ON ROXAS
NAME
Roxas
TITLE
Key of Destiny
GENDER
Male
AGE
Sixteen and three months.
ABILITIES
Roxas uses weapons known as Keyblades: swords that resemble giant keys and can open any lock as well as release the human heart to create a Nobody and a Heartless. He's reasonably proficient with them, although most of his talent probably comes from the fact that the Keyblade practically wields itself. In terms of fighting, this means he does a lot of scissorish attacks, quick slashes - but he favors the offensive a little too much, which leaves his guard open a lot. The strength lent by a giant video game weapon does not help when you have the upper arm tone of a sixteen-year-old.
While he's quick and dexterous for a human being, he's not absurdly strong. His main advantage lies in the fact that he's extremely difficult to disarm. Unless you're Sora, he can generally call his weapon back in an instant. The fact that he can portal also gives him an advantage. There's also the fact that he's a video game character. He shakes off being shocked / frozen / shot / SET ON FIRE pretty easily. Also, he's a being made completely from darkness. So he doesn't bleed, and sticking him in the liver will not help you much!
Back in terms of skill, he knows the same spells Sora does - Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, Cure, Magnet, and all the higher levels - although he's much weaker with them due to less experience. After a few casts of the higher levels, he'll be down to physical attacks, and it'll take him a while to regain the strength to cast again.
Driven into a corner, his limits break down and he starts in on a crazy array of attacks: super-speed gliding, light-shields, laser array. Other abilities shown in the games that he doesn't have, however: defying gravity by running up the sides of buildings! He can jump a little higher than normal kids, and he has an astonishing ability when it comes to climbing buildings and not falling to his death, but mostly he uses portals to get to places.
PERSONALITY
Two years older, and changed beyond all words.
During his time in the Organization, Roxas was earnest, frequently a tad clueless -- and happy. That hasn't changed entirely since he's arrived in the City, but it's grown more sedate, as his pursuit of answers has finally led him to some revelations he doesn't quite like. While he remains mostly truthful, and at his best when he can be honest, there's some value in keeping secrets that hasn't eluded him. The tendency to consider matters and take action on his own has only grown stronger during his year in the City, and Roxas is more likely to take action on his own than to ask for advice. While he's gained enough of Sora's memories to keep him from asking really basic questions ("what's a friend?" for instance), he remains just ignorant enough about the world to toss a curveball every once in a while. His unbiased way of looking at the world tends to give him an odd perspective - but Roxas doesn't mind. It's not the first time that he's been the strange one.
Trust is harder for him than it used to be. Even a friend might not get the whole of his thoughts. This might be due in part to the company he keeps: if you're surrounded by dead men and people who can't fight, who should you trust? Besides, he's used to working on his own. And he does have a variety of causes to keep up with: finding a way out of the City (and isn't it just ironic that the chosen one wants a better choice?), keeping the Organization down, and learning to be human. Fortunately, those aren't really things that come up on a day-to-day basis.
He's wry, warm with his friends but ultimately kind of casual. Having his attention can be a little overwhelming, because when Roxas wants to know something, he wants to know everything at once - all the details and answers tangled up. Friends tend to get the bulk of his concern. Though he tends to be oblivious, once he's been alerted that something may be wrong, Roxas is all sharp, defensive instincts. It's hard not to hold onto everything you've got in a city where anything could change in an instant. Still, Roxas is normal, for a given value of normal. He likes ice cream, hanging out with friends, and fighting monsters well over ten times his size.* It's only once you deconstruct his perspective a little that you realise how skewed it is. He's not concerned about the worlds or saving them, and while he'll remember people and completely irrelevant bits of trivia, none of it genuinely matters to him. Living in a city alongside the person he should disappear into, Roxas just wants an identity that's really his own. While it's fairly hard to offend him, it's also not easy to keep him interested - he tends to gravitate to like minds, useful people... but, for some reason, winds up surrounding himself with jerks and pranksters instead. Surer ways of getting on his nerves are to use him, patronize him or defeat him; Roxas does have a certain degree of pride, after all, and he knows his own worth.
(* Not that this last condition is ever difficult to fulfill.)
Maybe the biggest change is how he can't believe in destiny anymore. Because if he believes, if the future is a tangible, immovable thing, then his first friend dies and he vanishes, and there's no coming back from that. He's not strong enough to trust that Sora will make it worth it. Roxas is no hero, never has been, but he believes enough to know who he wants to save.
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Purely because I'm bored. ♥ This stuff's irrelevant and mostly just a way for me to keep track, anyway.
Apartment 8, Building #4
First impressions are always of the overwhelming whiteness of the room: the floor's cold and smooth and the walls are untouched by decoration. The ceiling's higher than it ought to be - possibly a previous occupant rented both 8 and the apartment above and knocked out the floor between. Its windows are thin and small, set high to let the light filter in. At the leftmost corner, there's a door that leads into the bathroom, and on the wall beside it, another door leads into a small walk-in closet. A bed's been set to the last corner, facing the door - the last part that someone walking in might see.
If this reminds you of a certain place, there's a reason for that. If you've noticed that there's no kitchen - there's a reason for that, too, and it's called 'Roxas still hasn't noticed the door into the kitchen'. He tends to eat takeout, anyway, since he can't cook.
Reconsidering the Heart
Yes, Roxas is still considering. Why? The math goes like this:
1. Sora - heart = Heartless!Sora + Roxas.
2. Heartless!Sora + Sora = Sora.
3. Sora - heart = Roxas.
Conclusion:
Roxas + heart = Sora.
(Not that he's actually done the math: he operates by gut instinct and gut instinct tells him this.) Having a heart should be great, but Roxas doesn't trust his own sense of identity enough to think that he could be anything aside from Sora. And - complicated Sora stuff aside - he wants to stay himself, be Roxas first and foremost before he's a part of someone else.
Friendship
Roxas has a minor complex about friends and the having thereof. Nobodies don't have emotions, and if you don't have emotions, then you can't really be said to like anyone/enjoy anyone's company that way. As quick as he is to dismiss things he's indifferent to, it does take him a while to actively realise that he likes something. (If you asked him, he'd be able to say it, but it's not like he goes around thinking about whether he likes things and what things he likes.) That being said, he will not call someone a friend unless they say it first. Even if they do, it takes him a while to get around to acknowledging it. He's more likely to redirect at high speed.
Long story short: he will have a minor aneurysm if you talk to him about being friends. All while making this face --> :|
For Roxas, the world is divided into two types of people - people to remember and people to forget. People to remember are those who've done something significant enough to be worth remembering; people to forget include the rest of the world as well as people who've grown to annoy him so much that the only thing to do is to forget them. It's worth noting that 'people to remember' is not a synonym for 'friends'. He doesn't always like those people; and when he doesn't, it's worth keeping an eye on them.
People to remember
S O R A - Many things have changed for Roxas, but Sora will always be his highest priority. Roxas still doesn't know what to think of his Other, especially now that he's relinquished his claim on Sora's heart. Their relationship's grown strained after Roxas took his heart and left anti-Sora to wreak havoc on the City for a week. There's uncertainty, of course, and a distant guilt. It doesn't mean he wants Sora to like him again, or forgive him - that's not the point. He just knows that he shouldn't have done it. At this stage... Roxas is waiting on Sora's cues.
A X E L - Roxas considers them about even now. He'll probably never trust Axel as completely as when he was young and clueless on the definition of things like "love" and "rewards" - especially considering he's not even sure whose side Axel's really on - but... he's letting it go. Roxas likes things simple. Simple is this: he likes Axel, and Axel doesn't remember doing the stupid things that Roxas was most mistrustful about. While this also means that Axel doesn't remember most of his year - which is not okay for someone as heavy into memories as Roxas - ... well. Simplicity, remember? It's not going to last, but it doesn't mean he won't take advantage of this.
K A O R U - In a lot of ways, Kaoru knows more about Roxas than anybody outside of his canon, including being a Nobody (even if Roxas doesn't think he gets it). On the other hand, Roxas doesn't understand how Kaoru works at all. But he likes him anyway. Not because he can be charming or because of a mystery in the heart that Roxas wants to understand, but because Kaoru is, purely and simply, Kaoru. It also means that he acknowledges Kaoru's limits; violence has nothing to do with him, and Roxas doesn't expect him to get involved in those instances.
N A M I N E - What happened with Sora has left him with some guilt about Namine too - he understands at some level how important Sora is to her - but it's mostly eradicated by the fact that she didn't have much to do with it. Also, she poisoned him. He mistrusts her for that still-possible future where she screws up his memories, but as he distances himself from it, it's not the major factor anymore. Basically, he disliked her (for being useless, for being dangerous), then stopped, then started again... except he can't because he was in the wrong. And the remnants from all the starts and stops are still affecting him. Really, he'd rather not think about it (or her) at all.
W I L L O W - "Weird" is probably the best word for their relationship. Willow's funny and strange and prioritizes things for reasons that Roxas can't grasp in the least. He used to be interested in her for her magic and the opportunity to study the effects of a heart, but the heart made it pretty clear: he just likes her. She enjoys baking cookies (and teaching him how), she has bemusing ideas about right and wrong and magic, and she likes him too. So it's either like her back or let his head implode from all the Willowisms he gets subjected to, and Roxas is the type to survive.
