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[seasaltkey]

[A screen pops up and at first nothing is seen, though the noise of something rubbing against the screen is plainly heard. There's a muffled voice before whatever was rubbing against it was pulled away. There's now a blond haired boy on the screen, a blue bird with cloud like wings on his shoulder.]

Doesn't look like the fall broke it, Sky... Huh? It's on?

[The boy stood straighter and looked around.]

I guess we can send a message this way.

[He looks down at the screen again as his little friend chirps.]

If anyone can hear this, can you tell me what's going on? This lady said she was my mom, and there was this old guy who gave me a red and white ball and talked about Pokémon. Is that what Sky is? She just looks like a bird with clouds for wings.

[Sky objects to this and chirps shrilly into her trainer's ears. This causes the boy to drop the device, which promptly lands on the grass. Now there's just a view of the sky and muffled grumbling.]

Comments

[seasaltkey]

How can you been behind? You traveled, too!

[Or was this the other time and worlds thing?]

Or did you never leave the island?

[islandshore]

Timelines.

[But, just in case Roxas is still confused--]

I'm from the past. I just look older because I've been here a while.

[seasaltkey]

Oh.

[Will that happen to him, too?]

So there's no way back ho-... to get back to where we're from?

[islandshore]

There is, but it's random. You can't predict when or if it'll happen.

[He shrugs, leaning against the edge of his bed.]

Basically, you might be in it for the long haul.

[seasaltkey]

[The long haul? As in he doesn't have to go back there and not be his own person? He can be a normal kid with a little friend like Sky by his side? That's doable.]

That's okay.

[islandshore]

Man, you're taking this a lot better than most people.

[And in the background, that Haunter's rubbing his hands and snickering. Yes. Good. Get comfortable. It'll make the pranks so much sweeter!

Riku sends him a sharp look and slips into the other room. What a pain in the rear.]

[seasaltkey]

[Probably because he just came from a place where he was told he shouldn't have been born, he's not a real person, and now he's here. It's better than nothing.]

I guess I got used to weird things happening to me.

WOW, this got lost in my inbox. Go me.

[islandshore]

How weird? You can't just leave it at that.

[Mostly because it opens the floodgates to a billion questions. C'mon, Roxas. Tell him more.]

fffffffffff

[seasaltkey]

It's nothing big. Just weird things happening around town. And the whole Keyblade thing.

[islandshore]

But weird could mean just about anything. C'mon, what about the specifics?

[Roxas, this is totally up his alley. Weird stuff from other worlds? Always fun to hear.]

[seasaltkey]

Why do you want to know about all this?

[He doesn't get it.]

[islandshore]

Because it's interesting? It's not like I got to see any other worlds for myself.

[seasaltkey]

[That sounds sad.]

So you didn't get to see things like Sora... has he told you all about the worlds?

[islandshore]

Just bits and pieces. I've been meaning to ask for more info, but we've... kinda had other things on our minds.

[seasaltkey]

Then you should ask him now?

[islandshore]

I could, but you till haven't answered my question.

[Not really, anyway. Deferring to Sora doesn't explain his experiences.]

[seasaltkey]

I don't know how to explain it! Weird things happened to me, I fought these creatures called Nobodies, and I got a Keyblade.

[islandshore]

Wait, but aren't you a Nobody? I don't know if I'd think of you guys as "creatures"...

[That may've come out a bit more blunt than he intended, but his knowledge of stuff like the Organization's still pretty vague.]

[seasaltkey]

What?! I'm nothing like those things!

[He's on the defensive now.]

[islandshore]

Things? But I thought Nobodies looked just like people. And last I heard, you were Sora's Nobody, so...

[Yeah, just color him confused. This is getting kinda weird.]

[seasaltkey]

No. There's Nobodies that look like monsters and other creatures, too.

[He knows he and Naminé are Nobodies... but those things he fought were, too.]

[islandshore]

...See, that's just confusing. Why the heck do some look like humans and others don't?

[seasaltkey]

Maybe it's the strength of heart or will that counts?

[islandshore]

[He reaches for his brow, exhaling through his nose.]

Man, I don't think I'll ever get used to all that heart stuff.

[seasaltkey]

Me either. It's confusing.