Curious how it stings... (Backdated to the 23rd)

[whereibelong]

Who: Xion, Sora, Aqua, and open
Where: Xion's apartment (6-07), then the 6th floor living room area
Summary: Lea's gone. Cue emotional fallout.
Warnings: Aaaaangst

[Xion is in her room, not Lea's, which is unusual enough, given that it's still early in the morning. Though really, it's not Lea's room anymore. It's not anybody's.

Because Lea was gone.

Maybe Xion had work today. She should call in sick, or something, she knows, but she can't seem to muster up the energy. She's lying limply on her bed, clutching her starfish pillow to her chest. Lea had been acting strange, sure. But she hadn't... hadn't thought he'd just... disappear. Why? Why would he leave her here alone? Especially after Roxas had gone such a short time ago? Would she keep losing people she cared about until she had no choice but to abandon this place to see them again?

It'll take a lot of knocking for her to even acknowledge that someone's there, let alone answer the door. Thank goodness she has certain people who are persistent enough to do just that.]

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[Later, Xion can be found curled up on a couch in the living room of the Pisces floor six apartments, still clutching her starfish pillow, a light blanket wrapped around her shoulders (this area of the apartments been warm lately, which had been good for Lea's sake), and holding a picture the Namine from home had drawn of herself, Roxas and Axel.

She's doing better thanks to Sora's and Aqua's efforts, but still looks pretty down. Cheer up?]

[[ooc; In the open section, it should be noted that Aqua and Sora are both nearby and may threadjack]]

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[princessofheart]

[After Kairi learns about Xion's state, she waits a little before she comes to visit. If she was anything like the Xion she knew, she'd want a little bit of time to herself and her thoughts before she wanted people to come cheer her up. When she felt like it was enough time, she stops by the store, picking up a certain something from the frozen section before she makes her way to the district Xion lived in. She knocks on the door with a stereotypical shave and a haircut pattern, lips pursed in worry. Kairi really hoped Xion would be okay, and more than that, she really hoped disappearing was nothing like how it was where she was from. Hopefully she still had it in her to offer a supporting shoulder and kind word-- Kairi had become much more hardened and accustomed to losing someone after being stuck in a torture facility, and while it still hurt, it was something most had learned to move on from. Xion deserved sympathy and kindness, not apathy and chiding...

Kairi was careful to have a scarf wrapped up around her neck, trying to cover up her collar both for her own sake and everyone elses. It was weird enough having people stare at her on the streets, and she didn't really want to worry her friends or insight any questioning as to why exactly she had one in the first place... she didn't want them to know about the experiments, not just yet.]

[whereibelong]

[Xion hears the knock on the door... it sounds like the general direction of her room. It's reasonable that someone might look for her there, though right now she's in the communal living room area where there's more room to sit down comfortably, since they - her and Sora and Aqua - had moved there earlier/

She lifts her head up from the couch, turning around so she can see her doorway and the person knocking there.]

Kairi? I'm over here.

[princessofheart]

Oh! Hey, Shi.

[She smiles, and quietly hopes that Xion didn't mind too much if she called her by a nickname. Kairi had gotten rather used to it with Xion back at Facility, and she wasn't sure she could easily ditch it if the other girl wasn't comfortable with the familiarity. Plus, she kind of hoped she could get to know this particular version of Xion just as well...]

I brought you something.

[whereibelong]

[While Xion is slightly startled at the nickname, she doesn't seem to mind too much. Instead she just... pushes some of her hair back behind her ear awkwardly, a little unsure how to react, both to the nickname and the idea that someone brought her anything right now.]

You did?

[princessofheart]

[She leans over and plops a grocery bag in Xions lap with a small smile. If Xion were to peer inside of it, she'd find a box of seasalt ice cream sitting all snug in the plastic.]

If my past observations are correct, this is a staple part of most former Organization diets.