• day 5 •

[otherness]

[Roxas drifts from place to place without any real life in his eyes. He's soaked from head to toe, dripping rainwater as he goes. Rain's stained his uniform and the little cravat he wears, and there are signs that he's been in a rough fight recently: holes and tears in his opened jacket, a nasty burn slicing apart his waistcoat. He's not in any real danger of dying since the bleeding has long since stopped, but he could probably use a reminder that he has Curaga equipped.

'Still kind of a zombie' has never been more apt. He's grieving and doesn't know what to do about it.]

[ooc: And with that, we've hit the ending which is like fifteen minutes of Riku and Roxas showing off and Victorian scenery porn.]

Comments

[otherness]

[Roxas takes it without comment. A little too quickly, but whatever. He downs that thing like he's gonna die.

He still has a lot to heal the proper way, but now he can stand up a little taller.]

... Thanks.

[darkercalling]

Yeah.

[He spends a second just... looking at him. ... And he is pretty sure he will never get past the fact that he looks so much like him, and it just makes his heart hurt.]

So. What are you going to do now?

[otherness]

... 'Set them free.'

[There's no doubt in his eyes, even though he's tired and beat up. That was what she wanted, and it's what he promised.]

They used us for Kingdom Hearts, and I'm gonna unmake it.

[darkercalling]

[You know, that's a noble goal. And Riku would be entirely on board, but... Sora.

And maybe when Sora wakes up, things will be different. Maybe things will go smoothly and they can bring this entire mess to a close together. But he has to wake up first, and that's not gonna happen if he lets Roxas get away now.

... If only he'd understand.

Riku's plans won't change. And when they're back in their own reality, he will find him again.]

I see. Good luck.

[Who can tell if he's actually sincere about that or not...? (Not himself.)]

[otherness]

[Roxas doesn't know if it's sincere or not, either. His feelings on the matter are further complicated by the memories imprinted on his heart-- memories of friendship, and then betrayal.

He steps forward like he's going to say something, but he stops himself. He's too weak to fight and not really in a position to demand anything from the Order's imposter. He has his reasons for whatever the hell he's doing, and so does Roxas.

In the end, he lets him go, not knowing what the other has in store.]