Beginnings [Open]

[Paine]

[[OOC: Yeah, my RP sample, but I can't think of how to start for the life of me. xD;]]

Paine sometimes wondered about the various 'what ifs' of her past. She knows that the past cannot be changed, nor can time heal all wounds, but she is only human after all. Did everything happen for a reason? Or was it merely random acts of chance? The young woman believed in the former, since it had all lead down to that final showdown with Vegnagun and Shuyin. A thousand years of despair and hatred, and all put to rest with the love of a deceased Songstress, and the heroic actions that Yuna never could seem to ignore. Life was strange and mysterious, and sometimes she felt like she was merely floating through it. Everything had calmed down, and it had Paine restless. The maiden had been saved, the dragon defeated, and she was left with more time than she knew what to do with. Oh, she still had her contacts with the Gullwings, and had manged to bring the three of them back together. Never forget the adventure that had brought them together, because Paine did not want them all to go their separate ways. [Quite the irony from the supposed loner.] Maybe she just enjoyed projecting herself as the ironic twist in some way.

A short laugh escaped her, and she ran her hand through her short locks. The air was crisp and fresh, but this was not home. Not Spira, and she had no idea where the hell she was. The strands of fate dragging her along once more? [Really, sometimes she wondered if there was such a thing as free will.] Paine wanted to know what had dragged her from her peace and happiness, and wanted to thank whomever it was. Sitting around had never been her strong point, and she was a woman of action. She had to be doing something, or her thoughts would consume her. [Brooding, as Rikku would no doubt call it.] Another reason she needed to start looking about this strange world, even after she had been pulled in by the Heartless to Radiant Garden. Yuna and Rikku. Where were they? Perhaps even Baralai, Gippal, or Nooj had been pulled into this never ending spiral of heroism. No rest for the weary, and whatever other appropriate saying for this situation. Her boots scuffed against the dirt ground, and all she saw above her was a wide blue expanse of sky.

Where should she start? Everywhere and nowhere. Paine wished she had one of Shinra's Commspheres at this point, but all she had were her wits and drive. And so she would start with the path that this road lead to, because she had nowhere else to start off of. Who knew? Maybe Yuna and Rikku would find her first, because life was just funny like that. "Fate is a funny and cruel thing," she replied with a slight smirk to her lips. No longer was she floating through the peace that had been given to Spira, and so she relished the chance for this new adventure, whatever dangers would be placed before her. She had dealt with worse, and maybe it would be fun. So she allowed her 'what ifs' to disappear from her mind, and started the arduous tread down the dirt paved road.