audience - axelea

[cyclists]

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[leaberator]

[ he blinks, a little, distracted from his bullying ]

Why? There's nothing wrong with the way you are.

[cyclists]

No, I know. [And he sounds like he actually does know so there's that.] But if we're going to get out of here I think I need to figure out other ways to help everyone.

[Instead of, like, picking fights.] Lune's better at knowing what to say and how to guide people. I'm still trying to figure it out and we're losing time.

[leaberator]

[ so long? as? he knows? ]

Aw, c'mon. We've been doing.... decent. [ that is all. he is willing to give everyone. ] But maybe it'll make things easier on you if you try an' emulate Lune a little bit.

[ just on the. yelling front. ]

An' since you asked-- yeah, you're my favorite, dummy.

[cyclists]

I get the feeling Lune is telling people to be nicer to me because people have been a little nicer. [Which is funny.] But I will. The longer we're here the easier it is to talk to people and get them to trust me and give them the answers they need.

[But he grins anyway because he likes being a favorite.] Good to know though.

[leaberator]

Oh, he's absolutely been doing that. He's real worried people are mean to you.

[ HE SHOULDN'T TATTLE BUT HE THINKS IT'S FUNNY EVEN THO? HE'S SAME? ]

[cyclists]

Seriously? That--[LUNE!!! Roxas just looks embarrassed now, please forgive him.] It's nice of him to worry but I can take care of it myself.

[leaberator]

Ah, c'mon, he's not the only one who was worried about that. Friends look out for each other, right? He was just looking out for ya.

[cyclists]

Yeah, but would either of you really let me do the same if things were the other way around? [Just saying. But...there's a small smile.]

He's just like that anyway. He wants to take care of everyone he thinks could use the help.

[leaberator]

No one's mean to me unless I deserve it, that's not the same.

[ w. what a thing to say. ]

But I wasn't just talkin' about me and Lune. Xion and Naminé were worried, too.

[cyclists]

That really doesn't reassure me, you know. [There's a nod then.] I'm more worried about you guys because I'm not even sure I can die here.

[leaberator]

[ :) leaves that hanging ]

Do me a favor and don't test it?

[cyclists]

Can you promise me the same?

[leaberator]

I'm not planning on it.

[cyclists]

Good. I don't want any of you going through what some of the others have.

[... ] Have you talked to Saix?

[leaberator]

[


Stares up into the sky ]

Not since last night.

[cyclists]

He was being...unusually upfront about stuff. I was just wondering.

[leaberator]

[ internally screaming ]

... Yeah, no kidding. [ wait ] Wait, what'd he tell you?

[cyclists]

A lot more than I ever thought I'd hear, and stuff that I'm wondering why you never told us.

[leaberator]

[ ......ah, ]

Like... what?

[cyclists]

Just stuff about the two of you and when you guys were human.

[That's vague, but sure.]

[leaberator]

[ giiiiiiiiii ]

I dunno. There wasn't exactly a lot to say about it.

[cyclists]

That girl...?

[leaberator]

[ ... ah. he wasn't kidding about saix sharing, huh. ]

What was there to say? We never found her.

[cyclists]

Who was she? Saix said Xehanort's Heartless was using her, but he didn't really go into a ton of detail.

["Why were you trying to save her?"]

[leaberator]

[ it's... weird, to talk about her. he's never done it with anyone except isa. axel looks awkward. ]

... I don't know. She couldn't remember her own name. And everything was so dark down there, we never saw her properly. [ he hasn't looked at roxas this whole time, and he's not about to start now ] I don't even know if I could recognize her if I saw her.

[ it's idle, but when he says it, he wipes under his eyes, reflexively. there are no tears. ]

The original members of the Organization-- I through VI-- were apprenticed under Ansem the Wise. And... they did human experiments on the people of Radiant Garden. She was one of 'em. That's what he meant by saying Xehanort was using her.