[Console | Video/Action?] did I disappoint you (possible spoilers)

[edgeoftheknife]

[The man in the video is gorgeous. True, there are dark circles under his eyes as if he hasn't slept well in weeks, but it kind of gives him that "I just stepped off a movie set and wow am I tired from being beautiful all day" look. If you've been around the Midnight Hotel at all over the past couple of weeks you've probably seen him there, shadowing after Anton Shudder like a lost puppy--which is pretty nearly the expression on his face most times as well. He looks lost.

He looks like he's forgotten what he came on here to say, as a matter of fact.

After a few more seconds he perks up, looking up at the camera instead of off to the side as he had been. When he speaks it's with an Irish accent.]

Right, hello. Ah, sorry about that. I seem to have misplaced my... brain, today. Anyway, I've met a few of you already, but for those I haven't, my name is Erskine Ravel. I also answer to "Grand Mage" or possibly "hey you."

[He gives a little two-fingered salute and a slight smile.]

I was hoping...

[He goes quiet, frowning.]

What was I hoping, again? I.... Mm, nope, it's gone. Ah well, if it was important it'll come 'round again. At any rate, I hope everyone's having a lovely day. Pay someone a compliment and don't forget to tip your waitress.

[The video abruptly stops.]


((ooc: possible spoilers, please mark comments as needed!))

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[needmetoo]

Well...

[It's hard to try to describe Heartless anymore, dammit Bakura. But she'll try.]

They're creatures, made from darkness and people's Hearts. They go around causing all kinds of trouble in the worlds, trying to steal the Hearts of other people.

There's all different kinds too.

[edgeoftheknife]

Sounds... vaguely like something I'm familiar with. So what happens if one of these things gets to you, and you lose your heart? Do you just drop dead, or...?

[needmetoo]

[Xion hesitates, glancing over her shoulder, remembering vaguely how she and Roxas had had to talk to Aqua about this.]

It sort of depends. Sometimes... I think you just disappear but... if your heart is strong, there's a Nobody left behind. You just... keep going without your Heart.

[It's not an existence without consequences, however.]

[edgeoftheknife]

[He considers this for a moment, then says in something not quite a mutter:]

Not exactly a Remnant then, but not a bad comparison.

[And then he perks up, and smiles. It's not the most genuine smile ever, certainly not what he's capable of, but it's... something.]

And here we've gone off on a pretty fatalistic tangent, haven't we? What do you say we find something else to talk about? Less doom and gloom, that's what we need.

Your name is Xion?

[needmetoo]

Yeah. You said your name was... Erskine?

[In Kingdom Hearts there are no last names, everyone is on a first name basis, always.]

[edgeoftheknife]

That it is. A pleasure to meet you, Xion.