the funk of forty thousand years

[imaskellington.livejournal.com]

[And just like last year, the main room has been cleared out for a Grand Halloween Ball! There's music playing, food for every monster/animal/zombie you are dressed up as, and a few dancing skeletons to liven up the mood.

Also. Don't go to the dance floor alone.

Because you will find yourself dancing the "Thriller" automatically :}

Kiddies, feel free to go trick or treating!]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYONE!

Comments

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

Why?

[he doesn't even know what "that" is.]

[indarknesslost.livejournal.com]

He was taking advantage of your now knowing exactly what he was doing to you. People don't touch each other that way except for special circumstances.

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

[just looks at him in confusion, forgetting for a moment that Riku can't see.]

[indarknesslost.livejournal.com]

[headtilt at you at your silence]

Roxas? Are you still there?

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

What? Yes. Sorry.

[yeah, definitely forgot there.]

I just don't understand.

[indarknesslost.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. It's... hard to explain. Just promise you won't let anyone touch you if it makes you feel strange, okay?

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

[frooooown that's not a good explanation, but.]

Okay.

[indarknesslost.livejournal.com]

If you really want to know, I hear there's a library here. Or you can ask someone you trust about it.

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

...trust?

[indarknesslost.livejournal.com]

Like a friend. Someone you know wouldn't do anything bad, or try to hurt you.

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

[quiet again, before he shrugs.]

I don't know anyone like that. I guess I'll just go look in the library.

[indarknesslost.livejournal.com]

Alright. Would you do me one more favor, then? Tell me which way is the exit from here. There's too much going on for me to try to keep track of, and people move things like chairs without thinking about it.

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

I can take you to it.

[since it looks a little busy on the way there.]

[indarknesslost.livejournal.com]

Alright. Let me have a hand on your shoulder this time? It's a little easier for me to follow that way.

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

Okay.

[moves Riku's hand to his shoulder; he's a tiny thing, sorry.]

[indarknesslost.livejournal.com]

[he doesn't mind, because Sora's pretty short too.]

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

[well he's still KH1!Sora levels of shortness. but in any case, he's leading the way to the exit, carefully avoiding every obstacle in the way.]

[indarknesslost.livejournal.com]

[that is pretty darn short.]

You're pretty good at this.

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

[yes exactly.]

I am?

[indarknesslost.livejournal.com]

Yes. You don't try to pull me whatever direction you think I should go.

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

Oh. Why would I do that?

[he doesn't have experience with blind people, or any thoughts of them from being raised a certain way. besides, Riku seemed able to handle himself alright before he came across Roxas!]

[indarknesslost.livejournal.com]

People tend to think that just because I can't see, that I can't walk for myself. They don't tell me what's going on, they just jerk me wherever they think I should go.

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

That's stupid.

[frowns and leads him out the door. it probably just got much quieter.]

[indarknesslost.livejournal.com]

In a way, yes. It's hard to be truly angry at them though, when I know they only mean well.

[oh yes, and he's very grateful for it]

[whatisseasalt.livejournal.com]

[well he doesn't know if Riku wants to go anywhere else, so he's stopping.]

It sounds complicated.