Day 65 - [Video]

[coolerthansora]

[Although the feed starts off in audio-only for a couple seconds before he decides he's up for video, Roxas doesn't look any different.]

Hey, Axel, Xion.. Hayner... Well, everybody...

I know some people are freaking out, but I hope you guys aren't so bad off. 'cause, um, I kind of want your help figuring some stuff out.

((Powers? What powers? 100% vanilla human... complete with heart.))

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[takesyoubytheheart]

Did ya get changed too?

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[coolerthansora]

Y-yeah, sort of.

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[takesyoubytheheart]

So... what're ya now?

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[coolerthansora]

Well, you know... What it looks like. Just- no powers or anything.

[Video]

[imaginarytides]

[When the feed starts Xion's very obviously laying on her stomach, coat off, and a set of black, tattoo-like wings coming from her back.]

I'm fine-- well, aside from these things. Is everything okay Roxas?

[Video]

[coolerthansora]

[Oh! He kind of perks up seeing her.]

Yeah. Everything's great.

[Peering now.]

Can you- fly with those?

[Video]

[imaginarytides]

Good!

[She shifts, trying to get comfortable.]

I don't know, I haven't tried. They're a bit sore right now, actually.

[video]

[topsseifer]

[Roxas!!! Hey buddy! Hey pal!

Have the feed show a large tongue across the screen.

Oh geez. What was he doing?! The Growlithe plopped down and pawed at the SFC.]

Rrrooooo.

[video]

[coolerthansora]

Uhhh...

[This is not the dog that he knows, but that is some tongue there.]

Hi there.

[Yeah, give him a minute.]

[video]

[topsseifer]

[C'mon bro! Look at these brown eyes.

Wait! He trots off screen for a moment. When he returns, he is holding a certain gold "X" necklace.

Look dude!]

[sonlight]

[Despite his current fascination with the wonders of opposable thumbs, Chibi is not so busy that he would turn down a call for help!

It doesn't even occur to him that he wouldn't be recognized in this state, but regardless he has started up a video chat and is looking as ridiculously optimistic, as usual. Cheerful waving and everything! With hands!! (omg so cool)

What can he do ya for, Roxas?]

[coolerthansora]

[Several seconds of baffled. Who is this person?

Then Roxas starts to put it together from the white hair and the markings and the ridiculously cheerful.]

...Little Sun...?

[sonlight]

[He nods, looking a strange combination of ecstatic and surprised. Surstatic? Eh, he'll work on it. Got it on the first guess, and Chibi didn't even have to say anything! Well done.]

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[runbysmiles]

Roxas are you okay?

[ Sora seems concerned, and for his own part he's managing to twist his face into a look of concern, but there's something missing in his own voice that's just a bit off. ]

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[coolerthansora]

Yeah, I'm okay.

[With anyone else, Roxas might not have noticed that subtle difference. But this is Sora. He returns the question with some genuine concern.]

Are you?

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[runbysmiles]

[ Similar to Roxas noticing the lack of emotion on Sora's face, Sora noticed the genuine concern that was actually showing on his others face. ]

Yeah. I'm fine.

[ At least he was fine for now. It was hard for Sora to actually feel</> anything. ]

Roxas, what happened?

[flared]

[Considering that Axel has been sort of out of commission for the past couple of days, it's no surprise that he sounds groggy, but he manages enough to respond to Roxas. He's his best friend, after all, and he wants to make sure that he's there when he's called.

After fixing up his hair a bit he turns the video function on and sets it to private to make sure that no one else will hear or see anything. This sounds kind of important, after all.]

Yo. [he says after managing to hold back a yawn.] What's up, short stuff?

[Filtered Video]

[coolerthansora]

[A smile brightens his face at the sight of his best friend, though there's an unexpected and unwanted twinge of... something, at the same time. Is this because of what Demyx told him?]

Ah- W-well, I'm... I'm human.

[Filtered Video]

[flared]

[He has no idea about what has been going on since he's been gone, so he'll need to be filled in a little bit.

...Especially about this.

Axel blinks at the screen for a moment.]

Run that by me again?

[Reaction] 1/2

[halfhearted]

[Ventus.]

...

[No . This wasn't his light.

Their behavior was all wrong. So very wrong. And the part about the heart? Why would Ventus lose his-

Ventus destroyed it. All for his stupid friendship. The names he shares aren't familiar in the slightest. He knows he saw Terra on the list of contacts. If this was Ven or a previously emptied Ven, then he would have called for Terra.

And the last he checked, Ven was apparently sleeping. It was one of the first things he scoped out after seeing his light's name on the list.

So what was this? And why did he have his face? Why did he steal his-their original face?

This was all laughable.

If only he could laugh. He wasn't sure what to feel, especially with being something different.]

[Video] 2/2

[halfhearted]

[There was a Rrrrr and then a squeak sound from your feed. This was how these stupid critters communicated.

He waved with his large paw. Time to play nice until he can get the information he wants.]

MOOOOMBAAA

[coolerthansora]

[Some kind of big fluffy thing waving at him?]

Um, do I know you, too?

[Best to ask. He's got a couple people still unaccounted for.]

[video]

[demonicbookworm]

I'm okay... I think... _{[gives you a curious look.]} What about you?

[video]

[coolerthansora]

I'm fine. I just... got something I wanna take advantage of.

[video]

[demonicbookworm]

Ah... that's good.

_{[he smiles a little.]}

I guess some curses aren't all that bad.