[Her words struck something inside of him; more assurance that at its core, the lunatic he was crossing blades with was one of his closest friends. And especially hearing all of that from her, he became even more determined to pull her out of that madness.

A string of Air Slides carried him out of harm's way as he spiraled in a wide curve to the side, his movements continuing to close the distance between the two.]

Are you listening to yourself!?

Power?! Darkness!? You sound exactly like him!

[Roxas' grip on Lost Memory shifted, both hands seizing the weapon as his movement pattern brought him into melee range once more. His Keyblade whistled through the air as it came for her -no, specifically he was aiming to pin down Void Gear again. He needed to get a moment to talk to her.

But whether fortune smiled on him or if he was deflected, he wasn't going to waste his chance of having gotten that close to her.]

You're wrong! We're on our second chance now! And we have time! It'd be a lie if I told you I knew how you felt, but I know what it feels like when the world rejects you! And I've been in that darkness!

There's nothing but tears there, Xion. Tears and your own suffering! And you deserve better!