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<div class="bbCodeBlock-content">Ein Kebia[/u]]<br/>
<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#006400">[Cornelia Plains - Northern Spit]</span><br/>
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Tifa gives a sharp look at the mention that he doesn't know of Cosmos but says nothing, and if Rikku has any doubt it doesn't slip through her cheer.  "That's great!  Welcome to the party Ein!"  She hesitates then though, then examines the hoe in his hands for the first time.  "You can fight right?"<br/>
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Tifa cuts in "Manikins are...  Creatures, made of some sort of crystal or other.  We keep finding them in greater and greater numbers, and while many are weak, some of them are frighteningly strong, and even fight using parodies of others' abilities."  She sighs.  "As for Cosmos...  Well..."<br/>
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She seems to struggle with words for a moment, and Rikku takes the chance to seize control of the conversation again.  "She's the goddess, she rules this half of the world while chaos rules the other half."  She seems to lose a little of her manic energy as she speaks, though she quickly regains it as she moves the discussion away from the topic.  <br/>
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"I hope you can fight, you'll just get in the way if you can't."  Tifa states matter-of-factly.  "Though I get this impression you just might manage..."</div>
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"I should ask you to do the same..."  The woman replies.  "You are not of Cosmos, but you do not quite feel like chaos either, and moreover, Chaos has never seen you before..."  <br/>
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The figure begins to pace back and forth, and the red light above reveals pale silver locks as she turns one way and then the other.  "You're far too free-spirited to be a pet of Kefka's"  "-More's the pity..."  The clown remarks behind Zwei- "hmm...  Neither one nor the other, much like myself I suppose..."  And Zwei catches a flash of teeth bared in a grin before the woman faces her again, and then begins to descend towards them.  <br/>
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"I am Elayne, the Red Mage, and I think I was once something very like you, of neither side in this eternal war..."  Behind them, Kefka sniffs at the air, then makes a mocking face of disgust, muttering about 'hypocrisy' again.  "Then again..."  Elayne smirks.  "I suppose you have chosen a side after a fashion..."  Kefka chuckles again, and Elayne gives an exasperated snort.  "Why are you still here clown!?  Shouldn't you be out chasing that little sorceress you're always hunting after?"<br/>
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"Hmph!  I almost forgot...  Oh well!  She's your problem then.  Enjoy!"  Kefka replies idly, before shrugging.  "Told you more than enough given you didn't even kill that Lightning girl...  You owe me one Zwei!"  Before Zwei can reply though, the clown takes off, skipping through the air away, back towards the sea of sand.  Seems he doesn't like Elayne any more than she likes him, but at least she drove him away rather than the other way around...<br/>
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"Thank Chaos..."  The woman rolls her eyes, now on the level with Zwei as she looks her over.  "How long were you travelling with him?  Not to worry, we aren't all as crazed as he here..."</div>
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