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[Her uniform had never really been a problem before. Sure, it could get ridiculously warm sometimes in Agrabah, but that was as much the coat as anything. Beyond that, the outfit underneath it had served well during her duties as an Organization member. Overnight though, as the blizzard had started and temperatures started to drop rapidly, it became clear that, even with the blanket on her bed wrapped around her, her current outfit was not nearly warm enough for sub-zero temperatures (or even whatever temperature the cold outside made it inside). Even with the jacket on over it. It made it almost impossible to sleep.

She's got her blanket wrapped around her as best she can get it even now as she sits, shivering a little in front of the terminal. Her voice is a little shaky, more from cold than anything.]

D-does anybody know where you can get something w-warmer? Like... blankets, or clothes.

[Message made, she sits back on the stool, nestles further in her blanket, and waits for any replies]

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[Naminé's in the same boat, only even worse. Her tiny, thin white dress is little protection even at the best of times; now, she's shaking like a leaf, even though she's wrapped in a blanket of her own.]

I've b-been wondering th-that, t-too.

[Oh hey Naminé. She's comfortable enough to be okay with turning on the video feed.]

I've looked around the T-tower, and I d-don't remember seeing anything. [...] It's really cold for you too, huh?

[She remembers that dress didn't look very warm when she met you.]

[Naminé exhales quietly, nodding.]

[She'll just confirm that with,] I'm n-not really d-dressed for this.

[Pause, during which she sits silently and shivers some more.] Th-there have got to be extra b-blankets s-somewhere, b-but I don't know if they'll let us u-use them.

[Somehow the idea that the Tower might not let them use extra blankets doesn't really surprise her. Then again, maybe she's just too cold to really feel that surprised by much right now.

... and she at least had her coat.]

There has to be s-something we can do...

[They - whoever ran the Tower - weren't just going to let them freeze here, were they?]

Edited (how does I html) 2012-02-19 08:35 (UTC)

...you might be able to take blankets from a different floor. i haven't tried it, so there might be repercussions, but...

[He looks almost completely unfazed by the temperature dropping. Lucky stinker.]

[...was that-!]

[But... no. They looked just like him, but... younger. Was this another one of those alternate universe things? Like the two Rikus?

... she can figure it out when she's warmer. Too cold to think about it much right now.]

M-maybe if someone's not using it, it sh-should be okay, right?

[He nods, bringing no attention to the shocked look on her face -- though he definitely saw it.] ...there are probably people here who wouldn't think twice about taking them, whether it is 'okay' or not. but in this circumstance, i would say so.

[Riku, being an islander, is not very accustomed to cold. Needless to say, he looks very uncomfortable here.]

Could always try using fire magic.

Mm.... [Her brow knits as she thinks, and absently she pulls the blanket a little higher on her shoulders.]

M-maybe... no one would mind if we t-took the blankets from the empty beds. [Except that presents a problem.] But I'm n-not sure which ones are empty.

[Hooray for those out there who could take stuff like that without guilt or worry. She isn't one of them. Still, she's quiet at his words, until...]

I j-just don't think I want to find out how bad this p-place can get.

[Because so far as she's concerned, there's a lot of bad things here... Roxas not remembering... She's seen things out of the corners of her eye at times, kept moving to avoid the monsters...]

[That's... actually a really good idea. Better than sitting on her bed shivering. A small fire maybe, kept burning...]

M-maybe. Where would we use it?

[They could probably get to some of the lower floors if they had to, through the elevator. Just... in their bedrooms doesn't seem like a good idea.]

you're going to find out one way or another. if you don't want to attempt to survive it, that is your decision.

Yeah...

[She thinks about it... there has to be some way that works...]

Is... is there some way to t-tell if a whole room's empty, or not?

[If a room was empty, then the beds in it would be too... so they wouldn't have to worry about accidentally taking blankets from someone...]

[She hesitates, but,]

I th-think... the screens outside the r-rooms tell you whose s-staying there. [She can't prove they're always accurate, though, so who knows?] If they're e-empty, then....

[That actually makes her scowl a little.]

I d-didn't say anything about not t-trying to survive.

[She just. Doesn't want to go looking for trouble when she's already as uneasy as she is about this place.]

...you're right. i suppose there are other ways. i apologize. [He only looks down for a moment, though, before he's staring right back ~~into Xion's soul~~ at the screen.] ...but if you do want to survive... you must know by now that you'll be having a harder time of it if you don't want to know how 'bad' this tower can be.

Then it sh-should be okay.

