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firstnothing[Audio only. The voice is a rather pleasant baritone.]
Good evening, denizens of this new world, human and pokemon alike. I am Xemnas. Perhaps there will be a few of you who recognize such a name.
[His pleasant tone never wavers; there's almost no emotional inflection at all.] This is a world I know little of. I have studied the information I have been able to find, and this little foal has been very dutiful in attempting to aid me in that search. [At this, there is a small, cheerful-sounding "Blitz!" in the background.]
If one could supply further information, or where to find it, I would be ... grateful. But tell me, countless unknown strangers, is it truly so that the humans of this world avoid combat in favor of asking their pokemon to do it for them? My small friend here seems incapable of fighting anything much tougher than a tumbleweed- [A protesting whinny this time.] -and yet I am to rely on it for my defense against all this strange world might strike with?
[It's thoughtfully said, as if this 'Xemnas' has no investment in the question or possible answers.]
[OOC: yeah I stole the sample post off my app. ;_; guilty.]
Good evening, denizens of this new world, human and pokemon alike. I am Xemnas. Perhaps there will be a few of you who recognize such a name.
[His pleasant tone never wavers; there's almost no emotional inflection at all.] This is a world I know little of. I have studied the information I have been able to find, and this little foal has been very dutiful in attempting to aid me in that search. [At this, there is a small, cheerful-sounding "Blitz!" in the background.]
If one could supply further information, or where to find it, I would be ... grateful. But tell me, countless unknown strangers, is it truly so that the humans of this world avoid combat in favor of asking their pokemon to do it for them? My small friend here seems incapable of fighting anything much tougher than a tumbleweed- [A protesting whinny this time.] -and yet I am to rely on it for my defense against all this strange world might strike with?
[It's thoughtfully said, as if this 'Xemnas' has no investment in the question or possible answers.]
[OOC: yeah I stole the sample post off my app. ;_; guilty.]
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Date: 2013-07-22 11:37 pm (UTC)I prefer to not rely completely on others for my own wellbeing. Trust poorly placed can lead to disaster. What form of loopholes do you speak of? What enforces such foolish seeming laws?
[Evolution he's heard of. Read a little about. It brought about more power, and that would be useful, but until then..
In the background, there's a clatter of impatient hoof-dancing and a snort.]
My small companion seems displeased at the idea.
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Date: 2013-07-23 12:07 am (UTC)[Oh, he hears that snorting, and he chuckles at the sound.]
Displeased at what, though? You not playing by the rules or it having to fight?
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Date: 2013-07-23 12:13 am (UTC)The weapons ban is on sharp objects and projectiles alone?
[Not that his own favored weapons were sharp anyway but it was so ridiculously arbitrary that it was really, really irritating.
The realization that it was actually irritating stops Xemnas for a few minutes; the pause may well be sudden and strange. When he speaks again his tone is pleasantly neutral once more.]
She very much wishes to fight, if her behavior is any indication. Thus either she is far more obliging to the law than I am, or she is displeased that I don't wish to rely on her. While she can understand me, I'm afraid understanding her has been much more troublesome.
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Date: 2013-07-23 01:35 am (UTC)[As the months go by, Riku becomes more and more irritated with the waepons ban, really. He's become far more focused on honing in his own strength, and it's clear through his tone that he's unhappy about the subject.]
As for your Pokémon, you can still let her fight without becoming reliant. Let her beat up some Pidgeys, Rattata, stuff like that. Weekly training ought to pacify her, and you don't have to sit on the sidelines while it happens.
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Date: 2013-07-23 01:48 am (UTC)[He could fight without blades or projectiles. A good, solid baseball bat would do fine, if he chanced upon one. Xemnas was practical enough to eschew something more elegant when simple brute force would do.]
Hm. Very well. I am certain such things are in the vicinity, it's simply a matter of finding them. Will that suit you, then?
[Something in his voice suggests Xemnas doesn't mean the last for Riku, which is demonstrated fairly easily by the skip of small hooves and cheerful burble of a pleased blitzle.
..And yet it's a puzzle. Why is Riku of all people being so helpful? Xemnas won't refuse the aid, but it does make him wonder. Asking may well forgo such unexpected assistance, and nothing he's been told so far went contrary to simple sense or what he'd heard from others. Was it the keyblade master's method of extending an olive branch, or something else..?]
It seems my small friend and I will be doing some hunting soon, then. How peculiar, to take an equine as one might a predator..
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Date: 2013-07-23 03:19 am (UTC)[The Rockets brought in from the outside are ruthless. He has no idea how they compare to the natives, but given the incompetence of the police, he doubts they're more than bumbling baddies.]
And believe me when I say any Pokémon can take on a predatory battle role. Even living ice cream cones; it's all in how you train them up. If you're shooting for a full team, it helps to have different roles.
