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[There's a place that looks awfully like Castle Oblivion, here. And a rather confused looking white-haired boy stepping into it, out of a room full of the sounds of wild falling waters. He turns, looking back the way he came, yelling back-]

Grandfather? Terra? Can you see this? I-

[Peek in. Peek out. Rub his head. Something's wrong - something's very wrong. But he'd just stepped from home, with his grandfather-namesake and his older brother and all his family, to out here, and that isn't something that's supposed to happen. You don't just - step out of the world. Not out of somewhere you're meant to fit in.

Still, curiosity's built into Xehanort almost by definition. Muttering directions under his breath to make sure things are okay, he heads onwards, through the shining white corridors... because he's going to get to the bottom of this.

The fact that he never had a grandfather or a brother in that sense isn't occurring to him right now.
Nor is the fact that the room's changing behind him.]

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Okay, we'll find you a different room to stay in, then. That won't be a problem.

[A nod.] I'd guess there's enough spares to go around, if I understand how things work...

Yeah. Want to find one of those now or later?

[Shrug-]

It can wait. I'm not fussy.

[He just wants it to be somewhere that everything doesn't remind him of a home that never was.]

Okay. Time for cookies then.

[she wishes she could do more to help him!]

[A hint of a laugh-]

Works for me.

[she just shoots him a smile and starts heading for a kitchen she knows always has a good cookie selection.]

[Now the pressure's off, he's looking around himself a little more casually, if still a little sadly - trying to adapt to the idea that this alone is what's real. But he's following, in any case.]

[it shouldn't take them too long to get to the kitchen, and Sora will immediately be going for the little pantry.]

So we can just help ourselves, right?

Yep! Everything's free, and it all comes back on its own so no one starves.

[she's coming back out with like six different boxes/packages of cookies.]

Now that's useful. [Smiling, he'll pick a few out.]

Isn't it?

[the cookies are all put down on the table and she immediately moves to the fridge.]

Milk, chocolate milk, or something else?

Plain milk'll be fine. Thanks.

[Just relaxing, he'll chomp on one of the selection. At least this feels somewhat normal and sane. (Even if he's not sure what 'normal' even means right now.]

Okay.

[in that case, two glasses of plain milk coming right up! once she's got those, she'll settle at the table and nab a cookie for herself.]

Thanks.

[A pause, a thoughtful chew.]

... So. I guess I've got a lot of catching up to do. [A bit of a laugh.] But I've got no idea where to start...

I'm not sure either, but I'll answer any questions I can.

Thanks.

[Hm.]

... Where did we first meet, then? You said it's ... kind of different than I remember.

Well, we met here. There's a Xehanort in my world, but she's... well, a she, and also an adult. And kind of a complete jerk.

[He makes a 'what the heck' face at that.]

Really? That bad?

She was kind of responsible for destroying entire worlds and controlling Heartless and stuff.

[Open mouth. Close. Open. Looking half-shocked, half-skeptical-]

What's a Heartless? And ... you're exaggerating, right?

Oh boy.

[she sighs, putting her cookie down.]

It's... kind of a serious topic. Maybe I shouldn't have brought it up yet. Are you sure you want to learn about it on top of everything else today?

Y-

[Pause. That's an ominous answer.]

Usually I'd say yes? I think? But ... I'm not sure 'usually' is a good way to go here. We can get there later, maybe... there's so much other stuff out there, isn't there?

[she nods solemnly, going back to her cookie.]

There's more out there than I ever thought there was when I was younger.

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oops? ^^;;

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