[voice]

[mentis_reae]

We all wish desperately to go home, as a matter of course. The key, I believe, to returning home is figuring out precisely why we've been brought here, and that means deducing what commonalities exist amongst us. And it seems that I have noticed one not uncommon trait among many here, and wish to know if it is indeed a pattern or merely a

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voice;

[pullsheavendown]

I don't know. Who decides what a crime is?

voice, private;

[pullsheavendown]

Organization XIII. I told you before, once. They were trying to build Kingdom Hearts.

voice, private;

[mentis_reae]

Quite. And they resorted to means you found questionable?

voice, private;

[pullsheavendown]

I don't know. It can be bad to fight Heartless if they're only going to hurt people, can it?

voice, private;

[mentis_reae]

It can, depending. One must always question one's own actions and those of others. Were there other acts you questioned?

voice, private;

[pullsheavendown]

Yes. But they weren't criminal...just dishonest.

voice, private;

[mentis_reae]

What were they?

voice, private;

[pullsheavendown]

Using me to get what they wanted and never planning to tell me why.

voice, private;

[mentis_reae]

I...see. I take it you have broken with them, then.

voice, private;

[pullsheavendown]

A day before I was pulled. I was going back, to stop them, but I never got there.

voice, private;

[mentis_reae]

What brought about this decision?

voice, private;

[pullsheavendown]

Leaving, or going back?

voice, private;

[mentis_reae]

Leaving. I understand why you would return.

voice, private;

[pullsheavendown]

Why would you? You didn't even know what they were like.

I left because...

[a pause, as he wrestles with this; the motivation was always there, but having your memories rewritten so your other best friend never existed isn't a seamless process.]

There were things the Organization wasn't telling me about who I am, or why I even exist. They were never going to tell me-not even Axel. But I had to know, so I left to find out for myself.

voice, private;

[mentis_reae]

I understand because one can never leave such a thing altogether behind. I do not know them, no, but if they were so vital to your identity, then to understand your identity you would have to return. And, by your words, they were the only social group you knew. Ergo, I comprehend why you would return.

You believed you could discover these things from an external source?

voice, private;

[pullsheavendown]

[The first part makes sense, but-]

I didn't go back to join them again. That's never going to happen.

[A sigh, then, as the brief agitation fades.]

No one else was going to. I had to try.