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[010//Audio & Commentlog] BUT REALLY THERE ARE NORMALLY -SIX- WALLS...

[Everything's back to normal now. No weird age changes, he's not stuck in some girl's body, and he managed to make it through the past two days without finding himself trapped in someone else's body! All in all, an interesting week. But today something odd is going on--today, there are plenty more people than he's seen on this boat before.]

So where are all these new passengers coming from? There's a lot more than usual. And I thought I saw...

[He trails off. He was fairly sure he'd seen someone who looked just like the girl he'd met at the masquerade... but she'd been -different-, too. It was almost like there were -copies- of people here, too.]

Never mind. If anyone needs me, I'll be in the forest.

[That's where Riku's going to be spending most of his day, but it's not the only place you'll find him. Riku's working on that treehouse again, and so he needs tools. He'll be rummaging through the luggage on deck 12 for nails and a hammer and all sorts of fun things, he'll be outside the forest on deck 3 to take a swim, and later on, he'll be in the caverns, not for any real purpose but instead just to think.

You'll find him anywhere, all over the ship today, so feel free to run into him anywhere!]

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[ooc: the second post was mostly for Riku and Kairi to play KH; I actually didn't think many people would tag me! I've been basically going straight down one post and responding, then refreshing the other post and doing the same XD;]

[OF COURSE HE IS. Would he be Riku if he were anything but a snarky jerk?

Clearly the aliens stole your knowledge of Sora, Tidus. At his question, Riku shakes his head.]

Nah. Maybe something happened to make you all forget.

[A world without Sora. Back when this whole mess started, Riku would've immediately leapt to -make sure- that Tidus remembered him, or at least -pretended- to remember him. But right now, the idea is actually kind of appealing.]

Never mind. It's not important.

So what have I missed, anyways?

Exactly! [You always did catch on pretty quickly, Riku.] This ship can take you anywhere and anywhen in the universe you wish to go--with some exceptions, of course. I can't exactly take anyone backwards into their personal timeline.

[He nods again.] That's right. I know, it's a rather arrogant sort of name, but it's what my race collectively called themselves. Time Lords, watching over all of time and space from Gallifrey.

[The grin turns sheepish, and a very Sora-ish gesture is pulled as he scratches the back of his head.] Or at least, that's the sort of legacy I have to live up to! Gallifrey is seems to be trapped behind a time lock, and I have yet to sense any other Time Lords outside of the lock.

Why's that? Worried about messing up the future, or something else?

[Like that one paradox, the one where if you went back in time and killed your father? This is a lot to digest, so give him a second to sort it all out.]

So you're the only one right now. Can you undo the lock?

[... THIS IS TRUE. IT JUST GETS OLD SOMETIMES. D< Specifically when you tease him about his aliens! THEY DO EXIST.

Something happening to make him forget though? ...Nope, can't really say he could believe that. He might have agreed more if he had-- Oh wait. H-He had, hadn't he? But that was just as he landed here. So then. Was this just all a dream or something? Uh... Yeah, exit stage right. With you on that one.

Not. Important.]

Well, to be honest? Everyone's been kind of going their separate ways since you left. I mean Wakka and I still go to the island. But Kairi won't go anymore. She keeps talking about not going back until you get home. So, of course, Selphie won't come with us half the time because she's worried about Kairi. And then, well, we get worried and-- I guess it's really no fun without you, to be honest. Kairi's always kind of mopey. Even if she doesn't show it.

Just what have you been doing anyway?

[He only makes fun of you because he likes you~ ~~we're ignoring the fact that he's a snarky jerk to everyone, though.~~ But the aliens will totally come down to get you sooner or later, and then you can join them on their ship!

But all snark aside, to hear what's been going on since he left is kind of disheartening. He doesn't know what happens at the end of their adventure--he doesn't even know -why- Kairi's gone home alone--but things shouldn't have changed -that- much.

Riku shrugs at Tidus's question, though, flippant as ever.]

Me and Kairi left the islands. We went to a whole bunch of different worlds--I'm not sure why Kairi's back on the island and I'm not, to tell you the truth. Before coming here, the two of us were together.

[In a manner of speaking.]

And Kairi's here, too--she's from the same time as you are. We've both been here for months, now.

