[ Kuja exists in two potential states right now.. if they figure out the puff of friendly smoke is really Ala, he is preoccupied trying to figure out how to help her be a girl again, and is haggard and tired because of pushing on that ceaselessly like Sisyphus with the rock. He suddenly thinks of Aoi, and has a vague, half-baked idea that if he figures out what's the DEAL with this girl, he might have an idea for helping Ala. He isn't as well reasoned or clear-headed in his approach; he hasn't figured out she's a for-real physical soul with damaged bits, just that there's some something to her that feels like a pertinent mystery. He's grasping at straws, and she looks like a promising one.
If they don't figure out its Ala, he's restless, but paradoxically less exhausted because he recognizes he won't be at his best to figure out how to look for her. He'll follow his usual strategy for tough cases -- work on it, then shift his attention briefly to other pursuits to refresh his brain. Aoi, in this case, is other pursuits. Today, he woke up, made his morning tea using some absolute garbage tea bags he scrounged from around town, and abruptly fumbled his poor teacup when he realized being around Aoi felt like being right beside a disembodied soul???
Anyway, he's hunting her down now. He doesn't know where Aoi lives, but he has heard her talk plenty about her interest in gardening at the last town hall, and because he can see the world from up above, it should be easy to find where her burgeoning greenery ought to be growing, right? ]
as promised. i'll try to play it vague enough EITHER option remains canon!
If they don't figure out its Ala, he's restless, but paradoxically less exhausted because he recognizes he won't be at his best to figure out how to look for her. He'll follow his usual strategy for tough cases -- work on it, then shift his attention briefly to other pursuits to refresh his brain. Aoi, in this case, is other pursuits. Today, he woke up, made his morning tea using some absolute garbage tea bags he scrounged from around town, and abruptly fumbled his poor teacup when he realized being around Aoi felt like being right beside a disembodied soul???
Anyway, he's hunting her down now. He doesn't know where Aoi lives, but he has heard her talk plenty about her interest in gardening at the last town hall, and because he can see the world from up above, it should be easy to find where her burgeoning greenery ought to be growing, right? ]