Originally Posted by Hatch

"Eh, somewhat." She talked while she tinkered with the gears completely content to take the whole thing apart and put it back together again like she had her pistol.
"By the by Leon, what kind of jobs are available for a Mercenary around here? I can use a few rounds for jobs, but I've got to get paid before long."

he thought for a minute " sadly not many cause it's a small town the only job I can say right now that is hireing is our Hllow Bastion Restoration Comitti, we restor the town and protect it from heartless oor other things that might try to harm it"
" you'd kinda have to work with people you don't like " Ash said as she came outside

Lucia's grin came and went as she looked at Ash as she joined Leon.
"Aw come now, I can't be that bad can I?" She laughed half-heartedly and twisted a screw that had been giving her problems.
"True I have my.......BA-d points...but YOU CAN'T....Grah!!" It came loose and almost popped her in the forehead.
"...You can't judge people by their weak moments can you?"

Originally Posted by Hatch

Lucia's grin came and went as she looked at Ash as she joined Leon.
"Aw come now, I can't be that bad can I?" She laughed half-heartedly and twisted a screw that had been giving her problems.
"True I have my.......BA-d points...but YOU CAN'T....Grah!!" It came loose and almost popped her in the forehead.
"...You can't judge people by their weak moments can you?"

Asj shook her head" I don't mean anything like that I mean...." she trailed off and Leon continued
"you'll have to work with Sephiroth and Cloud as well as the people in the group photo"

Lucia's grin faded all together.
"Oh..." She ducked back underneath her bike, silent as she banged her wrench against her tailpipe. Strife didn't bother her...if he wanted to resent her for being a TURK she would expect it.....but to have to....work with....she slid back out, her smile plastered on.
"That's fine by me, I've got to get home before I do anything about him anyway....eh heh...one thing at a time right?" She couldn't hide the tears on the edge of her voice, but she kept them held away from her eyes and she rolled back under before they started falling...this was too much...she needed to take some time off.....even before she started work.

Originally Posted by Hatch

Lucia's grin faded all together.
"Oh..." She ducked back underneath her bike, silent as she banged her wrench against her tailpipe. Strife didn't bother her...if he wanted to resent her for being a TURK she would expect it.....but to have to....work with....she slid back out, her smile plastered on.
"That's fine by me, I've got to get home before I do anything about him anyway....eh heh...one thing at a time right?" She couldn't hide the tears on the edge of her voice, but she kept them held away from her eyes and she rolled back under before they started falling...this was too much...she needed to take some time off.....even before she started work.

" I'm sorry Lucia, he joined of his own free will" Ash apologised , a few minutes later Red remembered aboth the market
" Leon did you call Cloud and Vince? cause I saw them in the market"
Leon frowned "Not Cloud but Vince yea, I wonder why Cloud is here?"

She waved a hand out from under her bkie staying hidden.
"I told you I'll be fine, don't worry." She jerked her hand back under and swiped away fresh tears all the while rubbing oil on her face and along her eyes. She swiped her hand on the pants and then reached out hunting for a screwdriver.

Originally Posted by Hatch

She waved a hand out from under her bkie staying hidden.
"I told you I'll be fine, don't worry." She jerked her hand back under and swiped away fresh tears all the while rubbing oil on her face and along her eyes. She swiped her hand on the pants and then reached out hunting for a screwdriver.

Ash saw her tears and handed a napkind under the bike " her your face is full of oil " she saidand Red and Leon talked a little ways off

Lucia looked out through the gears and blushed a little nodding.
"Thanks..." She took the napkin and dissapeared from veiw making sure that no one else could see her.
"Hey Ash, mind handing me the biggest screwdriver that's in my tool kit?" She was still fumbling around from under the front wheel.

Originally Posted by Hatch

Lucia looked out through the gears and blushed a little nodding.
"Thanks..." She took the napkin and dissapeared from veiw making sure that no one else could see her.
"Hey Ash, mind handing me the biggest screwdriver that's in my tool kit?" She was still fumbling around from under the front wheel.

she nodded then look in the tool kit and hannded the biggest screwdriver under the bike
"you like the market?"

Finally having something to take her mind off her situation she nodded.
"They had a lot of stuff that I'd never seen before. Most of the things were enven better than my TURK gear, at least they had my rounds." She took the screwdriver and tinkered around on the front wheel.
"Say Ash..." She whispered.
"What's the big deal about Stife being here? Wasn't he a good friend to Red, Yuffie and Aerith? Red acts like he's never seen him before."

Originally Posted by Hatch

Finally having something to take her mind off her situation she nodded.
"They had a lot of stuff that I'd never seen before. Most of the things were enven better than my TURK gear, at least they had my rounds." She took the screwdriver and tinkered around on the front wheel.
"Say Ash..." She whispered.
"What's the big deal about Stife being here? Wasn't he a good friend to Red, Yuffie and Aerith? Red acts like he's never seen him before."

