RUFUS ✬

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W0 MONDAY

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[jae said any location so let's say that rufus is back outside somewhere. sora's out and about, seemingly taking the "explore to your heart's content" note very seriously but as he sees someone familiar ahead he dashes forward to join him.]

Hey Rufus. [all smiles.] Have you checked out the planetarium yet?

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[Rufus stops in the middle of his walk, stares at the sudden company, and abruptly reaches out to pat Sora on the (spiky) head.]

Yes. Have you?

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[oh. sudden headpat! he doesn't push him away or anything but he seems a bit surprised while allowing it.]

Yeah! It's a lot cooler than I thought it'd be inside. But now we know why it was locked. That means you saw the note from Fox and the others right?

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[The hand lingers, but not because Rufus wants to and more because of an invisible weight keeping it there in the form of a powerful compulsion. Great.]

What about it?

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[hm. now it's getting a little weird, but maybe that's just how he says hello after a while? what if sora does it right back?]

It sounds like we'll be able to get more information from them really soon, especially if we can talk to them by ourselves. That's good isn't it?

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[The topic seems to do the trick. With his mind wandering, Rufus withdraws his hand in an almost absentminded manner.]

It looks as though we'll be here longer than we'd hoped.

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[likewise, after a headpat sora will remove his hand, too.]

Sounds like it. We've got a new job ahead of us. Plus the winning team gets a reward at the end. Some kind of wish. Think it's true...?

w2 monday

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[well. the rocking of the room every now and then doesn't seem to bother him much and he's pretty contently curled up in his hammock. strangely, though, it's as if his body seems to sense something is Off and after a moment he blinks awake to squint blearily around the room.

okay. so the pod...is gone...but this is new.]

Where are we now...? [good morning, rufus, i'm sure this is the wake-up call you wanted.]

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[It's everything he ever wanted.

Having roused just a moment earlier, Rufus has jumped hammock and is studying the radio when Sora stirs. He looks over his shoulder.]

It appears to be a ship.

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[he's sitting up in his hammock to watch rufus for a moment. okay. so not terrible in terms of new roommates, but he's taking time to glance around their new set-up.]

So it seems. I still don't get how it can change so fast without anybody noticing, but that's gotta mean the area past the bridge changed, too.

[soulus]

If the room is a ship . . . the area beyond the bridge may be a port.

[He steps away from the radio. That horrid song is no longer playing.]

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[thank god. but nothing seems to be deterring his excitement the moment rufus says that and he catches up with the concept.]

A port...like for fishing? Or pirates? [he will take either.] I guess they were right. The bridge is going to lead us somewhere new each week.

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[He walks around, closing in on Sora as he examines the room.]

You sound excited.

w2 sunday

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[later in the day, after sora's gone out and about to visit with others and enjoy the port one last time he finds himself entering his room with rufus. he doesn't think much of it, but when he spots the man already there he lifts a hand in a wave.]

Feeling any better? [after...24 hours...of anti-truth.]

[soulus]

[Rufus hasn't been back terribly long. Seated on a bench, he's looking down at the doll of a forlorn woman in his hand when Sora enters. His fingers close around the plush.]

If you mean the stone's power, it ended earlier.

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Good. I was kind of wondering if it would wear off sooner than later. [he's heading toward his hammock and he's settling in, watching rufus and the doll curiously.]

...I'm glad it wasn't you. Sorry we had to do it this way though.

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Time was running short. It was the most expedient way.

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Yeah, but not everyone would've cooperated as well. [sighs in kano and other people.]

Were you worried at all?

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Should I have been?

w3 thursday

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[chiron told him to look after rufus, but rufus was up and gone before sora could even register it. but it's okay. it's okay because once people are settled, sora sets out to find rufus himself. it seems as though he's just missed him at the first aid station, so it's on his way back to the inn that he finally spots him and immediately falls into step with him.]

...I'm glad you let somebody look you over.

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[With no change of clothes available to him then, he's still in the very bloody uniform. Some of the topmost buttons remain undone, showing off a glimpse of the dressing wrapped around his chest. Both of his hands have also been bandaged to shield them from the outside air.

Rufus continues to look straight ahead.]

I knew what treatment I needed.

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And what, you wanted to do it yourself? I didn't know you knew first aid. [it's a little sarcastic, but also if rufus does somehow know first aid that's a good thing to know.]

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[That earns Sora nothing but silence while Rufus continues to walk.

Sure. He knows a little.]

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...you're sure it's gonna hold up? A second opinion isn't the worst idea in the world.

[soulus]

Yes. It will hold . . .