Day 40: Recreational Field

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Kio's breakfast ended on a much happier note than it had started. However, for once the announcement truly surprised him. He blinked as his nurse came to pick him up. Recreational Field? But.. but if they had a greenhouse, he wanted to go there. The prospect of gardening was a truly liberating one, an island of joy in this hellhole. He thought about going to the Sun Room and lying down, but it occurred to him that he hadn't had proper fresh air since being here. With a cheery goodbye wave to Honey, he followed his torturer outside.

It was much better than he had expected. The sun wasn't too hot (what time of the year were they in, anyway?), so he walked slowly along the walls, fascinated by the size of the field. He wondered if Sou-chan was alright. He hadn't even checked the board. Well, if Soubi wanted to apologize, Kio would be willing to listen. The place was so crisp and clean. He had to think if anyone had ever gone over the walls. What was out there? Freedom? Or a different sort of monster?

Leaning against one of the walls, Kio took as much advantage of the sun as he could. He desperately wanted a lollipop. One was quietly nestled in his pocket, but he would need to wait until the nurses were busy with other patients before he tried anything. Soubi had gone to some trouble to get them, the least he could do was make sure they didn't get confiscated. So with bated breath, Kio waited for a shift in the mood. He was, for once, content. Not happy, but not going crazy either.

[Sou-chan! Team Loveless deploy!]

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That there had been another Demyx around - or the same him, possibly, with memories he no longer had - was an idea he'd never really get used to. It made things even more confusing than usual. "They just had hearts - given to them?" he repeated, disbelievingly. "Is that even possible?" Demyx knew full well he didn't understand the complexities of how Nobodies worked - probably understood less of them than any of the others, even, since he'd never really tried to - but he was sure recovering their hearts couldn't be that simple. If it were, then the original six probably would have to have been idiots not to have figured it out by now, and whatever Demyx thought of Xemnas and Xigbar and the others, he knew they weren't idiots.

But the thought of Axel, with his heart back...that was a tough one. Was he supposed to feel happy for his friend, or jealous? Could he be both at once? Some emotional complexities even he had forgotten.

Still, there were more important things to talk about. "But...that won't work," he said, frowning. "Not for sure. I mean, I was around before, right? And I never got a heart...did I? Plus I just wound up coming back here. So what happens if you don't get your hearts back before they turn you loose? Or if they just drag you back here?" Maybe he was missing something.

And then somehow Xigbar and Luxord changed the subject on him. Were talking over his head about it, too. Demyx huffed quietly to himself, glancing between them. "What're you two talking about?" Actually, he had an uncomfortable feeling he already knew - he was oblivious, but he wasn't totally dense, and he was pretty familiar with how the other Nobodies' minds worked.

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"Yeah, it was just like that." Xigbar snapped his fingers to emphasize the point, as he was pretty certain he'd figured all of this out. Or at least, he'd figured out enough to have a workable hypothesis. "An' if we don't get a heart, then I'm sure we can cause enough trouble to get thrown right back in here. 'sides, from what I hear, people who left an' visit the place seem to act normal enough. Sounds to me like we'd get our hearts, an' if the docs already know how to do it, then maybe it could even be a negotiation point. Won't know until we find out."

For himself, Xigbar didn't mind entertaining the thought of someone else finding out how to restore their hearts. He'd had his own theories, but after a certain meeting with Xemnas, it had become clear that the purpose of the Organization wasn't actually to get their hearts back. It was all about Kingdom Hearts and the creation of Xemnas's new world. It was just that most of the people didn't want to admit that that was different from actually getting their hearts back.

Ah well. He winked- or blinked, whatever- at Luxord, simply ignoring Demyx's question for the moment. "You know me, dude. Don't like havin' anyone else crowdin' my scene."