[network] @SummerVacation; Day 18 fears and lies [open]

[desenchanter]

[ This little dude has not slept, nor has he left the house numbered 121 since returning there, drawn by the memory of the humming in the wall, by the dreams of the torn wallpaper. Driven away from his prior hideout by pictures of exactly what lurks outside the windows now and the dreadful singing that had invaded him, making him feel like he was losing himself in its omniscience, its omnipresence.

He feels scared and heartsick, sleepless, listless, emptied out. Nothing has ever come close to this sensation. There's no psychological horror in Disneyland. There's a distant sickening thought that he would almost prefer to be put back where he came from: in the depths of Sora's heart where it had been quiet and dark and nothing could hurt him--(except for himself, his own rage.)

He should feel defiance in the face of this. ]

I thought it might be a Heartless. [ The camera is on, he's not talking to himself but with his eyes fixed on one of the dark windows he may as well be. ] I found a picture of one in a house on the East side of town. I thought... that made sense, that the Heartless had taken everyone, that they'd cast some kind of spell to lock the doors at night and protect everyone... but they got in one by one. That's what they do, following the cast of a shadow, hiding in the cracks until they get what they came for. They could have caused all of this, if they got to the heart of this world and ate it up... Maybe this world is about to blink out.

[ His eyes turn suddenly, intensely to the camera, ]

Did you know that shooting stars are dying worlds? [ For some reason it feels important that everyone understand him. Maybe because everything is so strange and uncertain in Norfinbury? He wants to hold on to something with surety?

The sudden burst of energy fades and his eyes turn back towards the window. ]

But I've never seen a Heartless like this. Just looking at them makes me want to puke.

[ Silence for a moment before murmuring in a small voice, ]

It's not like I have my keyblades anyway...



[[ooc; didn't fit in to his crazy here, but he wants to tear down a wall in 121, anyone who'd be interesting in coming to help him, let me know and I'll get him to bring it up in convo!]]

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[victorytothesexy]

[His interest. This guy just piqued it.]

Oh?

[He's not sure if there's any connection between what this guy's seen and where Zelos comes from, but at this point he welcomes anything even barely resembling a clue.]

Alright, kiddo, and these worlds - are they connected somehow? I mean, do they just exist separately, or is there a link? Something, y'know, like... [Would mana be too big a buzzword? ... Probably.] Energy?

[desenchanter]

Yeah, they're connected. You can go through the doors to darkness to get anywhere. Well... you shouldn't. You probably have a heart, the shadows would eat it.

[ Oh my god dumb ass Disneyland logic is a go. ]

Some people use magic, and there are these ships made of meteors that can move to other worlds if their barrier is unlocked. They're supposed to be sealed to keep the Heartless out, and stop them from eating the world's heart.

[ heart hearts hearts hearts hearts. ]

[victorytothesexy]

[Holy crap, calm down kid, that's way too many hearts.]

... Uh.

[Is about all Zelos can reply to that with, really. So much for making sense outta this guy's ramblings.]

Say, just... out of curiosity - you hit your head lately?

[desenchanter]

[ Well. At least his offense draws him out of the half-dead stupor he's been in. His pissy relationship with smart ass redheads is forever. ]

No. [ Defiant af ] I'm telling the truth.

Rgehawj I misclicked and almost hit "ban user" omfg that scared me

[victorytothesexy]

[Redhead hell forever.]

Oh.

[He doesn't sound entirely convinced]

Then I've got nothing, kid.

those hover menus kill meeee

[desenchanter]

Just because your world is different doesn't mean I'm crazy.

[ And really, with his experiences he has questioned his sanity more than once. He doesn't like it when other people add to the doubt. ]

Saaame, man

[victorytothesexy]

No, but it does mean I can make fun of yours if I feel like it. You're the one who said you were crazy, alright.

[He's innocent!]

But, alright, so suppose our worlds are just different. How exactly does a mass of land or sea or whatever have a heart?

[desenchanter]

Doesn't your world have magic?

[ He comprehends not everyone who was in Norfinbury understood magic, but he'd met enough and the way that Zelos had followed the conversation so far had kind of suggested to him it was understood. ]

The heart is where all the magic is... its essence, its life.

[victorytothesexy]

Well, sure, but--

[But magic is a long way from everything having a heart, you know.]

To me, that still sounds more like mana than anything else. Think it's the same? And someone just figured they needed a cornier name for it and figured they'd call it a heart or whatever?

[Man, whatever! This whole otherworldly business is too confusing.]

[desenchanter]

Mana?

[ He feels as if he understands the dictionary definition of that word but can't remember ever hearing anyone use it. He hazards uncertainty, ]

It might be the same... Nobody called it mana.