[Voice - Private]justabignobodyJanuary 13 2011, 19:43:42 UTC
[Oh you know, just the Somebody of his unwanted house guest and his apprentice, who happens to share voice with a certain Keyblade Master. Really, nobody to worry about.]
Sometimes ago I ran into an old man, who called himself Xehanort. He is a Keyblade Master and he... he smells very similar to Ansem. As strange as it sounds... I think that man is his Somebody.
Then there's a boy with a mask, a very recent arrival. Said his name was Vanitas. He wears a suit that looks very alike to what I wore when I used Dark Mode. ... He has Sora's voice.
[Voice - Private]rewritetheskyJanuary 13 2011, 20:02:58 UTC
[Oh, okay :|]
...Xehanort? [Oh no, she recognizes that name somehow and from somewhere, but from where?] ...His Somebody. W-what did he say?
[And that last bit? Blood runs cold. It's another name that's vaguely familiar, but she can't get over the last part.] He... sounds like Sora? ...But, there shouldn't be any way. Roxas... doesn't even sound like Sora...
[Voice - Private]justabignobodyJanuary 13 2011, 20:33:07 UTC
He asked me about the Ruler of Radiant Garden, when I introduced myself as 'Ansem'. And... he wondered why I was carrying a piece of his heart inside me.
[Yeah, Riku is feeling the same way about that. And there is another thing he might as well drop at her while he is about it.] I know. However... when he arrived, he asked after a boy named Ventus. ... Naminé, I've met that boy a few weeks ago. If I didn't know better, I'd say he and Roxas are twins.
[Voice - Private]rewritetheskyJanuary 13 2011, 20:41:40 UTC
You're still... going around as Ansem? [Sighs, that's rather disheartening to hear. She thought that you would have been past that stage already. Or not yet there with where Riku's from.
She's dead silent with that, and when she does speak up, her voice is monotone.] That's... impossible. There's no way that that... could be. Nobodies can't...
C-can we meet somewhere? To talk? [Not that she minds the seal, but it's not as easy as talking face to face.]
Re: [Voice - Private]justabignobodyJanuary 13 2011, 21:01:09 UTC
Yeah... [He hears that sigh; he had had a feeling that Naminé wouldn't like his alias, would disapprove of it. but it wasn't like he could change it now, and after all, it was to protect Sora (or so, Riku liked to tell himself anyway).]
I know... but, I think I have a theory on that.
Sure. Just tell me where and I'll be there in a moment.
[Voice - Private]rewritetheskyJanuary 13 2011, 21:17:17 UTC
...Okay. [Really, it is his choice, even if she does disapprove of it. But it also means that she'll have to be careful in calling him Riku out in public.]
Would the Library be okay? [Yup, going to the library to talk. Smart this one is.]
[Voice - Private] -> [Action]justabignobodyJanuary 13 2011, 21:28:31 UTC
Of course. See you there in a bit.
[He already is in the Metropolis District anyway, so it isn't a way worth using a Corridor for. A few minutes later, he walks into the library, looking around to find Naminé.]
[It takes her a little bit longer to come from Wonderland on foot. A Corridor would probably attract the kind of attention that she does not want, so it's better to take the safe route. Besides, she had not heard from Lexaeus in a while, and she was slowly getting used to the cold temperatures.
It's not really all that hard to find Riku as soon as she comes in. Naminé tugs her scarf off and approaches him.] Riku?
[She returns that smile, though a little hesitant to do so.] I figure... this would be easier than the Seals.
[Now it's just a matter about what they talk about. There's a chair and table nearby and she makes a gesture with her head to it before going over and pulling a chair out for herself. Might be easier to sit down while talking.] What was this theory you said?
[Then he follows to that table, sitting down where she indicates, putting his elbows on the table and resting his forehead against his hands for a moment before looking up to her again.]
Ventus and Vanitas. I think they might be from ten to eleven years in our past.
[She's patient, and she'll wait for whatever Riku does have to say, hands neatly folded in her lap instead. But something like that was unexpected and she needs a moment to think about it.]
Our- [No, that's not right.] Your past? But... I guess, we remember different things last, but...
[She shock her head slowly, only a little bit, as if it would clear her mind.] But, you said... Vanitas sounded like Sora, and Ventus looked like Roxas.
I'm actually pretty confident on this. There were people in this world - Keyblade Bearers. I remember meeting them as a child... and neither of them had looked much older now than they had been back then. And one of them mentioned Ventus being a Keyblade Apprentice.
[He shakes his head a little.]
Besides... in a place, where both Sora and Kairi are five-years-old - I'm starting to expect the impossible.
[He frowns.]
... Either Ventus or Vanitas has to be connected to Sora in some way.
[She brings a hand up to her temple, touching it lightly while frowning. The more she thinks about it, the more she believes it to be plausible. There was something about Riku and Sora's memories that lined up with his theory. A woman named Aqua, and a man with a large Keyblade.]
