[For a minute or two there is nothing to hear but the sound of rolling waves and far away cries of the sea gulls; whoever is broadcasting this is beyond doubt somewhere on the beach. It takes 'Ansem' another minute to speak up and when he does, his voice sounds wistful, almost aching.]
The waves sound still the same. At least that hasn't changed.
[Additionally filtered from Eraqus, Sora and Kairi]
[Then he catches himself and his voice turns more businesslike.]
This isn't the first other world I've been to. However it is the first time I've traveled in this kind of fashion, drawn in by something beyond my control or understanding. There are so many people here... so many worlds are being represented, but even those who are from the same place are often not from the same time.
Which I guess, might be Splendor's idea of a joke.
[He pauses.]
So... what does one do, when he is faced with a person, who he knows will end up doing terrible things in the future, in years and years to come? Can one hold them accountable for something that they can't even know that has happened? Or is do you suppose is there any chance to change it, should it be taken if there were? Is it worth risking the consequences?
[He snorts in resignation, his last conversation with Xehanort had forced him to think along those lines and he just isn't getting anywhere. Which is about the only reason why he is trying to find the answer by asking over the seals.]
Sorry. I guess I'm asking impossible questions here. I doubt there are many people who have experience with being a decade or so out of their time.
[Private to Naminé]
... Roxas is gone. I can't sense him anywhere in Splendor.
[Anyone walking along the beach may start noticing the
star-shaped fruits that keep being washed ashore. Riku himself can be found sitting somewhere near the wreck, leaning back against one of the palm trees, absently turning a paopu in his hands as he keeps starring out across the ocean.]
[ooc: So... I said 'time travel' and I said paopu invasion. One doesn't really exclude the other, right? |D]