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FFxivWrite2024 Day 23 Prompt: Cloud Nine

Ruru hid a smirk as she saw Raha's face light when she asked him to come along. The boy was positively beaming and it was adorable. He reminded her so much of Taln in his eagerness and excitement for just about anything to do with adventure. What they were doing wasn't very exciting just a run of the mill culling of some beasts. Even still he was moving with an all but bounce in his step excited because he was on an adventure with the woman he idolized.

If Ruru was honest with her self his hero worship was uncomfortable at the least down right worrisome at the greatest of it. It had nearly gotten him killed and she had made her opinion of his attempt of self sacrifice well clear. He had taken it pretty hard but he had no idea the history she had concerning male Miqo'te dying for what they thought was a good cause.

Raha turned to her and said, "Looks like one of our quarry is directly ahead shall we…"

"Hold yer chocobos lad no sense in rushin up cause these ones don't move that quick lets take a moment an watch cause they also move in packs so just cause we see one don't mean its alone."

The Seeker nodded his tail lashing in agitation but he heeded her words which relieved the old Lalafell to no end. She wasn't going to have another young fool rush in. She shook her head dispelling the memories that were trying to shadow her mind and focused on the beast ahead. As was so often the case she had been right within moments of them observing two others joined the lone beast snapping and snarling at their packmate.

"You were right Ruru…hmm how do we go about this then." Raha murmured

"Ye've been working on yer spell work right?" Ruru asked

The Miqo'te nodded and he adjusted the staff in his hand looking at her expectantly. She nodded reaching for her Paladin soul stone and in a burst of aether she was armed and armored, "Well then I'll charge in at the one on the right ye put to sleep the other two and we'll do what we can te put it down fore that spell wears off. Or if ye still got that binding trick ye had as the Exarch use that."

He gave a rueful smirk, "That had been a bit of Allagan technology and sadly is currently sealed away within the tower."

"Right, so then use a sleep spell then aim some fiery blasts at the one I'm gonna be hitting just try not to singe me ye?"

Ruru then charged in as she felt the magic hit the other two creatures. The one she was aiming at met her with jaws snapping as she brought her shield up. It then howled in pain as a fire ball burst on its back and when it started to turn she bashed it in the face with her shield making it focus on her.

As the battle continued Ruru was relieved that Raha was so willing to listen to her. These things weren't difficult to deal with but they definitely used pack tactics to their advantage against what to their feeble minds was easy prey.

They had a bit of a surprise of a handful more joining the fray but again Raha listened exactly to her instructions and they handled them with minimal trouble. The worst injury received was Ruru had a pretty nasty bite to her shield arm. Which Raha began to heal as soon as the battle ended.

As he was healing her Ruru said softly, "Ye have no idea how grateful I am lad that ye actually listen. Not everybody I've worked with was so willing to so quickly."

"Did…did you lose someone because of that?" he asked tentatively clearly fearing he was overstepping boundaries.

Ruru gave a sigh and nodded, "Aye, he was a long time partner of mine both as an adventurer and personal. He was a lot like ye eager to do what needed doing wanting to help everyone he came across. We had been asked to deal with some bandits and even though he knew I preferred to observe before going he charged in and…."

"I am so sorry Ruru…can I ask what his name was?"

She gave him a reassuring smile, "Taln of the U tribe. We had met when we were very young on a Little Ladies Day. Poor lad had no one really cause o a sickness that struck the tribe and he was really shy and not one to easily speak with folk."

"Please tell me about him Ruru if it doesn't pain you too much to do so. I'd like to get to know him." Raha said softly

She gave him another smile and nodded, "It pains me a bit but he wouldn't want me to wallow in grief so ya I'll tell ye bout him,"

FFxivWrite2024 Day 11 Prompt Surrogate

"Hes got no one Ru we gotta do something," Taln stated looking at his partner with pleading eyes.

"I don't deny that Tal, but how do you expect us to take care o him if we're always on the road? What if we get into trouble? I'd rather not have a kid in the midst o some o the stuff we've dealt with." Ruru responded.

"I…well….I mean obviously I aient intending to take him on the road with us but we can't just leave him alone."

Ruru nodded looking down at the young Elezen who was sleeping between their chocobos. It was evident that even the stubborn birds had taking a liking to the kid.

Taln was right the boy, Almault had no one. His parents were victims in a recent attack on their village and the other villagers didn't have enough left from the attack to aid a young orphan. Which left the boy with no where to go and in the hands of a pair of too caring adventurers.

"Seven hells," Ruru hissed to herself, "I'll see if my sister can look after him. Aside from that I aient gotta clue what else to do."

"Really?" Taln asked his tail swishing in delight

She gave him a grin, "Aye, Im not about to abandon the kid. And my sis inherited the family business so he won't go without. Only thing strange for him is there aient many Duskwights in Ul'dah. But kids are kids and Im sure it won't be hard for him to find some friends."

