Friday Meme Light: Cause It's A Bittersweet Victory (Ten Years Later Thread)

[thewunderkind]

The clock continues to turn on the ship.

The last years have been of turbulence, surprises and great fights, but eventually, five years ago, the Ohm were defeated and slowly, peace was restored to the entire multiverse. The crisis was averted! Congratulations!

...However rebuilding universes takes time. Energy. Power. It still might be years off before you'll get to go home, and Stacy is truly saddened about that. Call it catch 22 if you will, but at least the life on the ship is a lot more peaceful now. The farms have grown, and now there's enough in-house grown food to feed everyone who doesn't feel like eating slop or eating slop in the sensoriums every day. That's a small comfort, right? Oh sure, there's still the surprise or two on it, but now there's slowly more places to stop, and Stacy has been a lot more lenient about people getting their shots...

As they sometimes say, life will find a way to flourish, anywhere it can. My, there's a lot more bellies around the ship than before...

And maybe. One day. Far off future. You'll get to go home. But that's not now.

Ten years is a lot of time for people to grow, personalities to change and emotions to emerge. How have your characters turned out of it?

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[shapeshiftqueen.livejournal.com]

No problem she'd done this numerous times before on creatures of all shapes and sizes Metroid games were good with soft spots after all. Using her nimble agility, she ran over and struck right into the soft underside back of his tail.

[clockworkrepeat.livejournal.com]

Homura laughs a little and flops down on the bed as well, closing her eyes. "Alright." She's never been good at sleeping, and along with Mami her sleep has only gotten more full of holes as time passed. Even being next to someone she cares about doesn't help very much; it does ease her stiff body but it doesn't let her drift off.

... at least now there's someone to spend the sleepless nights with. It made them easier to bear with.

The witches are hard to deal with, but both of their soul gems shine brightly this morning; a result of their hard work. Homura palms her own, looking it over.

[thisclinchesit]

"I suppose it's possible and rather probable. If that's the case, though, I believe we've got plenty of people around who can help who know more about having innate powers than us."

[thisclinchesit]

Oh hell this is too weird. This is weirder than MY HAND IS A COW.

[radiantcourage.livejournal.com]

IT'S WAKKA'S BALL!

"...oh, so is this what Shoutarou was looking for?"

[ruffntumblenut.livejournal.com]

"Even if I weighed five times this size I could still kick your ass egghead!" The relatively young (In overlord years) devil greeted her longtime friend cheerfully. She rose from her throne and finished her drink tossing it casually and trusting one of her sheep minions to catch it.

"What can I do ya for?" She lashed her tail excitedly. Even if it was just to hang out, having Lash around was always worth a laugh.

[beastunleashed.livejournal.com]

There was a sudden roar that shook the very foundations of the building till it began to crumble around them and that tail lashed out at our shape shifting hero to attempt to knock her into one of the crumbling walls.

Acid poured from his maw as he flapped wildly kicking droplets of the toxic corrosive fluid around in his fury.

It might take a minute to see any effects...good luck making it that long!!!

[facepunching.livejournal.com]

HE DIDN'T CARE HE DIDN'T CARE AT ALL

"The facilities here may be adequate enough, but the best option is not to be injured in the first place. I do not relish the prospect of taking on an additional group of magical students."

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"That's true," admitted Philip. "We'll have to see what happens."

[sit-shake.livejournal.com]

Because dammit, Sousuke had been busy during Setsuna's first apprehension. NO FAIR YOU GUYS, HE TOLD YOU TO WAIT UP FOR HIM.

Sousuke sensed danger and dodged; even so, Setsuna's shank raked briefly at his side. Before he could fire again, however, the floor of the Precinct suddenly collapsed out from under him, weakened by the explosion he'd caused earlier. He tumbled down into... what was this?

Apparently someone had built the Precinct on top of the basement of a very enthusiastic weapons aficionado. The space he was in now was huge, a concrete labyrinth with gun racks, knife cases, and stored explosives. Why would anyone store this much weaponry in one place?

/kanyeshrug

He coughed in the dust and debris, looking for his opponent.

[seraphicthunder.livejournal.com]

For Reimi, things had changed in ways she hadn't expected. Having her relationship with Tsunami had obviously affected her, and the young woman at a stunning age of twenty nine was now the captain of several vessels docked in Stacy's hangar. Time and effort had unlocked more vehicles from her own homeworld, and she had seen to commissioning a vast crew for each and every one of them.

