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[creepy-son-of-a.livejournal.com]

The short time I met with him before was not nearly enough to realize just how infuriating Howl can be.

...We should be leaving here within the next couple of days.

The idea of using a Dusk to track the source of the Heartless should be discussed in more detail. I'd like to know how plausible it is before I try herding one wherever it needs to be.

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[songbird9.livejournal.com]

It all depends on whether or not the Dusk will understand and listen to me when I tell it that I used to be one of its kind, and that I've helped Nobodies recover their hearts in the past. That last part is a little vague... since my direct help only worked partially, but I don't plan on explaining that to the Dusk unless I have to. I can help it regain its identity and get closer to completion, just like Ash did. The idea is to offer my help in exchange for the information gathering.

Or to be more precise, I'll start by ordering it to help on the grounds that I used to be one of its superiors. If I'm lucky, it will remember the Organization from a previous incarnation as a Nobody or at least get the idea. If it doesn't obey me, then I'll make the offer.

[creepy-son-of-a.livejournal.com]

The most I can do is help you find one and keep track of it until you can get to it. Trying to drag one to you probably wouldn't work. They're rather slippery.

And what will you do if neither of those methods work?

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

If the Dusk won't listen to me there's really nothing else I can think to try with it. Still, it's worth a shot.
I don't think this is taking time away from any other integral plans. We seem to be rather short on those.

[creepy-son-of-a.livejournal.com]

I assume you'll have to go to the Dusk.

Leading one into town is not the best idea.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

I don't care how it's done. It just has to stay or be held long enough for me to try this.

[creepy-son-of-a.livejournal.com]

I'm sure I can manage something.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Seph. I really do appreciate the help.

I think I'll want to have Amy with me too. There's one last resort I can try if the Dusk simply won't respond to normal communication.

[creepy-son-of-a.livejournal.com]

Hopefully, I'm not just helping you get into trouble.

...It would be up to her whether she wants to come. Don't do anything too reckless.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

With the alternative being to wait around until my home goes poof with me in it, I think a little risk is worth it.

I will be careful, and I only want Amy there as a safety net. If I have to try to get into the warped, demented mind of a Lesser Nobody, and if I succeed, and if I get into trouble, she gets to pull me out.

[creepy-son-of-a.livejournal.com]

...We're not doing this if another lead comes up before we find a Dusk.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

That's fair.
I don't actually want to mess with the little... creepy crawly poor lost souls with whom I used to associate. I especially don't want to touch one of their minds.
But my desire for useful information overpowers the warning bells. Not that that's unusual with me, but this time I' think it's worth it for all of us.

But yes, something else pops up, we follow that and save the Dusk madness for later or never.
That doesn't mean you get to stall, though.

[creepy-son-of-a.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to stall.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

I thought not.
You seem like a reliable man. That's one of the reasons I'm glad you're with us.

He's butting in because this has been bothering him for a while...

[thirteenth_brat]

You know... I don't think there are going to be any Nobodies that remember the Organization. All of those who lost their hearts were restored, so unless you're banking on some poor bastard having been unfortunate enough to have lost his heart twice and remember that he has before, this isn't going to work.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

I thought of that. Like I said, I'd have to get lucky.
There's still a chance a Nobody will believe me or be able to sense it, even with no memory of the fact. And like I said, if not, there's a last resort.

I know this plan is kind of crazy and full of 'if's, but I haven't heard any better ideas lately and it's honestly starting to bug me. By all means, give me something better to do if you can think of it.

[thirteenth_brat]

No one has any ideas because there's no handy dandy convenient little prophesy floating around to tell us who has which agenda and who they plan to manipulate to accomplish their goals.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

Well, I have an idea. So I'm going to try it, and if it doesn't work, I'll come up with something else.
If I can do that, so can everyone else here, prophecy or not.

[a-total-sap.livejournal.com]

It's a start at least, Roxas.