[ she says it very solemnly, like she saved riku from a fate worse than death. you're welcome. once the snacks are all settled appropriately she sits down to watch them be idiots ]
It'll be fun. It's been so long since we got to do something, just the three of us.
[Stupid that he scolds Sora about it, but then just pauses to lean down and take a sip of the milkshake--after giving it a kind of playfully wary glance. THANKFULLY, KAIRI IS HERE TO TATTLE ON SORA.
He glances between the two of them as he swallows, but especially exchanges a more somber look with Kairi. Hm.]
It's nice to do something together for a change. Besides build a raft on an island before we blow away.
You weren't supposed to tell him! [ this is a conspiratorial whisper, but he's still grinning and also pretending he doesn't see that look they're sharing. everything is totally fine.]
It was gonna be good soup, don't worry. [helpful.] I'm just glad we're out of the trucks and can move around again. It's been a while.
[since they're done anything besides fight a war together.]
It was not gonna be good soup. [ immediately tattling once again, kicking her legs gently ] ... You two have been on the go pretty much nonstop since back then, huh?
[ except for like, the two weeks between kh2 and 3d ig ]
[He already knows it wouldn't be good soup at all. He gives Sora a LOOK when Sora isn't looking at him, but purposefully so Kairi can see him making it.
And then he dumps a blanket over Sora's head when Sora still isn't looking.]
Don't spill my milkshake. [He did this on purpose.] There's always something. You should tell Sora what you've been up to.
[While he finishes making this pillow fort for them.]
[he's about to protest his soup, but wah! the darkness! his arms flail a little and he's trying to get the blanket off of him before he looks at both of them with a pout.]
That was unfair. [first of all. but oh? riku says to wait, but sora immediately looks at kairi.]
Training, right? [is there more? tell him about stuff!]
[ giggling at sora being bullied, like the good friend she is. but she just looks surprised when riku says that, looking between both of them before she leans back to look at the very interesting (no) truck ceiling, still kicking her legs ]
There's not much to tell. You both already know I was planning to train under Master Aqua. That's it.
[ she hasn't even started, so she doesn't know why riku's telling her to share all of a sudden ]
Oh. [like oh yeah, right, that was happening. riku's doing all of the hard work and sora's aware neither of them are looking at him even if he refuses to stop looking at both of them.]
Yeah, you didn't mention much about that. What happened?
[ hrmm. she's looking at riku now with a bit of a frown ]
We figured out where you might be based on something Xehanort told me. [ she's sure she said as much, but sure fine; ] I saw him in my heart and remembered something he said from back when I was really little, before I ended up on the Islands. About a world that's neither light or darkness, but on the other side.
[Stop, it is Kairi's turn for the spotlight. Let her shine.]
My dream wouldn't have made much sense without Kairi's help. The one about the city with tall buildings. We figured that was the world on the other side. Maybe.
[The curtain is hung in the truck with care... He's hidden behind it, but shuffling around like he's fixing things. He parts one side of it to peer out at Sora and Kairi.]
[it doesn't escape him that kairi's being vague on details, but it's okay. she says what's important, and for a moment he's blinking in confusion.]
The other side...? [and then riku mentions the city, and he remembers some other things that have been said. he should probably tell both of them, but for a moment he simply grins and gets up to lead kairi into the fort so they can join him.]
See? You build the best ones. [he says, like they would have really messed anything up. into the fort!! he'll settle on a pillow and lean against the wall of the truck, careful not to disassemble the whole thing on accident before looking at both of them again. it's only when they're both settled and they're all hidden from the outside world that he speaks again.]
...I think I was there. That city. With all of the bright lights and stuff. [a pause.] Yozora said it wasn't the real world.
[ kairi? vaguing details about things that happened to her? never. but she looks around the newly built fort before she claps once and settles next to sora, gesturing for riku to join them. they have the entire truck fort and they still choose to pile up, it's fine.
on the one hand, it's reassuring that sora actually was there in the city. on the other. hm. ]
Yozora...? The video game character? [ well. it makes sense with what they know, but. holy shit it makes sense with what they know?? ] Ansem the Wise said ... if our realm consists of all of it-- the realms of light, darkness, sleep and data-- then the other side might be fictional worlds. Unreality. I guess he was right.
Once Sora and Kairi are in the fort, he climbs in after them. He takes his milkshake from Sora if Sora still has it, I can't remember a damn thing, and then turns to sit so Sora is squished between him and Kairi.
They absolutely chose to be smooshed together despite all the room.]
Yozora...?
[He glances at Kairi around Sora, and then peers at Sora.]
