Obelisk : Room 508 - Ryan's Apartment(#618R)



One word springs to mind as you walk into Ryan's apartment: cluttered. Stuff is 

strewn everywhere, from the multitude of shelves that line the wall, to the 

comic books and CD's on the floor.

     The main room, which makes up most of the apartment, has apparently been 

relegated to storage duty. Aside from the King-sized bed, the desk, and the TV, 

all the rest of the furniture here is book shelves. As you look the shelves 

over, you see a roughly equal proportion of both scholarly texts (physics 

textbooks, archaeological logs, etc.), and comic books. How unusual. Hooked up 

to the TV is a wide variety of video game consoles, some no longer supported.

     The small kitchenette and bathroom are comparatively unremarkable.

[Exits   : (O)ut ]

[Things  : Backpack(#2158), Blaster Rifle(#1582), and Midgaard City Map(#1293) ]


>Derek pages, "Someone knocks at the door a few times. Someone short, from where 

the knocks are height-wise.." to you.

>You page-pose, "Ryan opens the door a crack. "Hmm?"" to Derek

>In a page-pose to you, Derek looks up and waves, "Hey, you busy..?

>You page-pose, "Ryan looks down. "Not really, why d'ya ask?"" to Derek

>Derek pages, "I thought you might be able to fill me in on what's been going on 

with one or two of our mutual acquaintances.." to you.

>You page-pose, "Ryan opens the door. "...? Don't see why not."" to Derek

>Derek has arrived.

>Ryan has a pile of Gold (!) on his desk. Go figure.

>Chibi-Derek nods, "Thanks.." He walks in and shoves his hands in his pants 

pockets as he looks around . o O ( Reminds me of my room..  'cept for 

that.. )

>Chibi-Derek asks, "Pilaging and plundering?"

>Ryan closes the door. "What specifically do you want to know...?"

>Ryan sweatdrops. "Hey, the dead people aren't using it."

>Chibi-Derek shrugs, "I guess so.." He wastes no time in getting to the point, 

"What've you heard, seen, or found out about Lyrae? Besides the fact that she 

doesn't seem so interested in getting 'getting home' anymore.." At 'getting 

home', he makes quote marks in the air with his fingers sarcastically..

>Ryan rubs his chin. "Lyrae... is Lyrae. Her and Janus are still working on a 

way to 'get home', last I checked. As for a few nights back..."

>Chibi-Derek says, "(OOC) C'mon, tell him about the dance club, he'd take that 

REAL well..."

>Ryan (OOC) Heh.

>Ryan says, "She does seem to be enjoying herself a bit more. I don't trust it, 

though, from what I've seen she always gets like this when she's hiding 

something..."

>Chibi-Derek's eyebrow twitches, "Enjoying herself, huh..?"

>Ryan nods. "A bit, at least."

>Chibi-Derek crosses his arms, "Hmph..out doing things with Kim, no doubt.."

>Ryan sweatdrops. "Ayup. Shopping, mostly, cooking, that sort of stuff."

>Chibi-Derek frowns, looking at the floor for a moment. His right foot is 

tapping softly as he asks, "So what's the deal with the sword?"

>Ryan narrows his eyes. He was really hoping you wouldn't ask about that. "... 

Do you remember that Foil guy?"

>Chibi-Derek blinks, "You said 'remember'..that doesn't sound good. Okay, yeah, 

I remember him."

>Ryan says, "Good. Well, bright boy decided to take Harken on. Alone. In Nova 

Pandemonium. Hell, you remember what she did to ME, and I was on home ground..."

>Chibi-Derek sticks his tounge out, "Bleah, poor guy.." :P

>Ryan says, "Exceedingly. He's quite dead now..."

>Chibi-Derek sighs and scratches his cheek, "So what's that got to do with the 

sword?"

>Ryan says, "Well... from what I can tell, he ended up a bit like Kigou..."

>Chibi-Derek blinkblinks, "Huh?" o_o

>Ryan holds his hands up, trying to articulate something. "Somehow... his 

mentality got trapped in the sword. Dunno if it happened in Nova Pandemonium, 

or whenever, but that's Foil..."

>Chibi-Derek seems to get a grasp on the concept, "So...Lyrae's been goin' 

around with Foil strapped across her back?"

>Chibi-Derek . o O ( ..... )

>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Actually... that about sums it up   o.o;"

>Chibi-Derek's eyebrow twitches again, "Hmm.." He bows his head and looks at the 

floor, "She's talked to you then?"

