Uh--well... no. [ awkwardly; ] She can sort of... hold on.

[ with her wiggling, he scratches her under her chin before prodding her stomach. she gives a sleepy little scree before hopping up to his chest, then shoulder. in a shock of light, she disappears--

and wings are on his back. remember these? he even leans a little forwards so they're blatantly obvious. ] If she's with me, I can fly.

[ a pause--another flash of light as Stellaluna appears again, his wings disappear. she yawns and crawls back under the covers, making Riku chuckle fondly. he lets her settle, looking up at Tamora when she teases. he turns bright red (redder than his fever), shoulders stiffening. he looks, for a moment, like a bristling cat, before he calms himself. ]

... right. This is another world thing. Uh--

Darkness isn't just the dark, like when you turn off a light. It's a power, too. [ he screws his eyes shut and aims at an empty box in the corner of the room--with a blue-violet burst of energy, it's turned to ash and smoke. ] It can destroy everything, even yourself.

[ light shrug. ] I'd know.