OO2 - [ video ]

[darkerearth]

[ after trying to actually get back home on his glider, Terra just ends up someone else. this time, he's at Olympus Coliseum and looking preeeetty confused. he sits near the steps at the front gate and gets his communicator out ]

Does anyone have any idea where this place is? [ and he tries to do a pan of the area in front of him ]

I'm trying to get to the Land of Departure, or at least try to see if it's actually there or not. [ slightly bored look as he now rests his chin on his palm, looking around still ]

...I didn't even want to come here.

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[darkerearth]

Yeah, that would be fine with me.

She'll be bigger one day, then she can actually help you out too.

[protohero.livejournal.com]

Yeah... when she's bigger. Soon, Daisy, I promise.

[She's clearly reluctant to let him go, but Ven manages to get out the door without the chicobo chasing him. He's getting pretty good at that.]

So what do you want to see first? The town, the coliseum?

[darkerearth]

[ follows after him, smiling lightly since that was cute. but he's a MAN so he'd never admit it :P ]

Whichever is easiest to get to.

[protohero.livejournal.com]

[MEN NEVER ADMIT IT but Ven occasionally will about the bird. While she's still small, at least. And Ven grins; he knows Terra a little too well.]

Let's go on over to the Coliseum - we can see if they've got any tournaments coming up.

[darkerearth]

Alright.

How do you even enter the tournaments?

[protohero.livejournal.com]

You just sign up for them, it's not really complicated. Then there's a bunch of matches and eliminations and you've just gotta last through the end. I haven't done one yet but I've been thinking about it. See? There it is.

[He lives close by, since the Coliseum's the heart of the world really - Ven points to the large gates open up at the end of the street, a large building visible through them.]

[darkerearth]

Can anyone participate? [ he pauses, thoughtfully ] Do they...usually let Heartless into the tournament too?

[ when Ven points to the gates, Terra just goes running toward them. mostly as a game to see if Ven will try to race him ]

[protohero.livejournal.com]

As long as you can fight, you can compete, and I don't know about that one. I think- Hey!

[Cheater! But Ven's grinning after a second, quickly pushing himself into a run as well - he's smaller, but speedy. He'll be good and not cheat by gliding this time, though.]

[darkerearth]

[ he knows that Ven's a lot faster runner, that's why he's trying his best to run as fast as he can. he smirk at Ven back, noticing the grin. but once they get to the gates, he skits to a halt and looks up at them, staring ]

[protohero.livejournal.com]

[Ven, on the other hand, reaches the gates and just starts to open them. Hey, why not?]

You coming? The sign ups aren't out here!

[darkerearth]

I know, I was just looking at everything... I thought I saw something weird.

[ he runs up the stairs and inside behind Ven. this time, he'll check out the trophies inside. oh gosh, he'd love to have one. feel free to get his attention again! ]

[protohero.livejournal.com]

There's always something weird here. That's the entrance to the Underworld over there.

[Oh hey swirling purple vortex of doom, fancy seeing you here. But once inside, Ven moves forward to lift one of the trophies off the shelf - it says "Sora," like all the others.]

If I concentrate really hard, I think I kind of remember this stuff... a little, at least.

[darkerearth]

The Underworld?!

[ he looks so surprised. and interested. but it's BAD!

he starts looking at them all, noticing Sora's name on them and then nods ]

Did you help him or were you just watching while you were with him?

[protohero.livejournal.com]

Yeah, don't go there on your own - there's this curse on it that saps your strength unless you're carrying an Olympus Stone. I'm trying to get my hands on one in case I need it, but they don't have a lot of them.

[Ven puts the trophy back, then takes out his Wayfinder and holds on to it while he looks over the rest of them.]

I don't really remember - I... kind of know all this stuff. I don't recognize things like he does, but it all seems kind of familiar. Like I dreamed it or something. [He glances over at Terra.] Do you think I'll ever remember it all?

[darkerearth]

What's down there? And do you know how to get one?

[ looks to him and then puts a hand on Ventus's shoulder ]

I'm sure you'll remember. You have to. I mean, you experienced it all too, it's just...stuck inside you. You just have to wait for it all to surface.

[protohero.livejournal.com]

I haven't been on my own feet yet, but Sora and Mickey say Hades lives and rules over the dead down there. Apparently the gods have to give you a stone, but I don't know them and Herc's busy, so I'm seeing if Mickey can get me one.

[The comfort is appreciated, Terra, but he's not so sure.]

But I didn't really experience it. I was in Sora, but just a little piece of me - just enough to exist.

[darkerearth]

Who's Herc? But yeah, ask Mickey.

[ removes his hand then, crossing his arms ]

You were still there.

[protohero.livejournal.com]

He's Hercules - he's a big hero here, really strong. I met him when I was [chasing you around the multiverse] traveling around before, when he was a lot younger and still trying to figure everything out. He's a good guy, you'd like him.

...Yeah. In a way.

[darkerearth]

Really? If you think so, then I'd like to meet him.

[protohero.livejournal.com]

Definitely!