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Sora ([personal profile] keychained) wrote2010-12-06 03:14 pm

016; [video/action for goldenrod-- backdated to early morning]

[around 4 or so this morning, Sora had been lying in his bed in the pokécenter, awake, not very comfortable, and bored out of his mind. not a whole lot was going on over the network, and Sora didn't want to wake Hope or Rise or Puddles or anybody else nearby. there were, however, two people he had no problem bothering: Riku got a smattering of text messages full of bad puns-- hey, he needed to practice them on someone! right? but shortly after he sent Kairi a text asking if she was awake, and where she was, a new message popped up on his pokégear screen:]

error: this number is no longer in use.

[... and that's when he silently swung his legs over the side of his bed and grabbed a few things-- including his pokémon asleep in their balls and his notebook-- and for the first time this entire week, Sora creeped out of his room and successfully snuck out of the Goldenrod Pokécenter.]

[first things first-- Sora lurched his way over to the closest vending machine and picked up two bottles of soda. he... made an honest effort to chug them, but wound up dumping the contents of the second bottle into a nearby sewer. it wasn't the soda he was interested in, anyway. next, he walked over to the radio tower-- he couldn't really see the ocean over the fence nearby, but he could hear it... seems no matter where you go, the ocean always sounds the same. he sat down, leaning against both the radio tower and a newly hatched Dratini for support, and began writing.]

Dear Kairi,

I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance to talk to you about this before you left. I hope this gets to you in time, or that you know it already, but there's something really important you need to keep in mind. I am ALWAYS
[--and he's underlined this word several times. even drawn a box around it.] there for you. You know that, right? Even if I try to act all tough about it, you're my best friend. You and Riku mean everything to me.

Your heart is the most important thing you have. It's what makes you who you are, and it's how we stay connected, even if we're worlds apart. If you ever feel like you or your heart are in danger, come find me. I swear I'll do everything I can to protect you. If it hasn't happened already when you get this, then... something's going to happen to the islands. And when it does, I want you to come look for me, OK? I'll be looking for you.

I get the feeling you already know this, though. I miss you. And I'll see you soon.

Sora



[when the video feed clicks on later that morning, the sun's out in full force by the radio tower. the sound cuts in right in the middle of Sora saying something.]

--tini, could you throw this in the ocean for me?

[the Dratini nods, and wraps its tail around the neck of a bottle with a note carefully rolled up inside. with a grunt, it chucks the bottle right over the fence, and both Sora and Pokémon watch as it soars, then plunks right in the ocean. please don't berate them for littering.]

Thanks. I-- [and Sora turns, noticing Bell pointing his gear at him and recording. he still hasn't actually been out and about Goldenrod wearing something other than his pajamas, but he at least thought to put on some shoes and a jacket this time. he steps a little closer, looking down at the 'gear and Bell-- he's smiling genuinely, but there's definitely a tinge of sadness somewhere in there.]

Morning, you guys! I kind of have an odd question. Have you ever been on a date before? I think we're going to set Puddles up with Whitney's Girafarig today.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't gotten sick in...

... Huh, I guess it is six months now.

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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
And I want to keep it that way.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
I don't need you and Ven pouting at me or Teddie... being Teddie, I promise I'll take care of myself.

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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
Good!

... What do you mean by Teddie being Teddie, though?

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
He's unpredictable, so you never know whether he's going to sparkle at somebody or sneak along on a trip or say something completely out of nowhere. If I got sick, I don't even want to think about what he'd do.

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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
He... sparkles?

He's that bear that was stuck in a tree once, right? I don't remember him sparkling...

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
He... really only sparkles for girls, anyway. But yep, that's the one.

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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, so by sparkling, you mean flirting?

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
I mean he literally sparkles.

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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
... Is it magic or something?

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
It's...

... I don't know if it's a Shadow thing or not.

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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Wait, so Teddie's a Shadow?

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ pressing a finger to her lips ]

He is, but keep that a secret, okay?

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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! Right. I won't breathe a word of it.

[he mirrors Rise, holding a finger to his own lips.]

Whose Shadow is he, though?

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
That's the thing-- I don't know. There were other Shadows in the world we fought in that didn't take on human form. Kind of like... the lesser ones that just attacked you for no reason. But Teddie was different.

He... sacrificed himself to protect the others from... um, me. And it turned out he had a Shadow. That was my first fight.

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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
So... a Shadow had a Shadow?

[in Sora's brain, that's like saying a Heartless lost its heart and turned into a Heartless. but he has a hard time comparing that very odd bear he met a while back to a Heartless.]

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Naoto said something about him having formed an ego by then, and it came from that... but it'll just hurt your head to think about it.

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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
... Yeah, you're right, Rise.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 07:56 am (UTC)(link)
Therefore!

Teddie is--

[ tinytiny sneeze that she's muffling in her hand. ]

Teddie. That's all.

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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
Ted--

[... do you see this lineface, Rise. DO YOU SEE THIS LINEFACE.]

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... oops. Going to be glancing most innocently at the ceiling and SIPPING HER JUICE. ]

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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
Rise...

[you better be chugging that juice, big sis.]

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
Mmm?

[ not quite CHUGGING, but she's getting it down, promise! ]

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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
You're feeling okay, right? Maybe you should go back to sleep; it's still pretty early.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-12-07 08:52 am (UTC)(link)
I'm fine, don't worry. I don't think I'd be able to sleep now anyway.

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