#one last thing: when it comes to the turks I uh don't know yet

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i see you've picked up tifa! of course, you're great. just out of pure innocent curiosity, do you have any canon ships with her? :D

UMPROMPTED ASKS // always accepting questions about the muses c:

Hi anon! Yeah, I had been interested in her for a while and it only took a tiny bit of encouragement for me to do it hahah And thank you for the compliment 🥰

As to the actual answer to your ask, it really depends? There are some I can see and that I like, but sometimes I think they’re just as amazing as platonic relationships. So I don’t have anything really specific in that I can only see X ship for her romantically, or that I can only see those ships as romantic relationships. Right now she’s brand new on the blog too so as I write her more the answers here may be expanded, too (it happened a lot with some of my other muses, and I grew to like some ships I didn’t initially like). 

But getting to the point of what I think you want to know (and keeping in mind my familiarity with the characters and everything is mostly through the Remake)! I really like Cloud/Tifa, it was what I leaned towards while playing the FF7R, but to be fair I can just as easily see it as platonic. I know many people ship Aerith/Tifa, too, and I honestly can see the potential and like the idea, although I think their friendship is truly really wonderful and much more important than either a romantic relationship between them or between either of them and Cloud. And although the same still applies in this regard, I like them as an OT3 as well. 

Other characters I’ve seen her shipped with I don’t know well enough or haven’t seen them interact enough with her to have an opinion yet uahsduhasudh Except Barret. But in this case that’s a big no for me. And anyways, when it comes to writing, the usual applies: I never assume a romantic ship without talking about it, I’m just as interested in developing Tifa’s relationships with other characters without them being romantic even if I consider them possible ships, and last but not least, I’m always open to developing stuff I didn’t mention here, romantic or platonic.

#Anonymous #* general: answered / DARK WINGS DARK WORDS. #* out of character: the mun / THAT GLOOMY GIRL WHO SIGHS A LOT? #does anyone else get anxious about talking about ships or is it just me aksndfksndfkjddn #there's always an uneasiness about people thinking that's the only dynamics I'd be interested in when it's really not the case #and in tifa's case tbh I didn't even consider the romantic ships much when I decided to pick her up... #I adore her friendship with aerith like I've been discussing with my biggest supporter to add tifa in the first place asiudhfiauhsdfiu #it is very very important and it's lovely to see it develop in game and explore it in rp #and while I do like the ship I feel that aspect of it is often overlooked in favor of either shipping them or making them rivals for cloud #the rivals side of it is a no for me tbh I'm not here for female characters competing over a guy #it doesn't interest me at all #a romantic development I can see happening but even then I feel like their friendship is a big part of it and perhaps the most important #which would still be true in ot3 version skdnfkasnf #anyways! I'll just leave this here and hide goodbye #one last thing: when it comes to the turks I uh don't know yet #maybe with big discussion and development? #maybe! idk! yet! #feel free to ask about things at any time tho anon and if we're mutuals my ims are always open as well

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The Tide Rises ~ Chapter 12

“Find anything cool yet, Crys?”

The days had been rather uneventful following the battle at The Authority, though if she had to be honest, Aura was always bored. Her brother had gotten lost some time after the flood hit, and digging for gold was no fun without him. Scavenging for neat junk on the cluttered beach had to suffice, she supposed, and it was more fun with a friend.

“Not really,” Crystal called over, maneuvering through piles of metal and debris washed up on shore. Nothing of interest seemed to be lying around, and they had already been poking about for an hour with nothing to collect. “Maybe we should find another shore, it doesn’t look like there’s anything exciting around here…”

Aura picked up an empty bottle, examined it, and threw it out into the ocean. “You can get a head start, then,” she replied. “I’m gonna keep looking over here for a bit.”

Crystal decided to take her stroll south, scanning the roads for anything noteworthy as she eventually made it to the opposite side of the town. As she reached the southeast side, finding another island of debris, she stopped in her tracks as something glinted in the corner of her eye. She snuck over, hoping to take a closer look, and paused at the corner of the boardwalk as she realized what it was: a suit of golden knight’s armor washed up on the shore, and by the looks of it, someone wearing it, unconscious.

She jumped as someone suddenly grabbed her shoulders, and turned to find Aura with a smirk on her face. “Found something?”

Without giving her a chance to respond, Aura hopped off the boardwalk and approached the suit, her eyes lighting up as she examined the gold. She kneeled down and ran her fingers along the metal, before abruptly tearing her hand away, narrowing her eyes as she felt… movement. “It’s alive?” She questioned, glancing at Crystal, who only shrugged.

