but it won't stop

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

[ There's some screaming coming from down this hall. Oddly enough, it seems to be fluctuating between a male and a female voice. When one gets close enough, they might recognize the voices, as well as the two words that are being repeated over and over-- ]

Stop it stop it stop it stop it STOP IT STOP IT!!

[ On the floor in this room, Kairi is on her elbows and knees, beating the floor with her fists and screaming at it. Her hair is blacker than ever, at least half of it darkened by now, and darkness is almost visible around her, rising up in thin wisps. The armor that's become quite easily identifiable as Vanitas' is covering her in pieces, seemingly unable to completely take over or disappear. Whenever the amount of armor grows, her voice starts changing into a male's, and when it starts breaking away again, it returns to her own. This is going to make it a lot harder for her to hide this situation from the general public. ]

(ooc: There will... probably be spoilers, derp.)

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[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[... No.

Ven doesn't even stop to think. He immediately rushes up to her.]

Kairi!

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

[ She doesn't even seem to notice he's there, still screaming at the floor and sobbing as the armor starts "winning" again. ]

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[Well, hopefully she'll notice when he stops right by her side, pulling her into a hug.]

... Kairi. Come on...

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

[ Hopefully Ven doesn't mind that he's essentially holding a Vanitas in appearance for a minute or so there, one which is screaming against him and crying. But the armor slowly starts to disappear from her; having a friend with her is helping her get control, and soon it's entirely gone, leaving her limp and sobbing tiredly against him. ]

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't care what she looks like. She's Kairi. That's all that matters.

He'll stay right there, holding her nice and close. Ven can tell she needs this right now.]

It's okay... It stopped, and I'm here now.

[Somehow, though, he figures she won't cheer up as easily this time.]

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

It's n-not going to s-stop.

[ She's feeling all cried out after that screaming fit, at least. ]

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

I know. But at least for now...

[Come on, there has to be something he can do...]

You're still you. You've still got time, Kairi. And besides, it doesn't matter to me if you do wind up like him. You'll always be my friend...

[hiding-darkness.livejournal.com]

[Riku cant really just do nothing when he hears that. So he'll be running in the direction of the voices.

To say he's shocked by what he sees would be an understatement. But shock can wait for later. He knows that Darkness. So he'll be hurrying over now.]

Kairi!

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

STOP IT!!

[ She hasn't noticed Riku- but that darkness has and rises up, making her screams turn high and desperate. ]

[hiding-darkness.livejournal.com]

[Oh really. Well he'll just summon his own darkness to push it back. He's been fighting Vanitas' will for ages. So, hopefully, he'll be able to help Kairi do the same.]

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

[ But that's the thing- this isn't a matter of will. It's her own darkness, technically. ]

[hiding-darkness.livejournal.com]

[Does she want this to happen right now?

Still gonna hurry over to her despite all that darkness.]

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

[ No, definitely not. But there's not really any will behind the darkness; she's just been trying to put it off for so long, it's starting to go wild inside her. ]

[keythatconnect.livejournal.com]

[Gasp, oh God a Kairi in pain!]

KAIRI!

[He rushes to you, he doesn't want you to be in pain, okay?]

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

[ Well there's not much poor Sora can do at this point; it's been a while since she's even really talked to a Sora, so the voice doesn't really get through right away. ]

[keythatconnect.livejournal.com]

Kairi, snap out of it!

[He's not gonna give up you know, he'll probably keep on calling to her.]

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

[ Hearing her name helps, keeps her grounded, though with the way she continues on it's hard to tell. But the armor is slowly receding! ]

[keythatconnect.livejournal.com]

[Come on come on come on, what's it that can help her... Here goes nothing! Sora hugs her.]

Its going to be alright, Kairi.

Its going to be alright.

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

...S-Sora?

[ For a split second she's thinking she's gone home, but- ]

[heartofthesands.livejournal.com]

[There's a kid a few years younger than Kairi who's just shown up, looking a bit panicked.
Okay, Heartless might not be what she wants to see right now, but the kid seems genuinely concerned, holding her head:]

Are you, you're not okay, are you? Do you need anything? I don't, you're not, that dark's hurting... let me?

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

[ If the kid were to try anything, she'd realize that darkness was all Kairi- really, taking any would just be taking away from her and would probably not end well. But she's not in any mindset to say no at this point. ]

[heartofthesands.livejournal.com]

[Layla's just trying to sense what's going on, right now: she's totally not experienced. She puts out a hand, feeling it, starting to notice the connections and nature of it all... and realising that she is in far too deep.]

I don't get it...

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

[ Just keep on talking, Layla- even though she's still screaming, the armor seems to be slowly losing whatever mental battle is going on. ]

[heartofthesands.livejournal.com]

You'll, you'll be...

[She frowns. Wants to poke, but she doesn't want to hurt Kairi any more than she is...]

If that's you, then you'll be okay, it can't hurt you, not what you are... please be all right?

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

[ She's calming, slowly but surely, until she's just sobbing softly and the armor has disappeared for now. ]