So... are you really in a fictional world? That must be Quadratum... where I was headed right before ending up here.
[KAIRI YOUR HISTORY??? but yeah. okay. it's cuddle-pile hours and riku can have his milkshake. don't mind him adjusting so he's more comfy between them even though he seems to be mulling over that.]
Unreality. [okay. quadratum's still a new name, but he nods.]
He found me. He said...we weren't in the real world, but that his appearance wasn't what it looked like. He wanted to know how I recognized him. [...] And then he asked me why I was using Sora's name.
[give him a second, he's trying to remember.] "I accidentally wandered into this place, and went through some trials. Then, I was told to "save Sora.""
That girl told me about Yozora, but...I still don't understand what he meant. And I didn't really get to ask him before we fought.
[ she can't hear your thoughts thank. but also what the fuck is kingdom hearts, this is a lot to mull over and she frowns, sharing a look with riku again. ]
That girl...? You mean the star we met in the Final World, right? [ she said she'd met sora, so... it's the only thing that made sense. but the rest of it doesn't make any sense to her yet. ] Why would he fight you if he wanted to "save Sora"? And who told him to do that?
[ what other sora could there be. one sora allowed. ]
[This all sounds very fucking wild, and they have already been doing some wild shit, okay.]
The Fairy Godmother took us to the Final World to meet someone who could help us get to you. It was a girl who was a star. She knew who you were.
[He has the same question Kairi does.]
Why would he fight you if he said he was told to save you? [I hope Yozora is Riku's MMO self.] Or does that mean... he didn't know what you looked like? If he "accidentally" wandered in... where does he come from?
Yeah. Her. [nodding! him friend! sora please stop making friend. anyway he is ignoring that they're sharing looks and he's busy leaning into the cuddle pile while he thinks.]
Kairi said I'm not in the Final World, but I thought maybe I still was. If there's an Unreality though...maybe it's like the virtual Twilight Town. [he shakes his head though.] I don't know why. When I talked to her, she said that his heart had been replaced with another's and he changed beyond recognition. If he regained his old self, he would be sad she was missing, so she was waiting there for him.
[he's looking at his hands.]
I still feel like myself. And I look the same to you guys, right?
[ she grabs hold of one of his hands while he is busy staring at them ]
Of course you do. You're still you, Sora. [ she sounds absolutely certain of that despite the fact that she has no way of knowing this. ] Maybe... your friend made it to our Final World, somehow. Maybe you slipped into theirs? That's why Yozora just accidentally wandered in?
[ she has no fucking idea. she doesn't even understand how sora could recognize yozora if he's meant to be a different person???? what the FUCK is the LORE here ]
[It truly feels like he has a brain freeze, and he hasn't even taken another sip of the milkshake yet.]
You're still Sora to us.
[He is not sure he likes the whole heart being replaced with another and changed beyond recognition, but he isn't going to say that and scare the other two of them.]
Wait--what happened after you fought? Did you win?
[he will allow the handholding, but he frowns anyway.]
Maybe...I dunno. [yozora explain!!] When I won, he just said that his powers weren't needed yet and he faded away. I woke up in the Final World again...or, at least, I thought I did. But if you guys are there and I'm not...
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[ she says it very solemnly, like she saved riku from a fate worse than death. you're welcome. once the snacks are all settled appropriately she sits down to watch them be idiots ]
It'll be fun. It's been so long since we got to do something, just the three of us.
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[Stupid that he scolds Sora about it, but then just pauses to lean down and take a sip of the milkshake--after giving it a kind of playfully wary glance. THANKFULLY, KAIRI IS HERE TO TATTLE ON SORA.
He glances between the two of them as he swallows, but especially exchanges a more somber look with Kairi. Hm.]
It's nice to do something together for a change. Besides build a raft on an island before we blow away.
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It was gonna be good soup, don't worry. [helpful.] I'm just glad we're out of the trucks and can move around again. It's been a while.
[since they're done anything besides fight a war together.]
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[ except for like, the two weeks between kh2 and 3d ig ]
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And then he dumps a blanket over Sora's head when Sora still isn't looking.]
Don't spill my milkshake. [He did this on purpose.] There's always something. You should tell Sora what you've been up to.
[While he finishes making this pillow fort for them.]
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That was unfair. [first of all. but oh? riku says to wait, but sora immediately looks at kairi.]
Training, right? [is there more? tell him about stuff!]
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There's not much to tell. You both already know I was planning to train under Master Aqua. That's it.
