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This might not... Ah, how do I ask this? Lately there have been disappearances, but there have also been reappearances, and--

[ Hello, Johto. The feed snaps on showing a Garchomp and a Typhlosion curled up almost contentedly in a circle around their small trainer like sleeping guard dogs. She's sitting against the body of her resting Garchomp, one hand holding the Gear while the other holds a pencil against her chin in thought. Deciding she can't really put her question any other way, she goes: ]

If you could give yourself notes if... if you disappear and come back to Johto, but with no memories, what could you tell yourself? What's worth remembering?

[ She tilts her head to the side, silently hoping she isn't bothering people with this sort of question, but it's been nagging her mind for a while. She continues to jot down a few more notes, quietly muttering some of them: ]

You know who you are. You're Xion. Xion. [ Scratch, scratch goes the pencil. ] You... have a Cyndaquil named Axel. You got-- oh!

[ Xion puts the pencil down for a moment and sifts through her pocket and pulls this little trinket up. ]

You can win if you just try.

Notes to Myself

Your name is Xion. Xion. ~~No. I~~
You started with a Pokemon called a Cyndaquil. You named him Axel. There's also Bell, a Togekiss now, who you retrieved from Sora when you were first here. It's complicated.
Roxas is here. Namine is here. Roxas knows about who you are and what you are. He's still your best friend. Namine is also your best friend.
You've made lots of friends: Lightning, Leon, Cecil, Sora (yeah, he's here!), Riku, Ventus, Minnie, Fang, Lancer, Saber, Talim, Kari, Rangiku, Atsuro... and many more. And the people that disappear. Please don't forget them. It'd be kind of ironic that be would, huh?
You're in a group to fight Team Rocket. They're the bad guys.
Your friends are your power.
At whatever point in time you're coming from... the future isn't that scary at all. You know you're brave.

You finally...

[ OOC: Badge is mod-approved! If anyone wants to personally interact with Xion, she's hanging around the rooftop of Goldenrod's Department Store. You could also get ice cream. ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

It may not be entirely unwarranted. The attack took place at the same time as his broadcast, so there was no way to prevent it from happening, and no one's managed to capture him yet. Wouldn't you boast under those same circumstances?

[It's an honest question, really. They have to understand their enemies to be able to capture them...or something.]

Not really. Villains like that just make themselves a target.

[He shakes his head at that: apparently subtlety is beyond most people here.]

He may be a target, but if no one's caught him, it doesn't really matter. He's still free to wreak havoc and will be until someone does something about him.

He's bound to slip up eventually. We're more aware of what he's doing rather than just being quiet about it and being caught by surprise more often... is what I meant.

We may know of his intent and that he has plans to attack again if his demands aren't met, but that doesn't mean anyone will be able to capture him even if he slips up. Assuming we will is only going to cause more trouble.

So you're saying all we can do is band together and hope for the best?

[A nod.] That, and fight back when he attacks again. But assuming we will stop him simply because he may slip up or because we outnumber him is reckless and foolish, and puts everyone at risk. Any battle requires planning, and we have the time to plan now.

I guess you're right on that.

Rushing into battle never solves anything, anyway. It only causes more problems and creates a larger mess to clean up when the fighting is done. I doubt any of us wishes to create a larger mess than that man already has.

Even if that were the case, messes would happen anyway if he's not stopped sooner or later.

Which is why we should take care to not cause any more while dealing with his. Destruction doesn't fix destruction, no matter the situation.

I wasn't suggesting that, but just waiting around...

Is sometimes our only option. Patience has won more than a few battles, you know. Wearing ourselves out or painting targets on our backs in a search to head him off won't help any of us, either.

... Alright.

[ They pretty much ran a few circles on this subject, anyway. ]

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