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... [ She sets the bowl down on the nearest flat surface and shuffles closer, to press their shoulders together (through the blanket). Contact made people feel better, right? It feels like it's been forever since they've been this close-- even if it's just been a few days. ]

Are you having nightmares too?

[it does feel like it's been forever, but time passes so slowly when they feel this way. maybe it's only been a few days, but it feels like ages. roxas isn't even thinking much about it as he leans into the gesture a bit before nodding slightly.]

Yeah. I mean... I think so. I don't really remember them when I wake up, though.

I don't, either... I just know I'm really scared when I wake up. And my heart's beating really fast.

[ So whatever she'd dreamed about... must have been terrifying. She toys with the edges of the blanket now, frowning. ] I don't know how to make them stop, either.

I don't know either.

[so it's not exactly as if he can help here. he feels kind of bad though, reminding her of it.]

It wasn't like this before I started feeling sick. Is that... do you think that's the reason, maybe?

It might be... I don't remember it being hard to sleep the last time I was sick. And I've had nightmares I can't remember before, but never all the time like this.

[ Mary groans a little, sagging more against Roxas' shoulder. ]

I hope that means it'll stop when we get better.

[they're very quickly melting into a sick-puppy pile, though roxas doesn't seem to mind the weight against his side.]

Yeah... I hope so too. It's hard to get sleep at all this way.

[ Hopefully they stop before they melt into the couch completely. What a world, what a woooorld. ]

We've gotta keep trying, though... otherwise we're not going to sleep at all, and that's even worse.

[ So she's been told. A few times now. ]

Yeah... you're right. I've been trying too, it just... wakes me up a lot.

[it's not for a lack of trying, at least. he hasn't let the nightmares stop him from trying to sleep, after all.]

Yeah... um, but if you're sleeping with Xion, that might help? I think it's easier if someone's with you. Even if you wake up.

[ Because she used to share a bed with her mom. ]

...Maybe. It all seems the same to me. I used to have a lot of weird dreams before I came here though.... I might just be used to it.

[the dreams themselves, at least. they're startling when he's woken from them, but it's pretty short-lived so he hasn't really thought about it much.]

Weird dreams? I thought all dreams were weird.

[ Well, she's not wrong. ]

A... different kind of weird, I guess. It's hard to explain.

... Were they bad weird?

[ He's not still having them if they were, hopefully, but there's a note of concern in her... still raspy voice. ]

Not really... it was more like... they felt like memories, but they weren't mine.

[because they were sora's obviously. but he's still pretty unwilling to cope with it, so whatever.]

Memories... that weren't yours...

[ Mary tries to think this through properly, but with her head pounding like it is, she can't really come up with a good or comforting explanation for that sort of thing. ]

That happened here, once... except the person whose memories you dreamed about also dreamed about yours.

[ That hadn't ended well. ]

[it's fine that she doesn't get it. he mostly does now, even if he's not really keen on accepting it. but that can be something that gets dealt with another time. it doesn't seem all that necessary at the moment.]

That sounds pretty weird... [he makes a face, but then he adds:] I guess "weird" is pretty normal around here, though.

Mm-hm. [ It's more hummed than an actual word of agreement, but then Mary will add, fondly, in the way that she does when she's truly used to a friendship: ]

You're pretty weird too, Roxas.

Oh, like you're not?

[two can play at that game. he may be sick, but he's still got a sense of humor.]

I'm not. [ No, Mary, you are. ]

There's nothing weird about me, right?

You better start listing what parts are normal, then.

[he taps his shoulder against hers lightly. she's probably more normal than him?? but it's not like he can compare. so whatever!!]

I, um... um...

[ Okay, she can't lose this. She's completely normal! She's... not human, but that's not normal. Her hair is long? Is that normal?? Kido had long hair, but Momo didn't... no! She has to come up with something good! Something that'll decide her victory instantly! ]

... I have pink eyes!!

[ MARY THAT'S NOT NORMAL. ]

...Is that normal?

[he doesn't know a lot of people with pink eyes.]

Yeah, my mother had them too.

[ One... other person...

But she looks so proud of herself?? ]

I don't think I know anyone else with them. A lot of people with blue eyes, or green ones...

[he scrunches his nose, and...] I think I know more people with gold eyes than pink ones.

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