Fifty-Fifth Keychain - [Action]

[perplex_me]

[Okay, it's warm. Very very warm. Even for the evening it's hotter than usual...but that doesn't explain why there's a blond boy wandering through the forest without his shoes and without his shirt. True to New Feather nature, the boy's wearing just the white cotton pants as he shuffles along through the forest

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[ action ] say hello to my little friend PLACEHOLDER

[poppetry]

[ Roxas has been gone a few days now. Which sucks, as normally she's the one getting kidnapped -- it's not supposed to be her friends!

But she's been dealing as best she knows how -- trying to just carry on, because that's what you do, in Luceti. His things are still at the house, at least. It's reassuring to know he will, at least, come back.

... still, it's quite a surprise to see him in the middle of the village just in those new feather pants. Her expression draws down in confusion, but -- hey, she turned up in the New Feather dress for no goddamn reason once, right? Right. So she trots over. ]

Roxas! Are you okay?

[ action ] pleased to meet your placeholder :O

[perplex_me]

[He tilts his head toward her when he hears her call out to him.

Roxas...right. That's his name. That's what they told him. He doesn't show any signs of recognizing the girl though.]

...

[He supposes that he ought to know her, but he doesn't. He can't pinpoint anything about her. So for now he'll just stare at her with that same vacant expression.]

[ action ] /finally returns

[poppetry]

[ ooooooooooooooooookay something's not right. She pulls up short, just ... staring at him, eyes a little wide. ]

... Roxas? What's wrong? [ ... it is him, right? It's got to be. Ven didn't go missing. At least, not that she heard... but why would EITHER of them be blank like this? No, it has to be Roxas, and ... something must be wrong. She comes in closer, reaching out a hand towards him, visibly concerned. ]

[ action ] /ties up in hatbox?

[perplex_me]

[He waits until Xion approaches him and reaches toward him, not moving and not doing much to stop her. He tilts his head again though.]

...Roxas. [He nods slightly. Yup. That's his name. His gaze leaves Xion's face then and goes back to looking around the village, digging his toes into the dirt a bit. It's...kind of huge, this village. He's not sure what to make of it.]

[Action]

[cakeblocked]

[Unfortunately, Luke still can't tell the difference between Ventus and Roxas. And since he talks to the former more, he automatically this is the boy wandering in with a new feather's garb.]

... Ventus? Hey, Ven!

[Action]

[perplex_me]

[...Ventus, huh? Roxas blinks a bit at the different name usage. That's not what the people back at the cell told him, but maybe they were wrong. He turns to look at Luke, mostly to acknowledge that he heard the redhead even if he doesn't quite know how to react.]

...

[He doesn't think to tell Luke otherwise, so sure, he'll be Ven. Maybe that's true. What will you do Luke. What will you do.]

[Action]

[cakeblocked]

[At first, he'll think that the blank look just means that he got it wrong. Gah, it's so easy to do, even though Luke has been trying hard to tell the difference between them. So, he widens his eyes and rubs the back of his head, trying to quietly laugh it off.]

O-Oh... Sorry. Roxas, right? I still can't really tell you guys apart...

[Action]

[perplex_me]

[Well great. Is he Ventus or Roxas? :| He's still giving Luke that blank look, tilting his head at the sudden change.]

...Roxas. [And he's back to looking around again.] You?

[risingwinds]

[Whoa, Roxas. What's with the New Feather garb? And the blank eyes?

This calls for a closer look!]

Roxas?

[perplex_me]

[...! Whoa! Roxas' head jerks back ever-so-slightly. He wasn't...really expecting a look-alike. Maybe this is Ventus? Or maybe he's Ventus and this is Roxas. Roxas will approach you, Ven, though he's not going to speak.]

...

[He tilts his head this way and that, trying to determine what to make of this newcomer.]

Roxas. [Whether that's an indication that he is Roxas, or a question of if Ventus is Roxas, who knows.]

[risingwinds]

Hey, you okay? You look kinda...

[Blank. Plus, he's being kinda quiet. This is a little weird.]

[perplex_me]

[He doesn't give a direct response, reaching a hand up and grabbing Ven's arm so that their palms can meet. He's doing a size-up, don't mind him. He drops Ven's hand though and tilts his head back.]

Ven...tus? [It's the only thing he can draw a conclusion from, given his discussion with Luke.]

[Action]

[fortune_prince]

[When Naoto comes upon Roxas, she stares at him for a moment. There are still new feathers coming in? She could've sworn that they all had arrived already.

In any case, she walks up to him then notices the strange look in his eyes. They look...dead]

...Are you all right?

[Action]

[perplex_me]

[Really, 'all right' is a term that can be used loosely. Roxas isn't quite sure how to react to the question, especially since he's never seen this...boy? Girl? Whomever before. There's a hesitant nod before he stops his head, turning it almost to say no before he stops moving all together again. Instead of giving her a straight answer then, Roxas just glances at the area around them.

Care to explain, Naoto?]

[Action]

[fortune_prince]

[She watches him move his head, first to say yes, then to say no then just...deciding on no real response at all. Maybe the Malnosso did something to him before he was able to step foot here. Okay, it's most likely that they did get their hands on him, unless he just...naturally acts like this which probably isn't the case.

She's a little worried about his current condition so she'll keep asking questions for now, at least until she figures out where she should take him]

...Are you hurt anywhere?

[Action]

[perplex_me]

[It's not in his range to convey what actually happened over the last five days. It doesn't help that he doesn't remember anyway. He shrugs at her question, holding his arms out in front of him to look them over before holding out each leg one at a time to also look them over before listlessly dropping the limbs. Nope. Doesn't seem hurt. Still, he moves a bit closer since she seems pretty adamant on sticking around.]

Who...? [And that's about as far as he gets with that sentence.]

[Action] ~sup bb

[aphephobic]

[Oh, right. It's been that time lately, hasn't it. Hisoka supposes it wouldn't hurt to be marginally helpful, since this guy's found a reason to be completely in the way.]

...Are you lost? [Please don't be lost. He doesn't want to deal with lost people.]

[Action] hay boo <3 sup

[perplex_me]

[Hey Hisoka. Roxas doesn't remember you in the slightest. He does recognize that he's being addressed though and raises an eyebrow. He's had a lot of people ask him questions he doesn't know the answer to lately. Thus far all he knows is that his name is Roxas. Or Ventus. He's not sure which just yet.

He settles for shaking his head no, though it's pretty clear that he has no idea what he's actually agreeing to. Instead, he'll pick at a loose thread on the pants absently, letting his gaze wander again.]

[Action]

[aphephobic]

[The non-remembering part is mutual, since they only met before over journals, and briefly at that.]

...So. This is just what you do? Stand around staring creepily at people?

[Action]

[perplex_me]

[He'd be offended if he could man. Instead, the only thing Hisoka gets is another blank look. He approaches the boy then, stopping in front of him and mostly staring behind him at his wings. He looks behind him at his own then, flapping them once or twice.

What. Is. This.]