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[whatagoodgirl]

[Nakama's not looking quite so sickly the next time she appears on the network feed - she's been getting treatments from Dr. Watson that are at least resting her body, if not her mind. There's a figure behind her as well, hair slightly and unevenly shorn but still recognisable as Karuika Mirel. He's not exactly hiding, but it's clear that she's in charge of this post.]

Hello, everyone. Karu had an idea for another event we could do ourselves, just as travelers, and I wanted to run it past everybody and see what you thought.

If we find a good spot, we could light a controlled bonfire - sort of to represent the gift that light was to us recently - and people could write down any of their worries and concerns and throw them into the fire. I'm sure we've all got things still weighing on our mind, and it would be a way to purge yourself of them and move on.

[She glances behind her, murmuring under her breath.] Was that alright?

Perfect, Nakama. [His voice is warm and encouraging. He adjusts the red headband covering his usually obvious ears and turns to address the network himself:] Is this something transients -- ah, travelers -- would attend? I plan to string lights around the city. With any luck, they will become colored lights by the end of the night.

Think of it as rebirth.

So just let us know, okay? Thank you for listening.

((ooc: replies may come from one or both of them! If you're mean to Karu, you're guaranteed to get a Nakama, though.))

Comments

[whatagoodgirl]

Yeah, and I'm one of the people who won't stand back and watch someone be rude to a friend of mine because he wanted to try and help people.

[key_illusion]

You don't help people by forcing your views on them.

Or is it?

[This one's for her.]

[whatagoodgirl]

That is so unbelieveable coming from you.

[key_illusion]

Hey, I'm not in control of your thoughts. I just put out suggestions for you to think on.

[whatagoodgirl]

Being able to read someone's mind is bad enough, but actually putting things into people's heads

You have to be a really awful person to be given that power and actually use it. Especially on the basis of one bad conversation. I've had some cruel things done to me, but nothing matches that.

[key_illusion]

You know what? I don't mind playing the bad guy. Do you think I regret what I did to you? No. I would've liked better results though.

[whatagoodgirl]

You won't scare me away from him. So you can stop trying.

[key_illusion]

Wow, you still don't get it.

I'm not scaring you away from him, I'm trying to keep you from messing things up.

[whatagoodgirl]

It's all the same, though, isn't it? I support him in what he wants, and you don't like that. But you know what? That's what friends do. You may find that surprising, but it's true.

[key_illusion]

And friends don't let other friends do dangerous things when they know it's a bad idea.

I'm fine with him getting some of his memories back, but getting all of them back would mess him up more than BOTH OF YOU know.

You're supporting him in the wrong way.

[whatagoodgirl]

I don't know anything. You and Namine are both so vague and tight-lipped that I can only follow what Roxas feels is right. I'm trapped in a no-win situation with you.

[key_illusion]

Maybe it's because there's nothing good to say.

If you don't know anything, don't try to remind him of everything.

[whatagoodgirl]

How can I remind him of things I don't even know? Now you're not even making any sense. It's not like I can tell him everything and am just choosing not to. I don't know either. I'm just supporting him, I keep telling you that.

[key_illusion]

Then don't support him.

[whatagoodgirl]

Don't be supportive of my best friend and boyfriend. That's your answer.

[key_illusion]

I can't believe you're really this dense.

But fine, keep supporting something that's going to destroy him in the end.

[whatagoodgirl]

Why should I even believe someone who attacked my mind instead of just talking to me about this? Yeah, we talked once and it went badly. But you could've tried again instead of doing that.

[key_illusion]

Because I know Roxas better than you do, and I've already seen how it's affected him before.

Also, I don't like you. And no matter what you think, I was addressing this post for what "Karu" meant rather than talking to you.

[whatagoodgirl]

That much is obvious. But the fact that you went after me instead of trying to reach an understanding shows how much you know about friendship and trying to help someone. I trust you about as much as you trust me right now.

[key_illusion]

Fine, but don't complain if he becomes a different person because of it.

[He doesn't want to have an argument about friendship over his original of all people.]

[whatagoodgirl]

Fine.

[And the feed is cut.]