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Come on, show me you care

Date & Time: July 1-4th
Location: The House of the Rising Tsun (a.k.a. unit 108)
Characters: The Kingdom Hearts cast + Sheena, maybe others (?)
Summary: A consolidation of all the new Kingdom Hearts cast members meeting each other.
Warnings: Possible depressing things, considering Days and Birth By Sleep are involved, BUT otherwise probably nothing.

[The House of the Rising Tsun was about to get a lot fuller, both with new people and visitors alike. What with Axel refusing to let Roxas and Xion stay with strangers, not to mention all of the other friends - new and old - that had arrived from the same world... Maybe it would be time to think of finding someplace bigger to stay soon.

But for now, it's a time of meetings. And for some, that's a pretty big thing.]

[[ooc; Feel free to start your own threads, open and closed, prose or brackets, whatever you like. Go wild. This is really just to keep us all from spamming the logs comm]]

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[ he'd meant to get by a little earlier--it was already 7:40 and he'd told kairi he'd get out of work by 7:00... but it wasn't like it could be helped. he'd had to get a few new groceries, since he was planning on cooking tomorrow. with everyone he'd already met, it was a little daunting, but he at least wanted to make sure everyone was accounted for.

which meant that the moment he walked in and felt two new (but familiar) presences in the unit, he froze and debated going back down to the market to see if he could pick up some more meat and greens.

for the moment, he'd just tread into the kitchen to start putting groceries away. he'd told kairi and aqua that the door was open if they wanted a place to rest away from roommates (riku knew very well that sometimes, roommates could be way more of a hassle, even if his roommates now were more of a godsend) and that he'd be there as soon as he could... and if they'd decided to come over, he certainly didn't see them.

that was fine by him, too. maybe he could use some time to relax, he thought.

before stellaluna barrelled out of his room, launching against his chest, noisily screeching in fondness and nuzzling against him. he sighed, petting her ear. ]

Right, you need your dinner. Calm down...

[The screeching noise was what caught her attention. It wasn't like anything she'd ever really heard before. Xion opened the door from Axel's room out into the main common area and, after looking around and not immediately seeing anyone, heading over towards the kitchen and peering in, trying to see what the source of the noise was.

She straightened up slowly as she realized who was there.]

Riku. [Right. He'd... been here too, hadn't he? Only she hadn't known who he was. Her eyes dart between him and... the strange bat creature. She's never seen anything like it before. It's certainly no heartless...]

What's that?

[ he blinked at her; watching her face with a blank expression--at least until stellaluna yanked on a piece of his hair. he groaned, grabbing onto her body and giving her a stern look, like he was about to reprimand her, before she just leapt at him and cuddled into his neck. he rolled his eyes, sighing and petting her again.

what a spoiled bat. ]

This is Stellaluna. She's my fighting partner. She has separation anxiety.

[ axel's snark is starting to rub off. ]

You're... Xion, right?

[Separation anxiety? It's not a phrase she's heard before, though she can guess a little from the context what it means. At his question though, she starts a little, then nods.]

Yeah.

[Did he not remember talking to her last time? Or... they'd done it so little, maybe it hadn't made an impression. He looks so much older than the last time she saw him. And the blindfold is gone too. Xion glances up at him quickly, then away. If he was older though... and didn't remember...

Then it worked.]

I-it's nice to meet you.

[Again]

I've met you before. So... it's nice to re-meet you...?

[ he hesitates to say it, even though it's true. ]

I just forgot your face for a second. [ he shakes his head, as if he's trying to get the faces in his head right. after a moment, he nods to the small cabinet below the sink. ]

Could you get that pink box out for me, under there? It's got her food.

[An odd sort of emotion flickers across Xion's face when Riku mentions that they've met before - something nervous, uncomfortable, unsure. She stares, clearly ill at ease, until the nod and request breaks her out of it, briefly.

She leans down, opening the cabinet and retrieving the box. Straightening up, she offers it, a little hesitantly]

You... remember? [She hesitates again, then adds, with the air of someone trying to confirm something they think they know but are scared that they're wrong] You mean here, right?

I mean here. [ he confirms, flicking the top of the box open and fishing out a shield cookie. waggling it just out of stellaluna's peripheral makes her warble happily, quickly detaching from him to chase the cookie as he pulls it away, tossing it into the air as she gobbles and munches on it, using her little claw-feet. ]

Axel told me that I helped you, back in our worlds, but--

[ he looks to her, awkward. ]

I don't remember it. Just trying makes my head hurt.

[The tension in Xion's shoulders leaks out of her. For a little while, she turns to watch Stellaluna with interest, even having to hold back a giggle at her grabbing at and munching on the shield cookie.

When Riku speaks again though, she looks back at him, a little surprised, her face slowly fading into something more... wistful. She breaks eye contact and bows her head, a sad sort of smile spreading across her face.]

It's okay. You're not supposed to remember. It means everything's back where it belongs.

[And in a way, it's kind of relieving. Knowing that everything happened like it was supposed to, since Axel didn't know - he was from before her]

[ i don't want to forget, he thinks at first, staring at the tile, before he raises his eyes to her.

but she's smiling, and he has to exhale, mirroring her smile with his own. ]

So you made that kind of choice, huh.

[She doesn't look up, not yet. This sort of thing is hard enough to talk about, resolute as she had been in her decision.]