Aura stood back up and nudged the figure with her foot, turning them over to the back. As they sprawled out on the ground, she could indeed tell there was a woman donning the armor, and she had obviously faced some sort of mishap to end up washed up along shore.

“Should we call someone?” Crystal asked, and Aura kneeled down one last time, carefully placing her hands on the helmet and pulling, seeing if she could remove it. It wouldn’t budge.

“I call dibs,” Aura said, reaching into her pocket and pulling out an earpiece. She placed it in her ear and pressed her fingers to it. “Hey, there’s a situation at Sweaty Sands. Probably need a medic, someone washed up here, maybe send a few people to investigate?”

She nodded a few times, listening to the voice on the other end, before muttering “thanks” and returning the gadget to her pocket. “Sorry Crys, we’ll have to cut this one short. I’ll stay behind when GHOST forces come. You’ll, uh, you’ll have to go so they don’t suspect anything,” she said, and Crystal nodded, knowing exactly what she meant as her hand hovered her pocket, which contained an earpiece of her own. “But we can-”

Crystal had already begun to walk away, and she smiled. “Tomorrow?”

Aura smiled as well. “Five o’clock. Don't be late, nerd."

~•~

“Think it’s another person lost from the flood?”

The E.G.O soldiers stood in a circle just in front of the vault. Tek had called over Remedy in particular after receiving a call of concern from Aura, and the rest had decided to join in. They had already listened to it and determined the threat; all that was left to do was decide who would tend to the issue.

“Not sure, but that’s most likely the case,” Turk responded, glancing at the coordinates on screen. “All she said was someone’s washed up there, no details. “

“You know her,” Cameo rolled her eyes, before throwing her arm around Rippley with a smirk. “Well, whatever it is, Rippley and I are hanging out today, so I’m out.”

Rippley nodded and crossed his arms.

“Define ‘hanging out,’” 8-Ball challenged. “Every time something of importance comes up, you say the same thing. What is possibly more important than this distress call?”

Cameo shrugged. “Chilling.”

“The thing you do every day, even when there is no threat?”

“You know what? I don’t need this slander,” she said, mocking offense in her tone, and she dragged Rippley out the door. “Let’s go.”

Just as they disappeared, Skye popped into the room, with TNTina in close pursuit. She took one look at the group still standing in a now smaller circle and paused. “What’s going on?”

“Someone washed up on the beach,” Remedy explained. “It’s already decided that I’m going.”

“Yeah, for obvious reasons,” Turk agreed. “I’ll tag along since I know the waters best. Maybe I can pinpoint where they came from.”

“Can I go?” Skye innocently enthused, only to frown as everyone visibly winced at her proposal. “Hey, I asked this time! It’s not like I’m going alone, so what’s the big deal?”

Tina gently grabbed her shoulder, forcing her to look back at her. “Hey, I don’t know if it’s good for you to leave yet,” Tina warned, peering at her with concern. “We don’t know what’s gonna happen or who it is they’re going after. Could be someone waiting to screw us over. We don’t want you getting hurt again."

“I know, but I can’t stay here forever,” Skye practically whined. She turned to Journey, mustering the biggest puppy eyes she could to the woman she knew could never resist them. “Please?”

No matter how hard she wanted to resist the persuasion, Journey couldn’t tear her eyes away. Skye was a secret mastermind at bending others to her will by means of childish tactics… and truthfully, that was one of the many reasons she loved her. Sure, this wasn’t the best idea, but as she said, she wouldn’t be going alone. Still, she wanted to be able to keep an eye on her this time. “If you let me go with you, then I don’t see why not.”

Skye smiled smugly at the success of her plan and turned back to Tina, who raised an eyebrow before sighing. “Alright, I guess I’m outnumbered already, then. You’re sure you’ll be okay?”

She nodded vigorously, and Tina smiled, albeit warily. “See you later, then.”

~•~

From a long distance away, a figure could be made out standing on the end of the docks from half her attire alone, which glinted with gold against the clouded, light grey sky. As soon as Aura herself caught sight of the agents, she waved her hands wildly in the air to signal them over. Turk brought the boat to a stop and secured it to the pier as the agents hopped out, following as Aura immediately gestured for them to do so.

“Someone washed ashore, right? They were unconscious?” Remedy questioned.

