New friends

Chapter 2:

- Meeting Symphonia

Kaede: *leaves the pitcher out on the sidewalk in front of the laundry mat and moves the chair that held the door open*

Colette: Aah! *trips over the pitcher* Whoops. Oh, No. I emptied the whole pitcher and now it’s in the grass.

Kaede: *to herself with disbelief* Ra damn it… *opens the door and sees Colette* What the Duat was that all about?!

Emil: Calm down. It was an accident.

Lloyd: He’s right. It’s not a big deal.

Regal: *to Kaede* Excuse me, ma’am. Weren’t you the young women on the news, yesterday?

Kaede: *calms down* What do you mean? You saw what happened?

Regal: Yes. *shows Kaede a newspaper with her and Kratos’s picture on it* We saw you and Kratos on the news yesterday. I’m glad that you’re okay.

Kaede: Thanks. You guys know Kratos, too?

Lloyd: Yeah. He’s also my true father.

Regal: I’m also glad you didn’t kill the monster.

Kaede: Right. But I attacked it. A police man shot it in the head.

Lloyd: You could wind up in jail if you kill one of those monsters.

Regal: That’s exactly what happened to me long ago…

Kaede: *scared* Honestly! I didn’t kill it and I can’t afford to go back to jail!

Raine: How did you get arrested?

Kaede: *sighs with guilt* I attempted murder on a teacher who was mistreating me at school when I was 16…

Marta: *shocked* You did WHAT?!

Colette: *gets up* How could you do such a thing?!

Genis: *gets in front of Raine* My sister’s a teacher, too! Don’t you DARE hurt her!

Raine: *puts her hand on Genis’s shoulder* I don’t think she’s angry enough to hurt anyone right now.

Kaede: She’s right. I’m not itching for a fight at all. I was VERY angry back then.

Genis: *suspicious of Kaede* And what’s your name?

Kaede: My name’s Kaede Ennead and I live in this neighborhood. Who are you guys?

Everyone: *introduces themselves*

Colette: I’m sorry that I tripped over the pitcher.

Kaede: It’s okay. It’s actually my fault that I left it in your way. I’m sorry about that.

Tenebrae: *appears out of nowhere* Greetings. I am Tenebrae, the centurion of Darkness.

Kaede: *surprised* Oh. It’s nice to meet you. *strokes Tenebrae* Whoa! You’re so soft, softer than my kitty!

Presea: You have a kitty?

Kaede: Yes, I do. He’s a living treasure. *thinks about Lisa* I think I should check in with Lisa and see how she’s doing after that incident with the monster.

Regal: Good idea.

Kaede: Would you like to come with me?

Zelos: *comes up to Kaede* Sure!

-Checking In

Kaede: *comes in the office* Hi, Lisa. How are you doing?

Lisa: I’m still trying to get this place fixed up. It sure was a quite a bit of damage. *sees the people that Kaede brought in* Who are those people?

Kaede: Well… *explains how the met the people* … and I was put on a journey to retrieve the treasures of King Tutankhamen.

Lloyd: Who’s King Tutankhamen?

Kaede: You don’t know about a great ancient Egyptian pharaoh who gave me such an awesome and exciting quest?!

Raine: *gets into ruin mode* Did you say “ancient”?!

Genis: Uh, oh. Here we go again with the ruin mode…

Kaede: Yes I said “ancient”… Why?

Raine: *grabs Kaede* I LOVE ruins! Don’t you?

Kaede: *nervous* Yeah, especially Ancient Egyptian.

Raine: *squeezes Kaede* Now I’m not the only ruin-lover anymore!

Sheena: There’s no need to suffocate her, Raine!

Raine: *drops Kaede and gloats*

Genis: *notices Kaede’s ankh necklaces* What the heck are those symbols around your neck?

Kaede: Oh, they’re ankhs. The ankh is the ancient Egyptian symbol of life. It’s also known as a Kemetic cross. *remembers Kratos giving her the exsphere* I also have this I would like to show you. *pulls out the exsphere*

Lloyd: What? An exsphere? Where did you get that?

Kaede: Kratos gave it to me.

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