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

[dork_of_keys]

[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.]

Comments

[shadearchivist]

[Ienzo has taken a few minutes to calm down from his initial reaction, but he still looks a bit more intent than usual.]

Thank you for telling us. This is quite a lot to take in.

[defrostedpride]

[Even does not take any time to calm down.]

What?! What makes you - How do you - Who do you think - What kind of -

[So many questions, and only one can be first. Eventually, he picks one.]

Even if it were true, how would you of all people know?!

[He would accuse Sora of lying, but virtually anything is more likely than Sora having turned into a competent liar.]

[earthshatter]

[Aeleus looks more than a little rattled by the suggestion - and the implications that come along with it - but he's at least comparatively calm when he answers.]

You're certain?

[nightmaresfear]

That goes for Roxas, too, huh?

[He'd definitely acted like he had a heart of his own, claiming that he wasn't Sora at all. Riku had always wondered, but DiZ had brushed any suggestion Nobodies could have emotion away as nonsense.

DiZ had been wrong about a lot of things, though.]

[Permafilter so Sora.]

[skysmirror]

[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.]

[colorbymemory]

[Namine pales.]

You-You're sure?

[It's a little much to take in at once, and she's not sure where to start any further questions.]