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[starshower]

Oh.

[She straightens, at attention now.]

I think I remember that. You'd mentioned your friend had shown up, and explained... something?

[That part is a little foggy, because that was indeed right when the fish appeared.]

[seasaltkeys]

Yeah, that whole deal. Then the fish showed up.

[And that kind of, reset the whole conversation. Worth it though.]

I was trying to explain. I don't remember where I left off.

[starshower]

Something about...

[Her brow furrows a bit as she chews slowly on a chocolate.]

Nobodies? I don't think you ever really managed to explain that.

[seasaltkeys]

Oh, yeah. Right.

[He lets out a half sigh, half laugh.]

It's a little bit complicated. If you've got the time.

[starshower]

I've got time, yeah.

[The bar is relatively quiet at this time of day, with only a few customers already with their food and drinks.]

I'm listening, if you wanna talk about it.

[He'd given the impression that things were complicated between him and his friend, so maybe talking it out with someone else will help?]

[seasaltkeys]

[If only it were that easy, but he's figuring it out. Slowly.]

Well, I guess the easiest way to start is that Sora's here. And he's my Other.

[Sounding like it's pronounced with a capital O]

You ever hear of monsters called Heartless?

[starshower]

Ah, right. That was the other word that you used...

[And she'd felt a little pang in her chest about it, though she can't say whether she was right or wrong to—she had no idea what it meant.]

But no, can't say that I have.

[seasaltkeys]

Good. It's good that you haven't.

[The less people have heard of Heartless, the better in Roxas's opinion. It means they haven't spread to all the Worlds.]

But, they're monsters, and they can steal a person's Heart.

[starshower]

[Her hand immediately and instinctively goes to her chest.]

You mean... like really steal it? Tear it out of their chest kind of steal it?

[seasaltkeys]

Yeah. Basically that.

But it's like, not like the organ. More like...who you are.

[There's no blood, it's only got an E rating.]

[starshower]

[She had a feeling that was the sort of thing that he might have meant, and she's not sure which is worse.]

... So the person that they take it from loses who they are? What happens to them after that?