001 ♥ Wrong Station

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

[Sora appears on the Astral Plane, sitting as if he were previously on a ledge of sorts, feet hanging off the edge, talking to someone that isn't there anymore.]

—was kind of cool really, the sandcastle that you guys got... to...

...

Roxas? ...R-Roxas? Where'd you go? ...What happened to this place, for that matter?

This looks... different. Since when did we get stars?

[He stands up, looking very confused.]

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[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

"Different version"? There can only be one me.

Astral... [The last part triggers some memories of Roxas' travels at the back of his mind.] Am I stuck here or something?

[contract_star]

It's complicated. [Rubs at his forehead. Poor Hei has had to explain this whole thing, like, five times today.]

No, not at all. You can go back just by thinking it.

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

Huh.

[Sora looks skeptical at first, but he closes his eyes and gives it a shot, disappearing. Give him a minute or two; he'll come back, mid-conversation, once he thinks about the Astral Plane again.]

—said that, I swear I'm not pulling your —

...Oh. I'm back again.

[contract_star]

[Smiles.] It only takes a thought to come and go from here.

Anyway. I suppose we haven't really...been properly introduced. Nice to meet you, Sora--I'm Li Shengshun.

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

Er, gotcha. A thought and back.

I guess not. [There's a sound akin to a short laugh, followed by a subdued smile.] Nice to meet you too, Li.

[contract_star]

[Smiles back.] You probably have a lot of questions. Feel free to ask. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to help, though.

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

Hm...

[He rubs the back of his neck for a moment, thinking.] Is this Astral Plane dangerous? Am I able to bring anything here?

[contract_star]

The Plane itself isn't dangerous, but the Twins have done some pretty dangerous experiments on us. I'd, ah, avoid them if it's possible. And there's also some dangerous people here. Particularly the Masters. Them you should definitely avoid. [Pause.] Also, don't bleed anywhere near a woman named Diva.

And, yes! You can bring whatever you like here. Someone has brought a bar, some other people have brought desks and such...there was even a Colosseum here a few days ago. There don't seem to be any limits to what we can bring.

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

[Nodding and taking this in with mild suspicion of the aforementioned people.]

Huh. That sounds... okay. [Sora's hand tenses ever so slightly, just for a second. He wants to test that out by summoning his keyblade, but opts to doing that later, when he's hopefully alone.]

[contract_star]

[Nods, watching him carefully.]

Anything else?

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

[He pauses in a moment of thought.] Would I be able to bring Roxas here? Not... the Roxas I met here, but the one I know.

[contract_star]

No. Only people who the Twins have selected can come here.

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

[Roxas + dangerous Twin experiments?] Oh, I see. Scratch that idea.

[contract_star]

Yes. It's probably better for them that they're not involved, anyway.