Self-Exploration (Bob, pm to join)

[Ellie who has 0%]

-- Station Plaza
(only pm to join for this thread won't diiiiiie)

Daichi--

This world was a fresh of breath air for many reasons. There weren't any strings attached or old wounds like Castle Oblivion where the replica normally felt bottled up in. Perhaps there was too many walls of memories that would snarl and enclose him in. Traverse Town was nice and quite, most of the time, but the darkness and coolness was getting old. Now this, this was wonderful.

The replica hummed to himself agreeing with his conclusion admiring the open space, being engulfed and embraced by the warm hues of the sky, and the gentle brushes of a few breezes here and there. Personally he felt he could stare out at the horizon line forever as he leaned against the balusters of the Station Plaza. He was contemplating in whether to catch the next train to roam the world, but have gotten absorbed in the view.

I wonder if Namine have seen this...

Ever since he reunited with the Organization (even if he wasn't embraced or met all the members), his contact with her as shribbled up like a grape in the sun; he promised he would keep in contact with her, but now come to think of it...where were they suppossed to meet up. At the thought, Daichi groaned...he wasn't fond of wild goose chases, especially if the dark corridors were involved.

Seeing how the probability of running into her was low, it dropped down on the list of his priorities; it doesn't mean he cared less; there were just more things that was reachable and convenient for the time like a good ole R&R from everything around him.

[herby]

-Somewhere in the corridors of darkness-

The dark corridors where very… dark. In all honesty they were very boring, one occasionally got bored of the darkness and teeming heartless. He walked through the corridors, or floated, or drifted he wasn’t exactly sure how it worked it just felt strange how he went through, it was like he was walking but he wasn’t.

-Station Plaza-

Eventually a small sphere of black mush kicked him out and he landed on all fours. Picking himself up he grumbled softly, his brown cloak flittering around in the wind, he was facing the sunset, and behind him was the stations entrance. How beautiful it was, he had never been here before, it looked so beautiful, he found it hard to find anything beautiful at these times, probably because of what he was.

Clicking his claw like fingers he cast a quick float spell and levitated up onto the wall. Placing himself sat in a cross-legged position he removed a book from his cloak and opened it up to a bookmark. He looked down at the book, he was almost through it. The title read “ Heartless and there urges” It detailed the researched about how heartless where like animals, and how they shouldn’t be hated just because their nature. One quote he hated from the book is “You can’t change the nature of a wild beast, and you can’t change the nature of a heartless.” His nature was different… wasn’t it?

A faint beating… his head cocked around slowly and saw a young man stood there, had he been here this entire time? Wow he really was getting the hang of ignoring the beating of hearts now. But… did he see him appear from a dark portal. If he did then he might of scared him. He looked on to see what the other would do.

[Ellie who has 0%]

Daichi was absorbed into the warm hues of the clouds, but it wasn't beautiful enough to stop his senses from picking up darkness. Almost instinctually his eyes snapped over and narrowed. His nose twitched to size up his disturber. Feeling the power level non-threatening, the replica turned his head to see the little black imp.

Just a shadow. He hummed at it as an order to leave him be. This heart, well if he even had a legit one, wasn't up for the taking, and the shadow would get a beating at an attempt.

With what needed to be said was said, the replica went back to his business...staring.

[herby]

The hum that the boy had given him sent a strange chill down him. It was true the heart was there, but there was something a bit... off. Regardless he didn't care; he didn’t want to go heart stealing.

His antennas quickly directed themselves at the boy before the silver ring through his antenna rang lightly for a second, a pure sound, almost like a triangle being lightly tapped and left to vibrate. This was Bob connecting to his mind.

"It is a beautiful sunset isn’t It.,” he said as he cocked his head one way, looking out from beneath his hat, his large yellow eyes beaming outwards.

The book that had before been on his lap fell into his shadow disappearing into the corridors of darkness. What a strange place they was, maybe that’s why he didn’t notice him. He could certainly smell darkness on this boy; it was strong, reeking of it. However, it was different to his darkness, Bobs darkness smelled...pure, this darkness was tainted by something different.

"Why do you smell funny? Your darkness is different to mine. Sorry if that’s a strange question I'm quite new to this whole heartless thing, I think I'm supposed to go around stealing peoples hearts or something but it never really appealed to me." He said the part about stealing hearts sarcastically. Of course none of his words where really ever said, they where just translated to a persons brain through Bob's antenna.

After a few more seconds he jumped off what was a giant leap for him, but for anyone else was barely a step up. After leaping from the small waist height wall and landing, his cloak dragging along the floor slightly. "So, what’s your name?"

