un: r0xas; text (forward-dated to a week into the interlude)

[seasaltkeys]

[It's been about a week into preparations for what can only be considered the final battle. And Roxas has been busy, training, preparing, reconnecting. There's been, a lot of thinking on his part, on a lot of things. Memories mostly, and the relics, and everything that's led to this moment. Bonds as well.

Maybe it's because he can feel them now, more than ever. That new source of magic for them all. And he kind of needs to say something.

The message gets typed and deleted and retyped a lot before he finally sends it.]

So...I've been thinking a lot. About everything.

Kind of hard not to, I guess.

But the thing is...and some of you probably know, before all this started, I was pretty alone. And unwanted.

Coming here changed that.

I don't know what's gonna happen or anything like that, so before anything does I really just wanted to say thanks.

I'm really glad you're all my friends.

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un: belladonna | text

[gambolshroud]

Roxas...

I know how you once felt. I used to feel that way, too- but you're one of the reasons I've never felt that way here. Thank you for being my friend. We're all lucky to have you.

[seasaltkeys]

[The response might take a while. Roxas might be brushing away some tears.]

I. I'm really glad for that. That we're friends.

Not that, you had to go through something similar.

[gambolshroud]

So am I- and it won't change anytime soon.

You'll never have to feel that way again.

[seasaltkeys]

[It say says a lot that Roxas is a lot more willing to believe that these days.]

Good...because it kind of sucked.

I don't want to lose any of these bonds.

[gambolshroud]

It did suck. I don’t miss those days, and I’m sorry you ever had to feel that way.

We won’t lose the bonds we’ve formed here. They’re too strong to be broken that easily.

[seasaltkeys]

Yeah. Our hearts will always remember.

I think I'm finally starting to figure out what that means.

[gambolshroud]

That's right. Memories are in more than just our minds. There's no spell or monster that can ever take them away from us for good, not really.

[That's what she wants to believe.]

[seasaltkeys]

Yeah. Even being stuck in an illusion world for a year couldn't take them away entirely.

Even if that wasn't really the point.

[gambolshroud]

Exactly. So whatever's next for all of us, we'll tackle that too. Nothing has been able to keep us down so far.

[seasaltkeys]

We did get most of the relics in the end, after all. And we're all still standing.