.:Private Conversations for Roxas & Cinque:.

[13thpromise]

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Week 2 - Friday, post-investigation

[13thpromise]

[ At the sound of someone at his door, the blond comes to the front of it almost immediately, opening it quickly out of curiosity, though he doesn't exactly expect who's standing there.

But the surprise fades soon enough. ]

...Did you want to talk?

[whirlingmace]

[ She's still in her pajamas when she arrives. Lifting up the two mugs she brought. ]

Hello, Roxy. Yeah, I do and I thought tea sounded really good right now.

[13thpromise]

...Come in.

[ It's pretty dark in here, sheets, chairs, floor included but it was what Roxas liked about in here. It was comforting in a way, though it doesn't even begin to mitigate the pain.

He'll then stand away from the door way so she can come further into the room. ]

sorry I'm already sleepy @@

[whirlingmace]

[ Roxas, don't become the new Goth Sora.

She'll walk in and place the drinks down for a moment. ]

How are you doing, Roxy?

np take your time friend

[13thpromise]

[ He was wearing black like it's fashionable before Sora even knew what Goth meant!!

He'll reach over for one of the drinks set down. ]

I'm alive for now, so I guess as okay as I have to be.

[ Hah. ]

What about you?

[whirlingmace]

[ PHYSICALLY she is fine!

She is actually feeling bad. ]

I'm alive, too. I'm really bummed and I keep thinking how maybe it would have been different if we could have found him, you know?

week 2, post-trial

[13thpromise]

[ After what'd happened, Roxas decided to lead her straight to his room, and after getting some treats (hint hint). It wasn't very difficult to get the door open with his key either, and there we go! In his room once more.

He makes sure to step aside for a moment so he can let her enter the room proper, and then use his one free hand to close the door behind him. ]

You can sit anywhere you want, alright?

[ Then, right after, he holds out one of the sea salt ice cream he had asked from one of the Staff right to her. ]

And here, try this. It's actually really good.

[whirlingmace]

[ Letting herself be lead back into the batcave. She's standing there, feeling pretty numb until he says something. Lifting her head up to look at him, her eyes bright from crying and she will give a nod. Then she just sits on the floor next to the bed. Being a floor critter sounds good about that. ]

What's this?

[ Taking the ice cream and then it clicks in after a moment. Oh. ]

Did you ask the staff?

[13thpromise]

[ Roxas keeps checking to make sure if she's crying again or not in between this as well. Then, he'll grab a pillow from his bed as she takes a seat on the floor. ]

It's Sea Salt Ice Cream. I used to share it all the time with my friends [ Fake memories included he guesses ] and it was really good. Salty but sweet.

I did ask the Staff for them - a lot of them, really.

[ He tosses a pillow over to nearby her, before he grabs another. ]

If you're going to be sitting on the floor how about sitting on this?

Week 3 post trial

[13thpromise]

[ Roxas is unbelievably mentally tired after all of that but it doesn't keep him from coming straight by Cinque's, giving the door a knocking. He wants to talk to her ... he doesn't how this conversation will go but things have been really spun on their head right now. ]

Cinque, can we talk?

[whirlingmace]

[ Opening the door immediately. She lights up for a moment, until she sees he seems kind of tired. Frowning and then waving him in. ]

Yeah, we can talk Roxy. What's wrong?

[13thpromise]

[ It's just been a long trial and it's mostly draining on him. ]

I don't know, I think I'm just...kind of nervous. Because of everything, and maybe a little about being exposed.

[ But he doesn't regret it. It's easy to tell with no traces of that in his eyes. ]

...I wanted to more make sure you were doing okay, though. You're still my friend too, Cinque.

[ Even after everything. Roxas had said as much but considered it a promise - he wanted to save her. Both her and Makoto...and everyone.

And you know what? It was his choice. For once it was something he got to decide on his own, and not be forced into it. ]

[whirlingmace]

[ She nods. ]

I think I know how that feels, but it'll be okay. I'll do my best to keep you safe, Roxy. And I'm glad you saved him. I'm so glad... Thank you.

