midnight taken form;

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[A somewhat unfamiliar being seems to be creeping along the hall, away from the simulation room. He's on the prowl for hearts, so do be sure to keep your distance, and mind the strong scent of darkness coming from him. He'll likely attack anyone who approaches, though he may run off if you pose too much a threat or have no heart to offer.]

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[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[He can see enough to take that hand and stand up, but it's still too bright for his liking.]

...Wait, what?

[deleo-amicus.livejournal.com]

You were attacking me. Or something that looked like you.

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

How is that even possible? I don't remember doing anything like...

[The fact that there's a hole in his memory is bad enough. His face just reads alarm though when he starts to think of what he last remembers.]

[deleo-amicus.livejournal.com]

[Memory problems. Yeah, he can relate. Picks up his camera bag that he dropped during battle.]

What was the last thing you remembered?

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

Training in the simulation room. I... I must have used too much darkness while I was training, and it just...

[Well that's incredibly embarrassing. He was supposed to be able to deal with this by now. He just looks to the side with an ashamed expression.]

...Sorry.

[deleo-amicus.livejournal.com]

It's okay. You alright now?

[Looks up at him after inspecting his camera; thankfully, it didn't break from the fall.]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[Aside from the fact that he's sore all over from the beating he took.]

[deleo-amicus.livejournal.com]

[Hands him a Hi-potion]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[Hesitantly takes it, still with a sheepish expression.]

...Thanks.

[deleo-amicus.livejournal.com]

Sure. Did you always had Darkness in you?

[curious]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[Shakes his head, downing the hi-potion in one gulp.]

Not always. But long enough that I shouldn't have let something like this happen.

[deleo-amicus.livejournal.com]

Darkness is easy to lose control of.

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

I know, believe me. I still should have been more cautious about it.

[deleo-amicus.livejournal.com]

[Frowns]

Do you use it a lot?

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's a valuable thing to have in combat as long as it's controlled. I haven't lost that control since... for a long time.

[Sighs, staring off into space.]

[deleo-amicus.livejournal.com]

Did something happen that triggered it?

[puts in a fresh roll of film in his camera]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[Shrugs and shakes his head.]

I think I was just pushing myself too hard and relying on it too much.

[deleo-amicus.livejournal.com]

You might not want to do that. Relying on Darkness doesn't really give good results.

[Pauses in tinkering with his camera, frowning more]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[Talk about preaching to the choir.]

Again, I know. Trust me, I figured that out the hard way a long time ago. I just never seem to learn my lesson.

[deleo-amicus.livejournal.com]

Good.

[smiles a bit, then abruptly brings the camera up and snaps a photo of him]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[Looks up right after the picture is taken, tilting his head and giving an odd look.]

What was that for?

[deleo-amicus.livejournal.com]

Let's say I'm a person that doesn't have the best memory.

[Grins a bit, taking the photo and shaking it idly] Since I've lost a lot of them, I'm making new ones and keeping them.

[Memories, he means.]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[He finds it a bit strange at first, but eventually smiles a little.]

That's a good idea.

[deleo-amicus.livejournal.com]

... well, at least you came out good. Albeit slightly puzzled.

[Shows it to him]

[sunrisingly.livejournal.com]

[Smiles a bit more at that.]

I always have that look on my face nowadays.