Lup Might Burn Down the Kitchen - W4 Curfew ✬

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[papasha]

[He's quiet for a moment or two so he isn't talking with his mouth full.]

Forever on the go, I see. I do hope you'll slow down a bit at least sometimes. Just so you don't let certain things pass you by too quickly.

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[he's still smiling, but it seems to grow a little thinner and uncertain. blink and you'll miss it.]

Yeah. Maybe. [teasing again.] And just what kind of certain things are we talking here?

[papasha]

[He gives a kind of lazy shrug of his shoulders.]

All kinds of things. Feeling the grass tickle your bare feet. Hearing a friend laugh. [He pauses a second and gives Sora a side glance.] ...pretty girls.

[Hehe.]

Or boys, if that's more your thing.

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[he's nodding along because yes, those things are very important, he loves his friends and he loves being outside except then blanca is very rude and sora blinks in surprise.

uh. hm. well. about that.

uhhhh...

....uhh?????

well...he just kind of looks at the ceiling and ignores the part where he's definitely a little embarrassed.]

Is that last one really so important? [also what if you have one of each. what then.]

[papasha]

[He pretends to look dramatically thoughtful for effect.]

Well, I'd say if you enjoy that kind of love, [he means romantic love, not boy love. but also boy love?] then yes, it would be pretty important, wouldn't it?

[Bisexuality is extremely valid, Sora.]

Not something you want to rush by.

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[blanca. sir. but it's fine because like...that's valid advice? it's extremely valid advice which is why it might be a little weird that he kind of looks guilty.]

...what matters most is being together with the people you care about, isn't it? [that was the entire damn point was to get his friends back so they could make the most of their time together again.

"I love them more than anything, I guess." didn't he just say that to someone else?]

Maybe you're right. [...wow he sure fucked that up but it's fine.]

[papasha]

I'm not saying you should give up on your goals, or lose sight of your dreams while taking your time walking along through life, of course.

[Just so Sora isn't under the usual teenager impression that there's a set time people have to get things done.]

It's more about... reflection, I guess. Being able to stop and say time spent doing something, or being with someone is important.

Must be why we're so worried about our memories here, right?

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I think so. The memories we have are the most precious things we can keep. So losing them...it hurts, even if people won't admit it. Especially since memories make up who we are in the first place, even if they're not really gone from us.

[he's staring at the cupcakes instead. he's mostly having this entire conversation not looking at him.]

I already met my goals. So I'm not too worried about that. The only ones I have now are figuring things out here and getting everyone back to where they came from with their memories restored. Including the dead. Nothing else really matters anymore.

[papasha]

[He doesn't disagree, so it shows on his face. But the expression softens into something a bit perturbed. He peers at Sora for a moment or two.

He doesn't like the finality of that implication.]

We appreciate your help, but you know yours is just as important, too.

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[he faces him with a bright grin instead.]

Yeah, I know! Ru tells me that a lot. I'll go back, too. [a pause.] Kairi and Riku are waiting for me.

[papasha]

[Damb, finally. He's able to smile a little bit, jesus. (Little does he know.)]

Miss Ru is right. I'm glad some people are waiting for you.

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[thank god blanca is unaware and now sora will never have to tell him.]

Yeah...they're safe until I can find a way back, at least. That's really important to me, too.

[papasha]

[STOP. HIS LORE.]

Good. We're going to make sure everyone gets back.

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[maybe he should ask! privately! otherwise no no lore for dad]

You really do believe that, don't you? [let him hope.]

[papasha]

I believe we have an opportunity, and we can do it if we take it.

[It's not bad to hope, Sora.]

So yes.

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[there's the easygoing smile.]

Good. I hope others keep believing, too. It's the only way it'll really work.

[because if they stop, then people might give up.]