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[...There is something wrong with his body.]

[Saix really doesn't want to admit it, because that would make Axel right, but it's simply fact that he realizes once he's back in his own body instead of stuck in Axel's. It reminded him of what it felt like to be Isa a little bit, and it also reminded him of how it had felt when he had first joined the Organization. How he is now is... different. It's the Darkness. It feels thicker, like a heavy fog. He knows he's done some horrible things in the name of his goal, but never cared because the end justified the means. Still, this almost feels like too much.]

[Saix spends the day trying to convince himself that he's just letting himself fall into the same delusional trap that Axel has, but in the end, he has to know.]

[So you'll be seeing this guy on the SFC today, looking as calm and apathetic as ever.]

I'm curious, but are there any in Vatheon who are knowledgeable in the spiritual heart of a person? Perhaps the better, more general word would be 'soul'.

[A body, a mind, and a 'heart'- that's what makes a person, isn't it? But take away the 'heart', have it be lost to Heartless, and you're left with a body and a mind. A Nobody...]

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[ Barry chuckled again. ]

The point, is getting people to trust you. To let you in.

People with hearts, or souls, tend to notice when there's someone without in their midst, but you can fool them.

[ Barry smiled then, sweetly and looked just as an angel might, perfect and innocent. ]

I'm not sure how much good it would do me.. If there's one thing I've observed, it's that those with particularly noticeable scars tend to be more intimidating.

[ Barry shook his head. ]

That doesn't mean there's not a way for you to smile that will have people trusting you.

[ He paused for a moment. ]

I could teach you.

[This sounds suspiciously like a waste of time, and he doesn't quite trust this person just yet... Still, who knows? Maybe it will come in useful.]

I suppose it couldn't hurt.

[ It's probably a good thing not to trust Barry, but Saix seems interesting, and despite the scars on his face he's attractive, so why not help? ]

When do you want to start?

[ For a price of course. ]

But if I do show you how to do this, then there has to be some exchange. Nothing bad of course, it's such a small thing to teach someone to smile, but I would like a favor in return.

Fair enough. Is there something I can do for you now, then? I don't like being in someone's debt for too long.

[Faking it for ten years was more than enough, thank you]

I'll think of something.

[ Barry smiled. ]

I promise it wont be for too long.

Hm. Very well then. Whenever you're next available would be a good time, then.

I'm always available~

But whenever you're free.

Give me an hour to finish any conversations I have left on this network post.

My place or yours?

Yours, if it's all the same to you.

[He doesn't want you scaring his dog, or something weird.]

[ Probably for the best. ]

Very well. I live on the sixth floor of the Pendilium. I'll look forward to seeing you.

I'll see you then.

[And, indeed, a little after an hour later, and Barry will have some knocking on his door.]

[ Barry stood from the chair he had been sitting on. He set his book aside and opened the door with that same smile on his face. ]

Greetings.

[ There was the soft sound of opera music playing throughout the apartment. There was an air of decadence to the whole place, some mix of Victorian and French decadence. There was a pot of tea sitting on a warmer near the chair and couch that Barry had just been sitting on and another cup was already laid out for Saix if he wanted some. ]

Are you hungry?

[To be honest, the whole setting reminds Saix faintly of Marluxia. He had never gotten to know the other Nobody well enough to know his taste in interior decorating. Still... The idea of elegance, of power and class, that seemed like the sort of thing the Graceful Assassin would have a taste for. Saix himself doesn't care much for it, although he stays more or less polite as he steps inside.]

Not very much, thank you.

[ The two may have gotten along. Barry enjoyed the more elegant things in life after all. ]

Very well.

[ He walked back over to his chair and gestured to both the couch and the chair opposite so Saix could have his choice of how close he wanted to sit to him. ]

Please, have a seat.

[With all due respect, Barry, Saix is not a very close contact person. He'll be taking the chair, thank you, folding his hands on his lap.]

So how do we begin?

[ Barry sat back in his own chair, crossing his legs with a practiced ease and placing his hands over one knee. ]

Let's start by you showing me what you think a smile is.

[For the first time, Saix looks something that isn't dry or stoic. Instead, he looks just a bit awkward at the request.]

Ah... [It's actually really hard for him to fake this sort of thing. After a moment, he tries to remember what it was like to, briefly, be able to feel again. He manages to laugh then, didn't he? So Saix tries, although it's still bordering a bit too much on the smirking side of the spectrum.]

[ Barry chuckled. ]

It's a fair attempt, but to really smile in a way that will get people to trust you you need to believe, if only for a moment, that they are the most precious and important thing in the world.

Perhaps if I show you this difference?

[ Barry imitated Saix smile perfectly. ] That is what you did. This. [ He changed the expression to a much softer smile, both corners of his mouth going up just the smallest bit. ] Is more what you want to do.

[Sorry, what, he's a bit too busy stiffening up in alarm when he sees his own image smiling back at him. What the hell. He gets over it, after a second, scowling perhaps just a bit.]

A bit of warning would have been appreciated.

[ Barry laughed. The sound had to be odd coming from Saix own image. At least Barry had been nice enough to leave his own voice rather that mimicking Saix tone as well. ]

Forgive me.

Would you like me to show you again?

[Barry, never do that again. The laughing thing. No. Bad.]

I'm simply not sure how to get my mouth to do that.

We'll start slowly. Raise the corner of one side of your mouth. You can do that already, it's called a smirk.

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