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( Sokka | Locked 100% )

... I need your help. And you can't tell anyone, okay?

( Aqua | Locked 100% )

Aqua... I know we haven't spoken that much, but I need to ask you a really, really big favor.

( Sanji | Locked 100% )

[ a long silence goes here. ] ... could I stay at your house tonight?

( Luke | Locked 100% )

I'd -- [ ... ] Can I see you?

[ Xion is out of the house today. Mostly because it's become almost impossible to stay there. She hasn't slept for more than a handful of hours since Vanitas attacked -- three days ago. She's so exhausted she can barely stay on her feet, but better awake and moving than a sitting target.

Who could sleep, knowing that at any minute someone stronger than you and your friends could break into your home and kill you whenever he wanted?

It's this question that drives her to address Luceti at large, once she's got herself settled on the railing of That One Bridge. Hey, it's like right next to her house and she wanted to sit on a bridge, so sue her. ]

( filtered AWAY from Vanitas and Saix | Locked 100% )

What would you do if you didn't feel safe in your own home anymore?

[ and this is to say nothing -- not a damn thing -- of how she feels about Roxas right now. He had no excuse -- what defense could you give? -- and Axel almost died -- for what? Why? Why had any of this happened? Does she blame Roxas, for extending the invitation, or Vanitas, for taking it? Even if she had something to say to him, she couldn't -- he hasn't been home in days.

It's a very numb Poppet that's sitting on that there railing, swinging her legs and staring at the water below. Please interrupt her thoughts -- for they are very grim ones. ]

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Move, for starters.

[She still doesn't know Xion that well, just met the girl in passing, really, but Miyabi's still concerned by the words her familiar voice speaks, and she can't help but speak up to them. She takes a first look at some of the other comments, nodding to a few.]

It's been said already, but...I guess the best option would be to move, or ask someone you trust for their help.

[Gods, she doesn't want to pry - she really doesn't! But...when it's so obvious something's wrong... Miyabi throws up a quick filter, for privacy's sake.] Are you okay? Did something happen?

Of course I'll help! But what happened? What happened at home?

[Having read the rest of her post and some of the comments... Man. Why did this have to happen? He'd offer his own place... But they couldn't possibly fit three more people.

He'll think about it later.]

The bridge, right? I'll be there.

[Well, after a while, Ramirez is going to walk across that bridge. He doesn't really spend much time inside, so he's a bit prone to wander. But it's hard not to spot Xion sitting on the railing and just in general looking completely morose.

However, he is also really lame, so instead of maybe saying hello like a normal person, Ramirez just stands there awkwardly before silently leaning against the bridge himself. He is worried about her, despite himself. Ramirez has been trying his damnedest not to like anyone else here, but it is so very, very hard not to be fond of Xion. And after hearing the commotion over the journals...well.

All the same, he does hope she decides to talk or tell him to go away soon. He is rather Socially Awkward and just standing here in silence is so painfully uncomfortable this time.]

Find a new place to stay.

Of course, anything I can do to help.

[A pause.] I'm very sorry your friend was attacked, I should be keeping everyone safe from him.

[ ...he hates when people sound so desperate >: so while we're hanging under your anti-Vanitas and Saix filter, why not. ]

My name is Akimichi Chouji; I'd be glad to do whatever I can to help out.

... the magic I know right now ... it's not enough. Could you teach me?

[ a pause. ] ... I don't want you to get hurt too.

[ this seems to be a popular option. if only it were enough. ]

It wouldn't keep us safe for long, though. Moving, I mean.

[ she'll take pity on your awkward, Ramirez. pretty quickly, too. she'll glance down at him when he leans against the railing, then sigh a little and look back out over the water. ]

... hey.

Edited 2011-01-08 21:17 (UTC)

... yeah. Thanks, Luke.

[ she'll be waiting, though she won't move from her perch, keeping an eye out for any sign of that red hair. please let him come soon... ]

Take precautions. Ask someone I trust for a favor. Set up a watch.

[ there's a long pause. when it happened she told the curious -- and the worried -- what was going on, but now it's harder to talk about. if only because of the terrible revelation of the role Roxas played in it. but... well. it's Sokka. ]

There's this boy... from my -- universe? The same set of worlds? I'm not sure what to call it... his name is Vanitas. He always goes around wearing this black mask... I knew something was off about him when I first met him, but I didn't know how off until he...

Sokka, he got into our house and attacked Axel. My best friend. He almost died. And he's got a Keyblade -- locking the door won't do anything against him. People keep saying to move, but I know he'd find us again... it's not safe there anymore.

Edited 2011-01-08 21:21 (UTC)

I don't want to put anyone else at risk. We...

[ nnnnf. she's reluctant to talk about it, and you can hear it in her voice. ]

My best friend was attacked... he got hurt really badly. The person who attacked him... he'll find us, if we move. We have to find something else.

[ shakes her head. ]

It won't help. He'd still find us.

I wish I were that strong. [ there's such fervor in her voice, for just a moment -- and then it's gone again, replaced by the numb sadness with which she's talking to everyone else. ] No, I won't put anyone else at risk. Not after what's already happened.

[ well, she's at least self-aware enough to pick up on Crona's presence -- though it takes her a moment. When she does, she looks around, then blinks. ]

Crona?

He's okay now... but I don't think anywhere is going to be safe for us.

[ a beat. then, very softly ] I know he'll keep looking for us. Maybe not right now, but... he'd come back. He's the sort of person that would do that...

[This is more serious than he thought. He has no idea who this guy is or what he's capable of, but if it has Xion this rattled...]

Well... you can't stay there. You need to be with people who can protect you. [Even with the increased strength he has, Sokka isn't even sure if he's that guy who can handle it.]

[ Xion is silent during this long explanation, mostly because she is stunned. Such an offer -- such magic -- it's more than she could have hoped for, could have dreamed of. It's the first thing so far to sound like a real solution. ]

The -- the Fidelius charm! Please, could we try that? If you really think it would work... it'd be perfect! I -- I mean ... [ the other options sound good too. but she knows what she wants to try. still, Hermione's the expert here. ] Whatever you think would work best... all of this ideas are better than anything I've been able to come up with so far.

... Akimichi? Why... [ would you bother, I'm just a stranger-- ] -- I don't know. I don't want anyone else getting hurt because they're trying to protect us... that wouldn't really make things any better. We need a way to ... to hide from him, I guess.

[ a beat. at any other time that would probably make her laugh... but for right now, she just shakes her head ]

No. I won't risk anyone else's safety. It's not worth it if another person gets hurt.

Depends if it's an avoidable situation or not, wouldn't you say?

... I was going to ask her, actually. I hope she says yes...

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