N E K U - When Neku first arrived in the City a year ago, Roxas got along with him naturally. He was the first person Roxas explained to about Nobodies, and the first person whose world Roxas actually wanted to visit. Then Neku left the City - but he returned with his memories intact. Given the /importance/ of memories to Roxas, this was kind of a point in Neku's favor. They still get along fairly well, too. All in all, it's a simple friendship where Roxas, at least, doesn't have to gloss over things - which makes it a lot easier to like him.
Others
XEMNAS - Their brief standoffish peace is at an end. Though Roxas is no longer quite clear on the details as to why he left the Organization, the events with Sora and revelation of Xemnas's own ends have left him none too happy with his erstwhile Superior.
LARXENE - Roxas likes her no better than before, but she's been less on the attack with Sora and Namine lately, so he's willing to let it slide to mild dislike. The fact that she got a heart during a curse helped her case, too.
MARLUXIA - As before, Roxas trusts XI no further than he can throw him. The heart let him know that he doesn't particularly /like/ Marluxia either. But, between Marluxia and Xemnas, he'd choose Marluxia.
XIGBAR - Xigbar's always seemed to know more than he let on. Roxas would probably like him better if he didn't constantly try to one-up him. His mistrust of Xigbar is for entirely different reasons from the rest of the Organization.
EMIL - Even Roxas can't miss the parallels - a boy whose memory loss is causing him to disappear and become someone else. He's... not very attached to Emil's fate, honestly, but he's interested, especially after meeting Ratatosk.
ZEXION - What scant trust Roxas had for him before the City has officially been scrapped - Zexion is the member Roxas trusts least in the Organization. He looks for hidden motives and agendas behind every word - and dislikes him into the bargain.
TAIGA - Out of all the girls he knows, Taiga makes the strongest impression. In a way, Roxas does like her. He's bemused by her thought processes, but at this point he puts that down to the fact that she's a girl.
RYOGA - As a partner, rival or opponent, Ryoga is fairly useless. He gets lost too much to be useful in any capacity at all, and moreover he turns into a pig when splashed with cold water - which happens surprisingly often. Still, he fights, and so Roxas talks to him.
DEMYX - It's a mixed bag at this point. On the one hand, Demyx got him out of the underground just before anti-Sora would have gutted him. On the other hand - he was spying on Sora. Roxas is neutral for now, but not particularly inclined to trust him.
EDWARD ELRIC - Edward seems like a fairly useful guy with interesting powers, both of which are in Roxas's interests. They're not overly friendly, but it's a cordial enough relationship.
KAIRI - As with Namine, there's some residual guilt about what he did to Sora - particularly after she tried to befriend him. He's not comfortable with Kairi at all.
RIKU REPLICA - There's no love lost here. After hearing that he's not as strong as Riku and losing his last reasons to take an interest in Namine's security, Roxas is mostly indifferent to the replica.
GAARA - Practical, brusque, and untalkative, with interesting powers. It's not that they're friends so much as Roxas finds it easier to understand Gaara's point of view than that of most people with hearts.
HIKARU SHIDOU - One of Sora's friends, and capable of fighting. For that reason, Roxas asked her to train Namine, but otherwise they're cordial strangers at best - and usually less than that, since she's Sora's friend.
STILL REMEMBERED: Ty Lee, Riku, Sasha, Nagarov, Vexen, Goofy, Tamaki, Soubi, Guy, Youji & Natsuo, Ritsuka, Gino, Hikaru Hitachiin, Jack Skellington, Machi, Silk, Joshua, Henry.
Roxas's possessions
1. A mini-fridge.
2. The Organization coat, gloves, boots, black shirt and trousers, and seven copies of the same outfit. Possibly underwear, too. Canon has not yet verified anything about underwear. Yes, he wears this all the time. Yes, even in summer. Yes, it's very annoying then. No, he won't take it off.
3. A networking device, with audio system to match. Somewhat battered from frequent abuse.
4. Two Keyblades: Oathkeeper and Oblivion.
5. A stuffed Cthulhu plushie, also in the closet on a shelf.
6. A first-aid kit.
7. A book. The specific book tends to vary, as Roxas gets rid of the first when a second comes along. It's been a book on graffiti art for a while - most of it's pictures. He might be keeping this one.
8. Sparkly pink barrettes. Blame Ritsuka.
9. A jacket from Kaoru.
10. Another book called How Things Work from Hiyori.
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As is my multi-tasking way, am also using this post to keep a record of Roxas's life in the City. Most of the shorts are small, irrelevant events that I'm recording for my own reference. Ignore everything below the cut if it suits you. ♥
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Key
Log - Third-person narrative exchange.
Post - made in Roxas's journal.
Short - Brief exchange made in someone else's journal.
Thread - Long or important exchange made in someone else's journal.
Useful Links
L's City Guide
Notes on Roxas - Private
July
First Memory - Post - Roxas arrives in the city and, true to form, spends his first day unconsciously eroding everyone's tolerance for mouthy boys.
Monster Day - Thread - In defending Minato's ramen stand, Roxas finds out that the Keyblade may not be as useful as it was in his own world.
Second Memory - Post - Surprising absolutely no one, Roxas does not take well to the idea that the Keyblade in this world is Epic Fail!Blunt Instrument.
Hobbits? - Short - Roxas meets Claire.
Two Jerks, One Argument - Short - Roxas meets Toph.
Shall Not Serve - Short - In which all those lame Xemnas-inspired nicknames come in really useful.
Puppies! - Thread - Or, in which Roxas learns that dealing with genies is the worst idea ever.
Third Memory - Post - Puppies and the eternal question: to sell or to kick?
No Need - Thread - Roxas and Sora work out a relationship. Or maybe just get more confused. Who can tell?
Fourth Memory - Post - Roxas gets a job. Like that'll help.
Training - Short - Roxas and Rozalin arrange to go to the Underground.
Constellations - Short - In which Roxas isn't bitchy at Sora.
Read My Mind - Short - Roxas meets Neku.
Fifth Memory - Post - Carnival day. Roxas wins a Cthulhu plushie.
Friendships - Thread - A semi-civil conversation goes wrong.
Sixth Memory - Post - Roxas and Sora fall under the crossover day curse and pick up cat ears and a tail. What?
Ears & Cakes - Short - Roxas bullies Tianzi. And then there is cake! ♥
Stupid Weapons - Short - Hiyori is the Keybearer; Roxas thinks the whole idea of a giant key is stupid. Oh yeah.
Eating Brains - Short - Kaoru and Roxas have a serious discussion on eating Soubi's brains. No, really.
Jerk! - Thread - The end of the Loveless day plot-arc... with demands for cake.
Seventh Memory - Post - Dealing with the aftermath.
New Day - Thread - Sora and Roxas's relationship goes back to normal. Aww.
Heroes in Tights - Short - In which Roxas doesn't dislike Ty Lee.
Eighth Memory - Post - Honesty is not the best policy, but it's curse day; it's not like Roxas has a choice.
A Ten-Person List - Short - Roxas meets Yumichika and Lucy.
Tasteless - Short - Sora needs a better people policy. And by better, Roxas means 'more picky'.
It's Complicated - Thread - Soubi apologizes and the conversation degenerates into general bewilderment.
Nekkid Day - Thread - Kaoru is possibly the last person Roxas ever wants to see naked. So he doesn't.
Yeah, Right - Short - Kyou has a problem with Kaoru. Roxas, er, defends him. Not really.
Ninth Memory - Post - On philosophy and the art of sledding on roofs.
Tenth Memory - Post - History isn't kind.
TL;DR - Short - Roxas meets a lawyer who insults him five times in one breath.
Eleventh Memory - Post - A day filled with song and Jesse McCartney.
So Vain~ - Thread - Roxas and Sora sing their true feelings to each other! Also, uh, Carly Simon.
Secret Tunnel! - Short - Roxas meets Aang.
Good Citizens - Short - Roxas meets Vincent.
Guards Wanted - Short - Roxas gets hired at the Den. It's surprisingly uncomplicated.
August
Nutella Aliens - Thread - Tamaki wants to give the City's nutella to an alien. Roxas is not pleased with this idea.
Twelfth Memory - Post - Roxas writes letters and doesn't deal with his problems.
Preach To The Choir - Short - Two heartless beings don't get along.
Thirteenth Memory - Post - Yes, Roxas, you need a fridge to make ice cream. A stove, too.
Friends - Thread - Friends don't let friends get sold to strangers. Or: Roxas and Soubi on the nature of friendship.
Fourteenth Memory - Post - Recovering from the collective attempt to break through the barrier, Roxas finally gets ice cream! And a friend. The two are not related.
Unremembered - Short - Sora thinks about the past; Roxas doesn't really talk about what's bothering him. They end up discussing heights instead. What?
Ice Cream - Thread - Having persistently failed in making his own ice cream, Roxas lets Soubi make it for him.
Fifteenth Memory - Post - At least the Hall of the Missing is quiet.
Intro - Thread - In introducing Youji to the City, Roxas discovers more about the personality he adopted on a past curse day.
