perplexme | Fifty-Seventh Keychain

[Private, 90% Locked only because it's not that secretive.]

1,095 days. Maybe I should stop counting, but I can't stop. It's weird...it's like nothing's changed, but everything has. In the last three years, I've seen my best friends come and go, I've seen Sora come and go, and I've met someone who looks just like me and a psychopath who kept hurting my friends. But in the last three years, Axel's still as goofy as ever, Xion's learning just as much as I am, and the two of them have stuck with me even with all of my strange thoughts and patterns. I guess that's really what friendship is.

It took three or four tries, but I think I finally understand Sora. I'm still not sure what it all means to me, but I can at least say I feel better about things.

I guess...I've grown. We all have. But what happens after that? Do we all keep growing, or are we going to run out of places to grow? Maybe I'll have an answer to that next year.

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...what's the longest amount of time any of you ever thought you'd be here? And were you guys disappointed when that amount of time passed? [Not if. When.] Not to scare the New Feathers or anything, but I know a lot of you out there have been here for a while.

Maybe I should say welcome to the new people anyway. I'm Roxas. I'm not sure how I can, but let me know if I can help somehow.

...oh,Axel and Xion? I know you guys are probably busy but I've got something for you. You know where to find me...and anyway I have something to ask you two. [On the roof, specifically.]

Sora you can come, too. And Ven. And...whoever. [He's got enough to share with everybody really.]

[[ooc: as a side note, currently at work and tags may be slow but I wanted to get this post up. Thanks guys!]]

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It all actually began with a simple handshake. A Goddess by the name of Izanami took the form of a human and used the opportunity to discover man's desire and decided to grant it. By using physical contact, she awoke the persona ability within three people.

Those three people all contained one specific trait each that she thought may be beneficial to her plan; Despair, emptiness and hope. Seta Souji carried the trait of hope, Taro Namatame held despair and Tohru Adachi held emptiness. Though those people were the only three meant to contain the power of the persona, Izanami had not foreseen us obtaining it as well. In fact, she had expected us to die by the hands of our own shadows. So we were not granted that power automatically like them, we were forced to face ourselves before hand inside the TV.

So wait, you're telling me you had to fight that creepy thing that looked like you before you could actually use your Persona? What kind of a deal is that?

Well you see, a shadow and a persona are technically the same creature, the only difference is that a shadow is the untamed ego of it's master and a persona is basically that shadow, but tamed. It's only natural that you reject something you do not wish to see or hear and unfortunately, that's what gives a shadow power. That's why you must defeat it so you can accept the truth about yourself.

...whoa really? I didn't know that about them. So to defeat a shadow, you have to wear it down and accept it as truth?

Because that's what it is. No matter how much you may dislike it, it is and will always be the truth. [It's not a fun ride]

So how long did it take you to fight yours off and defeat it?

If you mean how long I fought the truth about myself then around six years.

Though the actual fighting I never did.

...so who did? [Roxas still does not quite compute.]

My friends. Sadly, at that time, I had passed out. [It's embarrassing to admit to say the least sob]

...understandable. I'm glad they won though. I like you a lot more than that thing.

[She chuckles] I think anyone would favor someone over a shadow. They don't exactly give off a good first impression.

Not really, no. But I mean...you're a pretty cool person. Don't change that.

[Fluster] T-Thank you, I'll keep that in mind...

A-Anyways [Let's just get off that topic...] Is there anything else you wanted to ask?

Depends. What else is there to what you and your friends were doing? Anything?

If you wish for me to go into detail about the serial murder case I will, but it's quite a story.

The what?

The serial murder case was a result of what the Goddess had done. It's how my friends and I were brought together.

...how long of an explanation is that? [He wants to know ALL OF THE THINGS.]

The case itself took a time span of....eight months, so it would be a relatively long explanation. I'd be happy to tell you if you're willing to listen to it all.

You know I am. I could always do with more stories from everyone else's worlds.

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