~Six ♥ Hearts~

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[Naminé appears, buried in a book and humming quietly to herself. She's dressed quite differently, though: a blue and white jumper-style dress with a matching blue ribbon in her hair. Despite her best efforts to appear cheerful, though, she just looks a little... distracted, like there's something seriously bothering her just beneath the surface.

With a sigh, she closes the book and holds it to her chest, staring dreamily off into the distance.]

((OoC: Why yes, Naminé is going through an experiment! Have her as the first of hopefully several Disney princess guest appearances!))

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[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[... something about this is Not Quite Right.]

Naminé?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She turns to him and smiles.]

Bonjour, Roxas!

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[?____?]

Bonjour...?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[Whatever was bothering her before is pushed aside, for now. Her smile brightens a little.]

How are you today? [And then, she actually notices his confusion.] Is something wrong?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Um... I'm good. Just a little confused, I guess.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

Confused? [Cute little headtilt!] Why's that?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Well, I've.. never heard you say "bonjour" before, for one...

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[Blink!]

Um, are you sure? Why wouldn't I say bonjour?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Because... you don't. Why would you say it?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She giggles a little, though she's slowly becoming just as confused as Roxas.]

It's a proper greeting. Why wouldn't I greet someone, especially you? ... What do you think I say?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

"Hello" usually works. Or "hi".

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess. But usually... [She trails off, trying to think back... then just shakes her head. It isn't that important anyway, right?]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Usually... what, Naminé?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Axel freezes... then smiles awkwardly.]

Hey... Naminé.

[lamb_of_gold]

Hello, Naminé.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

[Well that's a bit different from usual. But it's not like it's that strange of an outfit or anything.] Hi Namine!

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

I just thought I always said that, that's all. [She tries to smile again.] It's no big deal.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

Bonjour, Axel. [She waves, smiling.] How are you today?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Great. Just great.

... Nice dress.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

I've never heard you say it before. Or... wear anything like that, either. [Now he's starting to get worried.]

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She smiles and waves.] Bonjour. Good to see you again.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

Hm? [She looks down, wondering if anything is really different. Doesn't she always wear this dress?]

Oh... thank you. It isn't any different, though.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

Ah, Shun! [She waves] Bonjour! How are you?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[... yeah. Apparently this must be some kind of experiment. He frowns... maybe there's no more to it than the costume.]

What are you reading?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[As is Naminé, who just gives him a slightly concerned frown.]

Are you... sure?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[Her smile returns, brighter than before.]

It's my absolute favorite book! Would you believe, I've actually borrowed it from the bookseller so often that today, he told me that I could have it! [She looks like she's just shy of physically bouncing up and down.]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Yeah. [Nod!] I'm positive.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She has no idea how to respond other than to shake her head slowly, looking away briefly to think. When she looks back up at him, she's back to smiling a little, though it's only serving to cover her worry.]

It's alright. I usually wear this dress, but maybe the color is fading by now. Or something. Ah, I don't know that it matters much. Clothes don't make the person, after all. Right?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Looks down at his own super awesome magic clothes, then slowly tilts his head back up and nods.] I guess not... Still, something seems a little off. Are you sure you aren't maybe coming down with something?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She nods a few times.]

I'm perfectly well. [She puts a wrist to her forehead, just in case.] No fever...

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Huh...

[He sits next to her and tries to peer at her book.] What's that?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

It's my favorite story! [She smiles, excited.] The bookseller gave it to me after I asked if I could borrow it again. Can you believe it? He said that if I loved it this much, then it was mine. [She laughs a little.]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Takes a minute to just... run through all the Twilight Towners he knows and figure out who she's talking about.] Right. That was... nice of him. What story is it, again?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

This one! [She holds up the book so that he can see the title which the movie never gives, dammit :|]

The one with the prince in disguise... and the sword fights, the magic spells...! [She looks so cute all starry-eyed like that]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

... Oh. I don't know if I've heard of that one before.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She giggles a little.]

Well, I've already read it twice. You could borrow it, if you'd like?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I'd have time to read a book right now...

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

Oh. Yes, I guess that's true.

You must have so much fun on your adventures, Roxas. I'm a little jealous, you know? All I have is this provincial town...

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[/GUILT]

W-well, it's not all fun and games...!

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

I know. [She bites her lip.] But don't worry about it. Papa needs me, after all.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

... Papa?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[Blink!]

Um. Yes? My... father?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Don't think I've heard you call him that before, either...

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

... [She shakes her head emphatically.] Roxas, what's going on?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

I don't know, Naminé. Things aren't adding up.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She looks at the ground, confused and a little worried.]

Maybe I should go back home. Papa needs me right now anyway. And maybe when I come back here, things will add up again.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

That was nice of him. What's it about? Fairy tales?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She nods] A bit, yes. Magic, sword fights, ships, a prince in disguise... it's really great!

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Sounds kinda familiar.