Laurel
*The explanation was rather short and still, Theo's confusion remained. Brad's words were clear and Theo would now be aware of these worlds but it still felt quite unreal to hear something like that.*

**"It's hard to believe if I'm being quite honest. Eighteen years I've lived in this town and never have I even imagined that there would be worlds beyond this one."**

*To be fair, Theodore's life had been quite normal up until a few years ago and even with the change that had come during that time, not once did he ever come to the conclusion that the reasoning behind his troubles were because of other worlds.*

**"All this talk of worlds makes me wonder, were those creatures from another world? You spoke of a darkness, did it take form or was it an endless wave?"**

*Enveloped in black with yellow orbs to define their appearance, the creatures must've been related to the darkness Brad spoke of, right? Summoning his keyblade, he'd rest the tip of the blade on the ground, holding onto its hilt and looking at Brad for a moment.*

**"There's darkness and I managed to extinguish it with this blade, I apologize for the barrage of questions but I must know, have you met any other individuals with a blade such as mine? Have they any details I should know of it? Assuming this is a weapon to push back the darkness then surely it must be made of light."**

*Coming up with the only logical explanation, it was in the midst of this question that Brad would perform his gesture, intrigued by the green emanation coming from his hand only to then experience an unnatural yet welcomed sensation. Revolving around him, the energy did as it normally would, Theodore's state returning to normal with his posture straightening.*

**"What? That's existed all along? Where did you learn that?"**

*Having only known of the reflect spell, Theodore was pleasantly surprised to see another spell be put to use aside from Brad's balloons, and one that healed? He needed to acquire this spell immediately.*

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Pamela
"Man, you talk weird, kid." *Brad laughed, rubbing the back of his head. But Theo's story lined up with what he'd gleamed from both Cid and Furo. He tired to think of both how best to explain, and how to better elaborate.* "I'm guessin' by creatures, ya mean the **Heartless."** *Even in his casual tone, the word carried weight with it.* "I ain't got a great grasp on it, an' my memory of when they... Attacked is a lil' blurry."

*He took a few more moments to explain. Heartless were creatures born from the darkness within people's hearts, and only seek to consume others. They could manifest in many forms, and could consume the hearts of worlds they overtook if not dealt with. Traditional weapons could defeat them for a time, but unless they were defeated with...* "The Keyblade." *Brad gestured to Theo's weapon.* "It can unlock people's hearts or somethin'. But it's the only real way ta defeat 'em."

"I know a few people like that. I don' have one myself, but..." *He thought back to his first day in Traverse Town.* "Well, I try my best. Yer probably better equipped ta deal with 'em than me."

*It was Theo's next question that surprised him.* "My **Cure** Spell? I jus' taught it to myself." *He seemed almost confused.* "I could teach it to ya, maybe. But it's not really hard. I jus' kinda... Wanted ta heal myself. And then I could." *It honestly made him wonder why, in his foggy memory, learning magic was some great and difficult task in all the books and movies he'd consumed. Like, just learn the spell guys. It's not that hard.*

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Laurel
**"Do I?? Now that you mention it, the way we speak differs but it's nothing too bad, is it?"**

*That was a first, was his way of speaking all too different from Brad's way? Presenting this question with not an ounce of offense taken, Theodore was genuinely curious but would immediately transition back to the topic at hand afterwards.*

**"Heartless... What the hell? Born from the hearts of people, they manifest and immediately try to consume the hearts of others? That's crazy to even think about, not only that but they're so powerful that they can take down entire worlds?"**

*Theodore wasn't overwhelmed in the slightest by the information even though he did look as if what was being said was a lot, it was just that all of the theories that he had thought up of weren't even close to the actual truth.*

**"The Keyblade, an interesting name, I guess I'll have to figure out the unlocking of hearts by myself if you've limited knowledge of it but I will say... Your best is most definitely leagues ahead of mine. Keyblade or not, I doubt you have much trouble fighting against those creatures."**

*He'd say, allowing his keyblade to vanish once again, Brad's display of strength putting him on a pedestal within Theodore's mind. If he wanted to become strong then he needed something to look forward to reaching and as of right now, that something would most likely become Brad, an impenetrable body and strength that swept him off his feet... Even with the cure, he could almost feel the pain from the strike he had failed to dodge.*

**"Regarding the cure spell though, I would be very pleased to learn it from you whenever you have time, I think the one thing you want to do the most is get out of here so we should probably focus on that before anything else unless you plan on staying here to wait for your friends."**

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