fourteen | oo1 [ action // accidental voice ]

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oo1 [ action // accidental voice ]

[ Waking up in a forest in a white sundress when it's cold and snowing is no fun at all, especially when she is dead certain she's not supposed to be here at all. She's clutching the journal she found to her chest as she makes her slow way through the trees, shivering violently. Every so often she stops and sets the journal down so she can cast a Fire spell to try and warm her hands a bit. She's desperate to find some shelter, anywhere she can get out of this cold and just have a moment to think through what the heck is happening here.

But she has no idea where she's going, and finally she stops, letting a few particularly hard shivers pass before she looks down at the journal in her arms. Her musings are a little muddled by her teeth chattering, yes. ]

I don't understand... I'm n-n-not supposed to be here, and I don't even know what happened to my clothes, or what this little book is for.

[ And she glances over her shoulder, frowning softly. ]

And I've g-g-got these wings ... last time I checked, I definitely didn't have wings.

[ Heaving a sigh, she hugs the journal close to her chest again, and rubs a hand up and down one arm, staring at the sky. ]

W-W-What's going on...?

(ooc; I tried, but alas. spoilers abound in comments!)

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[ of all the names to list, he lists those three. Xion stops dead again, but only for a second, trying to cover for her shock and failing. her expression quickly clouds over, troubled ]

Um ... anyone else?

Plenty. Axel, Xigbar, a few other Organization members, I think.

[...yeah. Totally noticing that.]

Something up?

[ she's very bad at hiding her emotions, yeah. she looks visibly worried, head bowed. ]

...... I don't know how I'm going to face them. It's ...

[ she presses a hand to her face, momentarily shutting her eyes ]

I'm not supposed to be here.

[... Huh. Well, that's never a good sign. Riku frowns a bit, unsure of what to think of this.]

Xion, chances are you're not the only one. Even people who die can show up here.

But why aren't you?

... shouldn't you know?

[ she says it slowly, already suspecting something is off here, but not quite sure what. ]

[He we go~]

Xion, that's just it. I'm from the past.

... but how?

Same way Sora and Kairi are a year ahead of me and Roxas is probably ahead of you.

[and he shrugs again]

It might not make sense, but it's true.

... this is so strange.

[ she looks away from him, struggling to just ... process this. ]

If you're from the past, how do you even know who I am?

Because you were here before, Xion. You might not remember it, but you were.

[...they're still out in the cold.]

C'mon, let's get inside. We can talk more once you get some better clothes on.

[ holy hell I need to just. PROCESS. she'll just nod, letting him lead the way while she attempts mental gymnastics trying to make all of this work in her head. ]

[Right, right. He'll lead her right into the shop, then. Yay for being out of the cold.]

[ ohhhh that's so much better. she'll fight off a few last shivers, then stare around, blinking. ]

What is this?

The clothing shop, where else?

[he'll step in further]

Chances are your cloak is around here somewhere.

But why would they have my things?!

[ so bewildered, but poppet will strike off on her own, too, searching. her expression seems kind of stuck in "what the hell is going on here" mode. ]

Why would they have you? I think it's best not to question things too much, really.

[He'll follow her around. She does seem pretty lost, after all.]

Why not?

[ searching, searching -- bingo! hi coat I missed you so. the rest of her uniform - shirt, pants, boots, gloves - is nearby as well. she scoops it all up in her arms. ]

So can I just ... take this?

Because half of what happens here doesn't even make sense, especially the experiments.

[aaand he nods]

That's right. There's no munny here, so everything's free, basically.

[ oh she does not like that. ] What do you mean, "experiments?"

[ and that just makes her suspicious. ] If I don't have to pay for it, why did it all end up in some store in the first place? I don't think I like this. ... plus I need a place to change.

Well, every month or so there's an experiment. The last one made people switch bodies, just to name an example.

[...Oh Xion.]

There should be a changing room around here somewhere.

[ ... ] I really don't think I like this place.

Okay. [ she'll go off a'searching again, then, and slip into the changing room once she finds it. give her a moment, plz. ]

It can be a pain, but it's not that bad.

[he's cool wid it. He'll just chill.]

[ she doesn't respond. a minute or two later she's done, exiting the changing room and back in her full uniform, though she's got the white dress draped over her arm. she runs her gloved fingers over the back of her journal, silent for a moment. ]

... thanks for your help, Riku.

No need to thank me. I couldn't just leave you out there.

[..yes. Even Riku can be a nice guy. Don't listen to what Roxas says about that--]

Anyway, you might want to find a place to stay.

[ finally she smiles a little. ]

I still appreciate the help.

A place to stay, huh? Well ... I mean, where is there to stay? I still don't know anything about this place at all, other than it's cold.

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