one flame ☆ one lock

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[Two teenage delinquents appear on the Plane. The tallest one stands out quite a bit due to his crazy red hair and an equally crazy coat that could pass for punk. The shorter one looks slightly more tame, though his blond hair is quite spiky.]

I don't know how he got the recipe, but you have to... [Axel stops and looks around.] ... I didn't do it.

[Roxas also pauses in his "listening" and looks around. Then he gives Axel a skeptical look.] You sure about that? Looks like just your kind of place.

Don't get me wrong, I love the night life... but this isn't where we were going, Roxas. And we didn't walk through any portals.

Yeah... Actually, it kind of reminds me of someplace I've been before, too. I thought that was just a dream...?

[That earns Roxas a slightly questioning look, then it's gone and the normal goofball Axel is back in place-- at least for the moment.] Why don't we find out? Hellooo~~~! Is anyone there?

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[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[totally nonplussed] That's right.

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

Well, welcome to the Astral Plane, young one. Goodness, but your scent is strange.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Axel makes it a point to sniff himself, even though he's thinking, 'ah crap... please don't mention That Guy.'] Must be that new soap Aerith gave me.

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

Soap? Oh! No, I do not believe that is what it is...hm. You smell of darkness, young one.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

... Oh. Oh! Of course... ahaha~ Don't worry about it.

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

Well, at least you do not sound surprised. [Headtilt.] You smell of one who has traveled far and suffered much, young one. I have not smelled darkness this literally since Jackie Estacado, though his was certainly a good deal stronger. But it does not hold sway over you as it did him.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[His eyebrows raise slowly.] ... I don't have to pay you for that fortune, do I?

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

[She laughs.] Oh, no, of course not! Though I am not much of a fortuneteller, really. You would have to talk to Madame Fawn. Or Waka, though he is quite a bit more theatrical and vague about it.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Oh, good. I'm saving up for a new set of chakrams anyways.

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

Chakrams? Ah...weapons, yes? Are you fighting someone?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Yep. More like... a bunch of people, except they insist they're no one. I know, I know, doesn't make sense to me either.

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

Is that so? Goodness, they sound unusual. Hm, but that reminds me of...oh! Yes, that is why I recognized the smell. Marluxia! Yes, he smelled of the same sort of darkness as is in you.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[fhdsjklhdjkshakjafdhjssfjdksakjl;kfsd Axel goes a bit cold all over, even though the look in his eyes is anything but. That name... He'd never met the guy, but still.]

... Did he have any friends?

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

I believe there was another like him here, yes, though I only met him once. Vexen, I believe? Hm, and there was a boy, yes--Sora. Well! That is a little inaccurate, as there were two of him. That happens on occasion here, you see--duplicates of people will appear. Certainly both was truly "Sora," though it was pretty clear that their lives were fairly different.

In any case, that was quite awhile ago, and all of those people have gone.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Sora.

Sora.

The mention of Organization XIII being able to find this place is distressing, to say the least, but that's something he'll deal with when they come to it, just like they will with all the other worlds. But... Sora? If Sora could come here... even if it isn't the same Sora, it's still /Sora/, Roxas' other half, and problems could arise. And if the same one /does/ manage to appear somehow...

All hell could break loose in ways Axel can only begin to imagine.]

I see. [He smiles hard.] What's the likelihood they'll be back?

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

[She smiles back.] There is no need to fake a smile, really. It seems painful.

But to answer your question, I really have no idea. People come and go often from here, and occasionally people simply do not come back. It is impossible to tell who will stick around here and who will not. In any case, if they were to come back, they would likely be slightly different than the ones I met.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

I assure you, I'm completely thrilled right now.

[He crosses his arms.]

Hmm... I'll keep that in mind. Seems impossible to keep track of everyone in a place like this anyway.

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

Oh, indeed~

It is, quite. I scarcely know who is new here, anymore. It seems I am always seeing new faces!

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Hopefully our faces are ones you'll be happy to see~

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

[She beams.] Well, really, that all depends on your actions here.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Touché.