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i walk a lonely road............
[ an anachronistic and ultimately unexpected revival led to a few problems.
for one, he couldn't be happy about it (he couldn't be happy about anything really, considering his structure) - just irritated. for one, this meant he was still a half. yeah sure, he was still the better half, but being a half was as unsatisfactory as always and left him unable to forge any χ-blades. for another, there was a worrying detachment of some sort present - normally, he should be able to know everything about the other half in real-time, but things were... stagnant? if this were any other time, he would be completely fine with severing off from the other half's feelings, but considering they were both supposed to be long gone, this was problematic. was the other half still dead? he couldn't care less if he was, but the fact that he was (both literally and figuratively) being left in the dark was almost infuriating.
no, it was infuriating, and he could probably infest this small-fry world completely in Unversed on that feeling alone.
speaking of which, he'd been here before, hadn't he?
disgusting.
naturally, he wasn't planning on sticking around - but he could stand to blow off some steam, if nothing else. a momentary pressing of his fingers to his forehead in order to reassemble his fishbowl helmet, and he's making his way down the shoreline; his stride is a little unbalanced, considering it's been a while and he's still feeling unsettled.
no big deal, though. once he spawns some negativity and is certain that everything physically is still in order despite the anomalies, he can hit the Lanes Between and figure out what's going on in the larger scope of things.
but first things first. ]
for one, he couldn't be happy about it (he couldn't be happy about anything really, considering his structure) - just irritated. for one, this meant he was still a half. yeah sure, he was still the better half, but being a half was as unsatisfactory as always and left him unable to forge any χ-blades. for another, there was a worrying detachment of some sort present - normally, he should be able to know everything about the other half in real-time, but things were... stagnant? if this were any other time, he would be completely fine with severing off from the other half's feelings, but considering they were both supposed to be long gone, this was problematic. was the other half still dead? he couldn't care less if he was, but the fact that he was (both literally and figuratively) being left in the dark was almost infuriating.
no, it was infuriating, and he could probably infest this small-fry world completely in Unversed on that feeling alone.
speaking of which, he'd been here before, hadn't he?
disgusting.
naturally, he wasn't planning on sticking around - but he could stand to blow off some steam, if nothing else. a momentary pressing of his fingers to his forehead in order to reassemble his fishbowl helmet, and he's making his way down the shoreline; his stride is a little unbalanced, considering it's been a while and he's still feeling unsettled.
no big deal, though. once he spawns some negativity and is certain that everything physically is still in order despite the anomalies, he can hit the Lanes Between and figure out what's going on in the larger scope of things.
but first things first. ]
ihu so much
She hated waiting. But she had gone after them once, she would give them a while until she did it again. Kairi could cheer them on from here, and if they took too long? Well, she'd just have to go save them all over again.
They were hopeless without her.
But she felt uneasy today, for some reason. Maybe it was just her anxious, because there was also the fact that she had been kidnapped the last time the boys had left her here, too.
She made her way down to the shoreline as well, hands behind her back as she looked around to see the other island. At first, she didn't even notice Vanitas. But when she spots movement out of the corner of her eye, she looks over to see it.
Ah. Well. That didn't help with her uneasiness. The outfit, while something she hadn't seen for herself, was still familiar but not at the same time.
It doesn't stop her from being curious, though, even if this has BAD IDEA written all over it.]
...Hello?
the only one that i have ever known (´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀)
he stops in his tracks upon hearing someone approaching - although he'd smelled them first, honestly. if someone hanging around what he'd presumed to be an empty spot had already caught him off-guard, the fact that whoever it was absolutely reeked of light was more than enough to make his head start spinning again.
what were the odds... there's something akin to a scoff to be heard, but he doesn't turn to face the other person just yet. ]
.. Man, you really stink.
[ gotta make some good first impressions here, naturally. ]
DEFENESTRATES YOU
...But that really wasn't what she was expecting to come from the boy. And on top of that, his voice sounded a little familiar too.]