Family Experiments - Post - On curse day, Roxas wakes up with a half-brother in the basement and the realisation that he's been experimented on for years.
You Suck - Thread - It's a curse day and Roxas gets chained to Youji. Apparently things are just that bad.
Gotta Be Chained To - Thread - Hiyori and Roxas are both, respectively, handcuffed to the most annoying denizens in the City.
Secret of Talking - Thread - Talking to Roxas takes a special skill. Kaoru has that skill. ♥ Roxas does not believe him.
Sixteenth Memory - Post - So apparently AU!Roxas has a creepy family, a monstrous half-brother in the basement, and a childhood full of pink dresses.
Chemistry Sets!! - Short - Roxas's father is creepy. Roxas? Is not impressed.
Basement Dumplings - Thread - Roxas talks to his mutant basement half-brother. Yeah, all that Gothic plot and it comes down to dumplings.
Seventeenth Memory - Post - Sora's revelation is still bothering Roxas.
Eighteenth Memory - Post - The Road Not Taken curse gives Roxas a heart. So what does he do with it? Go to the carnival, obviously.
Master and Servant - Thread - Soubi's not having a good day; Roxas tries to comfort him.
Memory - Thread - Hiyori doesn't remember him; Roxas plays nice, possibly for the first time.
Safe - Short - Nill's under the Road Not Taken curse; Roxas worries.
More Philosophy - Thread - Championing free will and civilization? Not easy. Also known as the conversation that gave Roxas a really big migraine.
Dreaming - Thread - Roxas promises to remember someone. (Trivia: He'll remember Henry as "that depressing guy with the hangover". Still.)
Nineteenth Memory - Post - Roxas lies.
Traitors - Thread - Zexion comes to the City. Roxas... is, well, Roxas.
Uncovering Memories - Thread - Sora and Roxas discuss the meaning of Zexion's arrival and try to figure out what they can't remember.
Underground - Thread - The return of a very unwelcome Nobody.
Names and Nicknames - Short - Roxas meets Horohoro. What kind of name is that, anyway?
Twentieth Memory - Post - The Hellplot's effects coincide with an aging curse, leading Roxas to become... a very different person.
You're Buying - Short - During the age curse, Roxas and Toph discuss going out for drinks. However, this quickly degenerates into a snarkfest.
Twenty-First Memory - Post - The climax of the hellplot. A very heartless Roxas asks Zexion to go heart-shopping with him. Bonus Axel-Roxas snark.
Worrying - Thread - Ty Lee worries for a Roxas who's in no position to appreciate it.
Look Like Birds - Short - Roxas... uh, baits some kid to go out and feed the tooth fairies. Look, he was heartless at the time.
Eliminate the Competition - Short - Tooth Fairy Day! Very short, mostly here to note that Roxas spends the day leading monsters into competitors' restaurants.
Things You Know - Thread - Roxas and Axel talk - about everything from mattresses to Twilight Town.
Twenty-Second Memory - Post - In the aftermath of the hell!plot.
Reapers' Game - Thread - Roxas tries to find out about Reapers.
Other Worlds - Short - Roxas meets Rabi. Well, not meets, really.
Cruel World - Thread - After Tamaki and Kyouya leave the City.
Useful - Thread - Roxas meets Sasha Nein.
Now What? - Thread - Roxas and Soubi and the roundabout conversation. They can't ever be normal, can they. :(
September
Twenty-Third Memory - Post - In which Roxas debates torture.
Story Time - Log - Axel tells Roxas the story. That's supposed to be it, anyway.
You Just Lost The - Thread - Neku tells Roxas about the end of the Reapers' Game.
Thing About Moods - Thread - Roxas discusses moods with an arguably homicidal half-vampire. While getting struck by lightning. Yay.
Another Welcome - Thread - Marluxia comes back to the City and Roxas has a roundabout conversation with him.
Stories - Thread - Talking to River is actually worse than talking to Soubi.
That Trust Thing - Thread - Roxas makes his loyalties clear. Or not.
Twenty-Fourth Memory - Post - In which Roxas researches the human condition and how to have fun.
Questions - Short - Roxas meets Rosella.
Everyone - Short - Roxas and Henry and another exchange about death.
Twenty-Fifth Memory - Post - Roxas has an awful lot of stupid questions. The curse lets him take advantage of them.
Dude Looks Like A - Short - Roxas is unimpressed by the singing cactus.
Gender-swapped, part II - Short - Roxas meets Nanao and finds out about Watari.
Twenty-Sixth Memory - Post - Roxas looks for Watari, to no avail.
The Letter I - Thread - Roxas shares a letter with a werewolf. (His own stood for 'Insensitive', in case you're wondering.)
Whining - Thread - Roxas talks to Natsuo. They discover some people in common and do not hit it off.
Not Quiet - Thread - Roxas meets Watari. Too bad he doesn't ask for a name.
Breaking Spells - Thread - Anthy's genderbender wears off early. Roxas demands answers. Being a girl sucks, apparently.
Paths - Thread - Roxas meets Red.
Twenty-Seventh Memory - Post - Roxas is no longer a girl! He does, however, wind up hopelessly lost.
Shaggy Cull - Comment Log - Roxas and Hiyori land in Silk's apartment. Cant ensues.
What? - Comment Log - Roxas and Hiyori land in Soubi's apartment. Confusion ensues.
Running - Short - Chidori's running away from monsters. Roxas dispenses advice.
Pink! - Thread - Roxas and Ty Lee discuss colors.
Sand - Thread - Roxas meets Gaara on a curse day. Their clothes get swapped.
Twenty-Eighth Memory - Post -
Needlers - Short - Silk apologizes for the curse day and Roxas asks about his world.
What You Wish For - Thread - Roxas not-so-subtly tries to get an angle on Yuuko's wish-granting thing, and ends up with answers he doesn't like.
Twenty-Ninth Memory - Post - Roxas has only ever killed Heartless. So the bloody hands curse? Confuses him a bit.
Belief - Short - Roxas and Silk discuss Silk's whorl - that is to say, gods and death.
People and Caring - Thread - Roxas learns that Sora's affected by the Out Damned Spot! curse and gets his own brain studied.
Your World - Thread - Roxas and Neku and a discussion about Heartless, Noise, and life after the City.
Thirtieth Memory - Post - Roxas can't stop saying what's on his mind. No, really. Curse day.
Lies and Lies - Thread - No, Kaoru, you did not have a date with Roxas when he was a girl.
Normal - Thread - Roxas and Sora and a polite conversation.
Thirty-First Memory - Post - Clearing up some misconceptions. He and Sora? Not brothers.
Telling the Difference - Thread - Kaoru and Roxas and the inevitable conversation.
October - MONTH OF INACTIVE FAIL
Candy Month - Thread - A conversation with Sora about pinatas turns unexpectedly serious.
Important Things - Thread - Roxas meets Kyon. Listless conversation ensues.
Liking Guns - Thread - Roxas mistakes the Ninth Doctor for Henry West
Movies - Thread - As in, "Roxas tries to rent one from Tatsuki".
Just Fog - Short - Roxas and Machi talk about the weather, wtf.
Thirty-Second Memory - Post - Fallout from Axel's leaving the City.
Things To Remember - Thread - Sora remembers, as does Roxas. What they remember, on the other hand, is a mystery.
Gentlemen of Stature - Short - Roxas meets Alec.
Fight Fight Fight - Log - Roxas vs. Nagarov in the new arena.
Future Matters - Thread - Roxas meets Riku. Beating around the bush ensues. (Just beat the damn bush already.)
Fish and Cats - Thread - Roxas talks to Sora and also is a jerk. But not to Sora, so that's okay!
Compromise - Thread - Roxas and Riku reach a -- conclusion. One off from alliteration, woe.
Thirty-Third Memory - Post - Roxas haet dead fish. :<
Humans - Thread - Roxas meets San.
Lion Food - Thread - Sora is cursed and hungry, and Roxas is oddly helpful.
Thirty-Fourth Memory - Post - The boy's finally starting to figure things out.
Lost Memories - Short - One fine day in the middle of the night, Lelouch's two victims find each other and talk.
What You Are - Thread - Roxas and Nagarov and something about their respective natures.
Hall of the Missing - Commentlog - Hiyori and Roxas meet in an unexpected place and talk about... nothing.
Halloween Costumes - Thread - Kaoru and Roxas. The usual shenanigans.
Dancing Shenanigans - Thread - Roxas meets Chrona and her obnoxious talking sword.
Pretending To Be - Thread - Sora plans his Halloween costumes! Roxas not only crashes his party, he kind of stomps on it.
Training - Thread - These conversations with Natsuo are really kind of weird.
Parties, Pimples, and other P-things - Thread - Ty Lee has the weirdest concerns.
Being Liked - Thread - Gaara wants to be liked. Roxas doesn't understand. It's a Halloween thing.
November - CONTINUED FAIL MONTH
Christmas is Coming - Thread - Christmas is coming, you guys!
Nanowhat? - Thread - Nagarov explains nano-machines to Roxas. Roxas is not impressed.
Simple Things - Thread - A Demyx, it's a Demyx! ... Roxas is not happy to see him.
Intense! - Thread - Sora and Roxas discuss Demyx and the art of being intense. Not in that order.
