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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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[voice]

[shellderkillder.livejournal.com]

... Yes.

[Though it certainly wasn't with the same goal Xion has in mind.]

[voice]

[ordalias.livejournal.com]

And for how long?

[voice]

[shellderkillder.livejournal.com]

Over the span of... many years.

[voice]

[ordalias.livejournal.com]

I guess that's it, then. I need to have more experience, and maybe... hmm.

[voice]

[shellderkillder.livejournal.com]

"Maybe"?

[voice]

[ordalias.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'll know better if... if I fall into another situation like that.

[ That "if" should really be a "when." ]

[voice]

[shellderkillder.livejournal.com]

...

Good luck, young miss.

[voice]

[ordalias.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Oh, I don't think I got your name before-- I'm Xion.

[voice]

[shellderkillder.livejournal.com]

[Huh. He's heard stranger names here.] My name is John Doe.

[voice]

[ordalias.livejournal.com]

John... Doe? Okay. It was nice talking with you, John Doe.