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[ Since her "return," Xion has been staying in temporary New Feather accommodations as she gets her bearings. She's had a lot on her mind... a lot of thoughts and fears. She goes to sleep the night of the 19th thinking everything will be the same tomorrow... and the next day, and the day after that. Whatever she was before... this is her life now.

Of course, that's not the case when she wakes up. Which she does with a yelp when she discovers her clothing is too small and pulls in all the wrong places. And her hair is longer, and-- and-- ]

Oh, no. Oh, my gosh--

[ That's all her journal, conveniently open as ever, catches before she slams it shut and races off toward home. Toward Luke.

Once she's met up with him and apologized until she was blue in the face and possibly cried a little, she takes off to Seventh Heaven. There is a certain chef she needs to see and hug and hug and hug until they both feel better.

Finally, once all that is done, she takes to the journals once more. ]

... I can't believe what just happened to me. I know I'm not the first one, but... it was so strange. Being young all over again... not having any memories of this place. They're such precious memories to me... and I think I realized something. I know how a lot of people here feel about Luceti, and the Malnosso, and the war...

But I'm grateful for this place. [ Gently. ] It's given me everything I could never have.... everything important and wonderful to me is here. Well... almost everything. [ Oh, Axel. ] But... I never want to leave. I never, ever want to go home. Not when everything important is here...

I'm glad. I'm glad I'm still here. I'm -- I'm sorry if that makes anyone angry to hear. I know it probably sounds really strange... [ She smiles, warm and sad at once. ] But this is my world now.

[ She ends the broadcast there... or seems to. In fact, she's got a number of messages to get out. ]

( Suki | 100% )

Hey, Suki... I don't think you remember me, but my name is Xion. I need to talk to you... about the Kyoshi warriors.

( Luke Skywalker | 100% )

... hi, Luke. I remember everything now. Thank you for being so kind to me. I could... probably clear some things up now, if you still wanted to know.

( Wreck-It Ralph | 100% )

I'd -- really like to talk to you. I think... I have something really important that I should tell you.

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I wouldn't step on your toes for it. As for who I am...Alia Shepard. And you are?

Xion. It's really nice to meet you, Alia. How long have you been in Luceti? [ She's a little curious now, considering the topic at hand. ]

The pleasure's all mine, Xion.

It's been an eventful four months for me, to say the least. I'd say I'm still something of a fresh face here.

[She was a part of the whole Droid Sabotage thing earlier in the year...though Xion probably missed that due to the secrecy of it that was established.]

Hehe. Once, four months used to seem like a really long time... I've been here for over three years now.

That's plenty of time to make good friends of people here.

It is. I've met so many wonderful people... a lot of them left over the years, but plenty stayed, too. And I'm so grateful for the people that have. I care about my friends so much. [ The corners of her mouth quirk. ] I'm sure you'll find lots of friends, too.

Heh, I honestly have this feeling I don't have to look too far to find some here.

Sure helps that this village is as small as it is.

Hehe, a lot of people say that. That it's tiny... it's always been pretty big to me, but I never knew much else. I've heard of cities that could have thousands of people in them... I can't really imagine it.

Try hundreds of thousands and you'd have a better picture. There're cities big enough to hold that many where I'm from, if not even more.

.... wooooow. [ Extremely impressed. ] ... what is it like? Living around that many people... I can't imagine. I really can't! Sometimes I'm still surprised that many people even exist. [ A quiet giggle. ] It's still hard to wrap my head around even after all this time.

It's hectic, but nothing really new. Takes a few months to get used to, sure, but that's the easy part.

It's not as unlikely as you might think, either.

Isn't it actually pretty common? I think it's my experience that's weird... [ She laughs. ] I've spoken to a lot of people who have big cities like yours where they come from. But I haven't met many people who had tiny worlds like mine!

I'd say so, yeah. [She knows a thief who's from way back, a Jedi whose home is entrenched in the reaches of space like her own, and a fellow marine from a different Earth. Not hard to find common ground in these parts.]

Maybe, but no one would fault you for it if you explained why. [There's a teensy smile forming again, on the edge of her lips. Oh, how she missed being young at times.] Though now you have me curious...what's yours like? The first really good thing that comes to mind?

[ A pause. ]

... looking back on it now, there isn't really anything I liked about my world. It was small, and dark... there was no sun there. It was always night. We pretty much never left the castle because the city outside was full of Heartless.

[That earns a few blinks and a raised brow.]

...Heartless, huh? I take it they're called that for a good reason.

... they're creatures made of darkness that eat hearts. So ... yeah, I guess so.

Well, that explains why you were cooped up there...a bit, anyway. Can't say I'm fond of the people that kept you there. [She'd be lying if she did. Poor girl must've grown up really, really sheltered.]

... I wasn't, either. I mean... I had two friends. [ With sudden warmth. ] And I loved them more than anything. But the others.... [ She sighs, the warmth fading into thoughtfulness. ] ... I never really meant much to them. Beyond what... I was capable of, I guess.

[ "Extremely" would be an understatement for how sheltered she was. ]

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[Video] +1 mommy figure for Xion. Yay?

[Video] (yay)!!!! the CR i never knew i always wanted

[Video] Now they just have to work on her actual parenting... 8D;;;;;

[Video] ... oh dear.

[Video] #problems with being a soldier for your whole adult life

[Video] ... xion could actually understand that to some extent 8|

[Video] Similar lives, different ages 8|

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