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.]

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[unlockingsmiles]

((post-3D Sora here, even though the icons are all ancient!))

[The question of how he got here, and a lot of the other questions that came with it, were all on the forefront of Sora's mind as he wandered down the streets of the familiar-yet-different city. But Sora, being Sora, has a knack for tracking down trouble without really trying to. So when he inevitably wanders into the square and sees the mess the...what even are those?...are making, those questions vanish from his mind completely as he summons his Keyblade in a burst of light.

He could figure what was going on later. Right now, he had a job to do!

It wasn't long before he finished glancing over the scene, and saw one person in particular who looked pretty darn suspicious, even though he was...no, he just threw the ice cream away. Who even does that?

Sora runs until he gets within talking distance, then points the Keyblade at the masked stranger, calling loudly to get his attention.]

Hey! Are you the one- huh?

[Wait a second...]

[keymains]

[The Unversed freeze, twitching at the sound of his voice. They can feel the light. One by one, they slowly turn. They're awaiting a chance to strike, but Vanitas raises a hand, holding them back... for now.

He lazily pushes away from the wall, casting a glance to Sora, and... heh. Well, this is new. Last he checked, Sora was a scrawny pipsqueak who didn't even have a Keyblade. So what changed?

This just got a whole lot more interesting...]

And what are you gonna do if I am?

[Might as well test the waters. Does this Sora actually have a spine?]

[unlockingsmiles]

[What made Sora pause was not that this guy had his face, but that he was sure that he had seen this particular version of his face somewhere before. It took him some thinking to place exactly where it was - and once he did, the realization hit him like a ton of bricks.

It was in the Sleeping Worlds, during one of his conversations with the younger Xehanort. Something else had appeared next to him. Sora remembered the strange feeling he had then - as if instead of seeing what was in front of him, he was seeing for someone. Like he both was and wasn't looking, somehow. That was probably why he hadn't been able to make the connection, then.

So just who was this guy, anyway? Somehow, Sora had a hunch that he wasn't going to get any answers just by asking.

As the surprise wears off, Sora's focus returns - if this guy wants a fight, then he's ready.]

Wanna find out?

[keymains]

Sure, I could use a few laughs.

[Been a while since he fought someone who wasn't a raging suit of armor or a pipsqueak who'd forgotten how to carry a sword. In a way, it's kinda exhilarating. Though his mask conceals it, a grin's crawling across his mug, and he's rolling his shoulders and slipping into a battle stance.

Once he summons his Keyblade, he waves his other hand as if to say, "come and get me."]

[unlockingsmiles]

[He has a Keyblade, too? Just who IS this guy?

Sora doesn't waste a whole lot of time thinking about that, though - he can worry about it later.

While no one can call Sora an expert strategist, he's great at being able to think on his feet during a fight - but this also means that he's generally more likely to react than he is to make the first move, especially when he doesn't know who he's dealing with. If he has to, though, he's figured out two good rules of thumb - keep some distance, and be prepared to move.

And that's exactly what he does. Sora runs towards Vanitas, making it look like he's going to attack head on...and, halfway there, throws the Keyblade at him instead of completely closing the distance between the two of them.

Sora has no idea if it'll actually hit or not - mostly, he just wants to see what happens next, so that he can get an idea of what he's in for.]