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towerofanimus2012-09-05 10:47 am
justabignobody) wrote in towerofanimus2012-09-05 10:47 am
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Characters: Riku (justabignobody) and Naminé (lethechained), then O P E N
Setting: 5th September, Daytime, all around the Tower
Format: Action to start with, but I'll match!
Summary: After spending a month back home (and finding out that it is really all destroyed) Riku returns to the Tower. Clearly, the first thing on order is to check up on everyone!
Warnings: Non as of now.
[A - Dormitory Hallways - Closed to Naminé]
[It's... hard to say just how much time has passed since he woke from the dreams into a living nightmare, since he had realized that this wasn't another trick, another dream, but reality. How much time he's spent wandering, wondering, thinking.
Sometimes along the road, he had decided not to give up, not to give into the despair - no matter how tempting it might seem.
And the moment he reawakens and knows, feels that something has changed, he also knows that that was the right decision to make.
Finally, he steps out of his room, still slightly disoriented, but determined to find somebody.
(He has missed them. He has missed them so much and the ache in his heart is even worse than it had been in those ten months before he had arrived in the tower)]
[B - All around the Tower - Open to all!]
[Things are clearer nownot just because his hair and bangs are maybe just a little bit shorter). A whole month has passed since he had been forced to sleep. A lot has happened since, a lot he has missed. But even though Naminé has reassured him that everyone is fine, that non of their friends is gone or hurt (too badly at least), he needs to make sure himself.
So, for once Riku is the one, who systematically wanders the floors in search of familiar faces (and possibly running into some not so familiar ones). And for once, the relief of being back, of being back with people is showing more and more, with every passing hour.]
[ooc: a.) Please indicate the number of the Floor you want to run into Riku, either in the subject line or the tag itself!
b.) I'll probably still be using some blindfold icons, but as of now Riku is not wearing it anymore.
c.) Also, if you haven't please take a moment for his permissions post!]
justabignobody) and Naminé (lethechained), then O P E NSetting: 5th September, Daytime, all around the Tower
Format: Action to start with, but I'll match!
Summary: After spending a month back home (and finding out that it is really all destroyed) Riku returns to the Tower. Clearly, the first thing on order is to check up on everyone!
Warnings: Non as of now.
[A - Dormitory Hallways - Closed to Naminé]
[It's... hard to say just how much time has passed since he woke from the dreams into a living nightmare, since he had realized that this wasn't another trick, another dream, but reality. How much time he's spent wandering, wondering, thinking.
Sometimes along the road, he had decided not to give up, not to give into the despair - no matter how tempting it might seem.
And the moment he reawakens and knows, feels that something has changed, he also knows that that was the right decision to make.
Finally, he steps out of his room, still slightly disoriented, but determined to find somebody.
(He has missed them. He has missed them so much and the ache in his heart is even worse than it had been in those ten months before he had arrived in the tower)]
[B - All around the Tower - Open to all!]
[Things are clearer now
So, for once Riku is the one, who systematically wanders the floors in search of familiar faces (and possibly running into some not so familiar ones). And for once, the relief of being back, of being back with people is showing more and more, with every passing hour.]
[ooc: a.) Please indicate the number of the Floor you want to run into Riku, either in the subject line or the tag itself!
b.) I'll probably still be using some blindfold icons, but as of now Riku is not wearing it anymore.
c.) Also, if you haven't please take a moment for his permissions post!]
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Mm.
[She nods, already trying to nudge the thoughts aside. That second part requires her concentration, as well. She doesn't miss his distress, and it is a familiar one, considering it matches her own upon hearing the same news.]
Yes. Other than that... he's been quiet. At least - it seems that way.
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He exhales as he tries to release some of that distress - it's already over and done with... there is really nothing he can do to change what happened. All he can do is find out as much as he can and then go from there. He is back now, and he has every intention to make good of his promise to Xion. (To everyone, really. He'll protect them, this time.)]
Do you think he's up to something?
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... I'm not certain. It's definitely possible... but I can't say what it would be, if he is. [And there's something else she'd like to say, though she hesitates.] I suppose... I could try to find out. [There are reasons she hasn't already used the method unique to her, though, and maybe that could be assumed from her reluctance.]
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He has no desire to be the one to ask this of her; not when there still other options.
The Corridor of Darkness might be lost to him now, but that doesn't mean he has lost any of the skills he has won in the months spent tracking Xion, Roxas and the Organization. Just escaping from tight spots is maybe a little bit more challenging now.]
There's no reason to.
[Yet.]
Give me some time... I'll see what I can find.
[Field work is his share in their arrangement
back home at least.]no subject
[It's hard to keep it around after that last part, though. It's obvious she wants to protest. She knows that's how it's always been with them, with their arrangement, and yet--]
Riku--....
