Rosie

um, too far, way too far...... that's not helpful at all, that's just insulting and demeaning, look at what you posted, and see you went too far, there's constructive criticism, and then there's just plain insulting...... There's also a harsh truth. It might sound insulting, but it needs to be said. Jerking girls around is NO way to form any kind of stable relationship, or expectations for relationships in the future. And Antrium is right. Nick IS treating them with a total disregard to their feelings- asshole-ish behaviour. I'm not saying he IS one, strictly, but he's being one hell of a jerk about them. They're not possessions. They're people. And yet he talks about them like they're just there to please him, and that it doesn't MATTER if he dates more than one. He doesn't NEED "constructive critisism". He needs someone to tell it like it is, and put him in his place. And, Nick... I really don't get how being suicidal affects how you treat your girlfriends. Surely if you're feeling that way, you would want some genuine support...?

It... changes your perspective on things. Makes you rethink your life choices, especially if the friend you loved dies in the same way you might have. I... I really think, honestly, that my friend dying actually saved me at that point in time. The sad thing was, had she seen just how many people cared about her, she might still be alive. I supose it brought the rest of us toogether some more. It's a strange feeling, especially once the grief lessens. Once you reach acceptance- or as far as it is possible to accept that someone you love is dead. The world just carries on, as if nothing had ever happened. You expect everything to grind to a halt, but it never does. It keeps hurtling ahead. All you really need are some pillars of support- in my case, it was my friends. It takes time, I know, but eventually things seem a little better. My personal reaction involved very little of what felt like mourning. I was just numb most of the time, distant- unable to concentrate or focus. I cried, but at awkward times, when I wasn't supposed to- when I didn't even feel sad. The same thing happened when another friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer. Same numbness. But it passes. It comes back sometimes, a reminder, but at least it passes.

[sob] Oh, Tidus... Thank GOD it seems he's been completely brainwashed. Jecht says so, and Yuna's trying to shake his memory of her, it seems... I was really afraid they might have just dumped him on the side of Chaos because he wanted to oppose Jecht, which is way too petty, even for Tidus.

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Noctis stared after him for a long moment, about to open his mouth and give his refusal- but, then again, he was curious. If there was a reason, a chance at permanently ending the conflict, then maybe- just maybe- it might be worth a shot. At the very least, it might offer an advantage. "I don't consider beating on anyone from either side "better", so I suppose since I lack that ridiculous bloodlust, I... might as well." He still held a lot of reluctance, in his expression, in his tone, but nonetheless, he trudged after Dysley, dragging his feet.

Well, I... kind of have a stupid, angsty drabble about to come up, so if you're going to get all up in my business about whining, then... please, just go before you read anything and make judgements about me. In my life, I have three definite friends who I honestly adore, and who have given me more support than I know I deserve. Although I have plenty of other friends within our group, those three are the only ones I would really, honestly, never want to give up. But all my friends are turning sixteen, and we're in our final year. In the past nine months, my depression really started to get to me- weighing me down, making me feel worthless, and all that stuff. I couldn't stop it- I couldn't find the source for it, the reason why I was so damn lifeless and down all the time. I didn't need to, because I had those three friends. They kept my spirits up, and honestly, I only really feel alive, only feel like a proper, worthwhile person, when I'm with them. But things are changing and I can't stand it. The first friend... I've already mentioned his situation on here already, and I don't want to bring it up all over again because that would... I don't know, feel a bit repetitive. He's still around, but he's weak- incredibly weak. He needs much more support than I do, and I'm really giving him all I have. But the other two are our crutch, really. Emotionally and physically. And, since our time at school is coming to an end, none of us are staying together. The two healthy friends are going on to another college, two hours away- and the chances of me seeing them are slim. I had to pick my sixth form (higher education, um... AS/A2 levels? I don't know what that is outside of the UK.) subjects with the full knowledge I would be here on my own. I've picked subjects I like, but... with them gone, I don't know if I can do it. I'm barely getting by as it is- fighting the urge to just give up. They're making me happy, but in a matter of weeks I won't have them anymore, not physically, where we need each other. Just... maybe, I'm starting to get scared again. I have this terror of being alone, of what I'll think then, of what I could do when I'm not thinking and there's no one to stop me. And the worst part is that none of my other friends understand. They just frown and tell me not to be upset and that there's nothing wrong, so I should be happy. They think I can just think myself out of this rut. But I can't.

