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((Open voice test post for working out this trollbutt.))

1) So. Welcome to the World That Never Was, where Xigbar's chilling out. At least, he looks pretty chilled out...

2) This jerk's teamed up with you on a mission, or for some Organization goal that for once he's got to work with an outsider for.

3) Name an AU... Pokemans? Purse owners? Foggy nonsense?

4) Any other suggestions?

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[A dog, a small child, and the squad leader. Man, letting this kid think he's in control is going to be tricky. But - this is their best ride into that tower, the best chance to see those beings up close. Who's he to turn a chance like this down?
So, a little bit of negotiation, a little bit of paperwork forged... and he'll be their best friend, as far as they know.]

Too kind of you. [One golden eye sparks, teasing. It's going to be interesting to see how this motley crew fight, too...
Of course, he doesn't plan on showing them everything he can do in battle just yet. Not until he's got a better feel for what's going on here. His feet are firmly on the ground.] Let's get moving. This tower's not going to fight itself.

[Zio, hama, dia, mudo, agi, pierce, slash. Strike with his axe. So magic-wise, Minato will be covering mostly garu and bufu skills. And then whatever the newcomer can do. Alright, he can roll with this. Adaptation.]

Alright. We'll try to answer any questions you have as we go. [He heads for the access point, rather than the stairs. Easier to pick up where they left off. There's only one word to describe the dungeon waiting for them: opulent. It's all golden and regal, spreading out as the maze it is.]

Our priority is defeating Shadows. Stick together if possible. We get split up, we'll deal with it then. [A bark and a nod from Ken and they're off. All too used to this.]

Got your back, Phones.

[He'll give them that. Slick, professional: man, beats some folks he's had to work with, at the least. How much have these kids been through? Not that he's clueless here, of course. Not that he didn't do his homework as far as the resources were available.

Xigbar smiles faintly at the look of the place, readying his guns-]

Man, they went all out on the decoration here, didn't they? [And that's very strange. Outside, a world of blood and darkness. In here, shining and rich. Something's going on.
... Beyond the fact that this place grew out of a school in the first place. Chaotic, he thinks.]

Yeah. It was a pretty big surprise after the last three blocks. [They'd all been mostly green. Bloody, too. How much more of this tower is there?

'Phones' as a nickname? ...Well, sure, why not. Well, first thing they come across is a suitcase containing no small sum of cash, which Minato pockets. After that a growl from Koromaru signals an incoming Shadow.]

Got one. Get ready! [It's more like got four, really. Some floating eyeballs and two 'women' lounging on couches.] Fuuka, scan the Empresses.

Hey, I'm not complaining...

[Sorry, Minato, but some things have to be done. And he already used 'kiddo' up on Roxas.

As the creatures emerge - well. He's seen some odd Heartless in his time - and a few odd Unversed, come to think of it - but these things just take the biscuit. He flips his guns around, takes aim at the first of the Shadows, ready to blast it away. Sure, he could just open fire straight away, but what would he learn from that about what he's dealing with?]

[Oh, it gets weirder. They've seen the Death Seekers before, so Minato will start with them. An attack with his axe - Xigbar can note that a disembodied head appears when the thing is hit. Koromaru knifes it. Ken's turn - instead of using the spear he's been lugging around, the kid puts a gun under his chin and pulls the trigger.

Kala-Nemi appears, casting Hama on the second Death Seeker. They can at least take one of them out with light. Everything, suicidal imagery and all, is taken without flinching. These kids are basically child soldiers.

Xigbar better do something or he'll miss all the fun.]

[Oh, he's seen enough now. So that's an Evoker, that's a Persona... and these aren't just kids. He's seen more emotion from people who can't acknowledge their own hearts. Man. A smile flickers across his lips again for a moment.

Xigbar launches a pinpoint stream of shots into the Death Seeker that's still standing - such as that applies - aiming to finish it off. Nothing complicated, yet.]

[The Death Seekers are down, and Fuuka's scan of the remaining two Shadows finishes.]

Regal Mothers. Weak to darkness and electricity. Light won't work.

[Ken and Koromaru acknowledge the scan, so now the spear is coming into play. Minato himself has a new Persona he'd like to take for a spin, so he shifts and puts the Evoker to his own head.]

Alice! [The Persona he summons doesn't look that different from the Princess of Heart. The skill she uses, however? A mudo skill. Pure darkness.

Hopefully it won't miss his target.]

[He's unruffled by Fuuka's voice, as if he heard telepathic girls talking to him every day. The darkness attack though? Beautiful. And the contrast between it and the adorable Princess-alike he'd just summoned...

This boy's got potential.

Darkness attacks, though... maybe he can just use a little to give him an advantage, here, before he breaks out the big guns. He channels just a spot into the next round of shots he aims at the last Shadow.]

[Fortunately he hit the first Regal Mother, and this is where Xigbar can note a heart floating away that none of the others seem to notice. Minato is the field leader instead of Mitsuru because he's 'special' - that would have been mentioned, but details left out.

Xigbar's shots certainly hurt the Mother, but she survives to attack Ken. She hits him pretty hard and he's knocked down. So it attacks again - Minato this time. Fortunately, this opens it up to Koromaru summoning Cerberus and finishing it off with an agi skill. Minato appears spaced out for just a few moments afterward.]

...Everyone okay?

[Bingo. If these aren't just Heartless by another name, they're as close as makes no difference.
And that means yet another resource has opened up to them as far as the construction of Kingdom Hearts goes. Did that attack really do the same as a Keyblade, though? He's not sure. One heart spotted isn't exactly an in-depth study.
He's going to have to keep his eye open, next time the kid pulls that stunt.

For now, though, he claps Minato on the back.] Me? Never better!

[Confirmation comes from Ken and Koromaru, too.] Good.

[Turning to Xigbar, now...] Your first fight with Shadows, right? Was it what you were expecting?

Well...

[He waves a hand idly - okay, this means waving a gun idly, but he's not pointing it at anyone.]

Maybe I wasn't expecting them to be so ugly. [Smiling, there, oh-so-casual.

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since we're going with my usual mechanics.......

Oho~

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