Voice testing this grouchy clone

[darkened]

Oh, ha ha. You must think you're real funny. You really think that this'll work? Don't try and hide it, mun. I know who your favorite is. Why don't you save us both some trouble and go back to throwing the Real Thing around? Let him hog all the limelight like he always does. Not like it'd be anything new.

Besides, a "Chosen Child"? In case you forgot, I'm the imitation. And what makes you think I want to let some monster do all the fighting while I stand around like an idiot? If I'm gonna fight, I'm gonna do it the way I always have. No monsters, no magic crests or whatever. I'll stick with darkness, thanks.

[...]

What's that? You mean to tell me I'd lose that, too? Well, great. I'm sold. Go ahead and take away the one thing I had going for me besides my promise to Naminé. If you're gonna place me somewhere, can't you at least let me see her again? It'd be... nice, you know? At least then I could apologize for what I did before.

[And protect her... if she'd let him. Would she? For a short moment, the Replica closes his eyes before he shakes his head and sighs. On the upside, there's Sora, even if he's forgotten...]

Guess it's not like I've got a way out of this. Just don't think I'm gonna take this sitting down.

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[darkened]

But I still feel like I should.

[His scowl from earlier fades, replaced by a small frown, while he glances down at the ground.]

I know you're probably gonna say it's your fault-- the memories came from you, and I get that, but I still went too far. When you asked me to stop, I didn't. I had this dumb idea in my head that beating Sora would solve everything, and I'm sure I scared you.

Besides, I'm sure you were just following orders.

[chainsrevised]

[ she opens her mouth to speak, but her words die on air before she even utters them. that's right; she was going to. it was her fault; it was all her fault because if she hadn't given into a loneliness - something she doesn't even feel (or, doesn't think she does), then none of this would have-

'It's still my fault those thoughts were there in the first place.'

she shakes her head vehemently. yes, he did scare her, but in the end she couldn't help it. maybe she was too much like her, or maybe it was something else. ]

It doesn't excuse what I did to you or Sora. [ of that she is 200% sure ] ...I'm sorry.

[darkened]

Hey, what choice did you have?

[His expression hardens, and his hands snap into tight fists.]

You had Marluxia and Larxene breathing down your neck. One wrong move, and they probably would've--

[He can't even finish the sentence. Just the mere thought sends fire racing through his veins. They may be dead, but that doesn't excuse their actions!]

...The point is, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself. If anyone deserves the blame, it's them.

[chainsrevised]

[ Naminé pauses, hands clenching at the thought. He didn't need to finish the sentence; they both know what would have happened.

She would have been erased, and Kairi would never be truly whole. ]

[chainsrevised]

[ Pushing aside the thoughts, she nods - a faint hint of a strained smile crossing her lips. ]

...I'm sorry. You're right. [ With a single beat- ] Your mun took you somewhere? What's it like?

[darkened]

[Thank goodness she recovered, or he might've started worrying again. Maybe even blamed himself for upsetting her. He's not supposed to do that, darn it.]

No need to apologize, Naminé. And the place isn't so bad, if you ignore the giant monsters blowing up cities. There's a whole lot more to explore than that castle, and I'd take the Digimon over Heartless any day.

[He just hates being stuck in such a passive role. He's supposed to be the one fighting, darn it!]

[chainsrevised]

[Too bad. She's going to apologize anyway (and did). Though for the sake of not arguing the point, she nods a little.]

...Though you're getting a little bored?

[She knows you okay. No Rikuface likes being on the sidelines when a fight's involved. Especially him.]