[ don't look at him. he ruffles her hair with one hand ]
Ah, don't worry about it too much. I'm sure he gets how it musta looked like, when you didn't know. I did my fair share of taking things out on him, too.
[ like, once, but it counts ]
And we know now, right? Which means we can tell off everyone else who yells at him.
[ she takes the time to nom some ice cream while he talks, but she ends up with a :T expression on her face ]
... Wouldn't that make the other people think we're being unfair, though? Because he and Lune are supposed to be "neutral parties" or... whatever they said when they were telling us they aren't supposed to meddle.
I didn't mean we'd tell people we know him. We should keep that one on the down low. [ he chews his spoon a bit how he'd chew a popsicle stick by habit, but it is actually way harder and he winces a bit ] But there's nothing wrong with telling people to back off when they're being unreasonable and pulling swords on him, right?
[ rude, her mouth is currently full of frozen dairy so she can't even verbally retaliate! she does, however, push back against his hands while trying not to laugh and sputter her ice cream all over the place. this child ]
[ it's fine, it's whatever, he's laughing too because of her face
but he starts to wind down after a bit, staying silent for a little while. he's doing it again. he likes hanging out with xion. of course he does, she's his best friend. it's light and it's easy and it makes him feel better, even when they're talking about harder stuff. he knows why he's not telling her. he doesn't want things to get messed up again. even though he knows part of the reason they got messed up in the first place (the non-xehanort stuff) was because of stuff like this. he kept secrets, and they imploded in his face. and he's been using her getting upset as an excuse, but the truth is, he's the one who doesn't want to talk about that stuff.
he never really wants to talk about that stuff.
he sighs, after a while. ]
... Hey, Xion. Do you remember that weird stuff I said, when we first saw each other in this place? About the past and the future?
[ the change in atmosphere isn't lost on xion, who's idly sucking on her spoon rather than chomping down on it, thanks. seeing the look on lea's face has her turn her head, a little concerned. ]
Um... about how I'm from "the past"? [ she frowns slightly. ] Yeah. Naminé mentioned it, too.
[ it makes sense that naminé would mention it too, but he makes a face at the reminder that she's been covering for him. He's been kind of a butt, hasn't he.
But he nods at Xion, aiming for casual and falling just a little short of the mark. ]
Yeah. The truth is, all of us... You, me, Naminé, Roxas... Even Saïx. [ god there are a lot of them here ] We're all from different points in time. Think of time like one line, right? [ he draws one in the air for emphasis ] You've been taken from nearer the start of it. Then the rest of us were taken from after that. You get what I'm saying?
[ is all she can say without lying... but even she can tell he's on the cusp of telling her something, which is a step up from how their relationship has been in the past. so she prods further, ]
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Ah, don't worry about it too much. I'm sure he gets how it musta looked like, when you didn't know. I did my fair share of taking things out on him, too.
[ like, once, but it counts ]
And we know now, right? Which means we can tell off everyone else who yells at him.
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... Wouldn't that make the other people think we're being unfair, though? Because he and Lune are supposed to be "neutral parties" or... whatever they said when they were telling us they aren't supposed to meddle.
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[ kara, ]
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[ she catches him frowning as he bites the spoon out of the corner of her eye, tho, because despite this icon she is not doing the same thing ]
Are you okay?
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This... ain't a stick. [ roxas, that's not a stick. he rubs his jaw a little ] Gah, habits are bad.
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[ someone's got a case of the giggles ]
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Don't laugh at me!
[ he says, laughing also ]
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[ he's pushing her face away now ]
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[ rude, her mouth is currently full of frozen dairy so she can't even verbally retaliate! she does, however, push back against his hands while trying not to laugh and sputter her ice cream all over the place. this child ]
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but he starts to wind down after a bit, staying silent for a little while. he's doing it again. he likes hanging out with xion. of course he does, she's his best friend. it's light and it's easy and it makes him feel better, even when they're talking about harder stuff. he knows why he's not telling her. he doesn't want things to get messed up again. even though he knows part of the reason they got messed up in the first place (the non-xehanort stuff) was because of stuff like this. he kept secrets, and they imploded in his face. and he's been using her getting upset as an excuse, but the truth is, he's the one who doesn't want to talk about that stuff.
he never really wants to talk about that stuff.
he sighs, after a while. ]
... Hey, Xion. Do you remember that weird stuff I said, when we first saw each other in this place? About the past and the future?
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Um... about how I'm from "the past"? [ she frowns slightly. ] Yeah. Naminé mentioned it, too.
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But he nods at Xion, aiming for casual and falling just a little short of the mark. ]
Yeah. The truth is, all of us... You, me, Naminé, Roxas... Even Saïx. [ god there are a lot of them here ] We're all from different points in time. Think of time like one line, right? [ he draws one in the air for emphasis ] You've been taken from nearer the start of it. Then the rest of us were taken from after that. You get what I'm saying?
[ he's saying time travel is bad. ]
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[ she kind of just pokes at the ice cream with her spoon, not really sure what to say. ]
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Well, yeah, that too.
[ maybe he'll just never tell her because she doesn't get it, this is a much better excuse-- no, bad lea, make the effort and say the words. ]
But do you get the idea? What happened a few days ago for you is more like... a few months for me. Stuff like that.
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[ is all she can say without lying... but even she can tell he's on the cusp of telling her something, which is a step up from how their relationship has been in the past. so she prods further, ]
What are you trying to say, Axel?
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... I'm not a Nobody anymore, Xion. I was recompleted.
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[ her eyes widen ]
Was... was Kingdom Hearts—?
[ did roxas—did sora free them...? ]
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But meanwhile, Lea, instinctively: ]
Nope. That was a whole bunch of baloney from Xemnas. But it's fine, he didn't get anything out of it either, so it balances out.
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xion, however, just kind of looks confused, as she quietly says more to herself than to lea, ]
That was a lie, too...? [ ultimately not surprising, but... ugh! never mind that! more important things! ] So what happened?
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What do you mean, what happened?
[ axel no one will believe you're THAT dumb ]
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[ she's not going to stop, ]
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[ obviously not? that's why he poses it as a question? ]
... I was recompleted after Sora defeated Xemnas and freed Kingdom Hearts... and after my existence as a Nobody was terminated.
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hm.
awkward. ]
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Waking up after was pretty neat?
[ please kill him ]
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