27th Crystal: [Action]

[cladinthedark]

[Golbez has decided to surprise the FF IV house. He's made up some care packages for Rosa and Rydia, set them up in a pair of boxes, and is currently carrying them over to their house.

Feel free to either greet him at the door, or interrupt him on his way over and ask what the heck he's doing.]

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[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

[He reaches into the box and pulls out the requested vial, handing it over to her.] Here it is. Let's hope it does something for you.

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Rydia nods and uncaps it, then downs the contents. She doesn't feel anything for a moment, but then sways a little. Her eyes widen for a moment and she blinks...then she sighs and sinks back.]

For a moment, everything seemed to be clearing up...but that only just started to happen before it was snatched away.

[There's a small smile.]

It was worth a shot, though.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

[He watches her reaction with rapt interest, his head raising when she appears to be feeling some sort of effect... but he deflates with her when it proves to be false hope.]

A pity. For a moment, I thought we might have succeeded.

[He places a hand on her shoulder.] Then we must simply wait for your full recovery.

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Rydia nods, a little downcast but hardly about to blame him. He tried to help, and she leaped at the chance. Reaching up, she pats the hand on her shoulder.]

I guess so, but I hardly know what to do with myself until then. Listening in on voices through the journal can only be entertaining for so long. I don't suppose you've had more success with your mirrors?

[Really, anything he tells her would be met with interest.]

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

[He welcomes the chance to bring up a new subject, something that might actually be able to hold her interest for a while.]

As a matter of fact, I've been following just that line of thought recently. I've come to the conclusion that I can't possibly scry outside of the barrier. The Malnosso's technology is just more than I can work around.

But I can scry inside. And that might have a rather wide variety of practical uses, if we can find the right targets to scry on.

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Her shoulders slump a little. So much for hoping that they'd find out more about the land beyond the barrier. Still, it was a long shot anyway. She perks up at the latter issue, though.]

Kefka, Yuber and anyone like them. I think someone was trying to set up a law enforcement group. It's not the first attempt, of course, but something like this could greatly help them or anyone else when it comes to keeping tabs on those who consistently have no regard for the well-being of others.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

[He folds his arms, pondering her suggestion.]

Acceptable targets, all... so you disagree with Cecil and Kain's stance on Kefka, then?

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Rydia rolls her eyes.]

Of course I do. I know the people he's antagonized and they have both past experience and a solid reputation. If he wasn't a threat, they wouldn't have said as much. Cecil's too eager to believe that everyone can or wants to be redeemed and Kain...well, he's just messed up. I tried to tell them otherwise, but I doubt they really listened.

[Scowls. As one might guess, she doesn't take well to being dismissed on something important.]

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

[He nods quietly.] I don't know the ones in question, but the situation doesn't exactly seem to lean in Kefka's favor. I can't think of another suspect in the murder of that girl Terra...

Perhaps a scrying will be just what we need to find enough evidence to convince Cecil that Kefka is of a kind with Zemus, rather than himself. Kain... I doubt any evidence brought forth by me will convince him of anything.

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Rydia sighs at that, raking a hand through her hair.]

He'll be stubborn, no matter what. Visual evidence would be enough to convince almost anyone else, but he'd probably think you were tampering with it, somehow. Unless...I Warped him to a location where he could see for himself, I suppose.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

I think that would convince even him. The problem is that it would involve us knowing in advance where Kefka will next strike...

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

Or we had really good timing, or decided to forgo a life for a while, in order to stalk him....

[She frowns, shaking her head.]

There has to be a better way.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

Perhaps... if I were to set up a series of scrying mirrors around the village, I would be able to keep tabs on him, and inform you of any suspicious movements. It would work for the others as well.

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[She nods slowly.]

That depends no one harming the mirrors, but it's worth a try. At the very least, we might learn more than we did before, even if it takes a while to get what we want from this.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

We'll need to properly disguise them to prevent that. Perhaps if we hid them in trees or on roofs... [He folds his hands, contemplating the best way to go about this new plan.]

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[She is, too, and pretty thankful for the diversion.]

...it's possible that might work. I wonder if there's some kind of magic around here that could conceal them, but that potential to severely backfire, if others found out anyway. They might not see it in the same light as simply catching Kefka in the act. Unless there's a way to attune the mirrors only to him or one person at a time...

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

That's true. If someone believes we're attempting to spy on them, that would only make things worse...

Perhaps we need to assemble volunteers. If we told people that we need nothing more of them but to keep a mirror set up in a certain location, in hopes of entrapping our more unpleasant fellow residents, they might be willing to cooperate with us.

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

The honest and direct approach is best--and I think we could recruit a number of people, that way. I don't know how well it would last, long-term...but even a short while of this might gain us something.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

It's worth an attempt, at the very least. Can you think of anyone in particular?

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

...the Returners, possibly. They already have reasons for wanting to keep track of Kefka. Given his history here, probably anyone who has had unpleasant encounters with him.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

Then I'll start with them. Who's their leader?

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Her brow furrows.]

I don't think they have a set leader, or if they do, they haven't said...or that person isn't here. Still, I've encountered Celes and Locke before, and they're both capable people with extensive Kefka knowledge.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

Celes and Locke... I'll keep those names in mind.

Outside of the Returners, do we know anyone he's threatened or attacked so far?

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

Hm. I did hear about him harassing a girl named Nami. You'd have to get the details from her, though. That happened while I was gone.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

I'll add her to my list, then.

I do believe that's all I need to know to start this. Let's hope it gets us somewhere.