[shrug] Tidus isn't exactly a smart cookie. Maybe he was tricked, or manipulated, or something. Apparently Terra is on Chaos' side, but she isnt there willingly, like in her original game, where she was controlled... But poo. Tidus is one of my favourites (he's tying with Bartz) and since he's not allied with Cosmos, he probably won't be in the scenes that much besides Jecht confronting him, I expect.:c

Noctis studied him for a moment, gaze tracking over the scar for the brief moment it was revealed. He merely stared blankly after Dysley as the older man turned away, allowing a faint sigh to pass his lips. "We've been here too long," he said, the previous attempt at cold formality completely dropping from his tone. Without the clipped edge, his voice was softer- he sounded younger, which wasn't necessarily a good thing. Then again, he allowed that little act to drop every once in a while, why not now? There was certainly no need to retain his previous formalities here; it wasn't as if he was anything more than an unwilling pawn. He plucked half-heartedly at the cuff of his glove."Maybe we should just hope to vanish permanently. That's got to be better than wasting away here forever."

"And that," said Jack, sitting down heavily, legs straddling his opponent's waist, "is just proof that you, loser, can't ever hope to beat me. Even when you cheat, you dirty little-" He spat, hard, into the dirt, and then grinned, punching light heartedly at the other boy's ribcage. He finshed the sentence with a simple snort of "idiot", affection bright in his eyes. Tossing his head to shake the hair out of his eyes, he regarded the other curiously, summoning and abandoning his Keyblade repeatedly, just to show off. He supposed it looked a little cocky: but why shouldn't he be arrogant about it? It made him special here, in this dumb world of swords and monsters and heroes. He might as well lord it over the others there. Just to prove a point.

(Eh, I can surpress my inner Grammar Nazi for a while, I guess.:'D) Name: Jack (I can't tell you how tempted I am to put Daniels) Byrne. Age: 16 Homeworld: Olympus Coliseum. Keyblade: Fatal Crest (I'm too lazy to come up with one, but at least its from the right world.) Short Bio: Since he was young, Jack was obsessed with power, with winning. Growing up in a world all about contests certainly didn't help. Doubtless of his ambitions, to win, to beat everyone, he still had a strong heart. A heart... not filled with light, but potent enough for him to weild the Keyblade when his Master decided to take part in the Games. When Jack won, getting the better of the older man, he'd picked up his weapon, gloating- and, afterwards, the weilder decided to pass along the power. Even if he was arrogant, he was undoubtably a good fighter- and that could always prove useful. As such, he decided to try and move beyond competing in the Games when his Master explained the bigger picture- to prove to himself he could get stronger, that because he was "special" he might wipe the floor with everyone he came across. What a sad, silly misconception. Appearence: Tall, standing at around six foot, Jack has a fighters build, even if he is naturally rather skinny because of his sudden growth spurts. Dirty blonde hair knots and tangles around his face, and he has dark green eyes. Dresses simply, in dark, loose clothes- heavy boots and wristbands are the only particularly decorative items of clothing he wears.

"Everyone has to participate," Noctis retorted, eyes narrowed in a glare, fixed on Dysley. "Even if the conflict never ends, until a solution is found, it's better not to be the losing end of the fight. Or else, if we choose to shirk away from any kind of battle with Cosmos' side, we'll be getting our asses handed to us for eternity." The word slipped out, the stupid, vulgar word, and inwardly, he chided himself for resorting to language like that. Usually, his vocabulary would stretch so that he could avoid using any language that might be considered inappropriate for his position- but he wasn't in that position any more. Any regality had to be abandoned, even if it hurt his pride- he couldn't help but worry that, were they ever to end to conflict, and he ever be allowed to return home, he might have slipped too far and be unable to re-ajust.

Training his gaze on Vayne for a long moment, Noctis paused, a brief flicker of concentration passing over his face as he attempted to measure him up- but it didnt last for long, his expression quickly returning to calm, if a slightly pretentious calm. "Believe me. The forces of Cosmos are stronger than you seem to think. I wouldn't count on being able to "handle" them just yet." Glancing back towards Dysley, Noctis' nose crinkled with disgust. An old habit. He had hardly been the type of man to lord over others, not ever, but from his past experience, there was one thing he had expected, at all times. Respect. And, he supposed, it must have just slipped out. Hurling his arm out so fast he could barely track the motion himself, he threw his sword, sending it rocketing through the air, narrowly missing Dysley as it soared over his left shoulder. "Don't turn your back on me," Noctis hissed.

