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Or string.
Maybe you can find a rock to make marks with.
Maybe you can find a rock to make marks with.
If you could do that...why aren't you blasting your way out of there entirely?
[Property damage? What's that?]
[Property damage? What's that?]
I'm thinking Luna and Xion, York and Chris, and Wash and Ienzo. Thoughts?
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2013-03-08 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[He nods to York - the communicators do work underground, if North's call for help is any indication. As to what else they may find...]
There's probably going to be Nightmares down there - be ready for anything.
[He nods towards the entrance to the tunnels-] Let's go. [-and starts down.]
There's probably going to be Nightmares down there - be ready for anything.
[He nods towards the entrance to the tunnels-] Let's go. [-and starts down.]
[They'd been the first two to split off. Wash wasn't entirely certain he liked the situation, but it was probably better than sending Ienzo off with pretty much anyone else in the group. He tried not to sigh too much, getting a good look at the tunnel they'd branched into.]
You said you could sense him, right? Which direction?
You said you could sense him, right? Which direction?
[Ienzo looked around and pointed straight down the tunnel. It was a pity he hadn't been paired with Xion, but Wash seemed to be efficient, at least.]
That general direction. It's not likely to be a straight path to get to him, unfortunately.
That general direction. It's not likely to be a straight path to get to him, unfortunately.
If it were a straight path, he wouldn't be lost to begin with. [Um. Duh. He looks in the direction indicated and chooses the split that best aligns with it.]
I'm probably going to regret asking this, but how do you do that?
I'm probably going to regret asking this, but how do you do that?
[Ienzo's expression doesn't change.]
I'm a vampire.
I'm a vampire.
[Yep, Wash regrets it already. He doesn't miss a beat.]
And I'm the fucking king of England. How about a straight answer this time, Dracula.
And I'm the fucking king of England. How about a straight answer this time, Dracula.
[Ienzo shrugs.]
It's a magical ability; Riku shares it. Essentially it's sensing the feel of a certain person's heart, which is why physical objects don't particularly block it.
[He could explain the theory behind it, but 'it just works' seems to be easier for many people to accept here.]
It's a magical ability; Riku shares it. Essentially it's sensing the feel of a certain person's heart, which is why physical objects don't particularly block it.
[He could explain the theory behind it, but 'it just works' seems to be easier for many people to accept here.]
[Wow, he wasn't actually expecting a straight answer.]
[...if that even was a straight answer. With Ienzo, he can't really tell.]
Kind of like a unique radio frequency. I'm guessing everyone has one, then.
[...if that even was a straight answer. With Ienzo, he can't really tell.]
Kind of like a unique radio frequency. I'm guessing everyone has one, then.
[It was a straight answer, but Ienzo doesn't know how helpful it might be to Wash.]
Yes. Everyone's heart is unique; the tone of it, and the amount of darkness and light that they hold. You have a great deal of darkness in yours, but it hasn't, apparently, overcome you. That's admirable.
Yes. Everyone's heart is unique; the tone of it, and the amount of darkness and light that they hold. You have a great deal of darkness in yours, but it hasn't, apparently, overcome you. That's admirable.
[He snorts. Yeah, tell him something that's not completely obvious.]
Really.
[There is exactly nothing admirable about what he's been through, and he's not about to talk about it, thanks.]
So you could use this to track down pretty much anyone.
Really.
[There is exactly nothing admirable about what he's been through, and he's not about to talk about it, thanks.]
So you could use this to track down pretty much anyone.
[Ienzo smiles faintly.]
Once I knew them well enough, yes. The better I know someone, the easier it is, given the nature of the heart.
Once I knew them well enough, yes. The better I know someone, the easier it is, given the nature of the heart.
[Wash pauses for a moment. Another fork in the tunnels.]
That's...really creepy. Useful, but creepy.
[Fucking vampires.]
That's...really creepy. Useful, but creepy.
[Fucking vampires.]
[Ienzo heads down one of the forks without pausing.]
The explanation of my being a vampire is simpler and doesn't require a cosmology lesson. It's also untrue, but sometimes lies seem easier. I didn't think you wanted an explanation of the nature of hearts.
The explanation of my being a vampire is simpler and doesn't require a cosmology lesson. It's also untrue, but sometimes lies seem easier. I didn't think you wanted an explanation of the nature of hearts.
[Okay, that works. Wash follows him.]
Yeah, well, believing someone else's lies has nearly gotten me killed more than once. I haven't had anything easy in a long time - might as well go with the cosmology lesson.
Yeah, well, believing someone else's lies has nearly gotten me killed more than once. I haven't had anything easy in a long time - might as well go with the cosmology lesson.
Would you prefer that I use illusions to illustrate my points or not?
[North had seemed to enjoy the illusions, but it might be easier to not use them for Wash, since they were walking.]
[North had seemed to enjoy the illusions, but it might be easier to not use them for Wash, since they were walking.]
Not.
[There is no room for argument in that tone.]
[There is no room for argument in that tone.]
Very well.
[Ienzo thinks about the way to structure this.]
Everyone and every world in this universe has a heart. The heart is the seat of emotion - you can't have emotions without one - and the metaphysical object that defines who someone is. In order to understand how the heart defines one's identity, memory is the key. All the memories someone has, even if they can't consciously recall them, link together to make one's heart. Your experiences, the people you meet, and the decisions you make with regards to both define who you are.
[Ienzo thinks about the way to structure this.]
Everyone and every world in this universe has a heart. The heart is the seat of emotion - you can't have emotions without one - and the metaphysical object that defines who someone is. In order to understand how the heart defines one's identity, memory is the key. All the memories someone has, even if they can't consciously recall them, link together to make one's heart. Your experiences, the people you meet, and the decisions you make with regards to both define who you are.
["Memory is the key" oh for fuck's sake-]
[He fights to stay silent, to not give a visible reaction to that phrase even if the bits of Epsilon still in his head are starting to murmur and hiss in the back of his head. There's an abrupt tenseness in his shoulders; luckily, nothing else is visible under the armor. That doesn't stop him from taking in what Ienzo's saying, and as soon as he trusts himself to talk again, he speaks up.]
So what happens if someone's memories get messed up?
[He has absolutely no vested interest in this answer, of course.]
[He fights to stay silent, to not give a visible reaction to that phrase even if the bits of Epsilon still in his head are starting to murmur and hiss in the back of his head. There's an abrupt tenseness in his shoulders; luckily, nothing else is visible under the armor. That doesn't stop him from taking in what Ienzo's saying, and as soon as he trusts himself to talk again, he speaks up.]
So what happens if someone's memories get messed up?
[He has absolutely no vested interest in this answer, of course.]
You're a different person than you were, obviously. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing in itself; while our core selves tend to remain the same, people are always changing.
[He pauses; they've come to another fork, and hesitates for a long moment before heading to the right.]
If someone has the power to manipulate other people's memories, they can potentially shatter that person's heart. If one is very lucky, it's survivable. But it's not something I would worry about, if I were you. Only one person here has that ability. What Xehanort did was rather more worrying; he actively removed people's hearts.
[He pauses; they've come to another fork, and hesitates for a long moment before heading to the right.]
If someone has the power to manipulate other people's memories, they can potentially shatter that person's heart. If one is very lucky, it's survivable. But it's not something I would worry about, if I were you. Only one person here has that ability. What Xehanort did was rather more worrying; he actively removed people's hearts.
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