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Who: Laguna Loire (

bewarethefaeries)
What: Getting his bearings
Where: Laguna's Apartment/Hospitown
When: 1-11-14
[Everything had been almost absolute chaos in getting to Hospitown and setting himself up there had taken even longer than he'd expected; he was getting older and for a time it showed, it definitely took him a good while to unwind his gears, even longer to stop sleeping with his handgun under his pillow. Now though he felt better, at least well enough to reach out to people...what a way to ring in the New Year; almost getting flattened by a raging Digglemod with a god complex. Thankfully from the info he'd managed to gather, most everyone had made it to Hospitown or at least safety thanks to a great effort, so to that his smiling face would pop up on the D-stream's screen accompanied by a small wave and the sight of Raine hopping up and down on his bed in the background.]

Hey there all, good to know everyone's safe and sound after all that noise. By chance...has anyone seen Squall or Seifer around since then? I haven't heard anything and I just wanted to check they didn't go off into the wilds for training or something like that. Other than that...how's everyone holding up?

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Because going to a military school is a hell of a lot safer than being raised by a family.

[ He pauses for a moment. ]

Tch what is this?

[ Just like he had predicted Squall caught the card between his fingers and turned it around to look at it. He knew it was a triple triad card by the looks of it, but when it looked at which one it was he was a little surprised. What... was he doing with this card? Why did he have this? How did he even get it? ]

What are you doing with this?

Funny story...I ended up beating the Queen of Cards in a match and had it specially made; it was as good a photo as I thought I was ever going to get and I've held onto it ever since. I was proud of you then...I'm still proud of you; of all the choices you've had to make and will have to make, and of the way you manage to carry yourself despite what you've been through. You inspire the people around you, you bring out the good in people even if you don't see it sometimes.

[He sighed, for a moment that fragility seemed to give way to something much warmer and almost nostalgic; even if Squall hated his guts, he couldn't have asked for a better son, that much was true.]

I'm from a different time, remember? I've seen the lives you changed, I've seen firsthand the man your choices made you and it made me more proud than I can ever express. When it comes to brass tacks, you're a good man...I couldn't ask any more of you than that.

[He nodded his head slightly as an affirmation of his statement, he'd waited a long time to say that...Squall would likely be enraged, but he felt it needed to be said.]

A good man? As if. Don't even pretend. And don't even pretend you know who I am either. Whats the real reason you're even trying? Your girlfriend make you feel guilty?

[ He flings the card back at Laguna. ]

[He caught the card silently, the only movement from him was a small shake of his head; Saori wasn't even necessary for that.]

Nah, I've felt guilty for a long time about this. Her name is Saori, by the way; she isn't involved in this, so let's keep it that way. As for pretending...I think we're past that point, aren't we? I've held things back from you long enough...everything you've been hearing and will hear is the truth, even if you don't believe it.

If you want me to believe you at all, you'll have to find a way to prove it, because if you can't even prove what you just said is true it's just fucking talk.

Does a man with a clear conscience have a Triple Triad card made of the son he's never met?

[For someone who's usually not the swiftest, that was fairly sound logic.]

That's what I'm here for...that's why I took the step to talk to you about this. Do I expect you to believe a word out of my mouth? Not at all, but I'm willing to work towards that if you'll give me the chance to; that's all I'm asking for, even if it's asking too much. You're free to kick me right back out of your life if that's what you want...but I'd like the chance to be a part of it now that I have the chance.

[ Squall scowls Laguna's way and turns on his heel. His hands were still clenched up and if this were a cartoon he would have smoke coming from his ears. He didn't want to hear these words anymore. He just didn't. They were too nice, but they meant nothing. Laguna had so many years to try this, and something told him if they were back home he'd never tell him there either. He just kept making himself angrier and angrier. ]

You're going to have to do better than pretty words old man.

[ And on that note he was outta here. ]

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