revenance_comms | [Filtered to Ienzo, Even, Aeleus, Namine, Riku, Xion] Back dated to shortly after Aeleus's post

[Sora is seen looking very serious for a moment and he's doing something with the communicator that's causing it to shake. After a moment of that, the image settles and he looks satisfied. Apparently he was pressing some buttons. Maybe setting a filter?

There's another quiet moment before he speaks up.]

Some of the stuff we've been talking about lately reminded me of something.

Namine, Even, Ienzo, Aeleus. Xemnas lied to you and to the rest of the Organization big time about your hearts. You did lose your hearts but what Xemnas wasn't telling you, and Xigbar seems to have known this too, was that there was a replacement forming. But if you knew, it probably would have developed faster and that wouldn't have been good for other plans they had going.

The point of Organization XIII was to provide Xehanort with thirteen different vessels for his darkness. Out of the guys you know, he got Xemnas, Xigbar and Saix. Apparently everyone else wasn't ideal for him. But he's found others already. He has twelve now and... he almost scored his thirteenth pretty recently.

[He doesn't intend to give any clues, but his poker face sucks. It may or may not be obvious from the pause or from his tone of voice just who it is that almost became that thirteenth vessel.]

There's more to it than that, but I don't have all the details. I just thought you guys should know this much at least.

[The message cuts out here.]

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[Xion looks stricken for a moment, then her image wavers and it looks like she's pressing buttons as well. Maybe filtering this even further so she's only talking to Sora. She still isn't quite up to forming full sentences when she does speak, but at least it's private.]

You mean Roxas could have...they all could have...

[Her two best friends. Demyx. Luxord. All of the others. They could have somehow gained their own hearts without all the 'heart collecting' or Kingdom Hearts.]

[He can't say he blames her for being upset. It's an upsetting thing to hear.]

Yeah, they could have.

[Of course, the plan hadn't called for them getting their hearts back anyway. The heart collecting was another possible route towards a larger plan.]

[Knowing more about the plan just makes it worse. Not only could the others have gained new hearts if they'd known how, Xemnas, no, Xehanort had prevented that from happening for his own gain. Xion had known he was bad, but not this bad.]

He just wanted them...wanted us all as puppets.

[Now that the initial shock is fading, she's starting to think she's learning what 'anger' really feels like.]

[The plan is bad enough on its own. The motive behind it is utter bullshit. Sora's not sure which is worse. There's more to what he knows about it that he's not sharing yet, such as the precise reason for the puppets and how it ties into something he's already told at least one person.]

Puppets or tools. There probably isn't a difference as far as he's concerned.

[Anger can be a scary thing, even when it's justified.]

[It's probably just as well Xion doesn't know any further details. What Sora's given them is bad enough--both the plan and the motive.]

No, there probably isn't.

[It really can be, as Xion's finding out. Fortunately, waves of strong emotion don't last long for her. That, and she just thought of something.]

If Nobodies could gain hearts, what about Replicas?

[Even the basics are upsetting.]

I don't think there's anyone he sees as anything but a tool.

[Sora's had his own experiences with anger, both his own and others. Angering someone can be dangerous, but it can also be used to manipulate them. He's kind of surprised when Xion asks about replicas having hearts.]

I don't see what not. I would think a replica of a being with a heart would already have a heart, right? And maybe a replica of a Nobody would have the same chance to gain a heart. Although I don't think there have been any replicas of Nobodies.

That seems like it should be sad, but...

[Xion can't bring herself to feel much pity for someone who just used others, even if it means they had no friends (which was a pitiable situation).

It's kind of a sudden subject change, so the surprise isn't unexpected, but she couldn't help asking.]

So I could have a heart, too?

[The thought kind of makes her happy, but it's also kind of scary. She thought she didn't have a heart and could never have one, so suddenly finding out it might be possible is something of a shock.]

It is sad. It just doesn't excuse anything.

[Pity is the most Sora could find for the man. Given that this is Sora, who normally tries to see the good in people, that should say something.

He kind of doesn't might the change of subject right now.]

You are replica of someone with a heart, right? I know of at least one other replica and he had a heart.

['Had' rather than 'has' because as far as Sora knows, that replica never left Castle Oblivion. As with everything concerning Castle Oblivion, Sora's information is very basic. He wishes he knew more, but beyond talking to people who do remember what happened, he's not sure what to do about it.]

[Xion nods in agreement. It's not as if Xion doesn't pity him at all, but she's not always as forgiving as her Original.

Thank goodness for other subjects to focus on. She knows about that Replica, though they never met. Her own memories of her time in Castle Oblivion are hazy, but for different reasons.]

Then I guess we'll see what happens.

[She doesn't want to hope for something and then be disappointed, but she can't help wondering.]

[The part that's driving Sora up the wall is he's not so sure that Xehanort deserves even pity, yet he still has some pity for the man.

She might want to talk to Riku about the other replica.]

I feel pretty confident about this.

[He is actually pretty sure about this. After all, as far as he can tell, one has to have a heart to cry, to feel emotions strongly enough to express them that way. He's seen her do just that.]

[He wouldn't be Sora if he wasn't the kind of person that would feel pity even for someone who may not deserve it.

When Xion feels up to it, she will. She knows it's not a happy story.

Seeing him so confident makes her smile a little.]

Thanks.

[It comes and goes in short, strong bursts at the moment. Maybe with time it will even out and she'll get better at reining things in.]

[Filtered to Ienzo, Even, Aeleus, Namine, Riku, Xion] Back dated to shortly after Aeleus's post

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