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K--Kairi!

[Riku sounds surprised, but also excited. What has he found?]

You've got to come see this. Deck 12--around the left side of the luggage.


[Riku's on the luggage deck, off to one side sitting on the floor. Scattered around him is an entire collection of interesting things, including a bunch of Disney movies--but what -Riku's- looking at is a game. Yeah, he's holding Kingdom Hearts I and II, and is staring at them both. There's a PlayStation 2 nearby, and you can bet he's planning on figuring out how to play these things.

What in the -worlds- has he found here?]

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[Riku didn't know what sort of a response he was expecting, so he's only a little bit surprised by Kairi's suggestion. He looks at the games, then looks back to Kairi. And then he smiles.]

Sure, why not? Can't be any weirder than anything else that's gone on, right?

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Well... Hmmm.

[She hesitates. Wait, this couldn't be a real, truthful video game about their lives, could it? No, that's silly. Why would something like that exist? ]

No! C'mon.

[Taking the game labeled '1,' and with a little bit of fiddling, Kairi manages to fire up the machine and get it started. Ooooh, start-up menu with pretty music. Kairi hands the control over to Riku.]

You first.

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[This is so surreal. And yet, Riku can't help but laugh as he accepts the controller from Kairi, dragging a small pile of luggage closer for the both of them to lean against first.]

All right, all right.

[He fiddles for only a moment before figuring out that X is accept, and from there it's only a short trip to starting the game proper. As the intro plays, Riku sets the controller down, watching. Hey, look, it's him! And now it's Kairi! And it is -so weird- to see themselves on the screen.]

Is this as weird for you as it is for me?

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[Kairi is doing her level best not to laugh; but when Riku asks, she completely loses control to a fit of giggles. The catchy music and the visual of Riku standing in the surf just waiting for a wave to break over him are too funny.

Kairi nods through her laughter. The intro winds down.]

Oh look! We're Sora.

[She reaches over and toggles one of the controls, but achieves nothing.]

Why are we Sora? Can't we choose?

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'Cause I'm the best, obviously.

[SUDDENLY A SORA.]

1/2 BECAUSE OF SORA JEEZ

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[Riku can't help but laugh too; what about you, Kairi? Your part is just as ridiculous--this entire intro is hilarious.

Kairi hits what Riku assumes to be the right analog stick, and he shakes his head.]

It's this one, I think. See? It says the left analog...

[He pushes forward on the left analog stick and the Sora onscreen moves forward. Riku laughs, shaking his head.]

I don't know, I don't think we get to choose. [Still, he tries all the buttons on the controller. None work.]

2/2

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AND THEN THERE'S A SORA WHAT THE CRAP ARE YOU DOING SORA, INTRUDING ON HIS AND KAIRI'S GAME-PLAY TIME. He would throw something at you if he were that sort of person. Though the look of aggravation that passes over his face in a blink might be enough to tell you. Jeez Sora.

But Riku doesn't answer him; instead, he looks over at Kairi surreptitiously, speaking in a stage whisper.]

Apparently playing this game has the power to summon Sora.

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[OMG! SORA! HUG!]

Sora!

[Best. New passenger. Day. Ever. Well, one of two really. You know, she's not going to waste time thinking about it. Instead she drags Sora over join her and Riku.]

Who knows? On this ship, it probably does. Oh! What's it doing?

[There are heartless. And a sword. And some weird stair-things. And now Sora's shadow is a heartless.

Wait, what? Kairi is looking at you, Riku. You are not in this game yet. How did a shadow-Sora get there, hmm?]

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I have been summoneddddd. [He deepens his voice, faking a mystical sort of look. He flips on the Glide for a second too, just for effect.]

[But his grin had faltered just a little as Riku shunned him--however, he was effectively bowled over by an overly excited Kairi. Welp, that was enough incentive for him! He hugs her back, arms hefting her off the ground for a second or two, before plopping back down to the ground with her.

Strongman Sora is strong. *flex*]

Whoa whoa, is that me? ...But.. It's little me! [Questioning look at Riku.] Where did you find this?

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Hey, I didn't do anything!

[Riku protests as Kairi shoots him that look, holding up both hands, the controller still in one. Has he been pointedly ignoring Sora and Kairi? You bet he has.]

He walked towards the light and the Heartless grew up out of his shadow.

[That's all the explanation you'll get, though, as Riku is now beating on the Heartless. Once he finishes and the Heartless begins to collapse, though, he'll glance back towards Sora, though it's obvious by his expression that he's only answering the question because he -has- to.]

I found it around the deck. You find a lot there.

[He's only holding his tongue because Kairi's here, Sora. -Not- because he forgives you one bit.]

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[Kairi smiles. If Riku says it, she'll believe it. And besides, other things are happening on screen, leaving her oblivious to the tension in the background.

Tiny!her is on screen, with Sora and Riku and... She's laughing again. She still can't believe how easily the pair of them rise to a challenge. Speaking of which-]

Hey look! You're out on the little island, Riku! Go see if you can fight yourself!

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[He huffs a little at Riku's curt reply, waiting till his gaze is back on the TV before pulling a snarky little face, tongue out and all. Take that, back-of-Riku's-head. Bitty head. Yeah.

Still. He scoots closer as Kairi babbles on about the game, head canting slightly. This was all very familiar. It was his game, of course. He knew. It was titled Kingdom Hearts, for heaven's sake. But it didn't seem to bother him. Oh well.]

Yeah! Go whoop your butt, Riku. [Hadn't he failed there? Yeah, something like that. Or maybe he had beaten Riku? The Darkness won in the end, anyway. Sora bumped shoulders with Kairi, unintentionally or not.]

