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[Video] The Wheel Keeps on Turning.

[ This time the announcement about Riku's departure is intentional. Sora's up on the island sitting on the beach. The sun is setting. He's had plenty of time since this morning to think about it, and he's actually able to smile a little at the camera. ]

Hey everyone, I just wanted you guys to know Riku went home again.

[ He forces the smile to stay on his face, acting as if everything's okay. He's sort of getting used to this by now, but that doesn't mean it doesn't still hurt. ]

Kairi, if you didn't know yet, I'm sorry.

[ He actually seems a little sadder at that. He ends the transmission there without another word. Really there's nothing else to say. ]

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...Well, that sucks. [Seriously, this place makes no sense to him.] This Riku guy, is he from your world originally?

Yeah he is. We'll see each other again if I ever leave, or if he comes back again.

[ It just sucked in the meantime. ]

At least you know what he's going back to, right? That's gotta be a little reassuring. [Pause.] Unless you got a lot of shitty stuff going on back home.

[ Sora shook his head. ]

Nah, that's over with.

[ Aka things had been not that great, now they were heading towards good, at least as far as Sora knew. There was that War that Kairi had mentioned, but since he himself hadn't lived it yet and it hadn't really started Sora could only hope it'd be okay. ]

See, then he'll be fine. Probably better to be back home than stuck here anyway. You'll see him again.

[Something he has to keep reminding himself. He will see his crew again one day.]

Heh, yeah I guess.

This is the third time he's left, so I shouldn't really be surprised.

[ It still sucked though, at least here he could be friends with some that were gone from his own world. ]

Geez. Strap the guy down the next time he shows up.

[Takes a drag of his cigarette, peering at Sora.]

You've probably been here awhile then, huh?

[ Sora laughs at that image. ]

That might be a good idea!

I guess so...it's been over a year.

A year? [Sanji's eyes widen.] Goddamn... I've been here all of three weeks. Hell, not even.

Heh, welcome to the bubble!

[ The smile on Sora's face was teasing a bit. ]

You get used to it, living here at least.

[wryly] Yeah, thanks.

Endless ocean and islands I'm used to. It's this whole... [Waves his hand around.] Living under the shitty water thing that's weird.

It's not that weird is it?

[ Of course this is coming from the boy who'd traveled to all sorts of word including Atlantis. After learning how to swim with a tail this was fairly normal. ]

Ah, well...maybe not. Where I'm from, there's a place called Fishman Island. It's where all the merfolk and fishmen live, and it's way deep down under the ocean. Haven't been there yet, though. Maybe if I had, this wouldn't seem so strange.

[He says "yet" because visiting the home of the mermaids is definitely high up on his To Do List. Even the mere thought of it probably has him grinning goofily for a moment. Ahhh, to go to that Mermaid Paradise~...]

That sounds like Atlantica.

I've been there before. It's kind of cool.

[ Sora was smiling too, but for a completely different reason. ]

[Oh, you had to mention that, Sora.]

No, I said it's called Fishman Island—

[Stops. Sounds like. Right, this kid isn't from his world. So he's just been...somewhere similar...]

You've been someplace where mermaids live??!

[Sanji might be shoving his face all up into the SFC now, eager for more information.]

Did you meet any?? Were they beautiful? Was it amazing?!

[ Sora tilts his head surprised at the outburst. ]

Yeah, Ariel's really nice.

[ He had to think about the beautiful comment for a moment since pretty much everyone to him had some sort of beauty. ]

I think so. She's really pretty, and her sisters were too.

S-sisters?!

[Sanji twitches a bit, and really, you should be thankful, he's trying super hard not to go into full exploding spaztastic mode here.]

Ahh...sounds amazing~! [He IS still keeping up the moronic grin, though.] You're so lucky you got to go there!

[ Sora's trying to hold back a laugh. He's not exactly a woman fiend so this is actually really funny. ]

Maybe you'll get to visit Fishman Island someday? Then you can see for yourself.

[ Or maybe Ariel would show up here, but it wasn't something Sora was going to suggest. ]

[Haaa, Sanji does actually visit there eventually, and he as pathetic as one can possibly get, BUT LUCKILY THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET FOR THIS GUY.]

Yeah...someday! That was supposed to be my crew's next stop, actually, but we...kind of got waylaid.

[Manages to snap out of his girl-crazy daze and frowns a bit.]

I was so close.

Don't worry! By the time you get back it'll be as if you never missed it! At least that's what everyone tells me.

You'll definitely get there!

My name's Sora, it's nice to meet you!

Heh, yeah, I suppose...

[Geez, this guy kind of reminds Sanji of his captain, so he can't help smiling again.]

Yo, Sora. I'm Sanji.

[ Must have been the positive attitude. ]

So what's your world like Sanji? You said you were used to the ocean and you had a crew? Are you a pirate or something?

[ Sora says it more as a tease than it being any sort of serious. He's only met a few pirates in his day, but for the most part they were all pretty cool -- Captain Hook being the exception. ]

[Teasing or not, he hit the nail on the head.]

Actually, yes! Got a bounty and everything.

[Which, despite his awful bounty poster, he's proud of. Took him long enough to get the damn thing.]

A lot of people in my world are pirates. I'm also a cook, though.

Whoa! Really! [ Now Sora's just excited. ]

You mean sword fighting, and walking the plank and everything?

[ Yeah he was really excited. ]

[Blinks and laughs at that reaction, until he mentions swords. Ugh, swords. He just kind of sighs a bit at that, looking very faintly annoyed.]

Not so much walking the plank, at least not on our ship. But there is an idiot on my crew who fights with swords. Three of 'em, actually. I don't use the shitty things, not my style of fighting.

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