Seventeenth Keychain-[Voice]

[perplexme]

Huh. Guess the Malnosso really are capable of anything. That was a pretty weird experiment, that much is true. But at least everybody's back to normal for the most part right? Because a lot of you were acting really weird. And um, you looked pretty weird too. Not that it was a bad thing 'cause I'm sure we all did.

...why does my mouth taste like sugar?

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[Private]

[perplexme]

I see...I don't know, Aros. You're a different story than I am.

[Private]

[way-to-midnight.livejournal.com]

You'll visit.

[Private]

[perplexme]

Visit you when you go to live with Flonne?

[Private]

[way-to-midnight.livejournal.com]

Yes. You will. [That's a snarl-like almost-order]

[Private]

[perplexme]

Visit yes. But I'd still stay here most of the time, probably. [sorry man, we're not easily intimidated]

[Private]

[way-to-midnight.livejournal.com]

[Pause. Dot dot dot. And then he says, quietly, something he said before] Like brothers.

[Private]

[perplexme]

...[all right, that stops him. pauses for a minute] ...like brothers.

[Private]

[way-to-midnight.livejournal.com]

[And now, topic-change] Chess? [Where did you learn that?]

[Private]

[perplexme]

Yeah. I'm not sure where I learned, maybe from Luxord. During this last experiment though, Zexion...I mean, Ienzo, played with me and I got better. It's a pretty decent game, complete strategy.

[Private]

[way-to-midnight.livejournal.com]

Oh. [Aros... isn't one for strategy. He acts entirely on instinct in a fight. But this topic makes him think of something--]

Keyblades? [Do you have them?]

[Private]

[perplexme]

Yeah, it's not for everybody.

...I've got them with me. I try to keep them nearby. Why?

[Private]

[way-to-midnight.livejournal.com]

Curious. [Though there is a slight fear in his voice. After all, those are one of the few things which is for-sure going to damage him a lot]

[Private]

[perplexme]

I haven't had much use for them yet, save for that vampire. And a sparring match with Yuffie.

[Private]

[way-to-midnight.livejournal.com]

Yuffie? [...Well that's curious. He had a spar with that girl some time ago too. Hos tone declares a "do explain"]

[Private]

[perplexme]

She wanted to see what I could do so we fought a while ago. She put up a decent fight.

Re: [Private]

[way-to-midnight.livejournal.com]

She did. [Pause, and then, neutral but maybe a little more dark than usual (which is saying something)] She and I sparred too.

[Private]

[perplexme]

....yeah? [go on, we're listening]

[Private]

[way-to-midnight.livejournal.com]

She lost, but she wanted to fight again. I don't spar.


[Pause. Dot Dot Dot] She wanted to fight. I told her I would devour her if she lost again. She lost.

[Private]

[perplexme]

And you devoured her heart.

[Private]

[way-to-midnight.livejournal.com]

Yes. I killed her. [Before the body could properly become a heartless/nobody combo thing. The process seems different here, slower. He's able to do that. In fact he's not even sure the process works here at all]

[Private]

[perplexme]

But then she came back to life and now she can't feel her left arm...

[Private]

[way-to-midnight.livejournal.com]

Yes. [Remorse? What remorse? He said all this objectively]

[Private]

[perplexme]

That's...amazing.

[Private]

[way-to-midnight.livejournal.com]

I warned her. [He doesn't like to fight for no reason. But his reason can be a simple as mindless violence, but that's only satisfying if he gets a meal or the satisfaction of ending something out of it. Like in some of the fights with the Organization when he came out]

[Private]

[perplexme]

[damnit Zero you're making me love threading with these two even more because of the thought you put into Aros. pauses for another moment, thinking about what Yuffie said of it] I'm not surprised she didn't listen. She's Yuffie.

What I'm surprised about is your strength here.