Excuse me?
[SHE HAD EAU DE KAWAII ON WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MAN.
Also this might be her cue to back up, but she's too curious now to actually be Smart and do so. Besides she has a Keyblade now; hopefully it would do her some good?? Maybe??]
what if i just
so much so that he's at least cocking his head to the side now; probably to actually get a look at her for starters, but he still lacks any enthusiasm or curiosity per se as far as body language goes - but it's a little hard to fully tell what with the mask on.
in actuality he's still feeling disoriented and now quite literally "light"-headed enough to evoke a need to hurl but he'd sooner be eradicated again than exhibit any first impressions of that sort.
so instead he taps a gloved index finger against the side of his helmet for a few short taps - ]
What, you deaf, too? [ feh. ] Didn't know they made defective Princesses.
[ it's a jeer, naturally, and it comes out as such - but it's a bit more lackadaisical-sounding in tone than he intended.. exhaustion disallowing for his swag levels to be at full capacity and all. hot problems.
plus he's also halfway bluffing. of course, he's had experience with Princesses and he knows about them - everything about this girl in particular fits every single criteria locked inside his oh so goal-oriented brain but then there's the small detail where he doesn't know what the actual fuck's happening, so. ]
17 days later nbd
You know, he's really giving her the creeps now. She takes a step back--partially now because he brought up the Princess bit. Normal people wouldn't know that right off the bat, and most people who knew right away were people she didn't need to be around.
But still, there was something familiar about him that was intriguing her, and keeping her from trying to get away all together.]
I'm not deaf. [AND SHE MIGHT BE POUTING. SLIGHTLY.] And how do you know I'm a Princess?
[She'll keyblade you in the face, bro.
Or try to.]
http://tinyurl.com/awqqtxx
I already said, didn't I? 'Cause you reek, idiot.
[ since she's already disputed the 'hard of hearing' theory he's just going to poke at her being slow for now. vanitas never had anything to lose from prodding at people's emotions and everything to gain - so why not? not his main priority, but it sure makes him feel good which is probably what he needs the most as of right now. ]
why.....
I understand that. [She's trying to be patient. She really is.] But I don't smell bad at all.
[At least, she didn't think so. SHE'S SO CONFUSED MAN.]
(o@‿@o)
Like you could recognize your own stench if you tried.
[ the only good thing to come out of this so far was that his namecalling was apparently striking a chord with her. throw in his own irritation and the atmosphere was nearly ideal - not enough for him to feel ready to literally manifest any negativity yet, unfortunately. might as well keep prodding - not like he wasn't curious about what the hell was going on. why here... ]
I'm sure you can't even tell what a lousy, little world you're living in. You're sickening, y'know that?
ಠ_ಠ
Maybe she'll be able to figure it out by talking to him some more. Maybe not about this really, but something else. But he did bring up another subject anyway.
...Which kind of makes her heart sink.]
It's not lousy! [Oops, her temper might have flared a little bit.] It's my home. You're the one that's acting pretty sickening right now.
（*＾3＾）/～☆
Yeah, well your home sucks, Princess. [ layin down the siq burns tbh. ] Maybe you really are defective. [ he is actually entertaining the possibility of this! he'd been here before and he sure as hell didn't remember any princesses unless you counted ventus - which he doesn't.
then again, ventus was defective, too - so what was this? ]
What's your name?
[ BECAUSE INSULTING SOMEONE THEN ASKING FOR THEIR NAME IS THE WAY 2 GO, CLEARLY. ]
￢o(￣-￣ﾒ)
[He could call her defective all he wants, but she didn't want to hear any of him saying that her home sucked. It was the only home she remembered, and...there were so many good memories here.]
And give me one good reason why I should answer any of your questions.
[Look wat u did Vani u unlocked Kairi's secret sassy mode. Achieved by mentioning Sora, Riku, or Destiny Islands in a negative light.
gj bro.]
（◎ー◎；）
'Cause I'm the guy with the Keyblade.
