aqua catchall

[sonorant]

I LOVE YOU MISS AQUAAAAA YOU DESERVE THE WOOOOORLD

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[sonorant]

[ in the distance.... as long as aqua is outside, she can hear some singing, but robin starts and stops in the middle of her song a lot before restarting from the beginning.

as if she isn't satisfied with something. ]

[keeper]

[ oh, how lovely...!

she follows the sound of the unidentified angelic voice! where does it lead her...

—oh wait, it stops. ]

...Is someone there?

[ she doesn't think any of the ghosts(?) in this place are supposed to sound this nice? so probably not a ghost(?) ]

[sonorant]

—Oh!

[ her singing comes to a halt in some out of the way corner where there are many trees.

she comes out to find aqua. ]

Sorry. Hello. I didn't mean to disturb you.

[keeper]

[ aqua smiles and shakes her head, and maybe wonders a little to herself if robin is perhaps a princess of heart in another world...? ]

I should be the one apologizing—I interrupted you.

[ ... ]

Do you mind if I listen some more? You sing beautifully.

[ it puts her at ease. ]

[sonorant]

[ robin could be a princess of heart if she were from kh sheds tears

she smiles a little. ]

If you wish to listen, I would be so lucky. It will be a bit imperfect, but....

[ she thinks the intent matters more. she takes a long and slow breath before she begins the song from earlier. ]

[keeper]

[ PROTECTS HER FROM XEHANORT!!!

she smiles and takes a seat, every part the rapt audience. when was the last time she's heard anyone sing...?

(...she doesn't think she can remember.) ]

Oh, I really doubt it.

[ and by the end of it, aqua thinks she's right. ...the song is perfect, to her ears.

Break free, we chased our dreams, beneath the starry night...

...she doesn't realize her eyes have welled up until she blinks.

oh. ]

[sonorant]

[ robin hopes to evoke emotion with her songs, so she isn't unhappy to see tears of any kind, but it does make her worry.

her expression is soft, and she offers a smile. ]

Thank you for listening. Did my song make you remember something?

[keeper]

[ they're not exactly sad tears. but they aren't exactly happy, either.

aqua smiles, regardless. ]

...Thank you for singing. Yes, it did.

[ she doesn't go into the details unless robin asks. ]

Is this a song you wrote...?

[sonorant]

[ they have just met, and it is a little rude to pry into the reason behind a lovely girl's tears. ]

As long as it didn't upset you too much.... I only hope my songs can bring a little peace to those who hear them.

[keeper]

Not at all. I was just moved. ...It's been a very long time since I've heard anyone sing.

I definitely feel more at ease, thank you.

[ aqua's not particularly secretive at least, just more interested in learning about her companion moreso than sharing about herself. ]

May I ask your name...?

[sonorant]

There are too many of you who have bereft of song. [ it's a little said to her. ] If the emotions of my song can be conveyed, I'm glad.

I'm Robin.

[keeper]

Is that so...? That's unfortunate. But I'm sure they're just as grateful to hear you sing.

[ SO MANY SAD BITCHES IN THIS GAME ]

It's nice to meet you, Robin. I'm Aqua.

[sonorant]

[ ALL OF YOU, STOP BEING SO SAD. EMBRACE HOPE or something. ]

It's a pleasure, Miss Aqua. I can only hope our circumstances become better with time.

[ or that they are given something so they can make it better themselves. ]

[keeper]

[ you can be sad and hopeful simultaneously...!! ]

I'm sure they will.

[ see! hopeful!! (and then the npc intro happens oops...) ]

Can I ask what you were doing before you woke up here?

[sonorant]

I was waking up from a dream. Do you remember the last thing you were doing before you arrived?

[keeper]

A dream...?

[ that piques her curiosity even more. ]

...I was trapped in something like a dream, too. More of a nightmare, you could say.

[sonorant]

Penacony is a planet where you can enter a dream world.

[ her expression dims appropriately for aqua being trapped in a nightmare. ]

That's terrible. Did you manage to escape? Could you wake up?

[keeper]

Oh? I've never heard of it. Was it a nice dream...?

...I woke up here, actually. If it weren't for everyone else around, I would've believed I was still in the same place.

[ technically, she hasn't really escaped. ]

[sonorant]

Most people think so.

[ oh, no. it's something she can understand on some level. ]

Were you alone in the nightmare?

[keeper]

But not you?

[ ...she nods. ]

I was.

[sonorant]

I have been away long enough that my opinion is not as informed as it could be.

[ she has no comment to give. ]

I am sorry, Miss Aqua. To face a nightmare is terrible enough, but to face it alone is even worse.

W0 MONDAY

[keeper]

[ STAKING MY CLAIM ON ARA!!! aqua is genuinely happy to see robin here DESPITE EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON. (the ink isn't acting up just yet.) ]

Would you like to share a room?

[sonorant]

[ oooh miss aqua oooh

this isn't what robin thinks. she's in her default outfit so there's enough real estate for ink to show up. aqua may see something that looks like brother appear on robin's arm. ]

I have no problems with that. [ she smiles. ] I didn't expect to be assigned to any one building, but I couldn't ask for a lovelier roommate.

[keeper]

...Away?

[ she shakes her head. ]

Thank you, but it's all right. I'm not alone here.

[keeper]

[ her eyes flick to the word on robin's arm—she really doesn't try to pry, but it's been impossible not to notice to these things, she's finding. the most she can do is try to be polite about it. ]

This is a surprise to me as well. But not a bad one.

[ she nods to her, returning the compliment.

meanwhile, brother seems to evoke an unconscious response from aqua—two names briefly appear over her heart like a wound: Terra, Ventus. ]