Riku was wandering the city like he always did while others were either still asleep or just awakening, not really being one for sleep nor staying still for long in his restless behavior. Not that he was always like this, mind. It was only because he detested being trapped in one place for long. However, the voice-
If it weren't for the boy calling himself "Ventus" or the strange attire, he would have thought that it was Roxas. ...That emblem again, too. He couldn't help but ponder the significance of it.
"Not sure if 'lost' is the right word..." He kept his hood down this time, glancing toward the other boy and offering a towel. Most multiple-layer clothing choices took more than one to get dried out, after all. "Welcome to Vatheon."
"Er...Thanks." It was a strange welcome, but he was glad of the towel. Drying himself off a little then wrapping it around himself he looked at the boy before him. "So what is this place?"
He spared a faint smirk, giving the kid some breathing room. Though really, behind the blindfold, he was looking at the Keyblade. Not like he hadn't seen one before, but more wielders seem to have been brought here recently. A couple weeks ago, he wouldn't have considered himself one, either.
"An underwater city, that likes to pull those like us from our worlds and to itself. The reason's unclear, but recently..." His voice trailed off as he lost himself in thought. The papers he and Zexion - along with several others, he's sure - had shown that there was some sort of social experimentation involved, along with other forms. It was something that set him on edge, but without all the facts - why worry someone who was so new? Not to mention one that smelled strongly of light...
"-there've been clues that it may have something to do with the barrier that, at least below the surface, keeps us all from drowning."
Ventus nodded, still a little confused but more aware of his surroundings. Seeing as this boy didn't seem to pose a threat, and he saw no Unversed, he unsummoned his Keyblade.
"So there are people from other worlds here?" Perhaps Terra and Aqua had been pulled in as well?
That earned a faint chuckle. It really figured that a kid with a Keyblade that looked like Roxas would be asking about those from other worlds. "Yeah. Many I never heard of before coming here."
Was that a slight hint as to who he was? Possibly; but it was up to the other to pick up on that.
"Well, before I came here I was looking for some friends. Their names are Terra and Aqua, dressed kinda like me. What you seen them?" He hoped the boy had. It would be nice to have friends here, wherever here was.
A hand automatically shot up to his forehead, fingers pinching his nose beneath the cloth. That name... Why does it hold such an impact to him when he knows he'd never heard it before now? It's unfamiliar to him, and yet the very mention of it caused a spark in his chest. Almost like a connection crying out, just like it had with Sora-
Just like it had with Sora all those years ago.
It had been a few days before that incident on the beach, something he'd almost forgotten along with so many other things in his memory. Yet he recalled the tears - how can you forget your best friend crying for seemingly no reason at all? - and the two people who'd visited before then.
'Sora... Do you like Riku?' Of course I like him! He's my best friend!' 'Good. So then if something happens, and Riku is about to get lost, or say he starts wandering-'.͍̺̪͕̜ͬ.̼͕̠̳̽ͥ̅̍̍̉̔.͉̯̘̫̑ͤ́͊͑̀͋s̢͔̦̪͈ͧ̍ͣtͩ̊ͤ͂̏ͤ҉̰̬a͕ͮ̉r̗͖ͦ̄̌̇͛̂ͅt̗̤͈͊̋ͦ̕s͖ͭ̈́ͭ̃̋
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Ven thinks about this for a moment. "He's a little taller than you and has the same armour on his right arm as me. He's got brown hair and wear his emblem on his belt." He continues on a for a few more minutes before stopping. "So...have you seen him?"
It... it was. That was one thing he'd never been able to do: put a name to the memory, no matter how many pictures he had back home from the days proceeding their meeting. Just knowing that much was more than he had for years.
It's okay, Ven. You weren't the only one who missed the derp. Riku gave a nod, looking toward the direction of the hotel. Was she there now? "Last I know she was staying a local hotel. Don't think she found a place to stay long term just yet."
Well, shoot. He just couldn't get away with not introducing himself, could he? A part of him wanted to mutter 'a castaway from the darkness,' but another made him hold his tongue. It wasn't right not to say it, not if he was a friend of both Aqua's and the stra- ...Terra.
"It's nice to meet you Riku. Thanks for your help." He'd mind him again later once he'd found Aqua, but for now, she was the priority so he set off in that direction.
If it weren't for the boy calling himself "Ventus" or the strange attire, he would have thought that it was Roxas. ...That emblem again, too. He couldn't help but ponder the significance of it.
"Not sure if 'lost' is the right word..." He kept his hood down this time, glancing toward the other boy and offering a towel. Most multiple-layer clothing choices took more than one to get dried out, after all. "Welcome to Vatheon."
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"An underwater city, that likes to pull those like us from our worlds and to itself. The reason's unclear, but recently..." His voice trailed off as he lost himself in thought. The papers he and Zexion - along with several others, he's sure - had shown that there was some sort of social experimentation involved, along with other forms. It was something that set him on edge, but without all the facts - why worry someone who was so new? Not to mention one that smelled strongly of light...
"-there've been clues that it may have something to do with the barrier that, at least below the surface, keeps us all from drowning."
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"So there are people from other worlds here?" Perhaps Terra and Aqua had been pulled in as well?
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Was that a slight hint as to who he was? Possibly; but it was up to the other to pick up on that.
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Terra and Aqua.
Terra...
A hand automatically shot up to his forehead, fingers pinching his nose beneath the cloth. That name... Why does it hold such an impact to him when he knows he'd never heard it before now? It's unfamiliar to him, and yet the very mention of it caused a spark in his chest. Almost like a connection crying out, just like it had with Sora-
Just like it had with Sora all those years ago.
It had been a few days before that incident on the beach, something he'd almost forgotten along with so many other things in his memory. Yet he recalled the tears - how can you forget your best friend crying for seemingly no reason at all? - and the two people who'd visited before then.
'Sora... Do you like Riku?'
Of course I like him! He's my best friend!'
'Good. So then if something happens, and Riku is about to get lost, or say he starts wandering-'.͍̺̪͕̜ͬ.̼͕̠̳̽ͥ̅̍̍̉̔.͉̯̘̫̑ͤ́͊͑̀͋s̢͔̦̪͈ͧ̍ͣtͩ̊ͤ͂̏ͤ҉̰̬a͕ͮ̉r̗͖ͦ̄̌̇͛̂ͅt̗̤͈͊̋ͦ̕s͖ͭ̈́ͭ̃̋ ( ... )
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It... it was. That was one thing he'd never been able to do: put a name to the memory, no matter how many pictures he had back home from the days proceeding their meeting. Just knowing that much was more than he had for years.
"As for Aqua... Yes, she is here."
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"She's here? Do you know where I could find her?"
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He'd gotten plenty to think about, anyway.
"Riku."
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