audience : axel, naminé, xion

[cyclists]

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WEEK 2, TUESDAY POST-WAR

[cyclists]

[So anyway, that happened. That happened, something in the gateway was disrupted and by the time Sol realized that things were going wrong he found that he couldn't even jump through the gateway to help. It was infuriating, to say the least, to know that once again he was stuck on the outside while his friends were at a risk.

It doesn't take long for them to return worse for the wear. He doesn't even know how bad off they are, already assuming the worst based on the things he's picked up.

And without warning he leaves Lune behind and opens a corridor to volley himself straight through and focusing on a trajectory to his friends.

Which is why, no matter where they are or what they're doing, something crashes straight through the roof of the house the three of them are in without warning, corridor opening in the ceiling and an equally loud crash of someone landing on their feet. The force of the impact knocks his hood back and he doesn't bother to fix it, immediately facing all three of them with a displeased, anxious look. Good thing they already knew? Hi. Sorry for the surprise visit.]

What is going on?

[leaberator]

[ Axel's not going to lie, someone crashing right through the roof of the house they're staying in does put him a little on edge after the war that just transpired-- which is why he's got a Fucking Shuriken out and on fire before the hood falls and it's Roxas, and he relaxes almost entirely. ]

That's what we should be asking.

[ almost. the edge is real. axel is fine-- the slice on his forearm barely even worth the bandage on it in his opinion-- but Xion and Naminé... ]

[whitewalls]

[ naminé is dead lads

but no, she's on a bed. thankfully she was not stabbed in one of the organs that google says would basically be an immediate death in a location with zero doctors.

at the sudden appearance of roxas, though, she lifts her head up from the pillow. she forgets that she was pretending she didn't sol he was sol. ]

Hi Roxas.

[ life is terrible ]

[blackcoats]

[ in all honesty, xion is probably doped up on whatever painkillers are available to them? and if there aren't any painkillers then wow just kill her and put her out of her misery already, this sucks big time.

with a bandage covering where her left eye used to be, she remains lying down with her remaining eye closed. but it isn't like her ears were affected (f for minato), and she of course reacts to the new voice in the room. but all she has to say is a weak, ]

... s-sorry.

[cyclists]

[This is bad...he reacts to Axel pulling out a weapon because he's gotten used to this, feet moving before he registers that Axel stops, but he pauses and looks at both girls.

...yikes? He's not sure who to approach first, so he stays in the middle of the room and continues being high-key distressed apparently.]

...don't be sorry. [To Xion, first, because AHHH??] And hi. [A glance at Axel.] This really wasn't what I had in mind when I said we should meet together.

[His fists are balled up and he's kind of not sure what to be doing.] We heard the war starting, but we couldn't...Lune and I got stuck. What happened?

[Asking "are you okay" seems pretty stupid, so like, he's not going to.]

[leaberator]

[ axel looks at the girls, grimacing a bit. he was kind of trying to get that out of them himself when roxas interrupted... but he waves vaguely ]

You said it yourself. War started.

[ though he's not sure why namine! was! fighting! or why xion lost an eye! but he has decided to not be mad at them just because he's worried!! so it's all FINE. ]

[whitewalls]

[ i decided that people just handed naminé weapons and ushered her onto the battlefield and she just went along with it. it's fine.

there's a long pause. ]

I tripped.

[blackcoats]

Um . . . I got stabbed.

[ two kinds of people in the world ]

[cyclists]

...seriously? [WHY ARE HIS GIRL FRIENDS THIS WAY. ] How do you just trip into a battle...? And who stabbed you? [He will go stab back now. And a lingering pause...] And what happened to your arm?

[He. Is tired.]

[leaberator]

[ at first he looks exhausted at the explanations, but then axel looks over at xion and namine with newfound worry when roxas mentions an arm, completely forgetting he got hurt.

oh, right. ]

Never mind that, it's just a scratch. You guys got treated, right?

[ they have bandages but. he has. to ask. ]

[whitewalls]

[ i, oocly, has no idea because i forgot to figure that part out ]

Axel, you shouldn't overwork yourself if you got hurt too.

[ she at least lowers her head back onto the pillow

and doesn't answer the question ]

[blackcoats]

I... took care of him.

[ which means yea, she did a Kill ]

. . . it got removed, if that's what you're asking. [ she winces, hoping she doesn't have to elaborate. ] Roxas... and Axel, I know you didn't want us to get hurt... I don't want to speak for Naminé, but I decided to fight because it was the right thing to do.

[cyclists]

[...cool, he hates everything, thanks. There's another glance at both girls, then at Axel, then at both girls before he just kind of frowns at that explanation. Like yes, that's what Xion would say, but that doesn't change the fact that none of them needed to do this?

Except they kind of do, to fight the darkness lingering, to help maybe stop people from dying.

There's a frustrated little growl and he just sits on the floor. Okay. Someone else's turn now. Axel, be a parent because he sure doesn't know what to say here that isn't "this isn't fair." ]

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[cyclists]

[Well. He brings her to the new house bound by light and he nudges her forward before leaving to attend to something else.

When he comes back though, he's not at all surprised to see the others already there, too. He doesn't immediately remove his hood yet, but he closes the door and leans against it.]

...so what now?

[leaberator]

... I'll handle tomorrow.

[ because he knows if he doesn't it'll probably be roxas. ]

[whitewalls]

[ well, you can tell she's currently back to normal because she's not smiling. ]

... are you sure?

[cyclists]

[WHY ARE YOU THIS WAY. I hate that that's true. But like. Same question? He's looking at Axel suddenly and he's not voicing it, but he's waiting for an answer to Naminé's question.]

[leaberator]

Yeah. Don't think there's any other option I like any more than this that we can go with.

[ since she has to fucking die ]

[whitewalls]

... I'm sorry.

[ she looks between them, then down at her hands. ]

You shouldn't have to go through this.

[cyclists]

Neither should you. Any of you. [And he's frustrated all over again.] What kind of universe sets us up just to kill our friends?

Maybe...there's another solution. Nobody else has a purification item or anything else? [He usually knows, but maybe he missed something in his search.]

[leaberator]

Pretty sure you have it worse than I do.

[ that's directed at namine ]

I haven't heard of anyone getting anything this week.

[whitewalls]

Even if there is one... you shouldn't use it on me.

I'd have to die eventually anyway.

[cyclists]

...I know that's true, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. Or just agree to it.

[...] We have a few hours to decide what to do though.

[leaberator]

... If I'm honest, I was hoping I could get you be the one standing at the end.

[ I GUESS WE'RE TALKING HONEST NOW ]

But since we are talking about what to do ... Xion's question. Do you know the answer to it?

[whitewalls]

Emma told me.

[ it's said quietly.

but she'll look at roxas after axel's question. ]