*shrug* Personally, I don't understand the huge fuss. I remember someone saying somewhere that "the FF fans haven't played every game, they could do that and wait for Versus XIII while we get KH3". Well, it seems to work vice versa... Think of just how many KH games have been released in the past two/three years. Re:CoM, Days, coded and Re:coded, Birth by Sleep. It doesn't matter if they're "filler" or "side games"- the point still stands that the KH fans have gotten a lot recently. Playing Final Fantasy XIII, it's clear there's been a lot of effort and time put into it, and I actually do love it. However, from the start, when I first saw their first trailers, Versus looked more exciting and dynamic and generally cooler to me- and it's the one I've been waiting for. So have so many other people. I think, honestly, people need to chill the heck out about KH3. We've basically had a rush of KH games recently, with more to come- KH3D, and the unnamed one- and I don't see what the huge, big deal is waiting another few years, seriously. The same team working on the games has just finished a game -...3rd Birthday?- and so that's one game down, and one game closer to your KH3. Just think- the fans looking out for Versus have been waiting nearly as long as you, and although FFXIII came along on the way, it wasn't quite the same- while we were promised a more mature, grittier, darker game in Versus, FFXIII didn't really deliver in that way. While, what have the KH fans gotten in that time? Plenty of games, all generally what you expect from the series, the same KH style you would be looking forward to in KH3.

...Mm, if you're being stereotypical, though, those boys in Versus XIII are awfully pretty... *drools* Just like, you might say the girls and boys in FFXIII are supposed to appeal to both genders- it's an equal mix. There was plenty of ass-kicking and action in the original XIII, but with very little blood besides at Yaag's death scene, and even that was, like, a trickle. Versus XIII is still aimed at both genders, like the others- it just looks to be a little more mature. You get girls playing horror games, don't you?

...It's my favourite game. Ever. In the whole world. ...Basically, it is a bit of a mindfiretruck, but it's amazingly done. The gameplay is original and dynamic and, although you have to get the hang of using both screens at once, it's really fresh and new to be playing that way. The script is one of the best I've ever seen in a game- believable (well, most of the time... "pudding... of their doom." comes to mind...) and with some pretty perfect use of slang. It's hilariously funny and shockingly sad, at one point both within the space of about five minutes- there was a silly, light scene between Neku and Shiki, the first two "main" characters, if you like, and then the mood crashes down when... well, I'm not going to say, in case anyone hasn't touched a plot summary yet. The graphics are pretty good for a DS game- instead of using icky blank models like Days, the cutscenes play like a comic book, with speech bubbles and changing expressions on the usually quite stationary characters- like Re:coded, only with 2D characters. The pre-rendered cutscenes pan out the same way, but with voiceacting instead of speech bubbles, and usually more action than anything else- and, speaking of voiceacting, that's pretty good, too. Joshua and Neku are particularly funny in battle, where there are voices and stuff as they fight. And, like Days, you get the odd voice clip or two during the speech scenes, the ones with bubbles- like laughs, and gasps, and groans and such. Although after playing through the last third of the game, you're a bit sick of one of the characters going "BWAHHHHHHHHH". The characters are fleshed out, much more so than in Kingdom Hearts- they develop well, too, and there are a LOT of twists that keep you on edge. The music is amazing and cool and I have the OST and... ...I might stop babbling now. But it's my favourite, above all the various other games 've played- and I keep going back to it again, and again, because it's just THAT awesome.

...You. Yes, you. You, sitting there. I love and adore you. I watch you sleep at night. I often dig your clothes out of your washer, just to inhale your natural scent. By the way, consider some anti-perspirant, because your natural scent is a tad overwhelming. Also, I sometimes randomly steal things from your trash, as tokens of you. I honestly just adore watching you, at any time- I'm just outside your window right now, in fact- NO, don't turn around. If you turn around, I'll nom on your head. I'm not ready for you to see me yet, I love you too much. But you have to understand just how much you mean to me. My heart only beats for you, you're my sun, the light of my life, my one and only... ...I also want to have your babies. Get serious, like crazy. I see them springing up like daisies. [/shot,dugup,andshotagain] (...If you posted in random, did you honestly except this to be taken too seriously? xDDD I AM kidding, and I am in love, seriously, in the "real world". Sadly, he's completely unattainable, since he bats for the other team and is my confidant about boys and such as it is. Gahhh.)

