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melodiesoflife2016-12-06 09:11 pm
[4] You've come too far to give up now
What: She's finally made up her mind to face her shadow, but she won't be going at it alone!
Where: Palitutu's Lab
When: December 6th
Warnings: Nothing yet!
Selphie had an inkling on what her Shadow would be about. Usually, the perky brunette didn't let things get to her. She'd roll with the punches. Adapt. Move on and greet the next day with a smile as brilliant as the rising sun.
Except for one thing. There was one instance of her life that she's never been able to let go of. One aspect of her character that she doesn't talk about. One event that changed everything and made time stand still for her. She'd mentioned it briefly to Yuri in the past and he'd suggested letting it go but it wasn't that simple.
Selphie had thought about facing herself alone. She didn't want to burden her friends with a problem that stemmed back to a war that none of them had been involved in. It was her problem after all. She'd fix it herself. That train of thought was what had brought her to the graves of her friends from Trabia Garden and breaking down. It was then that she'd remembered that she'd never been alone and she knew it then.
The perky brunette had to face her guilt. She stood in the centre of the laboratory in her Red Mage gear and handed the attendant her white crystal shard with a nervous smile. She watched as they played around with her crystal before a girl in a yellow dress that looked a lot like Selphie materialized in front of her. There was no sunny disposition to the shadow as the purple-eyed Shadow Selphie stepped forward with a flat look on her face.
“I was waiting for you to come,” the shadow greeted blandly. “I honestly didn't think you'd come.
“I was thinking you would've come alone to face me by yourself as well. But, this is okay too.”
Selphie's hands balled into fists as she swallowed the lump in her throat. “I...
“I wanted to talk to you alone but at the same time, I decided that I wouldn't hide from myself and I want my friends to understand.”
“Oh?” the shadow leaned forward with a cocky grin. “You want to talk? Without someone prompting you to spill the beans when you can't fake your way out of it? You won't lock yourself away this time? You're finally willing to face your guilt?”
Selphie leaned forward, closer to her Shadow and showed the resolve on her face, followed by a deep nod. “It's held me back long enough. If I don't change then I can't move forward.”
The Shadow nodded after a prolonged silence. “What's in it for me?”
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"Everybody's right though," Selphie responded quietly. "It won't do me, or anyone else any good if I hold this in..."
Selphie's shadow watched as her more cheerful counterpart sank to the floor with her hands balling into fists on top of her knees. The anger and the rage dissipated from the shadow who knelt into front of her lighter side and placed a hand on top of Selphie's bowed head. The shadow felt the tremor, saw the slight shake in the shoulders and nodded its head. "You'll be okay. So stop trying to be strong all the time. Let them in."
"Okay," Selphie whispered in acceptance before a sob could escape her throat.
"She'll be fine," the shadow responded in Selphie's silence. She looked up at Pyrrha, Rukia and Yuri individually. "She might need a few minutes though. She trusts you."
And with that, the shadow looked over to the moogles and gave a slight nod. The moogles ended the session as Selphie's shadow stood up and looked down at the crying girl before vanishing into the ether.
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For now he didn't feel like there was anything that was needed to be said to her. She'd need a moment of silence for sure.