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[there's the sound of someone clearing her throat, then unsteady breathing for a short moment.]

I just--...

Is everyone okay?

[the question wavers for a moment, before the girl stumbles into the rest of her words.]

Did anyone get hurt? It's just, I haven't seen--

[the sound of cloth rustling.]

Never mind.

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[anyone by the clock tower will find Xion there, Keyblade in hand, despite the danger of the flowers. She's looking over the destruction caused by her fight with Paderau, when they were monsters. The glass doors are shattered beyond repair, and a large chunk of the wall still clinging to the torn away hinges, the steps littered with shards of glass. Inside, sections of the tracks buckle upward, metal rails torn clean in two, walls gouged by oversized claws and scorch marks. Thankfully the main structural points are still intact, leaving the tower standing.]

I'm sorry, I couldn't....protect it. Is that why you're nowhere I can find?

[she tugs her her hood up closer around her face, and steps carefully into the wreckage.]

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[shakes her head, smiling slightly at her.]

No, I wasn't. I'm glad you came.

[finally she's in just socks. (which she didn't start wearing until the others taught her what they were.) She stands, smiling at her friend.]

Thanks. Were you lonely? You can ask me to come by any time. Or you could visit--I live in the treehouse, with Sora, Aqua, and Ven.

[waves at her, and then listens to what she had to say (aw Xion <33)]

I haven't been that lonely; Vivio-san's been over. Though it would be nice to visit you sometime, and there's that ice cream I promised I'd keep cold for you when you made it.

I've met Sora-san! [she's... thinking of red-hair Sora pfft.] I haven't met Aqua or Ven yet.

A treehouse?

Oh, you know Vivio? She's nice. I still have to ask Italy about the ice cream, though.

You have? Which one? I mean--there's two. One has red hair, and one has brown hair. The second one is the one I live with, but they're both my friends.

[she nods.]

Sora made it with the wild dirt.

[she takes a deep breath; she's not used to talking so much. But she's excited to see Hikari again.]

Yes, she really is.

Oh, there are two girls named Sora? I've met the one with the red hair so far... I should meet the other one soon.

[nods at that.]

That was nice of her. Is there anything you wanted to do while you're here?

[another nod.] I didn't know two people could have the same name before that. And she's nice. I think you'd like her. She's...from the same place as me.

[she thinks for a moment.]

I'm not sure...last time I was here, I went in the bath with Hayate.

[smiles at that.] That's even better then; that you have someone from the same place as you.

Do you want to go into the bath? It'd be nice.

[she nods.] There were more before, but...they left, I think.

[her smile wavers--she's trying not to dwell on it.]

Okay. I think so, too.

[her smile wavers a little too. she know how that goes.] Yeah. They might come back, though, like Sora-san.

Alright, let's go get changed into towels, and get into the bath.

I hope so.

[she nods eagerly. She remembers the layout from the last time she was here, so she walks confidently, but she's careful with the sliding doors. They're made mostly of paper, so she worries about breaking them.]

[follows Xion, and waits patiently while she opens the doors. this bath will be fun. :D]

[yay, bath! :D But she starts...undressing with pretty much no heed for modesty. She's never really been taught otherwise.]

[oh dear. this girl is modesty concentrated. flailing over here.]

X-Xion-san! Don't you want to change somewhere private?

[she pauses, her cloak over one arm, halfway through pulling off the white shift she was wearing underneath. Luckily she seems to have a third layer of underclothes. She takes in Hikari's distress with confusion.]

Private? Why?

[takes her confusion with extreme delicacy. by which I mean, more flailing.]

Why? Well, it's to be modest, and respect each other's space!

[she realizes Hikari is upset, but she hasn't quite figured out why yet.]

Respect space? What does "modest" mean?

[Xion doesn't know what "modest" means? Her mind is blown.]

Wha-? "Modest" is to be a little more reserved, especially when it comes to undressing! It's frightening to see someone take their clothes off without that reservation!

F-frightening?

[she scared Hikari again? Immediately, she clutches her cloak to her chest, looking horrified.]

I'm so sorry! I didn't know, no one ever told me...

[sees she is making Xion scared by that. tries to calm down.]

... It's okay. I'm sorry I overreacted. It's just... weird, really. I didn't expect you to not be aware of modesty.

There...are a lot of things I still don't know. I didn't, um...[she doesn't want to lie, but the truth is far too complicated at the moment.] I didn't grow up like most other people did.

I...I'll go in the other room and change.

Oh. [that.. explains a lot to Hikari.] ... Well, at least you have the people you care about to help you with the things you don't know yet!

No, no, it's fine! I'll head there and you can finish changing. I haven't even started, so it'll be okay.

R-right. [she tries for a small, wavering smile.] My friends have taught me a lot so far.

I'm sorry for scaring you.

[tries a little smile back as well. starts to head to the other room.]

That's good to hear. And you don't need to apologize; it wasn't your fault.

If you're sure...

[she waits diligently until the door is closed, then finds herself a towel and finishes with her clothes. Strange. Come to think of it, she's never changed in front of anyone else before, but she never thought she shouldn't, either. She'd have to remember that.]

Okay, I'm ready.

I'm sure!

[once she gets behind the door, she lightly begins changing into the towel. As she takes her pigtails out, she kind of ponders over what kind of life Xion must have had. it's still kind of there when she sets her clothes somewhere safe, and wrapping the towel around her body.]

Alright; let's head on into the bath.

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