Hallucinations - Thread - Look, the City is not a hallucination, okay?
Thirty-Sixth Memory - Post - In the aftermath of Kaoru's departure from the City.
Talking About - Thread - Hey, Roxas isn't a bully. Just... private.
What You Are - Thread - Roxas and Nagarov and the subject of humanity.
Castle Oblivion [DEAD LINK] - Thread - Roxas meets Namine, who explains the situation.
Isn't It Ironic - Thread - Demyx and Roxas have a... discussion about irony.
Status Report - Thread - Zexion returns to the City. Roxas is there to talk to him.
Thirty-Seventh Memory - Post - In which Roxas questions the intentions of the deities.
Speaking Shadows - Thread - Roxas and Demyx and the secrets that emerge from the mouths of shadows.
Asleep - Short - Gaara won't wake up. Roxas makes helpful suggestions.
In The Dark [DEAD LINK] - Short - Roxas tells Namine how to make the shadow shut up.
Cursed With Voices - Thread - Roxas and Zexion have a cagey conversation.
Coming Back - Thread - Kaoru returns.
Unspoken - Short - Nill returns! Roxas sends a guide. And is generally helpful. Shut up.
Returns - Thread - Larxene comes to the City.
Memory Magic - Thread - Roxas discovers some things about his employer.
Katanas - Short - Roxas learns about weapons! And, uh, sets up a sparring time with Nikos.
No Zoo For You - Thread - Zexion is cursed out of his miiiind. Almost to the literal point.
Not A Schemer [DEAD LINK] - Short - As is Namine, sadly enough.
More Fighting - Thread - Roxas meets Sui.
Thirty-Eighth Memory - Post - Fourth-wall Day. In which Roxas is INUNDATED WITH CRAZY.
December - THIS IS LIKE A TREND OF FAIL
Whole City - Short - Sora wants to know what the City wants for Christmas. DROPPED TAGS BECAUSE I FAIL.
Hearts - Thread - Demyx is telling people about Nobodies and hearts. Roxas debates what to do about it.
Thirty-Ninth Memory - Post - Roxas needs movie suggestions to suppress the HORROR of Velvet Goldmine.
Vote for Girth! - Thread - Roxas and Kaoru discuss what happens if they should leave the City. Also, perverts.
Under Memory - Short - Roxas meets Jack Skellington.
Death Again - This doesn't even qualify for short. - Demyx is cursed.
Cooties - Thread - Roxas meets Reno. Who lectures him about cooties.
Move Out - Thread - During Zombie Week, Zexion persuades Roxas to move in and protect him.
Talking Like - Thread - Demyx is becoming a zombie. Roxas calls it.
Help [DEAD LINK] - Thread - Namine wants to help. Roxas points out that she's kind of useless. Fallout ensues.
Fortieth-Memory - Post - Roxas debates whether killing Demyx would help him get better.
Better Now - Thread - Demyx is no longer a zombie! Roxas voices some of his doubts about Zexion.
Rats - Short - Larxene wants to go hunting. Roxas wants to make sure.
Let's Not Talk - Thread - Roxas is one cursed little Nobody, and Sora is a big brother. Age reversal curse!
Soccer - Thread - Still tiny, Roxas investigates the merits of soccer with Touya.
Colors - Short - Tiny Roxas strikes again, this time with Silk's future self.
Important - Thread - Roxas meets Moro and they are very confused by each other.
Who I Am - Thread - Tiny Roxas yanks on the chords in Hiyori's heart. ... Not literally.
Curse - Short - Tiny Roxas meets Machi. They say nothing to each other.
Jacket - Thread - Kaoru gives Roxas a Christmas present! Roxas is not very impressed.
Christmas Time - Thread - Hiyori gives Roxas a Christmas present. Roxas is... still not very impressed.
January - I give up, I just fail.
Who Was That Bandaged Man? - Thread - Zexion has some answers about DiZ, but refuses to hand them over.
Not That Kind Of Heart - Thread - Reno gets a heart in the mail. Demyx talks about it, Roxas is annoyed.
In Darkness - Thread - Roxas meets Kain. They discover some strange similarities between their worlds.
Forty-Second Memory - Post - Roxas switches powers with Ryoga for a curse and turns into a pig.
Better Than A Witch - Thread - Roxas re-meets Dr. Horrible. And gets mocked for being a pig. Literally.
Switching Back - Thread - Roxas finally locates Ryoga and turns back. The process involves women's lingerie stores.
Family Things - Thread - Demyx tells the City about the Organization... again.
Sending Secrets - Thread - Ryoga and Roxas after the curse day. They totally fail to get along.
Pigxas - Thread - Some things you just can't live down. Ever.
Sensible Things - Thread - Roxas meets Haruhi. The sane one.
Girls Again - Thread - Turning into a girl isn't even a surprise at this point.
One Day - Thread - Roxas talks to some guy with one day to live. And is unexpectedly helpful!
Out of the Snow - Thread - Namine returns to the City.
Proper Punishment - Thread - Larxene reacts to Namine's return. Roxas is Not Pleased.
A-hyuck! - Thread - Goofy comes to the City. No hugs are involved!
Forty-Third Memory - Post - Roxas thinks back to Twilight Town.
What's Meant - Short - Roxas and Larxene are finally clear on the misunderstandings.
To Disappear Completely - Thread - Namine makes lunch for Roxas, Roxas accuses Namine of wanting to disappear.
Into the Garden - Thread - Larxene comes for Namine. Roxas tries to stop it.
Experiments? - Short - The deities have demanded hair. Roxas is curious as to why he shouldn't hand it over.
Nothing Any Old - Thread - Xigbar also arrives! Roxas... is actually semi-pleased to see him. For Roxas, that is.
Unwelcome Back - Thread - Axel returns. Roxas is slightly less pleased.
As Promised - Thread - It's officially open season on Namine. Except Roxas's still in the way.
Safety - Short - Namine gets a job. Roxas kind of hovers at her.
The Coat - Short - Demyx is cursed with a wardrobe switch.
How To Disappear - Thread - An entry gets Roxas worked up over the possibility of disappearing. Then he gets dragged sideways into nonsense.
Memory Note: Roxas's memories of what the first Namine (twilight_pastel) told him about Castle Oblivion are splotchy and mostly blank due to his refusal to participate in the deities' tasks. This may cause some apparent discontinuity!
February
Sparkle Boy - Thread - Thanks to Tamaki, Goofy is misinformed about Roxas's state of being. Trauma ensues.
Stupidity - Thread - Reno jumps off a building with a motorcycle! Roxas is not impressed.
The Jar Returns - Short - A very cursed Gaara's selling his jar of sand. Roxas is perplexed.
Daikon Rocks - Thread - It is a universal truth that no fifteen-year-old boy, heart or not, will ever be able to appreciate vegetables.
Cooking For - Thread - Namine discusses cooking for Axel! Roxas is even more perplexed.
You Fool! - Thread - Ryoga turns into a pig. Roxas shows up. A duel ensues!
More Sparkling - Thread - Tamaki, your legacy is getting old.
Explanations - Short - Roxas should never be a tour guide, ever.
Not Cooking - Thread - Xigbar cooks! Supposedly. Even Roxas is suspicious about that one.
Rumors vs. Losing - Thread - Rumors of the sparkling get around to Taiga, who makes fun of Roxas accordingly.
Better Than - Thread - Roxas explains how he's better than Axel. Also a semi-serious exchange.
Claws and Chocolate - Thread - Roxas is too good to give Yoruichi chocolate.
Isolation - Thread - Nagarov starts to go mad. Roxas checks up on him.
Skating - Thread - Xigbar is cursed with skating! Roxas goes to gloat.
Forty-Fourth Memory - Post - Roxas gets hacked by Xigbar. Trauma ensues.
More Dells - Short - Once again, Silk is cursed with obscure talk. And Roxas has no idea what he's saying.
Zombie Me Twice - Short - Roxas tells Demyx not to whine. Just because you get turned into a zombie twice in a few months...
Candy Secrets! - Thread - Ryoga. We do not eat the stuff we pick up off the ground.
Valentines? - Thread - And the insinuations that Roxas is into guys continue.
Alone Always - Thread - Not for the first time, Roxas makes his allegiances clear.
Pick-up Lines - Short - Roxas meets Estelle.
Weird Tastes - Thread - Roxas and Kaoru have a fairly normal conversation. For once.
Stupidity - Thread - Mardi Gras, and Roxas is feeling just a little angry towards Zexion.
And Your Stuff - Thread - An angry Roxas meets a greedy Nena. Shouting ensues.
Whining - Thread - Roxas hates people whining and Sui's too lazy to fight.
Need To Know - Thread - Marluxia returns! Roxas is mildly displeased.
Care About - Thread - Goofy and Roxas get an awkward start on conversation.
Halloween Preparations - Short - Jack Skellington is bored. Roxas is curious.
Information - Thread - In which Marluxia is such a stalker. (Note: off-shoot of the Goofy thread.)
Forty-Fifth Memory - Post - In which Roxas decides that he can't go home just yet.
MARCH, 2009 THREADS ONWARD ARCHIVED ON HIS CRIT POST.
