First Flare

[eternalfrolicbond]

[A lanky redheaded man in a long black coat waves at the screen, apparently already comfortable with how it works. A komory bat is fluttering around above his head.]

Didn’t think I’d see this place again. Hey, everyone, my name is Lea. [He grins.] Don’t forget it, now.

I don’t know how I ended up here again, but does anyone know what’s going on? The moogle said you guys had been trying to work out what was up but that it didn’t seem like anyone had figured out how to get home. Since this isn’t the exam, I don’t think anyone’s going to try to wake me up any time soon.

Comments

[eternalfrolicbond]

A heartless is a creature born from the darkness. They go after people's hearts, and if they get you, your heart can end up turning into one. Nobodies are what's left over; the mind and the body, without a heart. Though I guess Nobodies can regrow hearts over time, if they make connections with people.

[He shrugs.]

Sora's got this way of bringing people together; he's made connections with lots of people in lots of worlds. It's not special like magic special, he's just kind of a cool guy.

[unrecovered]

And this is normal where you're from. [No seriously what is your world.]

And you don't think there's anyone else here with those same capabilities?

[eternalfrolicbond]

No, of course it's not normal. It's all Xehanort. Nobodies are freaky eldritch abominations that shouldn't exist.

[Lea shrugs.]

The creepy megalomaniac didn't pick him out of a crowd for nothing.

[unrecovered]

Oh. Well. Great. One more thing to worry about.

So we should probably keep an eye on him too. [Just in case.]

[eternalfrolicbond]

Probably a good idea, yeah.