thoughtformed | [this post comes in both text AND audio, since it's important]

Entry tags:

[this post comes in both text AND audio, since it's important]

Hey.

Guess the time has come to be a little more obvious about this. Something strange just showed up. They're colorful monsters that are running all over the place. I haven't seen these ones before, but I know they're familiar. Thing is, familiar is bad. These things can hurt you. I'm not sure of what all they're capable of, but if you see anything, bright, colorful, and monstrous running around ... go in the opposite direction.

And—I was gonna try avoiding this, but here's a proper introduction. My name is Riku. Where I come from, and probably where other people come from, even if they just don't know it yet, some people have the power to wield keyblades. These keyblades are a sign of a strong heart. Recently, I ... well, I got named keyblade master. So while we're all stuck here together, I guess I'm in charge of looking after you all.

That—uh, that isn't to say you guys can't do it, too. I've seen people fight from all different types of places. And my best friend ... he's seen even more. But I can't slack on the job.

Anyway, if you have questions about these things, go ahead. I'm about to go personally check them out myself.

And Lea? It's time to see what you can do.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

TO: xion
SUBJ: (no subject)

yeah okay
sit tight cause ima come find you

TO: Davesprite
SUBJ: (no subject)

!
But
are you sure?
im out in the field
i need to fight these things
can you fight?

Edited (ok there we go) 2013-06-17 03:41 (UTC)

TO: xion
SUBJ: (no subject)

man compared to the stuff i had to deal with back in sburb
they all look like small fry to me so dont sweat it
besides
a knight cant let his princess do all the work right
actually im not even supposed to let you lift a finger holy shit im going now

[ SECONDS LATER... ]

going to find you i mean
cause yeah
yeah okay see you in a bit

TO: Davesprite
SUBJ: (no subject)

okay
ill be waiting.

[ WHEN HE TURNS UP she won't be hard to find because she is surrounded by Unversed. Flood, specifically. But she's handling them - casting magic and wielding her Keyblade like a pro. She's not really dressed for the occasion, but that doesn't seem to bother her, or even seem to be a thing she notices. She's sporting a handful of minor injuries, but obviously nothing life threatening.

Come rescue your princess, knight? ]

[ When he turns up, he doesn't even think; he's switched on his instincts and just acts on them the entire time. It doesn't even look like she needs his help, really, but he bridges the distance between them by flashstepping closer, placing himself directly behind her.

He'll watch her back. ]

Sup.

[ Is the only greeting he offers before getting down to business, katana out and ready to go. He may be showing off a little, but HEY A KNIGHT CAN'T LOOK TOO BAD IN FRONT OF HIS PRINCESS OKAY. ]

[ She gasps when he appears like that. How did he move so fast? But he's got a sword in hand, and it -- well. It looks like her Knight can handle himself just fine.

Somehow that brings a watery smile to her face. She keeps her back to his, so they face out against their enemies, and brings the Keyblade to bear. ]

... thank you.

[ Then she shouts and launches herself at the Unversed. Between the two of them they'll make quick work of their small-fry enemies. ]

[ Even without the aid of timey-wimey powers, he still moves around like he's got them, dodging attacks left and right as well as countering them at the same time, all the while making sure he sticks close to Xion.

When he hears her say thanks, he tosses a glance back. ]

Don't sweat it.

[ He's still actively working on finding the right words to say to her, but at least for now, this is a good distraction. He sets it up, takes out the Unversed so Xion can deal the final blow. It's working for them so far. ]

[ She senses him more than sees him moving beside and around her. It's really incredible - the way he moves. It reminds her, with something of a pang, of the way Dave appeared and disappeared the day she first met him. But what Davesprite's doing is a little different...

She can't spare much thought for it. She notices that he's setting her up -- he picked up on it without even having to be told. She takes them out handily with her Keyblade, occasionally letting loose a battle cry. Some well placed magic helps, too - a Thundara here, a Fire there.

Before too long, Davesprite sets up the last one for her, and she takes it out without fanfare. Then they are left alone, the street around them clear. Panting lightly, Xion lowers her Keyblade. ]

... I think they're all gone. We did it.

[ Let's be real here, his princess is hella awesome. He'd only been able to see snippets of it, tiny glimpses of moments when she casts magic. If he had the time, he would have admired it some more, but maybe in a little bit, once the last of what they're fighting against finally goes away.

