You kidding? Believe me, if you were talking my ear off and boring me to death, I'd tell you. I've got enough experience dealing with that for a lifetime.
Alright. Let's see... [ how to explain nobodies in a clinical, non-personal, less complicated fashion ] We've got a darkness similar to this one where I'm from. When someone is lost to it, they lose their heart. A Nobody is what's left behind after that.
[ this is skipping a few details, but. even this much is so. bad. to explain ]
Sort of? [ it's reflexive to want to say they're not people, but-- it's not quite right, either. ] I mean, that's the gist of it. We... They're beings that exist outside the boundaries of light or darkness. Most of them don't even retain their original forms. All they have are memories.
[ wow! it turn out! he is extremely affected even when trying to talk about it clinically! who could have foreseen this. he rubs the back of his neck ]
lune will seem to consider this for a moment, though it's hard to say whether they're considering the words or axel's expression more. regardless they'll pause, lifting their hand from their tea cup and reaching out, two fingers extended to tap gently underneath axel's chin, as if suggesting that he keep his head up
or maybe lune just wants to reclaim his attention]
Thank you for attempting to explain, even to an old man such as myself.
[ he looks up at the tap, looking a little flustered-- at being caught reminiscing, or at the touch? both is good. he tries to hide it with a laugh ]
Explaining it to kids isn't any easier, y'know. [ from experience. ] Fact is, a lot of what I thought was true about Nobodies turned out to be made up. Guess that still messes me up sometimes.
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Sure? I'll do my best. Any preference?
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[bc he figures lea will try and therefore the effort is enough to make it good to lune]
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I am merely appreciative of all that is offered to me.
It is a very fortunate thing to be able to receive - in any capacity.
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What, like-- gifts in general?
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[a gentle, affirming noise, accompanied with a nod. lune's gaze will drift skyward again]
It is nice to be in a position to be able to say 'thank you'.
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Does that mean you weren't always?
[ axel, who will never share his backstory: somehow curious about others ]
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[gently sips tea]
Perhaps that is why I am so talkative now.
[why won't lune shut up]
I hope you do not mind.
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[ this is possibly a compliment ]
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Is that so?
Then perhaps you ought to talk more. Would you tell me more about yourself, if I asked?
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Sure, I guess, but there's not a whole lot to tell.
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There is one matter that I am curious about, and I hope you are not offended when I pose the question -
[but they also don't hesitate so]
Are you human?
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Oh. Yeah, I can see why you'd be wondering.
[ he looks a bit. sheepish. as he remembers xion looking at him pointedly on the not-human thing ]
I am, but... I wasn't for a while there.
[ i can't believe he told LUNE he was recompleted from being a nobody BEFORE XION ]
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anyway.]
Oh? What were you before?
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[ a very rude name ]
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[and then, pointedly:]
I rather enjoy long stories.
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Alright. Let's see... [ how to explain nobodies in a clinical, non-personal, less complicated fashion ] We've got a darkness similar to this one where I'm from. When someone is lost to it, they lose their heart. A Nobody is what's left behind after that.
[ this is skipping a few details, but. even this much is so. bad. to explain ]
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[thoughtfully repeated, then facing axelea more properly]
And what does a Nobody consist of? A person without a heart?
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Sort of? [ it's reflexive to want to say they're not people, but-- it's not quite right, either. ] I mean, that's the gist of it. We... They're beings that exist outside the boundaries of light or darkness. Most of them don't even retain their original forms. All they have are memories.
[ wow! it turn out! he is extremely affected even when trying to talk about it clinically! who could have foreseen this. he rubs the back of his neck ]
It's hard to explain.
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lune will seem to consider this for a moment, though it's hard to say whether they're considering the words or axel's expression more. regardless they'll pause, lifting their hand from their tea cup and reaching out, two fingers extended to tap gently underneath axel's chin, as if suggesting that he keep his head up
or maybe lune just wants to reclaim his attention]
Thank you for attempting to explain, even to an old man such as myself.
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Explaining it to kids isn't any easier, y'know. [ from experience. ] Fact is, a lot of what I thought was true about Nobodies turned out to be made up. Guess that still messes me up sometimes.
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but they'll just hum softly at that, curious.]
Someone else told you what you were, and gave you misinformation?
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When you put it like that, it sounds pretty dumb. [ he sighs ] Yeah, I guess that is how it was.
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No, I do not find it ‘dumb’.
[even if they seem to struggle with the word, as if it’s unfamiliar to their tongue]
Merely that it is unpleasant to endure such a thing, and I am glad that you were able to break free of those misconceptions.
I am glad that you are who you are.
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Well, I wouldn't really call it breaking free, but...
[ it was more like dying? and then getting better? but he smiles up at lune ]
Yeah, I'm glad I'm me, too.
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