kingdomdressing | (no subject)

Nope, everything you could ever imagine making in the kitchen is in a book somewhere.

Well that's good.

[She likes to have something interesting to do most of the time. Learning how to cook will be good for her.]

Yeah.

[still nomming that cake slowly, absentmindedly...]

[Hmm. Is now the time to ask him what's wrong?

...No harm in trying right?]

Is something bothering you?

There always is...

[sighs.]

[Sympathetic look.]

Do you want to talk about it?

...depends. What's your opinion on relationships and stuff?

[Blinks. She hadn't expected that.]

Hmm...Well, back home, my people's views on relationships can be very different to humans. We usually just mate during mating season to ensure the survival of our race, and that can be as far as it goes.

Some of us do manage to find a life mate. And when that happens, we remain faithful to that person and that person alone, for the rest of our lives.

[Shrugs a bit. She's not sure if that's what he meant, but still.]

[nods slowly.]

Different worlds, different cultures, different ideals and upbringings.

[sighs deeply, putting his fork down.]

And I'm just. Somewhere in between.

[Tilts her head a little.]

Roxas, what's wrong? What happened?

[She doesn't like seeing him depressed. :(]

Things have gotten really out of control lately. Everything is so confusing.

Is there any way I can help?

[shrugs, pinching himself in the arm and adoring the fact that it hurts just enough to make his thoughts stop spinning.]

Just being here is good enough. I'm not sure if there's anything more you could do.

[also, have she noticed his missing ear? that would be a rather noticeable (lack of) feature, would it not?]

[Yeah. She's noticed. And it's just making her worry even more.]

...And, what happened there?

[Nods at his lack of ear.]

I keep ignoring to run when I have the chance. But this is unrelated to everything else.

[in fact all the emotional turbulence has pretty much distracted him from it completely.]

[Gives him a sad look.]

You said you'd call me if you got in trouble...

[f-frowns.]

He'd hurt you too. And I did call out... eventually.

Did you call out physically, or through our bond?

[There is a difference.]

Well. I... physically. I was too... messed up to do anything else. When you know someone is chewing on you and you can't even feel it, it's like everything just falls from you.

[you're the first person he talks about this with, actually! he hasn't told anyone else any details.]

Like you're a thousand miles away.

[Sighs a bit.]

...Well, as long as you're alright now. But, if you get in trouble again, let me know, okay?

I am and I will.

[n-not that he has any idea how you could save him.]

[She may not be physically strong, but she can make some powerful illusions. They can even cause real physical damage sometimes! ^^]

Good.

[Smiles a bit.]

[right.]

I can sort of feel pain again now, but just when I'm close to people because something really odd happened to me recently.

[Tilts her head a little.]

What happened?

Suddenly I could feel what other felt. And not just seperately, but it's like... there are my emotions, and then in some kind of outer layer, everyone else's emotions.