[Ellie who has 0%]

The replica gave a side glance to the heartless not surprised it was talking to him; they did had their own language amongst themselves, and Daichi had been able to communicate his own way through intimidation of the strength of his darkness. That propelled weaker heartless from getting a taste for his heart. He wondered how long the shadow would stay by him, since he truly didn't intend to have company.

"My darkness is my own," he replied curtly giving him a short answer. Although his eyes were dazed out at the sky his ears remained uponed, well his mind, to the heartless' chatter. It seemed not all heartless fell into the cookie cutter category; some have managed to containing their humanity, the good essence of it. Perhaps that is by those who don't give into the darkness willingly.

His brows furrowed as the heartless continued small talk. It was gratting on his patience, since the only heartless that comes into contact with are those seeking his heart or those sent by someone to hunt him down. Although the Organization have nobodies, they can easily manipulate a mere shadow to be their messenger. "Who sent you? If there's something you want, spill it."

[herby]

Bob flinched back as the youth spoke to him, in a rather intimidating way one might add. “ Who sent me?” He asked with a strange queried look, his antennas cocked from one direction to the next. “ What exactly do you mean by that, no one sent me, I was casually strolling the darkness and happened to fall out here, quite a nice place though.”

He looked at him strangely, this guy sure was paranoid, and did he think someone was out to get him? “ Look, im hardly a force to be reckoned with, I only became a heartless a few months ago, im still not sure how this all works. I don’t suppose you could give me any hints, I know im supposed to go around stealing hearts from people but it’s a tad barbaric.” He cocked his head slightly before examining the man more carefully; he looked strange, just something about him made him feel edgy.

Glancing at the sun again, he noticed that it hadn’t changed position, on this world was it always at the same height, a world where it was almost night but never quire got there, how strange. Funnily enough it reminded Bob of itself. He was a heartless but not quite all the way there.

“So what brought you here then?” and adding a slight bit of sarcasm to his tone “ And who sent you” If he could smirk he would of done so.

[Ellie who has 0%]

Seeing that he won't give him an answer her wanted, Daichi glance went back to gaze at the sunset. His face scrunched in a slight frown at the heartless; it was as lost as a puppy. He rolled his eyes at the idea of having to educate what was supposed to be mindless and stupid creature, "you have few options...be hunted, or return to how you were...you're a heartless for a reason...unless this is a permanent exhile."

He ignored the question seeing that his own whereabouts and reasonings weren't known of the imp's business. Also he still didn't grasp that he was talking to a minicule shadow.

[herby]

Bob stared at him for a few more minutes. " Return to how I was? I can become human again?" The idea was a good one, did this guy know how to turn back? Could Bob return to being human after such a long time. "How do I do that?" He questioned eagerly.

It was then that he noticed the man had returned his glance to the sunset, it was obvious that this man wasn't interested in helping him. " You know I thought that maybe you'd be able to help me, this is the first time Ive felt darkness and it hasn't been some stupid heartless craving for a heart. I guess I shouldn't expect so much, I'm alone now, heartless don't get friends." Bob began waltzing down the path leading away from station plaza, maybe there was somewhere else he could go, somewhere just as relaxing.

At least he was still fully cloaked, in this state, he blended in quite well, he had to remember to keep his emotion in check, couldn't let anything get to him or he'd become a heart mongering fool like the rest. He had no idea where he was going, just as he reached the exit from the station plaza he looked back at the man, if for nothing else than to simply remember him, or maybe hope he would help, but Bob knew that there was little chance of him obtaining help from this man.

Tipping his hat forward his antenna twitched slightly before he took a step away from station plaza.

[Ellie who has 0%]

Daichi's face wrinkled in a frown. Sure he wasn't the most sociable person, but he couldn't deal with being rude with guilt dangling over his eyes; despite not being real, he did had a genuine since of humanity, "I wouldn't know how, but doesn't it sounds like a dream come true."

He turned around towards the heartless imp as he leaned against the rails, "Actually...I don't know if that's possible, but it doesn't sound impossible."

For a moment he gathered his thoughts before his azure eyes landed on the shadow. Why and how could he identify himself it a little black spawn. They both wanted humanity; Daichi in contrast never had it to begin with, "People seem to think stuff can be undone...so why not that."

"Just go backwards...cancel out," he shrugged, yet still not liking the dead end road he gave the shadow. He was no expert in that department. "You're a whole lot human now....just need to find the rest of you."

He does however understood the dynamics of a heartless and nobodies, but did this one neccessary had a nobody. It seemed odd he wouldn't, since he was so conscious. To keep such mentality as a heartless felt like it guaranteed a nobody to be born.

[herby]

Bob stared back at the tall man, " Thank you" where all he could say at first, he looked at him, he felt so similar, he was darkness, and by the looks of things didn't have all the answers either. Bob concluded that it didn't really matter how many people he asked, questioned or queried, it would all ways end up with people not knowing all the answers. No one knew everything it seemed, especially when it came to such complicated matters of the heart.

