because of how much went wrong for him and others at Shinra and now he’s unsettled to think of working for someone else again. Perhaps it’s how he always longed to live a normal life and not be what Shinra wanted him to be. But he has to get some kind of a job and this seems like what he would be the best at. Fighting and protecting are about all he knows after being raised from childhood to be a soldier. And he does still want to protect.

So he goes into the building and smiles congenially at whoever is at the front desk. “Hello. Whom do I see about signing up for the Enforcers?”

Exploring - Outside Larkin Manor

Sephiroth is hardly the type to actually go into a place that looks like it’s been condemned for decades (or that looks like every traditional haunted house in the book). But he stands outside looking at it with a thoughtful frown.

“Do you know the history of this house?” he asks if anyone happens to see him.

Exploring - Cemetery

Sephiroth also isn’t generally fond of visiting cemeteries. But he’s curious about this one, considering how people currently don’t stay dead here. So he’s wandering about amid the headstones, reading the names and dates, and then pausing to study the mausoleum. He may look almost otherworldly from a distance, with his long silver hair and black coat, especially if there’s a fog rolling in.

Into the Woods

Even as a member of the Enforcers, Sephiroth still goes into the woods a lot to protect those foolish or unfortunate enough to have wandered in there. Sometimes he’s on duty, while other times he goes when he’s off-duty.

In general, anyone encountering him in the woods fighting monsters or protecting people from monsters will see him in his Safer form: glowing eyes, whitish hair defying gravity, and purple wings all around his waist. He will be careful not to introduce himself by his name, but if anyone’s good with voices, they should be able to recognize him from that if they’ve previously met him in his normal form or meet him that way later. He is still likely to vanish into the trees without speaking at all unless speaking is necessary or unless someone hails him down for a conversation.
ss_buttcrack: (smile)

Hello fellow enforcer!

[personal profile] ss_buttcrack 2024-11-14 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Crichton is not usually the guy manning the desk, but he's covering it today as a favor. And he is very, very bored, so the new face walking in is a godsend for him. Finally, someone to talk to!

"Hey there. The guy in charge is Cerrit, but he's not around at the moment. My name is Commander John Crichton," he offers his hand over the desk, "Nice to meet you. Looking for a thrilling career in enforcement?"
ss_buttcrack: (witty comeback)

[personal profile] ss_buttcrack 2024-11-15 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Great, in that case you're most of the way there." His handshake is one that's been perfected against politicians and project managers alike, so it's firm and politely brief.

"That's a shame," Crichton says with a smirk of his own, "Since it ain't all that thrilling. Most of the time. Every once and while though... we get to fight monsters. You good with that kind of thing?"
ss_buttcrack: (smile)

[personal profile] ss_buttcrack 2024-11-15 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, good." Cue his visible relief. "Then I'm not seeing much reason why you won't fit in with the rest of us. Seems like having a lot to deal with back home is almost a pre-requisite."

Crichton comes around the desk to stand beside the new potential recruit. He can't give the final say, but he can put in some good word.

"How long have you been in town?"
ss_buttcrack: (smile)

[personal profile] ss_buttcrack 2024-11-19 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Work and life," Crichton agrees. Although, in this particular career the line between that blurs quickly.

"Getting the lay of the land. Smart. I like that. How does all this compare with where you came from? Personally, we're about a century behind in technology compared to what I'm used to."
ss_buttcrack: (smile)

[personal profile] ss_buttcrack 2024-11-21 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm less amazed and more relieved. I've lived in places without either and, boy, let me tell ya--not fun." 

Crichton looks the guy up and down again and asks, "So... do you have intergalactic space travel where you hail from?"
ss_buttcrack: (dubious)

[personal profile] ss_buttcrack 2024-11-22 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
"In my universe, yes." Crichton answers, putting one hand out like half of a scale. He puts the other out now to match. "On my planet? No. Didn't get that far. I was working on it personally, but things... didn't quite go to plan."
ss_buttcrack: (reflecting on the past)

[personal profile] ss_buttcrack 2024-11-23 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
"No. As far as anyone else on my planet knows, there's no such thing as other planets with people on them," Crichton answers solemnly. "I was the first. And I'm not sure I'm in a hurry to introduce them to the truth just yet."