realityshifted | ☇ 06 | Never seem to get away.

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☇ 06 | Never seem to get away.

[Why she went there was beyond her, but it was impulse and when she showed up on the Plane, Haibara did not stop moving until she was sitting in the abandoned stands of the Coliseum. With her backpack in tow and lying beside her, she pulled her knees to her chest. With the exception of her Eevee companion trying to nudge her leg in comfort, she assumed she was alone.

In fact, she barely acknowledged the animal to begin with. It was obvious to see that she was panicking between her wide-eyed stare and mumbling.]

It can't be. It's not possible.

[ooc: The change in her reality now being addressed, finally. The chemical lab facility that she owned while working for the Organization that had been originally destroyed was restored.]

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[Satoshi sees the state she is in, and that catches his attention. If nothing else, he knows that Ai isn't this emotional most of the time. He isn't sure she wants company, so he steps up a few of the Coliseum's stands until he's close enough to be heard, but far enough not to bother her.]

Haibara.

[At first she didn't hear him. With her mind preoccupied like this she could have gone on not even knowing someone was there with her. It wasn't until she felt the nose of her Eevee prod her leg repeatedly did she look to the animal before noticing Satoshi.]

... Hiwatari.

Edited 2010-09-06 06:38 (UTC)

[It's a few quick steps to be up the rows and onto her level. Fortunately, he doesn't have his possum with him, so that's one less thing to get in the way. And for a moment, he says nothing.]

Are they okay?

[Because for some reason, his first thought goes to those people that Ai asked him to protect.]

[With a small nod of her head she lessens the hug she has on herself, but the insecurities and troubled expression remained.]

They're fine.

[He nods, glad for that, and then something occurs to him. It's not the right idea, but, well, he tries.]

Is your pet sick?

[This time she shakes her head and even her furry companion makes a chipper 'oooowiee' to proclaim it's good health.]

Nothing like that. It's--

[She pauses suddenly, hesitating with her answer. Admitting to the sudden danger that had showed up in her reality was not something she thought to be the concern of anyone but her own.]

[Satoshi seems to consider this. But he has his own secrets to keep. He shoves his hands into his pockets and sighs.]

The library is a nicer place to rest.

[Looking down, hands gripping her knees, Ai doesn't appear to look like she was going to be moving anytime soon.]

I don't need to rest. I need a plan.

You can't plan when you're not thinking right.

There is nothing wrong with my thinking or judgment.

You're emotional.

It's not effecting my judgment.

Edited 2010-09-07 01:44 (UTC)

I didn't tell you it was.

[Ai jumped to that conclusion on her own. Which, by Satoshi's reasoning, means she feels it about herself.]

[And there goes slip-up number one. Mentally kicking himself the girl refuses to look up.]

... Resting won't make any difference. It has no bearing on the changes in my world.

[so that's what it is.]

While you're here, the changes won't get worse.

That change has to be reversed somehow.

Was it with someone here?

[Shakes her head.]

[rather than asking what, he thinks about this for a bit] I was told that closeness and time made a merger between people. I haven't heard about another type.

It wasn't a merger that happened. Something that was destroyed was suddenly restored over night.

If you can find the first reports of its renewed existence, you might be able to trace it back to an event here.

[Unfortunatey Cally has no concept of being alone, and shall be curiously perching besides her.]

Hey, Ai ain't it?

[The last thing she wanted was company but she doesn't do anything save for avoiding eye contact as she grips her hands tightly.]

It is.

Are...

[She hesitates for a moment, noting the lack of eye contact... And then forces herself to go on.]

Are ya alright? You look a bit panicky.

[A redhead pops up a few yards away.]

Whoa, hey, you okay?

[Axel has a bad habit of appearing out of nowhere, especially in places where lots of shadows are present. He's dressed in his adventuring clownsuit best, along with a pair of red Converse. Apparently he was languishing by the edge of the ring but now he's moving toward the broken Ai.]

[Clearly Ai has the traditional neon-lit "BOTHER, BOTHER" sign magically hanging over her head. Being so wrapped up in her fear-induced thoughts it took her a moment to react to the sudden company. While her Eevee tried to climb onto her lap she looked up at Axel befere instantly looking away.]

It's nothing.

[Clearly! It's just revenge for all those times he wanted to angst by himself but Roxas found him.]

If there's one thing I've learned, when people say "it's nothing" they really mean "it's something". You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, though. [He darts to another subject effortlessly.] What's your favorite thing to drink? Tea? You always looked like a tea kind of person.

