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[Axel greets the feed with a look that teeters somewhere between abashed and indignant.]

Usually when someone gets sent back in time it's with the added perk of retaining everything they'd learned up til that point. I hope I'm not the only one who's really glad they grew out of who they were ten years ago. [He grins then and spins a frisbee around one finger.] At least I got to keep a souvenir this time, though~

By the way, anybody who shared their food with me when I was so rudely told that my currency from home was no good here, you have my sincere appreciation. [And surprisingly, he means it. Even the sincerity part!]

[Private to Roxas]
[And here he looks just plain abashed.] Hey, ah... I think I owe you something of an explanation. You free to receive one?

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[Staaaaring at that frisbee.]

What is that?

[He stops spinning it and holds it up so she can see the very cool and not at all dorky design on the front of it.]

What, you never played frisbee before?

[What is the world coming to?]

I don't think I've seen one of those! How do you play with it?

[Seriously? What do they teach you kids in school these days?]

You throw it. And then somebody on the other end of the room or the yard or the... sports stadium, depending on how good your arm is... catches it. And they throw it back.

[Okay that sounds really lame when you put it that way.]

I mean, there's a whole competitive sport that goes with it, too, but I don't think this is a regulation frisbee or anything.

[Nailed it.]

[Pause.]

So you just... Throw it back and forth?

[He shrugs one shoulder.] I guess you could say it's a variation on Catch. Can't go wrong with an old faithful, am I right?

[She has bad experiences with catch. Namely that she can never catch anything.]

Well, I guess so! Where'd you get it from, anyways?

The frisbee? Uhm. [It's... complicated.] Let's just say it's vintage. A gift from someone I used to know.

A friend, huh? I bet it's nice to have something to remember them by.

[A helpless sort of laugh here.]

Well, he's fairly unforgettable, all things considered. But yeah, it's a nice reminder of the good old days.

It can still be nice to have something like that, even for people you would never forget no matter what.

Who is he?

Oh, just. Somebody.

[Literally.]

We were pretty close about ten years ago.

[Like the same person close. But details, details.]

So you grew apart even before you got here? That's sad.

It was an unfortunate forcible separation, but c'est la vie, I suppose.

[He regards the girl a moment, then looks curious. Time to change the subject; this is getting a little too personal for comfort.]

So are you new in town? I don't think I've seen you around before.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Oh, yep, pretty new! Just got here a few days ago.

Eh, stuff happens, we move on. You could say it made me stronger.

Oh, ah... welcome, I guess. This place ain't exactly the nicest place for kids to hang out, but I've seen worse, if you can believe it. [He jabs at his chest with one thumb.] Name's Axel; got it memorized?

That's always the good part about bad stuff.

I'm almost sixteen! And I've seen worse, too, so don't worry about it, really. And, er - yeah, I'll remember! I'm Ahiru.

Er-- [He waves one hand.] No offense intended. I don't mean 'kid' like it's a bad thing. [Really some of his best friends are kids. ... Actually his only friends these days are kids.]

Ahiru, huh? [He spins the frisbee around his finger again and grins a bit.] Well, if you'd like a lesson sometime, I could probably be persuaded.

Oh, I didn't think you did, but I'm still not a kid! [She laughs.]

That'd be fun! I'd like that.

[He just sort of laughs, but doesn't really respond to that--he'll just make a mental note to try and avoid calling her 'kid' if he bumps into her. She's obviously very passionate about not being one.]

My datebook's pretty open, so if you're free and bored some afternoon, feel free to give me a holler.

Will do! I forgot to ask in return, though - how long have you been here?

Oh, ah... almost four months now, wow time flies, huh? [He threads his fingers together and rests his hands behind his head.] The digs aren't too bad, really; this place has better scenery than where I came from, at least.

[At least you can tell when it's day and when it's night...]

Better scenery? What do you mean?

Well the place I've called home for the better part of the last decade isn't exactly paradise, that's for sure. Always nighttime, always kinda cold, not even any stars. [He shrugs.] I mean, it's not like I couldn't go sightseeing elsewhere, but at least around here I can see a sunset.

[Sunsets here have nothing on Twilight Town, but he'll take what he can get.]

Well, it's usually cold and rainy here too! But the always night part doesn't sound like much fun at all. I know what you mean about the sunset thing, too. It's nice to be able to watch one after so long.

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