>Ryan nods. "... I'd rather you not mention that to anyone else either. I mean, 

beyond the fact that nobody'd believe it. The demons are still gunning for 

Foil, according to him. I say he's paranoid, but seeing as how he's dead 

already..."

>Chibi-Derek nods, still looking at the floor. "I can keep secrets." . o O ( 

She's talked to him..to Kim...probably others...why not me? )

>Chibi-Derek lets out a long siiiiiiiigh..

>Ryan keeps rubbing the back of his neck. "As far as I know, only Kim and me 

have heard about it, and Kim only because she as there when she found him."

>Chibi-Derek looks up, giving you a thumbs up and a fake smile, "Well, thanks 

Ryan. I'll let you get back to polishing your goodies over there.."

>Ryan peers at you. "... Why don't you go talk to Lyrae? From what I've seen, 

you two haven't spoken in ages."

>The fake smile fades, being replaced by a genuine frown of sadness, "Because 

she won't talk to me, that's why.."

>Ryan erms? "Oh? really?"

>Chibi-Derek looks away, "It's better that I don't go to her. I've been through 

enough already.."

>Ryan slams his fist into his open palm. "Dammit, so that's how it is...? Now I 

KNOW something's up with her... but what?" Rambling to himself, he continues, 

"Maybe it has to do with that idiot Janus...?"

>Chibi-Derek blinks and looks up at you, wondering if the smell of gold polish 

has shorted out your brain o_o

>Chibi-Derek says, "I haven't seen Janus since Lyrae had to go to the hospital.."

>Quite possibly. He continues rambling, "Maybe... she's still planning to go 

back, so... she doesn't want to speak to you because she doesn't want to face 

the pain... she always was a bit brittle..." He hmms at that comment, "Hospital?

>Chibi-Derek says, "When Yamazaki dropped her off for some reason.." he shrugs, 

although his expression obviously suggests he hopes to run into Ryuji someday. 

"She wasn't there for very long according to the staff, though.."

>Ryan hrmm. "Oh yeah... when she was kidnapped... I still need to track that 

bastard down and figure out what he's up to."

>Chibi-Derek says, "You'd better find him before I do..or you won't find much.."

>Chibi-Derek closes his eyes, "At any rate, I need to find Blue and get my book 

back from him.."

>Ryan nods. "He seemed to be enjoying it..." He coughs, then adds, "And don't do 

anything stupid, okay? Whether Lyrae's talking to you or not, she's still your 

friend."

>Chibi-Derek says, "Then why doesn't she tell me that? From her letter, it 

seemed like she didn't want anything to do with me."

>Chibi-Derek says, "And I'll do whatever I goddamn please..if not for Lyrae, 

then for anyone else that asshole might've hurt before.."

>Ryan bops you (lightly) on the head. "Here's a little scenario, okay? Listen 

up. Say Lyrae really is going back 'home'. You know how emotionally fragile she 

is... how do you think she'd handle having to say goodbye to her best friends 

directly?"

>Chibi-Derek looks up, a little annoyed . o O ( Just wait until I get back to 

normal size.. ) "Hmph..you're not fooling me. She's been through who knows what 

with Esmerelda and come out alive. If she was so fragile, we'd have buried her 

long ago.."

>Ryan crosses his arms. "... She just hides things very well."

>Chibi-Derek snorts, frowning again, "No shit.." -_-

>Ryan hmmphs. "If you don't think she's fragile, then go talk to her. She's gone 

back to working at the bar... if she's really as stable as you say, she should 

take it rather well, hmm?"

>Chibi-Derek closes one eye and looks up at you, still frowning . o O ( It's not 

HER I'm worried about, pal.. ) -_o

>Ryan says, "As for Janus... I haven't got a !@^(& CLUE what HE's up to now... 

last time i saw him, he was actually jovial and smiling and stuff. Freaky."

>Chibi-Derek says, "Hmph..when I talked to him at the hospital, he seemed to 

have gone back to his usual, 'I'm right and you're wrong' attitude.."

>Ryan rubs his chin. "Then he was just like that when he's talking to me... 

hmm..."

>Chibi-Derek sighs, "Well..what can we do? They certainly seem to think they can 

manage on their own.."

>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "All we can do is help 'em out if they get into 

trouble, and nothing more."

