audience: naminé

[cyclists]

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[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.]

[whitewalls]

... if it had been any other week, I would have immediately known it was me from the wheel, I think.

[ but that week had the toys, so she didn't think much of it right away except for a vague sense of unease. ]

[doublebladed]

You sure? [It's an idle question as he slowly chews on his pizza.] Xion wasn't sure it was her when it happened. She thought someone hurt her, and that was actually pretty possible, too. The thing about the corruption is that it's hard to predict.

[whitewalls]

... well, I can't be completely sure.

But all I would have had to do was check my house to see if the toy was there or not. Not that many people knew about it, and I didn't tell anyone where I put it.