He relaxes visibly once the coast is clear, but one closer look at him and you can tell he's still on high alert. Just in case. ]

Cool. [ And a pause. Followed by a fist being offered towards Xion's direction. Time for a bunp? ] You did good.

[ She looks at his fist, then at his face. And then the corner of her mouth quirks up and she takes the cue, raising her free hand to bump her knuckles against his. ]

You did, too. Are you hurt? I can heal you.

[ Score. One fist bunp down for the records.

And he has a few nicks here and there but nothing too serious. He's more concerned over her own injuries, the ones he'd seen earlier.

Have some intense staring, okay. His expressions says it all: shit you got hurt. ]

Nah, I'm good. But you probably should look at yourself first though.

[ His staring puts her slightly out of sorts. ]

Um...

[ She looks down at herself. ... her dress got ripped :( ]

Oh no... I really liked this dress. [ With a murmur - cure - and a gentle halo of green light, she heals her injuries, the cuts on her hands, arms, face, and legs sealing up and disappearing. She shuts her eyes and sighs while the light rushes over her and takes away the pain. Then she blinks her eyes open again, and extends her hands towards Davesprite. With a murmur of the same word, the healing light rushes over him instead, taking care of his nicks and bruises. ]

I hope the others are okay... [ She looks down at his sword, and up at his face. ] ... we make a good team.

Can't you just get a new one.

[ Boys. Boys and their lack of understanding girls.

He watches Xion as she works her magic, making both of their wounds disappear in a blink of an eye. And without even thinking about it, he takes a look at where those cuts had been, turns his arms over and back as if double-checking. Whoa. They're really gone.

A few seconds later and he tears his gaze away from that, looking back at Xion. ]

If they know what they're doing, they should be fine, yeah? [ And if he'd been the type to be visibly embarrassed, he would have get all flustered at her next comment. But he isn't. All Xion gets is a pause in his words, longer than it should have been, and then: ] Heh. You pulled all the badass moves. All I did was keep 'em distracted.

Yeah... [ Looks down at her dress again as she banishes her Keyblade.

God. Now that it's quiet, everything that's happened is catching up to her. Unthinking, she lifts her arm to rub distractedly at her eyes. She was crying, earlier... it's still a weird sensation for her to even experience. And she remembers why he texted her in the first place... ]

Davesprite... did you really ... hear everything Riku and I said? About ... about me?

[ Of course she focuses on -- on her damage. And not the fact that he just called her badass. ]

[ The mood surrounding the two of them suddenly switches in reverse, which is fine, really, he's been expecting this. But it doesn't mean he has to like it. He just kind of really sucks at this, okay. That's all. Not that he doesn't like straightening things out, but man, sometimes it feels like his conversations with Xion always start with or end up with that kind of talk.

He wonders if he should start getting used to it.

... Nah. ]

Yeah. [ A beat. ] I don't really know the full story, but I meant what I said, y'know. Even if you think you shouldn't exist at all, you're here for a reason, right? S'gotta count for something.

[ She can't sense the switch like he can. Not mired in her insecurities like she is. Maybe he should get used to it. It's hard to beat self-esteem back into a puppet that had it forcefully ripped from her a long time ago.

Tears crowd the back of her throat again. ]

... I never wanted to go away. But all I'm good for is... is... a weapon. That's what I am... [ She spreads her hands, palms up. ] ... a tool. And I couldn't even do that right. I broke. I broke and they couldn't fix me and...

[ She draws in on herself. Ducking her head, hunching her shoulders, bringing her hands in close. Like she can make herself cease to exist through sheer force of will. ]

... why am I here? I used to know the answer to that question... but... now I'm not so sure. Does someone like me ... really deserve this life?

[ He is not. Made for this.

For all of Bro's training, none of them would help him figure out how to react in this sort of situation. So, unsurprisingly, he's frozen in place. Most people would have thrown everything out the window and just go straight for a hug, an age-old gesture that means you're always there for them.

But it doesn't come easily to him. Not right off the bat.

So he keeps thinking, and thinking. Stringing words together in what is hopefully a coherent sentence.

