In you and I...

[attheclocktower]

Characters: Xion and everyone!
Setting: Room 1-01 > Dormitory Hallways > Floor 20
Format: Whatever you like!
Summary: Xion's Arrival, plus worrying, plus minor exploring, plus falling back on something familiar
Warnings: Nothing yet, will edit if necessary

[Not being able to move when she'd woken up had been a little scary, but not nearly as terrifying as the letters she'd found just after. The worlds, all of them, gone? They couldn't be... they couldn't! And yet, when she tried to open a darkness corridor to one of them, nothing happened.

She gets dressed from the clothes in her trunk, puts the hood of her black coat up, and after that, she heads out into the dormitory hallways, where she finds one of the network terminals. She may have been able to gain access to files she wasn't supposed to back in the World That Never Was, but it doesn't take much poking around on the device though to come to the conclusion that there's not much more information on what happened on the terminals here.

What was she going to do? What happened to Roxas and Axel, or even Riku? Was this somehow her fault?

At that point, she begins descending the stairs to the floors below, looking around briefly on each floor before continuing.

On floor 20, though, she stops. It's open to the air for the first time. It reminds her a little of the Clock Tower, though it was impossible to mistake the cold, overcast skies for warm, bright Twilight Town. Still, it's familiar, memories that are her own, and right now that familiarity is a comfort. She walks out to the edge and sits, legs hanging over as she stares out. Not that there's much to see.]

Comments

[savedbyasong]

Shion saw the girl on floor twenty and approached her, he had not seen her before but there were lots of people he hadn't met yet. "Hello," he approached her with a smile.]

[justabignobody]

[Riku is on his way down to the cafeteria, when he senses that familiar smell that tugs on half forgotten memories and makes him think 'Oh, it's her!', except that he can't quite recall the name.

Flashes of memories hit his mind when he enters that floor, memories that had started to hide themselves in the abyss of his heart and now return to the surface, and then he sees her sitting at the edge (and that's right, her and Axel and Roxas must have done this often in Twilight Town) and then he think he finally remembers her name.]

...Xion?

Forgot to mention she has her hood up, my bad orz

[attheclocktower]

Xion jumpe a little in surprise at the greeting, turning around to face the newcomer. She wasn't the only one here, she knew that - if only by the three other beds in her room. But she was so used to hiding, sticking to the shadows, that it was... somewhat new and unfamiliar for her.

"Hello," she replied, after a brief hesitation.

[attheclocktower]

[At the sound of his voice, Xion's head jerks up. She knows that voice. She twists around to see, to be sure. It was hard to mistake the silver hair, and the blindfold over his eyes.]

Riku!

[Relief courses through her. She's still upset about what all had just happened, but she'd been terrified she was here alone, without anyone she'd known or trusted there. If Riku was here, though... he had to know what was going on, right?]

[justabignobody]

[At hearing the sound of her voice the rest of those almost lost memories settles back into place and a small, sad smile flickers over his face, because he is glad to see her again, especially since he hadn't thought he ever would.]

You just arrived, huh? Welcome to the Tower, I guess.

[savedbyasong]

Shion smiled again, "Are you alright?" He got a little closer to her, before sitting down as well dangling his legs off the tower, they were a long way up but all he could see was fog, like this tower was the only thing here that held living beings. That those in this tower were the only people alive here.

Floor 20

[forceless]

[The open-air floors were always one of this favorites, even if he couldn't fly around in there. And even if the air still wasn't quite right, it was nice at least to not appear to be inside. Mind over matter and all that stuff?

Of course there was the problem that there wasn't much to look at. So it seems that by now, Ven's fallen asleep on his own spot near the edge, arms folded behind his head as he snoozed.]

[attheclocktower]

[She nods quietly, looking down and out. The welcome is appreciated, but she can't help but feel a little hollow about it. The letters she'd read, the reason they were here...]

Riku... The worlds... they can't really be gone, can they?

[There's a pleading note in her voice. It can't be true, can it? There has to be some kind of mistake or trick...]

[attheclocktower]

The fog seemed to just stretch on forever, until it met the sky, which - being overcast - was just as grey as the fog was. So much that they seemed to be looking out at one big wall of grey.

She looked down at her knees. This person was being friendly, so it felt rude to just say nothing... "I... I don't know."

Floor 20

[attheclocktower]

[At some point in her musing she glances around, maybe to see if there's anything else out here, any patch that disrupted the monotony, when she spots...]

Roxas?!

[She's up from her spot and over next to him in a flash. She stares down at him, confused. There's something a little different - he's not wearing his Organization cloak, and... well, on his back with his hands behind his head wasn't a position she'd ever expected to find Roxas in. He didn't seem hurt or anything, and the position seemed more relaxed than anything, but...]

Roxas? Are you okay?

[forceless]

[At first he just kept on dozing, but eventually at the second urging, Ven starts to open his eyes. He yawned, and stared dumbly at...whoever it was for a minute. Did she say something about Roxas?]

Huh...? What?

[And sitting up while trying to be less sleepy.] Uh, I'm fine? Are you looking for Roxas?

