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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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... there's Ven, too ... [ guiltyfeelings about sending the poor boy after Vanitas. ]

Still, I ... even if they can handle him, what if they get hurt doing it? They couldn't keep fighting him off forever... and even if he died, he'd just come back. We need something else.

[Just have a little wave]

Ah. Then what else is there to do? If I still had my monkey about, I'd lend him to you. Unfortunately he's latched onto Watson.

Draco!

[ she's already spoken to Hermione, and after hearing about the Fidelius charm -- well -- she's kind of got her heart set on it. ]

It's -- Hermione told me about this thing -- er, I mean, a spell, called the Fidelius Charm? Do you think it'd work? It's... [ shakes her head. ] Someone is after us. And unless we can hide really well, he won't stop. It's not avoidable.... not unless we do something. And the Fidelius charm... [ it sounds perfect. but is it? so, so cautiously optimistic. ]

... I did ask someone a favor... [ poor Sanji. ] And we've been trying to keep a watch these past few days... taking precautions is what we want to do now, though. It isn't easy. There's only one idea I've heard so far that might work...

[Oh Xion bb, you're asking the wrong wizard for optimism. There's a long pause as he thinks this over. He's very aware what the Fidelius Charm does, and he does tend to trust Hermione's judgment now, but...]

The charm ought to work if Hermione's powerful enough. I assume she'd be the one casting it in the first place.

What happened?

[Listening intently, Miyabi ducks her head and bites her lip. She understood where Xion was coming from, but what she really felt should be done... Well, it's not going to be pretty, and definitely not going to put a definite stop the the attacks.]

I-I'm sorry your friend was attacked, but if you're really going to be targeted again...then I think you have to fight back. [Her eyes close and she sighs deeply.] I know that's not the best answer, but...if you need any help, I'd be happy to offer it.

... I asked Sanji if I could stay with her tonight. But Vanitas... no matter where we go, he'd come after us anyway, and I don't want anyone else getting hurt for my sake... for our sakes. I'm trying to figure out another way... and -- and I think I might have something. I'm really hoping I do...

["Her". Luceti is so weird.]

... okay, so what's the plan?

... believe me, I'd love to fight back. [ almost a little ... wistful? ] But I know I'm not strong enough. He'd kill me if I tried. A boy I know did fight him, and he won... but I'm not sure we can rely on that forever. I don't think Vanitas will stop just because he lost once.

... [ that actually gets her to crack a smile. a tiny one, but it's something, dang. ]

Hey. What are you doing here?

... a monkey? [ Jack, what. ] ... I don't know. I guess ... that's why I'm asking. [ a beat, and a tiny smile ] Thank you for offering, though, mister Mad Swordsman. That was really kind of you.

Traps?

You'd have to be very careful about how you enter the protected area, but for all intents and purposes, if the charm goes as it ought to, the most anyone will notice is that you've disappeared. I might put up Protego Horribilis anyway just to be sure. It's a more specialized version of the Shield Charm we were working on in the D.A.

When would you like me to drop by for this?

[Well, at least she doesn't look too bummed anymore.]

...I was hungry. [And it's just really hard to not run into people for some reason.] What about you..?

[ looks at it, then up at Ami, tilting her head slightly. ] ... I guess you would, after losing your voice... [ a beat, and then somewhat hesitantly ] ... how did you lose it?

Sparrow. You may call me Captain Sparrow, lass. And it was the least I could've done, eh?

[There's no real way around that. The answer comes in two coldly typed words, as if making them text can distance herself from their meaning, as if it's no more than reading it in a book.]

[ it's all Hermione's fault, anyway. That one tiny bit of hope has been enough to start to lift her out of her numbness and straight into really emotional territory, though for Draco's sake she's trying to keep it in check. ]

I really, really hope so... do you think she is? [ she's desperate.

tears try to work their way into her voice when she answers his question, though she manages to hold them at bay. ] My best friend was attacked and almost died... three days ago. We need a way to hide from the boy who attacked him and moving wouldn't be enough...

[ a beat ] ... actually, I hadn't thought of that ... but traps like what?

... Tripwire. Nets. Cans. Rusty doors, groaning boards. Things to alert you or delay him. [a pause] Bait works too.

[As far as Draco's concerned, most things are Hermione's fault anyway. Granted, he knows better than to stomp on Xion's hope, especially given the circumstances. He's starting to pick up on the connotation that Xion's life is associated with sucky things.]

...absolutely. [Maybe he doubts it a tiny bit, but Hermione is the brightest witch of their age. Just don't tell her he said so.]

[However, that wasn't exactly something he was thinking of.] Wouldn't it just be easier to kill the boy in question? [Because it's easier for Draco to make death-threats when he's in the safety of his own house.]

... there's this magic... a friend of mine knows. She says it's called the Fidelius charm... and it could hide something, like a house. The only way you could find that thing then is -- you'd have to be told by the Secret Keeper. It's only one person... and if the Secret Keeper didn't tell you, you could never find it. It's perfect... if it works.

... I needed to think. [ she swings her legs gently, looking down at the water again. ] I come here a lot when I want to think about things. It's peaceful.

...Think about what?

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