"And we can of course visit him between adventures." Taln added beaming

Ruru laughed, "O course, one ye won't let me hear the end o it if we don't and I have a feeling that Pumpkin and Cinnamon there wouldn't either given how they've curled about him."

Taln nodded then said, "I'll make him some food for when he wakes then we can tell him what the plan is."

Ruru nodded and smiled as the Miqo'te then rushed to their packs and began gathering his cook pan and supplies. Ruru simply watched him amused realizing that they technically just adopted the boy. She then rummaged through her pack till she found a linkshell she had not thought to need to use at all.

She placed it in her ear and channeled the bit of aether to it hearing the triple chime of it activating. After a second set of chimes a voice came over it, "Well I hardly expected to hear from you Uma. Whats wrong?"

"I need yer help Une." Ruru responded, "Me and my partner U'taln have come across a young boy with no where to go. I can't take him with us cause o the dangers so I was wonderin."

"If he could stay with me. O course Uma ye know full well mom and da would never let me hear the end o it if I refused. Whats the boys name?"

"Almault, and fair warning hes been though a lot. There was a mess here in the Shroud and his folks had got caught in all o it and I'm pretty sure he saw far more than a lad his age should if ye get what I mean,"

"Poor kid, understood ye bring him by Amber Silk Tapestries and I'll get him settled,"

"Thanks Une I appreciate it, and o course we will not only send money to ye to support him but we will be by from time to time." Ruru responded

"So no chance o this new responsibility having ye two settle down is there?" Une asked an almost wistful tone in her voice

"We've been over this Une, I aein't made for business and dealing with customers. Do you remember the one and only time da had me in the shop." Ruru asked

Rurune giggled over the linkshell and responded, "Aye Silver Wolf still to this day gets a discount cause o how badly ye offended him. I get you its just…I miss having ye here."

Ruru gave a soft smile, "I know sis but look at it this way, Taln and the birds aient gonna let me avoid coming to visit the lad so this'll be a way ye get to see me more often."

Another giggle came over the shell and Une stated, "I'll hold you to that see you in?"

Ruru did the mental calculations, "Three days from where we are in the Shroud. That's o course if the weather don't get to soggy and slow the birds down."

"See you then sis," Rurune replied as the linkshell clicked indicating she had shut it off.

FFxivWrite2024 Day 10 Prompt: Stable

"Well old boy whaddya think?" Ruru asked as she led Pumpkin into the newly built stables that the Adventurer's guild decided to grant the Scions with their move to the Rising Stones in Revanant's Toll.

The old chocobo strode in looking around making small Kwehs as he appeared to inspect every inch of the new space before turning to her and giving a loud approving "Wark!"

She grinned at her old parnter and said, "Ya def more fancy than we had back home aient it."

He gave another couple o warks and kwehs that suspiciously sounded like grumbles and she chucked stating, "Oh don't be like that ye know I made it as comfortable as I could for you old boy."

The bird stamped his foot and still continued on his warking tirade and Ruru just watched amused as he also wandered through each stall deciding which one he was going to take for his own. The Lalafell simply followed after the chocobo letting him grumble.

"Yes, yes I know. it was comfy cozy then I dragged you back on the cold cruel road with all manner of unpleasantries that have barely been alleviated by some o the stables we've stayed at." She replied

He turned again toward her and stamped a foot again and gave an emphatic "Wark!"

Ruru just laughed and then looked him in the eye and said, "How in seven hells did ye think I felt with both Momodi and Papashan dragging me back eh? I was quite happy with our quiet life on the ranch with not much to do aside from chores and the occasional help o our neighbors."

She then gave a sigh, "But, thats how life is bud, ye should know this by now. Things change and we just gotta make the best o such,"

The bird chirped again and then leaned back giving her a gentle nuzzle and nip before trotting forward and beaking the lock of one of he stalls.

"This one huh, no surprise there right near the hearth outside so when it gets chill ye'll be nice and toasty. Okie lets get ye settled." She responded opening the door for him.

As he trotted in she grabbed some o the nearby bedding straw and helped him make a nice plump nest for himself. Then the old bird settled down in it giving a contented chirp causing Ruru to chuckle as she hung his tack on the pegs for it next to the stall and then rummaged through her packs till she found his blanket.

It was almost as old as the bird himself and had been lovingly patched many times by her own hands. She had woven it back when she had first started learning the craft and the feisty bird had snatched it and settled under it as soon as she had finished it. He had loved the thing so much she didn't have the heart to separate him from it and had taken pains all these years to repair it when it was damaged. As a result it was a patchwork of different patches depicting various vegetables that he loved.