>Chibi-Derek glances at the door while he rakes his hair back, "And like I told 

Janus at the hospital..it's a pretty thankless job.."

>Ryan smirks. "Yeah, but it keeps you in shape..."

>Chibi-Derek says, "I can think of a hundred things that would keep someone in 

shape..and none of them are as stressful and as frustrating as that.."

>Chibi-Derek says, "Good for the body...bad on the mind.."

>Ryan chuckles a bit, then says, in a more serious manner, "Hey, there's nothing 

better then protecting someone you care about, eh? Even if they don't want to 

be protected."

>Chibi-Derek . o O ( And heart... )

>Chibi-Derek looks up, almost surprised to hear that coming from YOU. He blinks, 

then smiles and nods, "It's what I live for lately.."

>Chibi-Derek . o O ( Although Skuld's been acting pretty strangely lately.. )

>Ryan says, "As for me... I'm in it to kick ass. I have a little thing against 

people who just march in and fuq with people's lives, y'know? ... Probably why 

Esmerelda tweaks me so much."

>Chibi-Derek smirks, "Kicking ass is a bonus, that's for sure."

>Ryan says, "Damn straight."

>Chibi-Derek says, "Geez, I just had a pretty intelligent and meaningful 

conversation with YOU. What happened, you buy some smart pills with all that 

gold over there?" he grins and prepares to be bopped, maybe he can block it..

>Ryan has a height advantage. Prepare to be noogied. "HEY! I have a doctorate in 

Archaeology!"

>Chibi-Derek waughs! Okay, so he deserved that one, "Owowowow! Not with the 

knuckle, you goon!" >_<

>Ryan cackles to himself.

>Ryan rubs his chin. "So... enjoying your second childhood?"

>Chibi-Derek rakes his hair back into some resemblence of order, "Well, kinda.. 

I hope some of the girls I've been seeing still talk to me when I'm my normal 

age.." Boy, does he ever grin ^_^

>Ryan whaps you. "Little pervert   o.-"

>Chibi-Derek ows and then kicks at your shins, "Then I guess that makes you a 

big pervert!" -_o

>Ryan hmmphs. "I'm the pinnacle of chivalry!"

>Chibi-Derek chortles, managing not to laugh out loud, "Uh huh.."

>Ryan peers at you  o.=

>Chibi-Derek smiles, "Well, Rachel seems to think well enough of you.. Hmm, you 

think she would give me a beer if I went by Tifa's?"

>Ryan peers at you s'more. "Even if they did believe you were Derek, I'd 

recommend against it... you do have a smaller body mass to worry about."

>Chibi-Derek frowns, "Damn.. I could go for one, too." -_- With another sudden 

grin, he looks up at you, "Did she ever ask you about..uhm, the three Kays?"

>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Yeah. 'Cept for the fact *I* wasn't too sure 

what that was about either."

>Chibi-Derek says, "So she wasn't mad at you?" He shoves his hands in his 

pockets, "Lucky..."

>Ryan squints. "Well, I wouldn't say THAT. But it's not like we're steady or 

anything, y'know."

>Chibi-Derek says, "Dude, it's pretty obvious she likes you.."

>Chibi-Derek asks, "And you went on a date, right?"

>Ryan hmms. "She's a nice girl herself, but we're just going out for fun, 

y'know? To relieve some of the tension around here..."

>Chibi-Derek says, "Hmm, sounds like something I should do..er, when I get back 

to normal, that is.."

>Ryan nods. "Damn straight. Hell, maybe you'll make Lyrae jealous." wink.

>Chibi-Derek starts to blush, "Hey, I wouldn't be doing it for that! I could use 

some relaxation as much as anyone else.." *>_o*

>Ryan wonders if your idea of 'relaxation' and his idea of 'relaxation' match up 

  o.=

>Chibi-Derek says, "(OOC) OOCly, yes, ICly, probably slightly different.. :)"

>Ryan (OOC) snickers

>Ryan smiles to himself. "Hmm... she never did decide if she wanted any of the 

treasure."

>Chibi-Derek blinks, "Who?"

>Ryan appends, "Rachel. Should probably ask Lyrae and Kim too... plenty to go 

around."

>Chibi-Derek looks over at the piles. Mental gears start to turn, "Hmm, mind if 

I take a few things?"

>Ryan peers at you. "Yeah, right. You aren't a cute girl, why'd i be giving YOU 

jewelry?"