Roxas
TITLE
Key of Destiny
GENDER
Male
AGE
Sixteen and three months.
ABILITIES
Roxas uses weapons known as Keyblades: swords that resemble giant keys and can open any lock as well as release the human heart to create a Nobody and a Heartless. He's reasonably proficient with them, although most of his talent probably comes from the fact that the Keyblade practically wields itself. In terms of fighting, this means he does a lot of scissorish attacks, quick slashes - but he favors the offensive a little too much, which leaves his guard open a lot. The strength lent by a giant video game weapon does not help when you have the upper arm tone of a sixteen-year-old.
While he's quick and dexterous for a human being, he's not absurdly strong. His main advantage lies in the fact that he's extremely difficult to disarm. Unless you're Sora, he can generally call his weapon back in an instant. The fact that he can portal also gives him an advantage. There's also the fact that he's a video game character. He shakes off being shocked / frozen / shot / SET ON FIRE pretty easily. Also, he's a being made completely from darkness. So he doesn't bleed, and sticking him in the liver will not help you much!
Back in terms of skill, he knows the same spells Sora does - Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, Cure, Magnet, and all the higher levels - although he's much weaker with them due to less experience. After a few casts of the higher levels, he'll be down to physical attacks, and it'll take him a while to regain the strength to cast again.
Driven into a corner, his limits break down and he starts in on a crazy array of attacks: super-speed gliding, light-shields, laser array. Other abilities shown in the games that he doesn't have, however: defying gravity by running up the sides of buildings! He can jump a little higher than normal kids, and he has an astonishing ability when it comes to climbing buildings and not falling to his death, but mostly he uses portals to get to places.
PERSONALITY
Two years older, and changed beyond all words.
During his time in the Organization, Roxas was earnest, frequently a tad clueless -- and happy. That hasn't changed entirely since he's arrived in the City, but it's grown more sedate, as his pursuit of answers has finally led him to some revelations he doesn't quite like. While he remains mostly truthful, and at his best when he can be honest, there's some value in keeping secrets that hasn't eluded him. The tendency to consider matters and take action on his own has only grown stronger during his year in the City, and Roxas is more likely to take action on his own than to ask for advice. While he's gained enough of Sora's memories to keep him from asking really basic questions ("what's a friend?" for instance), he remains just ignorant enough about the world to toss a curveball every once in a while. His unbiased way of looking at the world tends to give him an odd perspective - but Roxas doesn't mind. It's not the first time that he's been the strange one.
Trust is harder for him than it used to be. Even a friend might not get the whole of his thoughts. This might be due in part to the company he keeps: if you're surrounded by dead men and people who can't fight, who should you trust? Besides, he's used to working on his own. And he does have a variety of causes to keep up with: finding a way out of the City (and isn't it just ironic that the chosen one wants a better choice?), keeping the Organization down, and learning to be human. Fortunately, those aren't really things that come up on a day-to-day basis.
He's wry, warm with his friends but ultimately kind of casual. Having his attention can be a little overwhelming, because when Roxas wants to know something, he wants to know everything at once - all the details and answers tangled up. Friends tend to get the bulk of his concern. Though he tends to be oblivious, once he's been alerted that something may be wrong, Roxas is all sharp, defensive instincts. It's hard not to hold onto everything you've got in a city where anything could change in an instant. Still, Roxas is normal, for a given value of normal. He likes ice cream, hanging out with friends, and fighting monsters well over ten times his size.* It's only once you deconstruct his perspective a little that you realise how skewed it is. He's not concerned about the worlds or saving them, and while he'll remember people and completely irrelevant bits of trivia, none of it genuinely matters to him. Living in a city alongside the person he should disappear into, Roxas just wants an identity that's really his own. While it's fairly hard to offend him, it's also not easy to keep him interested - he tends to gravitate to like minds, useful people... but, for some reason, winds up surrounding himself with jerks and pranksters instead. Surer ways of getting on his nerves are to use him, patronize him or defeat him; Roxas does have a certain degree of pride, after all, and he knows his own worth.
(* Not that this last condition is ever difficult to fulfill.)
Maybe the biggest change is how he can't believe in destiny anymore. Because if he believes, if the future is a tangible, immovable thing, then his first friend dies and he vanishes, and there's no coming back from that. He's not strong enough to trust that Sora will make it worth it. Roxas is no hero, never has been, but he believes enough to know who he wants to save.
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Purely because I'm bored. ♥ This stuff's irrelevant and mostly just a way for me to keep track, anyway.
Apartment 8, Building #4
First impressions are always of the overwhelming whiteness of the room: the floor's cold and smooth and the walls are untouched by decoration. The ceiling's higher than it ought to be - possibly a previous occupant rented both 8 and the apartment above and knocked out the floor between. Its windows are thin and small, set high to let the light filter in. At the leftmost corner, there's a door that leads into the bathroom, and on the wall beside it, another door leads into a small walk-in closet. A bed's been set to the last corner, facing the door - the last part that someone walking in might see.
If this reminds you of a certain place, there's a reason for that. If you've noticed that there's no kitchen - there's a reason for that, too, and it's called 'Roxas still hasn't noticed the door into the kitchen'. He tends to eat takeout, anyway, since he can't cook.
Reconsidering the Heart
Yes, Roxas is still considering. Why? The math goes like this:
1. Sora - heart = Heartless!Sora + Roxas.
2. Heartless!Sora + Sora = Sora.
3. Sora - heart = Roxas.
Conclusion:
Roxas + heart = Sora.
(Not that he's actually done the math: he operates by gut instinct and gut instinct tells him this.) Having a heart should be great, but Roxas doesn't trust his own sense of identity enough to think that he could be anything aside from Sora. And - complicated Sora stuff aside - he wants to stay himself, be Roxas first and foremost before he's a part of someone else.
Friendship
Roxas has a minor complex about friends and the having thereof. Nobodies don't have emotions, and if you don't have emotions, then you can't really be said to like anyone/enjoy anyone's company that way. As quick as he is to dismiss things he's indifferent to, it does take him a while to actively realise that he likes something. (If you asked him, he'd be able to say it, but it's not like he goes around thinking about whether he likes things and what things he likes.) That being said, he will not call someone a friend unless they say it first. Even if they do, it takes him a while to get around to acknowledging it. He's more likely to redirect at high speed.
Long story short: he will have a minor aneurysm if you talk to him about being friends. All while making this face --> :|
For Roxas, the world is divided into two types of people - people to remember and people to forget. People to remember are those who've done something significant enough to be worth remembering; people to forget include the rest of the world as well as people who've grown to annoy him so much that the only thing to do is to forget them. It's worth noting that 'people to remember' is not a synonym for 'friends'. He doesn't always like those people; and when he doesn't, it's worth keeping an eye on them.
People to remember
S O R A - Many things have changed for Roxas, but Sora will always be his highest priority. Roxas still doesn't know what to think of his Other, especially now that he's relinquished his claim on Sora's heart. Their relationship's grown strained after Roxas took his heart and left anti-Sora to wreak havoc on the City for a week. There's uncertainty, of course, and a distant guilt. It doesn't mean he wants Sora to like him again, or forgive him - that's not the point. He just knows that he shouldn't have done it. At this stage... Roxas is waiting on Sora's cues.
A X E L - Roxas considers them about even now. He'll probably never trust Axel as completely as when he was young and clueless on the definition of things like "love" and "rewards" - especially considering he's not even sure whose side Axel's really on - but... he's letting it go. Roxas likes things simple. Simple is this: he likes Axel, and Axel doesn't remember doing the stupid things that Roxas was most mistrustful about. While this also means that Axel doesn't remember most of his year - which is not okay for someone as heavy into memories as Roxas - ... well. Simplicity, remember? It's not going to last, but it doesn't mean he won't take advantage of this.
K A O R U - In a lot of ways, Kaoru knows more about Roxas than anybody outside of his canon, including being a Nobody (even if Roxas doesn't think he gets it). On the other hand, Roxas doesn't understand how Kaoru works at all. But he likes him anyway. Not because he can be charming or because of a mystery in the heart that Roxas wants to understand, but because Kaoru is, purely and simply, Kaoru. It also means that he acknowledges Kaoru's limits; violence has nothing to do with him, and Roxas doesn't expect him to get involved in those instances.
N A M I N E - What happened with Sora has left him with some guilt about Namine too - he understands at some level how important Sora is to her - but it's mostly eradicated by the fact that she didn't have much to do with it. Also, she poisoned him. He mistrusts her for that still-possible future where she screws up his memories, but as he distances himself from it, it's not the major factor anymore. Basically, he disliked her (for being useless, for being dangerous), then stopped, then started again... except he can't because he was in the wrong. And the remnants from all the starts and stops are still affecting him. Really, he'd rather not think about it (or her) at all.
W I L L O W - "Weird" is probably the best word for their relationship. Willow's funny and strange and prioritizes things for reasons that Roxas can't grasp in the least. He used to be interested in her for her magic and the opportunity to study the effects of a heart, but the heart made it pretty clear: he just likes her. She enjoys baking cookies (and teaching him how), she has bemusing ideas about right and wrong and magic, and she likes him too. So it's either like her back or let his head implode from all the Willowisms he gets subjected to, and Roxas is the type to survive.
