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Accidental Strength
By: CSKazaam
Summary: A SOLDIER's strength might be just a little much, sometimes.
Genre: Humor
Pairing: None
Setting: Crisis Core
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Type: Blurb/scene
Disclaimer: All related Final Fantasy names and characters are copyrighted © by the almighty Square Enix! This story is all me, however. Enjoy!
The sudden, discordant twang of the instrument stung Sephiroth’s ears and disrupted the peace of the forest around them. He blinked, then slowly turned to level a steady gaze upon his travelling companion.
“Uh … oh, that wasn’t …” Zack Fair fumbled with the harp, fingering the broken string as if he could magically fix it, then dropped it and busied himself with randomly twisting the tuning pins, as if he had any idea what he was doing. “Um … let’s see …” Ineffective tinkering complete, he strummed it again, hoping for the melodious chord he’d had playing well enough until now. Another string twanged. Zack flinched. “Oh, jeez.”
The younger First took a breath. He brandished the harp at Sephiroth, lips twitching as if he couldn’t quite figure out just what his expression should portray in this situation. Finally, he opened his mouth. “… I don’t think these were meant for SOLDIERs to play,” he said. Hilarity defeated his attempts at serious concern, and his mouth quirked into a crooked, if sheepish, smile.
Sephiroth gave an imperceptible sigh, running his eyes over the broken instrument. He knew what would happen if you tried to cross the Sleeping Forest without the harp at all.
But what would happen if you attempted to play a broken Lunar Harp?
Some things were just not meant for SOLDIERs.
Written for prompt #18 - Harp, for 50 Scenes!
I think this is my shortest blurb yet! Yay!
No, really. This is an accomplishment for me. Not that it was my goal, you know, it's just what happened. Again, it was an hour before bed, and I had the urge to do something.
I was going to do something completely different, with a prompt that might suggest something more intense, but you know what? I actually didn't want to do it. I guess the intensity of everything I've done so far got to be a bit much, and I just needed a small break from it all, something completely different. So, I think this is my first stab at something specifically humorous. ...Okay, maybe A Knock at the Door was supposed to be more humorous than anything, but I didn't list "Humor" as a category when I posted, so it doesn't count. ...Right? XD
Anyway... In scanning the prompts, I was like, "WTH can I do with a harp? Nothing, that's what!" At least nothing intense came to mind, which was exactly what I was going for, and this emerged instead. XD
Just what would happen if you played a broken Lunar Harp in the Sleeping Forest? Hmmmm?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Zack: Well... It's probably still good for materia fusion! +10% MP, anyone?
For reference, the Lunar Harp is the only thing that will get you through the Sleeping Forest (a very pretty, mysterious forest), without going around in circles. Or falling asleep and waking up outside, back where you started, as I've also seen as an interpretation.
Zack, that may be a question best left unanswered...lest you find yourself in a Wutaian brothel with a purple chocobo named Clyde staring dreamily at you from the opposite pillow.
WELL DONE, m'dear!!