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[ It's been a long few days. Not nearly as long as it was for those on the draft -- a fact of which she is keenly aware -- but her heart feels so sore. Miyabi is dead, Kairi returned with a broken leg, Elicia reverted back to a little girl and left her that message that was so bittersweet... She feels a powerful need to find Nami and Sanji, to talk to both of them, but ... that ... maybe that should wait. Until she can look at them without crying... and comfort them, instead of being a burden. In the meantime, she needs to focus on something else -- actually put her energy into something useful.

An idea has been brewing in her mind for some time. And all of this mess -- all the pain and the fighting -- and Luke, coming to her just days before with a request -- has finally prompted her to act on it.

In her room there are quite a lot of books. They vary widely in subject, but there is one solid section dedicated entirely to medical texts, ranging wildly in their complexity. Teaching herself has been difficult; basic first aid is all well and good until you have to use it in an emergency situation, and anything beyond that...

Well. You just can't learn everything from a book. She knows that... has known for a long while she probably needed to do something like this. So when she opens up the journal, turning on the video function, she looks pensive.... but also quite serious. ]

Are there any doctors in the village who'd be willing to take on a student? I -- I know some magic methods of healing, but ... [ She shakes her head. ] I want to learn the real thing. I promise I'll work hard. Really hard. This means a lot to me.

[ A beat. ] And, if ... anyone in the village would like to learn some healing magic... [ She's already been teaching Haruhi, and now Luke. ] ... I'd like to help. I know some magic from my own world, plus I've got a lot of practice with Nala.

[ After that, a thought occurs to her. ]

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Can I ask you something?

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[ .... she smiles, so hard it crinkles her face. ] You didn't have to do that! Thanks, Roxas. ... you know, what's gonna happen when I have to cart these all back? [ Mock severity. ]

Hmm...I dunno. We get Riku and Sora to haul them all back? [He grins and just makes himself comfortable on her bed.] I started reading the one on top on my way back...I didn't get most of it, but you probably will. You've always been a better healer than me anyway.

[ Bed hog. She'll sit on the chair at her desk, then, smiling a little. ] Hehe, I like the sound of that idea. Anyway... I probably won't! I don't know that much, yet. But I'll keep trying until I do know. [ She looks sheepish at the compliment. ] And I dunno ... maybe. Magic was all I had when I didn't have the Keyblade, back home... I guess I just had more time to practice.

[The bed is squishy okay.] Everything's a learning process. Besides, sounds like you've got a few people willing to teach you what they know, too. [He shrugs, but he also nods because he knows she's right.] And even here now magic's mostly what you have...plus you got to train with Aqua, didn't you?

Yeah, I did. I learned a lot from her, too. Thanks to what she taught me, I can keep building on what I know and learning new things... I really owe her a lot. I'm really grateful... to her, and to everyone who offered to teach me. Maybe this way, I can really make a difference to someone.

You will...you already have, in a way. Just by being here and taking the first step to learning, doesn't that count?

... you think? [ Thoughtfully. Does it count, just that she's here, just that she wants to help....? ]

Have you known me to say things that I don't think are true? Come on.

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