kingdomdressing | (no subject)

[Piles and piles of papers litter one of the tables in the main room today, as Ienzo shuffles through his notes with one hand and scribbles down more with the other.

There's an empty cage to the side of the couch with bent and mangled bars suggesting that whatever dwelled inside the cage was far from a timid creature.]

Let's see... Dusks are known to attack using strange contortions of their bodies. It's extremely difficult to harm them, and they should be approached with caution... hrm.

[Scribble, scribble...]

Heartless should be avoided at all costs, aside from the White Mushroom and Rare Truffle...

[Scribble, scribble, shift... He places these notes to the side, quickly skimming the results of the survey he conducted several months ago before peering towards his rather limited data on Unversed with a sigh.]

I suppose I could always ask about these creatures, if nothing else.

[ooc: No spoilers in the post, and BBS characters are welcome, but please watch your spoilers, as the game still hasn't hit the shelves.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Great. Always nice to have an enemy you don't know anything about.

Have we met, by the way? I'm Nocturne.

Ah, but what can be done? The worlds have many mysteries that remain ambigous.

In any case, my name is Ienzo.

Ain't that the truth.

Nice to meet you, Ienzo. Been here long?

Likewise.

[He nods.]

Indeed I have. It's been more than two years now.

[a low whistle]

Wow, sorry. I've only been here a couple weeks.

No need to apologize. At this point, I'd rather not return to my world.

Really? Why not?

There are things here that I simply couldn't have back in my world. I've spent so much time here that to return would be jarring, to put it lightly.

Not only that, but I'd rather not return to my inevitable fate.

I guess you have a point.

... You know about that, huh? I wasn't going to say anything, but I guess I'd be surprised if you didn't get even one of him trying to interfere.

I learned of Zexion's existence years ago. Suffice it to say, it wasn't a pleasant experience.

I'll bet. There's a reason I wasn't going to bring him up. Zexion's not actively evil or anything, but the version of him I knew didn't have a lot of regard for anyone else.

Quite the opposite of what I'd like to be. Besides, I've heard what becomes of Radiant Garden.

It gets better, though. Last time I was there they'd been rebuilding for about a year. [Having to look down to talk to Ienzo's getting a little awkward, though. Geez, and he thought Zexion was short...]

[He's actually about the same height as Zexion, given his AU status and age of 18, but details. Who needs 'em?]

Still, it's not a fate I wish to meet. To lose my heart and fall into nothingness... Perhaps it is selfish, but I'm honestly content as I am.

Selfish? Are you kidding? You keep your heart, you keep around someone who could do some good and keep two people who almost certainly won't from existing. [Yes, he's including the resulting Heartless as "people". So sue him.]