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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. ]
┻━┻ ︵ 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?
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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.]
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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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