...You did meet them. [And so did Naminé, now that she thought about that. Aqua was one of the first people to help her. And Kairi was... well, that was still a little bit of a sore spot.] Probably. Considering that the both us remember different things too... And Roxas as well...
[She sighs and looks him straight in the eye.] I can... try to look into it. If they are connected to him, I should be able to find something in their memories.
[Riku leans back in his chair, arms locking over his chest as he thought about Naminé's proposal.]
Perhaps... if you are sure about this, try with Ventus. [He looks straight back at her, trying to tell her silently that he is not questioning her ability. However, if he has leaned anything from the mess that was Castle Oblivion, then it is that memories aren't something that should be carelessly messed with, and even if Naminé doesn't intent to take more than a look, the idea of accessing someone's memory without their knowledge and consent still leaves Riku slightly uncomfortable. No matter how necessary it might be.] But stay away from Vanitas. That guy gives me a bad feeling.
[It shows too, in his clenching fists. The smell he had sensed... pure, deep, chocking darkness; as foul if not even fouler than 'Ansem's'. Vanitas is definitely someone, they all would have to be very careful around. Which somewhat brings him to another thing he should probably tell Naminé...]
Who? What happened, Riku?
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Sometimes ago I ran into an old man, who called himself Xehanort. He is a Keyblade Master and he... he smells very similar to Ansem. As strange as it sounds... I think that man is his Somebody.
Then there's a boy with a mask, a very recent arrival. Said his name was Vanitas. He wears a suit that looks very alike to what I wore when I used Dark Mode. ... He has Sora's voice.
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...Xehanort? [Oh no, she recognizes that name somehow and from somewhere, but from where?] ...His Somebody. W-what did he say?
[And that last bit? Blood runs cold. It's another name that's vaguely familiar, but she can't get over the last part.] He... sounds like Sora? ...But, there shouldn't be any way. Roxas... doesn't even sound like Sora...
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[Yeah, Riku is feeling the same way about that. And there is another thing he might as well drop at her while he is about it.] I know. However... when he arrived, he asked after a boy named Ventus. ... Naminé, I've met that boy a few weeks ago. If I didn't know better, I'd say he and Roxas are twins.
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She's dead silent with that, and when she does speak up, her voice is monotone.] That's... impossible. There's no way that that... could be. Nobodies can't...
C-can we meet somewhere? To talk? [Not that she minds the seal, but it's not as easy as talking face to face.]
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I know... but, I think I have a theory on that.
Sure. Just tell me where and I'll be there in a moment.
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Would the Library be okay? [Yup, going to the library to talk. Smart this one is.]
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[He already is in the Metropolis District anyway, so it isn't a way worth using a Corridor for. A few minutes later, he walks into the library, looking around to find Naminé.]
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It's not really all that hard to find Riku as soon as she comes in. Naminé tugs her scarf off and approaches him.] Riku?
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Naminé.
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[Now it's just a matter about what they talk about. There's a chair and table nearby and she makes a gesture with her head to it before going over and pulling a chair out for herself. Might be easier to sit down while talking.] What was this theory you said?
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[Then he follows to that table, sitting down where she indicates, putting his elbows on the table and resting his forehead against his hands for a moment before looking up to her again.]
Ventus and Vanitas. I think they might be from ten to eleven years in our past.
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Our- [No, that's not right.] Your past? But... I guess, we remember different things last, but...
[She shock her head slowly, only a little bit, as if it would clear her mind.] But, you said... Vanitas sounded like Sora, and Ventus looked like Roxas.
That's... not possible.
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[He shakes his head a little.]
Besides... in a place, where both Sora and Kairi are five-years-old - I'm starting to expect the impossible.
[He frowns.]
... Either Ventus or Vanitas has to be connected to Sora in some way.
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...You did meet them. [And so did Naminé, now that she thought about that. Aqua was one of the first people to help her. And Kairi was... well, that was still a little bit of a sore spot.] Probably. Considering that the both us remember different things too... And Roxas as well...
[She sighs and looks him straight in the eye.] I can... try to look into it. If they are connected to him, I should be able to find something in their memories.
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Perhaps... if you are sure about this, try with Ventus. [He looks straight back at her, trying to tell her silently that he is not questioning her ability. However, if he has leaned anything from the mess that was Castle Oblivion, then it is that memories aren't something that should be carelessly messed with, and even if Naminé doesn't intent to take more than a look, the idea of accessing someone's memory without their knowledge and consent still leaves Riku slightly uncomfortable. No matter how necessary it might be.] But stay away from Vanitas. That guy gives me a bad feeling.
[It shows too, in his clenching fists. The smell he had sensed... pure, deep, chocking darkness; as foul if not even fouler than 'Ansem's'. Vanitas is definitely someone, they all would have to be very careful around. Which somewhat brings him to another thing he should probably tell Naminé...]
About Roxas... I'm going to tell him the truth.
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