Day 12 | ~ Renewal ~

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[She's back.

She's back.

She's alive and breathing and --

And she still looks like Sora. She doesn't know why, but she doesn't really care right now. She went back to him, she knows she did. It's the last thing she remembers, fading into light as everything she is and Roxas was flowed back to him.

And now she's back.

This is Luministi. This is that town. Why is she back? How is she back? She's not sure she cares. She's too excited. She's alive, she's back in that place where she met all of her new friends, she can finally start to live, really live, just like the Doctor showed her -- She is just so excited to be back.

Until she learns that Verita doesn't remember her. That... stings. Xion knew that everyone would forget her when she went back to Sora, but she had thought -- No... She didn't think. Things aren't the way they were.

Everyone's... forgotten her.

Xion is now just kind of wandering around the plaza, hood down, staring at the ground. She's not so excited any more. She's happy she's still alive, still exists, yes, that's true. But...

She's too wrapped up in her thoughts and feelings to notice the music following her around.]

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[still grinning, he slows to a stop as he nears her] That's me. The one and only!

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Y-You -- I --

[She wipes her hand across her eyes.]

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What, did you think I'd forget you? [he opens his arms out wide, his eyes sparkling with mischief] I couldn't if I tried!

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[He -- ]

I -- I --

[She collapses into his arms, clinging and crying. It's all she can do.]

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[he blinks in surprise because of her tears, but then hugs her tight, simultaneously lifting her off her feet as he does so]

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[A small surprised squeak escapes her when she's picked up, but she buries her face into his clothes.]

I thought everyone -- Verita --

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[his smile slips a bit and he sets Xion back down on her feet]

I know. The same goes for Audrey and the Sheriff, and I'm betting Osculia as well. [he releases his hold, putting a hand on her head, putting his smile back on] But that doesn't mean everyone's lost their memory of what happened.

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I just... I knew everyone would forget me, but I forgot, and Verita, she... She was my first friend here. And... It reminded me that...

[She wipes her eyes.] I'm... I'm so glad you remember.

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And you remembered me, like you remembered Verita. The heart never forgets even if the mind does, Xion. Deep down, you're still her friend, and she'd be happy to know you still think of her that way.

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[Her music returns to the theme that was following her before, but a different version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIv_dEa_vrM).

"When I disappear, no one will remember me... I'll remember." You'll forget me, but the memories themselves will never go away.

Xion nods.]

Yeah. You're... You're right.

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[he grins] Of course, I always am! Well, usually--well...no, I had it right the first time. Don't mind me. Here, would you like a chocolate orange? I had a few pieces already; couldn't help it. [pulls it out of his pocket, making sure the foil is back in place, and hands it to her--and when he does, this plays]

Blimey, there it is again! And I thought I was just hearing things before.

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[blink.] Um. Sure --

Ah! Wh-What was that?

[And for the first time, she notices the music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6YGTovVeR8).]

Wha... What's all this music?

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[gives the chocolate orange, seeming non-plussed by the change in music] Funny you should ask that. I've been trying to find the source of the music all day but haven't had any luck. And it isn't just one song--well, it can be and repeats in a loop over and over and over until it suddenly switches to something else. Hasn't helped to keep the earworms out, though... [scratches his chin]

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E... E-E-Earworms? [D:]

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[casually] Oh, don't worry. I don't mean an actual worm. Well, not in this case, anyway. The term is metaphorical, meaning how a piece of music can worm its way into your brain and take a very long time to worm its way out.

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O-Oh. Okay. [whew.]

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So, ambient music following us with our every step aside, how have you been? And are you going to hide under your hood again?

1/2

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I -- Well -- In the end, everyone saw me, so... There's not really much point, I guess.

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I... ["How have you been?" How does she answer a question like that?] I went back to Sora.

But... When I woke up in Traverse Town again after they sent me home, I didn't... [Her brow furrows and her head ducks.]

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If there isn't much of a point, why do you have it up again?

[frowns, concerned] You didn't what?

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[She kind of mumbles this out.] I... I thought that nobody would remember me, so -- I thought it... didn't matter, whether I had it up or not.

[And then she stops talking altogether for a moment.]

I... I... I forgot. I forgot everything. [I forgot everyone.]

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When you went home, I take it? Well, to be honest--[he starts to rub the back of his neck]--I wasn't aware of anything that had happened here until I returned. Then it all came flooding back.

And I reckon the same happened to you as well. [puts a hand on Xion's shoulder] You don't have to be afraid or ashamed of it.

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[Xion nods to confirm that yes, she forgot about Luministi when she went home.]

But... I'm supposed to remember. [That's why it's okay if other people forget. I'll remember for us.] It's important for me to remember when everyone else forgets, and I... didn't. I promised.

And it's not like it just slipped my mind. When I left here, I was ready. I was ready to go back to Sora. But when I woke back up in Traverse Town, I...

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[softly] You can't blame yourself for something that you couldn't prevent. It isn't like you intentionally forgot. We understand. You can't change what happened no more than I can.

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I know, but... It still bothers me.