[And as luck would have it, that happens to be precisely when Riku swings the door open. For a moment, he just stares at the boy on the other side, one eyebrow arching. He has no way of knowing for certain if this is somebody who's been gender-swapped, or a new passenger.
But if it were the latter, who would've known to knock on his door?
So it's somebody he knows, and with the red hair, Riku can harbor a guess. He'd know Kairi anywhere--he thinks. But considering the way the past few days have gone...]
Are you...
[No.]
Did you get hit by whatever trick this is the Captain's playing?
But in order to be late that means someone else had to be on time?
[And as luck would have it, that happens to be precisely when Riku swings the door open. For a moment, he just stares at the boy on the other side, one eyebrow arching. He has no way of knowing for certain if this is somebody who's been gender-swapped, or a new passenger.
But if it were the latter, who would've known to knock on his door?
So it's somebody he knows, and with the red hair, Riku can harbor a guess. He'd know Kairi anywhere--he thinks. But considering the way the past few days have gone...]
Are you...
[No.]
Did you get hit by whatever trick this is the Captain's playing?
[Safer choice of words.]