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[At least he didn't say that maybe you could find an exit, Sora? Riku grins at Kairi's direction, taking tiny!Sora up to the island and approaching the smaller avatar of him, sitting on the paopu tree. "I already gave Kairi my stuff. How about a duel? C'mon, grab your sword."]

All right, here goes.

[In all honesty, Riku's not doing too badly. A couple of the tiny!Riku's tricks catch him (and he's grinning at it, he can't help it, it's so -weird- to see his fighting recreated onscreen), but Riku's holding his own pretty well!

That is, until he purposely jumps Sora off the edge of the island. As the onscreen Sora laments that the score is now 0 to 1, he grins over at Kairi.]

After all, might as well keep it true to reality, right?

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[Between the shoulder-bump and the boys' comments, Kairi finally realizes she's in the middle of a fight just waiting to happen.

She laughs awkwardly. Well, if they're going to fight, then she's just going to lean over and ease the game controller out of Riku's hands. No sense in breaking things in the process.

For a moment, she considers warning them about the Captain and punishments. But no, if they really hurt each other then it'll serve them right.]</small;

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[Sora is a Saint and has no idea what you are thinking about, Kairi, my dear girl. Riku is to blame. All of it. Totally his fault.

Or most of it is. Maybe Maleficent's fault. Mostly hers. But Sora could blame Riku on principal, even if it was simply in joust.]

Hey, no fair! I could've won that fight! You're cheating. [He's unawares of Kairi's notions, or thoughts, for the moment. Riku is cheating.]

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[Even though Kairi's stolen the game controller right out from under his hands, Riku's still smirking.]

You can't call it cheating if that's what really happened.

[He nudges Kairi with his elbow, ignoring the rest of Sora's protests.]

C'mon, let's get past the islands. We already know this part!

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[Kairi is already there. Finding the items on her own list could not have been easier.]

Heh, it doesn't look like we can yet.

[Cutsene! Oooh she remembers this conversation. It was kind of awkward. Oh well! Hey wait--

Kairi looks from Sora to Riku, grinning.]

You gave Sora a paopu?

[Don't laugh. Don't laugh. It's really kind of sweet. Don't laugh!]

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[Oh gods. This conversation. His ears are burning, and just to ignore the on goings on the screen, he turns that scarlet face towards his older younger friend.]

I beat you at least once or twice, don't lie. [Arms folded over his chest in quite the huff.]

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[Sorry, Sora, Riku's ignoring you in lieu of what Kairi's saying. Don't laugh at him Kairi, it was a joke! A joooooke.]

Oh, c'mon, Kairi, I was just messing with him!

[He may be still smirking, but that doesn't mean there's not the possibility of a slight red tinge across his face. That conversation was all well and good when he was teasing Sora about Kairi, but how does he explain that to -her-?!]

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[Too late! She's laughing at both of them. This was definitely a good idea.]

Yeah sure.

[And still giggling at the pair of them, she runs game!Sora around to the other side of the island - she's not blocking the way anymore! - and there's game!Riku, naming the raft. And-...

A race to decide who'd share a paopu with her? Really? Kairi's face feels like it's glowing.]

Heh... That wasn't what that was really about... Right?

[Most awkward. Silence. Ever.]

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[A-Awkward is right. Sora's face is still as red as his jumper used to be, and while he's not scowling at Riku anymore, he's certainly trying to avoid looking at the game.]

Uh. Yeah. So.. Y'know. Win the race, so I can name the raft!

[Even though when he'd tried, he'd lost out to Riku anyway. No need to mention that, right?]

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[Thirding that awkward cry. Riku's not looking at the screen, and he is -definitely- not looking anywhere near Kairi or Sora. Those stakes had been perfectly fine on the islands (not that it had ever happened anyways!), but having Kairi actually -know- about it was something else entirely.]

Yeah, c'mon, Kairi, it was a joke. Right, Sora?

[His tone doesn't sound convincing at all, but look--he's even asking Sora to back him up! He's being civil! That's gotta count for something, right?]

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Oh!

[That's right! She's supposed to be playing the game. What a convenient excuse not to make eye contact with either of them!

Racing Riku is much easier this way than in reality. She's not doing too badly until she gets stuck behind the break-water near the water-tower. The score: 2 to 0.

She sticks her tongue out at Riku then hands the controller over to Sora.]

Your turn.

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Uhh, yeah! [Sure. Whatever, Riku. You jerk.]

Oh, hey thanks, Kairi. You made me lose again!

[He whines, no real heart in it. He couldn't be mad at her if he tried, anyway. But alas! His final turn to play! And now... There's a storm. He remembers that. The storm that stopped them from sailing away. He'd left already, and there's a slight pang as he hears his mother's voice. S'been a while since he checked in with her. Oops.

But he's back on the island again!]

Yeah.. Did you guys go out to the Island too? Cause of the storm...?

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[Riku smirks at Kairi when tiny!him wins the race, glad that that bit of awkwardness cleared up quickly enough. But by the time they reach the storm and Sora's question, there's no way he's gonna get an answer from Riku.

Riku's not even thinking about the storm right now. He's a little bit surprised--he remembers that day on the islands. He remembers finishing up the raft, making sure all the provisions were properly stored, ensuring that everything would be ready for their departure the next morning... he'd been doing that while the sun was setting.

While Sora and Kairi had their talk, apparently.

And it's -strange-, really, strange to hear Kairi exclaim that the two of them should take the raft and go, that they should leave him behind. But she has to be joking... right? There's no way that she would have left him behind.

Right?

So Riku doesn't answer Sora's question--but not because he won't speak to him. This time, it's because he's reeling from surprise and confusion.]