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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[And now he is mightily confused.]

...Huh?

[But he doesn't stop moving, and apparently decides that that can wait until he finds her. Because this is sounding like a long story.]

I'll just grab you some sneakers and a couple pairs of socks then.

[ it goes over her head, for now, that he doesn't realize what she means. clueless kids are clueless together! instead she's just staring her walk back, trying to locate where she heard that water the first time. but his kindness does get a small smile from her, finally, and it comes through in her voice. ]

Thanks, Sora. Sorry for all the trouble.

[Yes Xion, you're definitely based off part of him at least.]

No problem! So you find that river yet?

[ Sora is the source of all derp. ]

No ... it was a couple of minutes ago that I heard it. I'll find it, though!

[He's also the source of some kickass, at least?]

Okay, just give me a couple minutes and I'll be out there!

[He's heading for the square and he wishes it was nice enough to skateboard.]

[ very true! though Xion no longer shares in this badass as her Keyblade is gone, alas. ]

Alright!

[ in the meantime searching, searching, searching-- oh hey! after a minute or two she hears the water, and not long after she comes upon the river. ]

Hey, I found it!

[oh-ho, so she's not leeching off Roxas anymore? Good, that answers a question we had]

Great! Okay, I got some shoes and socks and a coat and some pants, I'll be out there soon.

[He brought his schoolbag to ransack the clothing shop. And no, he hadn't noticed the new Organization coat in there. Or if he had, he assumed it was a spare for Roxas.]

[ she laughs quietly ]

Thanks again. I'll make it up to you somehow!

Nah, you don't have to make it up. Everybody's gotta help out everybody else here.

[And he's off and walking.]

If you say so. I guess I just feel like I should do something nice in return anyway.

[ She just stays by the river, trying to keep warm as she waits. ]

Nah, really, don't worry about it.

[And a few minutes later he'll show up, dressed for the cold himself in long pants and a thick coat and gloves with fingers and a hat. Most of it's red. He'll look around for her, holding the school bag over his shoulder.] Hey, Xion!

[ she could have mentally prepared herself for this moment for years and still not quite been ready. so she just keeps herself calm and waves when she spots him ]

Hi, Sora. You got here fast!

[And he's not prepared at all. When he sees her, he just... stops. Hair color excepted, she looks exactly like Kairi at fourteen. Was this what people felt when they saw him and Roxas together?]

[He's staring, he's sorry, he can't help it. Give him a minute to process it.]

...Xion?

[ So much for playing it normal. She drops her gaze to her feet, her smile widening into something quite sad. Then she just nods, not knowing what to say. ]

[Well he does.] ...You look like Kairi.

[Which actually helps her, because he's hotwired to help Kairi. So even though he's really confused, Sora moves forward and holds out the bag with most of the clothing in it and the coat which wouldn't fit.]

I know I do.

[ her voice is very soft, only just above a whisper. but she still takes the bag, gently, though she doesn't pull anything out of it just yet. instead she clutches it to her chest and continues to stare at the ground.]

There's ... there's a reason I look and sound like her, Sora. But I don't think you'll like it ... and I'm not even sure I want you to know. It's a long story...

But if you want to know, tell me now. I don't ... think I'd be able to do it later.

[And her looking so scared is even worse - it just makes him want to help her. But he doesn't know what he can do for her, and even though he doesn't want to make her more upset, Sora knows he'll never be able to ignore the coincidence.]

...Are you Kairi's sister? From Radiant Garden? Or does she have two Nobodies?

[ that gets a quiet laugh from her, though it's humorless. she wraps her arms around the bag and hugs it to herself so she has her hands free to run them up and down her arms. ]

I'm not a Nobody, though I was in the Organization. But I'm not her sister, either.

I'm a replica, Sora. Of... of... of your memories of her.

[...And that made absolutely no sense to him.] You're a what?

A replica made from your memories of Kairi. I ... sort of am Kairi, or at least how you remembered her at the time I was made...

I'm just a puppet. [ she clutches the bag tighter, taking a deep, shaky breath. ]

[Whoa whoa wait, deep shaky breath was not good. Sora immediately started forward and held out a hand to help her stand upright, honestly worried she was about to fall over.]

I... I don't get it, how did that happen?

[ eep! her head snaps up and she blinks at him in surprise. she's steady on her feet ... just scared, like with Roxas, like she will be with everyone, that he'll reject her for being what she is. ]

I ... I don't know. The Organization made me. I don't know that much else, other than why I was built, and that... [ er. trails off. ]

[Well at the moment he's still not at all sure what she is.]

[And though the words aren't as kind as they can be, his tone is pretty mild and comforting.]

Come on, might as well tell me the worst now. More time to get over it, right?

[ she shuts her eyes. he's right, after all -- this is it, the last of it. ]

I was made ... so I could duplicate Roxas's powers. Though I'm not really sure why ... you'd have to ask Xemnas or someone else in the Organization about that. The only other thing I know is that ... because of me and the memories I had, you couldn't wake up. So ... I decided to give them back.

That's the last thing I remember before waking up here.

[...And he still doesn't get it. At least, not really. This seems like one of those things that takes time to process if you're not there to see it happening.]

[And any way you cut it, that won't happen right then. So he's quiet for a few moments, trying to process it, and finally decides to just let it sink in. He uses the same tone, too - he's clearly not mad at her, whatever's going on.]

Okay... I don't really get what you're saying, but that can wait for later. Come on, there's shoes in there - go ahead and put them on and I'll show you the town.

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[Action] dude why are we still up

[Action] I just made cinnamon rolls so that isn't helping

[Action] I swear to god I'm going to bed after this, really

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