[One day she will find her own means to revenge.

But for now she'll have to settle with the fact that she won't be alone no matter where she goes. Which is why she's attempting to take slow breathes in order to calm herself.] I don't need anything.

[It's not you, Axel. It's her. Really.]

Edited 2010-09-10 04:18 (UTC)

[The dweebish smile slowly fades from his face as he watches her mood worsen. He stands there, staring down at her, for what seems like an eternity. And then without even asking, he slips off his coat and sets it across her shoulders. It's warm and surprisingly fluffy on the inside, not to mention it smells faintly like cinnamon, woodsmoke and whatever big brother hugs smell like.]

... hey.

[Have a sweet smile that's barely more than a curve of his lips.]

It'll turn out.

[She had had a sister and now a sister-like figure in her life, but never a brother. At first she wasn't exactly sure how to react by this gesture, turning her gaze upwards at him. The hood of his coat fallen on her head which almost seemed to swallow it. But she could still see him and for a brief second that fear was replaced with genuine surprise.

Instinctively a hand curled around the coat as she tugged it just a little closer. The scent was comforting as the clothing enveloped her like a security blanket.]

It... isn't that simple.

It's only complicated if you want it to be.

[He sits beside her.]

You have something you're working toward, right? And this thing is in the way. You can either ignore it until it eats you up and something bad happens, or... you can acknowledge it's there, work around it, and keep going. Easier said than done, I know, but...

[He stares down at his hands.]

I think dealing face-to-face with what had me freaked out was the best thing I've ever done. I guess that's not hard, considering how I'm not really a great guy, but it's important to me and that's what matters.

[The hood slipped down over her eyes when her head titled downwards. She was trying to hide again. It was how she always reacted to things that were too much for her.]

It's too dangerous. I can't face it otherwise it could be the end of everything.

Yeah, it feels like that. [He reaches over and tugs the hood back a little so that she can see his smile.] I broke the world once. Almost broke the universe, too. Point is... it's in your head. If you come at it from the right angle and with the right state of mind, nothing can take you down.

I mean that.

[She looked up at him but no matter how much she studied his expression, she had a feeling that he wasn't lying.]

... What happened?

[He rests his elbows on his knees and looks down.]

When I was a little kid, I was obsessed with a door that wouldn't open. I knew there was something beyond it. I felt it. I had dreams about it. But no matter how many times I went to that haunted house, I couldn't get it open. So I started to think about other worlds. Ones that weren't just beyond that door. Maybe... maybe there was a way that we could travel. Get out of that tiny little town we called home.

We actually started building something. I didn't even think it'd work. When it was almost done, a big storm came and sat right on top of the town and wouldn't let up the rain. I didn't sleep well, obviously, and I guess I was a little worried about my friends. It was just like I'd seen in dreams. And then... a voice told me that if I opened the door in the mansion, I could help save my world and the universe. Darkness was coming with that storm, and if no one did anything... we'd all die.

Well. I wasn't about to let that happen.

I went to the haunted mansion, and to my surprise, I could open the door. I thought I could protect my friends if I did it, y'know? But the darkness swallowed me instead. It... swallowed everything. The people who lived there were thrown to different corners of the universe.

I lost my best friends, just 'cause I hadn't thought things through. That door was just the beginning. Basically, I triggered the only thing keeping our world safe, and then I made Roxas the one to save it all.

It got worse. I became a pawn. Trying to do the right thing even though I was on the wrong side really doesn't work. I almost killed him... and Naminé, too. [he shakes his head] I did so much more harm than good. Those two meant everything to me and I just made it worse every time I tried to help.

It's so hard to get out of that mindset. It took me a year... a year and a half, maybe. I don't think I'm completely out of that mindset yet, but I'm traveling with Roxas now and trying to fix all the stuff I broke. It's the scariest thing I ever did-- finding Roxas and going with him. I could've kept helping from the shadows like I was, but after everything we went through together, I couldn't live like that... But I don't regret coming with him. Not at all. I'm a stronger person 'cause of it.

That's why you gotta face the things that terrify you the most, Ai. You won't ever be able to be yourself if ya don't. You can't even look yourself in the mirror with that kinda thing looming behind you.

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.... damn it that's adorable fnsadkfnskjdanka.

I know. ;______; Axel, friend to children everywhere.

Best psuedo-brother figure ever. ;^; <3 <3 <3

fjklsjdflf ;;

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