"It says that you were a kid," Lea said gently. "And that you were scared. And something you know is always less scary than something you don't, even if what you know is horrible." Which was honestly probably a good chunk o Xion's problem too, but that wasn't what this was about.
"And you know someone else here who isn't and never was human? My friend Xion. She's what's called a Replica; they're sort of a life size doll or puppet, brought to life via magiscience. She was created in a lab and intended to be nothing more than a weapon for an evil Organization. There was never supposed to be a person there, but obviously that's not how it turned out. And it's no exaggeration to say that if not for her and Roxas I wouldn't be who I am today."
"Both Vexen and I were part of that evil Organization at the time. We were both pretty horrible people back then, and did a lot of harm; I'm the reason Vexen is terrified of fire, among other things. That's also why you might hear Xion or Roxas call me 'Axel'; that was my name when I was a Nobody in the Organization, and it's how they first knew me. And Vexen was actually the one who created Xion. He feels a lot different about her now than he did then, obviously, but it still doesn't change what happened or how he treated her or the other Replica that he made."
"We both got lucky. We were recompleted and have a chance to be better people and try to make up for what we did. Vexen even went through having his heart taken again, on purpose, so he could act as a spy for those working to stop the Organization, and man, I never would have believed he had that in him. Dude's a lot braver than he gives himself credit for."
"So take it from someone who was a monster, in the truest sense of the word; you're not one. You're a good guy who went through some horrible stuff that left you with a potentially serious medical issue. And yeah, that issue definitely complicates matters, and may have to be dealt with down the line. But it doesn't mean that you don't deserve compassion. Or friendship."
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"And you know someone else here who isn't and never was human? My friend Xion. She's what's called a Replica; they're sort of a life size doll or puppet, brought to life via magiscience. She was created in a lab and intended to be nothing more than a weapon for an evil Organization. There was never supposed to be a person there, but obviously that's not how it turned out. And it's no exaggeration to say that if not for her and Roxas I wouldn't be who I am today."
"Both Vexen and I were part of that evil Organization at the time. We were both pretty horrible people back then, and did a lot of harm; I'm the reason Vexen is terrified of fire, among other things. That's also why you might hear Xion or Roxas call me 'Axel'; that was my name when I was a Nobody in the Organization, and it's how they first knew me. And Vexen was actually the one who created Xion. He feels a lot different about her now than he did then, obviously, but it still doesn't change what happened or how he treated her or the other Replica that he made."
"We both got lucky. We were recompleted and have a chance to be better people and try to make up for what we did. Vexen even went through having his heart taken again, on purpose, so he could act as a spy for those working to stop the Organization, and man, I never would have believed he had that in him. Dude's a lot braver than he gives himself credit for."
"So take it from someone who was a monster, in the truest sense of the word; you're not one. You're a good guy who went through some horrible stuff that left you with a potentially serious medical issue. And yeah, that issue definitely complicates matters, and may have to be dealt with down the line. But it doesn't mean that you don't deserve compassion. Or friendship."