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[Video] Chess

[The heartless have been getting to quite a few people lately. It's hard to tell at first whether Ami is one of them. She's inside, seated at a small table and playing chess against herself. Masters of the game would note the arrangement of the board as a very famous end game maneuver. She's testing it again, noting its weaknesses and the ways to defend against it.

It's keeping her mind off the shadows, and the things that always seem to not-quite-be-there when she looks. It's keeping her mind off the doubts, the worries, the insecurities. But there's very little of her usual gentle smile despite the seeming calm. She has a perhaps not-so-incongruous question.]

What are the things you do to relax and unwind your mind?

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You enjoy meditation? I didn't know. It's always seemed difficult to me, to really calm oneself like that.

[And considering his temper...]

You're probably doing it wrong.

[Actually, you prefer him like this. There's a worse side to it.]

[Kanda, you always manage to miff her. She knows how! It's just hard for her to put her worries aside.]

I don't have a lot of experience with it.

[And he looks at her for a moment.]

I can help you.

I'd appreciate that very much. Are you sure it won't take too much of your time, though?

I meditate a lot. It's not a problem.

It's probably something I should have learned a long time ago.

When do you want to do it? If you ask me, we should probably start during the night time. [Since if you worry about something during the day you won't know if it works or not.]

During the night? If you want to stay awhile, the nights are cool enough here. [There are clear skies, too; a plus for stargazing as she's done once or twice.]

I'll drop by. Considering you're one to worry, it would be useless to meditate if you haven't kicked that habit. You won't feel the difference.

Could you tell me what time, please? I'll be sure to be there.

I have night shift so just tell me where to meet and we can meet around- well, what time are you normally still awake?

I usually stay up late to read if I don't have to be awake early the next day. It should be fine.

Then around midnight, meet me at [Pretend he told her a place because fff.]

That sounds fine. I'll be sure to be ready. [Maybe she should take a nap this afternoon to be awake for their meeting...]

See you then.

[That night, Ami meets Kanda at the decided place, wearing a light jacket against the chill to be able to concentrate without it distracting her.]

[He's all ready started without her. Normally, he'd be in the baths of the black order in silence and with the slight sound of trickling water. Unfortunately they had nothing but a dusty roof and a cloudless sky. He was sitting on the ground, coat off, Mugen resting across his legs. He opened his eyes.]

Sit.

[She had loved the sound of the water, something she finds soothing anyway in the part of herself that's so aligned with it. She makes no complaint about the simple settle instead, however, and sits down as bidden.]

[And his eyes close again. He takes in a deep breath.]

The key in meditating is knowing how to empty your mind. The best way to do it is concentrate on one thing and then try to get that one thing out of your head.

Concentrating on it is the easy part. But if I do that, how will I get it out of my mind?

One step at a time. Think about one single thing.

[That's easy enough, and she nods.]

There's something on my mind anyway.

What is it?

I'm worried for my friends. Being here is a hard situation.

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