N E K U - When Neku first arrived in the City a year ago, Roxas got along with him naturally. He was the first person Roxas explained to about Nobodies, and the first person whose world Roxas actually wanted to visit. Then Neku left the City - but he returned with his memories intact. Given the /importance/ of memories to Roxas, this was kind of a point in Neku's favor. They still get along fairly well, too. All in all, it's a simple friendship where Roxas, at least, doesn't have to gloss over things - which makes it a lot easier to like him.
Others
XEMNAS - Their brief standoffish peace is at an end. Though Roxas is no longer quite clear on the details as to why he left the Organization, the events with Sora and revelation of Xemnas's own ends have left him none too happy with his erstwhile Superior.
LARXENE - Roxas likes her no better than before, but she's been less on the attack with Sora and Namine lately, so he's willing to let it slide to mild dislike. The fact that she got a heart during a curse helped her case, too.
MARLUXIA - As before, Roxas trusts XI no further than he can throw him. The heart let him know that he doesn't particularly /like/ Marluxia either. But, between Marluxia and Xemnas, he'd choose Marluxia.
XIGBAR - Xigbar's always seemed to know more than he let on. Roxas would probably like him better if he didn't constantly try to one-up him. His mistrust of Xigbar is for entirely different reasons from the rest of the Organization.
EMIL - Even Roxas can't miss the parallels - a boy whose memory loss is causing him to disappear and become someone else. He's... not very attached to Emil's fate, honestly, but he's interested, especially after meeting Ratatosk.
ZEXION - What scant trust Roxas had for him before the City has officially been scrapped - Zexion is the member Roxas trusts least in the Organization. He looks for hidden motives and agendas behind every word - and dislikes him into the bargain.
TAIGA - Out of all the girls he knows, Taiga makes the strongest impression. In a way, Roxas does like her. He's bemused by her thought processes, but at this point he puts that down to the fact that she's a girl.
RYOGA - As a partner, rival or opponent, Ryoga is fairly useless. He gets lost too much to be useful in any capacity at all, and moreover he turns into a pig when splashed with cold water - which happens surprisingly often. Still, he fights, and so Roxas talks to him.
DEMYX - It's a mixed bag at this point. On the one hand, Demyx got him out of the underground just before anti-Sora would have gutted him. On the other hand - he was spying on Sora. Roxas is neutral for now, but not particularly inclined to trust him.
EDWARD ELRIC - Edward seems like a fairly useful guy with interesting powers, both of which are in Roxas's interests. They're not overly friendly, but it's a cordial enough relationship.
KAIRI - As with Namine, there's some residual guilt about what he did to Sora - particularly after she tried to befriend him. He's not comfortable with Kairi at all.
RIKU REPLICA - There's no love lost here. After hearing that he's not as strong as Riku and losing his last reasons to take an interest in Namine's security, Roxas is mostly indifferent to the replica.
GAARA - Practical, brusque, and untalkative, with interesting powers. It's not that they're friends so much as Roxas finds it easier to understand Gaara's point of view than that of most people with hearts.
HIKARU SHIDOU - One of Sora's friends, and capable of fighting. For that reason, Roxas asked her to train Namine, but otherwise they're cordial strangers at best - and usually less than that, since she's Sora's friend.
STILL REMEMBERED: Ty Lee, Riku, Sasha, Nagarov, Vexen, Goofy, Tamaki, Soubi, Guy, Youji & Natsuo, Ritsuka, Gino, Hikaru Hitachiin, Jack Skellington, Machi, Silk, Joshua, Henry.
Roxas's possessions
1. A mini-fridge.
2. The Organization coat, gloves, boots, black shirt and trousers, and seven copies of the same outfit. Possibly underwear, too. Canon has not yet verified anything about underwear. Yes, he wears this all the time. Yes, even in summer. Yes, it's very annoying then. No, he won't take it off.
3. A networking device, with audio system to match. Somewhat battered from frequent abuse.
4. Two Keyblades: Oathkeeper and Oblivion.
5. A stuffed Cthulhu plushie, also in the closet on a shelf.
6. A first-aid kit.
7. A book. The specific book tends to vary, as Roxas gets rid of the first when a second comes along. It's been a book on graffiti art for a while - most of it's pictures. He might be keeping this one.
8. Sparkly pink barrettes. Blame Ritsuka.
9. A jacket from Kaoru.
10. Another book called How Things Work from Hiyori.
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As is my multi-tasking way, am also using this post to keep a record of Roxas's life in the City. Most of the shorts are small, irrelevant events that I'm recording for my own reference. Ignore everything below the cut if it suits you. ♥
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Key
Log - Third-person narrative exchange.
Post - made in Roxas's journal.
Short - Brief exchange made in someone else's journal.
Thread - Long or important exchange made in someone else's journal.
Useful Links
L's City Guide
Notes on Roxas - Private
July
First Memory - Post - Roxas arrives in the city and, true to form, spends his first day unconsciously eroding everyone's tolerance for mouthy boys.
Monster Day - Thread - In defending Minato's ramen stand, Roxas finds out that the Keyblade may not be as useful as it was in his own world.
Second Memory - Post - Surprising absolutely no one, Roxas does not take well to the idea that the Keyblade in this world is Epic Fail!Blunt Instrument.
Hobbits? - Short - Roxas meets Claire.
Two Jerks, One Argument - Short - Roxas meets Toph.
Shall Not Serve - Short - In which all those lame Xemnas-inspired nicknames come in really useful.
Puppies! - Thread - Or, in which Roxas learns that dealing with genies is the worst idea ever.
Third Memory - Post - Puppies and the eternal question: to sell or to kick?
No Need - Thread - Roxas and Sora work out a relationship. Or maybe just get more confused. Who can tell?
Fourth Memory - Post - Roxas gets a job. Like that'll help.
Training - Short - Roxas and Rozalin arrange to go to the Underground.
Constellations - Short - In which Roxas isn't bitchy at Sora.
Read My Mind - Short - Roxas meets Neku.
Fifth Memory - Post - Carnival day. Roxas wins a Cthulhu plushie.
Friendships - Thread - A semi-civil conversation goes wrong.
Sixth Memory - Post - Roxas and Sora fall under the crossover day curse and pick up cat ears and a tail. What?
Ears & Cakes - Short - Roxas bullies Tianzi. And then there is cake! ♥
Stupid Weapons - Short - Hiyori is the Keybearer; Roxas thinks the whole idea of a giant key is stupid. Oh yeah.
Eating Brains - Short - Kaoru and Roxas have a serious discussion on eating Soubi's brains. No, really.
Jerk! - Thread - The end of the Loveless day plot-arc... with demands for cake.
Seventh Memory - Post - Dealing with the aftermath.
New Day - Thread - Sora and Roxas's relationship goes back to normal. Aww.
Heroes in Tights - Short - In which Roxas doesn't dislike Ty Lee.
Eighth Memory - Post - Honesty is not the best policy, but it's curse day; it's not like Roxas has a choice.
A Ten-Person List - Short - Roxas meets Yumichika and Lucy.
Tasteless - Short - Sora needs a better people policy. And by better, Roxas means 'more picky'.
It's Complicated - Thread - Soubi apologizes and the conversation degenerates into general bewilderment.
Nekkid Day - Thread - Kaoru is possibly the last person Roxas ever wants to see naked. So he doesn't.
Yeah, Right - Short - Kyou has a problem with Kaoru. Roxas, er, defends him. Not really.
Ninth Memory - Post - On philosophy and the art of sledding on roofs.
Tenth Memory - Post - History isn't kind.
TL;DR - Short - Roxas meets a lawyer who insults him five times in one breath.
Eleventh Memory - Post - A day filled with song and Jesse McCartney.
So Vain~ - Thread - Roxas and Sora sing their true feelings to each other! Also, uh, Carly Simon.
Secret Tunnel! - Short - Roxas meets Aang.
Good Citizens - Short - Roxas meets Vincent.
Guards Wanted - Short - Roxas gets hired at the Den. It's surprisingly uncomplicated.
August
Nutella Aliens - Thread - Tamaki wants to give the City's nutella to an alien. Roxas is not pleased with this idea.
Twelfth Memory - Post - Roxas writes letters and doesn't deal with his problems.
Preach To The Choir - Short - Two heartless beings don't get along.
Thirteenth Memory - Post - Yes, Roxas, you need a fridge to make ice cream. A stove, too.
Friends - Thread - Friends don't let friends get sold to strangers. Or: Roxas and Soubi on the nature of friendship.
Fourteenth Memory - Post - Recovering from the collective attempt to break through the barrier, Roxas finally gets ice cream! And a friend. The two are not related.
Unremembered - Short - Sora thinks about the past; Roxas doesn't really talk about what's bothering him. They end up discussing heights instead. What?
Ice Cream - Thread - Having persistently failed in making his own ice cream, Roxas lets Soubi make it for him.
Fifteenth Memory - Post - At least the Hall of the Missing is quiet.
Intro - Thread - In introducing Youji to the City, Roxas discovers more about the personality he adopted on a past curse day.
