three (video+text) ♞ ❝it's a long, long journey.❞

[curepotion]

[ the video recording is obviously accidental.

Riku's back is to the camera, though his hand is on the keyboard. it more or less looks like he's getting a good survey of the room; you can hear a subtle exhale before he turns his attention back. he notes the blinking light atop the netbook with a quiet noise, and then proceeds to speak clearly, simply: ]

Sora's gone.

[ he chuckles softly, wryly. he can't help it. ] Guess he decided to go slack off back at home.

[ his smile quickly fades, though nothing but the lower half of his face (nose and mouth) can be seen. and seconds after, the video turns off. ]

[ private text to John Watson ]

The blackouts stopped three days ago. I haven't had one since.

Comments

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[waxingmoon]

Is there any way to know how long you'll stay? It doesn't seem as though you get any warning - we certainly don't get any before we're brought here. You might not be stuck here that long.

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[curepotion]

... guess you've got a point.

But I think I want to stay here, to see it through.

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[waxingmoon]

Even if your friend's gone?

Huh. You must really have a taste for adventure.

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[curepotion]

I wouldn't call it that...

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[waxingmoon]

What would you call it, then?

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[curepotion]

Duty.

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[waxingmoon]

You feel like you have a duty to these people?

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[curepotion]

To my friends.

It's complicated.

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[waxingmoon]

I don't think having a duty to your friends is all that complicated, really. It makes sense to me.

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[curepotion]

[ ... arms crossed. he did not expect this from someone who looks like Saix. ]

Yeah?

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[waxingmoon]

Yeah. If you feel like you've got to do it for them, you might as well, if only to soothe your own conscience.

Huh, you must be a pretty good friend.

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[curepotion]

I wouldn't say that.

[ ... hm. ]

But if you can understand it, I think that makes you a good friend.

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[waxingmoon]

Thanks, I guess. You'd have to ask Lea about that, though.

[A slight grin.]

I'm not too awful, but he might think otherwise.

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[curepotion]

You two seem like good friends.

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[waxingmoon]

You know him? He's pretty obnoxious, but I guess I'm used to having him around.

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[curepotion]

Just talked to him. You're right, he is pretty obnoxious.

But I've got experience with people like him. Even if they're clueless, friends like that are hard to let go of.

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[waxingmoon]

Yeah, I know what you mean. They might give you a headache, but they've got their good points. Anyway, someone's gotta keep them out of trouble.

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[curepotion]

Right.

[ Riku's starting to wonder; did Saix lose all his humanity points when he became a Nobody? he's finding it pretty easy to interact with Isa... ]