1st light - accidental video

[destinyembrace]

Who: Kairi and everyone!
Broadcast: The whole Fleet
Action: None, except anyone else on the hospitality deck
When: March 21

[If this was part of Yen Sid's training, then Kairi had to admit that she was not at all prepared for it. She had expected a good dose of bizarre, especially given what Riku and Sora's Mastery exams had been, but this...

What was this?

Kairi blinked before sitting up on her bunk, rubbing her hands over her arms. She felt cold, even though the air wasn't especially chilly. But something was missing, and it only took Kairi a moment to notice that she was alone, at least from what she could see. No voices or anything, just the distant hum of machines.]

Hello? Is anyone there?

[When no one answered, she brought her knees up to her chin and wrapped her arms around her legs. As much as she didn't want to admit it, Kairi was a little scared. Yen Sid hadn't even told her anything; the last thing she remembered was just arriving there and being greeted. Surely he would have given her some kind of instruction before sending her off on her training? She had hoped Riku would be with her during her training, too. But he was nowhere to be found. Neither was Yen Sid, or the King, or anybody. She was completely alone.

Be brave! I can figure this out, she thought.

Taking a deep breath, she looked around, trying to see if there was anything around that could help. That's when she spotted the communicator off to the side.]

What's this? A phone?

[It... sort of looked like one. As she picked it up, she wondered if there was some way to call someone and ask for help. If it was a phone, then she should be able to, right? Because she had never handled any kind of tech quite like this, she had no idea it was recording the whole time. While she randomly pressed at buttons and tried to figure out the communicator, she then realized that it was already doing something. Specifically, sending a call (or so she guessed).]

Hello? Can someone hear me? Please, if you can tell me what's going on, where I am... I'm not where I'm supposed to be, and I really need to go back. It's really important.

[A moment. Thinking she's on a regular phone, when she doesn't hear someone respond, Kairi's expression became crestfallen.]

Please.

[She sighed, trying hard to keep her spirits up as she pressed a few more buttons. Unintentionally, she ended the broadcast there.]

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[limitstorm]

Kairi?!

[ yep, that's riku--startled and worried as per usual. ]

Kairi--where are you?

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[destinyembrace]

[Admittedly, it took her a few minutes to answer. HOW DOES ONE OPERATE THIS THING?!

Some button mashing later, Kairi finally manages to bring up the message, and her heart briefly constricts when she sees Riku's face. He was here! She's not sure if she should be relieved or worried, though.

But that could wait.]

Riku!

[Regardless, she's glad to see him, and it shows.]

I'm... not sure. I think I'm on a gummi ship or something. I see the stars out the window. I'm in a big room with beds.

[limitstorm]

Gummi-- [ big room with beds? the rooms on the ships are all pretty small... ]

You--you must be on the mothership.

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Mothership?

[What... exactly... is that?]

I... I haven't left the room though. I can go explore, see what else I can find.

[limitstorm]

Okay. [ he hesitates-- ] Can you summon your Keyblade?

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I - you know, I'm not sure. I don't know if I ever got the hang of it, but I can try. Hang on.

[She sets the communicator down, opting to focus on summoning her Keyblade. Her hand outstretched, Kairi puckers her brow and tries to summon it to her.

Nothing.

A frustrated sound crawls up her throat, and she tries again. And again. And again.

Still, nothing.]

I don't - usually I can sense something, at least. But there's nothing.

[limitstorm]

It's okay--it's fine. [ riku exhales. it's not her fault. ] Sora can't do it, either.

He's here, he's just... [ he avoids her gaze. ] ... asleep. Again.

[destinyembrace]

Sora's here, too?

[The communicator is back in her hands, her expression excited, at least until Riku follows up with the bad news.

For a moment, Kairi wants to just put her head in her hands and just... she didn't even know. Cry? Yell?

But she'll do neither. She refuses to let her hope be crushed. So she keeps her smile on her face, as hard as it is.]

That lazy bum. It's a wonder he sleeps at night anymore, with how often and how long he naps. I'll give him a good lecture when he wakes up.

[With that, she does let her smile fall a bit, but only because she has a serious question.]

Riku, what's going on? Where are we?

[limitstorm]

[ hm... he sits down. ]

We're in space. Far away from home. You're on the mothership--the Marsiva. Sora and I are on one of the smaller ships around it--the SS Bloodsport.

