Part 61: Day 299: Sora

Video: Axel and Saïx
Music: Organization XIII


You're just doubting this now?

I never expected you to question it. If you could save one of them...why would you choose to save the puppet? Or put it this way.
Which would you rather suffer the loss of: some make-believe friendship, or a real one?

Yeah, yeah. We get it, Saix. You're jealous of Axel's friendship with Roxas and Xion. Although that has been severely damaged.

Things are finally right again. Of course we're better of this way. Xemnas is exasperated from all the "fixing" we've had to do. We have to set things right. There is simply too much on the line... Lea.

He actually used Axel's original name!

Video stops here
Music: Sacred Moon


*Xaldin leaves, Roxas looks for someone else to ask*



I wasn't aware she had returned.
So you haven't seen her around?
That is generally what "wasn't aware she had returned" means, yes. *leaves*

You know, Luxord, if you kept that up you might not have been the most forgettable member of the Organization.

Doesn't anybody know what happened to her? Unless HE does.

Saix? Axel? Xigbar?



Oh, it's Xemnas. I'm genuinely surprised by this. He's been such a non-entity () until this point. This is, like, his 8th appearance?

I need to ask you something.
And what would that be?
What happened to Xion? Can you tell me?
Put your mind at ease. Xion is a valued member of the Organization, but she needs her rest.

Translation: Have you checked her room?

Music stops


Flashback to events that happened a very long time ago.



Music: Sacred Moon


......
Who is Sora?
He's the connection.
The what?
He is what makes you and Xion part of each other's lives. Just as he is the reason I placed Xion among our number. And if you want her to stay that way, I must insist you get your mind off these needless distractions. I will have Xion return to her duties tomorrow. Today, you must focus on yours.
All right.





......



Good for you, Roxas



Our panels are pretty much the same as before.



It's about time you had a reasonable weapon. Come show me once you have one with four or more units installed.

See above.

Now that's a weapon. Looks like you're keeping up with the curve. Here. I was worried you'd gone soft now that a certain someone's back, but you're doing okay. (Obtained: Gold)
I bet you're relieved to have Poppet home, eh?

If Nobodies can't have feelings, how can they be relieved?



Xemnas is basically a big







Wow. Globs. What an interesting mission :rollseyes:

Music: Secret of Neverland
Music: Crossing to Neverland


This is a filler. This mission could've been optional and nothing of value would've been lost. In fact, there's an optional mission later that should've been mandatory.

Oh well, at least we can actually visit the ship now.



And since this is Neverland, there's going to be plenty of Turquoise Marches. I'm not going to bother counting them this time since there's nothing to examine (thus they can be ignored). They die in 2 combos, so magic isn't necessary for them.



There's also a Rare Vendor. Thundaga still kills it in one shot.

Fun fact: When I played this game initially, I do all missions in order, so I only got 1 Thundaga from the mission reward. That's why I didn't use it in my previous playthrough. I'm so glad I didn't made that same mistake for this LP.



Blizzara is still very good, though. Thundaga might be stronger, but it has a noticeable delay.



I said that we can visit the ship, but this is as far as we can go. That's right, the only places we can go to are the Captain's Cabin and the Deck.



Frost Crystal. Wavecrests are here too, I guess. Thundaga works well against them. They're immune to blizzard and aero.



What can I say, really? The mission is so simple. We can reach all globs without magic since we can, you know, fly.



Curaga Recipe. Fun fact: The story about Thundaga I mentioned earlier also applies to Curaga. And Blizzaga (which we'll get later). I'm not actually torn up about Curaga, though. We'll see later about Blizzaga since I pretty much never used it.



And we're now done. There's a grand total of 7 globs in this mission, which is only half of the amount in other missions. Even the developers know that globs are boring.

Music: Organization XIII


This is Saix teleporting into the room. This has been brought up earlier, but what the fuck does Xemnas even do everyday?

Are you certain we've taken suitable measures with Xion and Roxas?
I will admit, Xion has strayed from our original designs.
But this unpredictable behavior is proving to have an interesting side effect.
Really?
We wanted the Key.
Xion's exposure to Roxas effected a transfer of its power, just as we had hoped. Had things stopped there, Xion would have been an unequivocal success. But then, through Roxas, Sora himself began to shape "it" into "her," giving Xion a sense of identity. I was ready to scrap the whole project... Then, it occured to me: Xion is keeping Sora's memories trapped by claiming them as her own. Keeping her close to Roxas will prevent Sora from ever waking.

Wow, that's extremely clear of you. Granted, half of them are stuff we've heard from Namine, but still.

I see. And what do you want to do about the impostor in black?
That gadfly? See that he stays away from Roxas. He only poses a threat if his buzzing reaches Xion's ears.

Does Xemnas even knows that Saix has sent Roxas to a mission involving the impostor twice?

Then we are back on track.

Music: Sacred Moon


Meanwhile, just outside the castle...



Riku stands on top of the skyscraper. What he's doing here is a mystery



Xion, meanwhile, is in her room. Or at least it looks like her room and not the prison Kairi was in.

Music: Crossing the Finish Line


Another Glide LV+ means that we're going to get a bigger Glide panel. It's also going to have an awkward shape to deal with.

New report: