[ Myde's cheer seems so artificial, but not in the empty-shell way that it was before. More like the way people with hearts pretend. A mask, not an illusion. Lea can't really blame him. It's so easy to feel vulnerable now, when something as small as a word can actually hurt again.
When the busboy leaves, Lea kicks his feet in the water a little and sinks down another inch. The water laps around him at chest level. ]
By the way. I guess it's worth asking. You haven't heard about anything weird going on in the main town, have you? Things pretending to be people? Destructive creatures? Anything that sounds, uh, Heartless-y?
[ Because that "experiment" Captain Gantu described sounded really suspicious, as did that evil scientist and his skinny lackey. Lea's had enough evil scientists and skinny lackeys in his life; if he has to do something about it (again), he won't be happy. ]
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[ Myde's cheer seems so artificial, but not in the empty-shell way that it was before. More like the way people with hearts pretend. A mask, not an illusion. Lea can't really blame him. It's so easy to feel vulnerable now, when something as small as a word can actually hurt again.
When the busboy leaves, Lea kicks his feet in the water a little and sinks down another inch. The water laps around him at chest level. ]
By the way. I guess it's worth asking. You haven't heard about anything weird going on in the main town, have you? Things pretending to be people? Destructive creatures? Anything that sounds, uh, Heartless-y?
[ Because that "experiment" Captain Gantu described sounded really suspicious, as did that evil scientist and his skinny lackey. Lea's had enough evil scientists and skinny lackeys in his life; if he has to do something about it (again), he won't be happy. ]