Aura nodded to both questions and led them to a nearby trash island. “Yeah, they’re just over here. Was scavenging or whatever, the usual, and found her.”

As they grew closer, there was clearly a figure sprawled out against the debris, encased in golden armor that shone brightly under the sun, which was barely poking out of the clouds. There was an obvious enthusiasm in Aura’s demeanor as she eyed the armor, and specifically, a golden blade that lied by the woman’s side. “So… if things go wrong, I, uh, call dibs on the armor,” she urged, trying to be subtle. “Even better yet, I’ll take the sword off your hands if you ask her for it.”

“Thanks, Aura,” Journey said abruptly, trying to direct the conversation away from whatever it was turning to.

“Be careful, then,” Aura advised, glancing one more time at the sword. “Looks pretty sharp.”

As Aura disappeared, Remedy made an advance towards the unconscious knight; the others stood back and observed as she scanned the body, She kneeled down and pressed around, then lightly tugged at the helmet, which wouldn’t budge. “It’s hard to assess much with all this armor... I’d need to get her somewhere I can properly do so. The good news is, she’s breathing.”

Suddenly, the knight stirred and lifted her arm, laying it over her stomach. Remedy jumped back and watched as she struggled to sit up, and immediately knelt back down to aid her. After a fit of watery coughs, the knight looked up, and upon locking eyes with Remedy, she pushed her away and swiftly jumped to her feet, grabbing her blade.

Though taken back at her sudden agility after having barely woken up, Remedy tried to follow. “Wait, I want to make sure you-“

The knight pointed her blade at her chest, and there was an edge to her stance that showed she was willing to strike if anyone tried anything. “Not another step forward,” she bellowed, backing away once more. Turk immediately drew an assault rifle and pointed it at her, and Journey followed suit, albeit a bit more hesitantly.

Skye watched the scene before her, at a loss on what to do as her eyes darted between her friends and the knight. She finally settled on the latter, and though she may have been eager to first draw her weapon, Skye could tell the knight was more startled than anything. If that were truly the case, then her friends’ actions weren’t helping (and, what were bullets going to do against all that armor?) She rushed forward, close enough to be seen but not quite get caught in any crossfire that may occur. “Hey, wait!” She pleaded, facing the knight. “We don’t mean any harm!”

All eyes snapped to her immediately, but most noticeably, the knight lowered her blade after curiously taking a moment to look her over. Skye wore her signature bright smile, full of hope and reassurance, full of optimism. It seemed to work, as the knight dropped her arm to her side completely and eased her stance before placing her free hand on her hip.

She surveyed the group before her, watching as the three soldiers lowered their weapons and their guards. “Speak,” she said simply, looking at Skye.

Skye herself glanced at the three behind her, locking eyes with Journey in request of help for an explanation. Journey nodded and stepped forward. “Hey, we’re sorry for scaring you,” she began. “One of our agents said they found you unconscious and called us here to make sure you were alright. Remedy is our medic, so she needed to get a closer look to make sure you were still breathing.... How did you end up here?”

The knight took another step backwards, eyeing her warily. "...I have no memories of any recent tribulations, only that I am not from here. I do, however, recall my name and my purpose.”

“What’s your name?” Skye asked eagerly.

The knight chuckled slightly at her enthusiasm, before her demeanor flipped completely and she shrunk back a bit. “My name… that is not your concern, however simply calling me ‘knight’ wouldn’t suffice, would it? I suppose ‘Eternal Knight’ is how you will know me from now on. Now… are you familiar with the name, Ultima Knight?”

The agents looked to one another, and Remedy broke the silence first. “Ultima Knight? I know he’s from Athena… he and all of the other knights gather somewhere, right? Red, Black, the squires-”

“Yeah, the ‘Knight’s Guild,’” Journey confirmed. “They’re hard to find, but maybe we could try locating-”

“Save your hopes,” Turk interrupted, crossing his arms. ”The knights don't bother with any of our affairs."

Journey sighed and turned back to Eternal Knight. “Alright… I’m sorry, but we can’t exactly say where Ultima Knight is.”

Eternal Knight nodded. “Very well, then. I suppose I have a vague image of his appearance, as well as vague memories of these other knights you speak of.” She glanced around, then, surveying the water, and turned back to Skye in particular. “Now, I don’t mean to pry… yet I’ve noticed the waters here have reached a rather inconvenient height than where it seems they should be. A flood? May I ask how this came to be? Some knowledge of this strange island would perhaps be useful when I set off.”

