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[fourteen]

I will pretty this up later. But!

Appointments post! Use this for one-off interactions that would be difficult to do elsewhere, like messages or other isolated meetings/run-ins/etc. Just include the date, time, and choice of [action/voice/written] in the subject line of your comment.

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November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

[...of course. How could he have been so stupid as to not account for the heart? But the heart could easily change, right? If he didn't know what was missing, eventually his heart would change and right itself again. He's not sure how he knows his heart can change so easily, instinct maybe. But it seemed right. He's silent for another long stretch of time as he considers her words.]

Hmm. Luckily, I suppose the heart is easier to remedy than the mind. Right? Feelings change and all that.

November 22nd, action

[fourteen]

... I'm not so sure. The mind forgets, but... I think it's harder for the heart to let go. [ Her fingers curl. She remembers... Riku. ]

But... feelings can change. I know that for sure. Is ... that what you want?

November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

[Another long pause. And then in a voice that's more quiet than prior--]

I don't believe I have a choice now.

November 22nd, action

[fourteen]

[ ... she stops and looks at him, her eyes bright with concern. ]

Draco, what happened?

November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

[A casual shrug, though he's careful to keep his eyes cast toward the lake and not at Xion's face.] They're missing.

November 22nd, action

[fourteen]

[ Her mouth tightens into a line, but her voice is still gentle. ]

Memories don't go missing for no reason.

[ She's not probing - not necessarily. He can explain himself, or not. She won't force him... but she is worried. ]

November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

Yes, I know. I asked for it, so I suppose they finally listened to me. I can't be entirely certain, but I know something's missing. What else could it be?

November 22nd, action

[fourteen]

No... you're probably right. But what do you mean you asked? You mean the Malnosso...?

November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

[...give him a moment to pull out his journal. He's flipping backward to his last entry and lets her read it. That's all he'll offer for now.]

November 22nd, action

[fourteen]

[ She's silent, reading this. Something tightens around her heart - something dark and a little awful.

He must have had something he really, absolutely needed to lose.

After a few minutes of silence and reading, she finally hands him his journal back. And all she does, initially, is reach out and press a hand to his arm in sympathy. ]

November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

...what's the likelihood that they listened, do you think?

November 22nd, action

[fourteen]

You said they were missing... I guess, if you're sure about that, then they must have listened.

November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

I guess I just assumed they didn't actually take direct orders. Do you think it's...bad?

November 22nd, action

[fourteen]

[ She's silent again, thinking. ]

I think ... it's drastic. Really drastic. It must have been for a good reason, right?

[ But she's holding back from him, and he'll be able to see through her in an instant. ]

November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

I don't know. You tell me. [He's very aware that she's holding back an answer, and it's disconcerting.]

November 22nd, action

[fourteen]

[ ... ]

I think... that if you forgot me, I'd be really hurt. But... while you can be kind of blunt, you're not a bad person. [ She smiles a little, soft and sad. This is the truth. ] I know you must have had a reason. A really good one. And if that's the case... then I think you did what you had to. And that's okay.

November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

...I could never forget about you. I'd never ask to forget you or my housemates. [Other people, sure, but he hasn't figured that out yet.] If I ever figure out what that reason is, I might let you know. I just have to figure out what they erased.

November 22nd, action

[fourteen]

[ She looks at him in silence for a moment, her expression shifting subtly as that sinks in.

And then she just -- all at once -- approaches and hugs him, tightly. Relieved and sad for him all at once. ]

November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

[He just reaches up to pat the top of her head, slightly awkward and slightly dazed.] What's this for?

November 22nd, action

[fourteen]

I'm just glad. [ She says, muffled. ] Glad you wouldn't want to forget me... that means so much to me, Draco.

November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

[Ah. Right...]

I have absolutely no reason to ever want to forget you, okay? And if I ever do, I give you full permission to slap me. Hard, even.

November 22nd, action

[fourteen]

[ That makes her giggle quietly, and she releases him, stepping back. ]

Is that a promise?

November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

[...and he remembers something strange, something someone must have shown him ages ago but gods he can't remember who. So. He's just going to extend his hand and curl his fingers into his palm except for his pinky.]

It's a promise if you want it to be a promise.

November 22nd, action

[fourteen]

[ ... that makes her break out in this delighted smile, and she lifts her hand to lock her pinky with his. ]

Pinky swear!

November 22nd, action

[hisdarkmark]

Ah, so you are familiar with these. [He locks his pinky with hers, shaking their hands to seal the deal.] I'm glad I didn't just make myself look totally stupid.