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[killitwith_fire]

So, Axel's been bored. Slouching on the couch by the fire is all well and good - and not a bad 'hiding place' so far - but it's boring. So he's up and about and moving around today. Hood still up, of course, but, hey

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[naminemory]

Naminé is in the bar, in a booth, by the window today. Not really looking out of it at the moment, but she's close enough that if she were to turn, she could catch the universe resetting itself on the occasion.

It isn't as though she's afraid of it or anything. In fact, if anything, it's interesting.

She's sketching and doesn't notice Axel yet.

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[killitwith_fire]

Which is definitely close enough for Axel to notice her. She might hear a faint creak of leather as he leans over the back of the booth, over her head.

"Naminé."

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[naminemory]

She looks up, recognizing that familiar voice, and her eyes widen.

"A-Axel?" she breathes, pencil dropping from her hand. It lands on the floor with a light tap.

[killitwith_fire]

He bends, and swiftly scoops it up, offering it to her between two fingers, his expression neutral.

"Seems like there're a lot of us turning up here," he comments. "Kinda funny, that a bunch of people who aren't supposed to have a real destiny keep showing up in a place that so many people think only the destined wind up."

[naminemory]

She lets herself smile a bit as she takes the offered pencil, sliding it through the coil of her sketchpad's spine. There's no way she can draw, now.

"It seems that the bar believes we're allowed to choose our own destinies," she replies, voice light and maybe only a touch hesitant.

It's just a little difficult to believe she's speaking to Axel; it's been a really long time.

[killitwith_fire]

He gives her a slight smile for a moment.

"You've heard that Xemnas is here?" he asks. She is, after all, one of the people he'd rather not see fall into the Superior's hands.

[naminemory]

Her expression immediately becomes serious once more.

She nods. "I haven't seen him," she says and Axel will be able to tell that she sounds quite relieved by this.

[killitwith_fire]

"Neither have I." She's not the only one who's relieved.

He glances around by reflex, mostly, then slides around into the seat across from her.

"But if you see him - if he bothers you - look for Rachel from Security. You can't miss her; she look like she could be my sister." Kind of feels like it, too, but he's not mentioning that part.

[naminemory]

"All right," she says, nodding once more. Though in all honesty, she really doesn't plan on being around when Xemnas is, if she can help it. "I'll remember."

A moment later, she tilts her head a little, watching him as though she is studying his face. It could be that she's...missed him.

[killitwith_fire]

A pity Xemnas has a way of showing up where and when he's least wanted.

"You been okay?" he asks. He'd been chasing Kairi for her when he'd ended up here.

[naminemory]

"Yes," she replies, and this time her answer is confident. Another small smile appears on her lips.

"And what about you?"

[killitwith_fire]

Axel shrugs.

"As much as I have been."

Which is to say not really.

[naminemory]

"Have you...found him, yet?" she tries, voice gentle, serious. She's only seen Roxas a couple of times, and he appeared to be from a different time than her.

She would reach out for Axel's hand, but she isn't sure yet. After all, so much time has passed. She isn't even sure what happened to him before she became whole once more with Kairi.

[killitwith_fire]

Axel nods.

"Yeah." A faint look of pain flashes through his eyes. "He barely remembers me." And that hurts. That really, truly, hurts, not just something translated from a memory, or something that fake.

[naminemory]

She doesn't exactly take his hand, but she lays hers on top of his for a moment. It is a slightly hesitant, though gentle gesture.

"He appears to be from a different time than either of us, then," she says. "When I saw him, he wasn't aware of who -- what...he was."

[killitwith_fire]

"I tried telling him, but every time I try to explain things, I screw up," Axel admits, looking away. He dosn't say anything about it, but the touch is appreciated.