shadowdive | 29 // [video]

29 // [video]

Private call to Ven

[Vanitas looks rather pleased, despite trying to obviously not smile at the camera.]

Ventus, I got your package today. Carriers apologized about it being late.. [Pausing a moment, he lets out a sighed breath, a small smile creeping onto his face anyway.] It looks good.

[There's a moment with purple streaking across the screen, paws hitting the Gear and unlocking it for the rest of the network to see; Vanitas petting a very affectionate Purrloin on his shoulder with a red ribbon tied around the kitty's neck, smiling a bit more openly.]

Nitas, don't jump up like that. I was done talking anyway.. impatient.

[Turning his attention back to the Gear, he clears his throat.]

Thanks, Ventus.

[.... o o p s, he didn't know the call unlocked. Well, either way, he's hanging up now, so the feed clicks off.]

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Of course you think that. [Rolling his eyes, Vanitas looks away.] It creates a warmth I'm not accustomed to yet.

I'm just glad it's not something that makes you sick or something like that.

Idiot. [His cheeks are taking on a pink tinge, frowning. IT MAKES HIM FEEL WEIRD OKAY.]

[Can't help a chuckle but he'll try to muffle it behind his hand. Maybe we are the same dude, darkstuff]

[Narrowing his eyes suspiciously at that sound.] What was that?

[Stifling, stifling...]

...Nothing.

That wasn't nothing. You're laughing at me, Ventus.

It's...different from when you laughed at me back then.

[He has to pause, before frowning.]

I just got to thinking, for as different as we can be, we've got things in common too.

We... are still the same person, deep enough down.

Yeah, I know. Just something different about noticing things that we share, instead of where we're opposite.

Mm. It is a little strange.

I don't think it's a bad thing though.

No. It never was. [Knitting his eyebrows together, Vanitas sighs and finally brings his attention back to the screen.]

[He's silent for a few moments. Saying he wishes they'd had a chance to talk things over before winding up in this world would really just be repeating himself, even if the thought crosses his mind again.

Instead, there's something he's wanted to ask]

...What do you think it'll be like? When we wake up, I mean.

What do you mean? What the worlds will be like, or what we will be like?

...Both, I guess. The way Sora described things, I really can't imagine it.

I haven't heard anything. [That's a hint to spill the beans, lightstuff.]

There aren't Masters, and he's never seen Terra or Aqua around. He doesn't know the same worlds, even though he's visited ones that're close to them. It's almost like they're gone.

[Lowering his eyes a touch, he shifts the gaze away again slightly.] I have to think that it's Master's fault.

Based on what Terra said last time, I think you're right.

[Keeping his gaze adverted, he took a moment before speaking again.] I'm not sure how far Terra got, himself. Master had... plans for him.

I know he tricked Terra into fighting Master Eraqus, and that led to...

[His expression darkens with a sadness he can't mask very well. At least he got to talk to Master here, but knowing the man who taught him so much had died partly because of him didn't fail to nag at him]

Even after that. The reason he caused that, was to create more darkness in Terra's heart. Sadness and pain, rage and hate.