Open KH Mingle

[keybearer]

[You are here. You probably made a wrong turn down that dark corridor. Maybe your Gummi Ship got knocked off course. Maybe you just felt like a change of scenery, or maybe you already lived here.

Regardless, you've stumbled upon Radiant Garden in all its glory. The flowers are in bloom, the fountains flowing. Or perhaps you're less fortunate and ended up here or even here. Time's in a bit of a flux. Open corridors link from one version to the other.

And for those uninterested in sight seeing, there are other activities to enjoy. Several moogles seem to have set up booths with snacks, items, and a synthesis shop. There's a sale on sea salt ice cream, and for thrill seekers, plenty of Heartless lurking in the shadows.]

[ooc: Just a general post for KH mingling. Other Disney and Square Enix characters are welcome, too. Doubles and AUs are all welcome.]

Comments

[seasaltkeys]

I...I don't really want to think about that.

[Because all things considered, it's probably not good.]

[cloak]

We might have to, eventually.

[But for now he lets the subject rest, rounding another corner to find... yet another empty chamber]

[seasaltkeys]

[Roxas's expression is less than thrilled. He hates being jerked around like this.]

Come on! There has to be someone else here besides us!

[There's a bit of frustration in his voice, 'causing a small echo.]

[cloak]

There might be others who share our circumstances. Why would any force select only us?

[seasaltkeys]

[Roxas has his suspicions. The world doesn't like making anything easy for him.]

I'd say it's because we're connected to Sora. That's usually the reason.

[cloak]

If that were the reason...wouldn't the others be here, too?

[There's a small army at this rate]

[seasaltkeys]

Which others? Like...Kairi?

[Roxas just knows that Sora is important. Of course, if there are more people connected to him, he's not surprised.]

[cloak]

The people he's supposed to help.

[Because that's the reason he had to test some version of him, after all]

[seasaltkeys]

Like who?

[Because from Roxas's perspective, Sora didn't really do a good job of that.]

[cloak]

You, for one.

[Said with not a trace of humor, in fact]

[seasaltkeys]

Yeah right.

[Disbelief. There's a chance he might be salty.]

[cloak]

It's true. The message I guarded, it included you.

[He understands that salt, but he's got an air of detachment that comes from being only data]

Would it make any sense for me to be given this shape, were that not the case?

[seasaltkeys]

...

I guess it wouldn't. But I still don't get why I'm so important to Sora anyway. No one really bothered to explain it.

[cloak]

I guess...it's because you're connected to him. You, and others. I don't know what he feels about it, I understand your perspective better than his for reasons that are probably obvious.

[seasaltkeys]

[Roxas manages a little laugh. A version of himself probably would understand him better.]

If we find him, I'm asking.

[cloak]

I'm sure he'd have an answer for you.

[Because Sora's the type who simply comes out and says things, or that's the impression he's gotten]

[seasaltkeys]

I'd hope so. But all of that doesn't really help us here.

[cloak]

True enough.

[And so they advance further into this castle. The eeriness of having such a large structure seemingly abandoned appears to have no effect on him, save that he remains on guard]

[seasaltkeys]

[It's certainly bugging Roxas a bit more. He's on his guard but skittish, occasionally jumping at shadows.]

[cloak]

...You should remain calm. When you're agitated, sometimes your actions aren't what you intend.

[Not at all weird to hear from a doppelganger, is it?]

[seasaltkeys]

How are you not nervous?

[cloak]

[It's vaguely surprising to him that Roxas should ask]

I'm only data. I don't have anything resembling a heart.

[seasaltkeys]

Neither do I.

[As far as he's concerned, anyway.]

[cloak]

I question that. I have your pain, your grief, your anger...

And someone with nothing inside of them surely couldn't experience any of those so intensely.

[seasaltkeys]

Yeah, well, that's 'cause I'm weird. And no one wanted to explain it. I'm not supposed to feel that stuff.