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[artof_war]

...Careful with that.

[That deep voice isn't being spoken to you, Splendor, but rather, the owner of what are apparently disturbingly long white fingers, bound in some black material around the joints. They're blocking a portion of the view, but at the order, they move away, leaving it unblocked. Dusk Nobodies are very obedient!

The room that is

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[tiny_promise]

It's okay. You look like you're a busy person.

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[artof_war]

It is just a small project.

[Of course, "small projects" to apprentices of Ansem the Wise often are not so small, but regardless.]

Doing better?

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[tiny_promise]

Yeah. I've made new friends, and Nura even came back!

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[artof_war]

Good to hear.

[Not that he knows who 'Nura' is, but at least the child is being more active.]

Penda seems to be acting odd, as of late.

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[grimreaping]

[ this question is relevant to his interests, so he's listening ]

[Not here]

[justabignobody]

[But Riku is definitely watching you and this post. He hasn't forgotten about you yet, Lexaeus. :|]

[The Post That Never Was]

[artof_war]

[Yes, fear him and his relatively innocent hobbies. Fear them, Riku.

Your lack of a life is exactly why him and Zexion were able to screw with you so much, man. Just sayin'.]

[The Post That Never Was]

[justabignobody]

[Tch, you can keep your hobbies to yourself as long as you keep certain future Keyblade Masters out of them. :|

Says the guy, who spent his day sitting at a teaparty in a dark basement until he was sent to screw with a teenager by using his insecurities against him. Now that's so much more of a life. Also you better watch out from this point on now, man; Riku's part of the Law Enforcement and they have a list. You are not on it yet, but that can change very quickly.]

[The Post That Never Was]

[artof_war]

[Yet Sora would be so disappointed if Lexaeus weren't here.

Those were orders and nothing else and you know it. Someone had to make sure Vexen and Zexion didn't maul each other, and Marluxia didn't really like any of them. And oh yes. He's heard about that little thing.

Pity that law enforcement has never really concerned the Organization. Which you know.]

[ Video ] So sorry to have dropped the thread last time >.<

[crimson_leader]

[ Xehanort isn't sure what is the most interesting.. A being lacking a heart who is asking a question relating to death, or the laboratory he can see behind the Nobody... Either way, he is going to reply this message, if only to observe the Nobody's reactions. ]

Nobodies cannot die, my boy. They know a much different fate at the time their bodies are defeated.

[ He speaks kind of slowly, a smile appearing on his face. ]

I have to wonder... Why you are asking this question?

[ He'd also have a job offer for Lexaeus, but he's not sure the Nobody is interested in creating Keyblade War and attempting to destroy Splendor in the process. ]

[ Video ] It's alright! I've been swamped a bit lately myself. orz

[artof_war]

[Ah. The 'other' Xehanort. At the voice, Lexaeus' hands pause, and his eyes flicker upward to focus on the screen. Penda helpfully moves it forward for better inspection.]

It is a variety of death, if nothing else, and no other name fits it.

[As for the other question... Well, he certainly does not feel inclined to answer that. For one thing, it is his business and his alone. Secondly, he simply does not trust the old man. This is nothing unusual; he did not trust most of his own comrades. He certainly will not trust this man.]

Scholarly interest... A good enough answer?

[He knows it's not.]

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[crimson_leader]

[ It is time now to slip in small, not very important references, but enough to catch the Nobody's interest. Xehanort still needs to figure out exactly what side this Nobody is on, and depending on it what role to give him in his plans. ]

I suppose so, although I prefer the word sleep. State of suspension is even more precise. This defines better the state the Nobody is in before his rebirth.

[ Not a good answer indeed, but Xehanort knew he could not expect more from the Nobody. He chuckles and nods. ]

Yes, it is. I would expect no less from one of Ansem the Wise's apprentice.

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[artof_war]

[With the events of Castle Oblivion still firmly in his mind and plenty of time to think about his loyalties, he is on no one's side but his own. It's something Xemnas would surely have appreciated, such selfish neutrality befitting of 'Nothing'. ]

Perhaps you are correct. [He's still using that careful neutral tone, not revealing much in that or his expression.] The question arises, then, of what can bring about a Nobody's awakening.

[Ah. The King. His teacher. He taps one finger against his worktable and then abruptly quits the action. That is an awkward and sensitive subject for most of the original six, varying depending on the individual. Memories of that time were strong, after all, and dictated quite a bit. Some, like Xigbar, seemed blissfully uncaring. Xemnas viewed the whole thing, seemingly, with some disdain for the mentor who had given them so much.

Lexaeus simply tries not to think about it, and he had not thought someone would be able to remind him of his apprenticeship for a long while.]

...I do the best I can.

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[doorsnotwindows]

...technically, I died, came back, and then came here.

Or do you mean, did anyone get here and think this might be the afterlife or something?

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[artof_war]

[Finally, someone to answer his question. Not the way he intended, certainly, but still something to look into.]

The latter, although what happened to you is interesting.

Reincarnation or simple resurrection?

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[doorsnotwindows]

Resurrection with strings attached, I guess you'd say.

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[artof_war]

Are you comfortable with sharing?