Junon Beach

[Amnesty Lazuli]

Ami's cell phone, inside the bag she was still carrying, began to ring with a musical "victory theme" ringtone. She looked at Sunset apologetically. "Er... hold on a second."

She answered. This better not be my parents... "Hello?"

"Ami, it's Rude."

She blinked with surprise. She pointed at the cell and mouthed Rude's name, indicating to Sunset that he was on the other end of the line. "Speaking of... Hey, Rude. What's up?" She deliberately made herself sound casual, burdened with the sudden need to keep a secret from the intimidating Turk.

"Apparently, Reno was attacked by an assassin at the Pier Club..."

Ami listened as Rude briefly filled her in on the details. "Holy s**t..." she murmured, eyes widening. "We'll be right there."

She hung up and turned to the others. "We got to get back to the Ragnorak. Reno got himself into a little trouble and he needs some backup."

She put on her helmet and got onto her cycle. "Sunset, here's a little cash." She dug into her wallet and pulled out a fifty and a ten. "That should cover a night at the Junon Inn for you. Get a room there and wait for me-- I'll come see you tomorrow."

She waited for Lutz and Squall to climb aboard the cycle. "Strap in, boys... we've got a fight to catch!"

((To Lower Junon))

[Gdosimirj Sunset]

Sunset stood on the beach, watching them ride off into the wild blue yonder. She raised her hand to protest, then dropped it, knowing it was too late. She sighed. I know I'm of little use in battle without my guns; not only that, I'm depleted of energy AND injured. Rest would do me good. She knew these thoughts were merely condolences, but what else could she do?

Gdosimirj hopped on her chocobo, heading towards the Inn. She wondered just how much of a waste of her time tracking down Amnesty had been...

(To Inn)

[Squall]

Squall drew his gunblade and threw it down into the sand beside him, he stretched and took off his jacket, gazing around before he sat down. Another day of monster hunting over. You know this isnt taking your mind of things at all. He looked at his gunblade, shuddering at the number of monsters he must have killed over the last couple of months.
I havent seen anyone in so long...
He sat silently for a moment, then leant back and lay down on the sand. He began to think back over the events of the past year, fighting the sins, meeting reno, lutz, kidd, Ami...
I havent seen her in months... I havent even spoken to her? *sigh* Squalls stomach sank as he thought, and he suddenly felt incredibly ashamed of himself. He thought back to the night he left her, how things ended.
He got up quickly, in a rather frustrated fashion and put his jacket back on, he ripped his gunblade out of the sand and paced back up the beach towards his bike. Not sure where he was going, but certain he wasnt staying put.