[Most of Varric's memory has come back by now. There's a few things that still escape him, especially around the zombies and what he suspects did him in, but he's gotten to the point where he at least remembers some of his time at the Keep.
He's heading for the kitchen in the barracks when he spots someone unfamiliar. Normally he'd keep on going, maybe with a nod or something, but he does indeed recognize that coat. It's enough to give him pause, and he stops, raising an eyebrow at the guy.]
[Riku stops, looking at the man in front of him. Something screams in his mind that he knows him, that he -ought- to be familiar, but the truth is that Riku can't remember anything at all about him. Struggling to remember is like trying to hammer down a brick wall.]
[Varric eyes the man as well, paying careful attention to his voice. He doesn't recognize it, either, which means this guy's either new, or someone who didn't post around on the journals much.]
I haven't. Last I checked, there wasn't anyone here with that name.
[He pauses.]
Did you just get here? Don't remember seeing you around.
[Barely anything, really. He remembers Twilight Town, trying to find Xion and having to avoid the rest of Organization XIII. Why he's wearing this coat.
Waking up here and realizing he'd failed.]
I remember waking up here before. I couldn't find Xion then, either. Because our worlds had been destroyed again.
You're not the only one. I didn't remember the first time I woke up here until a little bit ago.
[He doesn't give his opinion on this 'worlds being destroyed' thing. He's the tiniest bit suspicious, now. If this guy'd been around for awhile, Varric should've seen some sign of him. Unless he pretty much just hide in his room and never posted on the journals. Which is possible, but. Still strange.]
Must've just been missing you, then. Do you remember your name?
Yes, he should have a name, too. But although he can hear their voices, remember conversations now, see their mouths form his name... he can't hear it.]
It'll come back to you. Or it should, if your memory loss follows a similar path as the others.
[Then he smiles a bit.]
Varric. If we've met before, I don't remember it, so I'll go with the standard 'nice to meet you.'
[He considers for a moment.]
Do you have your journal with you? Most people make posts in it, have conversations. Might help you spark your memory a bit. Or at least give you some more information.
[That'd been how he learned some of what he was supposed to remember, before he actually remembered it.]
[...huh. Varric'd never heard or seen Riku mention that someone from his world was here, other than Kairi. He's even more sure there's something weird going on now.]
He's here. Or at least, he was here. Haven't seen him in a little while.
[Not that Varric's worried at all, or anything.
All right, he's a little worried. What he does remember of the zombies isn't at all encouraging.]
He's got a coat just like yours, though. Figured you might've known him.
He's heading for the kitchen in the barracks when he spots someone unfamiliar. Normally he'd keep on going, maybe with a nod or something, but he does indeed recognize that coat. It's enough to give him pause, and he stops, raising an eyebrow at the guy.]
Looking for someone?
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Yeah, a girl. Her name's Xion. Have you seen her?
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I haven't. Last I checked, there wasn't anyone here with that name.
[He pauses.]
Did you just get here? Don't remember seeing you around.
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No. I've been here before, I think.
It's all a little... unclear.
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But then - ah. Varric thinks he knows what's going on, now. Though that still doesn't explain the coat.]
Unclear? Yeah, that seems to be going around here at the moment. What do you remember? Might be able to fill in some of the blanks on this place.
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[Barely anything, really. He remembers Twilight Town, trying to find Xion and having to avoid the rest of Organization XIII. Why he's wearing this coat.
Waking up here and realizing he'd failed.]
I remember waking up here before. I couldn't find Xion then, either. Because our worlds had been destroyed again.
[More memories are flooding back as he speaks.]
I've been here for a while.
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[He doesn't give his opinion on this 'worlds being destroyed' thing. He's the tiniest bit suspicious, now. If this guy'd been around for awhile, Varric should've seen some sign of him. Unless he pretty much just hide in his room and never posted on the journals. Which is possible, but. Still strange.]
Must've just been missing you, then. Do you remember your name?
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Yes, he should have a name, too. But although he can hear their voices, remember conversations now, see their mouths form his name... he can't hear it.]
No. I don't.
Do you have one? A name, I mean.
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It'll come back to you. Or it should, if your memory loss follows a similar path as the others.
[Then he smiles a bit.]
Varric. If we've met before, I don't remember it, so I'll go with the standard 'nice to meet you.'
[He considers for a moment.]
Do you have your journal with you? Most people make posts in it, have conversations. Might help you spark your memory a bit. Or at least give you some more information.
[That'd been how he learned some of what he was supposed to remember, before he actually remembered it.]
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I hope.
[He'll be getting another pause for contemplation and then shake of the head in response to his next question.]
I haven't seen any journals. Where would it have been?
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On the nightstand by your bed, in the room you woke up in.
[Varric pulls out his own journal.]
Would've looked like this. Take a look when you're back there, it'll probably help.
[Unfortunately, it won't help Varric any now.]
The name Riku doesn't happen to mean anything to you, does it?
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[Riku. Riku... it sounds...]
It sounds...
[It sounds what?]
I know it. But I don't know from where.
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You might've met him here. Can you separate your memories from here with your memories back in your world?
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It wasn't here. It's a memory from long ago.
Why are you asking about him, anyway?
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He's here. Or at least, he was here. Haven't seen him in a little while.
[Not that Varric's worried at all, or anything.
All right, he's a little worried. What he does remember of the zombies isn't at all encouraging.]
He's got a coat just like yours, though. Figured you might've known him.
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There are only a handful of people who wear these coats. They call themselves Organization XIII.
I was given this coat so that they wouldn't be able to tell I wasn't one of them.
[So basically what he's saying is that you're bullshitting, Varric. Only he, the King, and the Organization have these!]
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