Yeah. He is. [THIS ISN'T REALLY SOMETHING... HE'S GOTTEN TO TALK ABOUT.] He used to be a part of me... before Xehanort extracted the darkness in my heart.
[ oh god he feels so sorry for you, ven. vanitas may be peripherally a part of him, but he's half of ventus. ]
Mm. He said that having that darkness extracted...it ripped your heart in two. Basically...he told me what happened with Xehanort, and then after that...a newborn heart helping you?
[can't live with him......... literally couldn't live without him........... it's a curse.........................]
It did. And after that, the little light I had left started slipping away. I remember—a newborn heart helped by joining hearts with mine. [It feels weird talking about something he only recently remembered. HOWEVER, there's something even weirder about all of this.]
But how did Vanitas know 'bout that? We were already separate.
I think he just...put the pieces together? Because apparently it affected him too.
[ this is so weird. THIS IS SO WEIRD. ] Because of Roxas looking like you even though he's my Nobody, and the thing with your friends in my dream, and him having my face...he said that the newborn heart was mine.
Yours? But— [He wants to question it, considering it came out of a certain butthole's mouth. But then, when he really thinks about it, it makes a certain sort of sense. It would explain why they all share a face, for starters.]
I get it... So that's why you and him, and me and Roxas look alike. [Thoughtfully. Swallowing this down is kind of a hard job, but he's taking it rather well. The fact that it feels right sort of helps.] What do you think? Do you believe him?
[He does. It's the single most awful thing.]
audio. wait til he sees ven's armor and can go "WELL..."
Well, it explains a lot of things. And he's right when he says there's not really anything for him to gain from lying about it...
[ The suggestion of Sora being anyone but himself because of it still doesn't sit right with him. Not so much of the being influenced by Ventus part, but by Vanitas. ]
It's just weird because I don't remember any of it... He said something about you coming back when I was four so that was...a while ago.
[ Considering he's sixteen now. ]
audio. at least his armor won't be hijacked by the darkness here
It's been four years since my heart was fractured. And I only had to go back before I ended up here. [So... it fits. Perfectly. He tries to ignore how disconcerting it is that Vanitas knew about this before he did.] I guess—it really has been a long time for you since then.
[Since, well. Sora's obviously not a 4-year-old child anymore. He sounds a little less grave, now.]
Well, it doesn't matter how long it's been. I should be thanking you. You saved me.
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audio.
Yeah. He is. [THIS ISN'T REALLY SOMETHING... HE'S GOTTEN TO TALK ABOUT.] He used to be a part of me... before Xehanort extracted the darkness in my heart.
audio.
Mm. He said that having that darkness extracted...it ripped your heart in two. Basically...he told me what happened with Xehanort, and then after that...a newborn heart helping you?
audio.
It did. And after that, the little light I had left started slipping away. I remember—a newborn heart helped by joining hearts with mine. [It feels weird talking about something he only recently remembered. HOWEVER, there's something even weirder about all of this.]
But how did Vanitas know 'bout that? We were already separate.
audio.
[ that IS a good question. ]
I think he just...put the pieces together? Because apparently it affected him too.
[ this is so weird. THIS IS SO WEIRD. ] Because of Roxas looking like you even though he's my Nobody, and the thing with your friends in my dream, and him having my face...he said that the newborn heart was mine.
audio.
I get it... So that's why you and him, and me and Roxas look alike. [Thoughtfully. Swallowing this down is kind of a hard job, but he's taking it rather well. The fact that it feels right sort of helps.] What do you think? Do you believe him?
[He does. It's the single most awful thing.]
audio. wait til he sees ven's armor and can go "WELL..."
[ The suggestion of Sora being anyone but himself because of it still doesn't sit right with him. Not so much of the being influenced by Ventus part, but by Vanitas. ]
It's just weird because I don't remember any of it... He said something about you coming back when I was four so that was...a while ago.
[ Considering he's sixteen now. ]
audio. at least his armor won't be hijacked by the darkness here
[Since, well. Sora's obviously not a 4-year-old child anymore. He sounds a little less grave, now.]
Well, it doesn't matter how long it's been. I should be thanking you. You saved me.
audio. hijacked or not, it was good protection!!
audio. you could also say it was good........... brotection
[27 ISN'T OLD, VEN.]
audio. GET OUT
[ all the 25+ in JRPG land glare from themetaverse. ]
Well, at least you won't have to deal with growing pains or somethin'!
audio.
[WELL. At least he's got that eternal youth thing going for him, apparently.]
And guess what? That means I'm older than you. [Claiming those senpai privileges. U kno.]