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WHO: Demyx and Rapunzel
WHAT: Demyx needs a mural painted in his new apartment to liven it up a little. Because he can.
WHEN: March 1st
WHERE: Genessia
WARNINGS: None whatsoever. Might even be cute.

As promised, Demyx got in touch once he'd settled in his new bachelor apartment. There was nothing terribly exciting about it, everything was white, just like he was familiar with. He'd gotten a white bed, but went a little fun and got blue bedding. The walls were white, the carpet was white...everything else was as sterile as ever. The only change was that he had his sitar propped up against the wall in the corner of the room, simply because he could.

All in all, it reminded him of home. He wasn't entirely sure that was a good thing, but that was just how it was. He hadn't bothered to get anything for the kitchen yet either, so it all looked so plain. What he had done was pick out the wall he wanted Rapunzel to paint on.

When she knocked at the door, he got up and answered, still in full uniform of course. Old habits died hard.

"Are you Rapunzel?"

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This will be great then!

[He moved her kit out of the way.]

Take a seat then, and I'll sit behind you. The only weapon I have is my sitar. [He pointed.] And it's over there.

[Taking a seat, she sat down to move her hair behind her to let him braid it.]

Speaking of hair, I like yours too.

Hey thanks! Me too! Takes me a little while to get just right, but I like it this way. Sometimes my hood ruins it a little, but I can just fix that with a bit of gel.

[Deftly he started running his fingers through the silky strands. Naturally he'd be talented with fine motor movements, after all he was a musician.]

How long does it take you? Probably not as long as it takes me to brush mine.

[And while he's doing that, he might notice that short piece of randomly brown hair as he's doing that.]

No, this must take at least an hour to brush. My hair takes me about fifteen minutes. Twenty if it's humid or something and I can't get it to stay up.

[He does notice the strand but doesn't comment, simply tucking it in with the rest.]

Did you ever cut your hair at all? You must not have.

Brushing it is half the battle.

[She's serious yet there's a playful tone to her voice.]

No, I haven't personally but... I really can't. Once my hair is cut, it loses it's power. I'm sure you've seen it by now, but I have a strand of hair that was cut when I was a baby, but since then it's lost it's power.

Besides, it comes in handy. It's actually a lot of fun to use it in other ways. I can grab certain things with it and move around with it. In fact, back home I used to use it to get around the tower or the higher places of the tower to paint.

Magic hair power and swinging around a tower? Awfully athletic for a princess. Here I thought princesses were all about sitting around, marrying princes and being fed off silver platters.

[He was careful not to pull too much as he began braiding properly.]

Can I ask what kind of power your hair has?

[She couldn't help that small chuckle.]

To be fair, I didn't even know I was a princess until I met Eugene. My "mother" decided to leave that out and feed me lies.

[And even though she's in a somewhat pleasant mood, she can't help that ting of distaste as she spoke about her "mother".]

It's a little... strange but... When I sing a certain song, I can heal people with it.

Most people don't like lies, but a lot of people do it.

[Demyx had to scoot back a bit to keep braiding.]

That's by far not the weirdest thing I ever heard. Healing is pretty useful though. You'd save a ton of munny on potions in that case.

I was in that tower for 18 years and then I... once I met Eugene I... I had to see the lights for myself. I knew it would kill her to know I'd disobeyed her but... I don't regret it. Because of that, I was able to learn so much more about the world around me and I learned that all those things she told me about the world being dangerous... weren't really all that true.

I mean... We did run into dangers of course, but none like she'd insisted that I would run into. In the end, I didn't really mean much to her.

I'm not really sure what munny or potions are, but I guess that doesn't really mean much. I didn't even know what a tiara was at first.

[You know.. The time she thought it was maybe something you put on your arm or... What even....?]

What lights do you mean?

[His hands froze a moment while she talked about dangers and he shook his head behind her.]

The world...all of them, are incredibly dangerous. You can't hide though, that would be too boring. A princess that swings around a tower should be able to handle the world around her.

