Day 14 | ~ Dearly Beloved ~

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[When the video feed turns on, it shows Xion standing in a room that is nondescript and white. There are no decorations, nothing displaying personality, and there isn't a single person who would think that it's a girl's bedroom. It'd be easy to assume that she's somewhere in the space station, not in her town home, if Luministi itself wasn't directly visible.

The CAT must be sitting on a table, because Xion can be seen in front of a window with her back to the camera. After a moment, she speaks, still not showing her face.]

It's weird... Isn't it? Pieces of our worlds are starting to show up in town... And here I thought once we destroyed those two objects, we'd be going home. [But... Where would she go? She tries not to think about it.

Xion shakes her head, then turns to look at her CAT.] Lately, I've been wondering... What's waiting for everyone back home? What are you wanting to go back to? More importantly... Who are you wanting to go back to? [Because everyone's got somebody, Xion thinks. How can they not?] I realized, not too long ago, that even though I have so many friends here that are so important to me... I don't know much about them. Not really. So... I want to know.

[Well. In the meantime...] I want to search for Lab #3. The sooner we find it, the better. I think that, since there are doors from the space station to our houses, maybe somewhere in town there's a door that secretly leads to that place. Maybe in the mansion, since we haven't really had a chance to explore it yet. Does anyone wanna look with me?

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Your best friend, right?

Oh... This is my old bedroom, the one from where I lived.

[painlessfighter]

Yes. [a pause] I miss him.

Bedroom? But there's nothing in it! It's plain. You don't have your own things?

[irreversibly.livejournal.com]

You'll be home with him again before too much longer, I promise.

Yeah... My clothes are kept in the closet, and there's a trunk under the bed for other little things. But it's not like I have much...

[painlessfighter]

[He perks up a bit.] Did you find a way?

That's it? ... That's boring. You need more things.

[irreversibly.livejournal.com]

We're almost done here, I think. If we find Lab #3 and Audrey, then we'll be that much closer. Last time, when we found the space station, we were sent immediately home. So I can't imagine we're that far off.

More things? Like what?

[painlessfighter]

[That makes him smile, a little] Okay. I'll help if I can.

Things! Like stuffed animals? Dolls? Things you like?

[irreversibly.livejournal.com]

Okay. Everyone's splitting up into groups to look around, so maybe you should talk to someone and see if they want to look with you.

[Stuffed animals, dolls... Xion tilts her head.] I don't have any of those, though. [Things she likes... Sunsets, and clock towers, and ice cream, and watermelon. But she doesn't think any of that belongs in a room. Although...] I guess I could use seashells.

[painlessfighter]

[Or, he could go look on his own! He doesn't mention this out loud, though - he just nods once and smiles.]

Do you not like dolls or stuffed animals? [He sounds a little shocked. Okay, who doesn't like stuffed animals? Seriously?] Seashells? That might be okay.

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I don't know. I've never had any of my own, and I've never gone looking at them to buy...

[This is even more scandalous since Xion is... actually a girl, but Natsuo doesn't know that yet.]

[painlessfighter]

[Nope, not a clue! Not that it matters - boy or girl, he's decided that he's getting Xion some stuffed animals at some point.]

You should. We could both go.

[irreversibly.livejournal.com]

Really?

[painlessfighter]

[A single, firm nod!]

Why not?

[irreversibly.livejournal.com]

[After a moment, she nods, too.]

Okay!