18th Case - [Voice]

[fortuneprince]

[Voice - February 13]

Would any of you consider chocolate to be too cliche of a gift on Valentine's day?  [She really shouldn't be asking the day before Valentine's day but whatever.] I realize that it is practically tradition to give a loved one chocolate of some kind--at least back home it had been--but is that truly the best gift to offer? 

[It's not something she'd consider original or all that special... but that might be just her]

What would you consider to be special and unique as a gift for Valentine's Day?  What would you personally want?  A card?  A rose?  Anything in particular at all? [She just wants some ideas for her present]

[Voice - Filtered to Roxas - February 14]

Do you have some time to spare today, Roxas-kun?  I-I have something for you...

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[perplexme]

[He lightly nudges her shoulder.] Blame Sora. [Or blame Ventus...but he's not going to elaborate on that.]

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[fortuneprince]

[She laughs] Sora-kun? If you insist. [Not going to bring up Ventus.]

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[perplexme]

Where'd you get yours anyway?

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[fortuneprince]

My... hat?

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[perplexme]

Yeah. I don't remember if you've ever told me.

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[fortuneprince]

I can't recall if I did explain it to you either. [She takes it off to examine it]

My grandfather gave it to me as a congratulatory gift for solving my first case on my own.

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[perplexme]

What was the case about?

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[fortuneprince]

[Humming thoughtfully, she taps the hat against her lips a little as she thinks. It's been so long, the memory of it's kinda hazy... ]

I believe it was a kidnapping. Though to be quite honest, I can't remember it that well so I may be incorrect.

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[perplexme]

It was that long ago?

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[fortuneprince]

Nearly seven years ago.

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[perplexme]

...that's longer than I've been alive.

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[fortuneprince]

Really? How long have you been alive now?

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[perplexme]

[Hang on, counting.] Um...I guess a little over four years now.

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[fortuneprince]

Four years? That isn't very long at all.

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[perplexme]

It's how long Xion's been alive, too.

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[fortuneprince]

You two were born from Sora-kun simultaneously?

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[perplexme]

...not exactly. I'm a little older than she is, by a week or two.

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[fortuneprince]

Is there a reason for that?

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[perplexme]

...I was born, she was made. That's the main reason.

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[fortuneprince]

'Made'? How, if I may ask?

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[perplexme]

...I'm not really sure on all of the details. Just that Vexen made her in case Sora didn't work out for them. And since there couldn't be both of us, one of us had to go...

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[fortuneprince]

...I see. [She bites her lip] I apologize.

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[perplexme]

It's in the past now. Xion and I know and we've accepted it but...that's how it's different.

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[fortuneprince]

Different?

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[perplexme]

Our births from Sora. That's how they're different.