[ as if by cue, he lifts his right arm out in front of him with fingers stretched amidst a flash of violet flame -
not even a second later and he's firmly gripping void gear. you know, the friendly-looking keyblade with the eyeballs and chains and shit. ]
ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ
Except since when has she ever fought real people with a keyblade? Fighting Heartless was nothing on how fast another person could be.
But as soon as his Keyblade appears, a shiver runs down her spine and she takes a sharp inhale. The next moment, she clenches her jaw and summons her own Keyblade (flowers and pretty things, ahoy!) and backs up only slightly.]
You're not the only one.
[BRING IT!!! Also she's not going to look too hard at his Keyblade; it unnerves her. And the last thing she needs is more intimidation because she's pretty terrified right about now but is trying not to show it.
Hopefully she'll intimidate him out of not picking a fight with her, just because she has a Keyblade herself. She's not a fighter. Under normal circumstances, she would leave that to Sora and Riku...but they weren't exactly there at the moment. She doesn't know that she would actually be able to hold her own with him, but she won't let this guy have his way around the islands either.]
So I wouldn't try anything, if I were you. Maybe you should just leave now.
[She sounds so much more confident than she really was.]
(◎ヮ◎)
really? instead of making him want to back down, the revelation that she has a keyblade and is letting on that she knows how to use it pretty much creates the opposite effect - he's excited now. she really is like a little aqua. at this rate.. ]
Or maybe I should find out how long it takes for me to choke the life out of you. [ what a gr8 idea. a beat, synchronized with the assuming of his usual battle position. it just might look familiar. ] So let's see what you're made of, Princess.
[ of course, vanitas has a tendency of moving first - and moving fast, at that. regardless of whatever kairi does, he'll definitely be exhibiting his favorite teleportation + dive-bomb combo for her shortly after declaring the fight. trying to hit a girl #swaggie ]
ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪
Choke the life out of her--
She doesn't have a whole lot of time to react, not about what he said, or about his position, before he disappears. When he reappears above her, she brings her Keyblade up and it's all she can really do to block it.
Well, that didn't work. What was plan B? It was hard to think of, since she was starting to panic. He was fast, and she was in way over her head.
Anything she would've tried to say would've come out in a strangled up jumble of words, so she was going to focus on not getting herself killed atm tyvm.
Not what she had in mind today when she left the house.]
no not allowed
vanitas can tell she's in way over her head though. honestly? sloppier than ventus - which was revolting to say the least. ]
Pathetic. [ really all he has to say on the matter; and would you look at that, he could be coherent! granted, he was the offensive party in this situation. but as far as he was concerned, it wasn't his fault if the other side didn't play the game - he sure as hell was going to.
he'll give her a second though. whatever this chick was, she wasn't a backup plan - that was for sure. ]
ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪ ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪ ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪ ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪
But he did give her a moment, so she will speak up.]
I might be pathetic, but I'm not going to give up. [She settles in, strengthening her stance and getting an idea on how fast he really is. She might not be quite as fast, but it's better than nothing.] I...I'm not scared of you!
[BRING IT.]
ヽ(#ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ┌┛Σヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪
he loosely lowers his arm in an almost explanatory motion, cocking his head to the side nonchalantly. ]
Here's what we're gonna do, Princess. [ he still doesn't know her name and that partially annoys him oops. ] I'm going to win, and then you're going to catch me up on what I've missed in this dinky little world while I've been gone. [ as far as he's concerned, it's practically all she's good for. but if he's missing something, she'll be the one to tell him.
if she doesn't, he can always kill her. he wants to kill her, so clearly she could confirm to him that she's just as worthless as she's shown herself to be so far. ]
(ᗒᗩᗕ)՞
Why do I have to catch you up on anything?
[Maybe she should make a break for it. But then again, if he was that fast normally, it would be useless.] Who are you anyway?
ﾐ(´┏ω┓｀)/
anyway ] I'll be asking the questions.
