FRIENDS WANTED;

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[From door to door, Ventus travels the Dressing Room, planting posters along the walls.

These posters include a rather rough drawing, mostly scribbles, but it at least slightly resembles a Kairi...with yellow eyes. The poster reads:

FRIENDS WANTED:
This is Kairi. She doesn't have many friends here, and that's really gotta change. She's a great person who's a lot of fun, and I'm sure she'd love to meet new people!

Sometimes she wears Vanitas armor, but don't worry; she's not dangerous at all!

And yes, he will be putting these everywhere. When he can't reach places on foot, he'll simply use his Glider!]

Comments

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

Maybe if you had friends, you'd understand. You can spend years training to be the strongest, but if you have nobody to protect, then what good'll it do?

[nihiloexnihilo.livejournal.com]

It called them "friends." They're what destroyed it.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

I don't understand, though. How'd it get destroyed?

[nihiloexnihilo.livejournal.com]

[vanitas crosses his arms.]

It thinks it chose to perish, but it's just being stupid. It was attacked.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

Maybe that was its choice. It could've been protecting something and choose to take the bullet instead of its friends.

[In short, he can relate.]

[nihiloexnihilo.livejournal.com]

Either way, it's an idiot.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

But now it's a part of you.

[nihiloexnihilo.livejournal.com]

It's nothing more than a stowaway. I'll find a way to get rid of it.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

Well, as long as you've got it, maybe it'll help you.

[nihiloexnihilo.livejournal.com]

I don't need help.

[he's making an unfriendly face at ventus from behind that mask.]

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[He shakes his head.]

I think you do. Right now, all you care about is the χ-blade, and you're missing out on so much, Vanitas.

I think it might help you see what you've been missing out on.

[nihiloexnihilo.livejournal.com]

You're an idiot too.

[within seconds, he's grasping at his chest like it's hurting him.]

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

Maybe, but I'm happy this way.

[--Ah. That's a bad sign.]

Hey, what's wrong?

[nihiloexnihilo.livejournal.com]

[he clenches his fist, pulling it from his chest reluctantly.]

It hasn't been taught its place yet.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

Why d'you have to fight it? Maybe if you give it a chance, then it won't hurt so much.

[nihiloexnihilo.livejournal.com]

[vanitas thinks that suggestion is evidence enough of ventus's stupidity.]

It is a parasite.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

But what harm'll it really do? Besides hurting your pride.

[Huff. Vanitas, you are stubborn.]

[nihiloexnihilo.livejournal.com]

It will control me if it ever gets the chance.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

And you don't wanna lose control.

[Hm.]

You sure it'll get that bad, though?

[nihiloexnihilo.livejournal.com]

It has tried it before. It was destroyed before it could complete the process.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

You mean this isn't the first time it's happened to you?

[nihiloexnihilo.livejournal.com]

It's the first time it's happened to me. It's not the first time it's tried this on someone.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[Interesting...]

So who did it try before you?

[nihiloexnihilo.livejournal.com]

The same person who destroyed it. Roxas.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

Huh?

[Does he mean...?]

You mean Roxas destroyed his heart?