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[You'd think Dave would have learned his lesson about anonymity, but maybe learning doesn't stick so well at ass in the morning when he can't sleep. At least it doesn't seem like he's really trying to mask his identity, here. It's just...a plausible deniability thing, maybe. Probably, given the content of his message.]

what was growing up like for you
like
how was your childhood
were you happy

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ok
yes i agree that thats both effective and touching
but lets say youre in a really rotten situation and your friends are too far away to help
do you drag them down when theres nothing they can do or do you keep it to yourself

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Been there. Done that.

[ a shrug. ]

Just because you're alone doesn't mean you're alone. Even if they're far away and there's nothing you think they can do you're still with them and they're still with you. I've always drawn strength from that.

[ there's more that he can say about that. ]

I don't think keeping things to yourself is ever a good idea. Makes things worse.

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yeah
thats what people told me before
i dont know why im bringing it up again i guess i was just thinking about shit in retrospect

what did your friends help you with when they were far away

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They helped me stay me.

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uh
in like an existential way or in a more YOU GOTTA BE YOURSELF way

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More like a literal 'I would not be here right now' myself sort of way.

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i have an idea what youre talking about
but im probably wrong

was time travel involved at any point

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[ he opens his mouth to say no but... ]

Not... Directly? I mean the guy that's causing all of our problems sort of did that.

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time travel its always time travel
i dont know why i asked


but anyway
ok so you and your friends
youre all dealing with an outside threat?

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Yes and no. The place that we're from? It's not just one world, but many. Each world has their own light - their own heart. The heart of all the worlds - the light that binds them all together - is called Kingdom Hearts.

The bad guy? Xehanort wants to restart a war that happened a long time ago. Pretty sure he wants the power of Kingdom Hearts to himself.

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ok wait
i follow most of that but how does restarting the war net him the thing

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Something about hearts of light and hearts of darkness fighting will make the χ-Blade appear. Only the χ-Blade can open the door to Kingdom Hearts.

At least that's the version I got. Some of this stuff is just a little over my head sometimes.

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oh
prophecy shit
ok thats all i need to know
im assuming this guys like super crazy powerful right

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If you say so.

But powerful? Not... Really? The problem isn't how strong he is. It's that he's planned everything out. He has something planned for any and every turn his original plans may take.

...That and he kind of can possess people. So we don't really know how many people he has under his control yet. There won't be more than twelve, but how strong they are is kind of important.

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that sounds obnoxious
sorry dude you ended up with the most annoying villain in the history of ever

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It's not that bad. I'm sure that in the end things aren't gonna work out like he wants them to.

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well good luck i guess
i cant really offer a lot of advice in a situation like that

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It'll be fine. I'm not too worried.

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confidence is everything

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you don't think things will work out for you?

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lets say the likelihood is statistically negligible

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it can't be THAT bad.

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im already dead dude

when did i switch to text.... OOPS

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[ thank you for that Dave. now Sora looks like a kicked puppy. which is kind of a feat at nineteen. ]

I'm... Isn't there any way to fix that? At all?

The power of text compels thee

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is there USUALLY