middleofsomewhere | Onward: Blue

[Along with the responsibility of of fighting and protecting his team, Ignis definitely cooks of course. The advisor is used to cooking for people with hearty appetites so there's plenty of food for all involved, wizards included. His team will get a grateful pat on the shoulder, because he appreciates them being there.]

Rest up and eat as you can, we've still got a long fight ahead of us.

[But as soon as he's done cleaning up, he's back to fighting. If whoever can't seem to hold out, he'll jump back into the fray as needed. And with the small amount of downtime provided, he'll also heal whoever needs it.]

Edited 2019-09-17 21:25 (UTC)

[From the top of the tower, or even below it, it's obvious; there's a red dot in the sky and it's only coming closer as time goes by. Rapidly, even. Though it's probably unexpected when it resolves into Renee on closer look, and she's flying like a rocket. She takes absolutely no pity on the ranks of goblins, launching herself into a group of them like she's a bowling ball and they're a bunch of pins, sending them scattering into the air before she skids to a stop not far from Ignis. No small relief shows on her face.]

How you guys holding up?? Purple's got a bunch of us, so here I am, gimme orders!

[Green eyes had noticed the red dot and Ignis had his lance at the ready. There was no way that he was going to wait until it got within dagger range, so he held the metal in both hands. At seeing the goblins being laid to waste, the advisor watched in surprise as the enemies went flying in every direction.

His eyes blinked when Renee landed and the lance went into his right hand. Relief was clearly seen on his face and he bowed his head a little.]

My team needs rest. We've had nothing but enemies since we've landed as I'm sure you've seen. So if you've seen anywhere to have them sleep I'd be grateful for your assistance in getting them there.

[He's got two kids on the team and the other is a competent fighter so Ignis isn't immediately concerned with that one though rest could be used.]

What's the status of the tower? [Renee squinted up at the massive edifice, thinking hard.] Does it have lots of open windows? It might still be in my power to shield the whole damn thing so you guys can all get some sleep...

[She let out a small huff at that.] I think I can. I'll probably have to stuff my face after that though--can't afford to get stupid at a time like this! Goblins won't get through my shields. That, I can promise you. So the wizards should be safe and even you can get some shut eye, too. Five hours though, that's probably all I can give you. And no, if I think the shields will fall for any reason, forgive me 'cause I'll probably boot you awake. How does that sound?

[He shook his head before he could answer any of the tactics, sound as Renee's plan was.]

I'm sorry but I can't to allow you to do this alone. Just get the team to safety.

[Ignis is exhausted and he knows that he needs a break. But his pride and having something to prove is overriding that at the moment. Finally though the dirty blonde head shakes and he lowers his head again.]

Five hours is better than nothing and I am most grateful for your help. However, the rest of my team goes first.

You are not going to hold this tower by yourself. I'll get the kids in there, but I'm not leaving you out here. You're not SuperDude, even if you expect yourself to be. You need to rest too!

[Redheads have tempers, and Renee's is flaring just a tiny bit. Not that she wouldn't argue with anyone pulling such a stupid stunt, but it's worse that it's Iggy. He's better than this. Doing something dumb is her job, damn it. Not that her plan is stupid. She can do it. She knows she can. She's done things that were harder in the past. Comparatively, this is easy.]

That, I agree with. [The kids need to be defended. No argument there.] But if you don't get your cute little ass in there, I'm going to throw you in after them and then close down the tower.

[Renee got an angry look because Ignis was worried about his team. However, as a strategist he knew her plan was solid.]

I appreciate your concern.

[It was bitter to say, and he was about to add more when she agreed with him finally. So with a sigh and a nod.]

I said I will go, but my team goes first..

[And her 'cute little ass' thing just flustered him so he turned away.]

...just get them out of here.

You're the commander, you might wanna call them first. Or call them too.[Though she straightens and cups her hands around her mouth, giving a shout.] Hey! Guys! [That was a familiar head of pink hair. Damn it.] Madoka! Everyone in the tower, now!

[For the moment, she's going to supply cover in the form of kinetic knives--if anyone's getting chased by goblins, their oppressors will be taking those to the face! She leaves the door open so that everyone can rush in...]

