keychained | 025; [texts and video/action for buddies in Ilex Forest]

[private to Hope, Leon and Rise]

[by now, Sora'd learned how to quell his frustration at the fact that, without fail, when one of his friends is in trouble or having trouble, he's too far away to do anything about it-- especially when he almost never had this problem back home... but another thing Sora's learned is, his friends here are more than capable of caring for themselves, and each other. still, slightly more relaxed that he is, he sends these texts out of worry. Lightning never struck him as the napping type, really.]

[that, and he probably needs to check up on Puddles, too.]

Are you guys doing okay? Nothing's changed? Rise, Puddles isn't giving you too much trouble, right?

[/private]

[video]

[now, Sora had only meant to send those text messages early this morning, but Teddy, being the tech savvy little furball that he is, saw fit to grab the pokégear and snap a recording for Johto's Funniest Home Videos. Sora is seated on the ground somewhere in Ilex Forest, his head tilted waaaay back to look up at his beast of a Skarmory. a beast of a Skarmory with a squirming and squealing Caterpie wedged in her beak, and a Skarmory who is leaning down and giving Sora a fairly "YOU BETTER WISE UP AND LISTEN TO ME, YOUNG MAN," sort of look.]

[Metal Chocobo caws around the bug. Sora shakes his head fervently.] No.

[a muffled squawk that could probably rival her mother's. "but Trainer, it's breakfast time! and I caught you this delicious Caterpie! here comes the choochoo bird--"]

No! Look, I know I said I ate a few bugs as a kid, but I haven't in years! C'mon...

["SON, YOU ARE LUCKY I'M NOT EATING THIS THEN REGURGITATING IT ON YOU." Metal Chocobo looms closer, practically smashing the poor Caterpie against Sora's face-- and, like a stubborn and picky toddler, he clamps his mouth shut and tries to wedge his hands between his mouth and the bug.]

[unfortunately for Sora, Metal Chocobo has quite the height advantage. Sunday morning has turned into a battle of wits, kid against bird-- or at least, a battle of who's more stubborn.]

No-- no, I'm good to talk! [right as Metal Chocobo drops the Caterpie and literally lifts Sora right off the ground, squawking sternly. NOW LOOK WHAT YOU DID, SON.]

Uh-- so everything's all right over there, then.

It's about the same. Light's still out like a... um, light. Serah's been staying with her, and Hope-- and Leon, so at least she's not alone. [ and of course Rise drops by every day. ]

This has really gotta stop happening... It must be nice to go home for a little while, though.

Yeah... even if it's just for awhile.

[ ... almost a year, lucky girl. ]

[it... won't even be a month for Sora. kid got a lot done in 25 days.]

Yeah... What would you do if you got to go home, Rise?

Oh! Man, I hope I get a chance to see a really, really big concert of yours one day. You have those back home, right?

I haven't had one in awhile, but it'd be great if you could make it!

Come on, Sora, like I'd want anyone else up on stage with me!

It's a deal, then! Whenever I find a way to visit your world.

You guys sure have it a lot easier. I could really only visit one.

A Gummi ship! It's made out of these candy blocks, and that's how you get from world to world.