driftfleet | 002.

Who: Riku and Sora, open!
Broadcast: from the Abeo moon!
Action: ... in Abeo prison. 8D
When: Now!

[ the feed flickers on to show two faces--riku and sora. they're both in a dingy, enclosed space, with riku looking a little peeved. ]

Anyone on Abeo, from the Bloodsport? Or... any ship?

Anyone without flashy hair. [ Sora cuts in, looking exasperated. ] Spikes are not flashy. This is...sorta natural. Anyway, we need someone to bail us out!

They're flashy here. [ 8| ] What he said. I can't believe you actually got thrown in jail...

I can't believe you got thrown in jail! [ He gives a tug at the spikes of his hair. They're only half natural, but shhh. ] Apparently if they think your hair is too fancy or weird here, it's a crime. So, we need someone who doesn't look like that or whatever to come get us out. Because you'll get thrown in too, apparently.

[ riku just makes this annoyed noise. ] Of course I got thrown in jail, I look weird! You'd look normal if you didn't spike your hair!

[ And Sora looks SO AFFRONTED. ] At least I don't have old guy hair!

At least I don't have clown shoes!

They aren't clown shoes! And you used to wear waders over your jeans. [ But for all the arguing, neither actually looked legitimately mad. ]

[ it's far more like they're both enjoying ribbing the other, while getting out their frustrations at the situation. ] Used to, but I quit. You're still wearing weird stuff. What was that in the dream world, anyway?

There was nothing weird about my dream world clothes. Was there?

[ riku opens his mouth, but then, looks befuddled... and presses his hand against his mouth. hm. was there...? ]

Exactly. [ he sticks his tongue out at his friend, and then reaches for the device. ] I think we're getting off track.

--hey, if you wanted to make your own broadcast, you should've remembered yours. [ shaking his head. ] Whatever the bail is, I'll pay it back to whoever gets us out. I've got more than enough.

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You know...he had cherry blossoms, I think. Definitely flower petals. It was really creepy, with all the pink.

[ The joy of Japanese symbolism. ]

...Why did he have flower petals? What was he doing with them?

I dunno, they just appeared when he's move around...It was probably to be creepy. Why else would you mix pink and cherry blossoms?

...Well, if one was attempting to be particularly feminine or romantic, I suppose. But that doesn't seem to apply here.

It is very strange. Magical flower petals, who does that?

[ Dorian probably would. ]

What's romantic about pink and cherry blossoms? He was like the grim reaper.

Well, flowers and flower petals are generally considered romantic. You give your beloved roses, and so forth.

But as I said, I don't think it would apply in this case. He sounds... disturbing.

Where I'm from, pink is a death thing, mostly. He even had a scythe.

Oh. I had no idea, where I'm from it's mostly a... feminine color, often associate with romance.

That sounds very frightening, though. How did you defeat him?

A lot of potions and a lot of fighting.

[ she chuckles a little ]

I know that feeling, very well.

You fight?

Mm-hmm. I'm a... soldier, of sorts. Back home. We had to stop monsters from destroying the world.

Sounds like we're in the same boat! Well, I'm not a soldier, and it's darkness and monsters.

A very similar boat indeed.

[ headtilt ]

How old are you, friend?

I turned fifteen a few months ago!

[ Oh, he's so young. Not that she was hardly any older than him when she was conscripted by Duncan, but that's when she started. ]

I'm sorry you had to do that so young. It's not something anyone should expect children to do.

[ says the girl who looks like she could hardly be more than a year or so older than him. ]

Well, everything started when I was fourteen. It was...kinda an accident that I was able to get involved.

[ after all, he wasn't truly the keyblade's chosen. ]

But I was happy to help when I was told it was needed. We can't let the darkness keep taking people's worlds and homes.

[ Only a year, then, that's good at least. To Stephanie, anyway. ]

It was an accident for me, as well. Well, sort of an accident, it was... complicated.

But even if we were young, you're right, we can't just sit back and watch darkness and death take the world. I'm glad I was able to help as much as I did.

[ yay child soldier buddies? -_- ]

I hope I can get back soon and continue. There's some stuff going on we gotta prepare for.

I wish you luck. The worst was over, I think, by the time I left, but... I still had things I needed to finish.

Unfortunately things are just getting started for us, but we can handle it. I have my friends to help.

[ Steffa nods ]

Keep them very close. Friends are so important in so many ways. I certainly wouldn't have made it without mine.

I have the greatest friends in the world!

002.

video; trust no donald

video; really trust no npc healer at all, i've yet to find one that does their futzing job

video; right??? it's 2015 why is ai still so bad

video; I was promised hoverboards and holographic 3D movies, I at least deserve functional AI

video; haunting ground took advantage of it's glitchy ai, using it the dog's bad behavior

video; Oooo, that's smart!

video; it was really cool, if frustrating at times

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video; OF COURSE someone could actually call sora a martyr/child soldier but details

video; Stephanie only calls herself that because she ~technically~ is. Doesn't really think it tho.

video; sometimes i wish kh didn't hide the grimdark beneath the bright colors and disney 8(

video; But that's what makes it so horrifying in retrospect!

video; lmao yeah....THINKING ABOUT IT, THE ENTIRE CANON IS....

video; YEAH. PRETTY HORRIFIC. :D

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