I walk along the familiar path, it is not marked with foot prints or a dirt rode, I walk it on pure memory, past the trees and past the traps. I need to remember to talk to Zero about those. And there it is, the home built of love, tears, words and blood; The Ifrit's Royal Guard Headquarters mark 2. The three story building is daunting but covered in camo nets, I purely blame Devius, Doc, Chrys, and Ricky for those things. The paint job is a creme yellow with orange tiles on the roof. Thank god for the ladies design sense. The building is a key link in my many many adventures, but I come here on a down note. I have committed what feels like a cardinal sin, sin against the organization and my post within it. I broke my pearl.
Now keep in mind that I am a pearlsack now in IRG(mark 2), I did not break that. I have mistakenly broken my IRG(mark 1) pearl. I was rushing to prepare for my trip to Ragnarok and mistakenly took it out of storage and tried to equip it. There is a story about why I kept my old pearl for so long and why all the original IRG(mark 1) sacks kept their pearl. And even further why the hell they break when equipped. But I'm behind all that, I've stuck the pearl in my pocket and I'm done crying(a lot of emotional attachment to that LS). I'm here to say goodbye and try to leave my LS on a good note. IRG's prodigy is gonna go grow up and I have to make sure everyone knows I'm coming back.
I open the door and walk in with my usual smile and am greeted by a crunch sound as I step inside. I have stepped on a pile of pizza boxes, and as I look farther I see there is a trail of pizza boxes leading to the couch and that damn TV. Next to the couch is of course the pile of beer cans and bottles. This is all totally normal. "Hello LS." I say happily as I pick up the pile of pizza boxes.
"TOGMIESTER!" shouts the long white haired Elvaan bard I am known to love; Loferecuent. Who is currently in the kitchen.
"Hey Tog." The sound of Yllibas with a mouth full of pizza sittin' on the couch.
"Hey Tog Bog Dog" That would be Mardok slurping beer also on the couch.
"SUP TAWG" Devius shouting across the room holding Shoko in one arm and a cookie in the other.
"HELLO TOGGY!" Shoko also shouting from across the room nibbling on a cookie.
"Hello Sir Tog." Raidin saluting from the second floor.
"Tog." Mr. Piddle says smiling at me while carrying a six pack of beer back to the couch.
"Oh hey Tog." Kmd says as he walks in the door with more pizza boxes. "Back guys!"
"SWEETS!" a collective shout comes from the couch. Before I can reply to anyone I'm wrapped in someones arms behind me. It's Utadahikaru, she's always been so nice to me.
"Utada..." I mumble as I notice something a lil' troubling.
"Yes?" she whispers into my ear.
"You don't have a shirt on again...do you?"
"ooops...." She quickly ran off to get one as I snicked to myself a little and wandered over to the kitchen and the trash can to deal with the pizza boxes.
"TTTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGGNNNEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!" A shout echoes through the building, there is no doubt in my mind who it is: Doc(I.E. Priapism) I can't help but chuckle as I look in the direction of the mithra coming down stairs.
"DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCCC!!!!" I happily reply back. The dang cat just stands at the bottom of the stairs in it's red mage AF grinning.
"You win this time dude." The mithra says as it strolls over to the TV, and I openned the trash can laughing.
"Hello sir Tog <3" style="font-family:webdings;">You better come back...you get me?" Lady Kida can be very scary when she wants to be and at that moment, my heart skipped a beat. To add to my fear Sir Sammys, Kida's man if you will, nodded agreeing with a stern face. I was about ready to shit myself. Then came the over baring figure of Brigga, standing up, Kida likes her Elvaan tall.
"I'll miss you Bro." Brigga looked me in the eyes and said it, even when he was clad in his think gear and Chaos helm, he was sincere. It was then that I knew where my heart was, it was on Ifrit with The Royal Guard.
"I'll miss you too Brigga." I looked back at him, "I'ma go now, you all stay out of trouble." Brigga, Kida, and Sammys all smiled at me as I walked from the grounds. Domsan laid on his side, probably plotting his next move...
as I passed through the main room, through the door to the backyard, everyone kinda just fell silent, minus that damn T.V. I approached the door and heard Devi's hand moving, waving good bye to me. But before I left Utada came down from her room in a Wool Tunic and her Red Mage attire. I turned to meet her and she threw herself on me in one big hug, her hugs could make one of my bad days into a great day, it was like community service to keep me happy like this.
"Toggy, don't you dare stay any longer." I could hear and feel her crying into my shoulder. "And don't be a hoe on the new place."
That's how my last day on Ifrit was...for a long time at least.
[This was written years ago and never published due to cowardice and I wanted to add more to it. But not it is lost to me]
