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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[got_it_memorized]

[He stares at him for a long moment, his brow furrowed like this just doesn't compute.]

Me. With a Keyblade. [Then he kind of wheezes a laugh, shaking his head.] Okay, now I know you've gotta be full'a beans. Like anybody'd give me a Keyblade. I'm not hero material, okay? What the hell am I gonna do with a Keyblade?

[limitstorm]

I don't know! You just... summoned one in front of everyone, and we were all pretty surprised. Even Yen Sid, and he said he'd been trying to help you.

[got_it_memorized]

[He rubs the crown of his head like he hit it on something, a weird sort of pain throbbing behind his eyes. This is all just too much to try and take in. His heart, switching sides, getting a Keyblade, it all just seems so far-fetched. But why would Riku lie to him? They'd never even met before now, at least as far as he knows--really, the idea that Riku is from a future he's not aware of yet makes about as much sense as anything else.

[Axel hefts a sigh and shakes his head.]

Boy, they'll give a Keyblade to anybody, huh. [He thought you had to be some kind of hero for that. Even when Riku had turned against Sora, was working with Maleficent, he was still trying to champion Kairi. He'd still been cut from that hero cloth. Axel isn't anything like that.] Yen Sid. The old wizard? [He whistles.] Man, I really make a play for the big leagues in the future. When did I get so ambitious?

[That's mostly rhetoric, Riku.]

[limitstorm]

I dunno. I've got the feeling you always had a lot of good in you, you just ran with the wrong crowd.

[ huffs, shoves his hands into his pockets. ]

That's enough for one day. If I told you the rest now, your head would explode.

[got_it_memorized]

[Axel makes something of an indignant noise at that. He's not sure what exactly is offensive (he knows there's more good in him than he gives himself credit for, and he knows the Organization is bad news), but suddenly he's really ruffled. Maybe it's just because Riku's the one saying it. What the hell does Riku even know about him? Nothing, that's what, so maybe he should mind his own beeswax.

[He hefts a sigh.]

There's more? [He waves one hand, the other still on the crown of his head.] Save it, then; I've already got a headache. [And then he looks up at him, a little frown on his face.] Look, I appre... appreciate you bein' straight with me. [He'd almost forgotten how to even say the word appreciate. He hasn't really had much call to.] Ugh, I think I need a nap, after all that.

[limitstorm]

[ wait, what? appreciate?

riku's eyebrows shoot up, before he clears his throat and takes a quick little step back. ]

Well... sleep. Just tell me when you wanna hear the rest--it's a long story. From Castle Oblivion... it's been almost two years.

[got_it_memorized]

T--two years? [He looks a little dizzy at that, putting a hand on his head and closing his eyes a moment. Yeah, okay, he definitely needs a nap.] I've got a lot of catching up to do, apparently. [He makes a face.] Can't you like mess up the space-time continuum by telling me my future, though? [Isn't that what always happens in movies?]

[limitstorm]

[ riku makes a face. yeah, he has a point, but... ]

What if me telling you is the domino to you getting your heart back?

[got_it_memorized]

[He opens his mouth to say something, stops, closes it, tries again, then huffs.]

But... if that's the case it means we would have had to come here in the timeline you're from, too, and... that... affects my past now, but... [He shakes his head, then rubs his crown furiously.] Augh, time travel gives me a headache.

[He's quiet for a moment, then figures Riku has a point. If it means getting his heart back, he's willing to listen, even if this whole thing seems kind of insane to him. He looks at him, then sighs and folds his arms.]

Fine, I guess you better tell me. Missing even one domino can mess up the whole chain, after all.

[limitstorm]

Even if telling you all this isn't, at least you'll know. That's the important part.

[ an exhale. ]

But for now, you'd better catch up on rest.

[got_it_memorized]

[He regards Riku a moment, his brow creased and a frown sitting heavy on his lips. He's terribly curious, but at the same time he isn't sure he wants to know. Won't that mess things up when he goes to actually do these things, if he already knows how they turn out? Ugh, his head really hurts now. He pinches the bridge of his nose, nodding.]

Yeah, I'm... gonna go take a nap. Today's definitely been way too much new information all at once. [He wags a finger at him then.] Try and stay out of trouble, okay? No more getting jumped by the natives in dark alleys. I need you to stick around long enough to fill me in.