Meeting of the Minds [Grimoire, Open]

[lucrecia]

Lucrecia had managed to get out of Hallow Bastion, as she found it was called, and was now transversing threw Traverse Town. She had had a small conversation with a women her age a moments before she continued walking again. It seemed that, as long as she stayed in District One, she wouldn't have to worry about heartless strikes.

So that's what she did, at least what she was planning on doing. Having a run in with Vincent and Shalau back in the library was quite akward. Still, she managed to put up a decent conversation. Then, as if by magic, she was suddenly in the middle of this 'Travere Town'. How many worlds were there other then Gaia? This was completely foreign to her.

She looked the same as she did back in Gaia, hair pulled up in a yellow ribbon above her head, still wearing her long skirt and high heels. The only difference was that she had no lab coat or Shinra ID. From what she had heard from Vincent, the old president had been killed, though she didn't know how, and the Vice president had taken over. Then, after her son almost destroyed the world, the Shinra Power Company fell.

Then Deepground happened, and she felt too overwhelmed. There was a bit more information then that she was told. But there was just too much information that she couldn't take it all at one. Now, her mind wandered as she folded her arms and took a turn down an alley.

[grimoire]

As Lucrecia turned towards the alley, a black portal opened and a man came walking out. Grimoire looked around confused and noticed Lucrecia. "Well... this is quite some surprise!" He blinked and looked all surprised at Lucrecia. He had heard years and years had past, but to see that Lucrecia hadn't gone all old, he wondered how that had happened. Did she die as well? Oh! If he hadn't been so curious about what the portal would lead to, he would maybe have found out what had happened while he was gone. But all he knew was that Vincent was used in some experiment by some man named Hojo. And that ShinRa collapsed because of a man named Sephiroth. Also that president Shinra had died and his son had taken over. But those were only three things.

Grimoire saw that Lucrecia didn't wear her lab coat and saw that he still wore the same clothes as during the attack of Chaos. So she had at least survived that, did she? Grimoire wondered what had been happening around him while he was gone. And what was this world? Traverse Town, the place were people gathered from destroyed worlds. "Hello Doctor Crescent. I assume we haven't seen each other in... how many years? For me it was like yesterday, that I got attacked by Chaos and ended living."

Grimoire noticed he still carried several books of Merlin with him, "oh dear, I need to bring these back." He took another look around him. "At least it seems like I'm still in Traverse Town, so it shouldn't be far."

[lucrecia]

Lucrecia had been so caught up in thinking that she jumped at the familiar voice. As she looked up, she was face to face with Grimoire. With a gasp she backed up. "D-Dr. Valentine!?" The shock and surprise in her voice was evident. It had been a long time. The last time she had seen him was when Chaos broke threw the tube and killed him. It was all her fault, and here he was, speaking to her like nothing was strange or wrong.

The sight of him almost drew tears to her eyes. Yet, he continued speaking, asking her questions and addressing her as Doctor. Still, she stood there, hands at her sides. 'This is all too much.' she thought. After a moment of silence, she regained her composure slightly. "I-It's been a long time..." The years didn't really matter, after he died, she had stopped counting and everything had blurred.

Grimoire took dieing so nonchalantly. Then he looked down at the books as he said something about bringing them back and that he wasn't too far. At this, she froze, unsure of what he was talking about. All she really wanted to do was see if this was not her mind playing tricks on her. So, without a lot of thought, she reached out with her right arm and touched his shoulder. Her hand didn't phase threw him or anything.

This caused her to sigh and quickly hugged him. "I really thought you were dead! Do you know...w-what happened?" She asked, not loosening her grip, books or not. "I mean, you're here...I'm here..."

[grimoire]

"D-Dr. Valentine!? I-It's been a long time..." Grimoire looked at her and she seemed to be all confused, "oh, I'm sorry. Yes, it's been so long since we met, to me it's like only yesterday, I have no memories after I died. Only those when I woke up again here in this world. They say people from destroyed worlds end up here. I'm trying to learn how it's possible for me... and maybe for you... to return to life so suddenly. I met someone else before and it seems many years have passed, but you don't seem to be that old. I'm sorry if I'm bringing back awfull memories."

Grimoire saw that Lecracia reached out to him and touched him. She's still too confused, Grimoire thought and suddenly Lucrecia sighed and hugged him, which came unexpected. "I really thought you were dead! Do you know...w-what happened? I mean, you're here...I'm here..." Grimoire sighed, "I do not know, I wish I knew. But I am planning to try and find out. Hopefully this... investigation isn't dangerous. Have you met my son, Vincent, when I died? Did you tell him of what happened? I heard he was used in some experiment as well." Grimoire felt tired, he had been through too many things today and his legs were giving up on him.

[lucrecia]

'Oh, I'm sorry. Yes, it's been so long since we met, to me it's like only yesterday, I have no memories after I died. Only those when I woke up again here in this world. They say people from destroyed worlds end up here. I'm trying to learn how it's possible for me... and maybe for you... to return to life so suddenly. I met someone else before and it seems many years have passed, but you don't seem to be that old. I'm sorry if I'm bringing back awful memories.'

