fourteen | oo50 [voice]

[ When Xion arrived back home from a grueling month-long mission, the first thing she did was not check her journal. She headed home. Home, where Luke is. He'd been there, which was wonderful.

He'd also filled her in on all that she'd missed, which wasn't so wonderful. ]

It's scary, sometimes... how much things change. I missed so much while I was gone. I'm so sorry, everyone. I'm home now.

Sometimes, I feel like I've been here such a long time... maybe because it has been a long time. It'll be three years in November... won't it? I don't remember anymore when I got here... I'm pretty sure it was November. It feels like so long ago. Like lifetimes have passed since then. I've grown up so much in this place... and so many people have come and gone. [ Kairi.

A beat. ]

I'm sorry. I shouldn't be rambling like this.

We're starting to get some New Feathers in, right? My name is Xion. I work at the clinic, I'm part of the S.O.S Brigade, and I'm head of the Kyoshi warriors. If you ever need help, you can come talk to me. I'll do anything I can.

Um... I guess I have one last thing I want to talk about. I've got a lot of points now from going on missions... what do you guys do with your points? Or what would you do, if you had them? I sort of know what I want, but I guess I'm looking for other ideas, too.

Thanks, everyone.

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Aa... yeah. I've already almost been here a year—it'll be in November, too...

[Has it really been that long? It feels like it's just been a few months... But then, once Bunny vanished he'd been keeping himself doing things, filling up the time, trying not to think on it. So...

Wait, she seemed bittersweet. It's his job to make sure people are alright around here. Or at least, that's the job he's trying to carry on.]

You alright, Xion?

[ What is that filter... it's nothing too private, so she leaves it at 25%, at least for now. ]

Oh, Kotetsu... you've been here almost a year, now? It really is strange, how much time passes.

I'm okay. The mission was hard, but nothing I couldn't handle. How are you?

Me? I'm good as always! [Better, anyway. He's eating more regularly and he's not as troubled, even if he's got a cesspool of guilt and hurt that he hasn't bothered letting free. Whatever, we all have a lot of that, don't we?] You went on a mission, you said? Sounds like it was a pretty long one...

Mhm. A whole month! It's a long time to be gone... but I've got a lot of points, now. And I trained pretty hard! I think it was worth it. I heard I missed a lot, though...

[He really hates that you get into training and missions and fighting, Xion. Even if you're plenty old enough to fight. HE'S JUST A BIG OYAJI WORRY WART.]

Don't worry too much about it. We're all pretty tough around here, naa?

That's true. I know you and dad would be fine. [ A small laugh. ]

Well, I dunno if I'm fine around your papa. He's really mean to me sometimes, y'know!

... he's not that bad, is he?

[ Giggling. She knows he is. ]

I guess he has his good and bad days... I was supposed to only be a dishwasher, but then he roped me into doing lots of work there... He puts me in headlocks a lot if I slack off.

Are you sure you've been working hard? I bet he wouldn't be so mean to you if you did! [ She is so teasing, mostly just because it cracks her up to play devil's advocate to her father. ]

Whuh! Of course I'm working hard!

[HUFF.]

It's not my fault if I nod off or get distracted; it's not the funnest job in the world, standing in the kitchen...

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