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

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[meteorical]

There has to be something else though! Someone we can bargain with, anything.

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Kairi, who could we bargain with? This has been going for months. It's not just about the Keyblade-- even Sora's memories are involved.

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[meteorical]

Thanks for the reminder. I don't know who, there's a lot of people here. Maybe...maybe somebody would know about it.

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Kairi, believe me, I want there to be another way.

But sometimes you just have to accept things the way they are. I should know.

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[meteorical]

I guess...do we know how much time we have left?

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Ask Xion, I guess. She told me it'd probably be a few months.

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[meteorical]

To be honest? I don't know if I can talk to her just yet.

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

I could give it a try.

Just... don't blame her, okay? She didn't want this to happen.

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[meteorical]

No way, I don't blame her! Don't think that I do. It's just that I know she probably blames herself enough.

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she does. I've tired telling her it's not her fault, but I can see why she'd think that.

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[meteorical]

It's not Sora's fault either though, is it?

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Nah. Neither of them wanted this.

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[meteorical]

...this is so unfair. I hate being helpless.

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

You think you're helpless?

Kairi, I

[He stops abruptly.]

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[meteorical]

[Oh, no no no.]

You what?

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

How do you think I've felt this past year?

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[meteorical]

...I didn't mean it like that.

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

... Yeah. I figured.

Just remember that you're not the only one.

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[meteorical]

And just remember we're not the only ones either.

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

I know, Kairi.

I'll just be glad when this is over.

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[meteorical]

Waiting's always the hardest part. That's what I hated most when you guys were gone.

...hey. Let's go do something fun. I think we could both use the distraction right now, don't you think?

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no kidding.

You got anything in mind?

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[meteorical]

I'd say work on the raft, but that would just remind us both of what we're avoiding I think we're pretty much done with it. Hungry at all?

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[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

I guess I could use a bite to eat.

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[meteorical]

We could head to Seventh Heaven for lunch?