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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[glassboxmemory.livejournal.com]

[O hay, haven't seen you in a while!] Sora?

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

Oh! There you are. Geez, I thought you pulled a disappearing act on me again.

[contract_star]

[Oh hey, someone who's not a newcomer! Or so Hei thinks.]

Sora? Everything alright?

[glassboxmemory.livejournal.com]

Why would I disappear on you?

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

[Another person? Okaaay, this isn't supposed to happen.]

Wh-what? Who are you?

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Have a Cy, still in her Wild Road form, trotting up with a curious look.] Dropping in like flies tonight.

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

[Giant freaking cat? Definitely not supposed to happen!]

Whoa! What the—

[Backing away cautiously with each step Cy takes towards him.]

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not like you can be here 24/7. It's still fine.

[contract_star]

...[Headtilt.]

Li Shengshun? We've met before...

Unless...[Trails off.]

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Well great job, you've hurt the massive prehistoric cat's feelings.] No one likes me any more.

[glassboxmemory.livejournal.com]

I guess not. [A pause.]

Um, but the stars have been here the entire time.

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

[Fffff good job, Sora. He didn't mean to offend. ): He stops backing away, but still looks wary.] Huh? Er, sorry? I just don't think a large feline is supposed to be here...

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

...No they haven't. This is the first time I've seen them.

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[So pouting. It looks weird.] Supposed to, supposed to. Always saying that, every one! Maybe I am and you aren't supposed to be, huh?

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

[Have a second headtilt.]

Uh, sorry, can't say that we have.

Where did you just come from?

[contract_star]

[And Hei now has a headache.]

You must be a different version of Sora, then. Same as with Roxas.

This is the Astral Plane. It's a crossroads between worlds.

[glassboxmemory.livejournal.com]

[...] Uh. But you're that boy I talked to a while ago. You knew my name, so...

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

[Cats can pout? Whoa.]

['Okay, didn't think about that first...'] Where am I, then?

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

How should I know, when he knows so much? No room for no one else's knowing!

[She is a cat, after all, and therefore holds pouty grudges. Or dignified grudges, depending on who you ask.]

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

Yeah. And 'course I know your name, just...

[He looks up around the Astral Plane.]

A little heads up before redecorating would be nice. You do need to share this place with me.

[glassboxmemory.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure we share the Astral Plane with everyone, and they don't complain about it.

[THE POINT, IT WENT COMPLETELY OVER HIS HEAD.]

[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?

[mirroredsky.livejournal.com]

['Uh...' Have a slightly confused head scratch from Sora.]

[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.

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Have a still-grumpy look from the massive kitty.] It's a step outside of time, a blank slate midst the broken ones. That's this place, drifter.