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Fragments - episode 5 part 2 - early access
🕑 Added 2022-09-02 16:55:51 +0000 UTCRaha already can choose his allies wisely. Not only Vivi never expected a betrayal from Cid, but he also can't do anything to him afterwards.
Early access lasts until Friday, September 9, 2022. The episode goes public on that day.
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Bonus text content \o/
Behold my pro writing that I'm also gonna include in the Fragments series. This scene takes place directly after the comic above.
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- But of course Cid wouldn't go! There's this special errand boy who looked for you till dawn, was allowed to catch only a few hours of sleep before being woken up and told that you're still missing, and spent the rest of the day in a chocobo seat.
Vivi takes a breath and rubs his face with both hands. G'raha's unmoved. He methodically picks off the last bits of baked dodo from its carcass.
- Why here, anyway, of all places?
- I didn't have much time to think. Mayhap I should've simply stayed and faced the consequences, but I found amusement in the idea of teleporting. Revenant's Toll was too obvious of a choice. You would've found me too soon and you would've still been too upset.
- And now I'm chill and safe to mess with, once again?
- And now you're too tired to do anything.
Vivi drops his head on the table and makes a whining sound.
- I fucking am.
The sudden resignation throws G'raha off.
- Alright, uh... I may have overdone this. Why did everyone make such a great deal out of this, anyway?
- Because you're some smartypants scholar playing an integral part in this expedition? The camp isn't safe, people feared that you strayed too far away and got eaten by a beast or something.
G'raha snorts and winds up to brag about his combat skill, then reconsiders, shamed by the still-deflated look of the elezen.
- How are you coming back? You must've wasted a ton of aether on this.
- Ah, well, yeah.
- Do you at least have gil?
- Yeah.
- You DO have the gil to pay for this, right?
Vivi jerks his head up. He doesn't like the way G'raha starts grinning while averting eyes.
- All of this.
Vivi gestures at the pile of emptied plates.
- I'm paying for all of this, and you're only telling me now.
- To be fair, I didn't plan to te-
G'raha bites his tongue, realizing that he's just sabotaged his own grand scheme to finish dining and quietly sneak off again.
To his surprise and relief, the Warrior huffs a harmless laugh and shakes his head.
- What a character. I bet this isn't your first, or last shenanigan?
Comments
Lunar Time
Hahaha that last panel 💯
NextLVL
They're definitely on good terms with Vivi and he knows he's practically invincible. I mean how could one ever be mad at Cid x'D
DistantAnswers
Ajsjdkg I think Cid is the highlight for me in this one 🤣 How he didn't die laughing while waiting for Vivi to turn around I'll never know. And the angel face. Perfection 🤣
