003 ✘ oh, sweet child of mine ✘ backdated to 7/12

[worldsapart]

Characters: Xion (AU)/"Fey" and YOU
Setting: [01] Floor 11, [02] Floor 3, [03] Floor 25, [04] Floor 33
Summary:
[01] Locked to capax_infiniti. It's open lesson day, and Xion has a question...
[02] Xion hits the library! She's specifically looking up information on the language of flowers, but it's progressing into how to grow flowers...
[03] Time to search for the flowers she would like to grow! Xion can be found searching the meadow grass intently...
[04] There's a spiky-haired kid planting some flowers dug up from the meadow floor. He(?) looks incredibly satisfied.
Format: Starting in action, but I'll match you!
Warnings: n/a, except for hilarity and fluff and Master Xehanort teaching Fey about romance


[ 01 ; floor 11 ; locked to Master Xehanort ]
[This is Xion's favorite floor, to be honest, which is why she picked it for the open lesson today. She's been thinking hard about what to ask him, and she's turning the questions over in her head as she heads up the stairs after breakfast. She wonders if Master Xehanort will laugh at her. She hopes not. It doesn't seem like something he'd do, anyway; he never makes fun of her, no matter what her questions are. Still, this subject...

Well, she's going to try to push her worries out of her head, because now she's reached the floor. She expects he'll be there waiting for her. He always is.]


[ 02 ; floor 3 ]
[It's research time! Xion wants to learn more about the "language of flowers" that Master Xehanort brought up... It sounds fascinating. She's never heard about anything like it before, so she can now be found in the library.

In fact, she's trying to reach a book on the top shelf. She's too short, though, but if she stands on her tip-toes and streeetches, she can manage to pull one book out, slowly, carefully, caaaarefuuully --

And then she loses her balance and topples backwards. The book comes with her, but unfortunately, so do several of the ones on either side of it, and they come falling down on her head with a resounding thumpthumpthump.

...

Ow...]


[ 03 ; floor 25 ]
[Flowers, flowers, flowers... But which flowers are the right ones?

Xion is bent over, staring intently at a cluster of yellow flowers. After a moment, she looks at a piece of paper in her hand, where she drew the flowers wants. She found the original pictures in a book, so she tried to copy them down. Unfortunately, her drawing ability is not the best, so now she can't tell if the real life flowers she's looking at match any of her doodles...]


[ 04 ; floor 33 ]
[At last! Her work is done.

Xion had managed to find some gardening tools in the shed over there, for which she was grateful. She hopes she didn't hurt the flowers in-between the meadow floor and the farmland floor, but she thinks now that they've been replanted, they look a little happier. Maybe. She's going to have to do more research into how to grow more flowers after these die, but for now, she's happy. Mission success!

Anyone coming to this floor will find Xion squatting in front of a few assorted flowers that she obviously just finished replanting. She even watered them! Her clothes may be dirty and even a little wet, but she doesn't mind. It's totally worth it.]

Comments

03 - Floor 25

[lethechained]

[Naminé's been trying to get out and about more, lately. That, er... doesn't specifically mean actually 'outside', but it's nice to get a little sun and fresh air now and then, especially since that's something she was denied for a long time. So when she passes through the meadow, it's not with a set destination in mind; she's just taken an interest in this floor. What also catches her interest, though, is something she wasn't quite expecting to see - that's a very familiar figure, there. Pardon her if she comes to a stop and stares.]

[worldsapart]

[You are pardoned! Xion looks up when she hears footsteps approach and stop, and then she smiles brightly.]

Naminé! Hi!

[lethechained]

...! [O-oh. Well, she can't help smiling back at that, pausing for a moment before coming forward to stand at a more comfortable speaking distance.]

Hello...! What are you up to? [It's not an accusation or interrogation, just a legitimate question; it's not every day Naminé finds someone participating in such activities.]

[worldsapart]

I'm trying to find these flowers!

[Xion holds up her drawings. ... They're not very good.]

Then I can move them to that floor with all the farmland so I can grow more!

[lethechained]

[Naminé blinks at the drawings, leaning in after a moment as she tries to make sense of them.]

... Hm. I don't think I-- [...'ve ever seen flowers like that, but would that be rude?] ... um. Does it have to be that kind, specifically? [Just out of curiosity.]

Floor 3 - pretend the hood is down on the icon -

[earthshards]

[Whether by good luck or ill, the noise has caught the attention of someone that has been frequenting the library as of late.

Black coat, check. Long hair, check. Familiar face? Check three, any former member of the Organization is free to freak out. Except the colors are all wrong-- brown and blue where one might be expecting white and orange, and the look of concern on the familiar face is out of place, and yet it looks like it belongs there.] Are you all right?

[And that is not Xemnas's voice. It's lighter in pitch, and the rhythm of his wording is faster, more casual.

Who knew Xemnas had a face twin?]

okay~

[worldsapart]

[Xion doesn't notice his face first -- She notices the coat and hears the words, hears the voice. She's more confused than anything else when she looks up, rubbing her head where a book fell on it.

And then... That face. Who -- ]

I... I -- Yeah... I'm... I'm fine...

[Who?!]

[earthshards]

[A relieved laugh.] That's good; it sounded like you took quite a fall.

[And now he's holding out his hand, as if offering it to help you up. Definitelynot Xemnas. He's too nice.]

[worldsapart]

[Hesitantly, very hesitantly, she takes his hand. But then she can't help it. She has to ask:]

Who... are you?

02-- Floor 3 AS PROMISED EVEN THOUGH I NEVER REPLIED TO YOUR PLOTPOST WHOOPS

[forceless]

[He wasn't really that interested in most of the things in the library-- not that he didn't like books, but they lose their novelty to him after the long year (which he has just learned as a year). Ven did make a lot of appearances to harass Roxas and Sayaka when she was around, but that was about it.

