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[When the feed comes on, Aqua is smiling warmly, though she looks somewhat weary.]

Hello. My name is Aqua. Some of you know me. Most of you probably don't, though.

I'm actually doing this to make an announcement. If it's not too much trouble, I'd like everyone from any world where the Keyblade exists to respond to this message. There's been some confusion lately, and I think different...

[She pauses. It's clear by her expression that she's searching for an appropriate term.]

...timelines, may be involved. It's lead to aggression before -- I just think, considering the circumstances, we should try to at least be polite to each other, if not work together.

[Her smile wavers a little, replaced by quiet reservation.] I know not everyone will agree to this, but I'm sure it will be helpful in the long run if as many people respond as possible. There's a form below this that I'd like if people could fill out. Feel free to lock your response to only me if you would be more comfortable doing that.

I'd also like to make another call for the people who have been taking magic lessons with me. I know it's been hard to keep up with because of the...chaos. But, our meeting place will stay the same, and anyone is welcome to find me in room 1-07 if they need me on a day that we haven't scheduled lessons.

And, for those who have Keyblades...I can teach you, too. If you want me to.

[Her lips tilt upwards again.] Thank you all very much for your time.

[The feed cuts off. As promised, there's a form for all the KH cast to fill out!]

What is your name?
How old are you?
Are you a Keybearer?
Did you ever apprentice under a Master?
If you did, what was their name?
Have you learned under more than one Master?
List their names, if you have.
Would you consider yourself to be of the light, or of the darkness? Both? Neither?
Do you have anything you'd like to ask me?

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[To say Xion was confused about all this was an understatement. And there are a lot of questions - ones she can't even put words to. She's locking this post, that's to be certain.]

What is your name? Xion
How old are you? I'm not sure
Are you a Keybearer? Yes
Did you ever apprentice under a Master? No
If you did, what was their name?
Have you learned under more than one Master? No
List their names, if you have.
Would you consider yourself to be of the light, or of the darkness? Both? Neither? I don't know.
Do you have anything you'd like to ask me? You can teach the Keyblade?

It's nice to meet you, Xion.

Yes, I can. Are you interested in learning?

[There's a bit of a pause before she replies.]

Yes.

I'm not sure if I can for a while though. I ran into some monsters a while ago.

[Sucks when your Keyblade arm is injured.]

Then I would be glad to teach you, as soon as you feel better.

Do you know how to use Cure magic? That may help your recovery.

Yeah. I've been using it some.

[Probably not as much as she could, though. Call her cautious, but she's been holding some healings back for emergencies.]

Where and where are the lessons?

[The message above only mentioned that they would stay at the same time and place, Tower permitting.

... There's a long pause before she adds one final thing]

I didn't know there were people out there who taught others about this.

If you'd like, I could try to help heal you. I don't know how bad it is, but...I guess you could say magic is my specialty. :)

The lessons are on the twentieth floor, which is the open-air floor with the ramp on the outside. Times are different for everybody. We usually decide what day is best for the individual person and meet on that day from then on. I can work with whatever is best for you. :)

[There's actually a bit of a pause before said final thing is responded to.]

There weren't many left in my time that I knew about. There may not have been any at all where you're from.

But, I'm one of them. I never got to pass on my knowledge about it before my world was destroyed. So, I'm trying to make up for it now.

[She's hesitant about this. Why is she hesitant? A few months ago - before she'd gotten to the Tower - she would have leaped at a chance like this, to learn more. Now, she... she still wants to, but there's something making her hesitate for a moment.]

I'll be okay. It's not too bad now.

[... the twentieth floor. Of all the places. ... it was a fairly wide open floor though, and as long as she didn't get too close to the edge... Well, she might bring up the meadow floor otherwise.]

Any day is good for me.

[Right now she's just kind of... wandering. Doing things. A schedule might be a nice thing to get back into, reminders of the Organization aside.

She doesn't say much about the last part, though she suspects that Aqua right in that there aren't any in her own time. So far as Xion knew for sure (though she might be wrong), in her own day and age there were only three with the power to wield the Keyblade at all, and one of them was asleep.]

I hope I can do a good job learning. If you'll teach me.

Of course I'll teach you.

I'm sure you'll do wonderfully. :)

[... sometimes this place is so much more encouraging than the Organization ever was that it catches her off guard. This is one of those times.]

I'll try. Thank you.

[What did that last little... oh. It was... a face, wasn't it? Huh...]

:)

You're welcome. I'm looking forward to it.

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