Well good, 'cuz if you started calling me Access again I'd have to be offended, and that just takes so much effort.
[Lea just looks from Roxas to Xion and back again for a moment, an odd constrictive feeling somewhere behind his sternum. It's strange--the sensation isn't new to him, but suddenly it's like he's allowed to acknowledge it's there again. He still isn't sure whether or not Nobodies have hearts, whether or not he had one the whole time, but it was always easier to just roll with the idea that he didn't. It made things more tolerable that way: he never had to worry about feeling guilty or angry or anxious... feeling anything, really.
[He doesn't have that excuse anymore, though. He's got his old heart back now, so this feeling--yeah, feeling--it's real, and he can't deny it. He's not sure why or how Roxas has managed to go back in time, or why Xion doesn't remember finding Aqua, but he's not complaining they've both forgotten his death in the process. The grief on those kids' faces as he'd felt himself fading away had hurt far more than the wound that had caused it.
[Lea gives them a slightly awkward smile before reaching out to ruffle both their heads this time.]
I'm glad you guys are here. A little surprised, but... well, it's definitely one of the better surprises I've had recently. [He pulls back, putting his hands on his hips.] Saves me a trip, anyhow.
[He turns his attention to Roxas again briefly, still a bit baffled at how young the kid looks. What a difference two years made--he can really see it now, the stark difference in... well, everything, really. There's something a little refreshing about the naïveté in Roxas' eyes (he might have missed that a little), and if Roxas has really gone back to the time period around the Castle Oblivion debacle, then this is kind of a mixed blessing. Lea knows a lot better this time around, and he won't be making the same mistakes with Roxas again.
[Realizing he's been staring a moment, he gives Roxas a slightly incredulous grin.]
And here I didn't think you could get any shorter...
good. gosh.
[Lea just looks from Roxas to Xion and back again for a moment, an odd constrictive feeling somewhere behind his sternum. It's strange--the sensation isn't new to him, but suddenly it's like he's allowed to acknowledge it's there again. He still isn't sure whether or not Nobodies have hearts, whether or not he had one the whole time, but it was always easier to just roll with the idea that he didn't. It made things more tolerable that way: he never had to worry about feeling guilty or angry or anxious... feeling anything, really.
[He doesn't have that excuse anymore, though. He's got his old heart back now, so this feeling--yeah, feeling--it's real, and he can't deny it. He's not sure why or how Roxas has managed to go back in time, or why Xion doesn't remember finding Aqua, but he's not complaining they've both forgotten his death in the process. The grief on those kids' faces as he'd felt himself fading away had hurt far more than the wound that had caused it.
[Lea gives them a slightly awkward smile before reaching out to ruffle both their heads this time.]
I'm glad you guys are here. A little surprised, but... well, it's definitely one of the better surprises I've had recently. [He pulls back, putting his hands on his hips.] Saves me a trip, anyhow.
[He turns his attention to Roxas again briefly, still a bit baffled at how young the kid looks. What a difference two years made--he can really see it now, the stark difference in... well, everything, really. There's something a little refreshing about the naïveté in Roxas' eyes (he might have missed that a little), and if Roxas has really gone back to the time period around the Castle Oblivion debacle, then this is kind of a mixed blessing. Lea knows a lot better this time around, and he won't be making the same mistakes with Roxas again.
[Realizing he's been staring a moment, he gives Roxas a slightly incredulous grin.]
And here I didn't think you could get any shorter...