[open] I've got no strings

[poppetstrings]

Who: Xion [ou] and YOU!
Where: Oot and a boot Around!
Summary: Xion's finally not being shady, but she is quite curious as to why her body is a lot more fleshy then it should be. Also getting groceries because someone knows how to cook now!
Warnings: None.

On a nondescript park bench:

Well, this probably isn't something seen everyday! Xion has her boot off, and is inspecting her toes carefully, tugging at each one. But they don't seem to come off at all. Next is her arm, the wrist attached and... not removable. Xion's pretty enamored by this, playing with various things that she's sure should come off, but they don't. Not her toes, not her hands, not her fingers...

It's totally weird! She should be a lot more mechanical than this.

On her way back to her apartment:

Dinner! Everybody likes to eat, right? Right. So Xion has done a few groceries, not a lot! But maybe enough for a few people, should they manage to weasel their way into her apartment as well! It's only polite to offer guests food after all, right?

Comments

Park Bench

[all_wound_up]

[Definitely not something you see every day. And Nano, having detachable parts at both of those locations, can't help but watch from a short distance away as she catches sight of Xion testing it out. The Organization XIII uniform is definitely unmistakable too, though oddly she doesn't have any memories of seeing her around with the other members. She does, of course, recognize her appearance from having met the other Xion in town, though. After a few moments of consideration, she slowly approaches.]

...Um, what's wrong?

[She's wearing a black zip-down hoodie with a fake silver chain sewn into the front. It's really sort of a poor imitation of the uniform, but she doesn't have a real one and is doing her best. Somehow, her usual pink and light blue shades just don't feel appropriate lately.]

[poppetstrings]

[Xion's a little less flighty, thanks to Nano's memories. But she still jumps a little when she's suddenly addressed.]

Oh, uhm. Nothing, don't worry, I'm fine. Just a pebble in my shoe, you know?

[She's quickly moving to put her boot back on. She feels a little embarrassed at being caught in the act.]

[all_wound_up]

It looked like you were trying to pop them off.

[Way more direct and to the point than Nano would ever be normally, but she needs to know how Xion fits into the things she remembers from before.]

[poppetstrings]

Oh! No- I- I wasn't, really! That'd be weird!

[all_wound_up]

It's not that weird, really. Mine can do that.

[poppetstrings]

Really? Oh- I'm sorry for saying it was weird then!

[all_wound_up]

[Nano puts on a weird little sheepish half-smile before taking a step closer.]

Hey, um... do you mind if I sit down?

[poppetstrings]

Go ahead. I'm not going to stop you.

[She'll even scootch over to make room for Nano.]

Park Bench

[square_cubelaw]

Robo is just passing by when he sees the kid inspecting herself. What is even going on around here?

"Do you have too many digits? Or too few?"

Meaning her toes.

[poppetstrings]

"Oh, no! They're fine. I thought maybe a rock had gotten into my boot, and was stuck between my toes! It was kinda hurting but I think I got it out."

Lying like a rug. It feels bad, it really does, but it's not like she can say that she was trying to pop off her toes because she thought there were USB sticks in them.

park bench!

[islandshore]

[That's... strange. Having met the other Xion, Riku isn't as alarmed by her similarities to Kairi as he would be a few months back. But since when were there two of her? And just what the heck is she doing?

Okay, staring's probably a bit on the rude side, so he'll just mosey on over and see for himself.]

Never thought I'd see someone so fixated on their own hands.

[poppetstrings]

I- I wasn't!

[She almost feels a small well of anger rise up when she hears his voice. His face is familiar, but it's... not the same as the person who called her a fake. His voice is also wrong. They're similar, but not the same.

He's too short, anyways. She manages to calm herself from the small well of anger.]

[islandshore]

[...Wow, that's quite the reaction. At first Riku brings a hand to his hip and raises an eyebrow, but after she calms, he can't help but snicker.]

Relax. I was just teasing.

[poppetstrings]

[Dumbly:]Oh.

Sorry.

[islandshore]

Why are you apologizing? It's no big deal.

[Silly Xion. He's used to people taking his teasing way too seriously.]

[poppetstrings]

I was- I- It's not?

[and the award for most awkward of the year goes to Xion.]

[islandshore]

Nah. C'mon, hasn't anybody poked fun at you before? It's almost never serious.

[The awkwardness is kind of endearing, though.]

[poppetstrings]

Not... really.

[Well. She's poked fun at Axel and Roxas, and they've done the same to her, and she knows it's not serious. But having a stranger do it is... very odd.]

this should be good sob I'm sorry

[terra_nullius]

[It's not odd for him to go to the park, but it is odd for him to see Xion there... he'd thought she'd holed herself up in her room. Was she feeling better? With a wave and a yell to get her attention he headed over to her.]

Xion! Are you feeling better? It's not as nice as last time, but at least you're out...

[It's only then that he really notices the odd behaviour and stops, blinking a little in confusion.]

... what are you doing?

never apologize ever ever uou

[poppetstrings]

[Hang on a hot minute. Is that Xemnas? He seems oddly..... Lively, compared to what she remembers. But what the heck is with that haircut? His voice seems a little off too (is he catching a cold?).

Xion staightens herself a little too quickly, and fumbles her boot.]

Nothing, sir. [a pause.] Are you feeling okay?

[terra_nullius]

Sir..? What's that supposed to mean?

[He looks her over appraisingly, as though somehow he can figure out what is going on. The black coat stands out in his mind though, he'd never known Xion to be a part of the same thing that Isa had been trying to escape from.]

I could ask you the same question. What's going on, Xion?

[poppetstrings]

[Ooookay. Xion is just going to casually slide this into 'weird' territory.]

You're... my superior, right? You look a lot like him. Aren't you Xemnas?

[terra_nullius]

Your superior?

[That's an odd, confused look for sure. This is... well, it's informative if nothing else.]

Xemnas? ...

[Oh. This happened once before... with Sora. Sora had thought he was someone else... did that mean...]

You're not the same one.

[poppetstrings]

['You're not the same one']

W-Wait! Same one of what? What's going on? If you're not Xemnas, who are you?

[terra_nullius]

You're a different Xion. There's another one that I know who has been here for a while... are you new?

[He sits down on the same bench, giving her a little space.]

I'm Xehanort. Who's Xemnas?