31 - written // heavily filtered from Sora, Xion, Axel, and Roxas;

[stilldontgotit]

[There are a few drops of ink on the page, followed by something scratched out beyond legibility. A few moments later, Riku writes something below:]

If you had to choose between a friend dying or having to destroy the person who's causing it, even if they're just as important... which would you choose? It's not like death here's permanent, but I don't think that changes much.

[There's another pause, followed by a soft sigh. After that, nothing.]

Comments

[Written]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Well, unless you can absorb memories, I don't see how it's possible.

[Written]

[all7seas]

Thought we were talkin' hypothetical. Ish. What's got you so gloomy, my spiky blue friend?

Sincerely,

J. Sparrow

[Written]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

[... D'OH. Touche, Jack Sparrow.]

"Spiky" and "blue"? Right.

Let's just say it's complicated.

[Written]

[all7seas]

Complexify me, then. Might be I could untangle your brain a bit.

Now, if I could absorb memories, what would I be seein'?

In haste,
Jack

[Written]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

You'd probably be able to see the memories you absorb. Meanwhile, the person losing the memories would just forget.

[Written]

[all7seas]

Sounds useful.

Urgent-like,
Sparrow

[Written]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Depends on the situation. In this case, I doubt it's a good thing.

[Written]

[all7seas]

Send help. Tree behind barracks. The bees. Oh God. The bees.

--J.S.

[Written]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

... The bees?

[Written]

[all7seas]

...

[Written]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

...

You still there?

[Written]

[all7seas]

Dear Riku

Sorry bout that the bees grew angry when I tried to pilfer harvest their honey didn't they. Yellow nettling bastards. Made it to barracks. Safe now.

Who are you destroying, then?

Cordially,

Jack Sparrow

PS--do you know where they keep the ointment what's useful for plastering on bee stings?

[Written]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Who says I'm destroying anyone? It hasn't come to that yet.

And--

Right now everything's up in the air. And as for ointment, I'd check the shops.

[Written]

[all7seas]

Hypothetical-ish question: is the dying friend going to die anyway? Shuffle off the mortal coil? Trip lightly into the starry abyss? Join the choir invisible? Pop off? No matter what action you take?

With Best Regards

Jack Sparrow

[Written]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

He'll fall asleep-- probably like a coma, and he won't be able to wake up. And all because of his memories.

And the other... She'll have to be destroyed in order to save him. There's no way around it.

[Written]

[all7seas]

Ah. A woman involved.

--J.S.

[Written]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Yeah. The one who's absorbing the memories.

[Written]

[all7seas]

Think you could bring yourself to kill a woman, then? Don't see myself that you've got it in you.

Cordially
Jack

[Written]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

No, probably not. But someone's going to have to do it.

[Written]

[all7seas]

Likely there's types around you might hire. Not meaning myself, of course--but. Others. Nasty business...

[Written]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I don't want to hire someone to finish her off.

There's still time to figure things out, but either way it'll be complicated.

[Written]

[all7seas]

Not complicated at all, really! What if you just reversed the process, like? Siphon the memories back into the dyin' lad, using some type of...memory...siphon......

Aye, just kill her and be done with it.

[Written]

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

I can't do it. Not now.

Even if I should, it's not that easy.

[Written]

[all7seas]

And I don't think the less of you for that, lad.