fourteen | oo46 [ voice & action ] (forward-dated one day)

[ It's not until Xion glances at a clock that she realizes something is amiss. She could have sworn, last time she checked, that was 1 AM. And now it's 10 PM? That's not possible. Did she miss something? She couldn't have fallen asleep and slept that long. The journal catches her exclamation of surprise, and her quiet question: ]

Wait, what day is it...?

[ She wanders out of her room, confused, going to knock first on Jixsan's door before she tries Roxas's.

And he's not in there.

In fact, the room is empty.

Instantly, her heart sinks -- he's gone? home? -- but then the bizarre time difference occurs to her. Is something going on? Is there an experiment? As hopeless as she suddenly feels, she has to find out. Pulling on a jacket against the nip of the air outside, she grabs her journal and darts out of the house. ]

Has anyone seen Jixsan? His room is empty! Please, please don't have gone home, I don't know if I could take you leaving, too...

[ She ends up in the village center, near the fountain, and late in the evening as it is, it's quiet here. For a moment or two she paces silently, clearly worried, unsure of where to go from here. Anyone out and about at this late hour want to help a distressed teen? ]

(ooc; forward-dated to event start, sorry! as a refresher, just in case, Jixsan = Sanji,

concasse.)

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[ Again, she just sighs in relief. ] I wish they wouldn't start it at all. Come home, okay?

Heading over now. No heart attacks while I'm out.

[ahah. ha. Xion is free to smack him on sight for that terrible joke, and he even rolls his eyes at himself.

... Though his return will be a little delayed. He'd planned on walking, but after speaking with Nami, Jixsan decides he's unwilling to speak with anyone else outside his housemates, and teleports straight into the kitchen. Wherever Xion is, he plans on finding her.]

... very funny.

[ Xion herself heads back home after receiving his message, and just ... waits, pacing around a little. She's actually in the main room near the front door, looking out the window. It ought to have occurred to her he might just portal home, but for now, she's watching the road for some sign of him. ]

[Finding her isn't difficult then. He regards her from the doorway at first, then heads on over, announcing his presence first]

Hey. [heavy and subdued.] Sorry for worrying you.

[ She jumps, startled, to hear his voice, and then without a pinch of hesitance rushes over to throw her arms around him.

Axel, then Sora... if she'd lost him too, she doesn't know what she would have done. ]

[Only for her would he bother with hugs right now, and relaxes into it. He speaks while they're still embraced]

I'm not going anywhere. [It's meant to pacify her for a while... perhaps himself, as well]

Good. [ She pulls back after a moment, watching him with concern. ] Where was it you woke up, anyway?

Vivi's house. [A pause, and then he amends his statement] The Straw Hat's.

[His tone is even blanker than usual, like half his mind is somewhere else.]

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[ Her brow knits. Why there...? ]

... is ... everything okay?

Their memories are altered. They thought I was my Somebody.

... they thought you were ... Sanji.

[ She says the name with some knowing, a sense of finality. ]

[His eyes slit faintly at that, out of subdued surprise]

... It's not just the Straw Hats. [Because he never told you his Somebody's name]

... I guess not. [ She frowns, uncomfortable and worried. ] I don't know what's going on. Riku and Roxas... [ She trails off. They don't remember you. ]

... Them too, huh? [This day keeps getting better and better.

He starts pacing like a provoked cougar, one of his hands swiping at the bangs covering his eyes, ignoring how they fall back into place]

... It's an experiment. Not their fault. [He speaks after a heavy sigh, after he's done pacing and stares at the ceiling in weariness. Frankly, he'd love to blame someone for this mess.

But he can't.]

[ Shakes her head. ]

Something really strange is going on. I hate it when they mess with our memories.

[He knows, Xion. He can relate]

... Heh, guess if it gets too annoying, I can always take an impromptu camping trip. [Said with a sad smile directed at her]

[ She returns his smile right back at him. ]

Only if I can come with you.

But it sounds like they remember you. [He... wouldn't want to take her away from her other friends]