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[keychained]

[It's been a long day of traveling and training- well, okay, traveling and watching Puddles graze instead of battling- but today was not an entire waste! Now that things have settled down a little, Sora can focus on a new task he's assigned himself: he's managed to scrounge up a pen and a few small scraps of paper, though he'll write all over his map if he needs to. When the video flips on, that's exactly what he's doing, hunched over with his tongue poking out in concentration as he scribbles.]

[After a moment, he looks up, like he'd forgotten he'd turned on his pokégear. That's not the case, though:]

Hey! Can you guys help me with something?

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[scarredprodigy.livejournal.com]

[He's not quite sure what that has to do with anything but...whatever.]

Kovu's the name. I'm from Africa, mostly desert.

Oh yea, and I'm usually a lion.

[A small smirk.]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

[there's a pause as Sora half-hunches over his map and that last sentence processes.]

Seriously?

[scarredprodigy.livejournal.com]

[Oh how he loves those reactions.]

Yup.

[newhero.livejournal.com]

So you're kinda like.. Hey, do you know Simba by any chance?

[scarredprodigy.livejournal.com]

[Kovu jumped just a little at that, eyes popping open wide at the mention of the name.]

Simba's here?!

[newhero.livejournal.com]

-- I have no idea, sorry! We just traveled together for a while, that's all.

[scarredprodigy.livejournal.com]

O-oh...

[There's obvious disappointment in his voice. Simba was meant there was a possibility that Kiara was here as well...but now...he was as hopeless as ever.]

Forget it.

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Hey, no, it's okay! You'll see Simba again one day.

[scarredprodigy.livejournal.com]

It's his daughter I'm worried about.

[He gives a short life.]
My mate.

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Simba has a daughter? And you're--

[please hold; Sora needs a minute to boggle this for a minute.]

That's.. I had no idea he was a dad.

[scarredprodigy.livejournal.com]

In this world, the lines between future and past get crossed...maybe you met a younger version of him somewhere...

But he has a daughter now...
[He laughs a little.]

Hell, he has a son in law.

a minute to boggle this for a minute.. nice, self 8D

[newhero.livejournal.com]

That's really cool.. I hope I get to meet her one day.

Re: a minute to boggle this for a minute.. nice, self 8D

[scarredprodigy.livejournal.com]

Hm...I hope she comes here someday...not that it matters. I'm getting out of here as soon as I can...

[Ma'am gives an indignant meow, jumping off his shoulder and walking off to sulk for a second.]

Ma'am, wait, don't be like that...eh...

[He turned back to the camera, scratching the back of his head with a long face.]

Whoops.

[newhero.livejournal.com]

[whoops is right.]

Well.. It's not like you want to just leave behind your friends here, right? You just want to find your mate.

[scarredprodigy.livejournal.com]

I...I want to go home...

[He sighs softly.]

I guess that means leaving some of these friends behind...

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Even if you do leave them behind, they'll always be with you. Just like your mate is with you right now.

[scarredprodigy.livejournal.com]

You could look at it that way, I guess....

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Right! That way, no matter how far apart you guys are, you'll always be together.