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[The vine's mirrors seem to be following Souji without her being aware of it, or at least, without her caring. Currently, she's wandering around the garden hefting a big, new, heavy-looking spade. And also a cartoonish purple flower that appears to be growing out of her head, since she had to go get new dirt to make the spade. The theater masks floating around, though, are probably a result of the flowers.]

[When she finds a cluster of the mystery flowers, she acts methodically, with the irritated look of someone who's experienced getting close to the damn things a couple of times already. She stands back and invokes a Persona, the image of Scathach appearing above her and covering the harshly-scented blooms in ice. Then, Souji goes to work with the spade, silently and grumpily.]

[At some point in the day, she notices the mirror following her, gets bored, and addresses it.]

As much fun as I had sharing dreams, cracks in reality seem a little too dangerous, you know? Anyone else working on this?

((Feel free to tag video or action, she's going all over the place until her mana runs out.))

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[Xion giggles despite herself, clapping a hand over her mouth.]

Sorry! It's just...

Hey, if I do something that stupid, please laugh. It helps.

[She stands and brushes herself off.]

I don't think it was stupid. These flowers are really stuck, that's all.

True enough. Let's try doing these big ones together.

All right.

[she dusts herself off and moves over to grasp the stem of another flower, waiting for Souji to join her before bracing herself to pull.]

[Souji leans down next to Xion, getting a good grip on another part of the plant.]

Ready?

1, 2, 3!

[Pull!]

[she takes Souji's cue and does so, the plant coming free after a little bit of straining on their parts. She stumbles a little, but manages not to fall.]

We did it!

[Souji, likewise, holds her ground this time.]

Yep.

Thanks, Xion.

You're welcome.

[she smiles up at the older girl, feeling accomplished. Nothing really compared to the feeling of working together with someone else and succeeding.]

Could I ask...who was that person that was with you earlier?

[she means Scathach, not entirely understanding what a summoning is.]

[Souji smiles, closes her eyes, and focuses, the image appearing above her again briefly.]

This is Scathach. She's...part of my mind, I guess. I basically summon her to cast magic.

[The image fades. It's hard to keep that image up and going when she's not actively making an attack. Souji idly wonders how Rise does it, now that she thinks about it.]

Part of your mind...I've never seen magic like that. So she's not another person?

Nope. A part of me, and maybe a little part of my friends. That's the only magic I know of where I'm from...

A part of your friends...? So, you actually borrow strength from them?

Yeah, that's a good way of putting it. Supposedly, the stronger my "bonds", the stronger my Personas. Not that I wouldn't want to be friends with my friends anyway...

[she smiles a bit.]

I've heard about friends strengthening your heart, but...that's pretty amazing.

It's one more thing to be grateful to my friends for. Back home and here.

Friends like you and Sora, in fact.

Really? [she seems excited.] I'm your friend?

Yeah, of course you are, Xion.

[making friends never gets old with her. It always makes her chest feel so warm, like it's going to overflow.]

I'm glad. I'm really glad.

[hesitantly, she pulls back her hood, letting it settle around her shoulders. With Sora's encouragement, she's been trying to have more confidence in being herself, and not worrying about what others will see.]

Hey, that's the first time I've seen you with your hood down.

[Souji, of course, has no reason to see anything but Xion's brunette self-image.]

You're pretty cute.

[what is it with people and that word...she turns a little pink.]

Um--thank you. I'm sorry I didn't...take it off before.

It's not a big deal. I figured you just didn't like the sun.

[she shakes her head.]

It's...a long story. But...basically, I don't always know what someone will see.

Really? Why's that? Some kind of magic?

I...don't really know. Not completely. [No matter how many times she explains, the subject always makes her nervous.] But it must be because I'm--not like other people. I was...made.

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