Lucrecia shook her head lightly, not really wanting to let him go as if he might just disappear like he did last time. But, reluctantly, she did with slightly teary eyes which she brushed away without him noticing. "N-no Doctor. It's fine. I did die myself." She didn't go into the details of it.

'I do not know, I wish I knew. But I am planning to try and find out. Hopefully this... investigation isn't dangerous.'

Lucrecia nodded, not using vocal cues. So he was quickly back to his research and this made her smile. She was half tempted to mention Chaos and quickly stopped. That was not something she wanted to talk about, mainly because of the experiments she did. His son being the major Chaos experiment.

'Have you met my son, Vincent, when I died? Did you tell him of what happened? I heard he was used in some experiment as well.'

Lucy froze shortly. Still reading her mind like always. "Y-yes, he was assigned as the turk to protect me. He found out about what happened." She totally avoided the experiments. Hojo had shot and attempted to kill him, then decided to use him as an experiment. But, in an attempt to save him, she implanted the chaos gene into Vincent, the first successful experiment.

That was not something she was about to tell Grimoire. He'd find out soon enough. "Have you not seen him yet?"

[grimoire]

"N-no Doctor. It's fine. I did die myself." Grimoire felt sorry, but had no words to say and thought it would be best not to bring back bad memories. He didn't move as Lucrecia kept holding him. Grimoire saw that Lucrecia just nodded to his mentioning of research. And noticed a smile. Maybe he was a workaholic. Grimoire smiled. Maybe he really was.

Grimoire noticed that Lucrecia suddenly went fully silent and unmoving when he started about his son. "Y-yes, he was assigned as the turk to protect me. He found out about what happened." Grimoire blinked and wondered what happened. He wondered if she had any role in the experiments on Vincent. Maybe forced to do anything. "Have you not seen him yet?" This brought Grimoire quickly out of his thoughts. "Ah! No... I would meet him at Merlin's house. It's in the third district of this town. This is the first district. I woke up in this town, suddenly back to life. I met some girl named Yuffie and nothing else has happened yet. I did meet Vincent over phone."

Grimoire grinned suddenly, "you know what? Why not go there together! Vincent would surely be surprised and... to be honest." Grimoire looked a bit grim, "I have no idea what to do in these situations... How would Vincent react, seeing his father all of a sudden. I had died so long ago. I wonder what happened to my research, I think it would be bad if it ever got used. Chaos seemed to be a bit... terrible to use in research."

Grimoire smiled friendly, "did you set my research on Omega and everything forth?"

[lucrecia]

'Ah! No... I would meet him at Merlin's house. It's in the third district of this town. This is the first district. I woke up in this town, suddenly back to life. I met some girl named Yuffie and nothing else has happened yet. I did meet Vincent over phone.'

Yuffie, Shalau had mentioned her. She was a friend of Vincent's and worked with Shalau in the WRO. She nodded lightly. Maybe she would need to catch him up on the current events that had happened in Gaia, then again, maybe not.

She nodded to the part about Vincent and meeting him here. The two had already had a run-in back at Hallow Bastion. Then, Grimoire grinned rather brightly and Lucrecia wince back. This wasn't good. The last time he had grinned that wide was when he showed her the cave. Here we go.

'You know what? Why not go there together! Vincent would surely be surprised and... to be honest. I have no idea what to do in these situations... How would Vincent react, seeing his father all of a sudden. I had died so long ago. I wonder what happened to my research, I think it would be bad if it ever got used. Chaos seemed to be a bit... terrible to use in research

Lucrecia blinked a few times. Here came the Chaos experiment and her eyes dipped towards the ground lightly. He was going to be so upset at her. She couldn't stand that thought. "I'm sure he'd be happy to see you." A slight smile appeared on her face as she tried to reassure him. She completely ignored his comment about using Chaos.

'Did you set my research on Omega and everything forth?'

Lucrecia simply nodded, not adding anything to it. She would have added that she completed it, but then he may ask about the experiment.

[grimoire]

"I'm sure he'd be happy to see you." Grimoire nodded, "I'm not too sure, well, shall we go?" Grimoire started walking towards District Three, "the pathway to the house is a little... awkward, but don't worry, the house is just as awkward!"

Grimoire Valentine has left the thread and we can set forth in this thread.

[lucrecia]

Lucrecia watched him alter there path as he said he wasn't sure of how Vincent would react to seeing his father.

Lucrecia nodded towards him. True, she also did not know how Vincent would react. But the two together, it would make her day. Maybe she could walk Grimoire there and manage to slip away. She did not want to be there when Vincent explained how he was changed. Especially after he mentioned Chaos.

As she went to confess to him, Grimoire was already on the path towards the third district and she followed slowly. "Coming, Doctor."

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