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Okay, so here's how it is. There's this new road to this 'Academy place' the locals are acting like was always there. And they're fretting over it like mother fucking hens without some brood or whatever you call a group of chicks. So, let's all be honest and admit we're curious.

And ain't all of you lucky that you've got me here. Who isn't lucky when there is a speedster around? Basically, I'm gonna go check it out, see what's up and all that. But figure it's probably best to buddy system this. Anyone up for the trip? If you've got a chocobo you can ride. Otherwise I'll carry you.

I also need someone to help and watch out for the kids at the market for me while I do it. Gotta keep the business going smooth and all that. So, who's up for it?

[OOC: If one or two people want to join him, I can set up a log for them to go on this quest]

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Super busy, man. Insanely so.

[He kept walking, focusing on the path in front of them.]

How long you been here?

[He nodded and kept the chocobo at a good walking pace. She didn't seem to bothered and made sounds every now and then that would cause Terra to reach a hand to pet her before continuing on.

To the question he shook his head.]

I've been here a few times. But I've been back for a week or two now.

[Well, Tommy wasn't expecting that.]

So you're a lot more familiar with this than I was expecting.

[He nodded.]

This place still has surprises. This Academy thing wasn't going on when I was here before. But there was a ball held that winter I was here. And the Coliseum had just opened up.

Shit, wasn't expecting you o be that much more experienced than me. I only showed up...

[He comes to an abrupt stop and starts counting off over his fingers. And then Tommy's eyes go huge.]

A year. Almost a fucking year. Shit.

I've been back and forth, so I'm not sure how experienced I am now.

[Terra shook his head and halted when Tommy did.]

You've been here a year? That's a long time.

Yeah, it really is. I've seen people come and go. It's not that easy.

No it isn't.

[Terra admitted this much out loud and it had been odd with the whole back and forth thing that he did. But he'd looked everywhere for Namine and he'd even asked around. No one had seen her and he tried to tell himself that if he could come back so could she.

Maybe.]

But if they're not here, maybe they're better off wherever else they are.

[He kept trying to tell himself that too.]

It's hard, knowing people here and being left alone.

[Not fair, especially not fair. He wanted the people he cared about back dammit.]

It is.

[Terra missed Aqua and Ven too, and half of him wished they were here just so that they knew where he was or where he seemed to keep disappearing to. But they were looking for Sora so that was important and hopefully they were still together at least.]

I really wish there was a better explanation as to how we get here, or the whole why we're here.

I know, it would be nice to know. Because, at this point, going home wouldn't be a bad thing.

[Serious blue eyes turned to look at Tommy.]

I get what you mean. And it seems there's always something to do here. But just being told to exist in this world isn't very helpful.

Yeah, You're... fuck. You're just not wrong about that. It's not easy.

[He wasn't sure what to make of the use of that language, but Terra wasn't going to pay it much mind. Still, he nodded as he continued his walk.]

I sometimes wonder if the locals have it all figured out and they just don't trust us enough to tell us.

I don't know, they don't seem to recognize what is wrong here, you know? LIke, how things change.

[So if there is a secret, it's from the locals.]

[He shook his head.]

Things change and people act like whatever happens it's been there all along. Like the Coliseum for example. It wasn't there, then it was and people didn't seem shocked. So someone has to know something about it.

Yeah. I've heard about shit like that. Like that fancy chocolate place. It wasn't there earlier, and now it just is and it always has been or something? Gods of this place don't seem to get the concept of a timeline.

It's almost kinda creepy.

[But he did have designs to go check out that chocolate place. It was always a good thing to check stuff out, even if he was sure they wouldn't be selling anything that he was familiar with.

With a sigh, he looked over at Tommy, trying to change the topic.]

Have you visited the chocolate place?

Oh no, it's absolutely creepy.

But yeah, I've visited. I do deliveries for them sometimes. They gave me sweets for the kids.

[That had him surprised as they walked on.]

Kids?

[Terra wondered if Tommy had kids or if he just delivered food to them.]

My business. I wanted... I want to help the kids here, that don't have much. I pay them all rather well, give them close that I claim I do for uniform but I want them with new clothes. And shoes. And snacks.

I... My boyfriend's gone and I'm all alone. But they still need me.

[Tommy's words helped illuminate the situation and that had him do a double take at the end.]

Sounds like a big project just for one person.

[Somehow he wondered how the man managed it on his own without the help of his boyfriend.]

[He's alone, and Tommy forces a smile onto his face and positivity with it. Gar had promised never to leave him, never to abandon him like everyone else.

Promises were worthless.]

Yeah, but I'm faster than sound itself, so I can handle it. I don't even need to sleep more than four hours a night usually. So I do bookkeeping at night. Fuck, Billy would so mock me for how businessy I am.

[Terra wasn't sure four hours a night of sleep were enough, but he wasn't going to argue the point. Everyone lived life their own way, he'd learned that time after time back home with all of his world hopping.]

But, you have to do book keeping if you're running a business, right?

[He'd heard about that from Huey, Dewey and Louie, especially when they talked about their Uncle Scrooge and his bistro and theatre in a world called Twilight Town.]

[It's enough for his biology. He's not exactly fully human.]

Yep. But I'm not really the business sort. It just sorta... happened. And I can't stop now. I can't let the kids down.

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