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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?


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[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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[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.]

[faintwaves]

Yeah...and if Axel were here, he'd say he warned you about making a certain face too much or else you'd get stuck like that.

["What would Axel say" has been comforting advice for her. Not necessarily "what would Axel do" since he doesn't make the...best decisions, just what he'd say.]

...Let's go inside, Roxas. I don't want us turning into actual sea-salt ice cream.

[seasaltkey]

Like he's one to talk.

[That smirk of his may as well be the only expression Axel has.

The suggestion sounds good, though.]

Right... Or a Torchic-sicle either.

[The poor little fire chicken is freezing beside his trainer.]