[.002] 2 thoughts

[pallidhues]

[There was a long pause between the time that she picked up the phone and the time that she actually spoke.  It seemed somebody (Nobody?) had been losing some sleep over the most recent developments. The way everyone had been acting made her hesitant to ask what was on her mind, but -- well, how was she to know if she never said what she needed to

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[thunder_striker]

Why do they continue abducting children? This is terrible.

Things like this do happen sometimes. We are going to try our hardest to take care of each other, though.

[pallidhues]

--! What usually happens when there are... things like this going on?

[thunder_striker]

It's hard for me to say. Many times, it seems as though they only want to scare us.

[pallidhues]

So, then... scary things? Bad things?

[goesnickersnack]

At this point, if somethin' don' happen Ah'mm'a be mighty disappointed what with th' show th' town's puttin' on.

Yer probably jus' nervous, s'why yer heart's beatin' s'fast.

[pallidhues]

...A show? Is this some kind of... performance?

A-ah? But I don't ha--....

[And then a breathless,]

...Oh. R-- right.

[goesnickersnack]

Ah meant that in a figurative way.

Don' have a what, hon?

[pallidhues]

Oh. S-- sorry.

....

It's a little... complicated. [And she probably wouldn't have believed her, anyway.] I'm just not used to that kind of thing.

[skyruns]

[Well... wait. He knew he was forgetting something. He just tried to think of how to answer it this time, without the leaving out of important facts.]

...kind... of.

[pallidhues]

....

How can something kind of happen?

[It didn't sound derisive or unkind, just-- blatantly, absurdly honest.]

[skyruns]

W...well, um. Usually, when they send a message like that... it usually means that they are plotting something and it'll happen soon. But it could be just a scare tactic...

[He felt kind of bad about it, but it was a lot to push onto someone within such a short time of being in town.]

[pallidhues]

It could be just a scare tactic?

[Brb, trying not to sound too hopeful.]

How often does that happen?

[hell_inmyhead]

Things like this happen a lot... sometimes without warning...

[pallidhues]

....

How often is 'a lot'?

[hell_inmyhead]

Almost once a month, maybe...?

[pallidhues]

...E-- every month?

[xanotherdreamx]

[Roxas didn't have an answer to her first question, but he couldn't help but notice her final comment. That sounded just like... But it couldn't be, could it?]

Your chest is pounding?

[pallidhues]

--!

[Hello Roxas, Not!Roxas and/or Not!Not!Roxas. Your interest in this particular subject has been noted.]

[There was a little bit of hesitation there for a minute, but now she sounded pretty steady.]

...Yes.

[xanotherdreamx]

[He considers this carefully for a moment. He had heard that sort of thing was apparently normal for a heart, so it didn't necessarily mean anything. Still, her bringing it up like that made it sound like she wasn't used to it.

Roxas takes a moment before asking his next question.]

Has that ever happened before?

[pallidhues]

N--... Not that I remember.

[She was trying her best to keep the curiosity out of her voice. Interesting, that he was asking about it, but it wouldn't do any good to jump to conclusions.]