As soon at it draped over him he gave a contented Kweh and snuggled down settling in for the evening. As Ruru turned she saw Alphinaud looking at her with questioning look. She cocked her head slightly and said, "Something on yer mind lad?"

"Do…does the Echo allow you to understand his calls?" He asked

Ruru gave a heartly laugh, "No no, I got no idea at all what those chirps actually mean technically. I just know the old bird from all our years o travel and get….call it impression o what he means when he starts the chattering. Alot o it is mostly reading his body language."

"Oh, I pray forgive me it was just almost like the two of you were actually conversing…"

Ruru nodded, "In a way we were. Look lad when ye travel as much as I have for as long as I have and yer only companion on the road for a chunk o it was the bird ye ride. Ye tend to well have to talk to someone."

"I see," he responded

She grinned, "Sorry to disappoint but it aient some mysterious, mystical god given power. Its just years o association and not worrying bout what someone might think o me talking to him."

He smiled, "I wasn't disappointed, more I was merely wondering if it was a yet known facet of the Echo since we do not fully understand all of its capabilities."

She nodded her grin widening, "Nope just an old adventurer babbling to her oldest friend on the road. Pay it no mind."

FFxivWrite2024 Day 8 Prompt: Free Write

In the back of Ruru's mind she knew full well this was stupid that she shouldn't be doing it like this. But the Garlean bastard's complete dismissal of her allies combined with seeing Y'shtola prone coated in blood unmoving had made her blood boil. In an instant she had snatched her Red Mage soul stone from her pouch and her aether flared violently reflecting the rage she felt as she lunged forward recklessly striking with everything she had.

The fact that the crown prince seemed completely bored with her vicious onslaught only infuriated her further, causing her to completely lose her head in battle. Something that small part of her brain was screaming at her for it. This was a greenhorn mistake and she knew it but she ignored that little voice in favor of showing this asshole that they were a force to be reckoned with.

She continued striking and the prince finally seemed to have enough for he blasted her back with a burst of artificially created aether then lunged at her slashing down with his katana. As the red hot pain flashed through her breaking her reckless rage she swore he heard Tal's voice shouting "Ru No!" With that she tried to call up the Shield of Light to deflect the backstroke of the katana which she found her reflexes just slightly too slow to prevent the damage but just quick enough to deflect most of it.

Once the prince finished his strikes he started to sneer at her until his katana broke in half. He then straightened and turned and walked away the Skulls slinking off with him. Ruru knelt there panting as Raubahn rushed up and she saw him briefly look like he was going to draw on the crown prince but seeing her down severely wounded and several other wounded he stayed his hand and asked, "Are ye hurt lass?"

"Mostly my pride," she wheezed as the Serpent conjurer who had ran up with the general began to heal her. She reached into her pouch and grabbed her White Mage stone shifted to the class and waved the conjurer off saying, "I've got myself. See to her shes worse!"

With that she pointed to Y'shtola who now had both Alphinaud and Krile at her side with Krile healing her and Alphinaud taking care of Conrad. The conjurer looked torn for only a moment before nodding and rushing to aid Krile.

Ruru then focused and quickly closed her wounds before pushing herself up and running over too. Krile barely started to ask before she started pouring healing into the prone Miqo'te. She channeled the energies trying to focus on the woman she saw before her pushing the image of a different Miqo'te lying there from her mind.

This will be different, she will live. She has to live! she told herself silently as she and Krile together slowly closed the wounds to a point where Shtola could be safely moved. As everyone prepared to move out Ruru followed slowly mentally berating herself

That was so stupid. I know better than to just charge in like that! What the hell was I thinking.

Deep down she knew what happened. She hadn't been thinking, she just wanted to hurt the bastard for being so dismissive and hurting people overtly for the sake of it. It sickened her to her core that someone could be like that.

For her entire life she had strove to protect people to save them from the dangers of the world. When she fought a foe she tried to make the battle quick and concise. Desiring only to end the threat be it driving them off or if necessary killing them. The Lalafell was not a fan of killing unless absolutely necessary. Killing to hunt for food sure was definitely she didn't hesitate with. Killing to protect people from harm absolutely would do if necessary. But she never once wanted to kill just for the "fun" or "thrill" of it.

The fact that he thought to compare them, to claim they were the same infuriated her almost as much as his dismissal of everyone had. She trudged along after the group as they fell back to Castrum Oriens her entire body aching from her wounds but she didn't bother with any furthering healing on them. Nothing was life threatening and the pain was a good reminder not to be stupid as she had told many a green adventurer who had gotten hurt due to stupidity.

Several times the Serpent Conjurer Vounex tried to come up to further heal her, But she waved him off each time in favor for one of the Ala Mhigans from Rhalgar's Reach. She knew deep down he was simply doing his job but she felt his energies better spent on the others. She had healed herself enough to keep going.

