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[ It's the morning and Xion dreams.

It's all vague, really. Images with little discernible familiarity. Doesn't mean that some of them don't. She dreams of a boy with short, red hair; of two short swords of black and white. She dreams of... Lightning-- in armor. She dreams of speaking with someone blonde - Namine? - but the sounds are jumbled, but she can hear clashing of steel and armor grating, and red-

-she dreams of Axel. Chakrams wreathed in flames coming at her. His grin- "Got it memorized?" There's Roxas, and the times they ate ice cream together. The last time they did. "This is why I was created."

Created, and yet she looks like Kairi. Ah, Kairi. She dreams of the time they spoke. Friends disappear. Friends are disappearing. Sora disappears; Sora comes back. That's right, she was created to absorb power-

"You were always a failure to begin with."

She was defeated. She couldn't win. "--sham. Worthless." There's a feeling of hopelessness and despair. It's a different scenario, but the feeling is the same. She can't help her friends-

She lets out a scream, both in her dream of memories and in the real world as she snaps awake, bolting upright in her bed. ]

-ah! [ Realizing what she's doing, Xion clamps a hand over her mouth and hopes no one heard that. She's still in the Breeding Center. She's... safe, yet cold sweat drips down her face. ]

Nngh... [ She holds her head after briefly looking out the window. Still early, but her mind and her... her heart are racing wildly. But her thoughts are interrupted by a snapping sound of an egg cracking open. Beside her, the mystery egg she found over a week ago is hatching, and after a few moments... this rolls out of the remnants of the shell, almost flopping as it blindly moves on the bed.

Forgetting her earlier thoughts, Xion scrambles to get the Gear and pop it open. ]

[ Video ]

"Deino, the Irate Pokemon. They cannot see, so they tackle and bite to learn about their surroundings. Their bodies are covered in wounds."

... huh. I've never head of this one before... --Wait, it's covered in wounds?

[ Forgetting that it just hatched, Xion focuses on that detail a little more than necessary and inches closer to the rolling Deino. It did pause when Xion spoke and is cautiously sniffing the air as Xion holds up a hand closer to it. ]

Is it really hurt?

[ Once her hand is close enough, the Deino sniffs, pauses, and opens its mouth- ]

Ow!

[ Welcome to Xion's life, Deino! ]

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Xion!

[Sob, why.]

Is it drawing blood? Can any of your Pokémon put others to sleep?

[ This is her life. orz ]

No, none of them can, and I don't want to risk Bell using Metronome. [ She groans a bit as the Deino just pulls on her hand when she tries to pull away. ]

Metronome would only making everything worse...

[Which is no easy task.]

Do you own chewtoys? Sturdy ones?

Not really. I know Namine had some, but...

[ Looks around for a solution. ]

Shoes you do not particularly care for, perhaps?

I only have one pair heels...

[ They worked pretty well for her all this time! ]

[Missy, he'll have to take you out for shopping one of these days.]

Sweets? Berries? Whatever it is that they eat?

I'll have to go downstairs and see if I could ask, but... [ She glances to the clock. ] It's still early. I hope I didn't wake anyone up.

Depending on the state of your hand, waking someone up might be the best scenario.

I think my hand is... ugh. Let me try this...

[ Pillow time! She grabs a hold onto a pillow and taps it against the Deino's head, which gets her attention immediately. Once her hand is free, Xion lets out a sigh and pulls off the glove to inspect the damage... Yup. A nice bruise on the inside and out of her palm. ]

It... doesn't seem that bad?

The skin might not be broken, but that means nothing. Ask a nurse to look at it as quickly as possible.

I will. [ But Xion is taking a moment to curl her hand, tighten it into a fist, and extend once more. The movements do hurt a bit, but. ] But it's nothing I can't handle.