[Well Candlejack CAN'T you silly twit!]

He nods. "It has a nice ring, don'tcha think?"

[Have a shrug.]

Sure, I guess so.

[Keep staring, younger Riku. At least you could be comforted by the fact that you do get a good growth spurt at some point within the next year.

Meanwhile, this Riku's eyes are still locked onto 'Ansem', his grip on the hilt of Way to the Dawn tightening. When he speaks again, it isn't to 'Ansem', it's to you, Riku.] Don't listen to him. Giving yourself over to the Darkness isn't going to solve anything.

[Funny. It sounds like he knows from experience, if that touch of guilt he couldn't keep out of his voice is anything to go by. Might want to ask him about that later.]

[W-Well, it's not very nice! ~~Tidus isn't a crybaby to his snarky. What are you talking about?~~ H-HEY. THEY TOTALLY WILL. YOU JUST WATCH.

Well, don't look at him. Tidus has been hanging out on the islands wondering the same thing-- and he even has Kairi there who probably knows the half of everything but doesn't talk much--

Oh. That's. Really cool, but also totally not. Because he would have left with them in a heartbeat if he knew that the island would get as boring as it was. But how did they leave anyway? He files that question away for now though because, huh? Kairi's here? Whoa, what?]

You've been here for months? What have you been leaving me out of all this time?

[It's okay, Tidus, you don't get the worst of it anyway~ That honor belonged to Sora. Whooooo you don't remember. So maybe you -do- get the worst of it. HMM.]

Oh, you know. Capture the flag, giant sushi-making bears, a deck that's full of caves, camping out in the forest on deck three, bees bigger than you are... it gets pretty boring sometimes, but something always happens to shake things up.

[Like this past week, for instance! Riku's been both his older, Ansem-lookalike self (not that he knew who that was) and a -girl-. Can't get much weirder than that, right?]

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Come, Guardian! [Before the firaga can even come close to impact, the dark familiar of Ansem's stands before him, blocking the magic attack.] Oh? Two of you now?

[He folds his arms across his chest then, yet there's an amused smile on his face.]

Don't make me repeat myself, boy. [It's spoken towards younger!Riku before his turns his full attention to the older one.] You're still a fool, I see. A brat who's heart still fears the dark even after obtaining it.

What can you possibly hope to accomplish by intervening? Still so stubborn.

[Knowing that he'll grow and tower over both Sora and Kairi again -is- a faint relief in the back of his mind, yes. But Riku's more concerned with both of these newcomers and their apparent dislike of one another--hey, don't just start this sort of standoff without any explanation!

So Riku pipes up, folding his arms over his chest. He sounds disdainful, but the older!him at the very least should know that that's just how he reacts to situations like these.]

Hold on. Why don't the two of you explain what's going on here, first?

[Yeah, yeah, he knows they're likely to still be at odds, and that either of their stories might be the "wrong one," but he can still pick up a few things even from that. And that's better than not understanding anything like he does now, though he can certainly venture a couple guesses.]

Ah, though perhaps meaningless, [The Heartless begins, amber eyes cast towards the younger!Riku once more, but his Guardian's focus still on the older silver-haired teen.] desiring an explanation is understandable.

Surely you will at least allow such a request? [The question is for older!Riku, though he does not bother waiting for a reply as he begins to speak once more.]

You opened your heart to the darkness after much debate and stubbornness, child. [He's speaking back with the younger of the two.] You accepted the darkness within your own heart — accepted it as your weapon — had stopped resisting. Yet... you were still weak. I gave you the dark and yet you denied me.

Had you not refused me, you would have been able to amplify the darkness inside your heart. You established a relationship with the Heartless, having matured to an existence that had secured the power of darkness, yet you still had doubts. Still held fear within.

That is all. [He finishes with a flick of his hand, as if the whole ordeal had been a trivial matter, one that had not concerned him greatly.]

Yeah, I accepted it all right--but it wasn't enough. Sora's Heart was--is, still stronger than mine. You can probably imagine that I didn't take it so well.

Then I did something stupid--I let him into my Heart. [The anger in his voice is only eclipsed by a combination of self-loathing and guilt.]