(He knows it's awkward as fuck, though, when he's just standing there as he says this, especially when Xion already looks so small. So closed in.) ]

Anyone who says they know the answer to that question is probably making shit up. Hell, even I don't know why the hell I'm still around when I should've been out of the picture ages ago. [ okay we're not here to talk about yourself shut up dspry ] But maybe that's it, y'know. Maybe we're not supposed to know.

[ He thinks he has a point somewhere, so he'll keep talking. ]

Maybe we're like, expected to go on this soulful journey that will lead us to the answer. Or maybe we're just supposed to sit there until it hits us. I dunno. It's prolly different for everyone. [ hi where's the point ] Point is, s'more than okay if you've got no clue right now. It'll come eventually.

[ ~~IS ANY OF THIS EVEN HELPING his mind screams helplessly~~ ]

And don't you get to decide whether you deserve to be here or not? I mean, it's your life. No one else really has the authority to tell you what to do with it, but you. Yeah. [ He finally pauses. ] Also if you don't stop me now I'll probably just keep going. Probably.

[ She just watches him. Her eyes are sad, but thoughtful, too. She's trying to think of counterarguments to what he's saying, ways to go, no, but, that can't apply to me...

But she's got nothing.

She's so lost. She doesn't know what to say, to think, to do. Riku told her that she could belong somewhere else... that she could, should, have her own life. And here's Davesprite... telling her no one, not even real people, has the answer to why they're all here.

Is her life her own? Riku told her what to do with it. Naminé told her what to do with it. Xemnas told her what to do with it. For as long as she's been alive, she's been listening to other people tell her what to do with her life... even when she thought she had it figured out for herself, it wasn't really what she wanted. Just what she thought she had to do. ]

Davesprite...

[ A beat. ]

I don't know... what I'm supposed to do. I guess... if I think about it, all my life, I've just been listening to what other people tell me what they wanted me to do with my life. If I had to choose for myself...

[ ... she looks up at him. For a long moment, her eyes search his. And she starts to reach out -- but her hand stops halfway between them, like she's not sure what she actually wants to do with it. ]

... if I had to choose for myself, I think ... that I'd want to stay here. With you. With everyone...

[ Man.

He really hopes some of this stuff is coming out alright because a lot of what he's saying right here are things he finds it hard to believe in himself. Even now there's already a part of him that's disagreeing vehemently (after all, what did he know?), and he probably would have listened, too, but this isn't about him right now.

Right now, he just needs to drag Xion away from that same line of thinking. Even if it's only going to last for a short while. ]

It doesn't really hurt to be selfish every now and then, y'know. I mean, if that's what you want, then you should damn well go for it. And I'm pretty sure everyone you know would hella appreciate it if you decide to stick around.

[ Himself included.

But since it's him, he finds a ridiculously roundabout way of saying it: ]

I'm here to help you if you ever need it, so. Don't worry 'bout it.

[ Xion absorbs those words and does not, at first, react.

I'm here to help you if you ever need it.

Her chest constricts.

From the day she met him... he's been there for her. Even if he didn't know what to say, he'd try so hard... saying what she needed to hear, trying to make her smile.

Again, she searches his face. For the first time, she genuinely wishes she could see his eyes under those shades.

There's so much she wants to say. To do. She doesn't know where to begin.

So all at once she tips forward and throws her arms around his middle, pressing her forehead to his chest. ]

... I know you are.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[this post comes in both text AND audio, since it's important]

oh my god why

because i love you DAMMIT CAT HANG ON

no you dont this is torture

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT TAGGED ME YOU LOVE THIS AS MUCH AS I DO

NO THIS IS SUFFERING okay no theyre too cute to pass up

god i know we have TOO MANY THREADS and by too many i mean never enough

right we ended up doing a fourth thread after all oh my god (never stop)

at least this one isn't as bracket heavy as the other one???? (never stops goes down w the ship)

lfdkmfsa god pls slap me if i take forever to reply to other threads cries

NO ITS OK i mean i can gently remind you if you want BUT ITS FINE REALLY

lfkdsjflkdsjf are you sure sob im such a slowpoke

ILL WAIT 4EVER.............................. (ill remind u but yes it's totally fine)

yes pls

OK HERE'S YOUR REMINDER GO TAG OUR OTHER THREADS :******

sldsamdlasmalkmalkme

sorry about me no i'm not

the sorry thread

oh my god now i'm actually sorry /)A(\

background song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RuysPLETvg

omg no i can't deal w this at all