[open] voice , a little magic question

[obliviscere]

Type: Voice
Sender ID: obliviscere (Namine)
To: General Public
Subject: About Magic
Warnings: None

Hello, everyone. My name is Naminé and I have a very small question for anyone willing to give an answer.

[ At first her voice starts out pretty small, but as she speaks more she seems more certain of what she wants to ask. ]

I've had some wonderful people offer to help me learn more about magic here. So I'd really like to narrow down what kind to focus on at first. Would anyone be willing to share their experience?

Either with magic they've learned here or what you may know back home! What gave you found to be the most helpful? The thing that's best helped you to protect and help your friends?

Any answer, long or small, is equally appreciated. Thank you so much.

Comments

[oathkeeper]

[Big wood instruments with strings that go twang. That's all Sora understands. But goodness, maybe he should broaden his horizons about music and instruments one of these days.]

Haha! Of course I believe in you! It's just really great to be able to see you picking stuff up that you like too, you know?

[obliviscere]

That's ...what I want to be able to do here. Even if maybe it's a bit selfish

[oathkeeper]

Why would it be selfish?

[No way. NO WAY. Naminé is a sweet precious girl who can do whatever she wants! He'll die on this hill!]

[obliviscere]

It just feels that way? To just want to focus on figuring out what works for me or what I like.

[oathkeeper]

[His expression softens.]

For a long time, you couldn't do that, right? Now that you can, I think that's a good thing. A really good thing.

[obliviscere]

[ She nods her head hesitantly. ]

Thank you. I'm... Glad for the chance. And grateful. I know a lot was given up for it.

[ and she does feel bad about one particular loss ]

[oathkeeper]

[He can maybe hear that little bit of hesitation in her voice.]

I know you're grateful, Naminé. But if there's anyone who deserves to be her own person and to find things you like and to find out who you wanna be? It's you. You gave up a lot for other people too. It's okay to do things for yourself now. You don't have to be scared.

[Sora really hopes she feels safe doing that.]

[obliviscere]

I'm not really sure I deserved it more than he did after everything.

[ But it also feels bad to not embrace that gift either. So, she's definitely not going to do that. ]

[oathkeeper]

It might feel that way, but I don't think there's any right or wrong or who deserves it more or not.

[He nods.]

And as much as it's hard to remember, I think that's what he wanted to happen, too. I think it'll be okay, Naminé.

[obliviscere]

Thank you, that's really very nice of you to say. And I do know you're right but...

[ She trails off for a moment. ]

I'm not sure it really helps that much if that's what he wanted to happen. It still doesn't seem...right. I'm very grateful but wish I'd gotten a say.

[oathkeeper]

[Sora can relate to what had happened. It wasn't ideal and Sora feels bad that about it too but ... Sora knows what it feels like to want to save someone important. Saving that person and giving them a second chance means everything. ... Even if it costs everything. If only they could have saved everyone... Sora really tried.]

I know.

[She did deserve a say. But...]

Things happened fast, at the time. And he had to make a split decision. If it was me, I'd probably do the same thing. Because saving you would mean everything to me. Maybe he felt the same way.

[obliviscere]

[ For a few seconds she just falls completely silent. She doesn't want to seem ungrateful in any way but... ]

I know it's hard to make decisions that fast, especially when it's about someone you care about. But...what about the person being left behind because of that choice? What if saving you or him would mean everything to me?

[oathkeeper]

[Sora nods... He thinks a lot about what Kairi would tell him if they could talk. He also thinks a lot about how much she must have cried when he vanished.]

What would you say to him if you could say something, right now?

[obliviscere]

Oh ... That's... hard to really think about. There's so much. I think maybe I'd be angry, tell him I'm very appreciative for this chance but that he deserved one too. That...I wish we could have talked about it...

[ She trails off for a few seconds. ]

I wouldn't want him to think I wasn't grateful but I'm also... Maybe a little bit angry?

[oathkeeper]

I think that's all really fair, Naminé.

[Maybe Kairi would have said similar things to him if she could have said things to Sora before he did what he did.]

I wish we could go back and try and change things and save him too.

[Sora really did try to save everybody. It would have been wonderful if he could have done it perfectly.]

[obliviscere]

Me too. Or...I wish I'd at least gotten to see him first. [ Or that someone had maybe tried to stop him. But ultimately she has to accept it was his choice too. ]

[oathkeeper]

Yeah...

[He just feels so sad for her. He wishes he could cheer her up.]

Who knows, maybe you will get a chance to see him again someday. I don't know how. But Maybe.

[obliviscere]

I hope so. I have...there's a lot I'd want to say.

[ That she could only say to him. ]

[oathkeeper]

Yeah, it would be easier to tell him how you feel instead of just thinking about what you would say.

[obliviscere]

I think he might not hate it here either! So I hope maybe he does show up sometime.

🎀

[oathkeeper]

I hope so too, Naminé. Just keep wishing for it, okay?