Day 160 - [Video]

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas appears on the screen, looking unsure of himself for a moment before taking a breath.]

Um... I wanted to apologize to a couple people for last week. I said some stupid things and- it was probably really frustrating.

I've been thinking about having some things of my own, and... I think the last day of summer would be good for a birthday. It still seems weird to just pick, but- I guess I've gotta turn 16 sometime.

[He pauses, looking like he has something else he wants to say, but his cheeks pink a bit and he just turns off the feed.]

Comments

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[keepsthefire]

[Slow blink]

Whatdya mean?

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[coolerthansora]

I mean- isn't it pretty normal not to be friends with someone right away?

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[keepsthefire]

... I am the wrong person to ask about "normal".

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[coolerthansora]

Well, people seem to go either way, so...

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[keepsthefire]

I didn't have any friends because people were afraid of me. Yukio didn't have any friends because his nose was stuck in a book all day. Not exactly the most normal guys around...

Difference is now I actually do have friends and I'm pretty cool with havin' more. Might not go about it the right way all the time but whatever, people don't seem to care. And Yukio still acts like a damned iceberg to most people he meets right off so... don't expect him to be all buddy buddy with you right off.

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[coolerthansora]

An iceberg...? I didn't think he was that bad.

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[keepsthefire]

Eh... probably wasn't. But I've lived with him, yehknow? I've had to put up with him on his bad days.

[And Yukio has had to put up with Rin's, not that he admits to that part.]</small.

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[coolerthansora]

You must really not get along sometimes.

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[keepsthefire]

Yeah, well... we're pretty different...

[Not that he doesn't love his brother any less. They're twins, after all, and not having him around was like missing something important for months.]

But... he's my brother, yehknow? I ain't gonna ditch him just cause he can be a pain sometimes.

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[coolerthansora]

Yeah, I guess not.

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[keepsthefire]

Anyway... uh...

[SUBJECT CHANGE]

What flavors do you want for the cake?

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[coolerthansora]

Um...

[Can you tell he's contemplating a sea-salt ice cream cake? But it seems like a tricky flavor. Maybe another time.]

Which ones can you do?

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[keepsthefire]

Well it depends on what kinda cake you want. Usually better to start with that then figure out the ice cream flavor. 'cause not everything goes together, yehknow?

I like strawberry myself so I'd do a white cake with strawberry ice cream, but that's just me.

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[coolerthansora]

[Oh, now he sees how this works.

Fruit sounds nice, though Roxas's tastes are a little more tropical.]

What about coconut?

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[keepsthefire]

Well... I've got a really good recipe for a coconut ice cream... but there's also cake recipes that use like... coconut shavings in the icing.

Uh, I guess would you like chocolate or white more? 'cause generally cakes with coconut are chocolate.

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[coolerthansora]

Well, a lot of people like chocolate, right?

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[keepsthefire]

Seems that way, yeah.


... but it's your cake, man. Shouldn't it be what you want?

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[coolerthansora]

I'm fine with either. [The ice cream is the important part, man.] And I'm not the only one who's gonna be eating it.

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[keepsthefire]

... alright alright. So... chocolate with cocunut... what'dya want for the ice cream?

[Yup, scribbling down notes]

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[coolerthansora]

I thought the coconut was the ice cream?

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[keepsthefire]

Oh. Uh.

... [scribblescribble]

I can do that! Ehehe...

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[coolerthansora]

[Sheepish look right back at you.]

I'm sure it'll taste good whatever you make.

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[keepsthefire]

I'll do my best!

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[coolerthansora]

Thanks.

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[keepsthefire]

No problem!