Ash sat down " it's sorta a long story, he's mad at me for loving Sephiroth and Viceversa, how he first found out he was soo mad and went after us both" she looked down " it was scary having that hudge sword in your face not knowing if it was going straight through, after a while he settled down, even thought we work together we don't talk to each other except when we are doing a watch and find heartless, and the whole gang was there, I dunno what effect it had on them" a tear dropped onto the cement

Lucia slid out, handing Ash back her napkin.
"Here, I think you need this more than I do." She sniffled and chuckled, swiping her hand along the bottom of her nose, leaving an oily moustache behind.
"I wouldn't worry too much about Strife...from his files in Shin-Ra he was a pain anyway....Rufus never did like him I think."

Originally Posted by Hatch

Lucia slid out, handing Ash back her napkin.
"Here, I think you need this more than I do." She sniffled and chuckled, swiping her hand along the bottom of her nose, leaving an oily moustache behind.
"I wouldn't worry too much about Strife...from his files in Shin-Ra he was a pain anyway....Rufus never did like him I think."

she accepted the napkin and giggled " I think you're right on that" she smile and looked at her watch and Leon came up " hey Lucia did Cloud talk to you? , Red said he didn't see you 2 but I'm not so sure" Leon acted nervous

Lucia looked up shielding her eyes, and shook her head.
"No, not that I know of....I don't remember even seeing him...Red smelled him and after that I didn't pay attention...why?"

Originally Posted by Hatch

Lucia looked up shielding her eyes, and shook her head.
"No, not that I know of....I don't remember even seeing him...Red smelled him and after that I didn't pay attention...why?"

Leon continued " Ash probibly told you the story, well from then on things never were the same, he's even ignoring Sora her almost never did that before" Leon looked over his shoulder and continued " he never visits anymore, Tifa once in a while but hardly Cloud"

She shrugged and quirked an eyebrow.
"Then what's the problem? You want for me to find out what's going on in Spiky's head? See what his problem is?" She chuckled.
"I can tell you that right now....his shorts are a little too tight, cutting off the blood flow to his head." She touched her finger to her temple and wriggled back under the bike to finish the repairs and once she had, pulled out from her position and wiped her hands on her pants.
"That should do. Give me a little more gas mileage anyway."

Originally Posted by Hatch

She shrugged and quirked an eyebrow.
"Then what's the problem? You want for me to find out what's going on in Spiky's head? See what his problem is?" She chuckled.
"I can tell you that right now....his shorts are a little too tight, cutting off the blood flow to his head." She touched her finger to her temple and wriggled back under the bike to finish the repairs and once she had, pulled out from her position and wiped her hands on her pants.
"That should do. Give me a little more gas mileage anyway."

Leon looked shocked, Ash laughed and Red snikered
" well then I'll find Cloud" Red said and walked off
"and on that note why don't we go inside and see If Aerith made some lunch huh Lucia" Ash asked

She grinned placing her hand over her stomach.
"That sounds great..I'm starving." She smirked back to Leon.
"Dude....close your mouth...you look like a fish." She ran a thumb under her nose and headed inside.

Originally Posted by Hatch

She grinned placing her hand over her stomach.
"That sounds great..I'm starving." She smirked back to Leon.
"Dude....close your mouth...you look like a fish." She ran a thumb under her nose and headed inside.

Leon blushed, noone ever said that to him before, and he followed the girls inside.
Aerith made Grilled cheese sandwhiches for lunch

Lucia was beginning to find her place in this strange world...she had overcome her hatred of sadness and loss, and embraced the strength she'd found there...she was growing closer to those around her, but she still felt at a loss for those she'd left behind. She complimented Aerith on her cooking...albeit odd, it was still good. She had no idea what she would do when faced with a job with Sephiroth or Cloud...but she set her mind and decided she would deal with that when the time came.

Originally Posted by Hatch

Lucia was beginning to find her place in this strange world...she had overcome her hatred of sadness and loss, and embraced the strength she'd found there...she was growing closer to those around her, but she still felt at a loss for those she'd left behind. She complimented Aerith on her cooking...albeit odd, it was still good. She had no idea what she would do when faced with a job with Sephiroth or Cloud...but she set her mind and decided she would deal with that when the time came.

everyone in the house (Cid, Ash,Leon, Cid, Yuffie, Aerith, and merlin (he is alwas in his study), Lucia and the twins) was eating around the table

"That reminds me!" Lucia spoke up just now thinking of what she was going to talk to Leon about.
"When do you think I'll be able to start? Funds and rounds are running low as I've explained."

Originally Posted by Hatch

"That reminds me!" Lucia spoke up just now thinking of what she was going to talk to Leon about.
"When do you think I'll be able to start? Funds and rounds are running low as I've explained."

Leon smiled " whenever you want it's about 50-100 munny + whatever the heartless drop so you'll get enough for rounds"

"Right now if not sooner." She smirked around her sandwich.
"Anything that's open? Can be done quickly without too much firepower?"

Originally Posted by Hatch

"Right now if not sooner." She smirked around her sandwich.
"Anything that's open? Can be done quickly without too much firepower?"

"leon thought for a moment while takeing a bite of his grilled cheese, swallowed "well there backup and the restoration part of the job, thats beside the rounds. have you seen the wrecked parts of this world?"