[ speaking of fast, he's moving again. not toward kairi, but jumping away from her - and high, at that, throwing something in her direction at the peak of his leap.
that something being a dark thundaga spell specifically, but for someone unfamiliar it probably just looks like a stretch of abnormally-colored lightning bolts being quickly hurled in outspread "snatching" motion toward them.
WITH LOVE, VANITAS.
or Masked Boy That Seems Familiar™ since name exchanges are apparently not going to be an easy thing here. ]
(ヽ `д´)┌┛★)`з゜)
She does make a sound this time when she sees the lightning bolts this time, though. It's somewhere between a gasp and a small scream, and the most she can do to dodge it is--
--Well, run for it.
The bolts do hit her as she's trying to get away though, and it doesn't take her long to fall to the sand. She's in way over her head, and maybe if she can just get away...
What would it do? If he chased her, then wouldn't it bring him closer to her other friends in the town? The ones that had no idea about the Keyblades, or anything that her, Sora, and Riku have been through.]
What do you want from me?!
[There's pain, and she's not used to feeling pain. Not outside of hurting herself on accident, that is. And she's scared, because this isn't like hurtling herself into a fight with a few Heartless, this is a fight with someone who knows what they're doing.
And she can't defend herself against something like this.]
°˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
he doesn't even wait for his feet to hit the ground again, instead opting to teleport directly above her fallen position, slashing down-
although that wasn't right. normally this is where he would go for the finishing blow, but he has to mentally chide himself last-second not to do so.
his keyblade drives into the sand at an uncomfortably close distance next to her when he lands. ]
Didn't I already tell you I was gonna win? [ he scoffs while extracting his keyblade from the sand, only to point it at an even more uncomfortable distance from kairi's neck. ] Man, you are helpless. [ and despite the fact that she had a keyblade she couldn't even last over a minute with him, so he may as well start here - ] That keyblade. Who'd you borrow it from?
┻━┻ ︵ ლ(⌒-⌒ლ)
She blinks, forcing herself to calm down. She put her hand down, the one that had been covering her mouth and presses it into the sand to try to steady it from shaking. It was so much easier to be defiant when there was someone with you. Pluto, Namine, Donald, Goofy, the boys...they could support each other.
Here was a completely different ball game. But they were still with her, right? Just not physically. She would want to be strong for them, wouldn't she?
She looks up at the helmet, her jaw setting once more into that defiant look. Talking, she could be contrary with. As long as he didn't try to fight her, or try to take off her head. Hopefully she'd be able to get out of that somehow.
But it was so close...]
I didn't borrow it. It's mine. Maybe I should be asking you where you got yours.
[She'll still be asking questions, whether he actually answers them or not.]
WHERE FEARS AND LIESSSSSS MELT AWAHAYAHAYHAYYY ┐(￣ヮ￣)┌
having some princess of heart terror-stricken (if only for a moment) was great; negativity of any kind was simply his exhilaration. and while her defiance was really starting to grate on him, her statement is amazing - how does she even have the guts to keep this up when he could've killed her so easily just a minute ago? he'd applaud her if he weren't busy holding void gear to her throat. ]
What are you? [ the question comes right after the laughing so it's laced with an almost hysterical tone.
and of course, the question kairi had just asked herself is aggravating him, because the answer is "due to ventus" - ventus, whom he'd been disconnected from again, which always serves to cause him grief. not only that, but he should be wielding the χ-blade, not this second-rate hand-me-down.
still, he feels some vexatious need to answer her question - if only to brag, because as step-down as it was, it was still more than enough to kick her ass. ]
I got mine because I deserve it. [ he's the better half. ] That's already a step ahead of you, Princess. [ a beat, before continuing off that title of hers with a note of amusement so it's fairly clear what he's referring to - ] Oh, is that how you got it?
[ you frickin light kids and your freebies ]
MY HEART'S A BATTLEGROUND--!! (✿◕‿◕✿)
I'm me.