[It's dangerous. She knows it and she knows he does, too. She also knows it would probably be silly of her to protest, that he'd probably want to do it anyway, and she falters, hesitates, then, sincerely,]
... Be careful.
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Of course.
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[She knows if they linger on this topic, they're running of the risk of being further troubled by it. So, after regarding him a few moments, she says,]
Your hair has gotten so long...!
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He blinks at the sudden change of topic, then reaches up to tug lightly at a strand of his bangs (they are reaching well past his nose now), glancing at it as if to examine.]
...I guess it's been a while.
[......Considering that his hair has pushed past his shoulder blades, that may or may not be quite an understatement.]
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Longer than a while, I think.
[There's not a single hint of malice in it, just amusement. Understatement indeed.]
Would you like some help with that?
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Well, if you are offering...
[They are kind getting heavy.]
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I am. I can take care of it now, if you'd like. But I'd understand if there was something else you wanted to do first...?
[Like go and check on other people
while still looking like a hippie.]no subject
He reaches up to touch his chin, considering, then shaking his head lightly.]
Let's take care of this now.
[After all the time he had spent wandering in the wasteland of the worlds half an hour more or less won't really matter.]
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All right! [Pause. What was that expression, again?] My place, or yours? [No connotations meant.]
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Okay not really.He takes a moment to think.]
Well... I don't have any scissors in my room.
[Not that that means they can't do it in his room; he totally gets if she doesn't want the mess this haircut is likely to make in hers.]
I guess, we could get them and return to it?
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Come on Riku, enjoy your victories a little--]Mm. That would be a problem. [It's fairly cheerful. (She really is glad he's okay.)] We can do it that way, if you'd like. [But she wouldn't mind taking care of it somewhere else is the implication here.]
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He is? Will be? Just. It's not a true victory until he's managed to make her laugh at least three times in row. You know. Without anything serious coming up in between. /sagenodBut, but, but. Haircuts are messy. She shouldn't have to deal with the clean up.
Though admittedly Riku would maybe just shove the cut-off-strands beneath his bed and ignore them forever. Which may not be the best way to deal with them.He nods, because yeah.]
Let's get going then.
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Now that would be a feat.][And she's rather he didn't have to deal with it either. Gosh, Riku.
Knowing the Tower, that's a recipe for a monster popping up under his bed - or at least a serious and possibly sentient mess.]Yes, let's.
[Here, have a fond smile before she gets walking.]
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He figures as much. It might be a tall order, but he is confident enough to succeed. One day at least.It's his hair though. Which means it's only logical that he should be the one to deal with it.
Oh, so what. He can take on any monster the tower throws at him.And there he follows, trailing half a step behind her.]
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One yet distant day, perhaps, but it may be worth trying now, too.][And she's the one who offered to cut it, leading to the mess in the first place.
Even in his sleep?][They're off to
see the wizardfetch the scissors--][She walks quietly for a moment, then,]
I'm... really glad that you're okay, Riku.
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Of course! He hasn't given up yet, hasn't he?He's the one who's let it grow so long though.
Sleep, what sleep?He hesitates for just a moment before he replies.]
...I'm glad that you are okay too. That everyone is.
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He hasn't - and she appreciates it. Even if it might yet be futile--][And he could have let it grow longer, too, if he hadn't been interrupted.
-- Right, of course. 'Resting his eyes' then.][She doesn't look at him right away, but her smile grows slightly, eyes lowering to the ground but not in a bad way.]
Thank you.
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Well, maybe this time. But there will always be another chance.Any longer and it would have stated to give him a headache though.
Yep. See? Nothing to worry about.He glances at her, chuckling lightly when he sees that smile, reaching up to brush his fingers lightly against her arm.]
Come on.
[They have places to be after all. Sort of.]
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So long as the Tower keeps offering the opportunity, yes. It's somewhere between comfort and not.][That's something with muscles like his--
Resting one's eyes is still a good way to get surprise!mauled by a hair monster.][That's always a good way to get her to look right at him, even though it startles her - it's not a bad sort of startle and she doesn't jerk like she might have some time ago. In fact, she offers and even wider smile.]
Right.
[Close enough. Definitely going to be getting a move on, then.]
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Usually maybe, but this is Riku. He smells monsters before he sees them anyways. Eyes closed or not.For a second his stomach clenches in uncertainty when she startles, but the widening smile chases that away just as quickly again, leaving him with a small grin as he follows right alongside her until they reach her room... or where ever else she keeps the scissor.]
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Yes, but what would said hair monster smell like? Would it just smell like hair?][She does appear to have some scissors in her room, because that is where they stop, and she opens the door and leaves it that way, so he can follow her if he wishes. Even if he doesn't, he can probably see in. Her part of the room seems to be the one with the drawings around. It doesn't take her long to fetch said scissors and turn back to head out again.]
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