Yeah, I gathered that. You don't have to know Sora for too long to know that all Soras are not created equal, as it were. [Let's see... how many have there been now?]
So does he have something to do with when Sora became a Heartless? I was around for that, but I've never run into this creep before.
[He squints a moment, as if to make certain the voice matches the face, and then frowns.]
Caught the name, but that still doesn't explain who he is or why he sounds like you. Or why he's harassing everybody. Harassment's my job, and he's doing it wrong: genuine meanness ain't part of the job description.
I deal in complicated, kid--I'm the one who spent half his life playing both sides of the field, remember? Hit me, cuz I got nothin' right now, and this guy's really pissing me off.
[At first, there's just the sound of what sounds like... metal being scraped against stone. A blade being sharpened. Then Lea's voice, dark and poisonous- not like him at all, normally.]
[He knows that sound plenty well, and it darkens his face a bit. The sound of Lea's voice only exacerbates the expression.] Kid, don't do anything rash, okay? I know I'm prolly the last person you wanna hear that from--and the last person who's really in a position to tell you not to--but diving into things unprepared just comes back to bite you in the ass later, trust me.
[He'd be looking you right in the eye if you were on a video feed right now.]
Exactly how much do you know about this guy? Oh, right, that he was born from one person. That ain't gonna do you much good in a combat situation, Lea.
[...Crap. Okay, calming himself down a little just so he can be understood. Despite his best efforts, however, he's still seething when he lets his face be seen.]
... Don't worry, Axel.
[He hasn't met this you, but... he remembers what had happened before even if you don't. He's shaking right now, justifiably enraged.]
This one is my responsibility. I... should have watched him more closely.
[Yes, yes he was guilty. And yes, those were tears in his eyes.]
Ventus. [The look on his face is teetering on a thin line of nostalgia that kind of hurts, but it's gone after a moment.] Long time no see. You looked taller last time we talked. [A thin, forced chuckle, and he rakes one hand back through his hair. Well, whatever their connection is, Ventus sure thinks like Sora, taking everything on his own shoulders. Kid looks about ready to cry, and Axel sure doesn't want to see that. Ventus looks so much like Roxas--or he supposes it's the other way around, huh?--and that look is never something you want to see on your best friend's face, even if it's someone else's face.
He shakes his head.]
Watched him more closely? [He furrows his brow.] Something tells me he needs more than a babysitter, you know? I ain't lookin' to point fingers--we all screw up sometimes, right? So how do we fix it? This guy just spells trouble in bold, flashing letters.
[Hello, twin mistaken identity! How common you've been, lately.]
Probably because we were the same height back then, silly. [He forces a faint grin. It's kind of...weird, talking to the future Lea when they're also roommates. And painful, but he won't admit that part. He's been crying off and on since Isa got back home... Man, this sucks.]
N-no kidding. [A forced, halfhearted laugh. Oh, he knows. Better than anyone else.] I'm going to try talking to him, but... I know him. He's not going to take any of this lightly and probably feel betrayed. I mean, he is half of me.
[Axel's face sort of twists into a mask of confusion by the end of this, and he just stares at Ventus a moment before he blows out a sigh and rubs his head.]
All this math is makin' my head hurt. He's half of you, and he's part of Sora, and Sora and Roxas are half and half, and my other half's here, but Isa's isn't--not that I'm complaining on that part... I feel like there's a test question here. 'If a tram leaves Sunset Station going fifteen clicks per hour and the universe is ending in a year, then how many Soras and giant mice does it take to put things back the way they're supposed to be?'
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[Come on, Aqua, get with the program...]
He's just... Vanitas. Darkness. Nothing but pure darkness.
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So does he have something to do with when Sora became a Heartless? I was around for that, but I've never run into this creep before.
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[Whoa, is that a bit of venom in that voice?]
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[Damn, Demyx, we didn't know you could actually sound venomous. Axel's voice is noticeably harsher here, though.] What'd he say to Roxas?
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[You should've seen him with Sora, man.] Believe it or not, he was in his room. Petting his hair like some kind of dog while he was asleep.
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His name's Vanitas. He's been causing trouble ever since he got here.
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Caught the name, but that still doesn't explain who he is or why he sounds like you. Or why he's harassing everybody. Harassment's my job, and he's doing it wrong: genuine meanness ain't part of the job description.
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I don't even know if half the stuff I've heard is for real. It's... really complicated.
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He's born from just one person. S'all I know.
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Exactly how much do you know about this guy? Oh, right, that he was born from one person. That ain't gonna do you much good in a combat situation, Lea.
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... Don't worry, Axel.
[He hasn't met this you, but... he remembers what had happened before even if you don't. He's shaking right now, justifiably enraged.]
This one is my responsibility. I... should have watched him more closely.
[Yes, yes he was guilty. And yes, those were tears in his eyes.]
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Ventus. [The look on his face is teetering on a thin line of nostalgia that kind of hurts, but it's gone after a moment.] Long time no see. You looked taller last time we talked. [A thin, forced chuckle, and he rakes one hand back through his hair. Well, whatever their connection is, Ventus sure thinks like Sora, taking everything on his own shoulders. Kid looks about ready to cry, and Axel sure doesn't want to see that. Ventus looks so much like Roxas--or he supposes it's the other way around, huh?--and that look is never something you want to see on your best friend's face, even if it's someone else's face.
He shakes his head.]
Watched him more closely? [He furrows his brow.] Something tells me he needs more than a babysitter, you know? I ain't lookin' to point fingers--we all screw up sometimes, right? So how do we fix it? This guy just spells trouble in bold, flashing letters.
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Probably because we were the same height back then, silly. [He forces a faint grin. It's kind of...weird, talking to the future Lea when they're also roommates. And painful, but he won't admit that part. He's been crying off and on since Isa got back home... Man, this sucks.]
N-no kidding. [A forced, halfhearted laugh. Oh, he knows. Better than anyone else.] I'm going to try talking to him, but... I know him. He's not going to take any of this lightly and probably feel betrayed. I mean, he is half of me.
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All this math is makin' my head hurt. He's half of you, and he's part of Sora, and Sora and Roxas are half and half, and my other half's here, but Isa's isn't--not that I'm complaining on that part... I feel like there's a test question here. 'If a tram leaves Sunset Station going fifteen clicks per hour and the universe is ending in a year, then how many Soras and giant mice does it take to put things back the way they're supposed to be?'
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