Immediately upon mention of the flood, Skye’s gaze turned to the ground, and she shrunk back with a frown. Journey was quick to take over, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and lightly embracing her. “Well… it’s a long story. Our former leader created… well, something that would free us from… lots of things that none of us really understand. It didn’t go over well, and… he turned on us in the end. A lot of us were close to him,” she explained, and Skye nodded at the last part.

Eternal Knight stepped forward lowered to one knee, setting a gentle hand on Skye’s shoulder. “I see,” she murmured, her tone softer. “My apologies. I should have assumed such a force of nature to be a sensitive topic. My condolences for your losses as well.”

A small smile crossed Skye’s face, and she gently nudged away Journey’s arm, stepping forward. “It’s okay… um, if it’s alright, you could join us! We’re GHOST, and we’re basically fighting the good fight. We’re kinda low on resources and everything, so an extra hand could always help!”

At the mention of “good fight,” Eternal Knight turned her head in curiosity. “You say your leader turned on you… if I may ask, what is this ‘good fight’ you speak of?”

“We’re in a war,” Remedy took over. “There’s another organization, our rivals, who go by SHADOW. They have the upper hand right now, but until a month or so ago, we had them neutralized... more or less.”

“None of us can really say how it all started,” Journey said. “It’s been around since before any of us were born. Except maybe Turk.”

“Hey, I’m not that old,” Turk huffed, crossing his arms. Journey laughed and playfully elbowed his arm.

“War, you say,” Eternal Knight hummed, sheathing her blade which she had realized was still in her hand. “I’m afraid I have no interest in such childish affairs. I’d much rather seek out my own destiny for the time being, and it starts with locating the Ultima Knight. I must not wait another second… so I suppose this is goodbye.”

The agents nodded, though Skye seemed particularly dejected. “Aw, if you say so… I hope you find whatever you need on your adventure, then.”

Eternal Knight stepped forward once more, her tone taking on her much softer one again. “Young one, you’re very strong… I sense nothing more in you than a happy, determined soul. I hope you keep your sense of freedom, and your kindness... it may take you far. But always be wary, for you never know who may be there to take advantage of it.”

She stepped back. “I wish you all a farewell, then, and I hope you all will find your righteous paths and wherever they may take you. Good luck, agents of GHOST.”

With that, Eternal Knight pivoted, making her departure through the docks.

“I guess that’s it, then,” Turk spoke first. While the quartet watched as she began to disappear into the distance, he began walking to the boat, and Remedy followed suit.

As Journey began to follow, she noticed Skye still hung back, lost in her thoughts. “Hey, is everything alright?” She asked, crouching down to meet her gaze.

Skye slowly looked up. “Yeah, it’s just… what she said… it reminded me of…”

She trailed off, but Journey knew exactly what she was talking about. “Well… Hush is in the past now, right? We know better, now.”

Skye smiled. “Yeah… now come on! You still owe me a practice session with my grappler.

~•~

Finding herself atop a strange fort that had definitely seen better days, Eternal Knight stared into the distance, scanning the island as she scouted possible locations containing the whereabouts of the fellow knights she so desperately sought. Though her memories were still scattered, she could finally put names to appearances as they flashed through her mind, not only from titles to helmets, but even faces behind them to their real names, which they all had vowed never to share to anyone. Strange sets of phantasmagorical images played in front of her as if the sky were a projector, varying between full-fledged battles to light-hearted quarrels and warm scenes, all of which were unfamiliar to her. She was determined to find out why; what had this island done to her memories?

“Alas, there’s no use in pondering on it for too long,” she muttered to herself, reaching down to unsheathe her sword. After doing so, she reached inside the sheath and pulled out a scroll of some sort—it was anyone’s guess as to how it got there, or how she even knew it was there at all. She unrolled it to find a letter addressed to her, with the contents containing riddles she could barely make sense of, both from their bizarre natures to the fact most of the writing was smeared from being washed on shore. It ended with the very signature of the main knight she seeked, and it was curious to think she had an unknown connection to him, yet at the same time, knew almost everything there was to know about him.

With a sigh, she set the scroll back inside and covered it with her blade. “Ultima Knight… I will find you. Until then, it’s better if I familiarize myself with this strange land, from the terrain to the people. I suppose I will figure out their true colors and motives as I come across them, but I know one thing for sure… only those who know a thing or two about honor will be considered worthy of my aid.”

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