[for once, riku can't even blame him much. nice as a level headed chat would be, the situation isn't pleasant and, well, it is roxas.]
Sorry about that.
[the apology comes out surprisingly genuine because that's what it is. even if it ended up being out of riku's control, xion still ended up vanishing prior to sorting stuff out. he really didn't mean to keep roxas in the dark and, like the kid said, it's too late to do much of anything.]
If it counts for anything, aside from being upset, she seemed fine and was safe at my place.
[okay, maybe that's just a little excess salt where it isn't needed. the apology sounded genuine enough, and roxas recognizes that, so that statement is followed up by a sigh and the aversion of his gaze.]
[even roxas knows how to scale back the anger, good to know. no teasing on that comes right now. instead. all riku does is nod and reply. maybe politeness and him don't go hand-in-hand, but dialing back on the rude can happen given the right circumstances.]
Yeah. I doubt she would've come by for an extended sleepover otherwise.
[there's better people to have sleepovers with than him, just saying. might as well ask the million dollar question.]
[really, it's not like roxas can find it that surprising she'd gone to riku about it—she'd relied on riku before, hadn't she?
though that's not really the point right now. instead, roxas will focus on answering the question, at least in a minimal sort of way.]
We got into a fight. [though he's not going to elaborate on what happened unless he's prompted.] I left to clear my head and when I came back... she wasn't there.
Must’ve been a hell of a fight for her to leave like that. [since roxas’ answer didn’t elucidate all that much, riku opts to add in a follow-up question.] What was it about?
[color him curious. what topic could've ended with roxas leaving and xion needing a place to say at? that said, if explaining ends up rubbing roxas the wrong way then riku’ll drop it. times for pressing an issue exist and this isn’t one of them. he's not always a jerk.]
It was— [he almost starts to explain, but roxas cuts himself short. but it's a little less because he doesn't want riku to know and a lot more that he just doesn't know how to explain it.
or if it would even be worth explaining.]
...No, never mind. [he says with an air of defeat, shaking his head.] It's not important. It... was stupid.
[riku arches a brow. not important? riiiight. great job on showing how unimportant it all is with all the uncaring facial expressions and neutral tone and general indifference. best actor award goes to roxas.]
Stupid enough to get her to leave, huh? That's pretty stupid alright.
[the blunt commentary is also a backhanded way of implying that he won't press the subject more than that. he goes back to toying with the mask before adding a bit more to that.]
Nice thing about stupid arguments is that you figure out pretty quick just how stupid they are. Seeing as she has you beat in the brains department, she probably realized it earlier.
[...is riku attempting to be comforting?? maybe just a little.]
[which is partially not her fault, but had she realized it and still stayed away? and if she did, what did that mean? there's a lot that remains unanswered, and roxas gets the feeling it might never be answered, either.]
Then you gotta make that apology count next time you see her.
[he pauses before glancing back toward roxas.]
And that isn't a question of if, but when.
[they both end up in the same place, after all. maybe this place will somehow mess with their memories or maybe it won't, but xion and roxas will meet again. riku is certain of that much.]
[it's kind of hard to take what riku says at face value, and he's still pretty leery of things. but he'll ask this anyway, because he does know that riku knows more than he does about the future.]
[roxas doesn't know how to respond to that, honestly. he's sure riku isn't lying. if he's sure of it, roxas has to believe it. he's a jerk, but he's not a liar when it counts.
not that he knows how to take it, when roxas can't figure out how it would be possible. one problem at a time, though...]
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Sorry about that.
[the apology comes out surprisingly genuine because that's what it is. even if it ended up being out of riku's control, xion still ended up vanishing prior to sorting stuff out. he really didn't mean to keep roxas in the dark and, like the kid said, it's too late to do much of anything.]
If it counts for anything, aside from being upset, she seemed fine and was safe at my place.
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[okay, maybe that's just a little excess salt where it isn't needed. the apology sounded genuine enough, and roxas recognizes that, so that statement is followed up by a sigh and the aversion of his gaze.]
...Was she really upset?
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Yeah. I doubt she would've come by for an extended sleepover otherwise.
[there's better people to have sleepovers with than him, just saying. might as well ask the million dollar question.]
What happened?
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though that's not really the point right now. instead, roxas will focus on answering the question, at least in a minimal sort of way.]
We got into a fight. [though he's not going to elaborate on what happened unless he's prompted.] I left to clear my head and when I came back... she wasn't there.
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[color him curious. what topic could've ended with roxas leaving and xion needing a place to say at? that said, if explaining ends up rubbing roxas the wrong way then riku’ll drop it. times for pressing an issue exist and this isn’t one of them. he's not always a jerk.]
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or if it would even be worth explaining.]
...No, never mind. [he says with an air of defeat, shaking his head.] It's not important. It... was stupid.
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Stupid enough to get her to leave, huh? That's pretty stupid alright.
[the blunt commentary is also a backhanded way of implying that he won't press the subject more than that. he goes back to toying with the mask before adding a bit more to that.]
Nice thing about stupid arguments is that you figure out pretty quick just how stupid they are. Seeing as she has you beat in the brains department, she probably realized it earlier.
[...is riku attempting to be comforting?? maybe just a little.]
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[which is partially not her fault, but had she realized it and still stayed away? and if she did, what did that mean? there's a lot that remains unanswered, and roxas gets the feeling it might never be answered, either.]
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[he pauses before glancing back toward roxas.]
And that isn't a question of if, but when.
[they both end up in the same place, after all. maybe this place will somehow mess with their memories or maybe it won't, but xion and roxas will meet again. riku is certain of that much.]
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...Will I really see her again?
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Yeah. I can't say I know the details about why or how, but you will.
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[roxas doesn't know how to respond to that, honestly. he's sure riku isn't lying. if he's sure of it, roxas has to believe it. he's a jerk, but he's not a liar when it counts.
not that he knows how to take it, when roxas can't figure out how it would be possible. one problem at a time, though...]