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[ordalias]

[ She's been contemplating this, yes, ever since she got her ass handed back to her by Vanitas. She's lost, sure, many times in fact... but this one in particular... ]

How... when do you know you're strong? That you're not weak?

[ She might end that last sentence in a bitter hiss. Sure, she's lost, but when it involves her friends (and Pokemon),

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audio; PLACEHOLDERY ;a;

[nodoubleteam]

My. What a heavy question to ask. [ you can talk to daddy interested Jade, Miss Xion. ): ]

action; oh my god I didn't even catch that

[nodoubleteam]

And your loss brought about this line of questioning? I see. [ those injuries aren't from a small squabble either. must've either been a pretty big issue or a pretty big jerk. perhaps both.

he's not really sure what to say to make xion feel better, but he's standing here anyway. ]

action; /smooth criminals

[ordalias]

Yeah. [ She looks back up at him. He's a pretty tall dude, so she feels smaller against him. ]

Um... do you want to sit?

action; /the smoothest

[nodoubleteam]

Perhaps. [ but he'll do that sitting down thing, since he figures his looming over xion isn't helping matters. it's times like these he'd like a cup of tea, but he'll settle for looking at goldenrod.

he looks a little longer before the turns to xion. ] The person responsible?

action; also omg Jade do you know what you've done??

[ordalias]

[ She turns to him when he asks that, then lowers her head a bit. ]

His name's Vanitas. [ She gets the feeling he might not know about him. ]

action; the question is what didn't he do-- WHAT HAPPENED

[nodoubleteam]

. . . I see. [ he's keeping that name in mind. "Vanitas" made the most terrible first impression, really. ] And you have an acquaintance outside of Johto?

action; the texting thing. /dies

[ordalias]

Acquaintance? [ Pauses. ] It sounds like he's come from my world, but I never met before, and... [ He looks so much like Sora. ]

action; SOB I know these two are the worst.... not!dad and not!daughter...

[nodoubleteam]

[ . . . . ] And?

action; hurrrngh, but I love these two and their interactions ;w;

[ordalias]

He looks like... [ She turns to him. ] Were you at the Tournament? Did you see a boy named Sora? [ Who so eerily had the same fighting stance as Xion's? ]

action; me too. ;a; stay forever, not!daughter.

[nodoubleteam]

[ he had noticed that, but failed to mention it. well. he was more of the quiet analyser, anyway.

which is why the fact that vanitas looks like sora who shares similar characteristics with "sora" is more than a little suspicious. ]

I recall someone like that. [ he beyond recalls, but that's details. ]

action; same to you, not!dad! TAT

[ordalias]

He looked like him, but with black hair and gold eyes. I thought I could give him the benefit of the doubt, he didn't give me any reason to hate him...

[ Ah, too naive, Xion. Next time, though... ]

It'll be different.

action; /squishes

[nodoubleteam]

[ that naivety. persistence. he shouldn't be surprised to hear that for xion, even with this kind of outcome, "next time" was still an option. he doesn't doubt her abilities, since. he has confidence in them, but.

vanitas just seemed to be a bit of a risky thing to poke. ]

I hope you'll, at the very least, go in more prepared. [ and not next week or something, but jade trusts xion has better judgment than that. ]

action; /goes into your pocket

[ordalias]

[ Her gaze turns toward Goldenrod again. Even with the limited vision of her left eye, Goldenrod looked rather reminiscent of Twilight Town a bit in this light. ]

Yeah. What should I do? [ She turns to him again. To get stronger... Jade had this air about him that he isn't one to lose easily. Someone strong. ]

action; /feeds cookies...

[nodoubleteam]

A number of things. [ he shrugs, crossing his legs. ] Formal training. More experience. An analysis of his fighting style. Most importantly, making sure your personal feelings do not cloud your judgement. [ because with these sincere types, that always seems to be one of the main problems. ]

I would avoid confrontation with Vanitas until you're certain that you've made some improvement.

action; /noms on your hand :E

[ordalias]

[ She makes a small noise at that second to last bit of advice from him. Her emotions... ]

I don't know about... formal training. Everyone seems to think it's weird that I'm holding a giant key.

action; hey. >8(

[nodoubleteam]

[ and that sound is all jade needed to hear for confirmation. ]

There are stranger weapons out there. [ like puppets and dist's ugly robots, but that was a story for another time. ]