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[fusedshadows]

      "Calamity Self." "Shadow." These words have been going around a lot lately, haven't they? I'd be interested in talking to heroes that have already chosen to face these so-called versions of themselves, and what exactly it entailed.

Did you truly consider this other you your "shadow" self? And what exactly did that mean to you before you faced it? Did your feelings change after meeting with them?

I ask because, well... I wonder how easy it was for some of you to determine which is the shadow, and which is the light.

          -- ℳidna.

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[damn_juicebox]

[Rukia wasn't sure about answering this. But she does know Midna, thanks to Raven, so it doesn't feel quite so strange to talk about it a little.]

Midna,

I hope you are doing well. What I faced was not easy to define...it was a representation of all I wished to do and say, that I could not, as I had chosen to be true to my duties and responsibilities. She was an expression of the things I had repressed.

But I'm not certain what you mean about a 'light' side.

~Rukia Kuchiki

[fusedshadows]

      Light and darkness, they can't exist without one another can they? If you say that this other you represented the things you wanted and yet held back due to your responsibilities, well, then... wouldn't it be apt to say that your darkest desires manifested in shadow?

Perhaps you are the self that walks in the light, then.

          -- ℳidna.

[damn_juicebox]

Midna,

Perhaps this is so. I'm not certain my desires would be considered dark...my Calamity self behaved rather foolishly, if I must be honest. But if the 'light' side is that which is more easily seen by others, I suppose this is the case.

Have you gone up against your other self yet? If you require backup, I will be there for you. Simply let me know what day and time.

~Rukia

[fusedshadows]

      "Dark" and "darkness" of course can be subjective as well. After all, is perpetual twilight really all that bad? Perhaps some people find it quite liveable! What I'm more interested in perhaps... is if those dwellers of the darkness really and truly have a shadow self, or could it be something different.

Well, I suppose to answer my own question, there's no better way to find out than by experiencing myself, isn't that right? Should I require skilled fighters by my side, I'll be sure to keep you in mind... eee hee hee...

          -- ℳidna.