END OF ARC 1: DAY 169-170 DOWNTIME

[asgardmods]

[The first battle is over, but the second will begin any time. For two days, the enemy forces will remain on the other side of the battlefield, working on strategy and tending to their wounded. Both sides have taken heavy losses, and the Arena is full of the hurt and dying.

The battlefield itself has turned to a bloody, muddy mess. The elves will be asking the Army Engineers group and anyone else willing to help them lay timber and gravel out to make the ground easier to walk on for the next battle.

What will you do in your breathing space? Keep working, mourn your losses, or retreat from the horrors of war?]


[ooc note: This log takes place IC on Days 169-170/Nov 4-7. Please be sure you've read the plot post and the battle log's starting info thoroughly. Make absolutely sure that you include the day/rough time in the subject line of top-level comments, as well as if your thread is open or closed.

In addition to the battle log, there is a full-event log for those hiding out in Folkvang here. If you have any questions, please direct them to the mod post so everyone else can see them!]

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169 & 170

[tenacityformed]

[169 - Afternoon/Evening - Arena]

[Lea's wandering around the arena some time after Namine's patched him up, looking for familiar faces and just getting a sort of general feeling of what's going on. Truthfully, he's got no way to judge whether this is good or bad by comparison, since it's his first major skirmish since he got here...not even two weeks ago.

Every now and then he stops to rest, leaning against a wall and folding his arms, observing.]

[170 - Arena/Freya]

[Lea will be wandering around outside the arena and over to Freya and back again at various intervals, keeping an eye on things and just getting out to stretch some. He's got his chakrams with him, every couple hours or so stopping to practice up a few moves, just to make sure he's in good shape again after his injury.]

169 - Evening

[trinitylimit]

[Sora is in the arena, with dried mud still stuck in his hair and clinging to his clothing. What matters is he's alive and not suffering any life-threatening wounds. Hercules is safe in his room in Freya, surrounded by all the edible greens that could fit into the space. With his pet taken care of, Sora is free to move around and talk to old friends and new faces.

Either he isn't being observant or Lea is a master at blending into scenery (or maybe both) because Sora doesn't notice him the first time he passes. The second time, not long after the first, he stops for a chat.]

Hey Axel, how are you doing?

[tenacityformed]

[Lea can blend in when he wants, but the truth is also that Sora can be rather unobservant. Though to be fair, he almost doesn't recognize him the first go around under all of that mud and dirt.

He's missing his coat, having decided to just ditch it since Namine had to cut it away to get at his earlier injury. Luckily he managed to rustle up a relatively clean black t-shirt.

There's no point in trying to correct Sora about his name at this point.]

Well, look who it is. What've you been up to?

Besides rolling around in the mud.

[trinitylimit]

[At that, Sora rubs his hand against his cheek, then wipes what he figures is dirt on his already filthy shorts. He doesn't take offense to Lea's comment; it translates as a playful jab. He's capable of forming retorts.]

I've been fighting too. Don't you know a warrior when you see one?

[tenacityformed]

Didn't know warriors could be so shrimpy, most of the enemies probably just looked right over your head. Sure all that dirt isn't because they just trampled right over you?

[reaches out and wipes more grime off his nose.]

[trinitylimit]

[He makes a face as the dirt on his nose is brushed away and swats at the other's hand. It's not being touched that makes him react this way, it's how he takes it as being almost babied.]

I trampled all over them! When they fell, they splashed mud on me. I couldn't stop it.

[tenacityformed]

[What Sora you're dirty - but he snatches his had back before it gets swatted anyway.]

Uh huh.

Well if you're this energetic you must not be in too bad of shape.

[trinitylimit]

I'm a little sore and my head hurts but I'm okay. What about you?

[Sora notices he isn't wearing his usual coat. Maybe it's for the best, he thinks, it's probably heavy.]

[tenacityformed]

Glad to hear it. Got a little scraped up earlier, but fine now.

[shrugs. He's not really missing the coat.]

So how's the rest of our crew doing?

170

[faints]

[ Excuse you mister, I believe Namine told you to take it easy--why are you up and about and making Roxas fret when he wakes up ad doesn't find you nearby? ]

[tenacityformed]

[he doesn't know how to sit still Roxas, okay.

He's working on some moves right outside Freya atm pretty easy to find ok.]

[faints]

[ FREYA IS NOT THE ARENA BESTIE SRY2SAY... But yeah birdbutt will be sort of looking all over and trying to call Lea's bracelet a few times; "Axel, where are you?? Please answer or call me back or something!" ]

[tenacityformed]

[CLOSE ENOUGH OK gosh. Doesn't answer the first call since he's not really paying attention, but then he does finally pick up.]

It's Lea, Rox. Got it memorized?

What's up.

[faints]

There you are...! Do you know how worried I was?? Why didn't you answer earlier? Namine didn't know where you'd gone--! [ Can you hear all the worry in his voice Lea CAN YOU ]

[tenacityformed]

Hey hey hey - I'm fine. Didn't hear the bracelet until now, sorry.

Where are you?

[faints]

Back near the arena... I was looking all over for you.

[tenacityformed]

Okay, I'll be there soon.

Sorry to worry you, partner.

170 Arena

[occulthymns]

[Euri happens to be taking a small break just outside the arena. She's managed to find a tree to sit under with a bottle of water and Dog who, despite being way too big, is sprawled over her lap.

When Lea comes into view she raises her eyebrows at the sight of his chakrams.]

Are those weapons?

[tenacityformed]

[oh hi, he didn't notice you there at first. He puts on a smirk for her.]

Well yeah - what, did you think I didn't know how to fight?

[occulthymns]

I - I don't know, I never thought about it...!

[Though she supposes it makes sense, given how he looks pretty fit.]

[tenacityformed]

[slings them to the ground and joins her.]

You know Roxas fights, right?

[occulthymns]

[Dog flicks his ears and raises his head, red eyes staring at Lea as Euri replies flatly.]

That isn't funny.

[tenacityformed]

He can take care of himself.

[occulthymns]

I'm serious, you aren't being funny!

[tenacityformed]

I'm being serious too. He's learning to do what he's meant to do.

[finally.]