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_{[there suddenly seems to be another Roxas appearing in the dressing room. common occurrance, right? but... there's something different about this one. he's not awake, but he doesn't seem to have any sign of harm and it doesn't look like he's going to wake up any time soon on his own.

he's lying on his side on the floor, wearing plain, unremarkable clothes. overall it seems to be just another roxas, until one happens take a look at his back. the dfference then becomes quite clear: there is a very large wind-up key sticking out of his back.

it just begs for someone to come use it.]}

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[...what the heck? Demyx can't help but be curious, so here he comes, shuffling up to eye the apparently unconscious Roxas. well, more like eye the object in his back. that looks... uncomfortable.]

_{[roxas gives no response, not noticing the approaching demyx. not a twitch, not a sigh - nothing. curiosity doesn't always kill the cat, demyx...]}

[here comes Sora, turning the corner and hobbling down the hall with his cane in hand. he blinks, slowing down a little to approach Roxas, brow furrowed slightly with concern. it takes him a moment or two, but eventually, he notices the key protruding from the blond's back and his eyes widen slightly.

carefully, quietly, he shuffles closer, leaning his cane against the wall as he struggles to slide down to his knees, curious hands reaching out to wind the key.]

...

[what is he, a doll? doesn't look like one from this angle, but... sure, why not? he'll give it a shot. Demyx kneels down beside Roxas and turn him over on his stomach, peering closer at that key.]

_{[he rolls over compliantly, allowing demyx to take in the sight of the key. it goes through a hole in his shirt and then into the slight blond's back. the handle is made from a metal that looks rather like brass, and it appears to have been wound many times.

upon the stem of the key there is a small insignia - or rather, what's left of it. most of it seems to have been scratched past recognition. other than that, it seems to be a normal key.]}

_{[the key turns smoothly, and from within Roxas, a few clicks sound. in a few moments, the key begins turning back very, very slowly, and finally it seems as though Roxas is waking up. he stirs, eyes snapping open, and sits up. his motions are jerky as he turns to look at Sora.]}

...you're not the Professor.

_{[his voice has a slight mechanical tint to it, and his tone is merely that of confusion.]}

[in this place, there's really no point in not doing something. besides, Demyx likes taking chances. so, simple as that, he takes the key in hand and turns it a few times.]

[he sits back a bit as Roxas starts to stir, cautious and unsure of how he'll react, but still curious enough to stick around. when Roxas speaks, Sora blinks and awkwardly ruffles the hair at the back of his head, smiling a bit.]

U-uh, no, sorry. I'm Sora.

_{[as the key is turned, it sounds as though gears are moving, and suddenly Roxas opens his eyes. he pauses a couple of seconds, as though taking stock of the situation.

the blond sits up, and then he notices demyx. his eyes and he shuffles backward, locking eyes with Demyx. confusion abounds!]}

I... Demyx? But I- I thought you got out ages ago. What are you doing back here?

...Sora...

_{[for a few seconds he still looks at Sora, his gaze appraising. then, he frowns, almost glaring.]}

What are you doing here? The professor doesn't allow trespassers in... his lab... uhm.

_{[seems like he's finally noticed where he is. or rather, where he isn't.]}

[oh, new guy. some sort of wind-up robotic machine guy, but new all the same! Demyx leans back on his hands, shrugging a shoulder and offering a the standard friendly grin.]

I think you might be lost.

[his smile falls a little at the glare and he clears his throat, bracing one hand against the floor at his side and leaning a good amount of his weight on it. sitting the way he is is extremely uncomfortable with his hip all out of whack, but it's tolerable.]

I thought you might be new. This isn't your professor's lab, it's a... well, it's a big place that a lot of different people get pulled into, and there's not really a way to leave.

_{[cautiously, Roxas eyes Demyx and frowns a little, before letting it melt into a rather blank look.]}

Lost where? I...

_{[he looks around the room, and eventually rests his gaze back on Demyx.]}

...is this where you've been all this time?

[Demyx blinks right back at him, then raises a hand to rub the back of his head down to one shoulder.]

Uh, okay, wait. Back up, this isn't going right. See, I'm not the Demyx you know.

_{[Roxas opens his mouth to speak, but no words come to him and he closes it again. lovely impression of a goldfish, really. this certainly was confusing! and it couldn't be a dream...]}

...you do realize how ridiculous that sounds?

_{[he looks a little cautious now.]}

You're not lying to me, are you?

_{[he raises an eyebrow to Demyx, tilting his head to the side.]}

Well, did he make another, then?

_{[clearly his Demyx was very different from this one. he leans to the side, looking past Demyx. and then he realizes...]}

...uh. You don't have a key.

[oh, Demyx stands up, spinning around once so Roxas can get a look at him. normal t-shirt, normal jeans and sneakers. no keys whatsoever!]

Yeah, exactly. I wasn't made.

[not really.]

_{[oh, Roxas is intrigued by this. he stares up, shifting a little on the floor before deciding to stand up.]}

But... you are Demyx. Or, uhm, a Demyx.

_{[he reaches up to smooth his messy bangs away from his eyes.}

This is really weird.