She still wore her armor during ceremony, but instead of her usual bow, she wore a real one, fashioned of wood. It was a gift from her girlfriend when she had lost the original bow in a mission and just as accurate and deadly as her original.

She spends her time also caring for children, having found a bit of a niche. Her family of sisters continues to grow every day, and Reimi is just as happy to spend time with them as she is with loved ones.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Over the years, Zouichi has made it a point to stop and visit with Ildraniath often, especially during the period of time she was recovering from her injury. He hadn't been on the mission in which she'd lost her eye, but they have had more than a few chances to work with each other after that rather inauspicious mission to Galilee.

As he spotted her in the distance, he called out in greeting, dodging a group of loud, laughing children that were probably on their way to class. "You're looking well this morning."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Zouichi talked to Alendian often enough, sharp tongue notwithstanding. He mostly just let the excess anger roll off, anyway.

"Hello, Alendian. You know, you had me worried for a second during that last mission."

[futureisclear.livejournal.com]

Ildraniath gave the group of children a long, stern look. Not that they really paid her any mind at the moment. She could've snapped at them And really made them jump, but that hardly seemed worth the effort at the moment. The fact that the mon-keigh were starting to reproduce aboard this ship did not sit well with her - they were already in the majority, why did they feel the need to add more of their horrid, squalling little spawn?

Her expression softened slightly as she turned her attention back to Zouichi, "Thank you, Zouichi. You seem to be as healthy as ever - not that you ever fall ill, I imagine."

[stormfall-aqua.livejournal.com]

Aqua sensed his presence immediately and had begun searching the ship for him. Ten years or not, she still went to hell and back for those she cared about.

When she saw the stranger walking alone among the crowd of other crew, she smiled softly.

"You're back."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

It figured that Ildraniath didn't like children. Well, human children, anyway.

Zouichi smiled in response. "Not without outside intervention, anyway. I heard they finished reconstructing another universe. That only leaves a couple million more. I'm sure they'll be getting to ours any day now."

Actually, he was starting to wonder if people who had been present on the day the war ended would even live to see the revival of their worlds. Or how many people would choose to return, considering that they now had friends and family elsewhere.

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"Aqua..." Pushing his hood up, Matt Olsen smiled at her. "Yeah, yeah I am."

He moved towards her and said, "I think this is yours."

Holding out a small piece of her armor, he said, "It went with me when Professor Paradox pulled me out of pod sleep."

[futureisclear.livejournal.com]

"At the rate they're going, I will probably be dead before they've finished. Even Eldar are not immortal," Ildraniath replied. It was actually a rather depressing thought - but if it meant the Eldar would survive, she would continue to aid the effort as best she could.

"Otherwise, I find myself with little to do these days. The war is over. All I can do is wander the ship."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Zouichi nodded slightly. "I have to admit to feeling a little... tethered by the situation. I can't resume my mission, and I can't leave the ship. I'd have appreciate it if they'd bothered telling us how long this would take beforehand." He wasn't overly eager to see his friends grow old and die, either. Even if it was perfectly normal for them.

"I suppose there's still the odd conflict we run into, but..." he shrugged. "I guess waiting isn't really my strong point."

[futureisclear.livejournal.com]

"Waiting, I can deal with. It is the inactivity and the complacency that our crewmates seem to have fallen into that irks me," Ildraniath shrugged, "...but I cannot help how they feel, even if I despise them for it."

She managed a wry smile a moment later, "At least I have someone to share my irritation with."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

"The war is over... and they've gotten used to life aboard the ship. That's just how humans are." When life was short, what was there to do but enjoy what you had left? He didn't really blame them for wanting to put their years of difficulty behind them. But he didn't feel right doing the same.

He smiled back. "I think there's a saying about that. Misery loves company? But I'm glad that irritation isn't total. At any rate, it seems we'll be stopping for supplies soon. Are you planning to be part of the diplomatic party?"

[quick_strike]

"And why, exactly?" Choose your words carefully, Zouichi. Or there just might be excess anger to roll off.

[rainfell-aqua.livejournal.com]

Aqua took the armor fragment. "I'd hoped that it would be enough to protect you from the darkness."

[a_mere_human]

Hear that click-click sound? That would be Setsuna standing on top of one of the gun racks, now aiming a gatling gun at you. That all these weapons were apparently fully loaded saved a lot of time.

See if you can dodge 5000 rounds per minute!

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"It did in a way," said Matt. "It helped me along on my journey. I'm really grateful for your help."

He smiled at her. "Thanks for everything. Remembering that someone was watching out for me helped a lot."