sixthiterationlogs | Around you they were so confused a faulty man could have so much fun

WHO: Kalen
WHERE: The Inn and around South Village
WHEN: After TT2
OPEN TO: OTA and some specific starters
WARNINGS: None anticiipated

For 7;

Since she did not seem to be the sort of person to like being inside, Kalen was privately hoping to find 7 while he was outside looking for different herbs. It would be awkward to talk to each other but he knew that it needed to happen, if only to let her know that he did not hold any of that whole business with attacking him against her.

For Sam;

Even after he was done with washing the dishes Kalen would linger for a little while by the fire. Mostly because he did not want to make the hike back to house number 59 when he would only have to come back. At least there was no one around when he was sitting in a comfortable chair watching the fire now.

For Aqua;

It was getting late and Kalen was still lingering at the Inn. True he did not much care for crowds but it was warm here. And the little house he had taken over on the edge of South Village would definitely not be. It was difficult to be part of a group by necessity and not want to be around them a lot of the time. He knew that after sunset it would get colder but with a sigh, he just kept looking into the fire. Maybe he could just sleep on a chair for tonight?

The Inn;

Since Kalen's got here he has been doing everything he can to learn where he is. Problem is that he can not do much to learn. Or just not do much period. In order to try to at least make himself useful, he has been staying after every mealtime washing out dishes. Another problem is he is not the most charming person ever. But he has been making the effort to try to be a bit more talkative, if not always very friendly.

Herb Hunting;

Now that it was warming up a little bit (Kalen had not been sure if it would) it was a bit easier to hunt for growing things. Granted it would need to get warmer before there would be anything to really find but it meant that he could be out without the elements trying to freeze him solid.

At the moment he is looking across any suitably 'wild' (or at least not changed by human habitation) area he sees. Wooded areas like little forests, grassy meadows, the banks of likely streams, even the area surrounding the hotsprings. Then making his meandering way toward what Beverly called the hospital. Without an apothecary to buy the things he needed at, Kalen had to find it himself. So he had taken to carrying a small utility knife and messenger bag with him strapped crosswise across his chest.

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Even if she does not mean to be overheard Kalen has. He snorts a bit in a derisive way.

"Do you always talk to yourself about what you are getting to do?"

Luckily, Aqua is used to some people who aren't the nicest, although the last person she dealt with who would have said anything like this was Vanitas and that doesn't sit well with her. She frowns, turning in the direction of the voice and eyeing him a little.

"Not always. But you also didn't have to respond like that," she points out calmly. At least she isn't Terra or things might get a little more tense.

True enough, he didn't. Technically didn't have to respond at all. Kalen grimaced a bit ruefully and sighed.

"I suppose not. Do you often do that? Talk about what you are doing before you do it? Is so you probably shouldn't."

Well, at least he seems to be recognizing the mistake. She can deal with that. The rest of his response brings a slight tilt of her head and a look of confusion.

"Why? I don't always, but I don't see any harm in it here." No evil villains to try to thwart her here, from what she's seen anyway.

Kalen didn't get why everyone seemed to be so trusting here. Or at least more trusting of each other than he ever could be. Raising an eyebrow he looked at Aqua.

"If you are seriously asking me that question then I don't see how I could explain. At least not in a way that you would understand."

Aqua is a little taken aback by his response. Something in the words reminds her of Terra, though her best friend had been less gruff at least. Shaking herself inwardly, she decides maybe this is one encounter that was doomed from the start.

"You could always try," she points out. "I know what darkness is and I know how it can sometimes drive people to do things that hurt others. But I haven't seen that here. I was just wondering if you'd noticed something I haven't."

"And what happens when there is only a little bit of darkness? Not enough to take over a person but enough to make them do things that cause damage only sometimes."

Kalen looked at Aqua very solemnly. This much he could speak on without any trace of sarcastic humor.

"You wouldn't see it but it would be there regardless."

Aqua pauses, her face clouding over for a moment as she thinks of Terra. He had only had a tiny bit of darkness at first, but Xehanort had prodded and prodded it, guiding Terra until the darkness almost overtook him.

"Darkness is darkness," she says firmly, but with a note of sadness to her tone. "You don't have to see it for it to be able to hurt people. Or for the people who have darkness inside them, even just a little, to hurt others with it."

Around you they were so confused a faulty man could have so much fun

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