[She hopes.]

We could go look, if you w-want.

[Because it just... seemed natural to suggest they look together.]

[And Naminé hopes, too.]

[She pauses, watching the other girl for a moment. There have been a lot more memories returned to Naminé since they met. Despite her lingering apprehensions about how involved the tower might be in this, those memories feel right. So,]

... Alright.

[She... doesn't have anything to say to that. He's right on that count, and she knows it. Information always helped. It was why the Organization always did recon on new areas.

She bows her head a little.] I know. You're right.

[The visual similarity is still nagging at her.]

Um... Do I know you? [beat] Sorry. You just... look really familiar.

...no, i don't recognize you at all. i'm sorry. [His social ineraction up until the Tower has been pretty limited, anyway.]

[Xion nods, though she shifts a little. She... hasn't really done this sort of thing before. Roxas invited her to the clock tower, and after that they sort of just... met there. And she'd run into Riku by chance...

She hesitates, then] I'm right outside my room. Room 1-01.

[Naminé nods back.] I'll be there soon.

[She gives the other girl one last glance and a small smile before turning off the video feed.]

If you can't find any extra blankets, pull the sheets off your bed. They might be thin, but they'll create another layer.

[-when Naminé returns to her room, she'll find an extra blanket sitting on her bed. Just in case, she and Xion aren't successful with their search.]

Okay.

[And with that, Xion gets of the terminal herself and goes to wait in front of her room. She has the blanket wrapped around her still. It's actually a little cooler out here than in her room. Or at least it seemed like it.

Just standing there. Waiting.]

Oh. [That... probably hadn't been the best way to phrase the question but... oh well.]

Um it's... nice to meet you.

[How does I social interaction.]

[Huh] I didn't think of that.

[She's still planning on going blanket hunting with Naminé first, but if that doesn't work, she'll try that.]

Someone else said maybe Fire magic, too. [Though she can't do that in her room...]

[His response can't be helped, really. It is cold and well, he's had experience]

Do not take this the wrong way, cherie-- but taking advantage of a little closeness is not necessarily a bad thing! I know that I find a good embrace warms anyone up.

[Sure, his embrace isn't quite the hug he's hinting at but--ahem]

[Riku, you stalker. That's not to say she actually minds, it's a sweet gesture, but if she finds out that it was him, she'd better not hear anything about that blanket being his. He'd better be looking after himself, too.]

[She won't have to wait too long before the other girls shows up.]

Hello, Xion.

[That is a very good question, one for which Ienzo does not know the answer.]

...nice to meet you, too.

[He looks and sounds completely enthralled.]

Good idea. Though it's probably better to take that to one of the floors.

If everything else fails, we could try setting up camp there.

[What, he's just looking out for her! But yeah, he is definitely not planning on ever telling her about this being his blanket. Or bringing it to her in first place.

And he is looking out for himself just fine. He isn't the one running around in a thin dress and just one blanket when it's cold like this. >.>]

[Looking out for and stalking are practically the same thing in Kingdom Hearts. Better be sneaky if his absent blanket comes up.

Hey, it's not her fault neither DiZ or the Organization ever bothered to give her clothes more suited to the cold. She's working on the blanket thing, okay?]

[He usually is, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Okay he'll give her that, but she better be. Then again, there maybe some kind of camp fire in works so maybe they'll be alright even if they don't any extra blankets.]

[Hopefully, but a camp fire probably isn't good enough. Blankets in addition to said fire might be necessary, and if he seems to be suspiciously missing his, well....]

[If blankets turn out to be necessary additions to the camp fire, he will somehow organize one for himself. ~~He may or may end up 'borrowing' from his room mates, but that's just details and not really of interest, right?~~]

Edited 2012-02-23 11:11 (UTC)

[If their search for more blankets is successful, they'll likely share. ~~:| :| :|]~~

[Well then, there shouldn't be a problem. ~~What? >.>~~]

[Other than him being Looked at, yes, probably not. :|]

Probably one of the lower floors. One where there's enough room to camp out for a while.

[And there are a few that fit the bill.]

[Given that she's less than a year old, thankfully taking it the "wrong way" is fairly unlikely. Or her taking it any way other than literally.]

So, you mean like sticking close to my friends? [...] And hugging them?

[Not something she's ever tried before, but hey]

Edited 2012-02-26 19:29 (UTC)

[So... so very young. :|]

Oui! I find that embracing those close to you is mutually beneficial. Plus, who could not use a hug in this dreary place?

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