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[ordalias]

[ The feed snaps on abruptly, jumbling a bit with the holder making draconic noises. It straightens and shows the back of one derp walking along. Hearing her Pokemon's slight distress, Xion turns to face her Pokemon with a confused frown. ]

Playing around with my Gear again? Well, you've gotten a bit better at handling it, Bahamut. Keep at it. [ Nope, she doesn't seem to mind and continues on walking. Bahamut gives a small, happy roar at his trainer's approval while he just fumbles with his... claws on how to fiddle with the Gear because he has done this before! ]

Hmm, he should be here... [ She stops in front of a door and lightly knocks on it, waiting patiently. The camera bobs a bit as they both wait. ]

[There's the sound of some grunts on the other side of the door, probably some from of the Pokémon inside. Then, after a moment, the door flies open, revealing Riku... without a shirt on and with a slightly irritated look on his face...

Which completely vanishes the moment he sees Xion.]

Xion? Hey, didn't think I'd have company.

[Gosh, this is kinda awkward, considering Jaws just made a huge mess out of his good shirts.]

Oh, hello, Riku! Are you busy? I'm sorry... I...

[ She trails off. As the door had opened, her eyes were closed in a small, but bright smile at seeing him. Now that she's actually seeing him... Wow. Wall of muscle you're too developed for a teenager, Riku, gosh. Now Xion's just... staring at his chest.

... Awkward silence. ]

... Xion?

[He blinks, placing a hand against his neck. There's some snickering offscreen, though it sounds disturbingly inhuman. Riku, of course, doesn't pay it much mind. Mainly due to Xion's...

Aw, crud. This is like Ven all over again!]

...Hold on. I'll go grab some tissue real quick.

--h-huh?!

[ It's then her brain finally registers the feeling of a heavy, warm liquid dripping from her nose and the intense and sudden heat in her head. Bahamut roars in surprise as Xion slaps a hand over her nose in alarm. ] W-Wha...?

[While Riku zips off, an all to familiar Feraligatr stomps up to the door, covered in what appears to be a bunch of multicolored paint. Oh, and he's dripping with it, too.

But once Riku returns, he pushes the gator aside, handing Xion some tissues in haste.]

Here, try using these. And pinch your nose-- usually that helps.

[Ugh. Jaws, why you gotta make 'art' out of his clothes, man?]

T-Thank you, Riku. I, um... I'm really sorry about this-I-don't-know-why-my-body-is-doing-this-I'll-going-now-I'm-gonna-hurry-and-fix-this!

[ Compared to Jaws' art with clothing, Xion's clearly making an art of making herself look like a dork right now. With a surprising amount of haste, Xion grabs the batch of tissues, making sure not to get into eye contact (which might make things worse even further) with Riku, and scrambling to find her way out of the immediate area. She's still rambling apologies and thank yous for the tissue while she moves, accidentally bumping into Bahamut before urging he goes with her, and then... she books it out of there. Most likely leaving a bewildered and half-naked Riku at his doorway.

Welp. So much for that. ]

[Text | Filtered from Riku | About several minutes after that debacle ]

Has anyone ever felt... weird around particular people? Your face heats up, your heart beats quicker, and... things.

[ As Xion stares at the text message she just said, she has an urge to slap her head. ]

... I'm being an idiot, aren't I?





[ ooc: this could be backdated a bit or not! due to... planning issues. Riku's font. Riku may also respond to anyone as well! ]

Comments

[voice]

[fonic_sight]

[From a nosebleed? He laughs a little.]

You may have caught something.

[voice]

[ordalias]

I'm sick? From what?

[ Please tell her your world knowledge, Jade. ]

[voice]

[fonic_sight]

From whatever the young gentleman with you is infecting you with, it seems. It may be terminal.

[Sorry, Xion, it may take a while to get proper answers from him.]

[video] PLACEHOLDER AND I REGRET NOTHING.

[impulsives]

Oh, that's probably a crush.

[...Nonchalantly. Saying it.]

[video] gdit SHINN

[ordalias]

A "crush"?

[ Your terminology is foreign to her, Shinn. What is she crushing? ]

[video] IT'S SHINN WHAT DO YOU EXPECT

[impulsives]

Y'know, when you like like a person.

[In short, love is in the air~ not.]

[text]

[shadowdive]

Yes. It's apparently called a crush. Too bad you didn't run into any doors like Ventus did.

[text]

[ordalias]

He ran into a door?

[text]

[shadowdive]

Walked in on some naked girl. He hit the door faster than a Sudowoodo runs from water.

[text]

[soggypastry]

[...fal'Cie. Times like these, she really wishes Fang was still here. Should explain this a lot better than Lightning can. She's too clinical sometimes.]

Yeah. It means you have feelings for him.

[text]

[ordalias]

[ Pause. Well, it's either that or Fang might've just teased her a bit more than go over the actual problem. ]

Like with you and Leon?

[text]

[soggypastry]

[Still would have been better at explaining the feeling side of things. How does Lightning do feelings?!]

Something like that. Though neither of us had that kind of reaction.

[No. They just yelled and avoided one another for two months. Hurt, too.]

[Text]

[babel_hacker]

[Oh, he knows about this. Atsuro have his fair share of doomed crushes before.]

It means you have a crush on someone.

[Text]

[ordalias]

Shinn said the same thing. He said it's similar to saying you love the person.

[ Though Xion thinks that's almost just as embarrassing because... well! Love is a pretty powerful emotion... and there they are. ]

[Text]

[babel_hacker]

Yeah, he's right. When you have a crush on someone, you like them more than just a friend.

[Man, he doesn't really know this well.]

[video]

[ex_aeroga402]

Xion, are you okay? Did you run into something?

[video]

[ordalias]

[ Xion's face pops up looking miserably forlorn, confused, slightly red, and a tissue pushed up her nostril. ]

I ran into Bahamut... but that was after my nose started bleeding.

[islandshore]

Hey, wait up!

[Guh. He'll quickly sling a vest on before he trails after her. Gosh, Xion, no need to flee like that!]

[ordalias]

[ By the time he probably catches up to her, Xion's stuffed some of the tissues up her nose, so when she turns to face him...

Oh no. Face reddening again. That vest doesn't cover much still, Riku. ]

Ri-Riku? [ It's kind of scary being chased this way, especially after just running out on him like that. ]

[video]

[paladinlost]

...You'll be happy to know that it means you are a perfectly normal and healthy teenage girl.

[For a given value of teenage.]

[video]

[ordalias]

B-Bleeding like that?

[ And the other things she described earlier, of course. But the nose bleeding...? ]

Action

[her_mouse_jesty]

[She was coming to see Xion and talk about knighting - but, whoa, she nearly gets knocked over by Xion's speedwalking!]

Huh?

Action

[ordalias]

[ Xion briefly skids to a halt, hand over her nose as she tries to apologize t who she might've bumped into... oh! ]

D'oh! Thorry bor dat, Minnie! [ Please don't mind the blood dripping down from her nose and hand. Tissue, tissue... ]

video;

[lightofheart]

[ ... Xion. Xion plz. Just... plz. Kairi can't help but smile (she'd made sure to get her giggling out of way before this) though, because oh man, she's been there before. ]

Hey, these things happen, Xion.

video;

[ordalias]

W-What do you mean?

[ ... oh. It's Kairi. Which is also making things more awkward for Xion unconsciously. ]