[Ignis knew Renee was trying to help, and so he gave her who he could. He was so battle weary and could barely think straight because who knew how many days the team had been out here. He of course had done everything he could to help out. So in this case he didn't have to yell for anyone because he didn't stray far from his team in the first place.

With one last look and a glare at the battlefield, Ignis takes Renee up on her offer and gets the hell out of there. Once there, he takes a headcount and then lets his team rest while he heals anyone up that needs it. Standing, he looks the red head in the eyes.]

You have my thanks.

You're welcome, but that was kinda dumb, so don't do it again. You're better than that, and you know it.

[He's a damn advisor--sounds like he advises someone important, from what little he says about it. And what kind of show would that have been, if that Important Someone had been here? Renee does meet his eyes for a moment, but she's more concerned about making sure the tower is safe--even if it's glowing red, ensconced in her kinetic force field. More of a target, but it's the best Renee can do. The goblins and their winged wolves can bounce themselves off it as much as they like. It's not going anywhere.]

Get some rest while you can, Iggy. Rest of you guys, too. I'll keep watch and keep the shield going.

[Renee didn't understand and Ignis didn't feel like going over his myriad reasons. They were safe and so he said nothing before turning away and checking on his team again. He sat away from the rest though he was still in sight.

His body ached, he was extremely tired and yet there were important things on his mind. With a sigh, Ignis' green eyes closed and his ankles crossed as he sat with his legs stretched out. Arms folded across his chest and he tried to quiet his thoughts even though he could hear Renee tell everyone to rest. He'd already told his team that, but it wasn't a bad thing to repeat.]

[To judge by her expression--save for the glowing red eyes, maybe, seeing as that's one of the tells when she's using her powers--she's not terribly thrilled with the way things have turned out. Sure, everyone's safe and the kids are safe and can rest, but Renee wasn't used to having to boss other people around. It had been a long time since she had to deal with her brothers, after all.

She leaves Ignis to stay down at the base of the tower, and heads up to check on the wizards at the top--worse case scenario, they're freaking out because of what she's done to the tower, and Renee's pretty sure that they've got more important things to consider. Best to appraise them of the situation update, maybe give them all a snack of some of the supplies she's brought with her. (It's not much, but even some fresh blackberries can be a pick-me-up in a harsh situation!)

Renee takes her time trotting back to the tower's base, but she just has a seat on the last few stairs, crossing her arms over her knees and doing her best to rest a little, too. Keeping her eyes open, and waiting.]

[Time was up and Ignis didn't get much rest, there were too many other factors at stake. Telling the team to take an extra few minutes, he got up and went to find Renee.

He wasn't scared of seeing her as he had earlier. Being a scholarly type he had more questions but those wouldn't be asked since she seemed so upset about things like that on the train.

Thinking on something that might break the ice, Ignis decides on a question not related to anything here.]

Do you have any idea what a tiger is?

Yeah, it's a big cat on my world. Um. About this high? [She leans down a tiny bit to hold her hand mid-thigh.] Most of them are orange with black stripes, but there are some that are white with lighter stripes--they're a genetic mutation. There are a couple types of that, but...you've got the basics.

[Genetic mutations. Ha. Ha. Even when she's giving him an honest answer, she's bringing up things she'd rather not. Not his fault though.]

How do you feel? [Because he did get the least rest, and Renee knows it.]

[The closest thing he could compare it to is a coeurl but Ignis can somewhat understand what Renee was talking about. So..he'd been compared to a cat?]

What of its temperament? It certainly doesn't have a house cat's temperament?

[At the how he feels, have a typical Iggy answer.]

I'm fine, and thank you again for allowing time for the team to rest.

No, no! I've only seen them in zoos--they're like animal preserves, sort of. There, they mostly laze around because the ones there are well-fed, but they can be playful in captivity. But when they're hunting and stalking prey, like in the wild, they're focused and fierce.

[If he can't tell, she kind of likes tigers. Though getting her to admit it, well. Good luck with that.]

Why do you think I'm even here? [Half a grumble, there, but she goes into the hip bag she has and starts pulling out--well, supplies, really. Blackberries carefully wrapped in little leaf-baskets, apples, and some small, roasted, rabbit or squirrel-like critters also wrapped in leaves. Not tons, but it'd give everyone at least something to eat.]

It's not your cooking, but it's better than an empty belly...

