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[ Xion sits down to make this post in her room, quietly unhappy about it, but knowing she has to persevere. He wouldn't want her to be sad, she knows it.

She'll have to find a new teacher.

But Xion finds she just can't sit still, and rises, speaking as she moves down the hall. ]

For anyone who knew him... Longshot has...

[ then she notices something. Sora's door is slightly ajar, and the inside of the room...

as if entranced, Xion slows, then moves towards it, giving a gentle push. ]

Gone ...

[ it's empty. the room is empty, completely bare of any sign that Sora was ever there. ]

... home.

[ and that's it. Xion has lowered her journal, giving an upside-down view of the wall through the journal's camera as she stares at this empty room.

it takes a moment -- a long, numb, endlessly empty moment that may go on for two or even three minutes -- for Xion to sink to her knees. only then does she finally, slightly, come back to her senses. she adds her final statement in a voice that, while even, is just barely above a whisper. ]

And ... and Sora ... Sora has also ... gone home.

[ if heartbreak had a sound, it would sound like her voice. for anyone who replies to her over the journals, it will be some time before she responds. housemates will likely get to her first. ]

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[flaring]

[Axel was already on his way home after he first heard the start of Xion's entry, but a few minutes later when the second part comes through? Yeah, he's going a lot faster.

It's probably about five or so minutes later that Axel's coming through the front door in a hurry, going straight to Sora's room. Seeing Xion slumped there in his doorway makes his chest tight. He stops next to her, staring into the empty room. Axel's expression is blank and he's quiet.]

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[fourteen]

[ she doesn't move. she doesn't stand up. she doesn't even look up at him.

she just quietly shuts the journal and sets it on the ground.

she still doesn't move when Roxas blows past behind them, running out of the house as fast as his legs can carry him.

Xion's always been the more defeatist of the various Pieces of Sora. she knows it's a lost cause, and so does not follow.

in that same, soft voice ]

... Axel?

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[perplexme]

[Roxas heard Xion's announcement over the journal, and even in stereo seeing how he was about to enter her room. But no. No. He doesn't know who Longshot is, and at this point that thought's totally erased. It was the latter statement that rattled him.

Sora has also gone home. No way, not again. Sorry Xion, bffl will come back later but right now he's bolting out of the house, opening the front door with a loud bang and sprinting into the center of the village. He's going to hunt down Sora and bring him back, you'll see!]

[Action that may show up multiple times jeezes LJ]

[perplexme]

[And...it's a very long time before Roxas comes back, much slower and quieter than before he left. It's assumed that Axel has already had a chance to speak to Xion, but Roxas again isn't focused on that. He's just going to head through the house and let himself into Xion's room, stopping in front of her and just staring with the same blank expression. Maybe words don't even need to be said just yet.]

[Voice]

[returninghope.livejournal.com]

... Hey.

[Voice]

[fourteen]

[ it's at least two hours later before Xion gets back to this. Sorry. She only barely recognizes his voice from when they first met, and she really just ... had other priorities.

even so, she doesn't know how to reply to it. the loss of Sora is still too profound to even process properly. ]

... hey.

[ voice ] 1/2

[blessingone]

Xion.... [ Fenimore might not recognize either name, but boy is it obvious that these were important people to Xion, particularly the last one. ] Do you...?

[ voice ]

[blessingone]

[ She takes a deep breath and continues with less hesitation. There's no point in asking Xion if the other girl wants to talk--she should just do it. Fenimore didn't believe in giving people space when they were upset. ] Where are you?

[Voice]

[meteorical]

[And here, Xion, just the person you wanted to hear from. She doesn't speak for a moment, even though she's fairly close to the house. She's out on the bridge she usually hangs out on, looking at the river for now and letting Xion's words sink in. When she does speak, her voice is soft and slightly hesitant, unsure how the other girl will react.]

...Xion? Is it true?

[Voice]

[fourteen]

[ only, only for Kairi does Xion respond to a voice from the journal quickly. her response is almost immediate, in fact, her voice just barely laced with her sadness. ]

All his things are gone.

[voice]

[targetprime.livejournal.com]

[...Ramirez recognizes that voice. And moreover, like others, he can recognize that tone. It's the tone of realizing that someone you love has just completely disappeared from your life.

