[He's not the only Nobody in the Hall of the Missing. After Larxene and Marluxia's departures, Xemnas has taken it upon himself to come for a visit. Who knows who else he may have missed after all.]
[Riku. Xigbar. Luxord. Roxas is actually standing at the last's portrait right now, frowning up. At the voice, he spins around - then scowls, not quite looking at Xemnas.
[Xemnas is - for the time - just sort of watching Roxas. He's curious, but certainly unaware of the curse not that it would matter with Roxas not quite looking at him.]
[Given Xemnas is still watching Roxas, their eyes meet, if only briefly. And brief though it is, there's a flash of something... more in that glance.
There's darkness there, true enough; deep and dark and cold. But there's something even colder there as well. Something that might well feel wrong, if Roxas weren't a Nobody himself. No matter what Xemnas seems, he's as cold and dead inside as his one element.
And then the brief moment is over and it's just Xemnas sitting there, calm as ever.]
[ Roxas himself is light, just dim enough to look at, inconstant, flickering but holding nonetheless if only out of sharp determination not to go out. There's the sharpest hint of warmth, but it's not wholly human either.
As for Roxas himself, his shoulders tense. Sora's absence already has him on edge, and Xemnas wouldn't be Xemnas if he didn't make Roxas wary. He takes one step back, another, and his hands are curved up slightly at his sides, fingers clenching. ]
[Xemnas shakes his head at the question. He has no more idea than Roxas, but whatever that was he saw in Roxas will be remembered for further use. Of course, he can't keep quiet even on a good day, so he'll speak up.]
I do not know. But knowing the City, I can make a guess.
Do you miss him?
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Well. How do you answer that?]
Why do you want to know?
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You are the only one of us with a living Other.
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There's darkness there, true enough; deep and dark and cold. But there's something even colder there as well. Something that might well feel wrong, if Roxas weren't a Nobody himself. No matter what Xemnas seems, he's as cold and dead inside as his one element.
And then the brief moment is over and it's just Xemnas sitting there, calm as ever.]
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As for Roxas himself, his shoulders tense. Sora's absence already has him on edge, and Xemnas wouldn't be Xemnas if he didn't make Roxas wary. He takes one step back, another, and his hands are curved up slightly at his sides, fingers clenching. ]
What was that?
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I do not know. But knowing the City, I can make a guess.
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You think it's some kind of curse?
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[ He's... watching Xemnas's feet. But he's watching very intently! ]
What was that, though...
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You mean, trying on other people?
[ 'Other people' being the keypoint. ]
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