[ She really was. It's been a relief to share what she is and to make steps to keep Akira safe. ]

[13thpromise]

I'll do my best to keep you safe too, okay?

[ Roxas looks determined when he says that, because yeah, he wants to protect his friends too -- like how he did with Akira. But he looks kind of surprised when he's thanked, and he doesn't know what to do with himself when people had told him "thanks". So many people had cared about Akira, it's so...astounding, and a big relief too. ]

I only did what was natural, I think. I'm sure there were many others that would've done the same.

[whirlingmace]

[ Aww. Roxas. ]

I'll be okay, but thank you Roxas.

[ It's really sweet. She'll then give a nod. ]

Yeah, I think they would. I hope he realizes people actually care now.

[ And won't let him choose the self sacrifice route. :< ]

How are you feeling? I know all of that was...

[ YOU KNOW NUTS ]

week 5 monday

[13thpromise]

[ After all of the hullabaloo, Roxas decided he was going to seek out a few people, and only a few of them. The meeting served as a great distraction from what plagued his mind, but he wanted to see how his friends were holding up... if the front was really anything but one.

If they were like him and feeling like falling to their knees.

He gave Cinque's door a knock. ]

[whirlingmace]

[ Falling to their knees or koala-ling people intensified is the same thing, right?

Opening the door and looking relieved when she sees it's Roxas. Reaching for his hand to pull him inside before she closes the door behind her.

Cinque looks tired, and there seems to be a small mound of moogle stuff piled on her bed. ]

Hey Roxy... are you okay?

[13thpromise]

[ Totally...probably.

Roxas gives a small noise of surprise when he's suddenly pulled in like that. He spots the moogle pile of stuff on her bed and then looks back at her. ]

Uh--yeah...

[ That was totally so bad that he kind of almost winces. Roxas is a bad liar news at 5, but he was going to ask her that so he also didn't have time to prepare himself for it. ]

I was just checking to see how you were doing.

[whirlingmace]

[ It's so bad, even she gets it. Shifting a bit to hug him instead. ]

It was a really bad one... but I'll be okay.

[ She's just making moogle lumps so it'll feel like someone is next to her. ]

Did you want to talk about it?

[13thpromise]

[ He let's her hug him, and even slowly wraps his arms around her, fingers carefully holding onto her tight as he listens to her speak. He doesn't know if he wants to talk about it at first, or at all - part of him doesn't and another part of him does.

...But, what's the point if he doesn't talk it over with someone? If he was here to lean his heart and ear to someone, maybe he should be prepared for someone else to do the same. ]

I came to see if you wanted to talk about yours, originally. But...

[ ...His feelings betray him though, because there's something wet sliding down his cheek. ]

It's so painful. Thinking about it hurts so much.

week 5: early morning ice cream friday

[whirlingmace]

[ Cinque is there in her pajamas from the sleepover and carrying a container of ice cream. It's not even the weekend yet, and she already looks like she's been crying. Knocking on the door ]

Hey Roxy?

[13thpromise]

[ Yeah, drowning their sorrows in ice cream sounds about right.

When Roxas opens the door, he'll notice that she looks like she's been tearing. He hasn't gotten there yet, but he definitely will before the night's end. He almost doesn't even notice the container, such has been...today's everything, really. ]

...want to come in?

[whirlingmace]

[ She gives a nod and then helps herself inside as soon as he lets her. ]

I thought ice cream sounded really good right now...

[ Turning the container towards him to show the name. It's Sea Salt. And opening it reveals it's the right color. ]

[13thpromise]

You're right.

[ Roxas kind of smiles a little at that. It's faint, and brief but he's glad that she considered it, even when the both of them feel like dirt. Though right after, he steps forward, and hugs her - kind of like in the way he remembers her doing.

He's really small however so he probably definitely doesn't knock her over for sure. ]

[whirlingmace]

[ She almost drops the ice cream at that. Wrapping an arm around him in return to give him a squeeze. ]

Mimi and Jojo deserved so much better...

[ And that's what gets her. They both were super nice... and then... ]