day 2

[otherness]

[Today on the Plane, there is nothing short of entertainment for those who hang around long enough: Roxas found a skateboard and he's determined to figure out how to use it.]

I'm not sure about this... There's barely enough room for both my feet.

[He holds out his arms to help. He's close, so close... Carefully, he nudges the board forward. He misjudges his own strength, however, and goes wheeling in a straight line. Slowly enough for passersby to avoid, but still too fast for the poor Nobody.]

Wait, how do I stop!? Whoaaaa!

[Both rider and vehicle survive the inevitable crash-- though upside down, and with back pain in place of dignity.

Your hero of the day, ladies and gentlemen.]

Comments

[windyheir]

[Okay yeah, that is absolutely hilarious, and John makes this weird snort of a laugh, which is actually him trying to hold in his laughter. He's not very far away from Roxas, either.]

[grand_gaia]

Er...are you alright?

[otherness]

[Roxas hears that. He shakes his head like a dog to clear it, then sees John standing there. Immediately, he looks a little defensive (and ashamed).]

W-what?

[otherness]

[Roxas gets to his feet and rubs his back.]

Yeah, I'll survive... This is harder than it looks.

[darkercalling]

[You know, Riku was being incredibly serious about following him from the shadows, keeping an eye on him, waiting to for the best chance to catch him off-guard and approach him on his own terms...

... but then he sees the blond completely fail, and is stuck just.... staring. ... And then he facepalms.]

... You're kidding.

[Totally not smirking, totally not about to laugh, totally not... okay yeah, smirking and trying not to give himself away with laughter. Wow.]

[otherness]

[Roxas hesitates as he gets up. He feels like he's being watched. He adjusts his coat self-consciously, then turns back to the skateboard.]

How did he do it again...?

[He sets one foot on the skateboard, but doesn't put his weight on it-- just easing it forward and back, trying to get a feel for it.]

There's gotta be more to it than that. Right?

[darkercalling]

[With a shake of his head, Riku decides to step a bit closer. Best to just see how this goes...]

There's at least more to it than running into things.

[By the way? He's still smirking.]

[otherness]

[Roxas' head snaps toward the intruder. He lets the skateboard go for now. It sits there innocently, waiting for some poor sod to step on it by accident.]

You again!

[He hasn't summoned his weapon yet, but his hands are balled into fists. Something about this guy just sets him off.]

[darkercalling]

[Riku doesn't move for his own weapon, but he keeps a careful eye on Roxas' movements. He'll retaliate if he has to.]

Yeah. [Amused-sounding "Hmp~"] But don't let me stop you from figuring that thing out. [He nods at the skateboard.] You seemed pretty determined.

[otherness]

[He glances at the skateboard. Stupid thing. He'd rather not embarrass himself in front of a stranger. He thinks for a moment, then slides it toward Riku with his foot.]

Why don't you give it a try?

[fon_versed]

[Well, this is new. Tear isn't sure what he was doing, but she does recognize an ungraceful dismount when she sees one. She comes over to kneel next to him.]

Are you all right? That looked painful...

[otherness]

[He blinks a bit, not expecting the sudden proximity.] Er, I'm fine. [Her clothes are strange, but he thinks he knows someone who fights when he sees one. Roxas dusts off his knees and gets up.] Do you know what this is? [Referring to the skateboard, of course.]

[fon_versed]

[A cursory glance shows no obvious injuries, and he says he's fine. She stands up slowly, looking at the object he's talking about.] I've never seen one of those before. Is it a vehicle? It doesn't seem like it would be that useful if it's so easy to fall off.

[windyheir]

It was a good try, but you're not doing it quite right. That's why you fell over.

[Not that he's the master of skateboards, but he can at least stand on them without falling over.]

[darkercalling]

[Riku catches it with his foot, looks down at it, considers...

He pushes himself forward, slowly at first. Satisfied that he's not immediately about to fall over, he speeds up a bit, and then lets momentum carry him for a while. He figures out turning well enough - it's all in being patient, seems. But even so, his movements are jerky. He's clearly not comfortable with this... board thing.

He comes to a stop in front of Roxas, and rolls the board back to him.]

You mean like that?

[... Damned if this doesn't make him think of all the times he's taunted Sora...]

[grand_gaia]

I don't doubt it. Hold still a second...

[A few bright rings of energy swirl around Isaac and he holds his hands out to cast "Cure". Roxas' aches should fade shortly.]

[betrayedtwin]

[a tall man in purple and green body armor happens to be passing by, a long, thin sniper rifle attached to his back, when he spots that spectacular crash.] Whoa, hey! [runs over, offering a gloved hand to Roxas] Are you all right there, kid?