audience: naminé

[cyclists]

Comments

[doublebladed]

Rocket launchers specifically. Minato and Futaba have some interesting ideas...

[whitewalls]

[ .... ]

Of course it's Minato.

[doublebladed]

Of course it's Minato. [There's a half-hearted grin.] ...I think being here has actually been worse for him than better.

[whitewalls]

[ ... ]

I'll try to find him.

[doublebladed]

Yeah. Just be careful when you do, okay?

[whitewalls]

... I will.

I'll do whatever it takes to help him.

[doublebladed]

Being here with him will help him, I think. It's what he needs most. People to watch him, and be with him.

[whitewalls]

[ she nods. ]

Okay. Thank you for the heads-up.

[doublebladed]

Sure. But we can worry about it later. [Just. Brushing that aside.] I was thinking maybe lunch first. What do you think?

[whitewalls]

Oh, lunch is fine.

What are you in the mood for?

[doublebladed]

What about a pizza? I think I can probably create one pretty well by now.

[whitewalls]

... I think pizza sounds fine.

[ it's dumb?

but she appreciates that. ]

[doublebladed]

[There's a nod! It's. So dumb. But give him a moment to concentrate and...he summons a pizza! It's a medium-size and it only has cheese as a topping but he sure tried. It smells good at least?]

We don't have to leave yet this way either.

[whitewalls]

... yeah.

I'm not sure if I'm ready to go out there yet.

[doublebladed]

It's kinda overwhelming with everyone here...almost like the first day all over again. [He'll also summon up paper plates and hand her one before flipping the box open to grab a slice.] Most people are okay, but sometimes it's nice to leave them alone.

[Let him have peace for five minutes y'all.]

[whitewalls]

[ she'll take the plate. pizza!! ]

Yeah... Roxas, can I ask you something?

[doublebladed]

[At least whenever she does eat it it'll taste like actual pizza, so his magic is getting better. Too bad he's dying in a few days even if they don't know it yet.]

Anything. What's up?

[whitewalls]

... what was it like, going through trial while knowing...

[ she takes a bite out of the pizza without finishing the sentence. ]

[doublebladed]

...harder than I thought, but it was like that with Xion, too. I knew I couldn't keep avoiding it forever, but...it's not really a situation I ever wanted to be in or put you guys in. [There's a frown.] Pretending nothing was wrong on Friday was kind of hard, too. But that's not your fault.

[whitewalls]

Still...

I'm sorry that you were ever in that position.

[doublebladed]

It's not like it was your fault. You wouldn't blame me if it was the other way around, would you?

[It's funny now because that happens later. It's fine.]

[whitewalls]

[ god i hate you ]

... I know.

[doublebladed]

Then cheer up a little. [It's a joke, but...smile, Naminé. Things will be okay, and it still wasn't her fault.] ...you don't get to apologize for something that wasn't really your fault, okay?

[whitewalls]

... okay.

[ it's still hard to believe it but

she'll try. ]

[doublebladed]

Everybody else is going to forgive you too, you know. The corruption makes people say all kinds of crazy stuff, too. [...] And in a way, you were still kind of nice about it.

[Being mowed down by a gundam, apparently, is better than being yeeted into a volcano.]