itsjustagamerp | Mission 13

Characters: Xion and all who wish to talk with her
Content: Xion's decided to do some information-seeking re: potentially awkward subject
Location: Media deck
Time of Day: Afternoon, probably before Vanitas found Ven
Warnings: Potentially awkward conversations of "the talk" variety, depending on how much people notice about her reading material.

Xion had taken to spending a lot of time on the media deck this week. Mostly because the weapons deck, where she usually liked to train, didn’t seem like such a good training ground anymore.

Then there was the fact that the media deck looked so much like Beast’s Castle. She’d liked that world, and it was good to have a bit of home here, even if only for a short time.

She’d decided to take the chance to finally try to some investigating into some things she’d heard about but everyone seemed to be hesitant to explain. Not that they probably wouldn’t tell her eventually if she asked, but she didn’t like to bother them when it made them feel awkward. The library was supposed to have books on everything, right? She could just look it up there.

First thing was first, though. She played for a bit with the dog-footrest until it settled down enough to follow her quietly as she looked for books. Not that there was a lot, but she found a few geared towards “teenagers and the changes they’re experiencing” that looked promising, and then a few novels just because they looked fun--and were about relationships, which was interesting at the moment.

Sitting down in a chair (that had moved so it was beside a table), she decided to start with one of the novels. She picked up one that had two smiling blond girls on it (it looked like the first of a series) and began to read.

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Why did he have to make that stupid wager in the first place? He was fairly confident that he'd win, but didn't even think about how humiliating losing was going to be. So, now he was stuck. Doomed. And he didn't even have his bunny to comfort him.

Well, he wasn't about to get fitted so soon, so he roamed the decks, trying to find some way to vent his frustrations. He'd merely peeked in most of them, finding the new settings way too strange for his liking.

When he got to the media deck, he was pleased to find that it was relatively normal, freaky statues aside. He perked up when he saw who was currently in there, too.

"Yo," he greeted.

Xion really didn't see what was so bad about wearing a dress that Lea and Kotetsu would make a bet that involved the winner NOT wearing one. Granted, they took some getting used to, and Rarity sometimes could be more enthusiastic than might be wanted. The results looked good, though, and fit well.

Then again, they were boys, and boys didn't wear dresses. Or so she'd been told. Maybe that had something to do with it.

At his greeting, she looked up and smiled. "Hello, Kotetsu."

The footrest-dog was out from under her feet and on its way to greet him almost before she'd finished speaking.

Kotetsu looked down at the... dog-thing. That was new. He reached down to scratch what he assumed was its head.

"What're you up to?"

Guessing which end was the head was usually pretty easy--it was the end not shaking a very tail-like tassel.

Xion held up her book in answer to his question. "Reading."

"Oh yeah?" Kotetsu gave the footstool-dog one more pat before shoo-ing it back Xion's way.

"What'cha find?"

Xion petted it as it settled down (beside her chair this time), then held up her book for him to see. It was a simple paperback, the cover of which showed a picture of two smiling, blond girls and the title Double Love.

"It didn't look as interesting as some others in the series, but I thought I should start from the beginning."

"Usually good to do," he agreed. He took a look around for any more excitable furniture. As soon as he stepped inside, a hat rack plucked his hat off of his head. Before Kotetsu could protest, it gestured Xion's way, then at the door. Kotetsu sighed and came closer, checking out the bookshelves.

"No offense meant or anything, but that seems kinda... girly? I kinda thought you'd be into something with a little more action."

"It's better to get the whole story." She smiled at his reaction to the moving furniture. It did take some getting used to.

The comment on the book made her frown in thought. 'Girly' is a new descriptor for her. "Most of those didn't have many girl characters, and didn't have much about relationships or anything like that."

"Ooooh~?" Kotetsu turned, giving her a grin. "Relationships, huh? Got a crush on someone?"

"A crush?" She'd never heard that term before, though it sounded like something she should know. Maybe from Sora's memories. "I was just kind of curious."

"Yeah, y'know. Liking someone who might or might not like you back." He leaned against the bookshelf.

"So, what are you curious about?"

"Like someone...Oh!" Her face reddened slightly. "No, it's not that."

She sat back in her chair, fidgeting to get comfortable as she tried to find the words to explain herself. "I guess...I was just wondering how they work. How do you know you like someone that way? What do you do when you do know, or they say they feel that way about you? How's it different from friends or family?"

"Well, if anyone ever learns how relationships completely work, they'd be rich."

Kotetsu pulled up a chair, resting his elbows on the table. "Dunno how to describe it. You just know. It's not really different from being friends or family. It's like... they're both at once."

"Oh." She looked a little disappointed--she'd been hoping to find a way to know for sure. That said, she was somewhat used to things being undefinable. "So you have to figure it out for yourself?"

"Sorry to say. But don't worry! You'll know it when you find it. Trust me." He chuckled. "Just don't worry if it takes you some time to realize it."

"Thanks." She appreciated the reassurance. "I guess it's kind of silly to worry about it, huh?"

Especially silly for a Replica in some ways, but curiosity is curiosity.

"Nah, it's only natural to worry about it. Unfortunately, there's just not a simple answer."

"There seem to be a lot of things like that."

"Yeah, well... It's an unfortunate part of life."

"I guess I'll just have to get used to it." She didn't look as upset at the idea as one might think. Life had never been easy before, no reason it should change now.

"Fortunately, though, it's a great thing when you do find it."

"I bet it is. I'll just have to wait and see."

"Good luck! I'm sure you'll figure it out soon."

"Thanks!"

She certainly hoped so.

Mission 13

Assuming this is after the riff, but before his network post

Probably a bit before the riff, but wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff works.

Works for me!

She's reading Sweet Valley,if you couldn't guess. X3

That was my guess. X3

w00t! It's kind of sad I remember the title of the first book in the series as well as I do.

I don't think I ever really read many of 'em...

They were my brain candy for years.

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