Day 4

[faintwaves]

[This was private, or at least she could have sworn it was private, but apparently her extreme state of mind just up and sapped her magic.]

They're not here...

I guess they really are pretending Hogwarts doesn't exist


this is dumb it shouldn't bother me

but why doesn't anything they do or say make sense?

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[faintwaves]

[Xion immediately deflates at that anyway and shakes her head.]

No, I'm sorry, I won't do it again.

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[jasmineofthewest]

[And then he feels terrible. He lets out a sigh, going over to her.]

No, no...I'm sorry, I shouldn't be so hard on you... You're just being yourself, there's nothing wrong with that! I just care about you and want you to be happy. If hiding under a piano makes you happy, then I'm just going to have to accept that, aren't I?

[He offers her a smile, holding out his arms in an invitation for a hug.]

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[faintwaves]

[...And it completely goes over her head what the gesture means, she's not used to seeing it from adults.]

It doesn't really make me happy...I guess I was just hiding from the ghosts, I think Kyouko's okay now so...I wanted to be alone. [A shrug as she sits down on the piano bench, looking down at the floor.] I want everyone to be happy.

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[jasmineofthewest]

[Iroh's arms fall to his side awkwardly. Well, that was... Welp.]

Xion, you can't make everyone happy. Your happiness should always come first!

[He goes over and sits on the piano bench next to her, placing an arm on her shoulder.]

Next time, instead of hiding under a piano, you contact me. I'll keep everything away.