[ she hasn't even started, so she doesn't know why riku's telling her to share all of a sudden ]
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[He's not looking at either of them! He's busy. The curtain and stuff. And things.]
Do you remember anything while you were asleep looking for clues about Sora?
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Yeah, you didn't mention much about that. What happened?
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We figured out where you might be based on something Xehanort told me. [ she's sure she said as much, but sure fine; ] I saw him in my heart and remembered something he said from back when I was really little, before I ended up on the Islands. About a world that's neither light or darkness, but on the other side.
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My dream wouldn't have made much sense without Kairi's help. The one about the city with tall buildings. We figured that was the world on the other side. Maybe.
[The curtain is hung in the truck with care... He's hidden behind it, but shuffling around like he's fixing things. He parts one side of it to peer out at Sora and Kairi.]
It's finished.
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The other side...? [and then riku mentions the city, and he remembers some other things that have been said. he should probably tell both of them, but for a moment he simply grins and gets up to lead kairi into the fort so they can join him.]
See? You build the best ones. [he says, like they would have really messed anything up. into the fort!! he'll settle on a pillow and lean against the wall of the truck, careful not to disassemble the whole thing on accident before looking at both of them again. it's only when they're both settled and they're all hidden from the outside world that he speaks again.]
...I think I was there. That city. With all of the bright lights and stuff. [a pause.] Yozora said it wasn't the real world.
[so...progress, maybe.]
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on the one hand, it's reassuring that sora actually was there in the city. on the other. hm. ]
Yozora...? The video game character? [ well. it makes sense with what they know, but. holy shit it makes sense with what they know?? ] Ansem the Wise said ... if our realm consists of all of it-- the realms of light, darkness, sleep and data-- then the other side might be fictional worlds. Unreality. I guess he was right.
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Once Sora and Kairi are in the fort, he climbs in after them. He takes his milkshake from Sora if Sora still has it, I can't remember a damn thing, and then turns to sit so Sora is squished between him and Kairi.
They absolutely chose to be smooshed together despite all the room.]
Yozora...?
[He glances at Kairi around Sora, and then peers at Sora.]
So... are you really in a fictional world? That must be Quadratum... where I was headed right before ending up here.
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Unreality. [okay. quadratum's still a new name, but he nods.]
He found me. He said...we weren't in the real world, but that his appearance wasn't what it looked like. He wanted to know how I recognized him. [...] And then he asked me why I was using Sora's name.
[give him a second, he's trying to remember.] "I accidentally wandered into this place, and went through some trials. Then, I was told to "save Sora.""
That girl told me about Yozora, but...I still don't understand what he meant. And I didn't really get to ask him before we fought.
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That girl...? You mean the star we met in the Final World, right? [ she said she'd met sora, so... it's the only thing that made sense. but the rest of it doesn't make any sense to her yet. ] Why would he fight you if he wanted to "save Sora"? And who told him to do that?
[ what other sora could there be. one sora allowed. ]
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The Fairy Godmother took us to the Final World to meet someone who could help us get to you. It was a girl who was a star. She knew who you were.
[He has the same question Kairi does.]
Why would he fight you if he said he was told to save you? [I hope Yozora is Riku's MMO self.] Or does that mean... he didn't know what you looked like? If he "accidentally" wandered in... where does he come from?
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Kairi said I'm not in the Final World, but I thought maybe I still was. If there's an Unreality though...maybe it's like the virtual Twilight Town. [he shakes his head though.] I don't know why. When I talked to her, she said that his heart had been replaced with another's and he changed beyond recognition. If he regained his old self, he would be sad she was missing, so she was waiting there for him.
[he's looking at his hands.]
I still feel like myself. And I look the same to you guys, right?
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Of course you do. You're still you, Sora. [ she sounds absolutely certain of that despite the fact that she has no way of knowing this. ] Maybe... your friend made it to our Final World, somehow. Maybe you slipped into theirs? That's why Yozora just accidentally wandered in?
[ she has no fucking idea. she doesn't even understand how sora could recognize yozora if he's meant to be a different person???? what the FUCK is the LORE here ]
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You're still Sora to us.
[He is not sure he likes the whole heart being replaced with another and changed beyond recognition, but he isn't going to say that and scare the other two of them.]
Wait--what happened after you fought? Did you win?
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Maybe...I dunno. [yozora explain!!] When I won, he just said that his powers weren't needed yet and he faded away. I woke up in the Final World again...or, at least, I thought I did. But if you guys are there and I'm not...
[where is he?]
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It's okay. You're with us now. We'll find our way home from here instead.
[ this is monday she can be fully optimistic ]