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[lightblooming]

Who: Aqua and others.
When: Through January
Where: Where the threads happen
What: Various things.
Warnings: Will update if needed

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[lightblooming]

... You're not.

[ She goes silent for a moment. ]

Thank you. For accepting my gift.

[darkcharge]

[ Huh? What's she going on about now... Thanking him? Shouldn't that be the other way around? ]

What else was I supposed to do with it?

[lightblooming]

You could have said no.

[darkcharge]

Sure, but that's not what you're supposed to do. That and maybe I was curious.

[lightblooming]

Did someone tell you there was a rule to gift giving?

[darkcharge]

An observation, more like.

[lightblooming]

You don't have to accept gifts, especially if you don't want to take them.

[darkcharge]

That just seems like a waste. If someone is going to give you something for free why not take it?

[lightblooming]

... In my experience, not all gifts have been good. Some come at a cost.

[darkcharge]

Aqua... Everything comes at a cost.

[lightblooming]

Not everything, but- it can be the things you least expect.

[ It's why she never did give Sora a keyblade. ]

[darkcharge]

Everything. The problem is that sometimes you don't know what it costs and never will. Even down to choices... You may think that it is harmless, but you never know. The road never traveled could have been important.

[lightblooming]

Vanitas, take that scarf for example - I don't want anything in return.

[darkcharge]

There's still a cost. By accepting and using your gift, you'll feel more confident about approaching me in the future. I'll also have less reason o turn you away.

That is the price.

[lightblooming]

Do you want me to stay away?

[darkcharge]

[ Well NOW he stares at her like she's the strangest thing on the planet. ]

So now you ask that? I had already said I wanted nothing more to do with the Organization or you guardians. The only one of you that hasn't approached me is the little princess and that's likely because she doesn't know what I look like.

[ Vanitas huffs and rubs at his jaw. He hates how expressive his face really is. ]

That's not really going to happen and I've just accepted it.

[lightblooming]

Vanitas, I'm giving you the choice now. You've shown that you don't want to cause any trouble, and if you want for it to be - this can be the last time we see one another in this world like this.

[ She doesn't want string attached to this gift. ]

[darkcharge]

I suppose I could agree to it... But wouldn't that now be a bit complicated? After all didn't you have something you wanted to prove to me?

[lightblooming]

.... Well, yes. I wanted you to know that I understood.

[darkcharge]

Then just don't worry about it. As I said... I've gotten to tolerate it.

[lightblooming]

... Alright.

I suppose that goes for both of us.

[darkcharge]

I mean if you would prefer that I chase you off with harsh words meant to upset you, I can always go back to that.

[lightblooming]

... No, I don't think that's what either of us wants.

[darkcharge]

[ He meets her with a casual shrug of his shoulders. Does she really think that he isn't okay with going back to how things were? He could be content with that. ]

Oh I don't know about that. Your expressions are rather satisfying.

[lightblooming]

[ She pauses at that, looking to him in a confused manner. ]

My... expressions?