[That's not his name now. He shouldn't respond to it, shouldn't give Xemnas the satisfaction of him responding to it, but right now something as inconsequential as a name doesn't matter. Someone who is his has shown himself, has spoken to him, and his ears have already perked up in a clear indication of both interest and that he heard him.]
Xemnas.
[It's kind of unsettling to see him like this, even now - long and serpentine and, briefly, hovering. He crosses the distance between them anyway. Reaches out to touch, but reason finally catches up with him and he withdraws his hand quickly, just before making contact, as though he was burned.
He still doesn't leave him, though. If anything, the tentative swishing of his tail has quickened.]
You're alright.
[Ah. Maybe he shouldn't have said something. Maybe his filter isn't as secure as withholding touch might have indicated.]
[The sight of those ears perking up is definitely noticeable. And comforting, in a way Xemnas can't quite explain either. But it's a clear sign that, if nothing else, Isa has heard him, and the acknowledgement shortly thereafter only makes things that much better.
(He notes, too, that at least for now, Isa is more than willing to respond to his old name. Whether or not that will continue to be the case will remain to be seen, but it's not a bad start, at the least.)]
You were concerned.
[It's not question. But oddly (or at least oddly for Xemnas), it doesn't sound judgmental in the least. Nor as if he means to use that fact against Isa. Instead, it sounds almost like he's touched by the fact, even if he's unlikely to actually address that point.]
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Xemnas.
[It's kind of unsettling to see him like this, even now - long and serpentine and, briefly, hovering. He crosses the distance between them anyway. Reaches out to touch, but reason finally catches up with him and he withdraws his hand quickly, just before making contact, as though he was burned.
He still doesn't leave him, though. If anything, the tentative swishing of his tail has quickened.]
You're alright.
[Ah. Maybe he shouldn't have said something. Maybe his filter isn't as secure as withholding touch might have indicated.]
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(He notes, too, that at least for now, Isa is more than willing to respond to his old name. Whether or not that will continue to be the case will remain to be seen, but it's not a bad start, at the least.)]
You were concerned.
[It's not question. But oddly (or at least oddly for Xemnas), it doesn't sound judgmental in the least. Nor as if he means to use that fact against Isa. Instead, it sounds almost like he's touched by the fact, even if he's unlikely to actually address that point.]