[Commentlog]heroinwaitSeptember 14 2011, 02:40:54 UTC
[WELP, THIS SEEMS AWKWARD ENOUGH. Upon finding Kairi's note to him, Riku had rushed right over to the infirmary, only to find that... she wasn't there. It hadn't been -too- difficult to find her (and Xanth), not with how slowly they'd been moving at first. He'd been just about to make his presence known when he heard Kairi ask about Naminé.
And he listens.
But very quickly he realizes what Xanth means--and suddenly things have become very, very awkward.
So Riku strides forward now, pretending as though he hasn't heard a thing as he walks toward them.]
There you are.
[He shakes his head at Kairi, giving her a pointed look in spite of the blindfold.]
Shouldn't you be in the infirmary still? Or are you already breaking out?
[Commentlog]stillseecracksSeptember 21 2011, 12:33:51 UTC
O--Okay.
[At Riku's invitation, Xanth enters his room. It's much more orderly than Xanth's, and his extra blankets are blankets, rather than skirts or shirts or other items of clothing.
Xanth maneuvers over to Riku's bed, then slowly sits on the edge of it. He glances to Riku, a silent request for him to help detach the sleepy Kairi from Xanth's back.]
[Commentlog]heroinwaitSeptember 21 2011, 16:24:06 UTC
[Riku can understand that look. He nods once, stepping over to try and take hold of Kairi's hands, to try and lead her arms away from circling Xanth's neck and shoulders.]
Come on, Kairi, we're here. You need to let Xanth go now.
[Commentlog]stillseecracksSeptember 22 2011, 12:48:32 UTC
[Xanth stands up, then sets his hands on his hips and stretches back. Crackle, goes his back, but he doesn't mind.
Then, he takes one of Riku's extra blankets and lays it over Kairi. Getting her under the one of the bed would be a nightmare; better to let her use it as a sheet.
When finished, Xanth looks down at Kairi and lets out a breath. Here, she'll be safe. She can sleep off whatever drug the doctor had given her. Xanth knows that.
But he still doesn't want to leave her with Riku.]
[Commentlog]heroinwaitSeptember 27 2011, 23:38:19 UTC
[Riku looks at Kairi for a long moment. Even now, after everything that's gone on... he doesn't want to leave her alone. He wants to be there for her, especially now, wants to be there to protect her from anything that might happen.
But he also wants to talk to Xanth.
So Riku moves to the door, looking back toward Xanth.]
We can talk out here. I'll leave the door open so that we can keep an eye on her.
[Commentlog]stillseecracksSeptember 28 2011, 20:06:31 UTC
[A knot of apprehension forms in Xanth's stomach. Riku never talked - Riku interrogated.
But no, Xanth thinks, that's wrong. Just minutes before, Riku made idle conversation. Perhaps he'd ask something simple, or maybe they would be questions about Kairi's surgery.
Xanth's rationalizations do nothing; the apprehension remains.]
[Commentlog]heroinwaitOctober 3 2011, 20:13:16 UTC
[Yeah, well, that part hasn't exactly changed much. At least this time he's not -intending- on interrogating Xanth? Once they're both outside, Riku looks back to Xanth.]
You knew Kairi before coming here, too?
[It's not what he's wanting to ask. But he's trying to lead into it.]
[Commentlog]heroinwaitOctober 3 2011, 21:26:00 UTC
[Riku gives a short, noncommittal response, folding his arms and leaning against the wall as he looks into the room. He'd known both him and Kairi, then?]
But she thought you meant Naminé.
[He glances back to Xanth.]
I guess this is another example of that whole multiple-copies-of-people thing, isn't it?
[Commentlog]heroinwaitOctober 4 2011, 03:12:43 UTC
[Riku shakes his head. He's used to this whole other worlds thing, has been for a long time, but the multiple copies of people thing? That's just strange.
At Xanth's question, though, his expression clouds slightly.]
If you knew the both of us before... what do you know about the Heartless?
N-Not a-- a whole l-lot. B-But... [And he holds up one hand to count off what he does now.]
I-I know they're-- h-heartless. [He gives a shrug at this, because it is so damn obvious.] They're... l-like shadows, s-sort of. A-And I... I know they're-- d-dangerous, b-but I'm not... r-really sure h--how.
[And Xanth is pretty damn sure Riku used something like them in a battle against him.]
[Commentlog] how dare you make him info-dump, Xanth. THESE ARE MORE WORDS THAN RIKU WANTS TO SAY.heroinwaitOctober 4 2011, 05:58:41 UTC
[So... basically nothing.]
