Twenty-Second Shooting Star - voice;

[risingwinds]

[Ven's had a lot on his mind these past few weeks. Between the draft, Terra's departure, and... recent events with Fuuko, he's been hit hard and fast.

And what better way to deal with issues than to talk about it? It's for this reason that Ven's pulled open his journal today.

Deep breaths, now. He can do this!]

Say, um. Let's say you just recently started... Well, I mean, if you were--

[He pauses. Gosh, why is this so awkward to ask? COMPOSURE, Ventus.]

Okay, how 'bout this? If you just got together with somebody, and... [...aaand freezing up again.

...aw, heck. He'll just get to the point.]

What kinda things are boyfriends supposed to do? [That came out kinda fast. But... there. At least he said it. And now that that's outta the way, it's time for a more somber subject... He'll get on that after a short pause.]

Also, that last draft really got me thinking. We weren't able to just tag people like before. In order to survive, everybody had to, well... kill. And for me, that's really scary. I can't just... take someone's life, even if they're the enemy.

So I guess what I wanna know is... how do you guys feel about that? And the drafts in general.

I know that's a really weird thing to tackle after that last question, but... well. Any answers are definitely appreciated!

Comments

[Voice]

[risingwinds]

...Yeah. It's hard to say when someone will change. Sometimes people can really surprise you.

[All the more reason to fear actual killing, really.]

[Voice]

[geniustheveil]

Back home, was there an enemy you were fighting?

[Voice]

[risingwinds]

[A pause. Of course there was. Vanitas, and... Xehanort, apparently.

How ironic.]/small>

Yeah, I had a couple of 'em.

[Voice]

[geniustheveil]

What will you do when you go back?

[Voice]

[risingwinds]

...I don't know.

Try to find my friends, I guess. Make sure they're doing okay.

[Voice]

[geniustheveil]

And about the enemy? [As much as she isn't advocating rushing into violence, something has to be done if they're harming others.]

[Voice]

[risingwinds]

I'll do what I have to to stop him. Anything to protect Terra and Aqua.

[Voice]

[geniustheveil]

Even if that means something you won't want to do?

[Voice]

[risingwinds]

Even if it means going down with him.

[Voice]

[geniustheveil]

Remember: You won't be alone. [It's both a caution, a remind that others will be involved, including his loved ones - and a comfort, that he'll have people he can turn to.]