Wonderland

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

[ like those before her, her entrance to the Dressing Room is unremarkable. a door swings open and a nondescript Xion enters, hood carefully pulled over her eyes. she turns, mouth open slightly, though there is no other indication of surprise in her expression. ]

Roxas? I've brought you another.. seashell.

[ peculiar. Xion wants to think she has grown accustomed to the peculiar by now, but it is definitely unsettling to walk through the door to your friend's room and arrive in a different world entirely. was she sent on another mission? ]

[ she shouldn't be seen, if that was the case. there is no where to hide, though; Xion just stands there helplessly, seashell wrapped in her fist. maybe she's the peculiar one. ]

[ooc; bit of a different Xion: her appearance changes drastically depending on who she's speaking with. info is here; idk if we're still marking spoilers for Days, but I'll go ahead and say SPOILERS anyway.]

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/corrupts. 8D

[xionpuppet.livejournal.com]

How many seashells does that make it today?

[ Down the rabbit hole, Xion's not alone. There's a puppet to her right that has been subject to an especially unstable physique ever since she showed up to the Dressing Room. It might appear to Xion as Sora, Ven, or, well, Xion. ]

/is corrupted! 8)

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

Three. Wait..

[ turns towards her counterpart, hands reaching up to lower the hood. she is an obviously female Riku, with blue eyes instead of the usual green. she looks confused. ]

Who're you?

[xionpuppet.livejournal.com]

[ The puppet tilts its head, looking over a much more feminine Riku than it's familiar with. The genderswap doesn't seem to surprise it, though; it's already met quite a few people with sexes different from those they would have had if they were from its universe, and the puppet itself swings from being a girl to being a boy and back regularly. ]

Three. Remember that. Roxas has been sleeping for three days. This is the Dressing Room, a crossroads of worlds - or universes. You can't leave unless it lets you, and, most likely, if you ever do get back to the Castle... it will still have just been three days since Roxas fell asleep.

[ But that last question? It gets a smile. ]

Don't you recognize me?

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

[ Xion stares blankly as she tries to process that- she looks vaguely worried, but if this stranger is right, and no time will have passed by the time she returns, then.. Roxas would have been fine without her either way, really. ]

[ she shakes her head. Xion has never seen her own appearance before; any reflection of herself she encounters just shows a hooded figure. ]

I'm sorry. I don't.

can i assume that she sees puppethead as "xion"?

[xionpuppet.livejournal.com]

[ It mimics the head shaking, but for a different reason. ]

There's no need to apologize. Appearances can be deceiving. My name is Xion.

yup! (:

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

... Why do you have the same name as me?

[xionpuppet.livejournal.com]

Here in the Dressing Room, there are multiples of everyone. We all come from different universes. You and I aren't the only versions of us in this place.

[ Pressing her lips together, she's suddenly aware of how much information she's pouring into this girl all at once. She gives an apologetic smile. ]

... But you're still you and I'm still me, so don't worry about it.

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

I.. Right..

[ shifts awkwardly from foot to foot. she wants to ask, but is partly afraid of the answer she'll get. better to dance around the subject. ]

I wonder if our lives are much different.

[xionpuppet.livejournal.com]

[ She quirks an eyebrow as she watches Xion shift her weight. ]

Well, my Riku is a boy...

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

Huh?

[ sob, she has not met Riku yet, nor does she even know what she looks like. ]

[xionpuppet.livejournal.com]

Heh...

[ Xion scratches her head. ]

You look a lot like a boy I know, but... you're a girl.

[ More awkward giggles? You got it. ]

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

Really? The only boys I know are Axel .. and everybody in the Organization except Roxas and Larxene.

[xionpuppet.livejournal.com]

[ Yeah, that sounds about right.

Wait, Roxas? Xion blinks. ]

... My Roxas is a boy. I've met a girl Roxas since I've been here, though.

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

Roxas is a boy? Is he lazy like Axel is, too?

