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[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Today Riku can be found, as usual, in the library. He's not studying or researching though, just curled up on a couch in the corner where the lighting is nice and dim. He's wrapped up in a blanket, but as if that weren't enough, there's a big black maine coon curled in his lap. Upon closer inspection, he really doesn't look that good.]

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[island-hero.livejournal.com]

Riku?

[was just getting his usual dosage of comics.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[He's just kind of staring, not really all there. Oh wait, were you talking to me.]

...Hm?

[island-hero.livejournal.com]

...you okay? You don't look so good.

[wanders over, comic books tucked under one arm.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

Not really. Big surprise, I know.

[island-hero.livejournal.com]

What happened?

[sits himself down on the couch.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Shifts a little, reaching a hand out to pet Prue.]

I kind of. Um. Lost a small part of my soul? I don't even know how to phrase that.

[island-hero.livejournal.com]

[................................................................]

What?!

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[nnnnn. This is why he doesn't like talking about himself ever. Can we talk about the weather now.]

[island-hero.livejournal.com]

Riku, you can't just say that and go quiet! How? When? Why?

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

Couple days ago. There was a kid hanging around who looked... not so good. Said he hadn't eaten in a few weeks. Turns out he eats souls or something.

[island-hero.livejournal.com]

That... sucks. So you gave him part of yours? Does it grow back?

[scratches his cheek.]

'Cause that just makes me think of souls as hair, which is kind of gross.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Snorts. Stop that, he's trying to emo.]

I don't know if it'll come back. It'd be nice though. M'sick of these flashbacks.

[island-hero.livejournal.com]

Well... maybe you just need to be around friends!

nnn html.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Rolls his eyes.]

I know that's your favorite answer to every problem but it's not necessarily always true.

[island-hero.livejournal.com]

[punches him in the arm. very lightly.]

And what if it is, huh?

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

It's not.

[Scoots away a little.]

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[There you are, he was looking for you. Aaaand the fact that he doesn't look so good worries him.]

Riku? Are you okay?

[When he gets close enough, Riku will probably be able to tell he's looking quite a bit more pale than usual too.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Oh hey Roxas. Why do you look about as shitty as I do?]

Not really. What about you?

[island-hero.livejournal.com]

[frown.]

Or maybe you're just horribly, horribly antisocial and I should stuff you full of sugar and make you do friendshippy things with me until you throw up.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[Silly little soul eater.]

I'm fine. You're not sick again, are you?

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

Good luck with that.

[Shivers a little.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

No. And you don't look fine.

[island-hero.livejournal.com]

[hmmm shifts on the couch, looking at him.]

But in all seriousness, is there anything I can do to help?

[sirenicall]

[And here's your girlfriend, bringing another blanket and some coffee.]

I don't know how you keep getting into these messes.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

Not unless you know how to get bits of a soul back.