keychained | 001; [video]

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001; [video]

[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.

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I'm sure there's one out there, someplace!

But I think if it's a magical midget curse, you'll be alright in this place.

Oh, good! So there are other really short people here, uh.. Where are we? This is supposed to be the darkness, right?

Hey, you're not that short.

[And a pause as that last bit sinks in]

...Darkness?

[... Sora puffs up in pride so much to hear someone other than him call him not that short.]

Well, yeah. I had to return Kairi's heart to her, so.. This is where you go when you release your heart, right?

[Ven can relate, considering his best buds are quite a bit taller than him]

Release your heart..?

[Once again he looks baffled before shaking his head]

No, I don't think so.

... ... Huh? Then where are we?

A world called Johto. It's a pretty friendly place, so I doubt it's got anything to do with darkness.

Johto? You wouldn't happen to know which way to start flying to get back to Hollow Bastion, would you?

[Sora would have to somehow be flying without a Gummi Ship, but details, details. he'll figure something out.]

...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.

It's a world overrun by the Heartless. I was supposed to seal the Keyhole, but that.. kind of didn't work out.

[to that last tidbit of information, he droops.]

Oh..

Heartless, huh? [Somehow that sounds...weird. Maybe Riku was onto something before] Were there really all that many?

[And then upon seeing Sora's reaction...]

Hey, it'll be okay! From what I hear, when we do go home, we're right back at the same moment we'd left.

... Yeah. Some guy named Ansem was trying to open the doorway to the Keyhole. The Heartless were already running the place as it was.

[unfortunately, that's not particularly reassuring either. will he fade back to the Darkness if he ever goes back? Sora taps his chin, thoughtful with a splash of worry.]

Man, I didn't think there were that many of them out there...

Yeah..

[he blinks, then perks up suddenly, realizing something.]

Hey, wait- you know what the Heartless are?

[Ven's a bit puzzled, but the expression fades quickly enough]

Well yeah, I've run into a few. Sounds like you've seen loads more.

Unfortunately. They swallowed my home.

Wh- really? [stunned for a spell] I...I'm sorry to hear that.

... It's okay. When I do get home, the first thing I'm gonna do is seal the Keyhole in Hollow Bastion. Then I'll find a way to restore the islands.

-- Hey, uh.. Since you know about Heartless and everything.. have we met before?

That's... [a really good question]

I think we might come from the same, uh...set of worlds, I guess you could say. But you were also here before, and we met then.

... I'm sorry that I don't remember. And that I got shorter.

[pfft, Sora, you crack him up]

Hey, it's okay! Can't blame you for either of those things.

So let's start over.

[have a big, cheerful grin]

My name's Ventus, but you can call me Ven if you like. Nice to meet you, Sora!

[he grins right back, and, well, he can't really help himself when he waves to the camera. it's instinct.]

Nice to meet you, too, Ven! Have you got one of these pokémon things with you?

[Ven's happy to wave right back]

Actually, I've been here a while, so I've got four now! Wanna see?

Yeah, okay! I'll show you Puddles, too.

[although Sora doesn't actively need to do anything to show Ven, the Girafarig is already looming over Sora's shoulder and staring intently at the pokégear.]

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[video] silly Ven, heartless aren't fun.

[video] bulky vendors are pretty much the only exception C:

[video] if only they wouldn't bugger off so quickly...

[video] still better than white mushrooms and having to get all that mystery goo xD

[video] imagine if they did dances like the macarena or fusion dance too.

Re: [video] .... I love it. they could go linedancing.

[video] would sora join in~?

[video] surprise, 2/2!

[video] \o/ and yes.. yes he would totally go dancing

[video] so adorable, Sora. needs some hair-rufflings

[video] he might flail a little!