Family Experiments - Post - On curse day, Roxas wakes up with a half-brother in the basement and the realisation that he's been experimented on for years.
You Suck - Thread - It's a curse day and Roxas gets chained to Youji. Apparently things are just that bad.
Gotta Be Chained To - Thread - Hiyori and Roxas are both, respectively, handcuffed to the most annoying denizens in the City.
Secret of Talking - Thread - Talking to Roxas takes a special skill. Kaoru has that skill. ♥ Roxas does not believe him.
Sixteenth Memory - Post - So apparently AU!Roxas has a creepy family, a monstrous half-brother in the basement, and a childhood full of pink dresses.
Chemistry Sets!! - Short - Roxas's father is creepy. Roxas? Is not impressed.
Basement Dumplings - Thread - Roxas talks to his mutant basement half-brother. Yeah, all that Gothic plot and it comes down to dumplings.
Seventeenth Memory - Post - Sora's revelation is still bothering Roxas.
Eighteenth Memory - Post - The Road Not Taken curse gives Roxas a heart. So what does he do with it? Go to the carnival, obviously.
Master and Servant - Thread - Soubi's not having a good day; Roxas tries to comfort him.
Memory - Thread - Hiyori doesn't remember him; Roxas plays nice, possibly for the first time.
Safe - Short - Nill's under the Road Not Taken curse; Roxas worries.
More Philosophy - Thread - Championing free will and civilization? Not easy. Also known as the conversation that gave Roxas a really big migraine.
Dreaming - Thread - Roxas promises to remember someone. (Trivia: He'll remember Henry as "that depressing guy with the hangover". Still.)
Nineteenth Memory - Post - Roxas lies.
Traitors - Thread - Zexion comes to the City. Roxas... is, well, Roxas.
Uncovering Memories - Thread - Sora and Roxas discuss the meaning of Zexion's arrival and try to figure out what they can't remember.
Underground - Thread - The return of a very unwelcome Nobody.
Names and Nicknames - Short - Roxas meets Horohoro. What kind of name is that, anyway?
Twentieth Memory - Post - The Hellplot's effects coincide with an aging curse, leading Roxas to become... a very different person.
You're Buying - Short - During the age curse, Roxas and Toph discuss going out for drinks. However, this quickly degenerates into a snarkfest.
Twenty-First Memory - Post - The climax of the hellplot. A very heartless Roxas asks Zexion to go heart-shopping with him. Bonus Axel-Roxas snark.
Worrying - Thread - Ty Lee worries for a Roxas who's in no position to appreciate it.
Look Like Birds - Short - Roxas... uh, baits some kid to go out and feed the tooth fairies. Look, he was heartless at the time.
Eliminate the Competition - Short - Tooth Fairy Day! Very short, mostly here to note that Roxas spends the day leading monsters into competitors' restaurants.
Things You Know - Thread - Roxas and Axel talk - about everything from mattresses to Twilight Town.
Twenty-Second Memory - Post - In the aftermath of the hell!plot.
Reapers' Game - Thread - Roxas tries to find out about Reapers.
Other Worlds - Short - Roxas meets Rabi. Well, not meets, really.
Cruel World - Thread - After Tamaki and Kyouya leave the City.
Useful - Thread - Roxas meets Sasha Nein.
Now What? - Thread - Roxas and Soubi and the roundabout conversation. They can't ever be normal, can they. :(
September
Twenty-Third Memory - Post - In which Roxas debates torture.
Story Time - Log - Axel tells Roxas the story. That's supposed to be it, anyway.
You Just Lost The - Thread - Neku tells Roxas about the end of the Reapers' Game.
Thing About Moods - Thread - Roxas discusses moods with an arguably homicidal half-vampire. While getting struck by lightning. Yay.
Another Welcome - Thread - Marluxia comes back to the City and Roxas has a roundabout conversation with him.
Stories - Thread - Talking to River is actually worse than talking to Soubi.
That Trust Thing - Thread - Roxas makes his loyalties clear. Or not.
Twenty-Fourth Memory - Post - In which Roxas researches the human condition and how to have fun.
Questions - Short - Roxas meets Rosella.
Everyone - Short - Roxas and Henry and another exchange about death.
Twenty-Fifth Memory - Post - Roxas has an awful lot of stupid questions. The curse lets him take advantage of them.
Dude Looks Like A - Short - Roxas is unimpressed by the singing cactus.
Gender-swapped, part II - Short - Roxas meets Nanao and finds out about Watari.
Twenty-Sixth Memory - Post - Roxas looks for Watari, to no avail.
The Letter I - Thread - Roxas shares a letter with a werewolf. (His own stood for 'Insensitive', in case you're wondering.)
Whining - Thread - Roxas talks to Natsuo. They discover some people in common and do not hit it off.
Not Quiet - Thread - Roxas meets Watari. Too bad he doesn't ask for a name.
Breaking Spells - Thread - Anthy's genderbender wears off early. Roxas demands answers. Being a girl sucks, apparently.
Paths - Thread - Roxas meets Red.
Twenty-Seventh Memory - Post - Roxas is no longer a girl! He does, however, wind up hopelessly lost.
Shaggy Cull - Comment Log - Roxas and Hiyori land in Silk's apartment. Cant ensues.
What? - Comment Log - Roxas and Hiyori land in Soubi's apartment. Confusion ensues.
Running - Short - Chidori's running away from monsters. Roxas dispenses advice.
Pink! - Thread - Roxas and Ty Lee discuss colors.
Sand - Thread - Roxas meets Gaara on a curse day. Their clothes get swapped.
Twenty-Eighth Memory - Post -
Needlers - Short - Silk apologizes for the curse day and Roxas asks about his world.
What You Wish For - Thread - Roxas not-so-subtly tries to get an angle on Yuuko's wish-granting thing, and ends up with answers he doesn't like.
Twenty-Ninth Memory - Post - Roxas has only ever killed Heartless. So the bloody hands curse? Confuses him a bit.
Belief - Short - Roxas and Silk discuss Silk's whorl - that is to say, gods and death.
People and Caring - Thread - Roxas learns that Sora's affected by the Out Damned Spot! curse and gets his own brain studied.
Your World - Thread - Roxas and Neku and a discussion about Heartless, Noise, and life after the City.
Thirtieth Memory - Post - Roxas can't stop saying what's on his mind. No, really. Curse day.
Lies and Lies - Thread - No, Kaoru, you did not have a date with Roxas when he was a girl.
Normal - Thread - Roxas and Sora and a polite conversation.
Thirty-First Memory - Post - Clearing up some misconceptions. He and Sora? Not brothers.
Telling the Difference - Thread - Kaoru and Roxas and the inevitable conversation.
October - MONTH OF INACTIVE FAIL
Candy Month - Thread - A conversation with Sora about pinatas turns unexpectedly serious.
Important Things - Thread - Roxas meets Kyon. Listless conversation ensues.
Liking Guns - Thread - Roxas mistakes the Ninth Doctor for Henry West
Movies - Thread - As in, "Roxas tries to rent one from Tatsuki".
Just Fog - Short - Roxas and Machi talk about the weather, wtf.
Thirty-Second Memory - Post - Fallout from Axel's leaving the City.
Things To Remember - Thread - Sora remembers, as does Roxas. What they remember, on the other hand, is a mystery.
Gentlemen of Stature - Short - Roxas meets Alec.
Fight Fight Fight - Log - Roxas vs. Nagarov in the new arena.
Future Matters - Thread - Roxas meets Riku. Beating around the bush ensues. (Just beat the damn bush already.)
Fish and Cats - Thread - Roxas talks to Sora and also is a jerk. But not to Sora, so that's okay!
Compromise - Thread - Roxas and Riku reach a -- conclusion. One off from alliteration, woe.
Thirty-Third Memory - Post - Roxas haet dead fish. :<
Humans - Thread - Roxas meets San.
Lion Food - Thread - Sora is cursed and hungry, and Roxas is oddly helpful.
Thirty-Fourth Memory - Post - The boy's finally starting to figure things out.
Lost Memories - Short - One fine day in the middle of the night, Lelouch's two victims find each other and talk.
What You Are - Thread - Roxas and Nagarov and something about their respective natures.
Hall of the Missing - Commentlog - Hiyori and Roxas meet in an unexpected place and talk about... nothing.
Halloween Costumes - Thread - Kaoru and Roxas. The usual shenanigans.
Dancing Shenanigans - Thread - Roxas meets Chrona and her obnoxious talking sword.
Pretending To Be - Thread - Sora plans his Halloween costumes! Roxas not only crashes his party, he kind of stomps on it.
Training - Thread - These conversations with Natsuo are really kind of weird.
Parties, Pimples, and other P-things - Thread - Ty Lee has the weirdest concerns.
Being Liked - Thread - Gaara wants to be liked. Roxas doesn't understand. It's a Halloween thing.
November - CONTINUED FAIL MONTH
Christmas is Coming - Thread - Christmas is coming, you guys!
Nanowhat? - Thread - Nagarov explains nano-machines to Roxas. Roxas is not impressed.
Simple Things - Thread - A Demyx, it's a Demyx! ... Roxas is not happy to see him.
Intense! - Thread - Sora and Roxas discuss Demyx and the art of being intense. Not in that order.
