Definitely not trying to share these

[heartofalion]

Leon was out and about. He didn't pay attention to much to his surroundings, because going to the Coliseum to fight for him was just 'another day at the office'. So he kept his eyes straight ahead and kept moving. There was a fight lined up and he fully intended to lay the person out flat.

As he walked towards his destination, Leon could feel the fire inside of him rolling around and he couldn't wait to use it.

But as he continued, a lone veined leaf got stuck inside of the fluff of his jacket and he pulled it out to look at the offender that dared snag itself in the white lining.

And that's when the memories came out when he looked at it quizzically.

Comments

[skyward_eyes]

Well, I haven't seen any malboros, so I might agree. But then again, there are chocobos.

[heartofalion]

[That word had his attention.]

What's a Marlboro?

[skyward_eyes]

[Wait, really?]

You don't have Hyne damned Malboros? Jealous.

[heartofalion]

[He pulled his head back and shook his head.]

I'm not sure if you should be or not.

[Considering heartless.]

[skyward_eyes]

Well, they're giant, evil plants that could eat a man. With lots of tentacles and teeth. And the smell is almost deadly all on its own.

[heartofalion]

[He couldn't help but try to envision this..thing.]

Sounds pretty nasty.

[skyward_eyes]

The most nasty. They require teams to take down.

[And usually a good bit of magic.]

[heartofalion]

How many in a team?

[This was a good question to ask.]

[skyward_eyes]

Three, typically. But it can vary. Some people I know can do that sort of thing almost solo.

[He'd even heard tales that certain GFs and the right bit of luck could manage it solo.]

[heartofalion]

[Solo would be his mode. But if Sora showed up with his friends or if Aerith found out, they'd help out.]

Going one on one isn't something you can do?

[skyward_eyes]

Me? I'm high ranked in combat levels, but I understand my limits.

[heartofalion]

[He nodded.]

If you can't take them solo, then that means they gotta be pretty tough.

[skyward_eyes]

[Nida had to laugh at that.]

They are, but I was not a monster hunting specialist, so I'm not really the best way to gauge how strong they are.

[heartofalion]

Monster hunting specialist.

[He shook his head.]

That's quite the place you come from.

[skyward_eyes]

[Nida offers a chuckle in response.]

Mercs got to specialize to not step on the toes of other mercs.

[heartofalion]

[He's trying to figure this all out, really.]

So you guys had a hierarchy then?

[skyward_eyes]

I mean, yes. There were ranks. But that doesn’t mean there was a hierarchy in all sorts of ways. We were an organization together, and we tied talents together when needed. I could do other things, but I was primarily trained in information acquisitions.

[That’s the polite way of saying ‘spying when it came to it’.]

[heartofalion]

[That description of how things were set up had him move his head to the side as he pondered what he was hearing.]

Too bad that information gathering wouldn't be useful here since those that brought us here aren't even sure of things themselves.

[skyward_eyes]

Exactly. Little to no use for an old intel man like myself. So I content myself with guard duties. I can still help people. And sharp eyes are good for noticing pick pockets.

[heartofalion]

[The pick pocket comment got him to smile.]

So that's what you do here? You're a guard?

[skyward_eyes]

Yep. Man of my skills doesn't have a lot less he can do.

[heartofalion]

[Leon nodded.]

How did you get into that?

[skyward_eyes]

[Oh boy, now there was a story.]

I'm an orphan. Which doesn't seem like it's an answer to the question, but it really is.

[heartofalion]

Leon shook his head. "If that's the answer you want to give, that's fine."

He's not going to push someone.

[skyward_eyes]

"I mean, that's the real explanation. Orphans in my world, there were so many of us after the wars. And the Gardens took us in. The Gardens train mercenaries. Not everyone goes into that field, sticks to it, but we're all combat trained, and a lot of us are deeply loyal."