[at the very least, cerealia has taught him that a lot of people may not be fazed by that part, since there are a lot of people around who aren't quite human. but there's so much more to it than that, and there are parts that are definitely going to be a bit more surprising.]

Well, that's... where it gets more complicated. [he says, and that's where roxas sucks in a breath. this is the hard part of telling people what he is.

really, mary's the only person he's told—riku already knows, and when xion was around, she obviously had known too. but it never really came up otherwise and roxas hadn't advertised it at all because he was so wary about sharing it—both because of what people may think, and because he was concerned about the organization being on his tail.

which is a non-issue at this point.]

I'm... a Nobody. Someone who isn't meant to exist. What's left... of a person's body when they lose their heart. [obviously, there's still so much more, including the revelation that has shaken is whole worldview. but what he is or has now doesn't change what he's been for the last year and a half or so, what he's identified as and known himself to be.]