fourteen | 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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Hey, I don't blame you. When I first got here I wasn't even close to where Sora and Kairi lived. Just do what you're comfortable with; you could always move later, too.

[Stop sadfacing. :C It reminds him of when Kairi sadfaces, which isn't a good thing.]

Is there anywhere temporary I can stay before I decide? That would help.

[ sadfaces will continue for a bit, sry. troubled poppet is troubled. ]

We could always go to the nearest apartment. Building four is pretty close.

[He'll ask her about it at some point. Right now she's still new, and it'd probably be rude of him to poke her about it.]

Okay. That'll work, for now.

Want me to take you there? It's out of my way, but I don't have anything better to do.

Sure, if you don't mind.

Like I said, I've got nothing better to do.

[Right then~ He'll head on over to the exit and such.]

[ follows! in fact, she'll walk beside him so she can see his face. ]

Hey, Riku? I noticed something while I was out there. My magic didn't feel right ... like it was weaker. Does this place have something to do with it?

[That's fine. He'll try to keep a pace that isn't too hard to keep up with, even if they've got a bit of a walk ahead of them.]

Most likely. Apparently there's some kind of cap-- most people are only at half-strength, not that it affects me.

[ frowny face, looking down at her free hand. ]

Why doesn't it affect you?

Because, Xion, I don't have any powers.

[short, sweet, and to the point.]

[ wut. ] You don't? But...

I'm from the past, remember? A whole year before Sora and Kairi... I'd never even heard of Heartless before I came here.

[ holy cow ]

Wow ... I guess that would explain a lot. It must have been so confusing to show up here and talk to them.

It was, but I'm used to it now. Been six months since I showed up, and I'm just about used to things.

Pretty sure Roxas has been here for a year, too.

[ WHAT ]

A year?! That... [ shakes her head ] This is too weird.

Some people have been here twice as long.

[shrugggg.]

Apparently when you do leave it's like you never came here to begin with, so there's nothing to worry about. This place isn't that bad once you get past the experiments.

I still don't like the sound of those. Being experimented on and not being able to do anything about it ... it's creepy.

Sometimes the Malnosso actually cut us some slack. About a week ago they made this amusement park appear... It wasn't half bad.

... an amusement park?

You know, rides, games, that sort of thing.

... I don't think I've ever heard of anything like that before.

...

[Whaaaat.]

You're not joking, are you?

No. Why would I?

Guess you're just the first person I've talked to who doesn't know.

But basically...

[How to explain...]

I guess it was like a vacation, in a way. At the end of the week there was even a party. It was...okay, I guess.