Xehanort’s golden eyes gazed downwards at the white armrest he’d been quietly tapping his gloved fingertips onto the past few minutes out of sheer boredom. He gave a soft sigh and sat up, stretching his arms upwards as he scanned around the grey area, seeing Ansem had left so...

Xehanort blinked, a mix of surprise and annoyance showing for a brief moment; but not annoyance towards number two, instead an annoyance towards the blue haired member who'd had the ability to send him on countless missions.

"You don't have to take missions from him?" He questioned, arms crossing as he vaguely wondered if he could somehow get out of doing them since they more or less always seemed fairly pointless.

"I suppose that makes sense..." He mumbled, forgetting about for his posture for a moment as he laid more back on the couch. "Even if I am a full past version of Xehanort you've still been here longer than me."

He hesitated for a few moments, chewing the inside of his cheek before deciding to be bold and asking, "Why is it exactly you choose to stay here? You know the true purpose of the organization, what's supposed to happen to you, so why is it you haven't tried to leave?" He wondered if his curiosity had just gotten the best of him, hoping to Kingdom Hearts there wouldn't be consequences for his blunt question.

"I know it'd be hard to escape my future selves... but wouldn't it be better than turning into someone you'd rather not be?" He added on in an ATTEMPTED friendlier not-so-blunt tone to ease the supposed tension he'd just created by asking a rather serious question.

Xehanort froze up. Oh dear gosh it was the guy who was going to destroy Kingdom Hearts. "Speaking of which do you still have said button..?"

Xehanort blinked, coming to a stop and hesitating before looking over his shoulder, deciding to leave his hood up for the time being.

"I could say the same to you." He replied smoothly, tuning to face her and get a better look. His golden eyes narrowed unsurely, deciding to...

Xehanort inwardly cussed when she eyed him suspiciously, but was careful to keep his composure calm and collected in order to not give too much away.

He bit down gently on the inside of his cheek, wondering who it was in the black coat she'd met; then again he all together wondered how many cloaked members she'd met.

Xehanort arched a brow, warily giving a nod when she questioned him about the garden. So this stranger could travel which meant she had to have a gummi ship or have the ability to make portals, or at least that was his best guess.

"You're a traveler." He commented, not doubting otherwise. He chuckled at her next comment; polite, that wasn't something he was used to being asked to be. "If you must know, my name's Xehanort." He decided to reveal, blast the consequences if she knew of him; he'd been bored lately and was willing to test dangerous waters for a bit of entertainment.

"As for whoever it is you are..." He lowered his hood, a smirk on his face. "-I'm guessing you're something along the lines of a keyblade bearer considering very few other's travel." A keyblade formed in hand as he raised it upwards and aimed it at her, not yet making a move. He awaited her reaction, wanting to be sure about this stranger before he attacked; after all, if she did turn out to just be an non-interfering traveler he saw no reason to pursue a battle.

"I haven’t seen you around here." Approaching the one bearing the black coat? Yup. Not that she assumed the worst, but she did want to know what was going on. 

"I’ve seen that coat a lot lately… what’s with those? If you don’t mind me asking that is..?"

Xehanort blinked, coming to a stop and hesitating before looking over his shoulder, deciding to leave his hood up for the time being.

"I could say the same to you." He replied smoothly, tuning to face her and get a better look. His golden eyes narrowed unsurely, deciding to not form a keyblade in hand for the time being.

His head tilted to the side, wondering who else she'd seen from the organization, hoping an imposter wasn't on the loose.

"Perhaps you were just seeing the same person?" He suggested calmly, giving an innocent shrug. "As far as I know I'm the only one who wears this, it was probably just me you caught wandering around."

He doubted she could do much and guessed she was a simple civilian, but didn't want her knowing about the organization if it could be helped nonetheless; then again, maybe he shouldn't reckon she was just any ol' being considering last time he'd gone and done that he'd nearly gotten killed by said being.

And that, was what lead him to his next question. "Who exactly are you?"

"… And just what does this button look like exactly?" He continued, golden eyes blinking as the realization he had to look up to see the man properly sunk in.

"It’s large and black, with my trademarked sign on the button."

Xehanort placed a hand on his hip, eyes narrowing unsurely. "What is your signature mark then?"

Xehanort eyed him warily, wondering if there was such a button; better to be safe rather than sorry, plus he didn’t feel like going back to report in only to get more missions like always.

"Your… button?" He pressed on, unsure if he’d heard him right.

"Yes, my button."

"... And just what does this button look like exactly?" He continued, golden eyes blinking as the realization he had to look up to see the man properly sunk in.

Xehanort looked over at him warily; he was supposed to be out of that place so he could report back to Saïx with his mission report, but couldn’t help to vaguely worry Kingdom Hearts would be destroyed… again.

"What was that?" He questioned, coming out of the shadows with his good up.

"My button to obliterate Kingdom Hearts is missing.."

Xehanort eyed him warily, wondering if there was such a button; better to be safe rather than sorry, plus he didn't feel like going back to report in only to get more missions like always.

"Your... button?" He pressed on, unsure if he'd heard him right.

"Blast, I can’t find my button to destroy Kingdom Hearts."

Xehanort looked over at him warily; he was supposed to be out of that place so he could report back to Saïx with his mission report, but couldn’t help to vaguely worry Kingdom Hearts would be destroyed… again.

"What was that?" He questioned, coming out of the shadows with his hood up.

past-xehanort :

Xehanort attempted to glare at the other who chuckled in response, but instead wore an expression suspiciously similar to something somewhat like a pout almost.

Xehanort nodded in agreement, remembering the time a while back when he had been much younger and sill attending the island school; he'd gone and failed that class, but at least managed to pass the others. "What all do you know?" He questioned, afterwards hearing his bit of trivia. "Really?" He questioned, vaguely impressed by this knowledge but as always didn't show it, or at least figured he didn't.

Xehanort froze up at the other's words, golden eyes avoiding his as he looked away and cleared his throat. He was silly, being so nervous.

"I didn't mean- um-" He just nodded and chuckled lightly and unsurely.

Thankful the subject had been changed to free him from shyness, he nodded. "I've been busy with missions as usual, and you?"