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[seasaltkey]

[Roxas is the type to use videos, but right now it wasn't something he felt in the mood to do. But someone needed to know this if they hadn't figured it out.]

I think Naminé left.
I got some of her Pokémon.
Tried calling her but she's not answering.
Did anyone else get some of her Pokémon?


[Action for those in Mahogany]
[Roxas can be seen walking around outside with his usual little Dedenne peeking out of his scarf. Though this time there's a little Torchic following him as well. The little fire type seems fine in the cold, though he does his best to keep up with the aimless wandering of his trainer.

Feel free to pull him in from the cold, or join him in his sad wandering around town]

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[stonebird]

(Her breath catches and she has to find a place to sit.)

Roxas, are you certain? I spoke to her less than a month ago...

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[seasaltkey]

[The video is startling, but since it's Sansa...]

Yeah... she always answers her phone...

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[stonebird]

(She turned it on without thinking since he is the one who wrote the post. Her general wariness of others is really starting to fade.)

What sort of world is she returning to?

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[seasaltkey]

She's-

[He stops talking, looking rather panicked now.

No. No... she can't go back to that.]

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[stonebird]

Roxas? (Clearly alarmed!) It isn't good, is it.

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[seasaltkey]

[Instead of answering, he shakes his head.

There's more to his face than panic. There's anger there now as well.]

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[fony]

namine is gone?

[That's one text message. He sends it right before trying Naminé's number himself, then he sends a second one:]

i dont know if i got any of her pokemon but i just tried to call her and she wouldnt andwer me either.

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[seasaltkey]

She always answers.
Always.
This is just like when Rin left.

[faintwaves]

[Someone seems to be coming up behind Roxas at a rapid pace, though they don't speak or try to get his attention in anyway. Roxas will feel a tug on his sleeve, firmly pulling his arm back, and when he turns he'll see Xion standing there holding on for dear life.]

Roxas...

[What can she even say? Since Xion was destroyed before Roxas could meet Namine, she's not precisely sure on what experiences they've had together. But considering how Namine helped her...and how close they had seemed here, he's likely feeling as devastated as her.

They have lost a family member. It's not exactly a "death in the family" though...with their nature as things not supposed to exist, it may as well feel like one.]

[seasaltkey]

[Roxas stops when he feels the tug. Was it one of his other Pokémon that followed him? When he does turn, there's surprise on his face.]

Xion?

[Immediate concern for the other being cold ran in his mind first. That hit him a moment later when the guilt set in. He was sad about Naminé. Why was he worried about someone other than her? These feelings conflicting just made him space out. Was this what people with hearts dealt with all the time?

Vivi brought his attention back with a squeak. Right... what's he supposed to do? Losing a family member was rougher than anything he could have imagined.]

Aren't you cold?

[faintwaves]

Who cares...?

[She says this with a crack in her voice, stepping forward and embracing Roxas.]

How I'm feeling doesn't matter, you're the one I'm worried about.

[seasaltkey]

[He doesn't respond for a while. When he does, he returns the embrace, hiding his face in Xion's shoulder. There's this deep need to cry, yet he feels scared to do so in front of her.]

I'll be fine. People leave all the time.

[faintwaves]

[It's true, he had left as well not too long ago, but it still doesn't sit right with her.]

That doesn't stop it from hurting.

[Having a heart is weird, foreign, something even after a year Xion still has difficulty coping with.]

Roxas...it's okay to be upset. It's okay to be upset however you want. I'm here for you. [...Mostly to keep him warm in addition to the emotional support, because of course Roxas just had to run off into the snow.]

[seasaltkey]

[He takes a deep, shaky breath.]

I know... but if I cry out here, my face might freeze...

[Trying to lighten a depressing conversation in the making.]

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[wing_attack]

Where are you? I can come to where you are.

[Text]

[seasaltkey]

[It's gonna be a long while before he answers.]

Mahogany.

[Text]

[wing_attack]

I can be there in an hour or so. Unless you don't want company.

[Text]

[seasaltkey]

I think I need company.

[You're not supposed to be alone when grieving, right?]

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[wing_attack]

I'll be there soon.

[It doesn't take too long for him to pack up, so he hops on Regal and flies off to Mahogany. Once he's there, he starts poking around for Roxas. ... It's not a very big town, so he spots him pretty easily and heads over, returning Regal to his Pokeball.]

Roxas?

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[seasaltkey]

[Roxas hadn't even replied to the text. He just kept standing there in the cold, his little Torchic shivering beside him.

His head turns when he hears Tobias' voice.]

... It's been an hour already?

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[ladywithnovoice]

I'm sorry.

It never feels good when people leave.

I know there's not much I can say.

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[seasaltkey]

Friends left before.

This just hurts a lot more since she's family.

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[ladywithnovoice]

Have you thought about making something to remember her by? Like a scrapbook, for example.

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[seasaltkey]

[A scrapbook?]

I think... naming a Pokemon after her might help.

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[ladywithnovoice]

Do you have one in mind?