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[It's been a bit of a depressing time for Luke. Xion has her memories again, and everything's been okay - amazing, really, with her... but so many people whom Luke has grown close to have left. His mother, Yuri, Zack, Noel... Guy. For someone who always gets so attached to his friends, it ended up hurting a great deal, more than a lot of other things he's dealt with in this world.

Only days ago, he went to finally get his death penalty removed. It took him a while to recover, and a while before he could get food in his mouth without wanting to throw up, but finally, today, he seems to be okay.

He celebrated during the day with a meal that he could finally taste. It was his favorite, in fact - chicken parmesan. And he ended up shutting his eyes and savoring it, having spent several months without it since it had such a weird texture without taste. It made him truly happy.

And now, in the evening, for the first time ever, he goes to the bar with the intent to get himself his first drink. It's not like he wants to get drunk or anything, but it's merely out of curiosity. A couple months before, Zack had made him a drink, his first one, and Luke did his best to hide that he actually couldn't taste it. Now, though, he wants to see what it was like, more for the memory of Zack grinning and egging him on than anything.

So, once he makes it there, he'll sit at the bar and wait, his gaze occasionally going towards the wall. What was the name of that drink again...?

Later, Luke decides that sitting around and moping isn't going to help him with the pain of missing someone. So, instead, he turns to the journal. ... Now to figure out how to word this properly.]

Um. [Good start. Sort of.] I have something to ask all of you. It's kind of a stupid question, but...

I don't know. Everyone here probably misses someone, so... How do you deal with it? When it gets... bad.

... I'm sorry, I know it's stupid to ask. Just - Forget I said anything, all right?

Uh... [Well, now what does he talk about, with him trying to change the subject and all?] Anyone here play music? The ones I don't see in school, anyway.

[Much better.]

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[Sora hasn't had to experience this pain yet. After all, he was the one who forgot. But he can understand the pain of the loss of a friendship and a friend you'd never get to see again.

But by KH logic Sora knows that this pain is only temporary when he remembers a few things.]

It's sad when friends go and we can't see them when we want. But, in the end they never really leave us. They're always with us in our hearts. We make connections with them and when those connections are made they can't ever be broken.

Even if we forget someone that connection is still somewhere deep in our hearts so we never really lose anyone.

But that's what I think.

[That sure sounds familiar. Xion says things like that sometimes. Heh... She really can be a lot like her original.

And while Luke's taken a lot of it to heart, there's a bit he's still a little skeptical on. He can't really help it, coming from a world like Auldrant.]

I know they're always in our hearts. I don't think I could ever forget the people I've met, except...

Those people who come back without their memories... What if they never remember? I was here before, and I still can't remember anything from back then.

[That...he's not really sure of. He'll just think for a moment on that one. If they never remember?]

I guess the only thing you can do is to try and make new memories.

... Mm.

[It wouldn't be fair to think that he's a little afraid to make new memories. It wouldn't be fair to those who came back in that situation, nor to himself, or, in a vaguely connected sense, the friends and families of replicas like himself. It wouldn't be fair, but he still has those thoughts anyway, ones that he'd rather push away and let go of.]

So it's like two sets of memories.

Something like that.

Sounds a little hard to keep up with. But you can't stop just because it's hard, right?

Nope. You gotta keep at it no matter what.

So, even when it gets tough...

[He lets out a small sigh and rubs at his jaw. Nngh.] I guess it's actually getting back up that matters.

[And there's a smile from Sora.]

Uh huh. You can't let stuff like this kick you down and and make you stay there. You just gotta keep moving.

[And there's a weak chuckle from Luke in response.]

Heh, yeah... I figured that out a long time ago. [Followed by a sigh as he runs a hand through his hair.] I just... I wish it was easier. To get back up. It's not this hard for me, usually. Lately I just feel like I've been moping a lot.

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Re: Voice Wow this heart speech is just writing itself

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