♛ 4th Curious Thought [Video]

[madcuriosity]

Why would someone choose to go grey?

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[key_illusion]

How is it confusing?

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[madcuriosity]

We're brought to Asgard to stop people from being grey but we can go grey if we take off our bracelets. And the guards help us... but how is it they aren't grey themselves?

And why, Emmy, do you always write to me instead of speaking? [Because she has so many questions but she simply isn't a fast typist on these strange devices.]

[key_illusion]

They were probably grey to begin with, but now they're more colorful since they've interacted with Travelers.

It's good practice, isn't it? [But he'll relent, switching to Audio under the filter:]

I guess I just prefer writing to talking on most days. I made it a habit to pretend I was mute once, so I was always typing on my bracelet.

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[madcuriosity]

Typing on this strange device isn't really helping with my writing though.

And you pretended to be mute? Whatever for? You aren't going to suddenly start pretending with me, are you?

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[key_illusion]

No, you don't have to worry about that. It was actually to protect someone else from knowing my identity.

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[madcuriosity]

Protect someone? Protect who?

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[key_illusion]

Well...it might sound weird, but I didn't want Roxas knowing who I was.

[There's a bit of a pause, then sadly:] He left about a month ago, so you won't be able to meet him.

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[madcuriosity]

How... could your twin not know who you are?

It... oh, Emmy I'm so sorry. It's alright, though.

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[key_illusion]

It's...okay. I'm still sad that he's gone though. [And this is the only time he's actually said that, even if it goes much deeper. Like he's had a piece of himself ripped away, and he knows what Roxas will go through once he returns to the fake Twilight Town.]

We're twins, but we're not really related by birth. He never knew about me, and I didn't want to scare him because I came from a future point in time compared to his. We were never really meant to meet in the first place, but somehow he became my first friend, and I tried to help him with his problems.

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[madcuriosity]

Would you like to come by? I could give you a very big hug to try and make you feel better?

Is he a step brother then? That sounds... so sad, to never meet your brother. Emmy, I'm so sorry.

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[key_illusion]

A step brother? No...It's much more complicated than that. My world is very, very complicated to begin with. [There's a pause, then:]

But sure, I'll come over for a hug. I can explain it a little more too, but you have to promise to keep it a secret, okay?

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[madcuriosity]

Then... how are you twins but not related? [Color her confused.]

And eee! Frabjous! I'm so glad. [Because any chance to see Emmy is a nice one.]

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[key_illusion]

[It's kind of nice to see her so excited. He needs a little more happiness in his life, although this story he's going to give her won't be exactly pleasant.]

I'll tell you when I see you. Are you in your room?

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[madcuriosity]

Mmhmm! You might get to meet the older Miss Alice too!

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[key_illusion]

[Oh, they've met. A long time ago during the Darkness' reign.]

I'll see you soon then.

[Probably sooner than what would be expected since ??? has already set up his hidden Teleport system around Asgard. So there will be a knock on Alice's door when he arrives.]

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[madcuriosity]

[Alice opens the door to her room and when she sees ??? she's very quick to hug him tight.]

[key_illusion]

[Even if he's not human currently, he's able to overlook the slight discomfort of physical contact in order to return the hug.]

Hey, sorry it's been awhile.

[madcuriosity]

It's been since the festival, naughty knight. [She pulled him inside her room of the house, smiling brightly.]

[key_illusion]

I know, I know. I've just been down because I miss Roxas...Another friend of mine left around the time he did too. [Following then, he'll take a look around the room curiously once he steps inside.]

So I didn't really want to bother anyone with that.

[madcuriosity]

I forgive you. [Her room is the same as any other apartment except that her room is clearly that of a seven year old girl. Her pillows are soft pastel colors and there are stuffed animals on the bed. Her drawings are all over on paper. It's clean but lived in.]

Well... you can come bother me. If you're feeling sad I can be with you and hold your hand.

[key_illusion]

[It's much more lived in than his room looks, but he's also been packing to move to Odin's district as well.]

Alright, I'll keep that in mind. [Even if he isn't one for showing others that he's hurting, but she gets a soft smile nonetheless.]

So about the story about Roxas and me, you have to keep it a secret, okay? It's also...kind of sad, so if you want me to stop, I will.

[madcuriosity]

[She pulls him to the bed and sits him down, sitting beside him and holding his hand.]

I hope you do. And it's a promise, a- ah! An oath, to my knight. I won't tell anyone.

[key_illusion]

[???'s fine with being herded over to the bed and doesn't mind holding her hand.]

First off, both Roxas and I aren't exactly human. We were both created different ways, but he's more human than I am. He has a human body and experiences things a lot like a human would. I was created afterwards by different means as very limited-purpose existence. So I don't have a human body, even if it looks like it.

[madcuriosity]

You're... not human? But... you look and... you even act human. If you aren't human, what are you then?

[key_illusion]

It's kind of hard to explain, but back in the world I lived in, I was considered an illusion. I've grown a lot now, but when I first arrived here I was sort of programmed a certain way that I had trouble interacting with others. Just existing here wasn't something that should be possible for me.

[He gives her hand a little squeeze as he continues.]

But for a better comparison, you could say I'm more like a photograph or a book. I'm a documentation of Roxas-- his memories, actually. I was made as a copy of Roxas to play a certain role in my world. So, when I met Roxas, I didn't him to know that I was him. His past and his future, in a way. My original always had a rough time while he was still around, and the point that he had come from to Asgard was particularly hard to deal with.