Day 1 | ~ Riddle ~

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[pretty much immediately after Xion's conversation with Verita.]

[Xion wanders, hood up, along the street near the shops, blinking curiously into them. If asked, she wouldn't be able to tell you if she's mostly exploring or mostly trying to pick a place to eat. There are... a lot of shops to look at, but at least now she knows where the baked goods in her basket came from.

She wants to find a place to sit and eat (a real meal, not just something scavenged off shelves in abandoned houses) and think over her riddle. In the end, she just chooses somewhere at random (an Italian restaurant, not that she knows it yet -- not that she knows what Italy is, let alone what kind of food the culture is known for). It's a nice place: quiet, not too pretentious, and the lights aren't extremely bright, which puts her subconsciously more at ease.

But she lingers at the front awkwardly with the sudden realization that she'd never eaten in a restaurant before. What is she supposed to do? She fidgets with the ends of her sleeves until a waiter offers to take her to a table, and she follows shyly. Once she takes her seat (after ordering just water after the waiter asked what she wanted to drink), she takes out the piece of paper Verita gave her and lays it down on the table in front of her.]

I may not have arms or legs to tone
But if you carry me here by my spine
I can go home as your own
Only for a limited time...

[She reads it aloud, though she's immediately reminded how much her voice bothers her now. Her... male voice.

She stares at it for a long time... and then sighs.] I don't get it.

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Need some help?

[Popping up from somewhere behind Xion. He was actually sitting in the seat from behind her and leaning over curiously. He might even be reading the piece of paper on the table.]

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Gah!

[Wh-Where did he come from?!

Xion's grade for the day in Being Completely Aware Of Her Surroundings: C-]

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Sorry. Didn't mean ta scare ya like that.

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[@_@;; b-be still, her heart.

She doesn't really know what to say to that, though, so she just kind of nods dumbly.]

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Anyway, d'ya need any help with that? Name's Lavi, by the way.

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I... guess so. ... I'm Xion.

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Ya ok there, Xion?

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Yeah.

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Doesn't sound like ya are.

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[the Doctor's walking by said Italian restaurant when he spots the rather curious figure sitting down at a table. he spins on his heel very casually as though he meant to walk straight past the entrance, and heads inside. he isn't one to resist poking his nose around when he sees someone or something interesting after all!]

[so! he walks straight on past the waiter and plops himself down at the table in front of Xion, a bright grin on his face] Hello! This might be a bit sudden and all, but well, I figure it's never fun to eat by yourself and so, here I am. I'm the Doctor.

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[--oh Light what is this Xion doesn't even-- deer in the headlights look get. "Bit sudden"? Oh, you have no idea, Doctor.]

I -- uh --

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[still smiling rather cheekily, knowing he has that effect on people] Iuh? Well, nice to meet you, Iuh!

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[alksdhg;asdg--]

N-No -- Xion. My name's Xion.

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Oh good, I was beginning to feel a bit silly saying that other thing. Imagine yelling "Iuh" across a crowded room! People'll wonder if you've lost your train of thought.

/dying

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[... what.]

*giggles!*

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[aaand he continues on! but he suddenly seems a little more serious than he was a moment ago as he leans forward slightly, dropping the volume of his voice down a peg]

So. What do you think of this place so far? I mean the town, not the restaurant. [a split-second later:] Though, well, we can include the restaurant in your assessment as well if you want.

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I don't know. It seems nice.

[fortune_sought]

[Sophie is wandering around town when she notices Xion sitting by herself. curiously, she heads into the restaurant and steps over to Xion's table] Excuse me? [spots the clue on the table in front of her] You talked to that girl, too, didn't you? It seems everyone has something different. I wonder what the reason for that might be...

Are you new here as well?

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[... alsdkhg;a everyone's so. talkative here]

I-I... um, yeah.

[fortune_sought]

[sits down across from her, picking up Xion's clue and reading it softly to herself] Hmmm, that's interesting...

[glances up at Xion] What's your name?

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... Xion.

[fortune_sought]

Xion. All right, I'm Sophie. Do you remember how you got here, Xion?

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No. I just woke up here.

The lady -- Verita said that the mayor would know.

[fortune_sought]

[leans forward, interested] Did she really? We'll have to test that theory.

It was the same for me. One minute, I was home, and then suddenly--[snaps]--I was here. It was very odd. I wonder what reason someone could possibly have for doing this.

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I don't know. It's not like there are Heartless everywhere or anything, though, so maybe they don't mean us any harm.