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[pullsheavendown]

"This is Roxas.

You can say something, I guess."

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[happylocksmith]

Hey is this Roxas?

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[pullsheavendown]

[He has and hasn't been expecting this. The message still takes the breath out of him when it comes, like he got hit in the chest a little too hard by a Heartless.]

yeah

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[happylocksmith]

Really? That's great! Hi, it's me.

[And then a couple of seconds later:]

Sora

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[heartslight]

[ It's been a little bit since she's spoken with Riku about what happened between the two of them, and Sora as well, and seeing the two of them feeling the way they do makes her ... sad. She still isn't planning on going back on her word to Roxas, but she feels like she should talk to him about it a little, in case it'll help. ]

hey, roxas? are you there?

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[pullsheavendown]

[Oh, it's Kairi. He's surprised to hear from her, but maybe he shouldn't be. She's...really nice, even though she knows he's got issues with her best friends.]

Hey
What's up

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[heartslight]

[ She's glad he actually responded to her. That's a good start! And well, before she gets into the more serious parts of the conversation, she's got to get this out of the way first. ]

i just wanted to check in on you and talk to you about something. are you doing okay?

[ She genuinely wants to know if he's doing better than he was before, at the very least. ]

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[plentystrong]

[ A few hours after this thread ]

Hey!! Are you trying to poison me?

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[pullsheavendown]

[Uh??????]

No? Why would I do that? I don't even know how to do poison magic.

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[plentystrong]

Well, there must've been something in that weird stuff you gave me, cause I've been feeling awful ever since!

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[dreamprotector]

I wanted to apologize for the other day. Even if I didn't mean to, I overstepped my bounds.

[No matter that he thinks that Roxas does have his own Heart now, it's something that should be approached with care… and probably not by Riku at all.]

And well… thank you for the ice cream.

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[pullsheavendown]

[Oh...Roxas didn't expect this. He takes a few minutes to think before he replies.]

It's fine
We all had big mouths then
I didn't drop it off for you guys though
I mean I don't care if you eat it, I know it's a lot

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[dreamprotector]

Maybe… but that doesn't make it right.

Well, even if it isn't for us, it still must have been an effort to bring it over from where ever you are staying. We'll probably feed some of it to Sora's Dream Eaters, to be honest. They all have a sweet tooth and that way it won't go to waste.

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[plentystrong]

[ hey guess who's just been ported back in after her power update ]

yo roxas

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[pullsheavendown]

Catra!!! You're back??????????

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[dreamprotector]

[After the encounter with the girl from Sora's Heart – Xion, her name is Xion… and the thought makes his heart ache for some reason – Riku can't help but frown. Her story, or what she had told him of it anyway, makes sense to his Heart, but his head? His head is more skeptical.

But well… there may be someone who can confirm her story. Riku might as well ask, right? Right.]

Do you know a girl named Xion?

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[pullsheavendown]

[There it is. He's been expecting something like this. He's only surprised that Riku has to ask.]

Yes.

She's my best friend.

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[purestwave]

[There's some light noise going on in the background, until it's suddenly still.]

Something!

[She can't help but giggle softly now.]

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[pullsheavendown]

[Huh?]

Something what?

[This boy has totally forgotten what he recorded for his voicemail message.]

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[maskormods]

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t-r-i-h
m-i-r-e•
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s-e-e-r-n-a
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[marxionette]

[ she's been here for all of three seconds (yeah yeah housing assignment yeah yeah new job, less important than this) and already she's scrambling to get in touch with him. ]

Roxas? I'm back.
Are you still here?

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[pullsheavendown]

[There's a stunned silence when he gets her message. Stunned, but happy.]

Xion? You're really back?

VIDEO//source: anon//postdate:03.14//tw: violence

[adamantlyardent]

The twenty-second clip kicks off pretty aggressively with the audio maxing out on a blend of screaming and a loud hissing. Visually, it's metal being melted, steam rising, and skin bubbling within the armor as glowing hands quiver before it.

Thankfully, the horrid sight drops from direct view with an unceremonious thud, leaving just the trembling hands. They smoke, and there are glowing outlines that trace the impressions of scales across them.

The screaming's stopped, too.



This leaves the last eight or nine seconds of just panting and the distant clanging of weapons before a nearby voice hollers:

"Holy SHIT, Cece! Did you just melt that dude in his own suit?!"

[pullsheavendown]

[This is absolutely not the kind of message Roxas expects to get in his inbox — why would someone send this to anyone? At first he thinks it's a prank, someone's idea of a bad joke, right up until he hears the name at the end.

He waits for a long while before giving her a call.]

Um, hi, Cecelia? Did you...melt a guy?

[adamantlyardent]

Hello Roxas,

This is long overdue. I could give you several reasons as to why I've been so delayed, but I feel it may be moot.

I wanted to send a note in regard to the unsavory business of my capture last month -- in that I'm aware you were there to help me. I apologize for not lingering long to acknowledge you then (again: several reasons, probably moot), but I did notice you.

Thank you. I shudder to think of how long I would've had to put up with that had you and the others not come to my aid.

I'm not sure what the appropriate show of gratitude would be in this circumstance; where I am from, valorous feats were repaid in gold, land, or titles, typically. I have none of those to offer. I'm afraid I must defer to your judgment in this case, so please advise me of what you would wish to accept.

I'll await your response.

Kind regards,

Cecelia

[pullsheavendown]

[It takes a little while for him to reply. Not TOO long, just long enough that maybe he was on an errand or something. Because he's not really sure what to say? But he's happy to hear from her. But he's not sure what to say.

So eventually he just says whatever pops out.]

Hi Cecelia
I'm glad you're okay and you again
Don't worry about gratitude I know you'd do the same for your friends if they needed it
:)