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[oathbreakers]

[At first, Riku wasn't going to say anything. But being that he is, in fact, an arrogant awesome brat, he can't resist. So when he speaks, you can hear the smirk in his voice.]

Hey. Nice job yesterday, guys. That was a pretty good game.

[And he's even being sincere! How about that.



Riku's a bit bruised up from his bout with Pamela; you won't be able to see the long bruise on his side from where she hit him, but the two dark stripes on his neck from her broom are readily visible, and Riku's not making any attempts to hide them at all. These are his battle scars, his badge of honor; they're something that tells the world that he is one badass kid. Or something, who even really knows.

Riku won't be taking a break though; the game might be over but he's still on the move. You'll be able to find him all over the ship today--he'll be in the forest on deck 3 first, just wandering the forest a bit, then he'll be on deck 12 looking through the luggage for anything that might be helpful in building a tree-house. (Hey, maybe next it'll be a little boat they can sail around the caverns! That might be fun...) He'll be checking out the statue on deck 18 (cautiously, though, things aren't always what they seem), wandering around the flower-field to see if there's actually anything interesting (hey, graves? Hmmm...), and of course hitting up the Coffee Shop for breakfast and later on The Cool and Kuma-Ko for lunch and dinner.

Feel free to run into him anywhere; winning capture the flag has put him in a pretty good mood!]

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[oathbreakers]

For some people here, it's all they've got.

[Riku leans back against the statue again, folding his arms.]

So what do you think this place is, then?

[ntjstapwn]

*Marco just shrugs again to the statement. His response to the question comes without thought*

A prison.

Or it might as well be, since we can't leave. As for something more defined than that...I've no idea. It might even be its own world for all I know.

[oathbreakers]

[Ouch. Riku doesn't wince, but he comes quite close--hadn't he thought of his own island that way? Nice, now he's going to be chafing a bit under the feeling of being trapped here again.

Still, "its own world"... But Riku remembers the way Marco reacted the last time they talked, so he won't be offering that much.]

Maybe it is. There are a lot of worlds out there.

[ntjstapwn]

*Misery loves company?*

Apparently. I don't think any of us can really tell with this place yet, though. If its its own world, and Redd's really in control of it...I don't really like the picture that paints, but its one of the possiblities.

[oathbreakers]

[Well jeez Marco, aren't you a little happy rainbow in a stormy day.]

If this ship is its own world, I'm sure we'll find out soon enough. But even if Redd is in control of the world, he's got weaknesses.

[ntjstapwn]

*He's stressed lately, okay? It happens*

Of course he must, everyone and everything has weaknesses...its just a matter of if we can find them in time or not.

[oathbreakers]

We'll find them. People have already found some stuff. We just need to keep searching.

[Riku's smirking as he says it. See how easily he snuck himself into that group, Marco?]

[ntjstapwn]

*Indeed, which is good because based on the way he was speaking Marco pegged Riku as someone who'd be willing to try and do something about all of this*

Yep. Its hard, but its not really hopeless as far as I can tell. Just not something that's going to be done overnight.

[oathbreakers]

[Hey, maybe they -can- be friends then! Marco's not shutting him out telling him to let the adults handle it, so that's cool. Riku nods to his words, that smirk turning wry.]

No good plan of action ever was, anyways.

[ntjstapwn]

*He might have, back home, but who knows at what age people become adults in other worlds? Besides, if fiction has taught him anything then kids can be just as good at saving and/or destroying the world as adults*

True. The problem here is there are a lot of people who don't have the patience to do it right.

[oathbreakers]

[Riku shrugs.]

A lot of people may not have the patience to do it right, but we don't need an army. It's not like everybody has to be in on it from the start, anyway.

[ntjstapwn]

That depends entirely on what you're planning. Some possibilities would take an army, some would work better with just one or two people.

I haven't moved past the 'information gathering' stage myself, not really.

[oathbreakers]

Then we should probably concentrate on that for now. We can make decisions about plans when we get to that.

[ntjstapwn]

*He nods*

It can be dangerous to make a plan without all the information. We don't seem to be at a point where we need to move quickly--at least not on the issues of Redd or the ship as a whole--so its best to take our time and actually think.

*Marco kinda likes Riku...not often you find kids smart enough to step back and think over things*

how did i miss this notif i don't even

[oathbreakers]

Exactly. For now, we focus on putting together the big picture. Once we've got all that, we can make plans and figure out how many people we need. By that point, it shouldn't matter if they're patient or not.

[heeeeeeey that mean Marco's gonna let Riku have that video now? Maybe?]

they're sneaky buggers

[ntjstapwn]

Hopefully it won't, at least.

*If not...there was always a use for distractions
And no, sorry B|*

I'm not sure if I'm more interested in just finding a way out or taking down Redd, really. I guess I'll need to figure that out, too.

[oathbreakers]

[Well, darn. |3 Worth a shot at least?]

You sure they're not one and the same? If Redd really is in control of this world, he'll control the exits, too.

[Not that Riku's convinced yet that this isn't just a world that hasn't had its walls pulled down by the Heartless. But he'll give Marco the benefit of the doubt.]

[ntjstapwn]

I'm not, no, but it'll come down to which I'd rather focus on in the end. If we have to fight Redd either way there's still a choice between 'destroy him' and 'knock him down long enough to get away.'

*He shrugs. Marco will probably end up going for trying to take Redd down as far as he can*

Not something we need to worry about yet, though.

*He pauses, looking Riku over for a few moments*

In the meantime, you wanna help out if something like Jennifer happens again?

[oathbreakers]

[Riku nods. It's kind of like when they escaped Destiny Islands--if he'd had a choice between just leaving the islands behind or leaving during their destruction, maybe. But Marco's right; it's not something they need to worry about right now.

Riku's smart though, he sees exactly where Marco's going with this.]

You mean that watch group that was being set up? No thanks.

[Normally he would just leave it at that, but after having talked with Marco for so long he feels he owes the guy an explanation. If only because he was just talking about doing something and then turning down a chance to do just that.]

Something like that comes up, I'll help out. But I don't want to be part of a group. I'll do what needs to be done instead.

[ntjstapwn]

*Marco nods*

I can understand that.

I'd call it more of a 'task force' than a 'watch group,' but I guess its all the same.

*'Watch group' sounds too...Big Brother-y. Marco doesn't want it to sound like that, since that's not really what its supposed to be*

[oathbreakers]

Close enough.

["Watch group" may sound big brother-y, but "task force" sounds like they should be building houses or cleaning up after disasters like the one that took place in the casino the day before.]

Anyway, something happens, let me know what's going on.

[ntjstapwn]

*They were supposed to be cleaning up after disasters, though. Or putting an end to them when they happened, at least.*

Sure, no problem. You seem pretty capable.

[oathbreakers]

[Riku'll give that half-smirk of his, before heading for the stairs.]

You'd be right.

Have fun staring down that statue.

[He might be taking a crack at Marco, but at least this time he's not being mean-spirited about it.

He'll come back in a few days to check on that statue again.]

[ntjstapwn]

*Marco chuckles and offers a wave*

See ya, kid.