[Ignis shook his head. Focused and fierce? Is that how he was viewed? Well that was certainly flattering of course. Renee seemed really knowledgeable about these animals and he'd have to see if he could find a picture of them in the books on board the train. She did almost seem fond of them though again a coeurl was all he had in his mind at this point.

Looking over at her now as she grumbled, Ignis couldn't help but smile at the comment about his cooking.]

I will have to remedy that when we get back on board.

[And then he heads over to hand out things to his team.]

Edited 2019-09-19 01:14 (UTC)

[Don't read too much into it, Ignis. She'd been to the zoo a few times with her school when she was younger--it got her into trouble, but it'd also been worth it. Renee liked seeing all the interesting creatures from all over the world, and it had been a good distraction.]

Well, I'll take you up on that, but we've gotta get back on board first. I trucked some berries and stuff up to the wizards earlier, too.

[Her brow furrowed, then.] Think I should go out and try to get like a deer or something? I'm sure everyone could use a decent meal, but I don't want to leave or drop the shield before everyone's ready. [And even though Iggy will push himself 'til he drops, Renee's not about to push him more than she has, if she can help it.]

[He nodded to her comments about getting back on board. Someone was going to get more questions once Ignis got a full take on tigers.]

Of course.

[At Renee's suggestion, Ignis shakes his head.]

I beg your pardon, but what is a deer?

[No really, he has no idea but obviously you can eat it. So now he'll have to come up with new recipehs.]

We'll be fine once you're ready to drop the shield. It's bought us time we wouldn't have otherwise had.

[Renee will probably be all right with that, honestly. If she can find a book about animals, she will--though she's got no clue if it'll talk about Earth animals, or otherworldly ones.]

Uh, four legged herbivore with horns, I guess you can call it? They're wild animals where I'm from. But they're edible, a little gamy but I always heard the meat went good with fruit.

[Which she still has a bit of, so yeah, that might be conducive to his new recipehs. It wasn't beyond Renee to look for a few things while she was out, too.]

Honestly, it's better if I do it sooner rather than later. I don't want to end up totally useless. [And while she did manage to rest while they did, Renee didn't want to gobble down all the supplies she'd brought for the Blue team. Maybe she can scrounge something while she's out trying to bag dinner...]

Edible and gamy..sounds like some of the things we have back home.

[They've eaten frogs, snakes, and..ya. Still, Ignis is listening to the suggestions about the fruits to go along with it.]

Then I suppose you should get going. We'll be able to handle things from here.

There's another question he wants to ask.]

And just how are the other teams holding out?

I'm not sure if I should be happy or sorry about that. [Renee has too, so she's not about to throw stones at that particular glass house.]

I'm coming back, you know. [Even if she didn't plan to bring back more chow for his team. Iggy's got the smallest team, it'd make sense that they'd need help the most.]

If they were doing poorly, I'd be there, not here. They're holding their own, and when I left Purple's last location, they were getting close to Um'i'les. Probably two days or so before they reach it, and they're still in good shape. Seemed to me like Tony had things with Red well in hand, and Orange is doing the best they can.

[Though she might check back with them, just because of the vision her roommate had had. Curufin was a stand-up elf.]

[He smiled at Renee's words, both about being sorry and about coming back.]

That's good to hear.

[Ignis listened intently to the report and sighed, lowering his head in relief.]

If we didn't have our hands full here, I would go help them. Back home I had an earpiece which allowed me to keep in contact with everyone. It's a pity we don't have that here.

[His world was full of communicative technology and none of it was present. So it felt like one of his limbs were missing due to that.]

I hope you won't mind my asking to keep me updated on the others.

Edited 2019-09-19 07:31 (UTC)

No, no, that's why I'm here! [Also because Tony had asked her to look out for the other teams. Renee didn't take it as a point of pride--just expediency. He was busy with Red, and she could fly, too. So it was prudent to ask her to fly and take care of the others as best she was able. It was why she planned to check up on the orange team, too.]

I...yeah, well, I had an idea about something like that. I don't have the ability to construct it, but I'm gonna tell Tony once all this is over. Maybe next time we won't be so in the dark.

[She could hope, at least. She honestly didn't think it was a dumb idea, for once...]