I couldn't do anything but watch as he used my body to try and take Kairi's Heart from Sora with a black Keyblade made from the Hearts of the other six Princesses. [He smirks slightly here, though it's not the nicest-looking one.]

I was actually glad he won that fight, but watching him pick that stupid Keyblade up and stick it in his chest to let Kairi's Heart out... I wished a lot of things on Sora then, but becoming a Heartless wasn't one of them. [He turns his attention back to 'Ansem', and the smirk leaves his face entirely. He's still addressing his younger self when he speaks up again.]

You'll only regret giving up everything for the Darkness--it didn't save Kairi in the end, only put her in more danger. [And the subtext? 'And I was too blind to see it.']

Something like that. Encountering yourself when you're not supposed to creates a paradox, which can create a hole in the space/time continuum the size of a small country. [He says this rather matter-of-factly, as if creating a black hole via paradox was the same as commenting on the weather.

While the smile remains, it becomes a sadder smile.] Ah... yes, I suppose I would be, wouldn't I? [He shakes his head in reply to the question.] No good, I'm afraid. Events that are locked in time are not only incapable of being traveled to or messing with, but are behind that lock for a reason. I vaguely recall the theory regarding time-locked events--that they're separated from the rest of the timeline for a reason. Whatever this reason might be...

[He has a few ideas, but there were only whispers and recordings that could tell him about the event he thinks is behind that lock.] I'm certain whoever put the lock in place had a good one.

[...right. Riku lets that one slide for now. He has the general idea of what the man (because he -is- a man now; he's grown and older even while Riku stays the same) means, but he's less interested with the destruction of the continuum and more interested with Sora's apparently reluctance to approach whatever it is that's the problem with his homeworld.]

Well, can't you figure out why? Instead of just accepting it blindly like that?

[Riku listens to the two stories in silence, his expression carefully blank, at first. He's already gained the power to control the Heartless--he still had doubt? ...yeah, it's true, he supposes. No matter what, he's still wary of Maleficent, still doesn't trust her wholeheartedly. Especially what he's learned from Kairi about the princesses--it all stinks of the idea that she might be trying to lead him to ruin, instead of helping him.

And what of the older him? Does he believe in him? As Riku's telling his tale, the younger boy scowls, but the expression is quickly gone. Sora took a Keyblade and stuck himself with it? Even angry as he is at the other boy, Riku agrees with his older counterpart--he -doesn't- wish becoming a Heartless on Sora. Not now.

But the hidden meaning in Riku's last words make him frown, his expression setting.]

If you're me, you should know I won't put Kairi in danger.

[There's a small smirk beginning to come to his face. It's weird, but he feels like he can trust the guy, even in spite of how differently he's acting. He doesn't know whether the older him will pick it up--he -should-, Riku thinks--but he'll put Kairi above anything. Maybe even his grudge against Sora.

If working with Maleficent will put Kairi in danger... maybe, now that he's found her, he can take her away from the witch.]

I would, but I don't want to know. [His voice hardens there, becoming deadly serious.] Ignorance is bliss, after all. If I don't know, then I can hold out on the hope that maybe, just maybe there are more Time Lords out there, hidden away by the influence of a chameleon arch like I was, instead of...

Instead of what the legends I keep hearing say of their fate-- of Gallifrey burning in a war I only barely remember hearing the adults whisper of, the Time Lords all dead. [A dark look appears on his face--dark, and more than a little angry, and alien. Something completely non-Sora--and the hints of a forming grief, and hope slowly being lost the more he hears.]

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[010//Audio & Commentlog] BUT REALLY THERE ARE NORMALLY -SIX- WALLS...

it's called lack of forethought XDD;;; I didn't think about it before I did it!

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FFFF. WAY TO GO. At least you're having twice the lawlz though, right? Poor Riku So much brain break

I R SMART! 8D; but yes, the brain-breaking has been FANTASTIC. He has no idea what to think anymore!

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your multipart reply, it is forgiven ♥

XDDD FFF GOOD.

you didn't see that shut up >.>;;;;;

slips back in here~ (without typos >.>)

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I miss edit buttons. ;A;

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I know your pain ;; /just watched account run out ALSO TL;DR WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE DX

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