Alone.. Exactly where he didn’t want to be, and was sort of afraid to be all at the same time. Alone, he was confused, didn’t know what to do without anyone around to tell him the options. Alone, he was sure that if he moved a muscle, he would have the wrong choice, and end up in trouble without anyone to be there to bail him out. ...Without anyone.. Alone.. ’..Onegai... a...anyone..’ ..Well.. It was a town after all.. Apparently. There were lights, and ..tall..things that were building-like unless he was missing -something- here. “Um..um..hey?” He cautiously squeaked around one of the corners, just barely poking his head out.. But.. He wanted to make sure it was what he thought it was–a town with people. ..This.. Wasn’t some kind of weird illusion, was it?
“H-hello.” Not that anyone could actually -hear- him or anything, he was squeaking that quietly. But.. Yeah, it was the thought that counted. His innocent blue eyes scanned the scene, a town square, dimly lit with a few trees here and there, nothing fancy or extravagant, and laid indelible brick paths. But most importantly, ’..demo..People!’ Other people, floating around rather pointlessly. Some with listless expressions, and others who looked to be thinking so hard they payed no mind to what was around them–because if they were, they would notice that there were furry peach colored Sonikku-like animals around! Most people started freaking out and poking them whenever Sonikku was around people.. Why didn’t these? ’ Maybe.. They’re from the world that Sonikku and his friends are from!...Ano..’Green’ was it?’ This thought he found somewhat comforting, so he took a few steps out into the open air and out of that sheltered corner he had been hiding in. “..Maybe.. I can ask.” If they were from Sonikku’s world, they would...say so. Yeah. They looked nice enough!
So Chrisu plodded up to the little thing, and looked at it just as he looked at ..Tails, or Amy, a creature from that world, “..Hi. I’m Chrisu!” He waved, though the moogle paid him no attention, just a thrown careless glance in his general direction. “Um,” He went on despite the ignoring, “I was wondering what world you’re from. If you’re from Green, or.. Maybe you know Sonikku? Tails? Because you look like you’re from there. And this.” He pointed at the red balloon-like thing ortimented on the moogles head, “I’ve never seen one of them with this.” Chrisu innocently poked at it, just to get the gist of what he was saying.. But..
“KU?! KUPO!” The thing suddenly turned at him sharply “NO TOUCH POM-POM, KUPO!” It more or less, -yelled- at Chrisu, which didn’t help any. Oh, the moogle had bared teethe and the whole bit. Moogles are very angry little puffy things.
Chrisu in turn fell backward, shocked, and somewhat scared. Okay. Pretty scared. With that, those shocked tears started to arise in his eyes, “Ah....I..I’m sorry..” He wasn’t used to being yelled at, and with the fact that he was lost didn’t help that matter. Maybe it was just his hopes getting up that there was someone from Sonikku’s world here. Or wishful thinking that he had indeed, gone to Sonikku’s world itself somehow. Though.. It would have probably been a more pleasant travel than those Shadows coming and taking him.
The moogle, however still pretty pissed off, marched away fuming. Something about biting the next freaking person who did that because they would be about th 93245345'th one, or something along those lines.
A discouraged sigh, in a way, that maybe now he should go up to the -humans- around here to ask where he was.. But they all looked so lifeless and stationery that maybe.. They were some sort of statues... they sort of looked like just that. Chrisu managed to get to his feet, wiping away those damned tears that he always had regretted having.
“Hey kid. You gotta watch out for those things. They get a bit temperamental around this time. An’ they’s a helluva cranky.”
Chrisu jumped out of surprise, “OH.. ..O-okay.. Um..sir..?” One of the statues actually spoke to him. But not only that, paid attention and new.. What was going on! Maybe this guy knew where he was, or where everyone went. Or maybe they were already waiting for him! He was late and making them all wait around saying ‘Where’s Chrisu’ probably!
“Name’s Cid, Son.” The blonde man nibbled on a blade of straw in the corner of his mouth. A strange blonde man.. “Cid Highwind. I go ‘round here fixing Gummi ships. And those moogles are shit to work with, that’s for sure.”
“..Um..um ..Mister Highwind...” ..Why did he have to go and start being all shy now?! At least someone was talking and conversing with him.. But.. He made Chrisu nervous. Reminded him of his uncle, Sam. Even kind of talked like him in that big way. “Mister, It’s not ..nice to go and swear like that. Can you please.. Um. Stop?”
..The look on Cid’s face was priceless. “Why I never. ...Kids these days! Always goin’ around and bossin’ their elders! DAMMIT.”
Chrisu turned that cute pout face just as an incentive. Which worked. Damn well.
“Oh hell–uh! I mean. Yeah. Dumb kid.” He patted Chrisu on the back, “Guess you’re pretty new to this place if you went and messed with a moogle like that. Guess we’re startin’ to get in a new shipload of refugees from those other worlds that go to sh–.. Uh.”
“Other worlds?”
“Yeah, yeah. You from another world, ain’t ya. Most these people are. Their worlds went and got taken by those d–..er.. Blasted shadow things. Went and swallowed ‘em whole. Probably did yours, too. That’s why you here, ain’t it?” ...Cid was not good with children. At all.
“..What do you mean?”
“Tha’ your worlds gone, half-pint.” ....REALLY really bad. “Anyway. Gotta get tendin’ to my shop. Can’t go and yap with a little kid all day. Got a reputation to upkeep.”
..My worlds gone? ...Iiie. No. It can’t be. Worlds just don’t go and disappear like magic. ..What.. But he’s an older man and knows more than I do. He said himself I’m just a kid...Mou.. I don’t know what to do..’