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[lightresearch]

Drop Ienzo a letter/gift/visit here, won't you?

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sender: riku - sometime in between the event and now

[retrieves]

[Ienzo's one of the ones that Riku's especially worried about.]

ienzo... are you okay after everything?

belatedly I realize that this might be reduntant with my tag to the aftermath; I can delete that???

[lightresearch]

I should be asking you that

I heard what happened - are you ok?

[retrieves]

yes and no. i'm alive, so that's a start.

[lightresearch]

It is a start. I'm glad you're alive.

But I know dying is ... a lot

sender: sora

[oathkeeper]

hey, ienzo?

you there? how are you doing? you feeling okay? do you need a snack?

[lightresearch]

I'm fine, Sora - I should be asking you that. Are *you* all right?

[retrieves]

would it be sad to say that i've been through worse?

i'll be fine. just weak for now.

[lightresearch]

honestly? not really, with what we've seen. but maybe that's sad too.

I'm sure you'll recover physically, but that's not the only thing I'm worried about

[oathkeeper]

[Wow, this isn't about him!]

don't worry about me! everything was really crazy for a while there! did you make it out okay?

[retrieves]

what else are you worried about?

[lightresearch]

I wasn't hurt at all, you don't need to be concerned about me. I'm all right.

[ Excuse you, he says it needs to be about anyone but Ienzo, thanks! ]

Of course I'm worried about you, Sora. You're my friend. And considering the things I know the others had faced ... and what's happened to *our* friends in turn ... I can understand if you're unsettled even if you weren't hurt.

[lightresearch]

Your heart, your emotions - other people were hurt, too. You've always been the type of people who cared more about other people than yourself.

[ Yes, Ienzo is counting the parts of what Zexion saw in Sora's manipulated memories - Maleficent manipulated Riku once, and it was partly using his strong desire to protect his friends. Zexion would've taken this moment of weakness and twisted it, tried to squash the hope which remained in Riku ... ]

[ Ienzo wanted to take this moment to try and inspire hope and support instead. Do the exact opposite. ]

That kind of weight is easier to bear when you're not alone.

[retrieves]

[it takes Riku a little while to respond to it. he's really not that used to having people worry about him, unless it's Sora and occasionally Naminè. (Kairi would be involved in this too if he actually hung out with her more often nowadays)

what is!!! having friends!]

i'll be okay. i'm used to dealing with these things alone.

[there's another reply that comes, kind of hastily written:]

i'd rather everyone else not deal with my problems.

[ah yes, because historically that's worked out so well for you.]

[lightresearch]

you don't have to, though.

really

[ Maybe he should go and find him ... ]

[retrieves]

it's fine.

really.

[oathkeeper]

well you're right about that friends are supposed to be worried and concerned about each other, that's part of being friends.

i'm tired, i guess. it was scary what happened but i wasn't one of the ones that was

you know [Killed...]

[lightresearch]

Exactly.

All the same, trauma does put mental stress on us. Just because you hadn't been hurt as badly, does not mean you ""shouldn't"" feel tired or upset.

You should make certain to take some time for yourself.

[oathkeeper]

Yeah, yeah. I know you're right about that. I'm gonna try. Now that I know everyone's okay.

Honestly, I just feel like taking a really long nap. Have you ever felt that tired?