"Are you searching... for something too?" he asked, truly interested, he wasn't prying or being nasty, it was true consideration and thoughtfulness in his mind. He knew that well after this conversation had passed he would still be worrying about this man, it was a strange thing seen as he had only known him for a short amount of time, but maybe this is what happened when the only thing you have is a heart of pure emotion.

Turning all the way around this time, he looked at the man and had a new question. It was one he had asked earlier but this time he asked in a more tactful way. " If you dint mind the question... Why do you feel different to me. If you don't mind me saying so... I think we both search for the same thing..."

[Ellie who has 0%]

"Not really," the replica replied flatly to both questions, "and I am different."

Perhaps too different, unless the heartless was seaking vengence the pair were not on the same page. The Replica had once upon a time accepted that he will never have humanity; he wasn't anything to anyone, except Namine still he was nothing. If he was gone, it wouldn't make much of a difference since he was literally no one from the beginning.

"I doubt we are...you want your way back...there's nothing for me to return to."

The shadow can walk back to recollect; the replica only have the choice of standing still or moving forward.

[herby]

"I could give you somewhere to return to... We could..." he stopped himself, he was getting ahead of himself, he knew the real reason was because of his own selfishness, he wanted this man to help HIM. Being a heartless obviously had effected him, he would of never had such selfish intentions before.

"Thank you for all the help you have provided me. It was more than I was entitled to, I thank you" He took a slight bow to-wards the replica. "I don't know exactly how this works, but I know that people with strong darkness can summon heartless... When your calling out, shout my name and I will come. It's the least I can do for your help."

He was unsure if this was satisfactory payment or not, he kept his head tilted up slightly staring at the man, did he perhaps have more to add. More than anything Bob wondered who the hell this guy was to know so much and to be so dark.

One thing was for certain he had gotten another step closer to being able to fix himself, he was sure of it, he felt like he was making progress and that is all that really mattered... right?

[Ellie who has 0%]

Daichi looked at the heartless skeptically causing his eyes to narrow, but it softened once the heartless stopped in false statement; he hardly knew him so he shouldn't make such promises, especially one like himself. His hands tucked into his pockets watching the heartless's gears turned in his mind working with his inner turmoil. He could remember those days..well day to be precise when his life was re-written enough times to cause confusion and fear.

The replica merely hummed in reply to the gift. Despite not knowing the heartless name, Daichi had the senses to tell the difference from one heartless to another; also there were hardly any other shadows who wore clothes. The black imp was just wondering aimlessly with hardly any lead. Perhaps that humane emotion of empathy had motivated him to move towards the underground. Despite the caring notion he was about to commit, Daichi remained aloof and unattached.

He truly had a trust issue, since he only trusted one person so far, Namine. Everyone else were either a stranger who can't be trusted or an enemy would couldn't be trusted. In regards to the shadow, he was too small to be a threat, so the replica could tolerate his company, "Are you coming?"

The replica continued into the underground to show him something, what his other half could look like.

[herby]

"Oh... You can call me Bob... That was my name before this happened" he spoke lightly, he was different, and it was quite easy to tell him apart. " Do you mind if I ask your name or would you rather not tell me"

Even though he had stared asking question he had also started walking, the man had asked him to follow, it was interesting, this man knew so much and Bob knew so little, what would it be that he could be shown?

He walked towards the small archway into a cobbled tunnel, it seemed to lead on for quite a while and looked like it had alot of different turn offs all the way down it. Light emanated from flickering lights along the walls.

He had to walk at quite a pace to keep up with the man, Bob only had very little legs, it was a pain being so small some times, in the end he just flicked his fingers and let a float spell take over and hovered a few inches off the ground after the man. "Where are we going?" he asked inquisitively wondering where this strange passageway would take them.

[Ellie who has 0%]

"Daichi," was all he said until they were fully in the underground. For it to be such a short cut, it was vacant giving it a sense of forbidden gloom and tresspassing. It was dark with the dull neon lights decorating the ceiling, and there wasn't an efficient mapping directions in the tunnels, so the replica merely walked since he wasn't looking for a specific place.

"...nowhere we're looking for something," with that he kept his eyes roaming form any dash of white and grey. This world had a knack for attracting nobodies. Why the replica was unaware of, but that was a bit irrevelant to his current cause, "a nobody."

He glanced at the heartless to see if he would recognized the term, but automatically assumed he didn't. The Replica sighed seeing how he would need to be more talkative than the norm to explain, "At times...when one become a heartless, they can possibly make a nobody. That's all I know about them...kinda like broken scattered pieces."

A flash zoomed in his peripheral vision, and his silver brows knitted curiously. He picked up the pace in a jogging haste.