backdated to mid-morning yesterday, oops!

[fading]

[if anyone has attempted to contact Nami to wish him a Merry Christmas, they'll have been informed that the number is currently not in service. this might have something to do with the fact that, inside Nami's trashed apartment, his phone is sitting in a puddle of paintwater, sparking. Nami's nowhere to be found!


there's a frantic Kai calling for Nami as he makes his way through the park. he can feel that Nami's still in the dressing room, but there's a wall between their connection so solid he can't sense anything other than that.]



(ooc: Nami got a heart for Christmas. unfortunately, he's had a lot of negativity 'bottled up' so to speak, and the sudden onslaught of proper emotion wasn't taken well. he's in hiding, having taken a portal straight from his apartment! responses will be from Kai, at least at first, despite the fact that the post is from Nami.)

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[fading]

Thank you, Riku.

[he really, truly means it. which is so wonderful.]

[dawnrise]

[She can tell. It makes her smile even more.]

You're welcome.

[fading]

[despite the rough start, he thinks he'll be alright with having a heart. it means being able to actually feel something when he's with his friends.]

[dawnrise]

[She'd be glad to hear it. She knows he'll get used to it, and there are so many things he needs to feel properly.]

So, what now?

[fading]

I'm not sure.

[he's going to think about it as he sips what's left of his drink.]

[dawnrise]

[Her cocoa's half gone, and the fries are at the very last few, but she's done with them.]

Take your time.

[fading]

[...he can't help it, he's going to snag one of the last fries even though he's full. just to see if they're good!]

[dawnrise]

[Pffft. She looks amused.]

Good?

[fading]

Yes. I'll have to order them some time.

[dawnrise]

Good. I don't get a lot of things with bacon on them anymore, but it's been long enough since the full moon.

[Does Nami have the same avoidance of meat after the full moon that she does?]

[fading]

[well he's nodding in understanding.]

It's not too bad when it's such a small amount though.

[dawnrise]

Exactly. Went well with these.

[She pushes the remains of the fries to the middle of the table, because she's definitely done with them, and then takes one last sip of her cocoa. Any decisions yet, Nami?]

[fading]

[he's quiet for a bit, then sighs, looking down at his lap.]

We should head back.

[dawnrise]

You're right.

[But she was waiting for him to make that decision.]

[fading]

...the heart is so strange.

[he puts a hand over his chest, looking a little baffled.]

I know there's nothing to fear in going back... why do I feel scared?

[dawnrise]

Hearts don't always make sense.

[She pushes her cocoa aside, then shifts out of her seat and stands.]

[fading]

I knew that.

[he's known it for as long as he's existed, really. he stands shortly after she does, sighing a little.]

[dawnrise]

I know. So don't question it.

[He will anyway, she knows that. Everyone questions their heart, and very often.]

[fading]

[he just looks at her for that.]

Doesn't everyone?

[dawnrise]

Yeah. And they say things like that, too. Come on.

[She's offering him her hand again.]

[fading]

[he takes it with a small, appreciative smile.]

You'd think... with the way my powers work, I'd be a little more familiar with hearts.

[dawnrise]

It's hard to be an expert on hearts.

[Hell, look at DiZ. Look at Xehanort and all that he caused.]

[fading]

I know.

[but still, he'd think he'd at least be more familiar with which emotions go where and all that, and the fact that people get scared even when there's no reason for it, stuff like that.]

[dawnrise]

[Nope. Hearts are too unpredictable. He'll have to figure out that stuff as he goes. She'll start leading him out, back toward the housing area.]

[fading]

[he goes along easily, though once they start getting closer, he's going to start shrinking in on himself a bit in worry.]