Well. You're a baby. You're a stupidly competent baby, but - people aren't going to just get over that. [ she leans against him. ] You're helping more than enough, Sora.
Even people who aren't young can't know everything. Like you said, we can split stuff.
[...except. he remembers something she said to him a while ago, about how she hears things that she doesn't remember. it's why he pauses then and gives her a quasi-skeptical look.]
Okay...question. What do you think your name is right now?
[ she's going to give him some smart-alec response, except.
what's her name? that's easy. that's easy, it's -- what is it? it should be easy. she leans back, away from sora, expression shifting from a sort of baffled to confused. to a little angry, a touch of fright.
it's always been... taako and - it's always been taako and -- ]
Don't freak out. [it's the first thing he says, holding up his hands as if to steady her.] It's okay. It's okay, don't...worry. Other people remember your name. So it's not totally gone.
Don't - don't freak out? [ she says, voice a little high pitched. it breaks at the end. ] I can't remember my own fucking name, what do you mean don't freak out?! It's - it's -
she is her name. she is part of two, and she can't remember part of it. it's static, overwhelmingly so, as she tries to remember what she wrote on the wall. she can't remember how many letters, she can't remember what it started with, it's just gone, it's ashes.
she opens her mouth, and then closes it, and then stands up. and walks away! outside she goes. ]
[hey. hey!! sora...well he shoves the bite of rice in his mouth that he was working on before he gets up and abandons their table, immediately following her.]
[ she's mostly walking away because she's pretty sure the heat behind her eyes means she's going to cry, and she can't, she doesn't want to do that in front of sora. he follows after her and she keeps moving, bringing her hands up to - what, shoot fire? like she wants to, but can't?
she drops her hand back to her side. the other one scrubs at her face as she comes to a halt. she doesn't know what to do. what does she do? ]
[it's hard to say if he thinks lup is going to cry or punch something, but regardless he follows her with no signs of stopping.
it only takes a few seconds for him to catch up and both of his hands snag her free one, trying to pull her back so she doesn't just keep walking away. she stops walking on her own anyway, and for that reason he settles on holding her hand and frowning at the ground.]
...we're gonna fix it. I promise. [they both got memories back before. they can do it again.]
[ she bites her bottom lip, dragging in the shaky kind of breath people do before they cry. a pause. ]
I hate this. [ she says, and she sounds utterly miserable. but she doesn't try to get free. she holds on in return, trying to reign herself in. ] I hate this so much.
This whole time I was afraid he was going to forget it again, but surprise! It's me! Funny joke, universe! [ her voice cracks. ]
[...he doesn't question what, exactly, she means because it's not hard to guess. instead he stands still and holds onto her hand, letting her yell it out while trying to scramble to find an answer that's satisfying.
there isn't one, but he has to try for her sake, he thinks.]
You're going to get it back. And Taako's not going to lose it. He remember who you are and you remember him. Isn't that what you said before? That Taako's your heart? He'll remember for you until you remember yourself. Hearts don't forget. Sometimes they just get lost finding answers.
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Well. You're a baby. You're a stupidly competent baby, but - people aren't going to just get over that. [ she leans against him. ] You're helping more than enough, Sora.
Even people who aren't young can't know everything. Like you said, we can split stuff.
Now help me write this damn message to Raven.
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Okay. What do we want to say to Raven? "Sorry you died, did you know it would happen?"
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But that should work.
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What was what?
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"Thanks a lot, Lup"?
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Are you just making static noise with your mouth? What is that?
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[...except. he remembers something she said to him a while ago, about how she hears things that she doesn't remember. it's why he pauses then and gives her a quasi-skeptical look.]
Okay...question. What do you think your name is right now?
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what's her name? that's easy. that's easy, it's -- what is it? it should be easy. she leans back, away from sora, expression shifting from a sort of baffled to confused. to a little angry, a touch of fright.
it's always been... taako and - it's always been taako and -- ]
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Don't freak out. [it's the first thing he says, holding up his hands as if to steady her.] It's okay. It's okay, don't...worry. Other people remember your name. So it's not totally gone.
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Don't - don't freak out? [ she says, voice a little high pitched. it breaks at the end. ] I can't remember my own fucking name, what do you mean don't freak out?! It's - it's -
[ static, it's static. ]
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shit.]
...it's going to be alright. We'll fix it. We just have to find something to do for now.
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she is her name. she is part of two, and she can't remember part of it. it's static, overwhelmingly so, as she tries to remember what she wrote on the wall. she can't remember how many letters, she can't remember what it started with, it's just gone, it's ashes.
she opens her mouth, and then closes it, and then stands up. and walks away! outside she goes. ]
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Wait! Where are you going?
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she drops her hand back to her side. the other one scrubs at her face as she comes to a halt. she doesn't know what to do. what does she do? ]
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it only takes a few seconds for him to catch up and both of his hands snag her free one, trying to pull her back so she doesn't just keep walking away. she stops walking on her own anyway, and for that reason he settles on holding her hand and frowning at the ground.]
...we're gonna fix it. I promise. [they both got memories back before. they can do it again.]
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I hate this. [ she says, and she sounds utterly miserable. but she doesn't try to get free. she holds on in return, trying to reign herself in. ] I hate this so much.
This whole time I was afraid he was going to forget it again, but surprise! It's me! Funny joke, universe! [ her voice cracks. ]
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there isn't one, but he has to try for her sake, he thinks.]
You're going to get it back. And Taako's not going to lose it. He remember who you are and you remember him. Isn't that what you said before? That Taako's your heart? He'll remember for you until you remember yourself. Hearts don't forget. Sometimes they just get lost finding answers.
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she rubs at her eyes. takes a deep breath, and then turns around to face him. she pulls him into a hug, hiding her face in his hair. ]
Okay. [ she says, holding on tight. ] ... Can you hold onto it for me too?
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Yeah. Always. There's no way I'm gonna lose it.