[open] do you like starfruit?

[oathkeeper]

Sender: Sora
To: Everyone
Subject: Paopu Fruit

hey, did you guys notice the huge fruit tree that showed up near the new ocean? it's got big giant yellow star-shaped fruits growing from it that are called paopu fruit. they taste like a pineapple mixed with a pear. sounds pretty tasty, right?

there's also a legend back home about these fruits. i thought you might wanna know.

"If two people share one, their destinies become intertwined. They'll remain a part of each other's lives no matter what."

i've always liked that legend a lot. i don't know if it's true for sure but it's nice to think that if you share one with someone really special to you that you can always be a part of each other's lives. if that doesn't sound like love, i don't know what is. it might be nice to try it with someone sometime, huh? go for it!

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[oathkeeper]

okay, lets back up for a second

i'll get to all that but i wanna make sure of one thing first

is this really for the sake of the argument? are you okay?

[spirialink]

yeah! stuff like that's nice, but it's up to us to make it matter!

just look at us. we don't need a fruit to know we're gonna be friends forever, right?

[oathkeeper]

oh no, she's not doing too well? i hope she's doing okay back at home right now!

but yeah, if you keep up the positive beats i beat she'll be just fine.

does your world have any legends or stories like this one?

[oathkeeper]

you got it! i think it's nice to know the story is there and a part of me wants to believe in something nice like that. because destiny has gotten me through a lot of weird things. just by believing in it and knowing things are gonna work out.

but I'm glad we're friends, kor. yeah. i wanna make that happen for as long as i live.

[oathkeeper]

hahah! well, i come from a pretty small island! there wasn't a whole lot of scientists there or anything. just a small town, you know? not a lot of opportunity to do something like test powerful destiny tying fruit!

but you should try it if you have friends that are important to you. real or not, it could be really special.

[oathkeeper]

that's the best part of learning about new worlds. learning what's new and different but what we all have in common too!

if you have someone special to share the chocolate-dipped paopu fruit with you should do it! i hope you like it!

[oathkeeper]

wow now you're really making my mouth water. ahah! you're a genuis!

as for me? i was actually hoping to let other people know they should try it! i've already shared one with my special someone since he's here. don't worry! heh.

[oathkeeper]

then you should definitely tell syaoran kun about it as soon as you can! if they're not here, tell them someday!

it's just a really nice story, i think.

[projections]

She's always pushing herself so hard so I hope she's okay too. I really need to be strong for her. She might like to hear the story you told someday.

We have a lot of legends where I'm from. There's one legend about a Holy Grail that can grant any wish.

What would you wish for?

[grandduchess_anya]

Glad to know that about as well.

Oh yes, I’ll remember to try offer that special someone with a box of chocolate dipped paopu fruit when they come along into my life. I will be looking forward to it real soon.

[iracorn]

I might be a bit beyond climbing trees, but I'll still take a look.

Did it just appear here?

[keystaff]

He isn't here, no. I'm not sure we have those trees back home in Japan. We have cherry blossoms though!

It is a nice story.

[darkcharge]

Oh come on, Sora. Am I really like that?

[judicialassistant]

Yes, I found one when we went camping in the Wildlands! Or rather, it was knocked down from a tree onto my head...

I brought some back as well. For a moment I thought they were paopu, but then I remembered we weren't anywhere near a beach.

sender: Ace

[donfire]

I have no one to share that fruit, but I really want to try eating it, that sounds DELICIOUS

[herewardbound]

What?

Even assuming I felt comfortable discussing my mental state with a complete stranger (I don't)

What does that have to do with anything?

sender: link

[skyglider]

It sounds almost too good to share.

[twilightskey]

Twice?

[Ah, right... he had shared it with Kairi, once. He was vaguely aware of that while he was still in Sora's heart, though he had done his best to not pry too hard into the other's memories.]

[Sora's question, however, makes him pause, and there's a notable delay before he replies.]

Well, I'm not really sure.

[multidisciplinary]

[ No one is studying your island's local flora? What's wrong with your town, Sora?

Still, it is tempting to try this with some of the friends she has made here in Reverein. ]

What exactly does "always being a part of each other's lives" mean? Have you tried this before?

Sender: Yasusada

[hairpinings]

You had my attention right away at the strange fruit tree. But it even has a strange fated story attached to it too?

Do you have to eat from the same fruit for your fates to join, or does everyone become bonded together eating the fruit, like a big huge bond tree?

I'm so curious!

[oathkeeper]

a holy grail?! that grants any wish?! like a magic lamp??

whoa i dunno what i would wish for if i had that i gotta think about it.

probably to be able to go home with vanitas?

[oathkeeper]

yeah, go for it! i'm cheering you on!

[oathkeeper]

aww, why can't you climb trees, ira? you're not that old you know

and yeah, it just showed up not long after the ocean did. for a second i thought i made the ocean but i guess that wasn't me. but who else would have dreamed up a whole paopu tree?

[oathkeeper]

yeah! i'm pretty sure paopu trees only grow on destiny islands so that makes sense! cherry blossom trees are really pretty, though.

[oathkeeper]

i'm not wrong??