risingwinds | Seventeenth Shooting Star

[Ever since Vanitas moved in, Ven's had a lot on his mind. Taking in the same guy who nearly killed a lot of his friends, took over his body, and caused general chaos isn't something most people would even consider.

But Ven's not like other people. He's far too nice for his own good, and what some may consider reckless he views as the 'right' thing-- especially when someone's starving and dehydrated.

So, when he opens the journal, he doesn't look or sound particularly sad-- just a little confused. Something's on his mind, if nothing else.]

Hey, guys. I've got a question... [A beat.]

Let's say you know this guy who's kind of a jerk. What's the best way to help him lighten up a bit and improve his attitude?

[Suddenly, there's another voice chiming in. One some people will probably recognize as Vanitas.]

I hear a lobotomy works wonders.

Hey!

[What follows is some shuffling, followed by a resounding SQUEAK! Probably from an inflatable hammer.]

[ooc: Italics = Vanitas. Ven's gonna be doing most of the talking, but Vanitas might make some background comments!]

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Yeah, I know it'll take patience, and lots of it. The hard part's getting him to listen.

Vanitas is really set in his ways. He doesn't trust anybody, and if he wasn't blind right now, he'd probably still be hurting people.

[He reminds her a little of Usagi, still trying against those odds. It
makes her smile.]

We listen the most when people tell us something surprising, don't we? Sometimes, all that needs to be is the truth. [The chances Vanitas can have outside the Darkness; the opportunities he's missing by clinging to it, the happiness he could embrace instead.]

And that's what I've been trying to do. I think the problem's that he doesn't want to open up. Probably because he already has to feel what I feel.

Making friends... it'd make him more like me. That's what he'd think, anyway.

He doesn't want to lose himself. He's not wrong for that.

But he can also change without losing who he is.

I think so too. He doesn't have to be exactly like me. I'm sure that if he stopped attacking people and just tried to get to know 'em, people could like him for who he is. Another problem's that he was trained for one purpose-- and that's to fight me and create a powerful weapon. Violence is all he really knows.

[A beat.]

I just wish I didn't affect him like this. He deserves to have his own feelings and live his own life.

Um, this question may seem too personal, and I won't say you have to answer it, but it might help to find a solution: Why is it like that between you?

[Behind the question: Is there a chance of Usagi's power being able to separate them out? There may not be; until now, what Usagi's been able to do is separate youma from the humans they possess so the youma can be defeated without harming the person.]

Don't worry about it. It's no big secret or anything.

[If anything, he's pretty open about it.]

It's because Vanitas is my darkness. He used to be a part of me, until my old Master split us apart.

If you were originally one, it might not be possible to divide those feelings after all.

Yeah, and that's the problem. What I don't get is why I don't feel anything he feels, but my feelings still affect him. There's gota be a reason for it.

He came from you, isn't that so? That might be the reason.

[Dark Mercury had been born from her own feelings.]

Yeah, but the thing is, he used to be stronger than me. When we split, I lost all my memories, and I could've died.

You'd think that he'd have a stronger influence, but somehow it's the other way around.

[Which he is very, very grateful for. 'course, all that light probably helps.]

Light will find a way to overcome the Darkness. What was truly in your heart is the stronger.

[Aw, shucks. That makes him feel a lot better.]

Thanks. That's what I like to think, too. Especially since my Master always taught me that darkness is dangerous.

If it gets outta control, it can swallow somebody completely. But I think as long as people don't turn away from the light, they can overcome the darkness, no matter how strong it gets.

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It can be dangerous. But, both light and darkness exist. Will exist.

Yeah. And I don't think it has to disappear. Everybody's got darkness in 'em, and that doesn't mean they're bad people.

['Every human heart has Darkness' Mars had once told her. From what she's seen, it's true; and while it can become frightening, it isn't always allowed to grow out of hand.]

Mm. I believe so, too.

Guess I'll just have to keep trying. I don't think he's ever had anyone treat him nicely before, so I could always try that. Just don't want him take take advantage of me, either.

Even if you want to be kind, there's a time to stand up and fight, too.

Yeah, I know. And if it comes to that, I'll do it. I just hope it doesn't go that far.

You'll have help if it does. You won't have to fight alone.

Yeah. My friends'll be there for me, just like they've always been.

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