oo40 [ written/voice ] (backdated to May 20th!)

[poppetry]

( Private | Locked 100% )

It's still hard to believe so much has happened recently. It feels like things haven't stopped since that experiment. That's just Luceti, though. Things are always like this. But I'm still not sure what I want to do. Or what I should do

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[Voice]

[cakeblocked]

Forever, huh...

[What does it say about him when the reason for that "forever" question flies over his head. Instead, he... seriously thinks about that. Sure, when he was just a little younger, he had a very limited view of such things. Now that he's seen people die and knows that people close to him will, too...]

It's as long as anyone can think of. I've never really thought about it...

[And the next part... makes him stay silent for a good while. Xion was really brave to put up that filter... Could he do the same thing? Speak up, let every other replica out there know what he is?

At first it's really tempting to not answer it. It'd make him a coward, but he knows he's one already... Yet wouldn't it be nice, to know other people who are like him? Like them? And to let them know that he's here, too? So...]

[Replica Filter]

I'm here.

[Voice]

[poppetry]

[ ...................................... WELL this is awkward, why didn't she think to filter that part from him. Oh god. A whole lot of conflicting feelings twist in her stomach when she hears his voice, and she has to take a deep breath to keep herself from reacting too strongly.

"I thought it meant forever." ]

I ... I guess I was just wondering if it might mean something different to different people. I wasn't really sure.... [ she trails off. this excuse is LAME. please don't see through it please don't see through it...

Of course, then he goes on, and comments under the filter. and .... that actually gets a small smile out of her, and a very quiet: ]

[Replica Filter]

... thanks.

[Voice]

[cakeblocked]

[Xion's lucky he's kind of blind in the area of seeing through things like this. It does confuse him, because, well...]

... Isn't forever the same thing to everyone? It's... forever.

[And to add a little something else:]

[Replica Filter]

That was brave, you know.

[Voice]

[poppetry]

[ ... thoughtfully ]

I dunno. Is it? We all come from such different places, we've had such different lives... maybe forever for you and me is totally different to someone else.

[ ..... nnn. here, she's gonna change that filter to: ]

[ Private ]

... it was really scary. It's still scary! But I guess... we're sort of all in this together, right? So...

voice

[soracles]

[deep question, but Sora's answer is straightforward.]

Feelings... memories, friendships. Those're always forever.

voice

[poppetry]

... even if you forget them, right?

[ She says it without bitterness. It's more ... almost wistful. With a tiny, sad smile. ]

They're always there. That's what I'd like to believe.

voice

[soracles]

Right! [there's a pause, but he's grinning right through that odd pang of déjà vu.]

It's the connection that's important, even if something happens to make you forget. But you can't really call it forgetting if they're always with you, right?

voice

[poppetry]

[ She laughs, actually, which is -- probably a nice contrast from all that sadness. ]

Right.

[ Another laugh. ] Sorry. I know that question must have sounded pretty strange.

[Voice | Filtered]

[chiisaichou]

[Ah, there's another one. Another piece of awkward to fish through from that experiment. Miyabi can't say she's surprised. Oh, no. Her "family" from before was large, after all. But she doesn't feel half as bad as she did the first few days afterward. She has nothing but good memories from the experiment, so...]

Ah...I'm doing well. How are you, Xion? [You don't sound very happy.] Are you all right?

[Voice | Filtered]

[poppetry]

Miyabi. [ Actually, she smiles, warming instantly. It's not by a lot -- her smile is still quiet, subdued -- but it's a noticeable change. Hey, little sister. ] It's really nice to hear from you.

And I'm okay. Really. I've just had a lot on my mind, but ... I think a lot of us have. But-- [ Here she actually does perk up a little. ] I saw Amaterasu!

[Voice | Filtered]

[chiisaichou]

[The smile is met with another small and gentle one. She can still sense Xion's hesitation, but she won't openly pursue it. Yeah, a lot of them had a lot to think about. She's actually talked to quite a few of her past family already, but of her "siblings", she's glad Xion was one. A friend.

Just as she was about to agree to the girl's former statements, her mind clings to one word in particular, and she instantly perks right up.]

You did?! Did you happen to see her markings at all?! [Oh, how she hopes.]

[Voice | Filtered]

[poppetry]

Markings? You mean all red marks? Or maybe they were orange... [ Are they not supposed to be there. ]

[replica filter/lalala messy penmanship~]

[personafalsify]

[ Staring at the other responses, but he doesn't respond to any of them. Not yet. Not the social butterfly here. ]

There are more like us?

[replica filter/with 10% more voice]

[poppetry]

[ Quietly ]

... yeah. I mean ... I don't know how many, but ... there are.

[replica filter/with 0% voice]

[personafalsify]

[ Actually hearing it, really actually hearing it... takes some time to process. Finally, he responds again. ]

So it's not just us... [ He is not sure how to feel about that. ]

[replica filter/with 28.67% voice]

[poppetry]

No. We're not alone.

[ There's a strange quality to her voice as she says that. Sadness. Hope. Fear. All sorts of conflicting emotions. After all, they are abominations. She'd never have wanted anyone else to share the same fate.... but the knowledge is still a relief. ]

[Voice] //Filtered

[soreplaceable]

Us...?

[When Ion opened his journal to see what had been going on since his last kidnapping returned him to the village as a newborn replica, this certainly wasn't what he expected to find. The subject had been on his mind, certainly, but... it seemed a rather strange coincidence. It takes a moment for him to place her voice, having only spoken with Xion once before aside from what he knew of her during that last experiment as someone engaged to Luke.]

[He hesitates only another moment before speaking again.]

Would that mean you are a replica as well?

[Voice] //Filtered

[poppetry]

[ ... this is -- this is hard. Even if she knows it's a fellow Replica, it's ... it's ...

...

Softly, very softly ]

Yeah.

[Voice] //Filtered

[soreplaceable]

[It takes him a moment to register that she replied, if only because he's noticing how many other people are responding to this filter as well... some, people he knew. He didn't quite know what to think, seeing this all so suddenly.]

...I had no idea there were so many others here.

[Written] //Filtered - 'scuze me I thought this was appropriate :3

[personafalsify]

You too?

[ Rep scribbles it out quickly before he has time to think about whether or not it's a bad idea. ]