[Again, she's wondering what the heck she got herself into. But maybe he would've found her regardless. She gets goosebumps because of the almost hysterical tone to his voice, and she takes a deep breath.
Nope. Nope nope nope. Not getting unnerved.]
It's none of your business how I got it. [She had actually been handed it to from Riku, but she wasn't going to mention that.] Someone like you doesn't deserve it. You're abusing it!
snoitome eurt deen i (◡‿◡✿)
although vanitas doesn't know who the fuck riku is, so it's probably for the best she's being tight-lipped as that would only frustrate him more. back in my day we didn't just hand out keyblades like halloween candy...
but right now, in his mind, her sass is the most frustrating thing here. ]
Now that's a laugh. Did you really think these [ tilting his slightly ] were made for pacifism? Grow up.
[ he's trying to start a keyblade war here and you can't spell abuse without use!! ]
wonk uoy naht noitceffa erom deen I (*・_・)ノ⌒*`*`*
GOOD. She'll just keep frustrating him then.]
It's not pacifism, it's protecting people from Heartless, Nobodies, and people like you!
[She's not giving up here ok.]
I WATCH U FAST ASLEEP... ✖‿✖ how is t his a lyric
kairi.
baby.
stahp.
normally he'd shoot back a remark like GR8 JOB ON THAT, but her particular string of wording catches his attention. it's possible she doesn't know about the unversed, he guesses, especially since he never had them rampant in this place, but. ] You wanna tell me what either of those are?
[ honey what are you comparing him to. ]
meant 4 rolo obvs 人◕ ‿‿ ◕人 All I fear means nothing!!!!
No.
She will.
never stahp!!!!!!
...But wait. He has a keyblade and he doesn't even know what Heartless and Nobody are?] Heartless and Nobodies are born when people lose their hearts. Nobodies appear when strong hearts are lost.
[She may or may not be looking at you like you sprouted two heads, but at least she finally answered a question!! Probably because she's just so shocked u h.] How did you not know that?
he doesnt even go here IN OUR NEHEHEW LAAAAAAND (︶︹︺)
error..........
even when he wins with her he loses, because her answering a question doesn't get him very far. he's getting exceptionally irritated by now, but he's also intelligent so he's trying to piece this together - something new that had spawned, something while he was gone, this girl with a keyblade...
he can't be sure, but it sounds a lot like one of master xehanort's concoctions. vanitas was one of them, after all. but vanitas had died, so the man would obviously leech onto some other project - especially if he'd gotten the body he'd intended to and hadn't lost it like vanitas had with his, alas.
this girl, though. he briefly wonders who her master is, considering eraqus was dead as a doornail. furthermore, she was either wet behind the ears or naturally a weakling - a little lower than ventus material. he could handle this. ]
Like I said, I've got catching up to do. [ casually said, despite the internal turmoil going on right now. with a flick of his wrist, he lets his keyblade disapate in the same flash of flames it hailed from, leaning against the nearby tree with his arms folded. she wasn't going anywhere as far as he was concerned. ]
Master Xehanort. Ever heard of him?
[ there's a trail here somewhere, he just needs to get on it. ]
MAYBE SOME THINGS ARE THAT SIIIIMPLE *⁂((✪⥎✪))⁂*
And if I have? [Okay, she's back to being stubborn again, if only because her shock has worn off. Xehanort...yes, that was a name that Sora and Riku had mentioned. But it wasn't like she knew who he really was or anything.] Are you working for him?
[In that case she really does need to get her pink butt out of here right? Right.]
HOOOLD ME ᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅᶘ ᵒᴥ
Right now? Nope. But if you tell me where he's at, I'll cut playtime short.
[ he's not exactly the zealous follower of master xehanort or anything, but the guy made him so he'd know what to do - more importantly, he'd get him back to ventus. without ventus there was no vanitas and vice versa.
also cutting this short was no promise of leaving her alone for good or anything, since he's sure the master would be interested in her if he didn't already know because heyo princess but anything beats playing 20Q max difficulty with this chick rn. ]
WHATEVER LIES BEYOND THIS MORORORORNIIING <(-'.'-)>
I don't know.