[He sighs, knowing he can't help the other teams, especially when his own was in such need of help. His team took priority, that's what he signed up for. And he would definitely take care of them no matter what. Hearing the other's name be brought up just then puzzled Ignis and he listened.]

I'd say the sooner we work on that the better. Strategies could be far better coordinated with such improved communication.

[He realizes he's saying things she's already agreed with but he's not happy and the dirty blonde head shakes.]

I just sincerely hope somehow the children can be left behind and spare them the horrors.

I know. We were trying to keep the children of this world safe, too. And still, even some of the older ones were fighting right alongside us. You probably know, you probably memorized the missions just like I did.

[Tony had seemed surprised when Renee knew. As for the kids, it wasn't like some of the others hadn't tried to lessen that particular blow and keep their spirits up. Gwen and Peter, trying to make kids smile. Fierce little Joss, right there on the lines with the older kids, fighting with everything he had. Sarai, singing and telling stories. And the others. It wasn't perfect, but was anything really perfect?]

You're doing what you can, Iggy. I promise I'll tell Tony as soon as I can after this is all over. I'll be happier when it is, myself. I have a little brother, back home. [Even if her older one acted like he was younger than she was, half the time.] Seeing the kids fight...it doesn't sit right with me. Including your kids. [Because his teammates were his kids.]

[He shook his head and looked at the members of his team before turning back to Renee to answer.]

Of course I did.

[Her words brought comfort and he had no idea what to say. All he wanted to do was see these children home and back home off of the train to their families. Ignis wished his team could all have brighter futures than the King of Lucis. And then he coughed at the red head's comment. His kids? Surely she..no she clearly meant no offense.

The advisor wanted a family though Noctis and Regis had been it as a boy. So he'd put thoughts like that out of his head and focused on wanting to become a general of the king's armies. But if Noct faced the future he'd seen from Luna's dog Pyrna on the Altar of the Tidemother, there wouldn't be anything like that.

And since the king had a big heart, Ignis was pretty sure that Noct would sacrifice himself to save their world, of that he had little doubt. Children simply weren't in the cards though he smiled somewhat sadly as he looked over his team. They were counting on him and he couldn't let them down. Finally, he turned back to face her.]

Your words are very kind.

Edited 2019-09-20 03:57 (UTC)

You care about them. [Renee shrugged, even as she spoke quietly. It wasn't difficult to see that Ignis cared about his team, and the youngest especially. And though she didn't want to leave them by themselves, she had other things that needed to be done. Renee had made promises, after all.

Even if next time, she might think twice. And that's not on Ignis himself. Not at all.]

I don't think that's really kind when I'm stating the simple facts, Ignis. [She shrugged again.] But I better go--inasmuch as I don't want to, I promised you guys a meal--even if you're cooking it because I'd think hard about eating my own cooking out here--and I ought to check up on the orange team, too.

[She might make a couple passes around the other teams too. Check out and see where Purple had gotten off to. See how Red was doing. Keeping promises.] But I'll be back, okay?

They've been assigned to me and it's my duty to keep them safe.

[He didn't want to admit that Renee was right. Ignis didn't want to get attached to anyone, but he still found it happening knowing any one of them could disappear tomorrow or in the next minute. With a heavy sigh there was nothing he could say to her insistence of being correct so he nodded.]

Go, we'll be fine now that we've rested.

[The advisor wasn't in the habit of holding anyone up or keeping them from things that they needed to do.]

Edited 2019-09-21 00:38 (UTC)

Iggy, I wasn't calling your ability into question...

[She just shook her head, then. Renee knew she was stalling for time, because she didn't want to leave--but the sooner she left, the sooner she could try to get back.]

All right, I'm gonna drop the shield! [At that, she raised her voice--so at least the kids could get ready, too, and not be caught off guard when Renee did it. She moved towards the door first--she could tell that there weren't any goblins there, but she was going to be damn sure to be the first one out, to scatter them if any charged the door when the kinetic shield winked out. As it did, she ju,ped out, letting the thunder of her flight keying up announce her departure.

She'd be back.]

And I didn't mean to imply that you were.

[This answer came out swiftly. They'd already had one misunderstanding and didn't need another. Ignis just didn't know how to tell Renee that she was right so he'd put on the stoic face of responsibility that he always did.]

Go.

[With a sigh, Ignis headed out and went back to his post.]

Onward: Blue

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