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[For a moment, all that's seen is a little kitten on the screen. It mewls sadly, soon picked up by a certain silver-haired teen that hasn't said much for a while. Why isn't Tomoe-san in the box? :c]

For anyone who knew Mami Tomoe... she's returned home. [And those who know... know what that means.] She left Aurelio here, and I'd take him in... but I have a few too many pets as it is.

[Seriously, guys. WHY DO YOU KEEP LEAVING HIM YOUR PETS? He has a small petting zoo, here! He sighs, turning off the feed.]

[Private to Roxas]

[...At least, long enough to set up a private message.]

...We need to talk. I know you hate me and would rather not hear from me again, but if you're willing to listen... I'm willing to answer whatever you want to know.

[Couldn't blame him from trying to keep his promise, right?]

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...good.

[At least in some way, he gets to see DiZ get what's coming to him.]

[Maybe.]

...Anything else would you like to know?

[Roxas is quiet for a few moments, giving Riku an appraising look.]

Maybe. But I guess most of it wasn't your idea. You just went along with it.

[Yeah, that still sounds like an accusation.]

For some of it, anyway.

[He raises an eyebrow, crossing his arms in the process.]

DiZ wanted Axel and Naminé dead, after all. [Guess what he didn't do?]

[Axel still wound up dead. It's not exactly a pleasant thing to be reminded of.]

...am I supposed to be grateful you didn't kill my friends?

After all that I've done, I'm still surprised anyone ever is.

[At least someone has one or two of his friends here. It's more than what some others could say. He sighs. Might as well subtly address one thing Sora mentioned, right?]

Naminé is a friend of mine, too.

[That might be a little too subtle for Roxas. Or anyone. He doesn't know what you're expecting to accomplish with that statement.]

Great. You did have plenty of time to get to know her.

[Someone just hasn't been around him long enough to pick it up. Sigh. Alright, he'll spell it out for you, even if he is getting close to being annoyed right now.]

Point is, I'm not like DiZ. I don't think anyone is less than anyone else.

[Except Xehanort. He can go die in a grease fire and never come back. Maybe worse.]

[Right. Okay. The idea was not to have this turn into a fight. Roxas takes a hopefully calming breath and lets it out before speaking.]

...I know you're not like DiZ. You were doing it for Sora. I get that.

[Riku takes a calming breath as well, nodding.]

But it still doesn't change what I helped happen. [I'm sorry.]

[Here's the important part, Riku. Try not to answer in your head.]

Would you change it?

[~~Is this a test?~~]

Yes. [But no one can. Not without severely messing up the timeline.]

What happened to all that stuff about running out of time and not having any other choice?

[...He pulls out a small book from his pocket, tossing it at Roxas with a muttered 'catch.' Only a few people have seen it, ]

...Look for yourself.

[—If something doesn't change soon, then he may never awaken like he should have well over a month ago.

...

Watching another r̡͟͡e͘͜͞pl͟i̶c̢͏a͡tí̛on҉, I can't help but wonder what mine would have been like had he survived Castle Oblivion, too—what would be different? Would we get along like X̷̢i҉̶͡o͡n͜͝ and the friends she speaks of so often, or would we still fight like we had? Guess I'll never know, or be able to apologize for what I did to him.

—Sora doesn't deserve this; to be asleep forever. If only there was another way...]

Edited (what is no sleep-) 2012-07-12 14:09 (UTC)

[Roxas catches it with a frown ~~what are you doing keeping a journal~~, but opens it and thumbs through trying to find something of use. He doesn't really want to read Riku's thoughts, and without any suggestion on what part to look at, he just skims it. Judging by his darkening expression, he may be missing whatever Riku was hoping he'd see.

Xion's name keeps showing up, even if he can't really read the rest; did Riku have something to do with her disappearing, too?

He doesn't even see himself mentioned in here... Oh. There. Of course, Riku wouldn't bother mentioning him by name. With a grimace, Roxas snaps the journal shut.]

You'd still do it again if you thought you had to, wouldn't you? Without even giving me the choice.

What gives you the right to decide things like that?

[Riku says nothing at first, sighing at the reaction. For some reason...]

When you look at what's plainly visible, maybe... but something doesn't feel right, and I can't put a finger on why. All I know is it has something to do with one of your friends...

The last entry from 'home' was written three days before we fought, and even that one has parts missing.

Also... it wasn't my decision to make. I would have given you a choice.

[But they were out of time... If things didn't continue progressing, Sora would never be able to wake up and he'd be lost. He still hates himself for that, because thinking back... it's all his fault any of it happened in the first place. At least in his mind.]

Xion. Xion disappeared, too, so Sora could be whole.

[Yeah, that's sounding more and more suspicious.]

You let her choose. She said it was her decision.

[...He doesn't say anything to that, eyebrows furrowing as he tries to remember something that's behind nothing but white noise. It's almost funny, how that rings true for some reason.]

...One no one should ever have to make.

[He can't confirm or deny what Roxas said, but he does seem disturbed by it.]

But I had a right to make it myself. Just as much as she did.

...I know.

[He seems to calm down a fraction at that.]

Then you know you screwed up.

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