_{[and coming from this Roxas, that's saying something.]}

[he can understand Roxas finding it weird; it is weird! every last bit of it.]

I'm a Demyx, sure, but we're not from the same universe. So I'm not your Demyx. It's like how I know a Roxas, except he doesn't have one of those -

[and he points to the key.]

- either.

[W-Well, even she's going to get brave enough to see what's going on here, so she hesitantly takes a hold of the wind-up key and turns it.]

_{(ooc: gettin' a little bored of the 'oshit what am I doing here' thing so we can just say he wound down again after Sora and Demyx left and then Namine came along~)

[the key isn't difficult to turn; it must have been well-oiled. it begins to wind back again, indicating that he's been sufficiently wound. after a pause of a few seconds, the blond's neck jerks to the side a little and he sits up.]}

Again? I thought I got wound up enough bef...

_{[trailing off, he notices the demure blond girl next to him. she reminds him very much of someone he knew.]}

You're... hm. I suppose I should say thanks for winding me up?

_{[he's not quite so bitter this time; more confused, really. not that that was going to wear off anytime soon. but at least he sort of had an idea of what was going on now.]}

_{[this really would take some getting used to. Roxas folds his arms across his chest, huffing and frowning down at the floor. way to make him feel self-conscious!]}

...where I come from, the wind-up key is nothing. But you, being not-my-Demyx, wouldn't know that, I guess.

_{[seems like he's forgiven the taller blond for his "transgression". what a kind soul Roxas is!]}

(ooc: rofl okay, works for me.)

[Smiles hesitantly at him, nodding slightly.]

You're welcome. Sorry if I wasn't supposed to, I was just... curious.

_{[he returns her smile. it's a little harder to be cranky when you're faced with someone so shy.]}

No, it's fine. I need someone around to wind it for me whenever my time's up. I can't do it myself.

_{[to demonstrate, he reaches around to his back, attempting to grasp the key. his efforts fail and he just sort of flails a little.]}

[That gets a quiet giggle out of her, though it's quickly replaced with a sympathetic smile.]

That has to be annoying.

_{[pleased to have amused her, he smirks, raising an eyebrow.]}

Y'think? It's not all that bad though. There's usually someone around to wind it.

_{[now he tilts his head to the side curiously, folding his legs under him.]}

...it's Namine, right?

There are plenty of people here, at least. As long as you don't turn off around one of the bad people.

[The smile fades for a moment before it returns and she nods.]

Mmhm. And you're Roxas?

_{[bad people? that sounded really ominous. if there were bad people here, then if Roxas wound down around one of them, they could do anything...!

well. he'd just have to avoid them.

he files that thought somewhere in his mind for later use, instead focusing on the situation at hand. too much thought and his circuits might overload!]}

Yeah. I just got here. It's... something new? To say the least. What about you? Have you been here long?

It's... getting close to a month, I think.

[She hasn't exactly been keeping track of time. She doesn't care; this place is infinitely better than where she was before as long as she avoids the previously mentioned bad people.]

A month... I wonder if I'll be here that long? Someone named Sora came around earlier, and he said there wasn't a way to get out. I dunno if I believe him, but...

_{[but what else could he believe? he was lost in this place, although it didn't seem that hard to get one's bearings. Roxas shrugs, shaking his head.]}

Whatever. It's probably better than the old lab... so what do they have here? More than just this room I'd think.

There isn't, as far as anyone knows. Some people have been here for years.

[Covers her mouth with a hand for a moment, smiling.]

From what I've seen, if you can think of it, it's probably around here somewhere.

_{[this sort of throws Roxas off. as impossible a thing as he might seem, wind-up boy that he is, even this thought was impossible. his eyes wide, he just stares at Namine for a moment before regaining his bearings.]}

Seriously!? Like... uh... I don't know, outside places? Or somewhere to stay? _{Not that I need to sleep, but...}

Yep. There's a beach, and a garden, and a jungle that I've seen so far. And there's rooms all over the place that you can claim as your own.

[Looks around almost hesitantly.]

I can show you around, if you'd like?

_{[for a couple of seconds he considers this, a little bit distrustful. ...but if this girl were like the Namine he knew, then she wasn't a good liar, or even badly-intentioned. perhaps he could trust her. he smiles now, nodding once.]}

That sounds good.

_{[he stands up and dusts himself off, even though there is no dust on him to speak of. now he offers a hand to Namine. should she take it, she would find it to feel like a regular hand, but... colder, and a little harder.]}

[Takes it cautiously, not commenting on how it feels. She can't really say it surprises her when he's got a big key in his back.]

Is there anything you'd like to see first?

Uhm...

_{[he raises a hand to his chin, cocking his head to the side and looking around. he's never really been off of lab property before so he's not even sure where to start.]}

...well, some of those outdoor places sound nice. Maybe the garden?

Alright.

[She'll just start heading for the door, then.]

_{[he doesn't hesitate to follow Namine to the door, curious about what this place looks like on the inside. and the outside. and... well, mostly generally curious. wind-up boy that he is, he does still have a mind.]}

So where did you come from? I mean, what was your world like?

[Pauses slightly, a frown pulling at her lips, before continuing down the hall. She suddenly seems a little more down.]

Well, there was magic.

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