[He hummed a little tune as he continued.]

Sorry. Munny is currency. The coins I use to get potions from the store and potions are how we heal ourselves in my world.

Well... Every year on my birthday, I saw these... lights... from my tower. And they always happened, only on my birthday. I've wanted to go see them in person for so long, but mother always insisted that it was too dangerous. She also tried to insist that they were only stars but... I charted them, so that can't be it.

It wasn't until I met Eugene that I found out that they were lanterns. Every year they'd light them in the memory of the lost princess. I just... didn't fit all the pieces together until mother found me again and I went back home to the tower.

Oh, okay. I get it. I don't really have much experience with currency, either..

Lanterns? Sounds kind of amazing actually.

[He scooted back again carefully.]

I never thought about how people would react if someone just disappeared. I guess they'd notice. It was probably a sad thing right?

I wonder what people do when others disappear.

It was beautiful. I was finally able to see them for myself.

[And what he said is curious to her.]

Of course they'd be sad. Some people might think that if they disappeared nobody would care, but the truth is there is always somebody who cares and it sort of ends up like a chain affect from there.

[And then she paused for a moment, thinking over what she was going to say.]

Uhm.. If it's not intruding on something personal, can I ask you something?

Sounds like it might be beautiful.

[He listened quietly to what she said, his hands not stopping. He'd just never given it much thought, after all he wasn't meant to exist. He had, once.]

You can ask. I'll answer if I can.

I guess it's not really a question as much of a statement but...

You don't sound like you're used to feeling emotions like that. I mean... that sounds weird but I can't really word it better.

[There's a bit of pressure on her hair as he stopped and leaned forward a bit. He laughed a little. It sounded nervous but really, he wasn't.]

Guess I shouldn't have asked that, huh?

[He was supposed to be good at this sort of thing. Demyx was almost finished however, he finished pulling the loose strands into the braid and tied it off carefully.]

I'm not used to it at all. I can't.

[Keeping still, she listened quietly before speaking up again.]

You.. can't? What do you mean you can't?

Just what I said. I can't feel it. I can't feel anything.

[As much as he would have shrugged it off playfully, it wouldn't help and she would ask more questions.]

I don't have a heart.

[Since he seemed to be done braiding, it was safe to turn around now. Of course she was confused, but more than that she was worried. He... couldn't feel emotions? How do you just... not have a heart? She knew people are brought from random places, but that was just... so sad...]

I.. I'm sorry to hear that. I hope I didn't offend you. [And then after a small pause..] How is that possible? I mean... I would help any way I can if it's possible, but I doubt magical glowing hair when I sing will help something like that.

You didn't. You can't, anyway.

[She could be as mean or tactless as she wanted, he wouldn't feel anything.]

Thanks for the offer, but I don't think magic can fix it. Well, not that magic. Kingdom Hearts can fix it.

[He tapped his fingers on the floor.]

My heart was stolen from me awhile ago. Years, I think. Hard to say how long. I was this big.

[He held his hand to his chest.]

Kingdom Hearts? What's that?

[And again after yet another pause, without warning she throw her arms around him to gently hug him.]

I know this probably doesn't mean much but... if there's anything I can do let me know.

[Demyx looked surprised at the sudden hug. It wasn't like hugs were likely to be going around in the Organization. It was pretty foreign to him. Hesitantly he brought his arms up, returning it stiffly.]

Kingdom Hearts isn't pretty. We, the Nobodies, are monsters.

[She seemed like a nice girl.]

[After the hug, she looked at him for a moment before gently putting her hand on his cheek.]

You don't look like a monster to me. No matter who you are, you're still a living being. That doesn't matter.

[And after another small pause, she stood up and handed him the brush she'd gotten him.]

With my hair braided, we can start painting now.

[It probably wasn't much, but hopefully it would be something to cheer him up.]

An awfully broad definition of living. We aren't supposed to exist. My Other was supposed to exist.

[He got up with her though, taking the brush.]

I do really want a mural.

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