((OOC: Nadia and Noir Combo ))

Nadia was deeply distraught when she heard the call to arms from the Pulsian Military. She joined the military about two years after her sister’s disappearance, and she was 15 years old. She heard of the fighting on her way to the local food market in the village, which she was training in. She rushed herself to the closest military airship, which was on its way to Cocoon. She got on the airship and all she could think about is her older sister because she was leaving Pulse, and going to the probable cause for her sister leaving her village, which was Cocoon. She wanted some closure with that part of her life. [color=lightpink][i]"It's nice we are all going after an enemy like Cocoon since they are a den of vipers,"[/i][/color] Nadia thought with a sigh. She did notice at least three people, who looked slightly different from the other soldiers and they were all older than her, she couldn't tell how old they were, but they seemed middle-aged. She smiled slightly at this since she always respected everyone who is older than her. [color=lightpink][i]"I hope I get to stick with those three older people. They probably know a lot more than I do,"[/i][/color] Nadia thought.

Nadia had her scythe on her back while this was going on. The Airship was flying at its steady pace towards the battlefield on Cocoon. One of the Pulsian soldiers on board of the Airship was unready for that battlefield, and he was pacing back and forth. [color=lightpink][i]"I bet he’s gonna get taken out by the first Cocoon soldier we see,"[/i][/color] Nadia thought as she sighed with an uninterested look in her blue eyes.

The male soldier noticed the young little brat sighing in his direction and walked up to her. "What's your problem?" The male Pulsian soldier asked towards Nadia.

Nadia looked at him with a very uninterested look. [color=lightpink]"You need to calm down, that's what. You're too anxious. My mother and father told me that if you are too anxious the monsters will eat you first."[/color] Nadia said with a blank look in her eyes. The male Pulsian soldier slapped Nadia on the face, she rubbed her face since the slap stung a bit, but Nadia did nothing to him since she didn’t want to cause a fight on the airship. Nadia just sighed at him. [color=lightpink]"Are you done yet?"[/color] Nadia asked rolling her eyes.

He got even more frustrated with this girl since her question got to him a bit. He smacks her face again, but this time with his backhand since she was annoying him. Nadia was somewhat shocked that he would hit her again but harder than last time since it stung more than the last time. She stood there very annoyed, her face was kinda getting angry and her eyes even showed it too. She took an oath to find her older sister, but she had more patience than her sister had toward this kind of abuse. She, on the other hand, held her cheek since she was annoyed at this less than a man. [color=lightpink]"Why are you hitting me?"[/color] Nadia asked somewhat confused.

The Jerk was liking this girl’s non-aggressive behavior toward him, but he tried to be quiet while around hoped no one was around to overheard their conversation. He leaned towards her and whispered in her ear [i]“You are too easy on the eyes, and I think you really need to go back to your worthless village in the peaks. I heard a rumor that it is deserted no one lives there anymore. I used to live in your village,”[/i] He said quietly. Nadia heard what the man said, and she couldn’t believe what he said, but she cried uncontrollably because she thought it wasn’t true. She knew her parents wouldn’t abandon the village, they had too much pride to do that unless something happened to them. Her tears were like waterworks, but they wouldn’t stop. The Man left her in this terrible state without any remorse, which he whispered in her ear.

Noir was going through his inventory and double checked his maps when he overhead a commotion between two other two soldiers. He looks up and saw that it is between two of the younger soldiers. A male and female. He decided to go back to his work and let them sort it out but after awhile, he could hear sobbing. Once again, Noir looks up again and sees the same female as before but alone and tears rolling down her face.  Noir decides to get up and walk over to her. As he approached her, he speak in a monotone voice. [Colour=blue]”It seem that you could use an ear to listen to you. I may supply one to you.” [/colour]  Noir does not want this young lady to die because of her head is in the wrong space. Noir does not like the idea of war but he learned that most  abide by the law of kill or be killed.

Nadia looked at the older man who is walking towards her and she somewhat smiles at him, and what he said was thoughtful. [color=lightpink]”Thanks... I could use an ear about now,”[/color] Nadia said with tears rolling down her cheek. Nadia was trying to hold her tears back but she was undoubtedly shaken by this event, it was worse than when her older sister left the village. [color=lightpink]”My name is Yaschas Dia Nadia, so what’s your name?”[/color] Nadia said still teary eyed, [color=lightpink]”I miss my older sister a lot.”[/color] Nadia just started crying again and the waterworks flowed a lot more than normal since talking about her older sister hurts her more than anything since they used to be really close.

[Colour=blue]” The name is Haerii Talim Noir.” [/colour] The distraught young girl cries more as she mentions her older sister. Noir can feel some sympathy for the girl as he can relate to her situation. As he rubs his grandmother’s ring, Nior thinks of the words. [Colour=blue] “Wherever your sister is, I am sure she thinking of you like you are thinking of her.” [/colour] Noir reassures Nadia as best as he could. ‘This girl is as good as dead on the battlefield if she can not get a hold of her emotions​,’ Noir thought ‘Then again, most of the fighters here are not true soldiers, including himself.’  Noir just can hope that this girl is not a front liner. 

Nadia heard the name of the man, who’s talking to her and smiles a bit at him. [color=lightpink]”Nice to meet you Noir,”[/color] Nadia said smiling with tears running down her cheek. Nadia touched her cheek and tried to snap out of the crying by rubbing her eyes. Nadia heard what Noir said next and smiled. [color=lightpink]”Thanks, I will try to remember that,”[/color] Nadia said. Nadia calmed down at Noir's reassurances. [color=lightpink][i]”He is nicer than most people I’ve met,”[/i][/color] Nadia thought, [color=lightpink][i]”I hope we get to where we need to go.”[/i][/color] Nadia glanced at her scythe since it is in the corner of her eye and remembers the better days in her village. 

