Mission 25

[skysmirror]

[Now that everyone's back to normal, Cambot is so happy! It doesn't seem his person shares this sentiment, though. Xion is currently curled up in her window holding what looks like a note in her hand, looking pretty miserable. When she sees Cambot she sighs.]

Not now, Cambot.

[When it's pretty obvious he's not going away, there's another sigh, and her voice is a little shaky.]

If anyone else was looking for MakubeX...I think he's gone home.

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[skysmirror]

[Well, events in the mirrorverse have had their own effect, this is just adding to that. Xion shakes her head at Sora's offer.]

I already looked everywhere. That's how I found this.

[She holds up the note.]

[optimistickey]

[Sora peers a little closer at the note, and its meaning sinks in. So...he probably is really gone, then...]

Oh...

I'm really sorry...do you want to do something or other?

[skysmirror]

[If she was looking so hard to find him that she found it, he is.]

Not right now, but...didn't you say you'd show some of us who don't know how to swim how to?

[Physical activity is always good for clearing her mind.]

[optimistickey]

[He's had that happen before, and it a pretty awful feeling...let alone for such a close friend.]

Oh...oh, I did! [Back before they went universe-hopping, they'd mentioned it. And physical activity does sound like a good distraction right now.] Yeah, we can do that! You and Namine, and anyone else who wants to.

[skysmirror]

[Maybe even something a little different than a friend, but the chance to find out was gone for now.]

That sounds great. So we round everyone up and meet at the pool? Roxas and Riku might want to come.

[Now she's smiling slightly. Thank you for helping her get her mind of this, Sora.]

[optimistickey]

Yeah, let's do that! Riku can come if he wants to, although he doesn't need the swimming lesson! [Mostly, he's wondering if Riku won't try to backseat drive on him. But since it's helping both of them get their minds off of sadness, it seems like a good idea.]

[skysmirror]

[Xion figures Riku will be too busy focusing on one particular person to totally backseat drive. Even if he weren't, well, they could deal with that.]

He can help teach a little--three people is a lot for one person to teach, isn't it.

[Why, no, Sora's memories of school haven't flown out of her mind for the moment at all...]

[optimistickey]

I guess he could. But three people shouldn’t be that bad...

[Yeah, he had trouble paying attention in school, but that was different from actually teaching people things!]

[skysmirror]

[It was, but what Xion would have also remembered is class sizes, and how teachers generally taught many more students at a time than three.

Which now occurs to her and she laughs.]

I guess it isn't, though there might be more.

[optimistickey]

Who else do you think would want to?

[skysmirror]

I'm not sure, but it might not be just us.

[optimistickey]

Okay. I'm sure we can handle a few more!

[skysmirror]

[That gets a small smile out of her. Leave it to Sora to say something like that.]

The more the merrier?

[optimistickey]

Definitely!