So, I've been thinking about Arche Twist again, and I have to ask? Is Sora at all angsty about Roxas having replaced him in Kairi and Riku's memories? Because if it was Riku, he'd probably be all like, "Maybe that's what I deserve. And maybe if you had been me, Roxas, err... Repliku, you wouldn't have hurt your friends like I did." But I know that this is still Sora, and he doesn't let things bother him like that. So does he feel that at all? Also, how doe he react to Roxas and the news?
Iâm actually replaying Chain of Memories at the moment, and just got the part in Soraâs story where he learns about what Namine did to him. So Iâd say that in the spirit of what this AU was originally designed to be (same personality, just different happenstance), heâd react the same way here. To quote:
âIt's like this... I'm really not happy about you messing with my memories. But...you know---I can't really get mad at you for it, either. These memories you gave me... In my head, I know they're lies---but they still feel right. Like the promise I made. I said I would protect you and that I wouldn't make you cry...not ever. NaminĂŠ...if you cry now---I'll feel guilty, like I let you down."
The way I interpret this is: âNo, the past didnât actually contain that scene of you being scares of meteors. But if it HAD, I know that my reaction to you would have been exactly how you wrote it. I canât get too mad about you making up lies, because theyâre not entirely lies. Iâd totally be here trying to save you either way.â So here, his reaction to Roxasâ meddling would be, âI know my friends are just doing what they feel in their hearts is right, whether theyâre ârememberingâ my face or yours. I canât be mad at them for doing whatâs in their nature: rescuing a friend.âÂ
Like, maybe if heâd heard the âOff to save Roxasâ story WITHOUT knowing about the brain-meddling, heâd be down about getting ditched again. But even the barest hint of âtheyâre being controlled or bamboozled in some wayâ is enough for him to brush off any amount of abuse or neglect. Canon Repliku was never anything but an asshole to him, but Sora was just like, âHeâll be fine once I fix him,â the whole time. So. Yeah.
Also they never explicitly say this in canon, but I gotta imagine that the whole, âyouâre clearly only messing with memories out of duress because youâre a hostageâ thing played a part in Sora not being mad as well. Roxas is much more indignant than Namine, so I think heâd be super upfront in his own defense. Though really heâd only have to say âThey made me do it!â once for Sora to be like âI instantly believe you; letâs go fix everything!â XD