Right now neither of them were there though, so he was kind of skateboarding around for no reason and-- yes he had stolen Roxas' skateboard for the day. He was going to learn wheels damnit!!

As he was coasting around though, he heard a crash and a thump, and he slowly backed up to spot Sora buried under a bunch of books.

OK he felt bad, but he couldn't help a bit of a chuckle. So he hopped off the board and made his way over, picking up a book or two and offering his hand to help them up.] You OK, man? I know there's a lot of books, but throwing them around isn't gonna shake the words out or anything.

I'M SORRY I AM SLOW

[worldsapart]

[Ah --

It takes Xion a minute for her brain to reboot. She takes in the armor and the emblem on his chest. This isn't Roxas. Or... It isn't the Roxas she talked to by the lake, at least. She hasn't talked to him since he told her that her otherself had been kidnapped, and during the confusion, she never got to find out his name or if he's Roxas from another world.

tl;dr As her mind processes this, she stares owlishly at him for a moment before smiling awkwardly.]

I... didn't mean to...

[Her voice dies in her throat as she realizes that he thinks she's Sora. Oh, Light.]

IT IS OK

[forceless]

[Whoops dumbass has no idea he made an error oh well. In exchange for the awkward smile though, he's just grinning normally as he laughs.]

Hey, it happens to the best of us, right? [He knelt down to start picking up the books that had fallen, gathering a few in his arms as he spoke.]

I remember one time when I was little and exploring Master Eraqus' castle, when I found the library for the first time. There was this really old and big book on a shelf way above my head; I tried to climb up to get it and ended up bringing the whole bookcase down.

THE SLOWNESS CONTINUES

[worldsapart]

[Xion can't help it; she giggles, even if it's nervous. She should tell him. She knows she should. But how... and when... and...

She focuses on picking up herself and the books for a moment. She didn't take his hand when he offered it, so now she felt a little bad and a little more awkward.]

Hey, um... I know this will sound weird, but -- Oops. [dsfkjd she dropped a couple of the books she was holding]

Floor 25! Xion -> Reno -> Fey sound good?

[attheclocktower]

[It's another training day, even if the sessions are... quieter now with Shion not there. But she's working on punches, with Reno using a special... pad thing, she thought it was, so that way she could practice on him.

She sees the black in the corner of her eye, and pauses, turning. The coat was always something she'd look out for, given... well, given home. But... it looked like Sora. Sora with a black coat, which meant...]

Fey!

[She drops her stance, completely forgetting about training for a moment, raising a hand to wave over at her other self.]

[midgarhorizon]

[Xion suddenly gets a soft bap against her head. Reno had tapped her with one of his punching pads, reminding her not to lose her concentration when in the middle of a set.

He was a bit disgruntled.]

Hey! What happened? You were two punches away from completing it!

[Though he sighed and pulled the pads off, obviously feeling the bap was enough of a reminder.]

[worldsapart]

[At hearing her nickname, Xion straightens and turns, blinking curiously. But then she spots her otherself and Reno (though, what is -- was? he's taking it off now -- he wearing?), and her expression brightens. She waves back.]

Hi!

[attheclocktower]

[Xion makes a quiet squeak of protest and surprise at the bap, turning and smiling sheepishly at Reno.]

Sorry, I just... [Lightbulb.] Hey, um... there's somebody I want you to meet.

[And while Xion usually isn't that forceful, she is going to try to grab Reno's arm and tug him over in Fey's direction now, if he'll let her.]

I AM ALIVE SORT OF sorry hahaha

[capax_infiniti]

[Of course he's waiting, somewhat out of place amongst the colourful blossoms. He stands, staring out at one of the waterfalls, hands clasped behind his back in his characteristic manner as he waits patiently for his apprentice to arrive.

He turns when he senses her approach, small traces of a smile adorning his face.]

An interesting choice. Is there something here you wish to know more about?

it's all cool <3 we all know I'm the slowest of the slow

[worldsapart]

[Straightforward, as usual. It takes her a little off-guard today, but she nods anyway.]

Yeah. Did you see the network post that went up the other day? The one with the list of everyone who signed up for the "blind date" thing?

[capax_infiniti]

I've been rather busy with some other matters, my dear girl. The network retains its logs for perusal at any time, so unfortunately that has slipped by the wayside for the time being...

[He pauses as he realizes what she's just said.]

Blind date? Did someone arrange something like that? This tower never ceases to amuse...

[worldsapart]

Yeah. A tower-wide one. They said it was a good way to make friends... But then, it turned out that some people had been signed up, but they weren't the ones to do it. So they were surprised, and there were people who weren't very happy about it...

[scratches her jaw a little] I just don't know why. Making friends isn't a bad thing, right...?

Floor 25

[keybearer]

[Oh, hey, it's... he thinks it might be that one Xion who looks like Sora, although Riku's not 100% sure. Either way, he'll carefully approach from behind, watching her examine the flowers.]

And what are you up to?

[worldsapart]

[Fey jumps a little, since she was staring intently between her notes and a flower. But once she sees Riku, she relaxes. This isn't the Riku she fought beside during the power blackout, but it's still Riku, so she trusts him.]

I'm trying to figure out if this is one of the flowers I'm looking for!

[keybearer]

Flowers, huh?

[He smirks, folding his arms over his chest.]

And what's the occasion?

[He knows at least one of the Xions got dragged into the blind dates, but hey. Maybe there's some other reason for it.]

[worldsapart]

Nothing, really. Well, there's those "dates," and that's part of it, but --

[Xion thrusts forward her doodles of the flowers she's looking for. They're... not very good.]

These ones are supposed to represent "friendship." Or, so says a book I read. There's a "language of flowers"!