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Riku ([personal profile] inherited) wrote in [community profile] thoughtformed2013-06-16 08:49 pm

[this post comes in both text AND audio, since it's important]

Hey.

Guess the time has come to be a little more obvious about this. Something strange just showed up. They're colorful monsters that are running all over the place. I haven't seen these ones before, but I know they're familiar. Thing is, familiar is bad. These things can hurt you. I'm not sure of what all they're capable of, but if you see anything, bright, colorful, and monstrous running around ... go in the opposite direction.

And—I was gonna try avoiding this, but here's a proper introduction. My name is Riku. Where I come from, and probably where other people come from, even if they just don't know it yet, some people have the power to wield keyblades. These keyblades are a sign of a strong heart. Recently, I ... well, I got named keyblade master. So while we're all stuck here together, I guess I'm in charge of looking after you all.

That—uh, that isn't to say you guys can't do it, too. I've seen people fight from all different types of places. And my best friend ... he's seen even more. But I can't slack on the job.

Anyway, if you have questions about these things, go ahead. I'm about to go personally check them out myself.

And Lea? It's time to see what you can do.
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[personal profile] ceded 2013-06-18 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah... [ Looks down at her dress again as she banishes her Keyblade.

God. Now that it's quiet, everything that's happened is catching up to her. Unthinking, she lifts her arm to rub distractedly at her eyes. She was crying, earlier... it's still a weird sensation for her to even experience. And she remembers why he texted her in the first place... ]


Davesprite... did you really ... hear everything Riku and I said? About ... about me?

[ Of course she focuses on -- on her damage. And not the fact that he just called her badass. ]
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[personal profile] cawmemaybe 2013-06-21 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The mood surrounding the two of them suddenly switches in reverse, which is fine, really, he's been expecting this. But it doesn't mean he has to like it. He just kind of really sucks at this, okay. That's all. Not that he doesn't like straightening things out, but man, sometimes it feels like his conversations with Xion always start with or end up with that kind of talk.

He wonders if he should start getting used to it.

... Nah. ]


Yeah. [ A beat. ] I don't really know the full story, but I meant what I said, y'know. Even if you think you shouldn't exist at all, you're here for a reason, right? S'gotta count for something.
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sorry about me no i'm not

[personal profile] ceded 2013-06-21 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She can't sense the switch like he can. Not mired in her insecurities like she is. Maybe he should get used to it. It's hard to beat self-esteem back into a puppet that had it forcefully ripped from her a long time ago.

Tears crowd the back of her throat again. ]


... I never wanted to go away. But all I'm good for is... is... a weapon. That's what I am... [ She spreads her hands, palms up. ] ... a tool. And I couldn't even do that right. I broke. I broke and they couldn't fix me and...

[ She draws in on herself. Ducking her head, hunching her shoulders, bringing her hands in close. Like she can make herself cease to exist through sheer force of will. ]

... why am I here? I used to know the answer to that question... but... now I'm not so sure. Does someone like me ... really deserve this life?
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[personal profile] cawmemaybe 2013-06-22 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ He is not. Made for this.

For all of Bro's training, none of them would help him figure out how to react in this sort of situation. So, unsurprisingly, he's frozen in place. Most people would have thrown everything out the window and just go straight for a hug, an age-old gesture that means you're always there for them.

But it doesn't come easily to him. Not right off the bat.

So he keeps thinking, and thinking. Stringing words together in what is hopefully a coherent sentence.

(He knows it's awkward as fuck, though, when he's just standing there as he says this, especially when Xion already looks so small. So closed in.) ]


Anyone who says they know the answer to that question is probably making shit up. Hell, even I don't know why the hell I'm still around when I should've been out of the picture ages ago. [ okay we're not here to talk about yourself shut up dspry ] But maybe that's it, y'know. Maybe we're not supposed to know.

[ He thinks he has a point somewhere, so he'll keep talking. ]

Maybe we're like, expected to go on this soulful journey that will lead us to the answer. Or maybe we're just supposed to sit there until it hits us. I dunno. It's prolly different for everyone. [ hi where's the point ] Point is, s'more than okay if you've got no clue right now. It'll come eventually.

[ IS ANY OF THIS EVEN HELPING his mind screams helplessly ]

And don't you get to decide whether you deserve to be here or not? I mean, it's your life. No one else really has the authority to tell you what to do with it, but you. Yeah. [ He finally pauses. ] Also if you don't stop me now I'll probably just keep going. Probably.
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oh my god now i'm actually sorry /)A(\

[personal profile] ceded 2013-06-22 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ She just watches him. Her eyes are sad, but thoughtful, too. She's trying to think of counterarguments to what he's saying, ways to go, no, but, that can't apply to me...

But she's got nothing.

She's so lost. She doesn't know what to say, to think, to do. Riku told her that she could belong somewhere else... that she could, should, have her own life. And here's Davesprite... telling her no one, not even real people, has the answer to why they're all here.

Is her life her own? Riku told her what to do with it. Naminé told her what to do with it. Xemnas told her what to do with it. For as long as she's been alive, she's been listening to other people tell her what to do with her life... even when she thought she had it figured out for herself, it wasn't really what she wanted. Just what she thought she had to do. ]


Davesprite...

[ A beat. ]

I don't know... what I'm supposed to do. I guess... if I think about it, all my life, I've just been listening to what other people tell me what they wanted me to do with my life. If I had to choose for myself...

[ ... she looks up at him. For a long moment, her eyes search his. And she starts to reach out -- but her hand stops halfway between them, like she's not sure what she actually wants to do with it. ]

... if I had to choose for myself, I think ... that I'd want to stay here. With you. With everyone...
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[personal profile] cawmemaybe 2013-07-16 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ Man.

He really hopes some of this stuff is coming out alright because a lot of what he's saying right here are things he finds it hard to believe in himself. Even now there's already a part of him that's disagreeing vehemently (after all, what did he know?), and he probably would have listened, too, but this isn't about him right now.

Right now, he just needs to drag Xion away from that same line of thinking. Even if it's only going to last for a short while. ]


It doesn't really hurt to be selfish every now and then, y'know. I mean, if that's what you want, then you should damn well go for it. And I'm pretty sure everyone you know would hella appreciate it if you decide to stick around.

[ Himself included.

But since it's him, he finds a ridiculously roundabout way of saying it: ]


I'm here to help you if you ever need it, so. Don't worry 'bout it.
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omg no i can't deal w this at all

[personal profile] ceded 2013-07-16 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Xion absorbs those words and does not, at first, react.

I'm here to help you if you ever need it.

Her chest constricts.

From the day she met him... he's been there for her. Even if he didn't know what to say, he'd try so hard... saying what she needed to hear, trying to make her smile.

Again, she searches his face. For the first time, she genuinely wishes she could see his eyes under those shades.

There's so much she wants to say. To do. She doesn't know where to begin.

So all at once she tips forward and throws her arms around his middle, pressing her forehead to his chest. ]


... I know you are.