[attheclocktower]

[She couldn't help but be taken aback by what he was saying.]

You're not... but... you look just like him...

[She sat back a little, surprised and a little upset, until the rest of what he'd said hits her. Her head shot up again.]

He's here?

[forceless]

[He let out a good-natured laugh.] Yeah, we get that a lot. Don't worry, you're not the first.

Yeah, he's here! He's my roommate. You a friend of his from back home?

[lethechained]

[Naminé's been on edge recently. Receiving that teddy bear and the accompanying note left her unsettled and restless. It's a sure sign of something to come, but all that she can do now is wait. Patience is one thing and being able to relax while waiting for something inevitable and likely terrible is entirely another. She's been caught between wanting to hide out in her room and feeling stir-crazy in that room, and finally she's made her way down to the 20th floor for the purposes of getting some fresh air and, hopefully, clearing her head.]

[As she moves down the stairs onto the 20th floor, though, something feels off. At first, she figures that maybe it's the sudden change in air from going outside, or perhaps she's just too on edge, but when she glances out over the floor to be sure, she spots a black coat that she recognizes instantly. It brings her to an immediate halt on the stairs with a sharp intake of breath.]

[attheclocktower]

[Still a little confused, but if Roxas is here... then she needs to find him, figure out what's going on. She nods, hesitating slight before adding.]

I'm Xion.

[attheclocktower]

[Xion lifts her head slightly. She was lost in thought, so she might have imagined it, but... was someone there? She turns her head to look around, only to freeze when she spots someone on the stairs.

She's not close enough to see the newcomer's face clearly, but from what she can see, they don't look like anybody she knows. And yet if that gasp was anything to go by... She fidgets for a moment, before calling out quietly.]

Hello?

[lethechained]

[A... girl's voice? Now that is even more peculiar. Looking the other girl over, Naminé realizes that there's something startlingly familiar about her. So familiar, in fact, that it tugs at something in her mind and she finds herself placing a curled hand to her own chest. There's something decidedly not right about this, and it doesn't seem like the tower's doing. For some reason, she feels as though she should know this girl, but it's almost like there's something blocking the memories.]

... Hello. [Naminé's wary, and it shows, but this isn't something she can let pass by without investigation.]

[forceless]

I'm Ventus. Nice to meet you Xion!

[He smiled and patted the ground next to him, inviting her to chill.] Everything OK?

[attheclocktower]

[It's a girl, someone close to her age. She... doesn't know what to make of it. She never exactly got to talk to that many people, besides Roxas and Axel and Riku.

Not to mention whoever this is, they're wary of her, and she's not sure why. How does she do this...?]

Who... who are you?

[lethechained]

[The more Naminé looks at and listens to this girl, the more certain she (Naminé) is that she should know her. She doesn't move closer, although she does seriously consider it; maybe if she can just get a better look....]

[The question distracts her efficiently, but still she hesitates, regarding this girl in the Organization coat. Why...? Well, the blonde supposes it's probably a reasonable question to ask, even if she is a little concerned about the idea of an ulterior motive. A moment's pause more, then,]

... My name is Naminé.

[attheclocktower]

[Xion hesitates, before dropping down next to him. She shakes her head at his question, as if trying to shake away troublesome thoughts.]

I don't know... I... I only just got here...

[She's still mentally reeling a little from how fast everything's changed.]

[attheclocktower]

Naminé...

[Xion hasn't met her, nor has Riku mentioned to her yet, so the name is just a new name for her. There's a fleet feeling there though, similar to yet different from the feeling when she first met Roxas. But it's gone, before she can really question it.

She looks down, still unsure. The Organization relied on secrecy for so long, and yet with things the way they were, being in the Tower, did those things even really matter anymore?

She hesitates herself, and then...]

Xion. My name. It's Xion.

[lethechained]

Xion...? [That name strikes something in her, but even Naminé isn't sure what it is. She feels almost-- dizzy? Just a little, like she's shocked, but there shouldn't be anything surprising about a name she's never heard. For some reason, that name inspires pity in her, and-- guilt? But why that? Her frown is pronounced, and her fingers tighten inward a bit more.]

[If this was just another person in an Organization coat, Naminé might feel more compelled to turn and make a hasty exit, but... there is definitely something different about this girl. There's something lurking on the edge of Naminé's memory, and she can feel it there, biding its time. Briefly she considers reaching out and capturing it with her powers, but she's concerned that there might be unforeseen repercussions, so for the time being, she leaves it be. There are other ways to figure this out.]

[That pity makes it easier to work out a smile, which she does before saying,] It's nice to meet you, Xion. [And it feels unsettlingly familiar, but she shakes that thought away.]

[forceless]

Don't worry, you get used to it.

[Which...was a bit of a pessimistic stance to take, but he was still trying to keep up a smile.]

It's not too hard. And you've already got a friend here! That's good.

[attheclocktower]

You too.

[She smiles a little in return, pulling her legs back and standing up. If they're going to keep talking, she should... probably close the gap a little, so they're not calling across the floor.

As she moves though, a thought occurs to her and she pauses]

I'm looking for my friends, Roxas and Axel. Do... you know if they're here?