walking in a winter wonderland. (MINGLE)

[mirroromirror]

Who: Everyone on the planet!
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Snow planet, it's a winter wonderland~
When: From when the planet is in reach until it's time to leave!

[ ooooh the weather outside is frightful

but the fire is soooo delightful

and since we've got places to goooo

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! ]

[ ooc: link to planet info! ]

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[limitstorm]

[ at that, he grimaces, his eyes shut tight. of course that would've happened. now he just feels a little lost, between a rock and a hard place, and he stares at his feet like a child trying to hold onto their troubles as a parent pries them out. for a long time, he's tongue-tied. ]

Ugh. You're--you're right, but...

[ how can he even explain this? ]

Look, I don't know exactly when he's from, but... I think it's from before he even met his best friend. [ wouldn't he have asked about roxas, if they'd been best friends? and riku wasn't blind, he knew they were best friends. all three of them were.

wait, three? n-no, two. just roxas and axel, right? why had he thought... differently...?

he shook his head as if to expel that thought, fingers laced into his hair. ] When he was Lea, we were allies. When he was Axel, he and the rest of the Organization was chasing me down. He doesn't have a-- [ doesn't have a heart? no. he doesn't want to say that, that's not right! he never believed that story, and now he knows it's not true, but--! ugh. ]

If we're gonna talk about this, we need to do it inside. I can't think when it's this cold.

[wilder]

[He watches Riku seem to struggle with this whole explanation. He's not sure why. Was it something personal for Riku too? Maybe it was rude to ask but well....it'd be good to know if he caught the attention of Lea during his murderous days or something. Since you know, that'd suck.]

[Finally, he'll reach over and pat Riku on the head. Stop thinking to the point of hurting yourself man]

Alright. My ship's not far.

[And then he immediately turns and starts heading in the direction of the ship]

[limitstorm]

[ with kaneis, riku's hypervigilance is muted. he knows he can trust the other farther than he can throw him, so it's... okay.

even so, there's a small flinch when kaneis raises his hand, and he relaxes when it's just a pat. he exhales, pulling on his bangs before nodding. ]

Lead the way.

[ and riku is quick to follow. ]

[wilder]

[If he noticed the flinch, he doesn't remark on it. Instead he just silently walks towards the ship, this time trying hard not to take the long path even if it means going somewhat near a couple snowmen along the way. He's got something on his mind, a mission, so that can distract him on that.]

[Finally, they reach where the ship is docked and Kaneis punches in the keycode for the cargo bay doors to open, gesturing Riku to head in]

[limitstorm]

[ he gives another nod before heading inside, shivering slightly. oh light, thank kingdom hearts for warmth. he's so tired of the cold, and yet he keeps going outside... ]

I need to thaw...

[wilder]

[Yeah, he knows the feeling]

Let's go to the kitchen then. I can make you some tea.

[limitstorm]

I didn't know you knew how to cook.

[ it's a light tease--more to break the air for him than anything. ]

[wilder]

Making tea isn't cooking. It's heating water.

But yeah, I do know how to cook.

[limitstorm]

[ wait-- ]

You actually know? That's a first.

[wilder]

Yeah. [He shrugs] I learned it a couple years ago.

[limitstorm]

I was afraid no one knew how to cook in this fleet... [ SIGH. ]

[wilder]

Heh, take it no one on the Bloodsport can?

[limitstorm]

Besides me? Doesn't look like it.

[wilder]

Ouch. I know that one. You have my sympathies.

[They enter the small gallery, he points at one of the few chairs]

Sit.

[Then he walks over to start heating up water in the kitchen]

[limitstorm]

[ oh, uh.

riku feels a little awkward not being up and about and doing things but he does sit. his mind starts going back to the way kaneis was acting, but... he doesn't want to seem like he's deflecting from talking about axel to talk about him... ]

How much did you know about Axel, back when he was your friend's roommate?

[wilder]

[Well if you really want to be doing things I'm sure you could scrub out their microwave or something...or just sit]

Honestly? Not too much. He helped me out a couple times, and Sheena liked him well enough- but we were probably closer to casual acquaintances than friends.

[limitstorm]

[ if he could he would tbh ]

Mm. [ well, that's something at least. ] He's what you call a Nobody, where I come from. Right now.

[wilder]

[He frowns a little]

I'm...gonna assume that means something different than the regular meaning of that term.

[limitstorm]

[ a slow nod. ]

It means, someone without a heart. Not a real heart--emotions. Nobodies can't feel. [ a pause, and he looks away. ] ... kind of. They can grow their hearts back, too, but... it takes time. Right now, if his heart is starting to grow at all, it's not obvious.

[wilder]

Is that so...

[He considers this for a moment, slowly crossing his arms]

...If that's true, then he's gotta be the most expressive emotionless person I've ever met. And I've met a fair number.

[limitstorm]

[ he makes a noise, nodding his head. ]

That's what I thought, too. But they still remember their past lives, with their hearts--so they can remember what it's like to feel, or... at least, that's what they kept telling me.

[wilder]

[He turns to remove the kettle off the heat before it starts whistling. He pulls down two cups to pour the water into]

Whose the 'they' that kept telling you, exactly? The Nobodies?

[limitstorm]

Mmhm. [ he gives a short nod. ] Though, it wasn't just them--the guy I was working for did, too.

It's why I didn't really believe it. When I found out that they could grow their hearts back... when do they grow them back? And how?

I never found out, but I think I can tell--the Axel here, and now? I don't think his heart's been growing. If he's acting differently from what you remember... that probably means you knew him when his heart was growing back.

[wilder]

[Tea bags in the cups, he sets the cup of tea in front of Riku before taking his own, he snorts]

Wow, you didn't believe something because your boss said it? Talk about trust in authority figures.

[Though he can get it. He sure never trusted anything Yggdrasil said]

How and when a heart grows is easy enough...I mean, becoming a Nobody just takes the heart away- it doesn't continuously suppress it like a Cruxis Crystal does, right? [Nevermind he's never bothered to explain a Cruxis Crystal] I mean...assuming what they say is true about the whole no emotions thing.

[He's definitely questioning it a little. Axel just...he didn't act anything like the angels he's seen]

As for Axel...I dunno- are you sure he hasn't started growing one back? I mean, there is a difference between no heart and a just plain old asshole, you know.

[limitstorm]

[ riku shrugs. ]

I say he was my 'boss', but... [ he's not sure how to describe it. saying that he was a pawn seemed like he was handing off the blame, and he was solely the guilty party in so many things. he shakes his head. ] Nevermind--it's not important.

What's a Cruxis Crystal? You've never said anything about it before.