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[birdsbirdsbirds]

[when she does finally have her communicator back on, there's a video message from this guy... pretty good-looking, weirdly pale, dark hair, you know the drill. he seems relaxed and composed, so... probably nothing to freak out about?]

Hey, you're all right. Nothing on that ship is going to hurt you.

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[Well, it certainly doesn't make things worse...

Still, she is still a bit nervous, even as she tries to fight through it and keep calm.]

Well, I haven't heard anyone, so you're probably right. It's a little eerie, though.

If you don't mind me asking, who are you? I'm not sure where I am.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

I'm Robin. Like the bird. Captain of the SS Bloodsport... One of the ships out in the fleet surrounding the ship you're on now.

[and since he at least saw the start of Riku's being surprised she's there (and can maybe hear across the physical ship)...]

You know Riku, right?

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Nice to meet you, Captain Robin. I'm Kairi.

[His question surprises her, to say the least.]

Riku? Yeah, I do. He's one of my best friends. Have you met him?

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Kairi, I thought so...

[he laughs a little.] Riku's on my ship with me. He's our security guy. He's talked about you before.

[destinyembrace]

Oh, so you're shipmates! And he's security? Huh. Well, no, that does make sense. Riku's always been good at fighting, Keyblade or not.

[And just generally being protective.]

Has he? Should I be worried? [She's clearly teasing, but she's curious as to what Riku's said.]

[birdsbirdsbirds]

No, no. He's only said good things. [which might embarrass Riku more, to be honest.] So, ah... Welcome to the Marsiva. It's going to be an odd ride, but it's not so bad.

[destinyembrace]

Thank you. So this ship is called the Marsiva? Why am I on this ship while everyone else is on different ones?

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[got_it_memorized]

[Oh boy. This is awkward. Sure, he'd told Sora to apologize to Kairi for him, but he was kind of dying at the time--he never expected to actually have to face the consequences of meeting Kairi again. He scratches the back of his head.]

Well here's somebody I didn't expect to see again.

[Axel, you didn't expect to see anybody again.]

[destinyembrace]

[Kairi jumps a little in surprise, not expecting to hear that voice. She... well, she didn't have the best relationship with Axel. Circumstances had forced it to be that way. While she was wary, she does her best to smile when she answers him. He's a familiar face, at least.]

Axel? You're here too?

[How many other people that she knew were here?]

Er, Lea. Sorry, old habit.

[got_it_memorized]

[He kind of makes a face.] Ah, great, you're from the future, too? [He drops his chin into one hand and hefts a gusty sigh.] Why is everybody ahead of me?

I'm still Axel, see? [He points to the little tattoos under his eyes.] Though... I mean I guess you can call me Lea, since that's apparently where I'm headed anyway. It's just kinda weird; I haven't gone by that name in so long. Riku told me about... [He makes a vague gesture with one hand.] I didn't believe him at first, but let's just say I had a recent epiphany.

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From the... fu...ture?

[wut]

You still -

[Wait, how is he still Axel? SHE IS SO CONFUSED. EXPLAIN, NOT-YET-LEA.]

[got_it_memorized]

[He opens his mouth to explain, then realizes he kind of doesn't know how to explain, and so he just sort of shrugs.] I don't really get it either, princess, but the last thing I remember is telling Sora to go get you out of the castle. I was planning to do it myself, you know, but... I was a little indisposed.

[destinyembrace]

[Gosh, that was... a bit ago.]

So you got brought here from a different time. Wow.

[She's... going to contemplate the gravity of that. Later.]

You were? [Oh :( Axel - er, Lea!] I didn't... I'm sorry.

[got_it_memorized]

Yeah, it's a little weird. [He's not even going to try and explain the part where he didn't even remember that much until yesterday when he mysteriously disappeared for a few hours. Space is weird.

[He waves a hand dismissively.]

What're you sorry for? You didn't do anything wrong. I was the one who was gonna apologize to you, I just got kinda tied up, is all. Didn't Sora pass the message along? I told him to. If he didn't, I'm gonna beat him up.

[He's kidding. Mostly.]

[destinyembrace]

Actually, Sora didn't say anything to me about it. To be fair, a lot happened in the castle. Though he always was kind of forgetful...

[When it came to certain things, at least. Maybe he had his reasons for not passing the message along. Or he probably forgot in the ensuing chaos.]