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[ Good afternoon, Johto. Y'might be greeted to an odd sight today as Xion's Gear comes alive thanks to Bell the Togekiss (who somehow has managed to work it despite not having any... arms, per se). ]

Hah! Yah!

[ Wooden Keyblade in hand, Xion's swinging at an invisible enemy like this. A jump, and she tries an air combo. Least she's not doing any of the fancy stuff she knows, and even if she could, her now human body would make it difficult to do so anyway.

But the expression on her face... and the amount of force it looks like she's putting into the swings... Someone hasn't had a good night nor sleep, that's for sure.

She stops when Axel the Typhlosion walks into view. Training time? Don't we all love some training time! Xion goes into a stance until Axel fires a spurt of bright, hot flames at her. Dodge roll, then she swings at his chest, but obviously makes sure she misses on purpose. She doesn't want to hurt him.

A minute or two of this passes, and somehow, Bahamut the Gible scampers into view. He bumps into the back of Xion's leg, making her stumble slightly, distracting her enough that she can't stop Axel from swiping her wooden Keyblade out of her hand. Clattering to the side and out of reach, Xion only has a few moments before Axel swipes at her again. Guess what happens when you take a Keyblade out of their wielder's hand? Especially when she can't summon it back...

No hand-to-hand experience, either. She tries to block the blow, but then he just... headbutts her. Bearing in mind Bahamut is still behind her, she tries to fall where she doesn't squish him.

Thud.

Xion: 0 | Axel: 1

She lets out a shuddering sigh, maybe a bit frustrated, but not at Axel or anything. At least Bahamut walked out unscathed as he comes up to her face and licks her cheek, but she doesn't move herself from the sandy floor. ]

I need to change this.

[ Seeing all this, Bell thinks the spectacle's over and shuts the feed. ]

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Training would go better if you actually had sleep.

[He could see right through that.]

[ Blinks, surprised he could easily tell. That, and... the familiarity again... It's strange, really. ]

... I couldn't help it.

Not only do you lose your concentration, you won't make much progress because your brain isn't fully awake.

[ ... his lecturing sounds oddly like... ] You sound like... [ Her face scrunches up before she shakes her head. ]

I just thought I needed something like this. [ And she did have a large bout of seashell gathering before this. What else could she do? ]

... sounds like?

Haven't it crossed your mind you need sleep though? Or is something stopping you from that?

It's nothing.

Sometimes I have these dreams... [ Like being stuck in a tube while her former boss is reconfiguring her to his schemes. ] I just have a bad time trying to sleep afterward.

[He looks a little confused but shrugs it off. His face softens to understanding though after a while.]

Nightmares. I see.

... I'm not really in the position to advice you then, since I get them sometimes too.

They're troublesome, aren't they? [ Tries a lighthearted tone, but she can't just hide the bit of frustration and tiredness behind it. It's nice to see someone understands, but she can't be sure if she's glad he also suffers through them. Despite this nagging in her head... he seems like a good guy. ]

Too troublesome sometimes.

... I might be hypocrite because I'm not following my own advice, but have you tried talking to your friends about it?

[ Shakes head. ] I don't want to worry them. The dreams... They're my own problem I should deal with.

... I guess I could sympathize with that.

Has it been occurring a lot?

Every once in a while.

Were there times you actually slept peacefully?

During something like this? ... No.

I was hoping there was.

In my case, sometimes, I find it easier to sleep after doing something before bed. Like meditating or talking to my friends. It... helps, at least, to keep the nightmares away. Maybe you can find something similar?

I think they got a little worse ever since the Shedinja incident.

I talk with them. I haven't tried meditating before, though.

Were you one of the victims?

I can teach you, if you want.

Yes.

I'd like that. [ Who is he again? ]

Alright. What's your name, by the way?

Xion. You are?

I'm Terra.

Nice to meet you, Terra.

Same as well.

Alright, Xion, I want you to think of one place where you have a pleasant memory of.

[ Thinks, then smiles to herself. ] Okay. There's really only one.

Is the memory clear in your mind?

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