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[the corner of a room is suddenly occupied by a boy of about 16, huddled silently in the corner. his hands are behind his head, fumbling with the ends of a blindfold as he ties a clumsy knot over his hair.]

[the blindfold has never been necessary, really; he only kept it for show, and out of a fear of being discovered that he never really bothered to admit to. he straightens, eyes concealed, but if the way his shoulders are raised, he's surprised to see his new surroundings.]

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[female replica, just walking by~]

[watches silently, twisting a little to watch her pass. if he were in a different frame of mind he'd start laughing; the last thing he expected to see in a new setting is a Real Thing with tits.]

So this is what Hell's like?

[pauses, looking over.]

...Something like that. Depends on what your view of hell is, though.

And here I was thinking you had worse fears than turning into a girl.

Actually, I think I'd be more worried if I turned into a guy.

[wrinkles his nose.]

You go on ahead and do that then, and keep me out of your delusions. I'll be back over here in reality.

[jabs a thumb at the wall -- at least, the pathway to the Mansion used to be in that direction.]

...Right, I figured you were new here.

[at least he spares himself the comedy of walking into a solid wall. he stares at where the entrance used to be, then jerks back to glance at Amina, disbelieving.]

[it's a good thing he did, or she'd definitely be laughing at him.]

Welcome to the dressing room.

I didn't think --

[-- fakes could have their own Hell. being a Replica is one detail he'll prefer to try keeping to himself.]

... Right, dressing room.

[--oho. Because of the blindfold, Rep here is going to assume it's another Riku.]

What's this? Another lookalike?

Don't be too surprised if you see a lot versions of people you know.

...They won't all act the same as the ones you know, either.

[the deceit is mutual; his fists clench and his arm shoots to the side, itching to summon his weapon.]

Damn, looks like we're both dead now.

[doesn't make any sudden moves to attack, just shakes his head. He partially wonders if this one can tell if he's actually a clone, but he'll keep those thoughts to himself.]

Or maybe you're just a replica. Hard to tell in this place.

Since you know so much, Girl Thing, do you mind directing me to the Mansion? I've got a best friend that needs my help.

[he probably shouldn't have let a name like that slip out, but he doesn't even seem to realize he said it. he just huffs and crosses his arms.]

[stiffens.]

What's that supposed to mean?

What do you think?

[smirks... in a way it's almost degrading to act this way, but knowing what he did back at Oblivion and the results making this easy enough. He still can't tell if this one's real or a clone like him, however.]

It seems about right. He just tried to attack so he could become real, after all. Maybe you're the same.

You would know all about that, wouldn't you?

[he means to be sarcastic, not realizing the irony at all.]

[...p-pfft Girl Thing.]

Amina, actually. And sorry, but there's no way out.

Of course. There's no way I'd lose to a copy. My heart's too strong for that.

[This one here's just playing along, of course, but since he didn't understand Riku's real views before he beat him, it comes across as pretty snarky.]

[it's a term of endearment, really!]

Riku Amina? Well, whatever, but I doubt there's such a thing as no way out.

... You're a liar.

[of course.]

Just Amina. ...There is, but it's only temporary.

[...not good. Just brushes it off casually, though]

Hey, I was able to handle the darkness just fine instead of fearing it. Besides, losing to him would've meant letting Sora down.

[There, that might help. Besides, Sora was important to Riku before he died.]

Right, so a sex change and a name change. So what do I have to do?

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