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Hey, Xanth.

[Riku doesn't really -sound-... anything. His voice is neutral, maybe a little bit curious...]

Got a moment?

[...oh, dear.]

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[Commentlog] T_T BUT I STILL FAIL

[oathbreakers]

[+1 to key item XANTH'S BACKBONE ! Riku's actually a little bit surprised he had the spine to admit to it, but he'll recover from that quick enough.]

Well. I guess you'll be taking the next step soon then, won't you?

[Have a challenge, there, Xanth, with a little bit of emphasis on the word "soon."]

[Commentlog] THIS IS THE BOAT, BB, WE ALL FAIL HERE

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U-Uh, well, I, I don't, I-- this-- i-it, uh, it's not r-really, m-maybe?

[Commentlog] AND THAT IS WHY I LOVE THIS PLACE <3

[oathbreakers]

[Oh, no Xanth. You've started something. Now you've got to go all the way. Riku's just going to have to give you crap about this the same way he did Sora. But he's still joking around, because if he isn't joking things are gonna turn ugly :|.]

Not really, maybe? Come on, Xanth, you've already given her a necklace.

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Well--



I-I don't-- want to... m-mess things up.

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[oathbreakers]

[Wait--whoa. Riku did -not- anticipate this; he never in a million years thought that Xanth would actually confide anything. Besides, he's not sure if he wants to encourage him, really--Xanth has only been around Kairi for a few months. He's been with her for -years-.

Riku's first reaction is to lash out--'I can see how that might be easy,' perhaps. But no, that's no good; if he says that it'll inevitably get back to Kairi and he definitely doesn't want -that- to happen. Man. If it were Sora, it would be simple: 'Well, it's not like you haven't done that before, you blockhead!' and they would both laugh and the moment would be over.

But again, that's a no go because this definitely isn't Sora and Xanth is still waiting for an answer. So after that initial moment of surprise, Riku hesitates for only a moment. Looking to one side as he responds, his somewhat-sardonic, half-muttered response is a far cry from the merciless teasing of just a couple minutes ago.]

Well, if you don't do anything, then you certainly won't have to worry about messing anything up.

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I... I g-guess.



Is... that... a-all?

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[oathbreakers]

[Well, this has certainly not gone the way Riku had expected. Not to say it's necessarily a -bad- thing, but it's definitely odd. He's a little bit iffy about the entire situation by this point--only one thing to do for that!]

Yeah, that's it. But if you want to do anything, you'd better do it quick.

[That's all you're gonna get from Riku, Xanth. He smirks, slings the stick over his shoulder, and starts towards the stairs--but before he's too far away he'll glance back to Xanth.]

Back on the islands, there's a legend about this thing called a paopu fruit. Maybe you should ask Kairi about it some time.

[And he's off again. Later, Xanth--we'll see who wins in this battle.]

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