His first instinct is to stay silent and give the girl space to grieve, but...his heart reaches out to her. His lips form the words before he can stop himself; it's suddenly very important that Xion knows that she is not all alone.]

...My condolences.

[...But what empty, meaningless words they were. Was that really the best he could do? In an instant, he wishes he didn't say anything at all.]

[voice]

[fourteen]

[ ... Ramirez. Xion recognizes his voice, too. Still so formal and kind of sad. But it's still roughly half an hour -- a little longer than it took for her to reply to Fenimore -- before she responds to him.

She's not exactly sure what a condolence is. It sounds sad. ]

... Ramirez?

[Voice]

[salvationfound.livejournal.com]

...

[Kratos didn't know what Longshot and Sora meant to her, but it's obvious they were important. When people who meant the world to him left, all he wanted was to be left alone. He isn't so sure if that's the case with her.]

Xion.

[Voice]

[fourteen]

[ even for Kratos, Xion does not reply right away. Like some of the others, he'll wait about half an hour before he hears anything back.

but since it is Kratos... Xion's voice actually betrays some of what she's feeling, and becomes very tight indeed ] Kratos... he's gone.

[1week-wizard.livejournal.com]

... His friends will be upset.

[fourteen]

[ aaaaabout two hours later. maybe longer. ]

We are upset.

[voice] because I haven't tagged you in a while DX

[loyalotter.livejournal.com]

[She understands this and wishes she could say something that would help.]

I'm sorry. Do you need anything?

[voice]

[fourteen]

[ Xion gets back to this after roughly an hour. she sounds tired. ]

Hermione...? I don't know... I just wish he'd come back.

[action]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, Riku doesn't even say anything. Instead, he rushes over to Sora's room, and boy does he look pissed.]

[action]

[fourteen]

[ Xion's still there, in the doorway, when Riku returns to the house, though by now she is on her feet. the look on his face actually does manage to surprise her out of her numbness oh so slightly. ]

Riku...?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Sora has...

[Voice]

[fourteen]

... you kne-- know him, Emil?

[ it's hours later she gets back to this. sorry, emil. ]

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

... Sora too...?

[fourteen]

... too?

[ it's only the "too" that makes her reply to this a lot sooner than she did the others -- about ten minutes after her initial message. ]

[Voice]

[lezareno_prez]

Will you be all right...?

[Voice]

[fourteen]

... Regal?

I ... [ a beat ] I don't know.

[Voice]

[markofthewise]

[... Longshot. Well damn.]

Thanks for letting us know, Xion.

[Voice] /still awake sup

[fourteen]

Sokka...

[ she pauses, almost like she wants to say something else. "don't ever leave," perhaps. but the words don't come out. instead her voice remains soft, impossibly sad. ]

I knew when he wouldn't get back to me that something had to be up... I think it might have happened a while ago. But you're welcome.

[Voice]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Longshot? No, he doesn't recognize the name. But Sora?

It's not that he was close to the guy, either, though they'd spoken on a few occasions. But he remembers everything Xion told him - how intertwined their stories are.

Does it feel like you lost a piece of yourself, Xion-chan?]

Xion?

[Voice]

[fourteen]

[ Xion remembers hearing when Robin went home.

She wonders, a little, if this is what it felt like.

Only, only for Sanji does Xion reply right away. Kairi was an exception because Kairi is ... Kairi; most everyone not in the house, quite a few people, had to wait. Except for Sanji.

Not that she knows what to say, or how to even say it. her voice is still so quiet and broken. ]

Sanji.

[written so very messy still]

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ Rep doesn't know how to properly respond to that. At the best, he knows he probably should be sad. But he isn't... and though he's not going to admit it to Xion, he's proud of that. The real Riku is probably upset by this... and he's not.

But that makes for sucky comforting.

So. ]

He might be back.

[ If Kairi was telling the truth, anyway. ]

[written]

[fourteen]

[ yeah she's be less than happy to hear that. still, hearing from her Heartless-ified friend suddenly makes her miss him. ]

Hey . . . where are you right now?

[voice]

[sortabeautiful.livejournal.com]

[Sora...? That was Kairi and Riku's friend, wasn't it?]

... Sorry.

[voice]

[fourteen]

[ quite some time later: ]

Thank you. ... did you know -- either of them?