>Chibi-Derek scowls, "Yeesh, I was just askin'..."

>Ryan smirks. "Just making that clear. If you need MONEY, I might be willing to 

lend you some, though."

>Chibi-Derek says, "I've got my own money. Been getting rid of some monsters 

that've been appearing outside of town.."

>Ryan blinks. "Eh? We got wandering monsters around here? COOL!"

>Chibi-Derek nods, "Nothing serious. Some guy's been paying for pelts and 

other..parts.."

>Ryan raises his eyebrow. "Eh?"

>Chibi-Derek . o O ( Who knew griffin testicles were used as aphrodesiacs? 9_9; )

>Chibi-Derek sweatdrops and shakes his head, "Er, nothin'! Just keeping in shape 

a little.."

>Ryan shakes his head. "Anyway... Hmm, take me next time you try that, I've been 

looking for something to practice on."

>Chibi-Derek grins, "Sure..for a small fee. Besides, can't you go practice at 

that dojo that's towards the church?"

>Ryan looks out the window, as if one could see it from here. "Vega's place...? 

I'd rather not... I have some... issues with him. Besides, he already taught me 

everything I need to know."

>Ryan looks back at Derek. "Hey, I'm going to go check on Eden... she should be 

okay, but I want to double-check. Want to come with me?"

>Chibi-Derek nods, "Sure, maybe I can sneak a beer from the bar.." ^_^

>Ryan rubs his chin. "You do know she was injured last night, don't you?"

>Chibi-Derek says, "Eden? Again?!? o_o"

>Chibi-Derek palms his face

>Ryan nods. "Some freaked out cultist guy decided to front around like he was 

all that... so, of course, me walking in on him beating up people, I had to 

join in with pummeling him senseless. Only trouble is, Eden came in, and she in 

the the line of fire, and one of the idiots fighting the cultist guy hurt 

her..." He turns his head, watching the wall. "That Lina girl used some healing 

magic, but she's probably still pretty bad."

>Chibi-Derek grits his teeth, "Then what're we waiting for! Let's get going!" >_<

>Derek falls in line behind you. 

>Chibi-Derek says, "(OOC) Piggyback ride! :D"

>Ryan (OOC) Whoo-hoo!

o

You open the door and walk out into the hallway.


** Walk cut **



Odin Street Church: Sanctuary(#1639RCA)



The tall stained glass windows of the old building flood the room with a soft 

light.  Your ears hear every creak and bend as you step across the old wooden 

floor.  This once joyous place of worship has recently been cleaned, 

refurbished, and remodeled into a fine place to live.  The floors are dust 

free, the pews are in straight lines, and even some of the old wood has been 

removed and replaced.  Electric lights hanging overhead hum with energy, 

glowing at night, thanks to a small white generator located in the corner.  A 

personal computer is also located in that corner as well, with a sticker on the 

side 'Property of Skuld'.  A portion of the wooden floor is still broken away, 

revealing a patch of wild flowers growing in the center of the room.  It's a 

cute little addition to the quaint atmosphere here.

[Exits   : (S)ide door, (B)ack room, and (O)ut ]

[Players : Angel(Pup) ]

[Sleepers: Skuld, and Belldandy ]

Ryan arrives, with Derek following behind. 

[Things  : Pile of assorted scrap metal, and Devon ]


>Ryan peeks his head in the doors   >.>   <.<   . o O ( Haven't been in here in 

a while, actually... )

>Chibi-Derek glances over at the sleeping Skuld, pausing for a moment . o O ( 

..... )

>Angel stands in her usual spot near the side wall.

>Ryan spots Angel   . o O ( Does that thing have an AI...? )  Just in case, Ryan 

asks, apparently of the Mech, "... Is Eden around?"

>Angel doesn't answer. Perhaps she doesn't have an AI, perhaps she doesn't 

understand speech, perhaps she's just laughing at you. With Angel it is hard to 

make definite conclusions.

>Ryan sweatdrops   . o O ( Well THAT was pointless. )  Ryan heads over to the 

backroom, to check around manually.

You step through the small door into the back room of the church.