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Date: 2013-07-23 03:25 am (UTC)[Like .. the Organization. Though here they might not be much trouble at all, given the public goal of gaining hearts. No, they'd have those..
The irony of Riku warning Xemnas about foreign people from other worlds doing terrible harm is not escaping Xemnas at all. Fantastic self control means he's not laughing about it. And then something's said that just drains all belief right out of his voice. All of it.]
Living icecream cones. I do intend to acquire a variety of elements once I am certain what they are. However ... Living .. snacks are not part of this plan. Does such a thing truly exist?
[He sounds a bit skeptical and honestly, who can blame him?]
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Date: 2013-07-23 03:45 am (UTC)[Plus, they've got Cobra Commander on their side, and he's just ridiculous.
And as for the ice cream, Riku snickers...]
And yes, they exist. Just look up Vanillite and see for yourself.
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Date: 2013-07-23 03:52 am (UTC)I see. I will keep them in mind. [Let them try to strike fear into his 'heart'.
... and by the bit of beeping going on quietly, he really is checking out this Vanillite thing. It's just too unbelievable. Electric horses he could grasp, but moving icecream was something very different. After a long, long pause, he responds, a frown audible in his voice.]
Is there anything stranger than this in this world? I'd prefer to not get blindsided in the field.
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Date: 2013-07-23 03:56 am (UTC)[It's... stupid, yes, but that's how it works.]
Oh, and there are Pokémon that look like letters, a ghost that can possess appliances, birds without wings that can somehow still fly. The list goes on.
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Date: 2013-07-23 04:10 am (UTC)Don't help that guy!
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Date: 2013-07-23 04:12 am (UTC)I don't see the big deal, Sora. He's a newbie, I know my way around this place. Is that really so bad?
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Date: 2013-07-23 04:14 am (UTC)Private
Date: 2013-07-23 04:17 am (UTC)[...Okay, that does sound kinda foreboding.]
Wait, does this have anything to do with that exam you told me about? I remember you saying stuff about darkness and a second sleep...
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Date: 2013-07-23 04:21 am (UTC)Private
Date: 2013-07-23 05:17 pm (UTC)Private
Date: 2013-07-23 05:20 pm (UTC)There's a lot of stuff I don't bring up because you probably wouldn't believe it or get upset.
[ a little laugh. ]
I'm not shaking you or anything about it and now you know. So... Yeah.
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Date: 2013-07-23 05:35 pm (UTC)[He groans.]
But it's not like I can do anything about it.
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Date: 2013-07-23 04:15 am (UTC)[Very strange.]
It seems there's more to come to grips with than I originally assumed. Banned weapons, animal pitfights, intelligent animal pitfights at that, mobile icecream and attack alphabet--
[A pause.]
Do you know precisely what brings individuals to this place?
[Sora's interference: unknown but completely, utterly unsurprising.]
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Date: 2013-07-23 04:18 am (UTC)[Riku pauses for a few moments before he answers Xemnas' question. After all, it's one he doesn't fully understand the answer to yet.]
And no, nobody really knows what brings us here. They just show up out of the blue with no rhyme or reason. There isn't even any set trend to who pops up.
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Date: 2013-07-23 04:21 am (UTC)I have noticed the background music. It changes from location to location. Presumably there is no way to shut it off outright.
[And yet in spite of almost-asking if it's possible, it didn't really seem high on his to-do list. Irritating? Yes. Tolerable: Also yes.]
It's unfortunate that it is an unknown method. Leaving is likewise unknown, I assume. Few speak of being able to leave as something they can control, from what I have heard. One must... make the best of it.
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Date: 2013-07-23 05:33 pm (UTC)[It's kinda silly. He wishes the music stations had more variety to them, but alas.]
Leaving's pretty much impossible, though. You can wait around and maybe you'll slip free, but it's just as random as whether or not you'll show up in the first place.
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Date: 2013-07-23 06:35 pm (UTC)[Leaving being an impossibility.. somehow not surprising. Xemnas wasn't sure he'd want to leave just yet regardless. After all, he should be dead. Or he should be Xehanort, if he's dead and so is his Heartless. And yet here he was, without the necessity of toying with timelines..
A thing to consider later. Escape might not be ideal, for the time being.]
Hm. I won't make plans for it, then. The whims of the worlds are not so easily controlled by mere mortals, after all. I suppose it's time I try to recall how to live as a human being once more. Your assistance ... especially the stupidity of this world's laws on weaponry ... has been invaluable.
[audio]
Date: 2013-07-23 09:42 pm (UTC)[That's interesting. Very, very interesting...]
And no sweat about the help; I've been here for years, so I know my way around.
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Date: 2013-07-23 10:51 pm (UTC)No.
[Better a Nobody than a Heartless.]
Mm. Nevertheless, it is all very useful things to know. Much of which may have led to difficulty otherwise.
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