1st Day

[mirroredmemory]

[The NV is on, but it’s upside down, and there’s a person in a black hood looking at it. You can’t see their face beneath it. The feed continues in silence for a while, long enough to make you think that perhaps it’s been switched on accidentally, but then the person’s shoulders drop as she sighs, turning the NV around so that it is facing the

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[mirroredmemory]

[And she visibly freezes up because no one is supposed to remember her, least of all Roxas. It takes a long time before she replies.]

...Ro- Roxas?

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[mirroredmemory]

[And now she's afraid that this is another trick of the Organization's and... well she doesn't know what to think, but the idea that they made a Replica of Roxas is sitting pretty high up her list.]

Who are you? Why do you look like that?

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[fireintwilight]

...Xion?

[His voice almost sounds clipped. It's possible, he knows it's possible, but he can't shake thinking that this could be a trick or something worse. It's too much to believe at once that it could be true.

But it could.]

Where are you?

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[mirroredmemory]

[What on earth is going on here? Axel too?]

How- I don't- I don't know what's happening.

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[fireintwilight]

You don't remember?

[And she doesn't know what Canada was. If she's really back, has she lost her memory of being here before? What does she remember before that?]

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[mirroredmemory]

Why do you remember?

[Her voice is very small.]

Where am I?

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[pullsheavendown]

[Roxas doesn't expect anything exciting as he idly looks through the latest posts to the network. What could possibly beat yesterday's double dose of Xigbar and Xemnas? A quiet day is only to be expected.

And then he hears the voice.

His breath catches in his throat and he feels like his attention zeroes in on the screen. He's so scared to believe it could really be her, that he didn't hear wrong, but he already knows somewhere inside what he will see.]

Xion!

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[mirroredmemory]

[She feels more confused than ever, because she just left him and he shouldn't remember, and even more than that, it's because there are two of him?

No one is supposed to remember her, no one.]

What's going on?

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[pullsheavendown]

[He wants to say that she should know, she should know this place and him-but even if he's a little slow in some areas, he's not stupid. She's forgotten, like Sora did. Like Kairi. It doesn't matter; as long as she's here.]

It's-really hard to explain, but it's going to be okay. I promise. You're-are you okay? Where are you?

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[mirroredmemory]

It's not okay, this isn't okay! This isn't supposed to have happened!

I have to go back, I have to!

[voice]

[madeinoblivion]

Xion? Is that really you?

Yes you are! You don't remember this place, do you... but this is exactly where you're supposed to be.

[voice]

[mirroredmemory]

Riku?

[She sounds very uncertain about it, then all her frustration seems to come rushing out.]

Riku what's happening? It didn't work, what do I do?

[voice]

[madeinoblivion]

No. Not Riku.

[But he's milder in correcting her, a little sad...he switches the message to Private.]

I'm a replica, like you. His replica. But my name is Joe, and it's my own name, because I'm my own person now.

[private voice]

[mirroredmemory]

[He says replica and it's like someone shot ice through her veins.

Replica.

The Organization.

It's a trap.]

What do you want with me? I'm not going back to them!

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[madannoshashu]

[ The video catches his attention, a familiarity about it that he can't quite put his finger on. So he watches, listening to the other responses as a small, nagging sensation seems to rise in the back of his mind.

In due time, the pieces fall into place. ]

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[madannoshashu]

Why hello there, Poppet.

Welcome to our merry band.

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[mirroredmemory]

[Oh wonderful, he remembers her too?]

You.

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[madannoshashu]

[ Now that she's actually here? You betcha. ]

Y'know, it's the strangest thing. Up until a little while ago, I completely forgot you existed.

And now that you're here...well. It's just like old times.