[ smiles a little shyly. she hasn't had a chance to make friends with anyone except Roxas and Axel, so making friends with someone else feels a little awkward. ]

[xionpuppet.livejournal.com]

[ Xion can't help but giggle at that. ]

Sometimes. He gives his all when it counts, though. What about your Roxas? What's she like?

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

About the same, really. She's my best friend.

[xionpuppet.livejournal.com]

Roxas and Axel are my best friends. We ate ice cream up on the clock tower in Twilight Town until--... well, we ate ice cream up on the clock tower in Twilight Town.

[ Yes, she'd try to avoid going into details. ]

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

Twilight Town.. That's one of my favorite places.

[ pauses. ]

Is there ice cream here, too?

[xionpuppet.livejournal.com]

[ Xion gives a firm nod. ]

Yeah, in the kitchen. They even have sea-salt!

[memorygank.livejournal.com]

...Hm?

[well hello Xion, have a sorta' Xion]

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

[ hello, Xion! she immediately pulls down the hood, quite baffled. ]

You're not Roxas. What happened to her room?

[memorygank.livejournal.com]

Her? Roxas is a boy...unless it's some alternate Roxas.

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

What? Last time I talked to her, she was a girl.

[ ponders. ]

I'm pretty sure Nobodies can't just up and change gender. Unless they're not telling me something again.

[memorygank.livejournal.com]

No, I don't think they can.

I guess you're from...an alternate universe or something.

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

Am I? What's your name?

[memorygank.livejournal.com]

Um...It's Sora. [yeah Sora, that's who she is...ahaha, she's totally not confident when she says that]

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

Sora?

[ she does notice an uneasiness in her voice, but she's not in any position to question it. Xion smiles. ]

That's a nice name. It feels familiar.

[memorygank.livejournal.com]

Yeah? I wonder why that is.

[fffffff]

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

Search me. Axel said Nobodies can't feel.

[ runs a hand through her hair awkwardly. please excuse Xion, she's very inexperienced at small talk. ]

So, uh.. Where are you from?

[memorygank.livejournal.com]

Axel says a lot of things

[scratches her head, she decided to half lie]

Twilight Town.

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

Really? I've only visited on missions, but what I've seen is really nice.. How'd you wind up here?

[memorygank.livejournal.com]

Oh I moved there...yeah.

[unluckyladyxiii.livejournal.com]

...Xion?

[She smiled. She doesn't think this is the same Xion as before, but perhaps it's the Xion from her universe?]

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

[ clutches the seashell in her hand, and pulls down her hood, eyes wide. ]

Roxas? You're awake!

[unluckyladyxiii.livejournal.com]

...Huh? Of course I'm awake.

[She gave her a confused look.]

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

You were asleep. I'm glad you're okay!

[ hands her the seashell, grinning. ]

[unluckyladyxiii.livejournal.com]

I... was?

[She still looks momentarily confused, before looking down to the shell.]

A seashell? For me?

[She blinks, before slowly smiling and taking it.]

...Thank you, Xion. I'll keep it safe!

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

Mmhmm! I've been bringing you seashells every day.

[ beams. ]

[unluckyladyxiii.livejournal.com]

Oh..

[She frowned. Why couldn't she remember this? Perhaps this Xion was from a little bit in the future..?

[That thought made her sigh. So this Xion probably wasn't from her universe... and yet, she wasn't surprised that she was a girl?]

Well, thank you! I'm kinda surprised you're not asking why I'm not a boy.

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

Why would you be a boy?

[unluckyladyxiii.livejournal.com]

Well... people were saying I shouldn't be a girl, for some reason. I don't get it either, but...

[stagnant-memory.livejournal.com]

I don't think I can imagine you as a boy. You make a much better girl!

[unluckyladyxiii.livejournal.com]

[She smiled, laughing a little.]

Thanks... I talked to a boy version of me once. He... wasn't much different, except the obvious ones, anyway.