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oo27 [ voice // action ]
[ The moment the experiment ended, and Xion found herself once again in the body of a teenager, one single thought had occurred to her with absolute urgency and clarity:
I have to get out of here.
And so she had, taking the time only to grab some warm articles of clothing before bolting out of the house and north, into the woods.
Once safely out of sight of the village, she'd searched idly for a while until she found a tree she could climb up into, then done just that, settling herself back against the tree's trunk for a long, desperately needed Think.
It's about three hours later when she finally pulls out the journal she'd managed to grab on her mad dash out the door and address a few people who ... well, she needs to talk things over with. ]
( Sanji | Locked 100% )
... Sanji ... I have something I need to ask you.
( Naoki and Richard | Locked 100% )
I-- [ a pause. ] ... how are both of you?
( Wolfwood | Locked 85% )
[ this is going to be a bit blunt, since she can't say she knows him that well, but ... but. they're friends, right? ]
Have you spoken to Vash yet? Is he... um, better?
( Crona | Locked 50% )
Hey, where are you? You okay?
( Giles | Locked 100% )
[ Xion makes this filter, and then pauses for a long few minutes. It's hard to begin to know what to say. But it might be best to start with the most straightforward question. ]
Hey. How are you?
[ once her filters are done, Xion will continue to chill in her tree for about another hour, pondering her ring-less hand and severely depleted charm bracelet. then she'll make her way down and into the village, though she won't go home. She'll swing by the Straw Hat house to see if anybody she knows is in, then head into the village proper, wandering aimlessly and obviously avoiding home. feel free to run into her anywhere in town ... however, she'll be particularly evasive of anyone in the KH crew, especially Riku and Roxas. She will bolt if she sees either boy. Sorry, guys. ]
(ooc; of course, backdated to the end of the event!)
I have to get out of here.
And so she had, taking the time only to grab some warm articles of clothing before bolting out of the house and north, into the woods.
Once safely out of sight of the village, she'd searched idly for a while until she found a tree she could climb up into, then done just that, settling herself back against the tree's trunk for a long, desperately needed Think.
It's about three hours later when she finally pulls out the journal she'd managed to grab on her mad dash out the door and address a few people who ... well, she needs to talk things over with. ]
( Sanji | Locked 100% )
... Sanji ... I have something I need to ask you.
( Naoki and Richard | Locked 100% )
I-- [ a pause. ] ... how are both of you?
( Wolfwood | Locked 85% )
[ this is going to be a bit blunt, since she can't say she knows him that well, but ... but. they're friends, right? ]
Have you spoken to Vash yet? Is he... um, better?
( Crona | Locked 50% )
Hey, where are you? You okay?
( Giles | Locked 100% )
[ Xion makes this filter, and then pauses for a long few minutes. It's hard to begin to know what to say. But it might be best to start with the most straightforward question. ]
Hey. How are you?
[ once her filters are done, Xion will continue to chill in her tree for about another hour, pondering her ring-less hand and severely depleted charm bracelet. then she'll make her way down and into the village, though she won't go home. She'll swing by the Straw Hat house to see if anybody she knows is in, then head into the village proper, wandering aimlessly and obviously avoiding home. feel free to run into her anywhere in town ... however, she'll be particularly evasive of anyone in the KH crew, especially Riku and Roxas. She will bolt if she sees either boy. Sorry, guys. ]
(ooc; of course, backdated to the end of the event!)
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literally, the instant she sees him, she just ... goes. it isn't really intentional so much as reflexive, but once she starts she decides not to stop, even if the emotions in her are just utterly confused and conflicting right now.
DO YOU GIVE CHASE Y/N? ]
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there will be a moment when Xion will get momentarily out of sight. should Riku still follow her trail, before too long he'll discover her all curled up on the ground behind the bakery.
she won't look up at him when she hears him approach, though, rather wishing he'd go away. ]
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C'mon. I just want to talk to you.
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We got married.
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Yeah, I know.
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Isn't marriage, like, forever? How could we...? I mean... what if one of us went home? What if something happened?
[ she pauses for a moment, and her expression softens as she looks at some faraway, unknowable thing ]
I guess I don't really understand it.
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[Before he changed too, that is.]
I guess, after being here for so long, leaving became less of a priority. Some people have loose ends, but after spending years here, maybe they just didn't matter anymore. Not when they'd lose everything they got here.
[He shrugs. It's all pretty hard to grasp. Ten years is a long time to spend in Luceti, and even now he's a bit torn about his unfinished business.]
Maybe it's less about what could happen and more about making our time here mean something.
[He doesn't understand it perfectly, but... that's what he got out of this.]
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that's something she doesn't want to think about. she told people here their futures.... what if they'd just given up? is that really a good thing?
wouldn't it be better if they all just...?
even if it meant...
Xion picks her head back up, looking deeply unhappy ]
I guess that's true. I guess it's just kind of... it's such a big thing. We're still not.... it's not like we're.... [ she looks up at him abruptly, her mouth twisting, before looking away again just as quickly. ]
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Yeah, I know.
[He doesn't sound particularly happy, but it's the truth.]
Haven't been since I screwed everything up.
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really, she doesn't want to talk about this. what is there to say? literally lost for words, she falls silent. ]
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[He turns around, still sounding a bit tense.]
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though her mouth works, trying to make the words come out, in the end, she says nothing. ]
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And that experiment? Who's to say that future it showed was even true? Agitated, he does mutter something under his breath.]
I just don't know what it's going to take.
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I don't know either. That's what you're supposed to figure out.
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[Still facing the other way, the crosses his arms.]
I know I shouldn't expect it to be easy, but it feels like nothing's working.
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[ she shouts the words, upset and hurting and confused, her hands balled into fists at her sides, though her expression is anything but angry. she just looks so upset. not that Riku can see this. ]
Don't you think if I knew, I'd tell you...?
[ there's implications in that question -- that maybe she'd like...
well. it hardly matters, because with those words she'll turn and leave, since he's not moving. unless he stops her, they're done for the day. or maybe several days -- since after something like this, she won't go home. ]
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No, you're right.
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