Day 289 - [Video | Open to Action]

[coolerthansora]

[The face of a boy about 7 years old appears on the SFC; the blond hairstyle and clear blue eyes make him pretty recognizable-- at least to others. He's still in his pajamas, the T-shirt now especially oversized, but his pants at least have a drawstring! Roxas himself looks lost and confused, but not really frightened.]

Is this a walky-talky? Hello?

[He frowns a little at the unfamiliar sound of his own voice and tries clearing his throat to no avail.]

I think I'm on another world. There's all these tall buildings out the window. Riku, are you here, too?

[Another pause as he notices his bangs and pulls them farther down in front of his eyes.]

Someone did something funny to my hair...

((Roxas has been a victim of the mental change as well... which means he has the memories of a seven-year-old Sora. Oops.))

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[crackpotcrocker]

Hello, there stranger. Is there something I can help you with?

[coolerthansora]

Ah- Who are you? Do you know where this is?

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[crackpotcrocker]

[There's suddenly a wandering Denzel next to Roxas. He appears awfully cheerful and wearing bellbottom jeans and some psychedelic shirt. A plate of cookies is in his hands]

I'm Denzel Crocker. Like sorry man. Can't answer your question completely but I like believe we're on another world, dig?

Everyone seems rather groovey so far.

[Offers Roxas a cookie]

What's your name man?

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[coolerthansora]

[Roxas jumps a little and turns towards the other boy.]

Groovy...?

[After a moment's thought, he decides to take a cookie. He hasn't had breakfast yet after all.]

I'm Sora.

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[overashadow]

Yeah, I'm— [ In the middle of answering almost reflexively, Riku actually takes the time to pay attention to what it is he's seeing, and he frowns. Never mind the other boy is extra tiny now. ]

What are you doing, Roxas?

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[coolerthansora]

[There's some wide-eyed staring at the screen for a moment, and he forgets to ask about the name. There's no mistaking his friend, but...]

Riku?

You're old!

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[tinyphoenix]

_{[There's a silver-haired boy who looks at the screen with curiosity. He didn't know this thing could do something like that.]}

Oh! Hello! I was wondering what's this...

_{[He gives the device another curious look, then asks:]}

What's walky-talky?

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[coolerthansora]

A walky-talky is like a radio that you use to talk to people. They're for top-secret missions and stuff.

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[tinyphoenix]

That sounds cool!

_{[A nods here.]}

...But what's a radio?

_{[Technology in his world is kind of... well...]}

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[coolerthansora]

You don't have radios on your world?

[Guess you're not secretly Riku's cousin...]

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[tinyphoenix]

_{[He shakes his head.]}

I don't think so.

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[coolerthansora]

Oh.

Well, they, um... play music and stuff.

[Yeah, don't ask him how they work. Even older Roxas wouldn't know.]

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[overashadow]

I'm not old. You're just...small. [ He hasn't even made it out of his room yet, so he doesn't know if this is just a Roxas thing. Or if it's a Sora and Roxas thing. ]

...where are you right now?

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[tinyphoenix]

Are they big?

_{[He wants to ask how they work too.]}

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[coolerthansora]

I'm not that small! [Don't offend his seven-year-old pride.

At the question, he looks around.]

I'm in the room where I woke up. There's somebody with red hair asleep next door but it's not Kairi.

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[coolerthansora]

Bigger than these star things.

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[tinyphoenix]

_{[Ruca looks a little amazed.]}

And those star things... where did they come from?

_{[He still wonders why he even has one.]}

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[coolerthansora]

I don't know. I found it when I woke up.

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[overashadow]

Axel. [ He shakes his head as if to brush off whatever else he wants to say. Seems like a curse. Right? But if Roxas doesn't even remember that - and he's being overly friendly with him - that means there's probably more to it. Riku feels oddly responsible considering; if he let anything happen to Roxas, he's sure Sora would be very upset with him. ] Stay there, okay?

I'll come get you.

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[tinyphoenix]

Me too.

_{[He saddens visibly.]}

...I want to go back home. Mother and father must be worried...

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[coolerthansora]

Axel...

[Nope. No bells.]

Okay.

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[coolerthansora]

I didn't think of that...

But it should be okay. If we got here, we can get back.

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[overashadow]

[ Usually, he'd take his time. Maybe look in on Sora (just in case), take care of the pets they'd acquired. But this appears a bit more serious than any of the curses he's been subjected too since he's been here. So, he shows up pretty quickly, catching his breath - no, he didn't run there - before quietly knocking once.

It's weird how he knows the address despite the fact he's never been there before. Riku idly blames that on Sora as he waits. ]

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[tinyphoenix]

Y-yeah! You're right.

_{[It'll be okay. He just needs to believe in that.]}

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[coolerthansora]

[On hearing the knock, Roxas at first just pokes his head out of his bedroom and peers towards the door to the apartment. Then he realizes it must be Riku since Riku said he was coming, and he hurries over-- well, as best he can in his rolled-up pant legs.

He pulls the door open and looks up. ... And then up some more.]

How did you get so tall?