[OPEN]

[showmeanguish]

Who: Vanitas and YOU!
What: A late onset (or singling out) of a de-aging curse. Vanitas will be his newly created self for the next few, in-game days, and will have no memory of his previous life.
When: Day 128.
Where: Hel and later Gefion Park.
Rating: G or PG, probably no more than that.



[Scenario One: Morning in Hel. There's a kid decked out in the weirdest spiderman costume ever, complete with helmet, prowling around the lower hallways. He looks like he could be lost, and when he spots the nearest inhabitant (lucky you if you happen to be just stumbling out of your room from sleep), expect to be accosted with questions.

"Who are you, and where am I?"]

[Scenario Two: Sometime after lunch, the masked boy has managed to wander out to Gefion Park. His attention's been caught by some geese... or actually, accosted, after he'd accidentally walked over their nesting site by the pond. And they seem to be intent on driving him as far away as possible by flapping their wings and nipping at his back as he tries to escape. Little help?]

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[trinitylimit]

[Sora fixes that by stepping closer. He doesn't quite understand personal boundaries, and besides, he's mad. The geese attacked before he got there.]

What did I do? You kicked a poor little bird!

[showmeanguish]

[And when he does, Vanitas takes another step back out of reflex.]

You changed me.

[trinitylimit]

[Sora tilts his head. Vanitas' response means nothing to him, but his voice sounds familiar. It sounds a lot like his own voice. That can only mean one thing.

Neither of them have a weapon so they're evenly matched, but Sora takes up a fighting stance anyway.]

What are you talking about? We haven't known each other long.

[showmeanguish]

[And Vanitas takes up a defensive stance, unusually skittish.]

No, not like that. [There's a second or two where he debates his next move, but then his hands slowly reach up and remove his helmet. Underneath is a much younger version of Sora's face, with Vanitas' usual coloring.]

It was your heart, unless you've got a twin.

[trinitylimit]

[Every time he sees Vanitas, it's like looking in a mirror. Now it's like looking into the past, like he'll grow up into the boy Sora remembers.]

Your face... Then you're not a Heartless after all?

[showmeanguish]

No. [He stares right back, studying the similarities and the contrast. He's only seen his reflection a couple times, and felt of his face when it changed. But the differences are notable.]

I'm something else.

[trinitylimit]

So then you're a Nobody?

[It's the only other conclusion he can make, being unaware of Unversed and anything else from 10+ years ago.]

[showmeanguish]

[He doesn't know what a Nobody is, so he just shakes his head.]

I don't know what I am. Before this, I had no face.

[trinitylimit]

[This has something to do with his heart, but Sora doesn't know what. He doesn't remember ever coming into contact with Vanitas before Asgard.]

When did you get your face?

[showmeanguish]

The same day I was created.

[Sora doesn't seem to know much about this, which is suspicious. Should he really be revealing so much information to him?]

When you saved his life. [There's a little bit of bitterness, in that statement.]

[trinitylimit]

[Sora abandons his threatening pose. He's not about to start a fight and it seems like Vanitas is the same. Testing his limits, he takes another step forward.]

Whose life?

[showmeanguish]

[His gaze sharpens a little when Sora comes forward, but this time he stands his ground.]

Shouldn't you remember this?

[trinitylimit]

It would be easier if you just told me. Can't we do it that way?

[showmeanguish]

Ventus.

[trinitylimit]

[That's quite the reveal. It still isn't adding up for Sora.]

How? We only just met!

[showmeanguish]

[He's getting a little agitated by all the questioning, and after a moment reaches up to replace his helmet.]

How should I know? You did it, not me.