It takes a second longer than it normally would -- but Lea did most of the talking that time, so Ven's memory has to work around him first, back to the other one--
--and then it clicks.
"Isa?" The puzzlement is now disbelief -- but it quickly breaks into another grin. "Isa! Wow! Yeah, I remember -- it's been a long time! I barely recognize you!"
Not for the first time, the consequences of time suddenly hit him. Aqua didn't age, she looked the same when she showed up here -- but Sora, that vision of Terra, and now Isa... how many friends left him behind for these thirteen years?
Regardless, Ven's glad for a familiar(-ish) face, even if his smile dims a little as he adds, "You... grew up, huh?"
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It takes a second longer than it normally would -- but Lea did most of the talking that time, so Ven's memory has to work around him first, back to the other one--
--and then it clicks.
"Isa?" The puzzlement is now disbelief -- but it quickly breaks into another grin. "Isa! Wow! Yeah, I remember -- it's been a long time! I barely recognize you!"
Not for the first time, the consequences of time suddenly hit him. Aqua didn't age, she looked the same when she showed up here -- but Sora, that vision of Terra, and now Isa... how many friends left him behind for these thirteen years?
Regardless, Ven's glad for a familiar(-ish) face, even if his smile dims a little as he adds, "You... grew up, huh?"