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[keychained]

[When the video feed first clicks on, there isn't much in the way of visuals except blackness, interspersed with the occasional flash of dull light. The sounds are much more fascinating than the sights, as it were: something is snuffling at the pokégear, and after a moment there's a series of sharp thunks, as if someone were rapping against the microphone. Something is trying to eat it.]

-- Hey! Knock it off! Look, there's food in the bag if you're hungry..

[The feed swings around wildly as Sora snatches away and tries to wipe the pokégear off on his jumpsuit, then stops abruptly as he turns it over in his hand and stares straight into the camera, his expression bewildered. This thing looks more high-tech than the lifts in Hollow Bastion.]

Okay, I'm.. not really sure what I was expecting, but the everlasting Darkness is weird.

Comments

[Video]

[madeit4ritsuka.livejournal.com]

I hope you find them... I hate being lonely, it sucks to be lonely.

U-um, I'm Yuiko. Hawatari Yuiko.

video.

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Since what?

[he doesn't dwell long on the question, though, because he's talking at about the same pace he's running- which means he's going to tire himself out in a few minutes.]

What other places do you want to go to? Where have you been so far? -- Hey, you know what, Kairi? The other day I was on a pirate ship, and I flew!

[action]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

[... that makes Sora grin like an idiot, and open his hand for a high five. now he wants to see if he can teach Puddles something similar.]

That's awesome!

[Video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

... It's all right. Our hearts are connected; we'll stay together even if we're far away from each other.

Nice to meet you, Yuiko! I'm Sora.

[video]

[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

That's right. I am years ahead, in a time where peace has finally been achieved.

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[destinyfruit.livejournal.com]

Really? Are you sure maybe you weren't just falling?

[seasalttwilight.livejournal.com]

Not really. It's a pokemon battle. You beat the gym leader and then you can get badges.

[Video]

[madeit4ritsuka.livejournal.com]

Hello, Sora-san.

"Our hearts are connected..."

video.

[newhero.livejournal.com]

No, I wasn't! There was this crocodile, and then I almost had to walk the plank, but at the last minute I flew and beat the snot out of the pirates! I wish you could have seen, Kairi, it was--

[he stops, and bends over to catch his breath. Kairi is getting a nice view of the grass.]

video.

[destinyfruit.livejournal.com]

Forget to breathe? I can't wait to see you again, Sora. Then you can tell me your stories in person, and I'll even tell you some of mine.

[Video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Right. Even if you're apart from your friends, if you think about them sometimes, and they think about you, you'll always be connected. No matter what.

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Wait, I can use Puddles to fight? Hey, Puddles! Are you a good fighter?

["Puddles" bleats a "girafarig!" somewhere in the distance. Sora has no idea if that's an affirmative or not.]

[video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Really? Well, that's great!

... I get really tall though, right?

[video]

[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

[giggle~]

Very tall!

video.

[newhero.livejournal.com]

[the camera on the pokégear may be a small one, but when he finally turns it back to himself, it does a fantastic job of catching the pink in his cheeks. maybe he's just tuckered out from running.]

I can't wait, either! I've got a million stories.

[video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Even taller than Riku?

[look at that hopeful smile.]

[video]

[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

Come now, don't make me spoil your entire future.

[avoiding lies is go]

[video]

[notatimecop.livejournal.com]

Well of course you haven't. If you ate what you were traveling in, then you couldn't travel in it any more.

[He thinks he makes very good sense right there.]

We go in big, awesome space ships and stuff! Dad's working on making it better, though. He even made a time travel machine.

video.

[destinyfruit.livejournal.com]

Just don't forget any in the mean time!

We'll meet up as soon as we can, but these things sort of work like phones, so we can keep in touch until then.

[seasalttwilight.livejournal.com]

Yeah. You battle with your pokemon and they get stronger.

[Video]

[madeit4ritsuka.livejournal.com]

Really? ...How do I know if they're thinking about me?

[mysticpearly.livejournal.com]

[She looks thoughtful for a minute. Then:] But first we have to find Mystic Maya! [Fanny: "Phan!" Even though he's pretty much got the attention span of a goldfish, he's come to recognize 'find Mystic Maya' as their mission statement, and responds accordingly.]

[video]

[freshbreeze.livejournal.com]

...Hollow Bastion?

[The flying part doesn't seem so weird, since he remembers keyblades weren't news to Sora before]

I don't think we can leave this place by choice.

[newhero.livejournal.com]

That sounds easy enough! Do you have a giraffe, too?

[Sora does not seem to realize how many questions he's asking.]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Right! We'll find Mystic Maya, and my friends, too.

[Sora pushes himself to his feet, batting away any dirt and dust that may have accumulated on his jumpsuit- Puddles very thoughtfully aids in the grooming by chewing on his shirt, to which Sora bats at in response.]

Is there anything else you wanted to do here, Pearl? Should we get going?