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[It's pretty late, and Roxas realizes there's a curfew, but...

Well, he happened by the ballroom and the door was open just a crack. Being who he is, he couldn't help peering inside the room, and naturally the moment he saw the ceiling he had to wander on in.

Or rather, it's what he can see beyond the ceiling that's got him downright mystified. Through that clear glass he can see the night sky, dark heavens dotted with stars like diamonds. It's enough to make him stand there in the middle of that dark, cavernous room; everything up there's so different and new and he can't help but wonder what other worlds those stars might represent]

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Yeah, I've had the same dreams for a while now.

[He's glad he's got his best friend here to attach himself to; he's not sure who else he'd discuss these things with]

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What kind of dreams?

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Something that happened in the place I'd been in before winding up here.

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...Bad memories?

[Hoo boy, this sounds sort of familiar.]

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Yeah...a friend of mine, he...

He killed himself, because of me.

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...That can't be right.

What was he on?

[Axel is confused.]

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It's true.

I think...he was going to kill me, but then he killed himself instead. And I wasn't fast enough to save him.

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...

[Neckrub, Axel's not really cut out for wise words and comforting. And he'd really rather his bff than some random guy he'd never met.]

Listen, Roxas... sometimes... trying is all you can do. The rest of it is out of our hands. That guy won't blame you for that.

You shouldn't, either. What d'you think you'd want if your roles switched and he kept moping about it?

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[He's just gonna be hiding his face against Axel now, because all things considered... Axel ends up gone because of him too]

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[All the more reason you should take his word for it, Roxas. Hair ruffle, Roxas.]

Trust me, I almost got there.

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[Spoilers, he knows you do get there, Axel]

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[Well he's not from that timeline, bff. /cuddles his baby bro.]

Hey, what's that look for?

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It was still my fault. I can't just forget about that.

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For not letting him kill you and whatever happened after? We make choices because that's what we want to do, Roxas.

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I didn't understand.

Sometimes I wonder if that's why.

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...Understand?

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He...said he wanted me to love him, but that I couldn't. I think it was something the city did, but he seemed so sad...and hurt.

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...

[Drama, lil buddy, why you has so much?]

Can't force anyone to love anyone. No matter how much either one or both of you want to.

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Sometimes I wish it'd been somebody else. Someone that could've helped.

He knew I didn't have a heart, and he knew about R-

[Oops, uh]

Er, that he was my friend.

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Can't say without having been there, but might've been something no one could've done, Roxas...

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... "about R-"?

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N-nothing, I um. Guess I'm sorta tired too.

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[Uh huh. Sus-pi-cious, Roxas. Axel narrows his eyes a bit.]

Yeah?

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Yeah. Sorry, I guess I'm rambling.