** Walk cut **


Odin Street Church: Bedroom Balcony(#1889RA)



Climbing up you see a newly repaired balcony that goes all the way around the 

room, with access to it on two sides via ladder. A stained glass window has 

theimage of Mary upon it while on the two other sides a window looks out onto 

the cemetary and the opposite side of the church, where a small garden is being 

grown, respectively. The rafters are a bit higher and wide, but sturdy enough 

to hold a person's weight. The source of light, when no sunlight comes in from 

the windows, is a large glass chandelier that hangs over the center of the 

room. There are two more narrow beds here, resting in the corner of the rooms, 

by the window. At the far side of the balcony there are three boxes, which hold 

blankets and towels.

[Exits   : (B)athroom, (E)den's Room, and (D)own ladder ]

[Things  : None ]


>Ryan arrives, with Derek following behind. 

>You page-pose, "Ryan knocks on the door" to Derek and Eden

>In a page-pose to Derek and you, Kigou speaks up from behind the door.  "Who is 

it?"

>You page, "Ryan and Derek!" to Derek and Yuffie.

>Yuffie pages, "The door opens." to Derek and you.

>e

You step into Eden's room.





Eden's Room



This room is nicely decorated, with a pale green wallpaper pasted on the walls 

and a soft dark green rug covering the floor.  There is an oak desk in the 

corner of the room by the door, while in the adjacent corner is a comfortable 

couch with a light material covering it.  Directly against the wall in front of 

the door is a twin bed.  A large window on the west wall looks outside to the 

cemetary, and there are a few more chairs scattered around the room.

[Exits   : (O)ut ]

[Players : Kigou(Pup), and Eden ]

[Things  : None ]


>Ryan arrives, with Derek following behind. 

>Eden is standing near the door, behind Kigou. "Hello."

>Ryan asks, "... How's she doing?"

>Chibi-Derek bumps past Ryan, "Eden, what happened now?" o_o;

>Ryan erks as he gets bumped past   O.o

>Kigou steps aside to better reveal Eden.  "She's better.  All healed now."

>Ryan exhales. "That's a little bit of a relief..."

>Eden says, "Lina and the man with her healed me."

>Ryan nods to that. "Well... um... just as long as you're okay."

l eden



Eden



This girl stands off to one side of the gathering, demurely, not 

quite timidly. She is young, no more than 17 or 18, and stands some 

157cm(5'2"). Her hair, which falls thick and straight down her back 

almost to her knees, is light brown and her distant, guarded eyes are 

the blue of faded denim. She has a certain presence,  an aura almost, 

an impression of helplessness and of stricken innocence. She watches 

what is happening around her, looks at the people nearby, but she keeps 

a distance from it all, whether physical or metaphorical, seeming 

always the outsider.

    Eden is currently dressed very simply, in a long-sleeved white T-

shirt, dark grey pants, and simple white canvas shoes. The clothes are 

loose-fitting, comfortable-looking, but not so much that they 

completely obscure her slim but relatively generous figure, or her 

precise grace of movement. She seems a young angel, a point of purity 

trapped among shadows.

Carrying:

Kigou's Flute, and A slim ivory flute

*** Eden notices you watching ***


>Eden asks softly, "You came to see me?"

>Ryan nods. "Yeah, I was worried."

>Eden says, "I'm all right now."

>Ryan nods. "Well... I was just worried, you were hurt pretty bad."

>Eden nods. "I was."

>Chibi-Derek nods, "If anything still bothers you, Eden, just tell me. Even like 

this, I can still use my spell.."

>Eden shakes her head. "Nothing at all. Thank you, though."

>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Oh... um... okay then."   ^^;

>Chibi-Derek pokes Ryan in the arm, "Hey, let's go to the bar. I want to see if 

I can get that beer or not."

>Ryan looks down at Derek. "Damn, you're determined, ain't ya...?" Looking up, 

to Eden, "Well, if there's any trouble lemme know, 'k?"

>Kigou watches silently from the side, then finally breaks in, asking a question 

of Ryan.  "... Ryan-san, where did the blast come from?"

>Eden nods. "I will."

>Chibi-Derek says, "Hey, my dad let me try beer when I was 14...er, the first 

time around, that is.."

>Ryan turns to Kigou. "From one of the combatants. Don't worry, I'll be... 

speaking to him, next time I run into him."

>Kigou nods slightly, his jaws clenching.

>Ryan pats Derek on the shoulder. "Off to the bar, then." I'd ask Eden to come, 

but I'm logging off now   @_@

>Chibi-Derek (OOC) pats Ryan, "I'll have one for you!" ^_^

>Derek stops following you you. 

>Ryan departs

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