Hallucinations - Thread - Look, the City is not a hallucination, okay?
Thirty-Sixth Memory - Post - In the aftermath of Kaoru's departure from the City.
Talking About - Thread - Hey, Roxas isn't a bully. Just... private.
What You Are - Thread - Roxas and Nagarov and the subject of humanity.
Castle Oblivion [DEAD LINK] - Thread - Roxas meets Namine, who explains the situation.
Isn't It Ironic - Thread - Demyx and Roxas have a... discussion about irony.
Status Report - Thread - Zexion returns to the City. Roxas is there to talk to him.
Thirty-Seventh Memory - Post - In which Roxas questions the intentions of the deities.
Speaking Shadows - Thread - Roxas and Demyx and the secrets that emerge from the mouths of shadows.
Asleep - Short - Gaara won't wake up. Roxas makes helpful suggestions.
In The Dark [DEAD LINK] - Short - Roxas tells Namine how to make the shadow shut up.
Cursed With Voices - Thread - Roxas and Zexion have a cagey conversation.
Coming Back - Thread - Kaoru returns.
Unspoken - Short - Nill returns! Roxas sends a guide. And is generally helpful. Shut up.
Returns - Thread - Larxene comes to the City.
Memory Magic - Thread - Roxas discovers some things about his employer.
Katanas - Short - Roxas learns about weapons! And, uh, sets up a sparring time with Nikos.
No Zoo For You - Thread - Zexion is cursed out of his miiiind. Almost to the literal point.
Not A Schemer [DEAD LINK] - Short - As is Namine, sadly enough.
More Fighting - Thread - Roxas meets Sui.
Thirty-Eighth Memory - Post - Fourth-wall Day. In which Roxas is INUNDATED WITH CRAZY.
December - THIS IS LIKE A TREND OF FAIL
Whole City - Short - Sora wants to know what the City wants for Christmas. DROPPED TAGS BECAUSE I FAIL.
Hearts - Thread - Demyx is telling people about Nobodies and hearts. Roxas debates what to do about it.
Thirty-Ninth Memory - Post - Roxas needs movie suggestions to suppress the HORROR of Velvet Goldmine.
Vote for Girth! - Thread - Roxas and Kaoru discuss what happens if they should leave the City. Also, perverts.
Under Memory - Short - Roxas meets Jack Skellington.
Death Again - This doesn't even qualify for short. - Demyx is cursed.
Cooties - Thread - Roxas meets Reno. Who lectures him about cooties.
Move Out - Thread - During Zombie Week, Zexion persuades Roxas to move in and protect him.
Talking Like - Thread - Demyx is becoming a zombie. Roxas calls it.
Help [DEAD LINK] - Thread - Namine wants to help. Roxas points out that she's kind of useless. Fallout ensues.
Fortieth-Memory - Post - Roxas debates whether killing Demyx would help him get better.
Better Now - Thread - Demyx is no longer a zombie! Roxas voices some of his doubts about Zexion.
Rats - Short - Larxene wants to go hunting. Roxas wants to make sure.
Let's Not Talk - Thread - Roxas is one cursed little Nobody, and Sora is a big brother. Age reversal curse!
Soccer - Thread - Still tiny, Roxas investigates the merits of soccer with Touya.
Colors - Short - Tiny Roxas strikes again, this time with Silk's future self.
Important - Thread - Roxas meets Moro and they are very confused by each other.
Who I Am - Thread - Tiny Roxas yanks on the chords in Hiyori's heart. ... Not literally.
Curse - Short - Tiny Roxas meets Machi. They say nothing to each other.
Jacket - Thread - Kaoru gives Roxas a Christmas present! Roxas is not very impressed.
Christmas Time - Thread - Hiyori gives Roxas a Christmas present. Roxas is... still not very impressed.
January - I give up, I just fail.
Who Was That Bandaged Man? - Thread - Zexion has some answers about DiZ, but refuses to hand them over.
Not That Kind Of Heart - Thread - Reno gets a heart in the mail. Demyx talks about it, Roxas is annoyed.
In Darkness - Thread - Roxas meets Kain. They discover some strange similarities between their worlds.
Forty-Second Memory - Post - Roxas switches powers with Ryoga for a curse and turns into a pig.
Better Than A Witch - Thread - Roxas re-meets Dr. Horrible. And gets mocked for being a pig. Literally.
Switching Back - Thread - Roxas finally locates Ryoga and turns back. The process involves women's lingerie stores.
Family Things - Thread - Demyx tells the City about the Organization... again.
Sending Secrets - Thread - Ryoga and Roxas after the curse day. They totally fail to get along.
Pigxas - Thread - Some things you just can't live down. Ever.
Sensible Things - Thread - Roxas meets Haruhi. The sane one.
Girls Again - Thread - Turning into a girl isn't even a surprise at this point.
One Day - Thread - Roxas talks to some guy with one day to live. And is unexpectedly helpful!
Out of the Snow - Thread - Namine returns to the City.
Proper Punishment - Thread - Larxene reacts to Namine's return. Roxas is Not Pleased.
A-hyuck! - Thread - Goofy comes to the City. No hugs are involved!
Forty-Third Memory - Post - Roxas thinks back to Twilight Town.
What's Meant - Short - Roxas and Larxene are finally clear on the misunderstandings.
To Disappear Completely - Thread - Namine makes lunch for Roxas, Roxas accuses Namine of wanting to disappear.
Into the Garden - Thread - Larxene comes for Namine. Roxas tries to stop it.
Experiments? - Short - The deities have demanded hair. Roxas is curious as to why he shouldn't hand it over.
Nothing Any Old - Thread - Xigbar also arrives! Roxas... is actually semi-pleased to see him. For Roxas, that is.
Unwelcome Back - Thread - Axel returns. Roxas is slightly less pleased.
As Promised - Thread - It's officially open season on Namine. Except Roxas's still in the way.
Safety - Short - Namine gets a job. Roxas kind of hovers at her.
The Coat - Short - Demyx is cursed with a wardrobe switch.
How To Disappear - Thread - An entry gets Roxas worked up over the possibility of disappearing. Then he gets dragged sideways into nonsense.
Memory Note: Roxas's memories of what the first Namine (twilight_pastel) told him about Castle Oblivion are splotchy and mostly blank due to his refusal to participate in the deities' tasks. This may cause some apparent discontinuity!
February
Sparkle Boy - Thread - Thanks to Tamaki, Goofy is misinformed about Roxas's state of being. Trauma ensues.
Stupidity - Thread - Reno jumps off a building with a motorcycle! Roxas is not impressed.
The Jar Returns - Short - A very cursed Gaara's selling his jar of sand. Roxas is perplexed.
Daikon Rocks - Thread - It is a universal truth that no fifteen-year-old boy, heart or not, will ever be able to appreciate vegetables.
Cooking For - Thread - Namine discusses cooking for Axel! Roxas is even more perplexed.
You Fool! - Thread - Ryoga turns into a pig. Roxas shows up. A duel ensues!
More Sparkling - Thread - Tamaki, your legacy is getting old.
Explanations - Short - Roxas should never be a tour guide, ever.
Not Cooking - Thread - Xigbar cooks! Supposedly. Even Roxas is suspicious about that one.
Rumors vs. Losing - Thread - Rumors of the sparkling get around to Taiga, who makes fun of Roxas accordingly.
Better Than - Thread - Roxas explains how he's better than Axel. Also a semi-serious exchange.
Claws and Chocolate - Thread - Roxas is too good to give Yoruichi chocolate.
Isolation - Thread - Nagarov starts to go mad. Roxas checks up on him.
Skating - Thread - Xigbar is cursed with skating! Roxas goes to gloat.
Forty-Fourth Memory - Post - Roxas gets hacked by Xigbar. Trauma ensues.
More Dells - Short - Once again, Silk is cursed with obscure talk. And Roxas has no idea what he's saying.
Zombie Me Twice - Short - Roxas tells Demyx not to whine. Just because you get turned into a zombie twice in a few months...
Candy Secrets! - Thread - Ryoga. We do not eat the stuff we pick up off the ground.
Valentines? - Thread - And the insinuations that Roxas is into guys continue.
Alone Always - Thread - Not for the first time, Roxas makes his allegiances clear.
Pick-up Lines - Short - Roxas meets Estelle.
Weird Tastes - Thread - Roxas and Kaoru have a fairly normal conversation. For once.
Stupidity - Thread - Mardi Gras, and Roxas is feeling just a little angry towards Zexion.
And Your Stuff - Thread - An angry Roxas meets a greedy Nena. Shouting ensues.
Whining - Thread - Roxas hates people whining and Sui's too lazy to fight.
Need To Know - Thread - Marluxia returns! Roxas is mildly displeased.
Care About - Thread - Goofy and Roxas get an awkward start on conversation.
Halloween Preparations - Short - Jack Skellington is bored. Roxas is curious.
Information - Thread - In which Marluxia is such a stalker. (Note: off-shoot of the Goofy thread.)
Forty-Fifth Memory - Post - In which Roxas decides that he can't go home just yet.
MARCH, 2009 THREADS ONWARD ARCHIVED ON HIS CRIT POST.