[voice]

[wavesinherheart]

[There's a flicker of silence before a woman's voice speaks up. The tone of her voice is light, if rather sincere, but also pretty obvious there's an edge of tiredness there as well. Someone's perhaps not as rested as she ought to be.]

I’m sorry if someone’s already asked, but I ne-- I would like to know if anyone’s noticed any unusual concentrations of Heartless in the last few days, and if so where. If anyone knows how common they are here, that would also be appreciated.

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[Video] 1/IDEFK

[salvagedlight]

[There is absolutely no doubting that voice, not for Ven. But shock keeps him silent for a minute, then-]

[Video] 2/IDEFK

[salvagedlight]

AQUA!

[Video] 3/IDEFK

[salvagedlight]

Stay there, hang on-!

Video] 4/5

[salvagedlight]

[And then a sound she should be familiar with, the sound of the Keyblade appearing and then something being activated, almost light shimmers put into soundwave form. It cuts off quickly, though, with footsteps running and then the sound collapsing on itself, the light produced from whatever he did fading quickly as well. Ven left his communicator on his dresser.]

[Action] 5/5

[salvagedlight]

[And in Traverse Town, there's a sudden light show off in the little side alley that has no stores off of it and leads back to the waterway behind the hotel, but the lights disappear less than five seconds after they show. Instead, there's a sixteen-year-old boy running out from between the buildings at full speed, not bothering to keep his voice down as he yells one name.]

AQUAAAAAAAAAA!

[voice] 1/???

[wavesinherheart]

[Likewise, that voice is one that Aqua knows by heart. It's a voice she's missed too, during those long years in the darkness.]

Ven?

[voice] 2/???

[wavesinherheart]

Ven! You're awake!

[She doesn't know how or when, but she finds that right now she doesn't care.]

[voice] 3/4

[wavesinherheart]

[And then there's a sound she only vaguely recognizes because she it heard once very long ago, and the sound of Ven running off again (he always is doing that). Besides, even she can tell he's left his communicator behind, so there isn't much point answering.

It's not like she can really go anywhere right now anyway.]

[Action] 4/4

[wavesinherheart]

[Aqua's not particularly close to that alleyway - the district is a large place and she'd taken to what exploring she could - but there's no missing the way her Wayfinder reacts to another for the first time in years.

She's running before she even realizes it. It's been so long and even if Ven might have been safe that doesn't mean the fate of his heart was certain. She doesn't bother to yell back - she is still tired, after all - but maybe she doesn't need to, with Ven yelling like he is.

It even provides a nice way to know where to head.]

[Action]

[salvagedlight]

[And Ven doesn't stop running - not even when he finally sees her and his face lights up into the biggest grin ever.]

AQUA!

[No, he's not slowing down. Incoming teenager, Master Aqua - prepare to catch!]

[Action]

[wavesinherheart]

[And catch she does indeed, although the force of it has her stumbling back a few paces. Still she's smiling, and it feels almost out of place, now.]

Oof! Easy, Ven!

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[no_souls_here]

[... There was something familiar about this girl]

I personally haven't but there was a report to that effect. Heartless aren't seen very frequently inside the most populated regions of the worlds however.. that's not always the case.

There was a heartless invasion recently..

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[wavesinherheart]

When was the report, if you don't mind me asking?

Video

[no_souls_here]

Just a moment ago. [The moogle had said something about the world that never was, and the like]

Video

[wavesinherheart]

I must have just missed it, then.

voice;

[watchesthesea]

[She remembers that voice to someone who was here once before. It was nice to know she had returned.]

I... don't think there's been anything unusual since the heartless invasion.

voice;

[wavesinherheart]

How long ago was that?

voice;

[watchesthesea]

About a month ago at least.

voice;

[wavesinherheart]

And it's been normal since?

[Normally she wouldn't ask, but it's best to be absolutely sure, she figures.]

PULLING A VEN HERE, WATCH OUT. HE MIGHT EVEN CRY 1/?

[darkerearth]

[ he's going to stare for a while... ]

2/?

[darkerearth]

A-- [ his voice cracks. whew, that's not manly. let him try again ]

3/3!

[darkerearth]

AQUA!!

[ he practically yells her name, his tone sounding almost desperate and...maybe on the verge of tears ]

Aqua, where are you?! Where have you been? Ven and I were worried sick!

Aww yeah, tag chains /o/ 1/?

[wavesinherheart]

[The sound of that voice startles her. It's one thing to have hoped. It's another to hear it, and her first reaction is one of violence - she only barely manages to avoid summoning Master Keeper.]

[voice] 2/?

[wavesinherheart]

[It's only once he gets past that first stuttering beginning that it dawns on her that he sounds nothing like he had when she last so him, moments before the fight that had led to them both nearly falling into the darkness.]

Terra?

[There's a wary curiosity in her voice, as if she can't quite believe her ears.]

[voice] 3/3

[wavesinherheart]

[There's a moment of silence after the question. It's too good to be true, and she finds herself expecting there to be some catch to it. Something small fleck of something to mar the surface, and it she can find none. It bothers her too, in ways she can't - and doesn't want to - bring up.

By the time she speaks, the earlier note of wariness isn't entirely gone but it's been downgraded to a sort of mild caution.]

The moogles said it was called Traverse Town.