defrostedpride: (genuine distress!)
defrostedpride ([personal profile] defrostedpride) wrote in [community profile] revenance_rpg2014-02-24 08:45 pm

He fucked you up, your science dad.

Who: Even and Xion.
What: So, about that whole Replica thing...
Where: Their house.
When: Backdated to shortly after this and ensuing additional screaming.
Warnings: Feels, drama, poor parenting.


After the way their last conversation had ended, Even was more than a little leery of starting a new one - mostly due to his personal embarrassment. Once the (pestilential) emotions had calmed down a bit, he was aware just how irrational, how childish he'd acted in front of Xion. There was no call to behave that way.

He was certainly not going to do anything of the kind again. He was going to have a calm, mature discussion, like an adult, concerning Xion's wishes and wellbeing, and no one was going to scream, and then he would...decide how to proceed from there based on the results. Yes.

He knocked on her bedroom door. "Xion? We should. Talk."
skysmirror: (Thinky thoughts)

[personal profile] skysmirror 2014-02-25 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Xion herself would have expected any continuation of the discussion to occur later. In her experience, there tended to be longer gaps between serious conversations like this. So when she heard the door to the house open and close, she'd thought Even would be going back to his room or the lab.

She was surprised to hear his footsteps approach her door (a first), even more surprised when he knocked and said they should talk. After a moment to recover, she pulled herself out from the pile her (now sleeping) Spirits had made around her to answer the door. Probably better to talk now than later.

It would help if she knew where to start, though. Once she'd opened her door, all she could manage was, "Okay."

She moved aside in the doorframe to allow to him to come in if he wanted.
skysmirror: (So what happens now)

[personal profile] skysmirror 2014-03-19 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
Getting everything out in the open at once was probably the best idea for both of them. Having everything said was better for chances of some kind of mental peace in Xion's experience.

So, they were having this conversation in the doorway. That worked, and thankfully the Spirits stayed asleep. They likely would unless shouting happened.

Trust Even to at least be able to speak even when not sure where to start. Xion nodded in confirmation to his statement--that conversation had been difficult. "Symptoms? Oh! No, since I've been here, I've been fine."

Looking like herself--check. Sora and Roxas not displaying any signs of getting weaker--check. For now, everything seemed fine. She'd even started wearing her hood down more often.
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[personal profile] skysmirror 2014-03-25 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Even and shouting seemed to go together; Xion knew this. The trick was to put off the shouting as long as possible. Fortunately (or unfortunately) he'd latched onto a topic she knew enough about to give him a good explanation.

"At the beginning, it was just hints of Sora's memories as I got them." That had hurt, thinking she was remembering her time before she was a Nobody and then finding out the truth. "After that...once, I collapsed on a mission and slept for weeks. After that, when I got better, I started getting stronger--and Roxas started getting weaker. In the end, I started looking like Sora."

That had been the tipping point, the hint that she needed to give the memories back before it was too late. "But, here, Roxas, Sora, and I--we're all from after I gave the memories to Roxas, and Roxas went back to Sora." She paused. "Do you think that might help?"

So far so good, but... She didn't want her Original or best friend to be trapped here with her very existence could be a danger to them.
skysmirror: (So what happens now)

[personal profile] skysmirror 2014-03-29 01:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Had Xion known what Even was thinking, she would have guessed that the way she existed here was due to a mix of things. The Realm of Sleep was connected to dreams, which were connected to hearts, and her own small seed of one was connected to Sora's. Only time would tell if this was the right idea.

Being overly optimistic wouldn't help, no. Not that they needed to be totally pessimistic, either, but Even's reasoning was sound. Xion nodded. "I do, and I'll tell you as soon as I can if I notice anything like what happened before."
skysmirror: (So what happens now)

[personal profile] skysmirror 2014-06-01 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
The conversation, short as it was, certainly seemed to be coming to an end. Xion herself was unsure of anything else she could add. "If you think of anything you can do about it, you'll let me know?

It's not totally a question, more like she's wanting to have a thought confirmed.
skysmirror: (So what happens now)

[personal profile] skysmirror 2014-06-10 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It was a valiant effort on Even's part, and Xion would have appreciated the thought if she'd known. He still wasn't getting rid of her that easily.

"Oh! Yeah, I know Aeleus, but I wasn't planning on...I'd like to keep helping out here, if that's okay."

Of course, if Even would rather keep some distance now that was understandable.
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[personal profile] skysmirror 2014-07-13 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Xion knew Even well enough by now to read between the lines of what he said.

"I want to stay." It wouldn't feel right to leave. She couldn't quite put her hand on why, which meant it was probably one of those things that had a lot of reasons behind it. For now, it was enough to say that somehow this place had come to be home. Xion hadn't realized she'd tensed up at the suggestion of going to stay elsewhere, but she did noticeably relax at the reassurance that wouldn't be a necessity.

That relief offered her exhaustion a chance to catch up to her and she had to stifle a yawn. Once she'd recovered, she looked a little sheepish. "Sorry. Maybe I should try to sleep again."