[20Q is fun, man. She's having fun. I mean, look at that scowl on her face and everything. She's having loads of fun.
Not.]
DOES MY TAGS A LITTLE LATER ONNNN （＾Ｏ＾☆♪
he clenching fists right now, but he mindfully slams one behind him into the tree he's leaning against in order to loosen up - not that he needs to, since these are the emotions he operates on, but he's TRYING REALLY HARD not to kill a bitch rn, so!!! ]
So much for that. What do you know about him?
ok enough of this
Why would I tell you? You never answered my question, so why should I answer all of yours?
[And hers was so much simpler, tbh.]
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there's a bit of a... physical difference between her and ventus, after all. ]
Hmph. Exactly what question was that?
no subject
But anyway, she has a huff of her own here, mostly because she's really close with just trying the running thing. Part of what's keeping her here is her curiosity, because the last time someone showed up here it's not like they had a mask on.]
Who are you?
[Also she doesn't know how far she'll be able to get if he pulls one of those teleportation things again.]
no subject
whether she knew who xehanort was or not was still up in the air (obviously she didn't know much), so this would mean exactly nothing to her. vanitas motions with a hand. ] Vanitas. Heard that one?
[ lmfao he says it really proudly despite the fact that she's probably never heard of it....... #hipstervanitas ]
hispter IMMORTALIZES THAT TYPO
His guess is right. Even though she feels the smallest bit better that he actually answered her question...]
I haven't.
[She's getting up now, brushing the sand off of her dress but still keeping a wary eye on him.]
Maybe you should go somewhere where people have heard of you.
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and burnnnnn, but the mask is there for a reason. dismissive hand gesture before he returns to crossing his arms, his general masked facial direction not leaving kairi.
dryly, ] Kinda funny you say that, even though you've got a Keyblade. But I guess they don't make 'em like they used to, huh.
[ there's a pause, and a seagull flies by with its shrill. vanitas rolls his eyes on principle, reminded of just where he is.
what he says next is practically spat out in disdain: ]
-- Or do they just keep you that closed off out here? [ it really is ventus 2.0 lord help us
he sounds more serious when he tacks on a non-rhetoric -- ] Who's your master?
[ obviously..... not eraqus........ rip old man lolz thx terra. ssstill wondering how that bodyjack went over with master xehanort (maybe even a little jealous at the notion that it went over well while his didn't), but he'll find out eventually. ]
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...Master? What are you talking about?
[DOES THAT ANSWER YOU QUESTION ABOUT EVERYTHING EVER VANITAS. Because she doesn't have master -- she's just winging it yo.
Which. Isn't probably a good idea but Sora and Riku have gotten the hang of it on their own!!]
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so much.
while simultaneously explaining jack shit funny how that works -- ]
... Don't you know anything?
[ there's something of an underlying growl in the statement because jesus take the wheel. ]
You useless husk. You wanna protect people? What a joke. I bet you've got no idea how you even got here. Just like him.
[ he's pretty much verbally attacking her by now feat. a reference to his yaoi made aloud for once. ~*cryptic*~ ]
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She was a target enough.]
At least I'm trying! One day I'll be able to beat you, too!
[You don't get good with a keyblade overnight, bro.]
Look. How about you just go away?! Go back to wherever you came from!
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good. he didn't need to lose anything else. ]
So, you wanna beat me? [ he questions her earlier statement with a beat. ] Consider this your practice.
[ not... that he actually thinks she's going to be able to do that when he infests the place. in fact, he's thinking her dying and somebody more useful (ideally master xehanort or ventus) being lured in by the influx would work. ]
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What are these things?
[She does get back into a fighting stance, not all that hopeful that Vanitas will be so quick to answer her question.
But as one lunges at her, she'll strike back. At least she'll be a little bit better with these, rather than dealing with Vanitas himself.]
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