Guadosalam~

(From "The Moonflow~")

*The group enters a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]*
Yuna: ...Guadosalam...
*Paine looks back and forth lazily*
Paine: ...There aren't any Guado around...

Mana: *is also taking a view of her surroundings, but seems to be tense in preparation* Looks kinda like Frog Forest...

Rikku: It's really... quiet in here.
*Rikku shouts through her cupped hands, causing a slight echo*
Rikku: Where are all the Guado?
Paine: Guado can smell the Farplane.
*Rikku starts sniffing the air, causing Paine to smack her upside the head*
Paine: They can sense pyreflies, idiot.
Rikku: Oowww... why didn't you just say so...?
Sugar: They must have escaped... when they smelled Seymour.
Yuna: ...I hope so...
*Yuna begins leading everyone down a corridor, walled similarly to the "village"*

Mana: *frowns in thought* You know... it might've been a good idea to leave Whip behind after all...

*Sugar seems surprised by this mention*
Sugar: Wh-why?
Paine: Besides-?
*Rikku nudges Paine*

Mana: Because... *after a moment, however, she shakes her head and pushes ahead of the three* Never mind, it was just a random thought.

Sugar: ...Mana....
Rikku: Mana~!
*Rikku's hand stops Mana from walking further, and she points up [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. The portal seems to be absolutely swarmed with pyreflies*
Yuna: We're here.
Paine: The Farplane.

Mana: *her breath catches from the portal's ethereal beauty, but after a moment, she clenches her hands slightly to her shaking* This is... This is it, huh?

Rikku: Yup... it sure is...
*Rikku pats Mana's back*
Rikku: Well. Hope you have fun in there.
Sugar: Y-You're not coming!?
Rikku: Well, you guys are just gonna be in and out fighting Seymour, and Mana's the only one that can really do that, huh?
*Rikku walks to an edge of the staircase and sits on its edge*
Rikku: So, I'll just stay out here. Besides, he might try to escape, and then you'll have the door covered~
Paine: That sounds like a cop out.
Yuna: Paine.
*Yuna shakes her head at Paine, whom shrugs apologetically. Rikku noticeably doesn't look at anybody, focusing on the space below the walkway*

Mana: *seems rather shocked and maybe a little hurt by Rikku's refusal to come along, but schools her expression into a worried frown before nodding* Alright... We're counting on you, Rikku.

*Rikku gives her an off thumbs-up*
Rikku: Give him one for me, okay~?
*Yuna beckons the others to follow her into the portal*
Yuna: Let's go. And... be careful. The Farplane is famous for being distracting...
*She goes through along with Paine, producing a tremor in the portal's surface tension. Sugar trails behind Mana*

Mana: *gives a fleeting smile to Rikku before turning forward and, taking a deep, enters the Farplane*

*Sugar enters last, and Rikku keeps up a smile until they all leave, before looking down into the chasm with a forlorn expression. In the distance, a small yellow dustcloud can be seen...*

(Alright, to "The Farplane~"!)