KingdomHearts125, how do you know that Vanitas didn't survive somehow? Your guess is as good as anyone's since there is no real proof as to whether he went anywhere else after he was "destroyed" inside Ventus. You can't insist either way, not fully- and, at the moment, saying that Vanitas couldn't have moved on from Ven somehow is just as likely as him surviving their encounter.

...Huh. I thought it was u-ke. Oo-kay. And as for why it's a surprise? Um, because in my (shamefully limited :c) knowledge of the language, ki was more of a "kee" sound, while ke was a "kay". Like Daisuke and Daisuki- (-read DNAngel too much as a kid-) it was kind of "Die-s-Kay" and "die-s-kee". (And I KNOW I should probably count it, but the u in the "suke" is skimmed over a lot...)

"I wouldn't call it easy prey," came a quiet voice from behind them- tinged with a slight, mocking amusement."Generally, in any battle, once you start to get overconfident, you can expect to lose. So nothing should really be easy prey- weak or not, they might still win against you once you start to become arrogant." Flicking dark hair out of his eyes, Noctis strolled a little closer- more curious than anything, even though his expression betrayed more bitterness than he realised. Of course, he should have expected this- to lose his way, but at least this time it was literal. Despite being lost, and irritated at having managed to run into the very kind of people he wished to avoid, he did his best to uphold his dignity- gaze flickering between the three faces with such a look of contempt, it was nearly disgust. "Perhaps," he said, "everyone is just looking for pointless fights in order to avoid the threat from Cosmos." And, even though his eyes remained calm, a little too open, his mouth twisted; a slight smirk fell on his face at the thought of just what he was implying. He couldnt help it. "Just like scared little rats."

It only seemed acceptable for Noctis to be the first to leave. Once, he might have thought it rude to be the first to depart from what he begrudgingly accepted as his allies, cohorts, if you will. But that was back when he was concerned about his reputation, always afraid to be percieved in a negative light. Now, he didn't want the others to think well of him, not in the slightest- to be truly accepted, he would have to.sink to their level, and he was determined to keep his sense of self worth, if anything else. And so, he couldn't bear to be around such a group for any longer than he had to. Noctis tried to get away as quickly as he could from that damned place, even though he knew it made no difference. As quietly unwilling as he was, he was stuck with no way back to the life he remembered. And that wasnt going to change, no matter how far he took himself away from Chaos' shrine. Even so, there was no reason for him to stay in that place, either.

The fangirl in me desperately wants Ienzo and Demyx's Somebody to return, but I know that probably won't happen. :c And, Isa may never have used or shown any signs of darkness, but his heart was consumed by it, just like the others. Maybe it was just a result of Radiant Garden being overrun by darkness, but, even so, Saix and Axel clearly found some glaring differences by Days.

Christopher Lee was Ansem/DiZ in Kingdom Hearts II, but didn't reprise the role. In Days and Birth by Sleep, Corey Burton voices DiZ/Ansem the Wise. And, honestly, it isn't that obvious, when Vanitas is wearing a mask and if you haven't spoiled yourself or looked up the actors already. I noticed that his voice did have similar inflections to Jesse McCartney's, but that also happened with Sora and Roxas in KH2. The first time they were in a scene, and neither was on the screen (when Roxas faints) I could barely tell which was which. Particularly in the scene where Aqua fights against VaniVen/Venitas, when their voices are put together, they ARE very alike. He doesn't sound that much like Sora, so lay off.

You might have "fixed" your spelling, but there is still a smattering of grammar mistakes littering every chapter. It's definitely an improvement from your other stuff, though.

...People who make a fuss over the boyxboy (I refuse to use the word yaoi, since that implies much more than people realise...) pairings and attack people who don't particularly enjoy things like Sora/Kairi because "itz canon!1!!!1!". People can ship whatever pairings they like, and it's not just the "yaoi" fans who are rabid. Het fans can be just as bad. :c

Says... the person who is theorising that Riku has a Nobody, when his heart was never consumed by darkness? Like others have said, Ansem/Xehanort's Heartless (It is SO much easier to say Ansem...) possessed him, but his heart was never taken over- just kicked out.