We're gonna need to figure out what were going to do now. So many were felled in that fight and those that weren't are in no condition to fight. she thought to herself as they walked, We're gonna need allies….the Far East maybe? Im sure Doma is itching to throw of the imperial yoke and a fight on both fronts for the Garleans will force em to streatch their forces thin.

"Stay here." Lady Margelot de Nevelle smiled with what she thought was the greatest kindness she could muster given the chaotic circumstances. She gestured toward a high-backed chair beside a closed set of double doors in a stark white marble-floored hallway in the west wing of the De Nevelle Manor. Yloise set her frayed bag on the ground beside the chair and sat down, folding her hands across a loaf-sized metal tin she carefully balanced on her lap. Distant shouts rang out beyond the hallway. Lady Margelot glanced back toward the sound, then turned back to Yloise. "I'll be right back." Her eyes radiated sympathy. Yloise caught her gaze for just a moment before fixing her eyes back on the box in her lap and nodded, forcing a wan smile. Satisfied by this exchange, Lady Margelot swept down the hallway, turning once to wave pleasantly before closing the far door behind her. Her footsteps faded and Yloise realized that this was the first time she had been alone since the tidal wave had struck the shores of Western La Noscea a few nights ago.

The Seeker (or Explorer)

The Seeker leaves the known to discover and explore the unknown. This inner-rugged individual braves loneliness and isolation to seek out new paths. Often oppositional, this iconoclastic archetype helps us discover our uniqueness, our perspectives and our callings. Seekers are looking for something that will improve their life in some way, but in doing so they may not realize that they have a lot already inside of themselves. They embrace learning and are ambitious, and often tend to avoid the encumbrance of support from others. Needing to "do it themselves," they keep moving until they find their goal (and usually their true self too).

Shadow Side: The perfectionist. This will manifest itself in your life as the tendency to always strive to measure up to an impossible goal or to find the “right” solution. We see this shadow element in people whose main life activity is self-improvement: going from health club to health club, traveling the world, bouncing back and forth through self-improvement seminars and workshops, etc. If this sounds like you, you might wind up feeling as though you haven't really accomplished anything through a lack of commitment.

Life Goal: Search for a better way (better life) Fear: Conformity, entrapment Response to Problem: Leave it, escape it, take off Life Task: Be true to a Higher Self Personal Gifts: Autonomy, ambition, identity, expanded possibilities Personal Pitfalls: Inability to commit, chronic disappointment, alienation and loneliness

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This definitely seems to hit accurately on Kansui’s wanderlust, his need to see new places, and ultimately to look for himself in every new land he visits. Though while he does like to do things himself he will give it a couple of goes before he actively seeks help with things rather than shirk helpful hands. The whole perfectionist thing is accurate enough, even if Kansui doesn’t realize he’s measuring at all!

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Tagged by: @bek-sc and @nightshade-on-my-grave​

The Basics ––– –

Name: Sunny (Eve Baskara, but everyone calls her Sunny)

Age:  24

Birthday: 20th Sun of the 4th Astral Moon (July 20th)

Race: Hyur - Midlander

Gender: Female

Orientation: Pansexual

Martial Status: Single

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Physical Appearance ––– –

Hair: A pale golden color that falls to her hips in waves, often wild and left unbound. She will occasionally use a glamour to make it look shorter.

Eyes: Molten Gold

Height:  5’8”

Build: Athletic and healthy

Distinguishing Marks:  She bears a beauty mark under her left eye, has a smattering of freckles across her nose. Sunny has several tattoos; tentacled arms that wrap around her ribs and chest and circuitry patterns adorning her upper arms, sides, hips and legs. They are inked in a shimmering gold color and glow occasionally.

Common Accessories: A smile and some sass.

Personal ––– –

Profession: Magitek Magician, Prosthetic Engineer, Tek Prodigy

Residence: She has a small house in the Goblet.

Birthplace: The Black Shroud 

Religion: Oh, no thank you.

Patron Deity: Please see above.

RP Hooks ––– -

A Helping Hand - One of Sunny's favorite pastimes is making prosthetic limbs for individuals who are in need of them. Hands, arms, legs, an eye or two, a heart once - whatever the need may be, she's happy to find a way to make it work!

Magitek Magician - Sunny has been making battle suits for some time, a sweet joining of Garlean and Allagan technology that she has lovingly perfected over years. Her logistic knowledge doesn't stop at suits and she's been known to make a weapon or two and has a deep and unending love for explosives.

It's Always Sunny - Despite her own personal struggles and losses, Sunny is a bright and compassionate individual and hasn't let her pain shape her. She strives to help those in need, alleviate pains where she can and be a listening ear in a time of need. Even those of less than cheery dispositions often find themselves smiling in her presence.

Contact and Info––– –