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[ordalias]

[ She's been contemplating this, yes, ever since she got her ass handed back to her by Vanitas. She's lost, sure, many times in fact... but this one in particular... ]

How... when do you know you're strong? That you're not weak?

[ She might end that last sentence in a bitter hiss. Sure, she's lost, but when it involves her friends (and Pokemon), it becomes another thing. She couldn't beat Vanitas, came out even more battered, and well aware her appearance would worry friends. So lately she's been hanging around the roof of Goldenrod City's Department Store.

It sounds like she's going to say more, but whatever it is dissolves into a sigh and stops. ]

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

... I'll live.

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

[ She just hangs her head for a bit, not knowing what to do here for the moment.

Ah... ] Are you feeling better, though, Rise?

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

Me? Yeah, I'm fine. [ moving closer to look Xion over. ]

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

[ She stays silent as Rise walks closer, watching her. From the looks of things, Rise already knew Vanitas, or heard some things about him. She hoped Vanitas hadn't given her some trouble before, if that was okay. ]

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

... How'd this happen? Did he attack you?

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

I, well... we started arguing with each other because I found out he got into a fight with a friend of mine. Next thing I knew, we started fighting.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

And it ended like this.

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

Yeah. [ Hangs head. ]

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

Hey... he's a massive jerk, don't look like that.

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

Still. A friend of mine... she told me to watch out for him, but he didn't act as I'd thought he would. [ Oh, Kairi. ]

I just didn't listen.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

... Well, no helping it now. There's no use kicking yourself.

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

... So what should I do?

[ She gingerly rubs her left eye. Itchy... ]

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

Stay away from him, for now.

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

[ Nods. ] He can't stay like that, though.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

We'll figure out something.

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

[ She's quiet for a time, before looking back up at Rise. ]

Did he do something to you?

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

Me? No... but doing something to Sora is worse.

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

... Yeah, that. [ Thinking about what Vanitas said on that... makes her angry, hands curling into fists. ] He was laughing.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

Laughing...?

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

About what he did.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

That...

[ her eyes narrow and her fingers slowly curl into her palms. ] That jerk--

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

I broke his toes. [ She doesn't state it as though she's proud of it, though. ] For that.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

[ a little whistle; she's not too good at it. ] He deserved it.

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

Do you think... I should turn myself in, though?

[ Because Cecil did remind her that anything like breaking someone's bones should be warrant enough for an arrest. She pauses, then shakes her head. ]

I probably should.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

... Well, did he start it?