That's right. The shadow-like ones were the original Heartless--there are a lot of different types now, but most of those were created.
They're called Heartless because they don't have hearts of their own. They attack those that do have hearts and try to take those for themselves. Any time a Heartless is created, so is a Nobody--the husk of the person that lost their heart.
[Commentlog] It's what I do |DheroinwaitOctober 4 2011, 16:21:08 UTC
[Riku nods.]
Normally you can't get someone's heart back once they've lost it. But Kairi's kind of a special case.
I'm not exactly sure how, but her heart wound up inside our other friend, Sora's. There was a Keyblade that could be used to unlock people's hearts... he used that to free Kairi's heart from his own.
[This is not a happy memory for him, and a hint of that may be showing on his face. After all, he'd tried to turn Sora into a Heartless using that exact same Keyblade.]
And he listens.
But very quickly he realizes what Xanth means--and suddenly things have become very, very awkward.
So Riku strides forward now, pretending as though he hasn't heard a thing as he walks toward them.]
There you are.
[He shakes his head at Kairi, giving her a pointed look in spite of the blindfold.]
Shouldn't you be in the infirmary still? Or are you already breaking out?
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[At Riku's invitation, Xanth enters his room. It's much more orderly than Xanth's, and his extra blankets are blankets, rather than skirts or shirts or other items of clothing.
Xanth maneuvers over to Riku's bed, then slowly sits on the edge of it. He glances to Riku, a silent request for him to help detach the sleepy Kairi from Xanth's back.]
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Come on, Kairi, we're here. You need to let Xanth go now.
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[Kairi reacts to the touch before she does the words, instinctively tightening her grip into an almost chokingly-tight hug about Xanth's neck.
Or as close as she can get with her current strength.
But Riku's there, and he's talking. In moments, she's nodding in agreement without really having listened to a word he's said.
Relaxing, she slumps sideways and gravity does the rest. In moments she's half-curled on the blankets, out like a light.]
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Then, he takes one of Riku's extra blankets and lays it over Kairi. Getting her under the one of the bed would be a nightmare; better to let her use it as a sheet.
When finished, Xanth looks down at Kairi and lets out a breath. Here, she'll be safe. She can sleep off whatever drug the doctor had given her. Xanth knows that.
But he still doesn't want to leave her with Riku.]
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But he also wants to talk to Xanth.
So Riku moves to the door, looking back toward Xanth.]
We can talk out here. I'll leave the door open so that we can keep an eye on her.
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But no, Xanth thinks, that's wrong. Just minutes before, Riku made idle conversation. Perhaps he'd ask something simple, or maybe they would be questions about Kairi's surgery.
Xanth's rationalizations do nothing; the apprehension remains.]
O--Okay.
[And Xanth follows.]
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You knew Kairi before coming here, too?
[It's not what he's wanting to ask. But he's trying to lead into it.]
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Y-Yeah. B-But I-- I-I never knew-- a-anyone else, f-from your w--world.
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But she thought you meant Naminé.
[He glances back to Xanth.]
I guess this is another example of that whole multiple-copies-of-people thing, isn't it?
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[He looks down at the floor and leans against the wall as well. After a moment, he looks back up.]
Wh-- who is... N-Naminé?
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At Xanth's question, though, his expression clouds slightly.]
If you knew the both of us before... what do you know about the Heartless?
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I-I know they're-- h-heartless. [He gives a shrug at this, because it is so damn obvious.] They're... l-like shadows, s-sort of. A-And I... I know they're-- d-dangerous, b-but I'm not... r-really sure h--how.
[And Xanth is pretty damn sure Riku used something like them in a battle against him.]
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That's right. The shadow-like ones were the original Heartless--there are a lot of different types now, but most of those were created.
They're called Heartless because they don't have hearts of their own. They attack those that do have hearts and try to take those for themselves. Any time a Heartless is created, so is a Nobody--the husk of the person that lost their heart.
Naminé is Kairi's Nobody.
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He looks back up to Riku, still frowning, and bites his lip.]
B-But... she's got her h-heart-- now.
[The question, implied, is how did she get it back?]
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Normally you can't get someone's heart back once they've lost it. But Kairi's kind of a special case.
I'm not exactly sure how, but her heart wound up inside our other friend, Sora's. There was a Keyblade that could be used to unlock people's hearts... he used that to free Kairi's heart from his own.
[This is not a happy memory for him, and a hint of that may be showing on his face. After all, he'd tried to turn Sora into a Heartless using that exact same Keyblade.]
Kairi got her heart back then.
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