dissonates | [Video]

[It's early afternoon. The journal flies open and turns on abruptly in mid-air, a blast of resonating energy having blown it away from where it had been placed. As it flies, a few flashes of red, white, and black are visible, and when it lands, Asch and Luke are in the distance, swords clashing, the rec center just beyond where they're fighting. Occasionally they'll exchange commentary, but none of it seems to filter in.

The resonating noise continues, though, and as their swords clash one more time, it seems to grow even louder than before, until finally one shout rings clear-]

Pull back you dre-

[And before he can even finish, an explosion of light flares between them, and two identical cries of alarm are the only sound that filters through that eerie resonance. The light spreads, flaring outwards and sending the journal flying backwards, cutting off the feed.

The light is probably visible to most of the village as a single beam of light flying up towards the barrier and disappearing from sight. And there is a nice big crater in the forest just south of the rec center, where pretty much anything in that location - trees, bushes, grass, whatever - has... pretty much been decimated. A journal bearing Asch's name on the cover is sitting in the grass just outside of the crater, looking pretty ripped up and charred. The scene overall probably looks pretty dooming, especially since neither of the redheads are anywhere to be found.

[ooc: most responses will come from Luke, though Asch will chime in as well when he can!]

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Don't act like I'm the jerk for not lying to her. Idiot.

[Swim, swim, swim-]

Stop moving around so much!

[....this is a little bit silly!

Mewtwo will just sit down now that they have confirmation of the stupid redheads' safety. He might ask for the journal after Xion's done, but for now he'll just listen.]

[ Xion will remain quiet for a moment, only half-listening to them bicker as she moves to sit beside Mewtwo. Though she keeps the journal angled in such a way -- and hopes that the boys will be sufficiently distracted by not drowning -- that her face is not clearly visible, Mewtwo will be able to see that she is actually very upset.

Frankly ... she agrees completely with Asch. She's very much not happy Luke tried to lie to her, and for right now Asch's blunt honesty is what she needed to hear. But ... that will have to be dealt with later. Despite her roiling emotions right now, her voice remains subdued. ]

Please ... don't worry about it. Just focus on getting back, okay?

[But it wasn't a lie! It was just... avoiding it a little...

He sighs. Okay, it was sort of a lie. But he hates talking about the destructive power of hyperresonance. He'd rather avoid it at all costs unless someone already knows the intricacies of it, like Jade. Still... the reason he told Xion about hyperresonace in the first place was to be honest with her.]

... Yeah. And I'm sorry.

... [His voice turns more subdued.]

That was an incomplete hyperresonance. It happens when two seventh fonists clash together... like me and Asch. I still don't really get it... so I don't like talking about it.

I'm sorry.

[Mumble grumble stupid replicas and their girlfriends hrngh.]

Can't this wait until we're on shore?

[Oh goodness. Whatever is going on with this...this, it's kind owait a moment.

If Xion happens to look up at Mewtwo right about now, she'll see that he is watching her, head tilted, with an expression of vague curiosity.]

[ She does look at Mewtwo, sideways. Only briefly. Then she has to duck her head, trying to fight off tears. Her shoulders are shaking.

She agrees with Asch once again, admittedly ... though probably for different reasons. Rubbing ineffectually at her eyes, she tries again to speak, and this time her voice is thick. ]

Luke... just... [ A sniffle. Very gently ] Asch is right. You need to get to shore safely. We'll ... we'll talk then, okay?

[ She shuts the journal before he can get a word in edgewise, then sets it down, using both hands now to rub at her eyes. Jeez, don't cry... ]

Stupid...

[Hmm. Okay. Obviously she's upset. And it's because Luke didn't tell her that the explosion was caused by a hyperresonance.

Humans aren't that weird, so there has to be something else to it that he doesn't know. And...it's not his business to ask.

Mewtwo closes his eyes, sighing quietly. He doesn't know what to do with upset humans, especially ones that aren't his trainer. The best he can do is listen to whatever Xion wants or needs to say.]

I'm being stupid...

[ She sniffles again, and rubs at her eyes, then gives an abrupt, watery laugh ]

Sorry, Mewtwo. I just ... I don't know what I would have done if something had happened to him. To either of them.

[He nods. No need to be apologizing.]

There is nothing wrong with that.

[ponder...]

...I do have a question.

[ She glances at him sideways, curious. ]

What is it?

Are you and Luke mates?

[...emphasis on the "are". I mean, obviously during AU week, but...]

[ ... color floods her cheeks. But considering she's still upset, her reaction is not comical. she doesn't jump, or squeak, or anything. she just stares at him and turns crimson.

then she smiles a tiny, watery smile and looks down. ]

"Mates" ... I mean ... yeah, I guess. [ presses a hand to her cheek. ] If you want to call if that...

[what the hell else would you call it

I mean sure there are a million human words for it but don't they all come down to the same thing]

I see. I was just curious.

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