I had to.

[It's then that she meets his eyes. He's taller than she remembers]

It was either that, or lose everything I cared about. [She lets out a gentle sigh, her voice getting a little quieter. She knows Axel wouldn't approve if he heard.] It's what was best for everyone. Me, and my friends, and everyone else.

[Just like you told me]

That's the kind of decision that matters.

[ he gives a nod. ]

I know it doesn't mean much, but... you're strong, having done that. I guess we have you to thank.

Huh?

[She looks up, startled. Thank?]

What do you mean?

[After all... it was her fault Sora was asleep. It was her fault Roxas was getting weaker. It was partially her fault that Organization XIII's Kingdom Hearts had grown so much...]

It's not easy to make that kind of decision, even if it is right for you and everyone else. Sometimes it hurts.

[ riku speaks from a place of personal experience, even if he doesn't think he was strong by choosing what he did. ]

But if you made it anyway and it worked--and I don't remember you, so I guess it did--and that means you're a lot stronger than most people. Thanking you is the least I could do.

[Roxas doesn't feel comfortable in the apartment he's been given. He'd rather be around something or someone familiar. He's only pried himself away from the redhead to do the required orientation things and some mandatory training.

With that out of the way, he lets himself inside.]

Uh, hello?

[Well guess who turned up while you were at those orientation things, Roxas? Xion is sitting on the couch in the living area of the apartment. When she hears his voice, calling out hesitantly, she jerks her head upright, staring, a mixture of nervousness and hope and faint alarm]

Roxas?

[Xion's face is the last one he expected, though he'd hoped. There's no hesitation whatsoever in the way his surprise turns to joy, blue eyes widening, a grin spreading across his face like a sunbreak.]

Xion!

[He trips over a rug, stumbles a little bit, and basically half-falls over the couch.]

When did you get here? Are you okay?

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[He's so happy to see her. He's happy... and he's okay. At least... he looks okay. No better or worse - maybe a little better, she hopes - than he's looked for a while now, back home. She manages a shaky smile.]

Just a little while ago. I'm fine.

[She looks into his face, searching it carefully, looking for any of the signs that what had happened at home might be happening here again. Axel had said it was probably okay but...]

You're okay too, right? Axel said you just got here too.

I was training, since they want us to come in twice a week.

[Roxas is a little tired, but he's not about to fall asleep in the middle of talking to someone. Especially Xion.]

I can't believe it. What I said the other day actually happened. I didn't think we could just run away from the Organization together-- but that's what we did, isn't it?

[ It had been a few days of getting settled before she decided to visit. With getting used to the new streets (which didn't take long - thanks to training) and mandatory orientation and training, she didn't have as much free time as she'd like right away.

Also she didn't want to come by empty-handed (it seemed rude to her), so finding the grocery store was a priority first since she wasn't going to lift from her roommates without at least replacing what she'd taken.

While still adjusting to living with two people she was unfamiliar with was well and fine, maybe it was a brief moment of being around at least one (or two, if Terra arrived as well) person she vaguely knew was better than nothing. Maybe it was her nervousness that had... basically caused her to bake so many goodies and fill them all in a basket that she'd brought with her. ]

...Hello? Is anyone home?

[ Why yes she did let herself in. Why wouldn't she I mean she has a friggin' giant key that she hasn't decided to summon yet due to the mandatory training and not wanting to accidentally pass on the power (again). ]

[Axel was in the kitchen pouring himself a glass of orange juice when he heard someone let themself in, and he peered around the corner. The voice sounded familiar, but it certainly wasn't Sheena. He spied Aqua in the doorway and waved casually with a grin.]

Nobody home here. [He would really never get tired of the bad Nobody puns.] Come on in. Man, this place is gonna be a pretty full house at this rate. You ah... want something to drink?

[He wasn't really sure how one played party host, so he was mostly winging it.]

[ Oh Axel, you say it as though she were from a time when Nobodies were a Thing... She tilts her head, the pun completely going over her head as she tries to gauge what that could have meant anything but very bad snark. She did grow up with two teenage boys, after all. ]

And here I was going to say I could sense someone...

[ She shakes her head, trying not to show her amusement (spoilers: attempt failed epically). ]

Well, I could always Vanish for a bit... [ Oh noooo someone started the pun mastah- ] --but I wouldn't mind something if you don't mind a few baked goods.

[ To make a point, Aqua lifts her basket slightly. ...Warning: there is a lot of sweet in them pastries. Do not feed to bitties without supervision. ]

[He chortles at her reply.] Well, we all wanna be Somebody, right? [And then he looks intrigued; pastries, you say?] I suppose you could twist my arm into accepting a few baked goods. [Nobody's got a sweet tooth quite like this Nobody...

[Waving her inside again, he disappears back around the corner briefly, pulling the fridge open and then calling to her in the main room.]

Ah, we got... OJ, milk, some kind'a soda... something... [He twists the 2-litre of carbonated beverage, frowning at the label.] Dr. Pete? What's a doctor doing making soda? Don't these people have more important things to do? [Rising and closing the fridge he pokes his head out of the kitchen again.] Or if you prefer something harder there's a few beers, too.

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Come on, show me you care

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open!

Assuming this'd be their first meeting in Exsil; if it doesn't work let me know orz

NOPE IT'S FINE

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ota like a late person

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