Noir notices Nadia glance at her weapon. It is interesting to see someone wield an uncommon weapon like a scythe. He chose to wield dual tonfas as they generally are used to knock someone unconscious but still can kill if in the right hands.  [Colour=blue] “So, is your weapon important to you in other way, other than for survival?” [/colour] Noir is going to try soothe Nadia. It seems that she needs someone to turn to and it looks like he is the only one who do so.  [Colour=blue] “My weapons are used for defense as much as for offense.” [/colour] Noir takes out his tonfas from behind his back and shows them for a bit before putting them away [Colour=blue] “I think every tool has a story, even weapons. So do you mind tell your weapon’s story?” [/colour]  Noir hopes that this puts Nadia more at ease with this whole ordeal. 

Nadia looked back towards Noir with a smile and a slight sigh. [color=lightpink]”Yes, my scythe does have sentimental value to me. I picked it by a ritual we do in our village it’s a rite of passage to become an adult,”[/color] Nadia said. The girl took her scythe from her back with her hand and held it close to her body with the Scythe’s blade facing down toward the ground. She noticed Noir taking out his weapons to show her and she smiled a bit since she does know everyone uses different weapons, it is the same in her village. [color=lightpink]”I use my dream scythe as a way to calm me down. It does shimmer in the night sky in a multitude of colors, but it only does that when I am holding it in my hands. It reminds me of a time living in my village of Yaschas Peak. It was simpler back then with my family, friends, and I was happy living there,”[/color] Nadia said smiling. She is happy that is she is finally opening up after all these years after her older sister left the village, which caused her to close down, and hardly speak of this event in her life until now. [color=lightpink]”Burhan helped me pick it out. He was our elder. He died soon after… The last thing he asked me was if I believed in Fate. He told me I was destined to own the Dream Scythe and forge my path, whether for protection… or destruction,”[/color] Nadia said. She was somewhat saddened at telling Noir about this, but it has to be told. She put her dream scythe on her back since having a weapon out that long will probably cause more people to be curious about her situation. Since she was smacked hard by the man who didn’t like what she said. [color=lightpink]”Noir, I thank you for helping me realize some things. I will try to be a bit more positive even during this war, which will probably end in heartbreak,”[/color] Nadia said with a bit of a worried look on her face. She looked up at the ceiling for a second or two, and then back to Noir with a gentle smile.

Noir listens attentively at Nadia, soaking in all of of her words. The night connection of her scythe intrigues him a bit. [Colour=blue] “Well, the stars are important to me because they aid me in my job as navigator. There are a few fables that I remember my grandmother telling me, showing the importance of stars. “[/colour] Noir tries to remember any of the fables. His memories of the fables are vague at best but he remembers the gist of them. [colour=blue] “They are often guide the character through their darkest hour, figuratively and literally.  We also have a few sayings that use stars like ‘friends are like stars. You don’t always see them but you know that they are there.’ So there could be a star watching over you and guiding your path.”[/colour] Soon enough, Noir could feel the airship descending. Noir does one final check of his stuff before turning to Nadia. [colour=blue]”Prepare yourself. I don’t want any more deaths as there already are. I will let you go first and I will follow close behind.“[/colour]

Nadia listened to Noir talk very concisely about what he does as a job, Navigator. She smiled when he tells her a fable mostly because she was told some fables before, but it was only by the Elder’s great storytelling. Nadia was somewhat shocked when the airship started to descend, but she had all her gear on her, which she needed for her role in the military that they gave her. [color=lightpink]”I am ready and I won’t die here. I have a lot of things I need to do,”[/color] Nadia said. The Airship finally landed and opened up, Nadia jumped out of the airship with a certain set of goals. She wanted to find out where her older sister is, but she hoped her mission will shed some light on that, and the rumor she learned from the man, which assaulted her. She felt grateful she was not on the frontline. [color=lightpink][i]”I hope this contact is worthwhile,”[/i][/color] Nadia thought to herself. She noticed the beautiful Bresha Lake and its shores were somewhat amazing since she had really seen the water before since she lives in the Yaschas Peaks. Nadia knew if it wasn’t for the mission she would probably take in the sights but she’s in enemy territory since it is Cocoon.

Noir jumps after Nadia. [colour=blue]” As long as we keep moving and stay away from the enemy infested areas, we should be fine. ”[/colour] Noir can not take in the sights or dwell on the ensued fighting. Noir takes out the map with the location of the contact is meant to be. He records every important location onto a map for reference at a later date. Noir sees no point in memory as it can be unreliable at times. [colour=blue]”If the contact says where he supposed to be, then we have no issue.”[/colour] Noir rolls up the map and stores it away for safekeeping. Noir points in the direction of the contact. [colour=blue]” If the Information is correct, we head in that direction. We better get moving.”[/colour] Noir waits for Nadia to go ahead before following suit. Noir hopes that this mission brings the war to a close sooner. The longer the war, the more is lost. Noir snaps himself out of the thoughts. Noir knows that he must take it step by step. [colour=blue]” So, once this is all over, will you look for your sister? If so, may I join you in your search?”[/colour] 

Nadia nodded at what Noir said in terms of not going near the battle, which is probably happening elsewhere. Nadia walked ahead of Noir towards the location of the contact of what Noir showed on his map. [color=lightpink]”Yeah this will be a breeze if he’s there so we can easily get in, and out of the area without running into the enemy,”[/color] Nadia said with a nervous tone. Nadia was somewhat worried that this war will probably never end. Nadia looked at Noir slightly when he talked about her older sister. [color=lightpink]”I will try to find her and you are welcomed to help me,”[/color] Nadia said with a slight smile on her face.